Augustus Road

In the ditch under the new city of Merisu, a group of elders surrounded Triali, who looked complicated. Over there, Lepidus came with the guards. The elders saluted the Governor of Sardinia, "Triali, you are so lucky. "Character, the goddess of fate is looking after you, Caesar's secret order has been issued, and you are officially retained..." Lepidus said immediately and gave the tablet signed with Caesar's seal to the smiling Triali.

Since Melissus can be secretly pardoned, it is reasonable for him, who played a great role in killing Cato the Younger, to be given a real deal by Caesar. However, Triali did not dare to leave with Lepidus. He was afraid of being plotted by him on the way, so he treacherously asked to stay in Merisu City for another year, "because I am still in exile. After the punishment is over, return to Rome. ''

"Be careful. I advise you to stay as far away from the Roman political arena as possible. There are too many people there who want your life." Lepidus warned, then turned his horse's head and left the newly erected city wall scaffolding.

When the general walked away, everyone present took a long breath and hugged each other. Among them, Triali was the most excited. He proudly declared to the new elders, I am the former tribune of the Republic. You know, the power is second only to the consuls and jurists. As long as you treat me well within a year, when I come back, I will propose a plan and let the Republic grant you citizenship, and you will no longer have to rely on Liguria! Everyone was also very excited and praised Terry Alli as the savior of the city from destruction. Several of the elders even said in a flattering manner, "Melisu City will erect a statue for you in the Immortal Temple." Then, the group of people urged them to go to the temple construction workshop with Triali. Look, Terry Ali didn't want to spoil the fun, so he went with everyone.

There was a blank statue standing in the workshop, but the appearance and figure were clearly revealed. Several elders bent their waists and guided Triali to his statue. Terry Ali was not a person who could appreciate art, but he pretended to look at it for a while, but the more he looked at it, the more something was wrong. He turned around and said, "This appearance seems wrong. It doesn't match mine at all."

"Really?" The elder also stepped forward to look at it for a while with a surprised look, then turned to Triali and said. "Yes, this is what little Cato looks like!"

Before Triali could react, several "elders" quickly drew their swords and pressed them against his chest and abdomen, pressing him against the statue's base. Then they twitched him back and forth a few times, and Triali's mouth also He was covered up and killed very quickly. A sedan chair with a curtain flew up and his body was quickly stuffed in and taken away. Then the elders dispersed for a moment. After leaving the factory, it was as if nothing had happened. There was still a harmonious and monotonous clang everywhere. In the camp, Lepidus looked at Triali's head and ordered: "Cut off the left hand and send it to Cato's house; send the head to the Palatine Mountain. Show it to Claudia and Fulivia; and let Antony take it." His account of "How Cato was forced to commit suicide during the siege" was posted in the Great Square. This is probably the only value of this man, who has no need to bear the responsibility of killing the exile who was deprived of his political rights. Anyone who has any responsibility - also tell Merisu City that I can preside over the compensation for their city-state. "

Then, the next military move after the capture of Masseria began to be established. However, in the eyes of Petheneus, Paullus and others, this did not seem to require special discussion, because the urgent document sent by Caesar Like a snowflake, Lepidus was asked to rush to Spain to strengthen his power as soon as his military operations here were over. Caesar's current situation is not far from "suffering". Supplies are unsustainable, and tribes that were originally dependent on Spain are in danger of defecting.

"No. Now there is a new situation. Caesar is a man who never gives up easily." Lepidus obviously got the latest information. "After the rainy day, he did not ask the soldiers to count the losses, but left a final The ten strong legions contained the city of Elelda, and the remaining legions all cut down wood and made boats. On the upper reaches of the Sicris River, they avoided the attack of the Afranius Stone Bridge and urgently built a pontoon bridge again. Then all the legions rushed to After that, when Afranius thought that Caesar was making a desperate move, he asked the soldiers to dig several ditches thirty Roman feet wide and drained the water of the Sickles River, turning it into a viable Migrating through the shoals on foot. Now, His Excellency Caesar has opened a new supply route in the direction of Gaul in the new camp and restored normal supplies!"

Afterwards, Lepidus stood up and announced his new plan: Petheneus would lead the fifteenth and sixteenth legions, carrying sufficient food, to Spain to aid Caesar, and once again formed a frontal battlefield against Afranius. advantage; Itassos and the Ligurians stayed behind in Masseria; as for me, I led the Sixth Army, assembled a large number of ships, and rushed from Arles to Spain!

"But my destination is the Temple of Mercury in the Hercules Stone Circle and Lusitania, where there is a governor named Varro who can only write books and whose combat ability is comparable to that of Cicero. Ladies and Gentlemen, what Caesar is most worried about now is not whether he can defeat Afranius in Ilerda, but to end the war in Spain as soon as possible, so what he fears most is that Pompey's five legions will escape from Ilerda and organize a new line of defense to confront him for a long time." When Lepidus expressed this idea, Peteneus understood something. After this deputy general joined Lepidus's account, he was always very cautious in his words and deeds. This time he spoke in time: "In other words, there are two barriers in Spain, one is the Pyrenees, and the other is the Erebus behind Tarraco. The Ebro River, and Afranius's plan is to retreat to the Ebro River and continue to resist with the natural barrier, waiting for Pompey to come. "

"That's right, as long as we capture Lusitania, we can go north and attack Caesar's main force from the north and south, and force Afranius from behind, turning his natural barrier into a dead end!" Libida said proudly, "In addition, to accomplish such a feat, we have two key figures, one is my confidential officer Sabocemus, who came from Ga, Italy, is familiar with the local geography and landscape, and is the most suitable person to guide our army. The other one is a person I reserved in Lusitania that year, a big horse bandit Compano! If nothing unexpected happens, he has already started an army in Lusitania!")