Augustus Road

"Is there any reason for you to justify your hatred and hostility towards me, and then inflict the death penalty on your family?" an Egyptian pharaoh warned his subordinate king.

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At dawn, in the vast wilderness of Eubotia, Lepidus, wearing the mask of Fichiaris, with the corners of his robe flying, rode a white horse and leaped up a hillside. Under the hillside, densely packed elite troops of about a thousand people stood , it seems that they have been stationed here for several days. The flag-bearer stepped forward holding the centaur logo flag. This was the chief brigade of the Cyrenaic legion under Phaobinas. When they saw the commander-in-chief After putting on the mask, knowing that the war had broken out, they cheered loudly in unison!

Lepidus pointed to Sagittarius in the sky with his hand, "The stars there are still dimming. The Parthians will be defeated and our army will win." Then he took off his mask and hit it with the fire sickle, which turned into a small orange fireball. His mask was thrown into the wind, "God bless Rome!"

"Oh, oh, oh!" These soldiers, mostly from Macedonia and Boeotia, knew very well that the commander-in-chief's "God bless Rome" was just a slogan. What was more practical was that a war had been fought and there were spoils of war to plunder. They drew their broad-bladed swords or swung their spears one after another, and then, under the guidance of the Eubotian guide, they walked towards the Queen's capital.

On the hillside beside the long procession, Lepidus pointed to the eagle flag bearer beside him and said, "Sabo Kaimus will give you three hundred drachmas right away. With more hard work, he will send the eagle flag of the first legion back to the governor." At hand. And tell him that Lepidus has done everything. Now he can go to Syria, and I will rush there to meet him during the winter camp." The flag-bearer thanked him. Under the protection of several cavalry, they ran towards the south.

"Here we go, like a crocodile. Remember not to look back. Never look back in the water." Lepidah muttered and jumped off the horse. Arp and several shield slaves carefully placed the commander-in-chief's armor and cloak on the chest and back of the commander who stretched out his hands, then tied the shoulder straps with the iron hoops and tied the two. , Lepidus took a deep breath, squeezed the leather wristband, jumped on the horse again, and shouted, go to the old palace of Eubotia, which is just ahead.

This was the earliest palace of Adiana. It was also the place where she and Lepidus rolled into bed for the first time, and it was now temporarily closed by the Queen. They sent troops to guard it, but still left a lot of slaves to keep it clean and tidy. It is said that the queen would cool down here every summer. When the eunuch nodded and led Lepidus into a hidden tower deep in the palace, Lepidus pushed the door open. Opening it, a young man in the inner room suddenly raised his sword and rushed up to the tower window sill like a frightened beast.

Lepidus dusted off the dust on his body and glanced at the interior furnishings. They were not in bad condition. There were also several pretty maids who were shrieking and hiding around. Then Lepidus laughed and opened his arms enthusiastically, shouting, "Your Majesty Prince of Armenia, the only heir to the King of Kings, do you just live here? I, Lepidus from Rome, will welcome you back to the capital of Ataxeta. You have not forgotten that it was me. With Claudius, I helped you rescue you from Pompey’s clutches, otherwise you would have been executed on the Verlia Ridge, and King Godini would have been almost unlucky.”

Little Tegre was a little flustered and a little excited. He even asked who you are. I have no impression of you.

"Anyway, you are lucky. You will be able to return to the kingdom soon and see your mother again. I know that your father was obsessed with the beauty of Mithridates's sister and did so many debauched things that harmed the country. Things are actually persecuting an upright prince like you now. There is no need to go into details about the past. I will escort you back to inherit the throne and crown immediately. I just want to ask you one thing. Do you want to submit to Patti? Will Ya Qian's father continue to live in this world with the hostility and suspicion of Rome? "

As a result, the son of the King of Kings roared lowly, rushed forward and held down the motionless Lepidus, "Everything in this country should belong to me. I was the one who protected that bastard in the Battle of Tegreseta." I managed to escape. When he was being chased by the Tuna Troops, he gave up the hope of escaping and put the crown on my head with his own hands. I didn’t expect that he would turn out to be so treacherous. I don’t have such a father in my eyes. Your name is Li Bidawu! So, as long as you help me kill him and help me ascend the throne, I promise to give you half of the country."

"Wow, but I don't need it. I just need you to provide me with something for my army." Lepidus said with a smile, "Maybe we can discuss the specific conditions in Ataxeta City slowly. ”

In front of the gate of Artaxeta, a messenger rushed into the "Land Carthage" between the mountains, holding a box in his hand, shouting that only the king can read such letters. The guards on the steps of the palace, with armor plates shaking and making a sound like raindrops, took the box from the messenger, and then the trusted eunuch passed it through the winding staircase corridor to the hands of Tegrenes, the king of kings whose prestige had declined. "This is indeed the seal of Surena, and the daughter of Mithridates. It seems that they have reached an agreement to extradite my bastard son back." Tegrenes said proudly in front of several nobles, "Crassus of Rome is not that scary. We are waiting for him. We can act when the opportunity arises. As soon as Crassus crosses the Euphrates River, we will prepare our troops and horses to attack his legions from the side. There is a flat desert area there, which is the best battlefield for cavalry to gallop. As long as we join forces with Surena of Parthia, we can completely crush those guys that Crassus has privately recruited into powder! "

The nobles looked at each other and hesitated in their hearts. The lesson of the King of Kings mobilizing 200,000 troops and horses ten years ago, but the result was a disastrous defeat in front of the three legions of Luculas, was still vivid in their minds. More than half of the nobles in Armenia died in that battle. Now we can all be called "survivors". Later, we relied on Pompey to avoid the fate of the country's destruction, but now the king wants to do this again! Although they were full of doubts in their hearts, they did not show it on their faces, because they saw the end of their most loyal attendant Misalo.

Seeing that no one had any objections, Tegrenis finalized the matter.

He was in Artaxeta, a fortress designed and built by Hannibal, waiting for his son to arrive and kill him with his own hands. It didn't matter that he had other heirs. Now he just needed a son who would not oppose him to inherit this powerful kingdom.

Of course, in the extradition team marching towards the Pitifenya Gorge in Armenia, the little Prince Tegre, sitting in a cart pulled by four oxen, was also full of desire to see his father, and that was also a desire to kill the other party with his own hands.

Most of the people in the team were disguised by Phaobinas's subordinates. They all wore oriental-style fish scale armor, some even pinned Assyrian or Persian scimitars, and carried the sun flag of the Mithra family. Lepidus rode a horse and walked beside the cart in person, his eyes fixed on the clouds on both sides of the gorge, and he felt like a gambler walking in front of the dice. (To be continued...)