Crusader Kings: Prisoners of War

After explaining the general situation, Vespa also changed the topic and began to discuss things about Tiya.

In the final analysis, this is the only thing that needs to be discussed secretly between the two of them. Otherwise, if Tiya is called over and the two of them explain it at the same time, there is no need to waste words. The elderly are not that energetic.

"I actually still want Tiya to be the coach, but this is not an expedition like the Palfi War. Gaul is right in front of the Senate, and they have a lot of property and spies over there.

It was actually against the rules to let Tia serve as the coach before. Because I was busy with the matter of becoming emperor, I temporarily asked her to replace me. The Senate reluctantly ignored this. This war will require the appointment of a coach under the supervision of the Senate. Due to various considerations, they are definitely not willing to increase Tiya's influence. Your various activities in the city are very good, but they are a bit too successful. Now they have started thinking about Tiya's inheritance, about two years earlier than I thought. "

Orville, who did bad things with good intentions, was a little embarrassed: "Sorry."

Vesper waved his hand indifferently: "It's okay, it will happen sooner or later anyway. It doesn't make any difference one year earlier or one year later. The key is how long I can live.

Let's talk about this war. The situation is not very clear yet. I am sure that the enemy this time will be very difficult to deal with. We have not yet recovered our strength from the civil war. It would not be good if I forcibly elected Tia to be the commander-in-chief. To be honest, I am really afraid that she will lose or reveal her flaws. I am very clear about the situation of your war in Palfi. She has always liked taking risks, like Alexander. Riding at the forefront of the battlefield like that, and causing accidents if you are not careful, this kind of personality is not suitable for commanding an army. "

Tia is suitable as a cavalry commander or an elite division commander, but her personality is indeed not suitable for being a commander-in-chief, especially in this kind of "security war", her shortcomings will be continuously magnified.

"Do you have anyone chosen?"

"Lucius Domitius Aureliano, the cavalry commander of the Praetorian Guards, performed very well against Vitellius. Both the Senate and the Praetorian Guards rated him very well. I It’s acceptable to individuals.”

Seeing Orville's very subtle expression, Vesper asked curiously: "Do you know him?"

"He is a Pannonian, and of bad origin?"

"As far as I know, this is indeed the case. However, he was highly appreciated by several senators in the Senate, so he was able to serve as the commander-in-chief of the cavalry in the Praetorian Guard. Before that, he had also fought in several battles. His colleagues and superiors were very fond of him. His reviews are all very good, and he can be said to be a man of great military merit.”

No matter if you look at the name, background or life experience, it seems that this is the famous Roman emperor, "Restorer of the World" Aurelian.

After traveling for so long, Orville has seen all kinds of random historical figures, so he is basically used to it. Anyway, this man also fought against the Gallic Empire in history, and now works for Vespa to conquer the Gallic rebels, which is actually not much different.

"I know this person, he should be fine, his military capabilities are very strong, very strong."

Orville rarely gave such a positive evaluation, so Vespa asked curiously and jokingly: "How do you think he is better than my most effective assistant Mucinus?"

Mucinus' military value is a full 32, which is the highest among all the generals Orville has ever seen. There are a few other generals who are very good and have fought against Orville, but their ability values ​​have not exceeded 30. mark.

Mucinus was very excellent, but this excellence was compared with his contemporaries. Aurelian's excellence was put on the vertical axis of history. His military achievements were compared with any Roman general or emperor. Not much inferior.

His historical position is somewhat similar to that of Liu Xiu of the Han Empire. He used force to reunite the empire that had split into three pieces and was surrounded by powerful enemies. This process took three years if calculated carefully.

"If I read it correctly, Mucinus is not as good as Aurelian, especially when it comes to fighting the Gauls. He has been fighting in the Eastern Province, and his combat ideas may not adapt to the terrain and climate here. "

Vesper was surprised that Orville would give such a high evaluation. He had always been conservative in his speech and would not speak nonsense if he was unsure. Therefore, in Orville's view, Aurelian is obviously a level better than Muchinus, the veteran general who has guarded the border for more than ten years.

After answering Vespa's question, Orville's brain began to work at high speed: "Is Aurelian married? How old is he? Does he have no children?"

This didn't sound like he was speaking to the emperor, but Vesper didn't care about it at all. He knew that Orville was thinking about certain issues, and he didn't treat himself as an outsider. They were a family in the literal sense now, so there was no need. Pay attention to pomp and circumstance.

Vespa had a detailed investigation and understanding of Aurelian's life experience, and he would not let someone he didn't understand lead an army in a war: "I have a long-married wife named Ulpia Severi. Na, her background was not good either. The two got married early and seemed to have a good relationship with each other. Aurelian had no mistress. He was forty-five years old and had no children. There was no rumored illegitimate child or daughter at all, and his family was very small. There are only a few people, this is the norm for upstart families like mine and his, nothing special.”

Orville made a gesture of thanks to Vespa, and a plan was gradually taking shape in his mind.

After covering his head and thinking for a few minutes, Orville slowly said: "Father, do you believe that I have the ability to predict things? I am serious."

Vespa also thought about it seriously: "To be honest, I don't believe it. I am not so pious to God, and I will not believe in the nonsense of various sorcerers and wizards. So I resist believing in the existence of predicting the future from the bottom of my heart.

My child, although what you said has always been fulfilled, I prefer to believe that you have outstanding wisdom and foresight, which is a more important talent than prophecy."

Orville exhaled. He knew this long ago: "Okay, father, I want to tell you something. In the next few months, maybe one or two years, the Egyptian king Ptolemy Auret He will die, and before he dies he will marry his second daughter Cleopatra to his eldest son, and the two will rule Egypt as king and queen. Because neither of them is old enough, he will ask Rome to take care of his children.

At first, the older queen will be in power, but when the younger brother grows up and has a desire for power, the two will begin to fight for power, and the final result will be that Cleopatra will be driven out of Egypt, and then she will continue to plot to regain the throne. If everything I said has come true, please start thinking about what I am going to say next, I think they are really important. "