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At the sound of the horn, nearly six brigades of cavalry, originally deployed by Anthony on the right wing, began to gallop out with a loud noise, and like lightning, detoured back to the flank of Diximos's single-line formation. Like a ball of thunder and lightning, they attacked in all directions, swinging their swords wildly. Massacre, countless people groaned and fell dead.

"This is the gap in strength. Diximus will finally have to pay the price for his choice." Lepidus, who was watching the battle from Gaofu, sighed, but soon Anthony ran here on horseback, because the overall situation on the front line had been decided, and he and Octavian approached him like a beast that asked about the fishy smell, and discussed with him the distribution of the remaining troops and numbers of his legions after the death of Decimus.

Lepidus looked at the two men and replied, "Since I promised Shannan Gaul to Marco, for the sake of balance, it seems that the legion should take more care of Turinus. If the fourteenth legion goes to Marco, then ten The seventh and eighteenth legions will be given to Turinus. As for Deximus's sword-fighting slave legion, they will definitely fight to the death for their master. His two legions of recruits have all been dismissed. There is no training at all. It has no value to us."

At this time, there was a sound of trumpets below. Everyone looked down and saw that all the fortresses stopped firing. The first-line brigades of the six legions formed a wall shape, extending all the heavy javelins outside, forming a short German-style formation. The spear phalanx came from all directions towards Decimus, who was still standing on the battlefield, surrounded by dead bodies. Decimus looked around, and there were only less than ten people who were still following him. ,... cavalry retinue, and there are thousands of infantry advancing in front, and countless cavalry intercepting behind, it is already a situation where there is no way to go from heaven to earth.

The sun shone directly down Diximos's back. He dropped his helmet. His face was slightly tilted downward. If the previous assassination of Caesar only led to the current ending, then what was his lifelong struggle with Brutus and Cassius? Why is the Senate so mean, why are his associates so weak, why Lepidus has deceived and betrayed me!

Thinking of this, Diximos roared like a wild beast and charged forward on his horse, but his mount screamed again and again. Carrying his master, he avoided the shining spear points in the hands of the infantrymen. "Despicable people, my death is surrounded by so many despicable people! The two-legged, despicable Italian Canadian infantry, and the barbarian riders riding on beasts." , and now the whole republic is filled with your stench, which is suffocating." Diximos raised his short sword and struck at the opponent's layered shield wall again and again until the blade broke away from the hilt, and then he gasped. Ruoqi, under siege by many enemies. Like a tired and feeble leopard in a cage, it circles around in vain. Circle after circle, it seemed that these "despicable people" were quietly waiting for him to kill himself. Thinking of this, Decimus suddenly realized that he said to the sword fighting slave next to him, "I actually injured the sword." The weapon to kill yourself, my friend, lend me one."

The sword-fighting slave threw Decimus a gladiatorial trident, and Decimus stuck the end of it in the soil, and then let himself fall freely from the saddle amid exclamations. , the trident penetrated his throat and head, and then his mount slowly left, but Diximos's body was still pressed on the trident. At the moment Diximos died, those who witnessed this scene Archon Pansa shook violently.

"This is just the beginning." Octavian looked at this scene and felt bad breath in his heart. "Guardian, now that the battle here is over and the delivery is completed, Antony can temporarily stay in Shannan Gaul. You and I will The consul, Pansa, returned to Rome with all his legions."

"Turlinus, is the list ready?" Lepidus asked kindly.

Octavian smiled and said it was natural.

About two days later, on the Palatine Hill in Rome, before dawn, Cicero got up in uneasiness and fear. Next to him, his lovely wife Fabilia groaned lazily and got up half naked. He turned over and fell asleep over there, while Cicero walked gently to the washbasin in the porch, washed briefly, stayed there, and said to the messenger, "Dicimo" Si is dead?"

The messenger nodded, "The city of Mutina was completely razed. Diximos' head was cut off and hung on the incomplete city wall. All his legions were finished. They were either slaughtered or surrendered."

"But the Acuta sent by Lepidus to the Senate stated that Decimus was defeated while chasing Antony. Am I being deceived again? Previously, Caesar, Pompey and Crassus were instigated by Lepidus to join forces. When we were together and became the three-headed monster, I was kept in the dark, and now it is the same, all the Caesarists who were sent to the front line have united." Thinking of this, Cicero's blood froze, But he continued to comfort himself, "It was through my recommendation that Young Caesar became the acting provost and led the army on the expedition; it was also my recommendation that Lepidus took up the post of high priest and consul; I am the only one What needs to be feared is Antony's revenge, but with the presence of these two people, Antony must not be able to harm me." At this time, Cicero felt a little relieved.

As a result, at the turn of the hour, another messenger arrived. Cicero had always prided himself on being sensitive to information and had many messengers who could help him collect military and political news from the city of Rome or various provinces. Although he did not expect this, There were many things going on, and what he brought this time was actually a letter from his former son-in-law Yourabella, who he personally declared as a public enemy.

It turned out that when Eulabella was heading east, he was attacked by a fleet from Lepidus on the sea. Many of his ships were sunk, and he himself drifted to the coast of Asia Minor. He had no way to go to Syria to take office, but instead obtained the support of a legion of Caesar in Ephesus, and was preparing to contact Brutus and Cassius who were also stranded in the surrounding area.

In the letter, Eulabella urged Cicero to "come to Ephesus as an elder and guide our struggle. Now we can no longer continue to hesitate in internal strife. Although you have previously declared me a public enemy, the only way now is for everyone to unite sincerely. If you continue to indulge Lepidus, he will become a monster that devours the entire republic."

Escape from Rome, do you want to escape from Rome again? Cicero sat down on the floor dejectedly. He was definitely more nostalgic than before. He had already taken office as the most honorable censor. Countless celebrities came to ask him for advice every day. It was said that the Morro Academy on Rhodes Island had erected a bronze statue for him. His new wife also came from her parents' home to serve him wholeheartedly. He had no regrets in life.

So how could he give up all this and risk standing in the same camp with Ulabella? (To be continued...)