Augustus Road

"Five hundred dinars. n∈top n∈point n∈little n∈ said," When Octavian said this number inadvertently, even he felt regretful in an instant - this is such a huge amount of money, but However, he was still controlled by the urgent need to encourage and win over the soldiers, so after a pause, he continued, "Five hundred silver dinars... This is only for every ordinary soldier. After the victory, the reward was five thousand dinars for each centurion and military tribune."

He could feel that Agrippa next to him was trembling in the wind. Sometimes politicians and generals were seeking death. They knew that they were using their own meat to feed wolves and tigers, but they still had to continue gambling. The final result is to see whether it is you or your political opponents, or you will perish together and become the prey of this group of people.

At this time, the guard commanded by Avinus and composed of Caesar's oldest veterans took the lead in raising their weapons and loudly praising their master's generosity. Then, under the instructions of Carlenus and Angandinus, the soldiers of the two legions also shouted in unison, "We are not for the Senate, not for the Republic, only for Young Caesar and Lepidus."

Later, in order to intimidate the Senate, all the troops began to line up in two on the main campus, each holding eye-catching and dazzling flags. The infantry and cavalry were neatly equipped with armor, shields and weapons, shouting, intertwining and stabbing each other, constantly changing Following the formation and command, just like a vigorous and vigorous dance, their light chariots, cavalry and horse archers also galloped around the main campus, showing off their might.

"Now, the Senate has temporarily handed over the command of these two legions to us, but in theory the highest command power still belongs to the two consuls Pansa and Hejius. And you are only the acting consul now. . The official rank is not as high as the two of them." Mecenas read on the high platform. While watching, he whispered to Octavian.

"Speak out your concerns, Maecenas."

"There is nothing to say, only one thing, beware of the Senate. Now Pansa and Hejius are out recruiting soldiers, and the Senate wants them to recruit two new legions, the Forty-second and Forty-third legions."

Octavian thought for a moment and then answered. "During the march, I only camped with my own guards. The Sixth and Twelfth Legions mainly controlled them through joint meetings and established a good relationship with the two commanders."

"If Antony soon learns that we are attacking him behind his back, will it be detrimental to Leo?" Agrippa asked worriedly.

"This is exactly what I am worried about, but now we are on the verge of taking one step at a time. I believe that Anthony will not hurt Leo for the time being. In the end, if our army and Anthony are both injured and destroyed, we will laugh the most. Happy. I’m afraid it’s still the Senate.”

A few days later, from the southern city of Lubii, Fonteus brought 300 talents of silver (mostly collected) and 800 Caesar veterans who had stayed there, and then Octavian left alone All the veterans of the Guard were gathered together and organized into five brigades, and Octavian was ingenious. The original number of veterans was about 4,000, that is, the number of each separate brigades was 800. "This kind of organization , against the enemy's ordinary brigade, our brigade can easily kill the opponent; when encountering the enemy's chief brigade, it can also compete alone without any flaws in the array. "This is Octavian's opinion, and he fully understood this. The five Guards Brigades were used as a trump card.

Then, during the month of recruiting troops, Octavian stationed outside the city as the acting military officer, waiting for the two new legions of Pansa and Hedius to join together.

At this time, in a high-slope camp five miles outside the city of Mutina, the soldiers of the Skylark Legion with their feathers flying high, and the soldiers of the Tenth Legion, known as the strongest under Caesar, were divided into three sides, approaching in turn. At the fence outside the camp, they formed a shield wall. Those in front squatted down, and those behind raised their shields and advanced alternately. The light infantry mixed in on the sides and in the middle continued to throw stones and bows and arrows into the camp. The defenders inside continued to attack. With wailing sounds, some people were hit on the wall and fell, and some people began to climb over the wall to escape.

This is the eighteenth legion ordered by Diximos to garrison here. Most of them are new soldiers, mixed with some sword fighting slaves who are only brave enough. Facing the suppression of Antony's two elite legions, they don't have much power to fight back. Soon ten The vanguard of the legion took the lead in using hooks to pull down the wooden fence and fill in the trench. Then the fresh troops rushed in from the gap with swords drawn to mow down the remaining enemies.

"I see! It's time for the cavalry to come on stage." Anthony, who was standing on the opposite slope supervising the battle, proudly said to Leo, who was also riding a horse next to him, "In a battlefield situation such as an offensive and defensive battle, the defenders must be restricted. If the imperial side's maneuvering range is limited, they must continuously use elite infantry to capture the strong points of their cities, seize their hoarded supplies, reduce their herding and cavalry activities, and finally close the encirclement network. Of course, every time they win, they must. Send cavalry to pursue and expand the victory." It seems that Anthony has completely regarded Leo as a half-student.

When the trumpets sounded louder, the Taraco cavalry and Dalmatian cavalry of the Skylark Legion and the "Neptune" (Eleventh Legion) roared in long columns, detouring from the roads on both sides of the two hills, Chasing in the direction where the enemy's defeated troops were fleeing in chaos, the dust raised covered the sky and the sun.

"But, my dear father, Lord Antony, we can see clearly here that the area between this camp and the city is full of small and fragmented rapids and bushes. I am worried that the cavalry will be ambushed by the enemy if they go too deep." Leo leaned forward and asked suddenly.

"Haha, how is it possible? That guy Decimus——" Before Antony finished speaking, many soldiers suddenly climbed up in the long grass along the coast a Roman mile away from the camp. They shouted and threw javelins and slings at Antony's cavalry. The cavalry of Antony, who was caught off guard, fell off their horses and hurriedly turned around and fled. Many injured and fallen soldiers were quickly dragged away by the enemy with hooks.

It seems that this was indeed an ambush set by Decimus in advance, because he had no hope for his new legion to fight against Antony, so he set up this lightly armed ambush in advance. On the necessary road, it not only blocked Antony's deep pursuit, but also killed, injured and captured many of his soldiers.

Antony was so angry that his face turned blue and he even bent his whip. Then he looked straight at Leo who looked innocent and said, "Lepidus kid, I now commission you to draft the plan, just like that Sabocemus served your father, and make a siege plan for me."

A herald rode on a horse and told Antony the news from Rome, "What, Octavian is really going to attack my back? Do you really think my legion can't defeat a young boy like him!" (To be continued...)