Augustus Road

The Vetus lovers in Britannia, as well as the Picts and Celts in Britain, provided Caesar with this excuse. In the Acuta submitted to the Senate by Caesar, he described these tribes as "an alliance against Rome". They had a common leader, as well as long swords and chariots made of sharp steel. Among them, Witte's wife also owned a A powerful fleet, a barbarian fleet, and then he described to the people that the British Isles on the other side of the ocean has rich gold and silver minerals. For this reason, by conquering this area, Rome can gain huge wealth.

Caesar's plan was met with fierce doubts not only in the Temple of Concord but also within his own army. Opposition centered on Apis, the young commander of the Eleventh Legion.

In the face of this opposition, Caesar did not show any anger. Instead, with a stroke of his pen, he transferred Apis to the Sixth Army as commander, and then appointed his "most admired" rookie Deximus as the commander. Commander of the Fifteenth Army Corps.

"The province of Syria was in a tight situation due to the failure of Crassus. The Senate decided that Pompey and I would each send out a legion to assist in defense. The sixth legion belonged to Pompey. I entrusted Apis to lead it, and the fifteenth legion was led by Di. Led by Himos, they went to camp at the foot of Surat Mountain and on the north side of the Rubicon River, waiting for the Republic to take over. "

In this way, Apis' actions were easily neutralized by Caesar. He just returned with the army that should have belonged to Pompey, and failed to affect Caesar's troops at all with his thoughts. Caesar even influenced their tribes in turn. Before leaving, Caesar delivered a "touching" farewell speech to the centurions and soldiers of the two legions. He highly recognized the achievements of these two legions under his command. His outstanding performance, and expressed that if there is an opportunity in the future, he will find a way to serve together with everyone again, and Caesar immediately decided. "Because I am afraid that you will suffer hardships in the far east, I will give each soldier an additional three hundred dinars. Please forgive me for rewarding you in money, but now I will do my best."

Quite literally. From then on, the words "loyal to Caesar". It is firmly engraved in the hearts of more than 10,000 officers and soldiers of the two legions. It is more ingrained than being engraved on a stone tablet.

In front of the city gate of Milan, Apis, who was immersed in eating rice, wiped his mouth neatly and was about to mount his horse. After leaving with the Sixth Legion, he saw the stables next to him. Caesar's most valued lieutenant, Labienus, was standing by the railing, looking at him.

"One day, you will need to make a choice between the ideal camps." Apis said these words indifferently, and then pulled the reins and left the city gate. And Labienus smiled awkwardly. In his heart, he recognized Caesar's civilian line. When he served as a tribune, he closely followed and supported the hero in his heart. But he didn't want this route to endanger the survival of the Republic, and he didn't want the hero to transform into some arbitrary king.

I hope the day when Apis has to make a painful choice will never come.

In the village at the foot of Mount Sutra, the personnel of the Sixth and Fifteenth Legion were measuring the radius of the camp. Apis and Deximus saw Cato the Younger and Brutus waiting here.

"What's happening with Caesar?"

Decimus, who was sitting at the long table in the warehouse, could not say anything because Caesar had promoted him. He turned his eyes to Apis, asking him to speak.

Apis' eyes rolled decisively on his thin face, and then he said to Cato, "If Caesar is allowed to serve for five years, the republic will definitely be overthrown by him."

These words made Brutus next to him feel embarrassed again. Among all the people present, he had the deepest personal relationship with Caesar. It had been widely rumored that he was Caesar's illegitimate son for a long time. Now Apis directly accused his mother His favorite would be the enemy of the Republic, and he found it difficult to breathe.

But Apis did not have any gentle words. His eagle-like eyes once again cut off Brutus's breath, which he had finally managed to collect. "His war has completely deteriorated. If such butchers and warmongers continue to exist in this world, If we try to deceive people, then Brutus’ entire surname can be removed from the inscription in the Roman Forum!”

"What should we do now?" Little Cato sat and asked Apis.

"Unite all those who still love the Republic, including Pompey, and besiege him. The two legions of Deximus and I set up defenses here to block Caesar's road south, and then sent the high priest and envoys to His retinue was all disarmed, and then his regiment was disbanded and sent back."

Little Cato had a very embarrassed look on his face, "Those years of failure have also allowed me to understand a little something beyond the truth, that is, between financial interests and beliefs, people, as long as they are normal people, will often choose The former, this is why Caesar became big. The resolution of the Senate alone could not keep Caesar at bay, but would give him a chance to fight back. There are very few people in Rome who have not been bribed by him. "

"There is another way, uncle. That is to use these two legions as the basis first, and then slowly expand the strength during the garrison in Syria. In the future, with strong force as the backing, it will be much easier to solve the problem." At this time. , Brutus explained carefully, and then he added, "The Cassidy of Syria will take care of this matter, and the two legions are just the beginning."

Cato the Younger nodded and said that this method is indeed the safest now, but Cassius, you, Apis and Decimus must always remember that you can use whips and money to deal with soldiers, but never forget Remind them that the Legion is the Legion of the Republic and that even we cannot cross this line.

Just as this group of republicans continued to negotiate, there was a noise outside, and several token officers wearing cloaks and riding horses suddenly broke in. When Cato and others walked into the courtyard to ask what happened, Brutus discovered The leaders happened to be Pompey's confidants Marcellus and Gebinus. They said in very formulaic passwords, "These two legions, according to the decision of Consul Pompey and the two Spanish provinces, are now under the control of The two of us rule."

Decimus and Apis were furious. They took out the cane and seal of the legion commander and shouted, "Now these two legions are still under the province of Gaul, but they are going to Syria to assist in the defense." That’s all, you don’t have any power to take it back.”

Just when the atmosphere between the two sides was tense, Cato stood up in the middle of the crowd and slowly raised his hand, indicating that the dispute must be temporarily stopped. Of course he understood the virtue of Pompeo's move, but he still held back his temper and said, " Since the Sixth Army originally belonged to General Pompeo, we can hand over the command of this Army. "