Augustus Road

"Passion can enable the army to achieve great feats, but the difficulty is that this passion does not last long. ←," - Military scientist Jomini

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After a while, the three of them delivered the sign to the table, which was in front of Anthony. "Two to one, I'm going to Lepidus' side." Anthony said after reading it.

Curio understood everything immediately, his ugly face twisted, and he rushed forward angrily, shouting at Ventis. He was a bastard from Corsica, and he remembered that he was half Sasha in his heart. The Sardinian foolishly regarded himself as a direct descendant of Lepidus, and then Curio's words became even more aggressive. He directly called Ventis a "cheap Sardinian". Soul and loyalty are seen cheaper.

"Cheap Sardinians" is a Roman proverb. There is also a variant of "cheap as Sardinia". After the Roman Republic conquered this huge island, everyone on the island was sold off. As a slave, the slave market was overcrowded for a while, and everyone was sold at a very low price, so this insulting saying came into being.

These words made Anthony very angry, because Ventis was his most trusted general. He was always very brave and experienced in fighting, and he was also tall and tall. He was Anthony's favorite type, so he kept saying that Curio had lost his mind. He asked his subordinates to take him out and calm down, "Marco, think about it! Everyone has deceived and deceived you out of selfish motives. If you surrender to Lepidus now, there will never be a chance to turn around in the future. Yes." Curio kept shouting at Anthony while being "sent out with gifts."

Although the vote was decided. But Anthony was still frowning. After a while he took two sips of his drink. Clearing his throat, he said directly to Leo, "What if your good friend Turinus sells me to your father in the blink of an eye, and my head will be sent back to Rome as a public enemy?"

"My father will not harm you, I am here." Leo said sincerely.

Anthony nodded very moved, and then said something. "I believe you are the bastard." Then he asked the clerk around him to immediately draft a reply to Octavian, saying that he was willing to join forces with him, but warned Octavian not to disobey Lepidus and to make this alliance involve everyone. In short, he decided to continue speculating.

Because the distance between the two armies' camps was not particularly far, when Octavian received the reply, it only took a day. When he understood Antony's hint, he said to himself. "I want to make myself the protagonist of this alliance." Then he ordered all the cavalry captains to prepare their horses, and he wanted to go to the Rubicon River in person. He went to greet his guardian and told all the legion children about the previous battle. On the other hand, he ordered people to tell Anthony and told him to control all the troops and wait patiently for the next news.

Octavian's request was to follow him with all the guards, as well as the emblems and batons of the acting provost, as well as the standard-bearers and remaining veterans of the six legions. He kept thinking about what to say in his heart. Give everyone a deep impression that he is the leader of this war. As long as he gives Lepidus and Pansa "power" in terms of spectacle and style, that will be fine. After all, I am "Young Caesar" and I am Iulius The flag and benchmark of the Sri Lankan family business.

At dusk, by the Rubicon River under the setting sun, Agrippa and others finally discovered the stretching camps of the three legions. Octavian then ordered all the guards and honor guards to line up in order, and then asked the two cavalry captains to Go and send a message, "Young Caesar asks the two consuls to come across the river for an interview and discuss the affairs of the entire republic."

But after a while, only Pansa came over on horseback and waded through the water. After giving Octavian the gift of friendship, he told Octavian the decree of the Senate under Cicero.

In the end, Octavian almost vomited blood and collapsed. It turned out that he had been working desperately for a long time, and when it came to Cicero's mouth, he could only share the thanksgiving ceremony with Pansa and Decimus. Decimus changed his mind and saved He lost his life, power, and army, but he himself was nothing. When he returned to Rome, he would have to start as an ordinary legal officer, and he would have to suffer the contempt of many people who said he was "just relying on the protection of his adoptive father and guardian father-in-law." According to the evaluation, maybe he could run for the consulship in another ten years or so, because Cicero promised him that he could run for office ten years in advance, but by then he would have already become a canary in the cage. More importantly, the Senate did not reward the Sixth Legion and the Twelfth Legion at all. What could he do to win over these two legions? Immediately, they will leave themselves without any hindrance or nostalgia and throw themselves into the arms of their original owners.

In the night wind, Octavian held back again. He told himself to be calm and not to be impulsive. Then he put down his arrogance and asked Pansa with a smile where his guardian and father-in-law were. Was it because he was too busy with military affairs and had no time to come out? Seeing himself, "It doesn't matter. I was looking for the ferry just now. I will cross the river to pay him a visit soon?"

Octavian called "father-in-law" very affectionately, but Pansa replied regretfully that the consul Lepidus had left the camp with his guards on horseback two days ago.

"Where are you going?"

Pansa said in a mysterious tone, "I went to Antony's camp. I must have arrived now. His horse is very fast. You also know that Caesar's party can no longer fall apart. It is time to put it aside." The grudges have gone hand in hand. Lepidus asked me to tell you that he will come to contact you soon. "

At this time, Octavian's eyes almost turned black, and he immediately fell on the saddle, as if he was seriously ill.

The initiative in the entire situation was easily and completely taken away, and Young Caesar could only be "dried out" with respect by the Rubicon River.

And Antony's camp was abuzz with people, and many soldiers were holding the wooden fence, and some climbed up the tower like monkeys. They saw that in front of the main entrance of the camp, Lepidus led about 20 followers and guards. On the left is Paluma, on the right is Dusonville, and in front is Arp on foot, standing there with a riding crop in his hand, shouting to everyone, "As consul and high priest of the Republic, I have come to unite the Caesarist parties, and Of course, if Antony agrees to remove the public enemy status of brothers Antony and Gaius, you will no longer be public enemies. "

After a while, Anthony's eyes filled with tears, and he walked out amidst the cheers of the officers and soldiers. This time he knelt down in front of Lepidus again, but from the bottom of his heart: As expected, Leo was right, and Lepidus still cared about him. Of friendship, I forgave him and his family for the second time.

Following Anthony was Leo, who was wearing the red cloak of a military tribune. He slowly stepped forward, stood sideways, and saluted his father and Paluma, "Father, brother."

Paluma rolled off the saddle, lamely stepped forward, and hugged Leo. (To be continued...)