Augustus Road

In the camp on the outskirts of Ephesus, Lepidus, with some black cheeks, rode a white horse and began a routine pre-departure review. The thousand-man brigade of the Twelve Legions was on the far left, and then in the center was the temporarily formed Thirteenth Legion. Even some of the redundant oarsmen were organized into groups to strengthen their momentum. On the far right was the attached cavalry brigade of the Verbicinas. The leader Dusonville stood at the far right of the cavalry formation holding the command flag, which made it easier for him to monitor the entire team. .

"The Thirteenth Legion are all rookies, Your Excellency, Commander." Petnaeus, the commander of the legion riding behind, was obviously not particularly confident about the combat effectiveness of his troops. Sabo on the other side also muttered, "I'm sorry for Petnaeus General Neuss holds the same view. Our only hope now is that your Thyme Thousand-man Brigade will take out enemies who are weaker than us."

"No, I have collected intelligence on the Cyprus army. Most of them are composed of habitual bandits and pirates, plus a small number of Seleucid and Cretan mercenaries. How can they be our opponents?" Lepidah was very confident.

"I must remind you that our military is no different from theirs," Sabo continued sarcastically.

"But the quality of our officers is much higher. Hello, where is Marco Anthony?" When Lepidus walked to the front line of the Thirteenth Legion, he saw that there was no military tribune beside the flag officer, so he He asked quietly from behind.

Petnaeus said that this evil plague was either fighting fiercely with seven or eight pharaoh's maids, or bathing in wine. He would not go to work at all, as if the constraints of the military were the most painful thing for him. Errand, of course as his commander, I also have the responsibility of disciplining him, that's all.

At this moment, several soldiers brought out a black bull. Lepidus rode around the bull twice, and then shouted to all the soldiers:

"I know that many of you can only understand simple Latin commands. Yes, our team is improvised. As the commander-in-chief, I cannot deny it, but our chances are very good, because Toler The secret pharaoh needs our sword and shield. Do you know where we are going? Egypt, Egypt full of gold! There are hundreds of bathhouses, hundreds of temples, and tens of thousands of shops in Alexandria. Waiting for us, I also heard that there is a valley full of emperors' tombs. Maybe after we kill the Pharaoh's enemies, we can go there and try our luck. It is much safer than gambling to make money!" Lepidah's words immediately made him laugh! It aroused cheers and smacking of lips from the soldiers. Even though they did not understand the language, they understood the meaning in the dialect of their companions.

"So I need your allegiance. Swear your blood in front of the statue of King Numa. You must believe that your flag is the most noble. Follow the thousands of troops of the Twelve Legions. Wherever they charge, you will follow them. Your generals are the best, General Petheneus, who has thirty years of service experience. It was under his baton that I became a combat hero; Hebrida, who was on the Eastern battlefield. Legend has it that even the King of Kings fled when he saw him; Sabocaimus was the hero I brought in Spain, he is a descendant of Minerva, the goddess of wisdom... Believe me, after two encounters with the enemy , if you are still alive, you know that they are vulnerable. The other side of the strait is the first barrier that prevents us from going to Egypt, Cyprus, where Paphos has the richest love temple in Europe, covered with goddess statues. The gold and diamonds are worth a full six hundred talents. When we enter Salamis, the capital, I will indulge you for three days and three nights. I promise that under the protection of King Numa, you may come out. You won’t be penniless, but you will all be rich when you return!”

As soon as she finished speaking, Hebrida pulled out her sword and stabbed the black bull's neck several times, then stabbed open its belly, took out the steaming internal organs, and dug them into the black bull's neck. In front of the priest of Ephesus, this priest did not come from any direction, but from the Temple of the Huntress newly restored with donations from Lepidus. The result was self-evident. The priest shouted the result of divination from the internal organs and intestines - "the whole of Cyprus and Egypt , will all become the prey of King Numa!”

The soldiers shouted with excitement!

This is really a tacky speech, Sabo Kaimus laughed in his heart, but he also had to admit that the scene described by these words was indeed full of excitement and excitement for the soldiers who had not yet experienced the battle. Maybe this For them, it's not necessarily a bad thing.

A stone with a flue tail passed over Anthony's newly opened eyes, and with a crisp whistle, the "evil plague" gasped, covering his temples that were still beating, feeling His eyes were about to bulge out, the wine was really strong, and then he slowly stood up on the bumpy deck. He held on to the side of the ship, and the sea and sky line that was originally upside down gradually turned to the right direction.

On the sea, there are ships hanging sails with golden Cobra logo everywhere, chopping the waves like the feathers scattered by crows, charging towards the beach at the northeastern corner of Cyprus Island. On the platform over there, a small number of Cypriot troops are fighting with their own. The ships fired rockets and pelted stones at each other, and some ships rushed onto the beach like wild beasts. The soldiers on both sides of the ship who had tied their own ropes with ropes untied their ropes and jumped off the beach with their equipment on their backs. , who was unlucky enough to fall directly into the water, "Asshole, why did you jump out without any equipment or weapons!" You could faintly hear the centurions holding their shields complaining loudly.

"Cyprus, the beautiful god of love in Paphos, I am Marco Antony!" Antony also became excited. He was on the flagship of Casillo and Lepidus. He was seen burping and walking crookedly. Arriving at the bow of the ship, "Your Excellency Tribune, you can't do this. It is my duty to protect the flag of the legion." In the horrified voice of the flag officer of the Thirteenth Legion, the drunk Anthony took the lion flag from his hand and said hysterically As other soldiers with fearful expressions shook and roared, "I know that the wine in Cyprus is the best, let us all drink it happily at the dock of Salamis!"

"What is this turtle bastard going to do?" Lepidus on the bridge covered his helmet and shouted to the swordsman beside him, "Pull this guy back, that position is very dangerous."

Before he finished speaking, the flagship began to shake violently. It was passing through the gap between the ships that had landed before, wiping the sand and stones in the water, and suddenly charging towards the shore as usual. The oarsmen were already Completely retracting the oars, covering his head and half-crouching on the seat to avoid possible impact damage, there was a huge shattering sound, and the flagship still brushed against the side of an unmanned ship next to it, suddenly turned sideways, and made a dragon swing At the end, he smashed the deck of another ship, rushed directly to the beach in a strange posture, and threw Anthony, who was holding the lion flag, and the unlucky flag officer out into the air, and then fell down again. ...(To be continued.)