Augustus Road

"A certain degree of punishment and deterrence are necessary for soldiers, but hope and rewards on the battlefield can motivate them more effectively." - A certain Roman general

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But in private, Lepidus gave Sabo a secret order, and Sabo saw it clearly: "If the road is rough and difficult to travel, or there are powerful enemies, set up operations, but don't be greedy for operations, and don't contain them easily. A rout of unknown origin."

The meaning of this was actually very clear. After Sabo glanced at it, he burned the order in private, and then organized the two chief brigades. When the night fell, facing the cool mountain breeze, they began to march toward the other side of the mountain with weapons on their backs. .

At this moment, Crassus and his subordinates, who were besieged on the hillside, were thirsty and tired. Many of them were huddled behind their shields, swallowing saliva, but they did not dare to break out towards Ikni because everywhere They are all Parthian cavalry and will be easily divided and annihilated on the way. Now there are only two hopes, one is the men of Angandinus, or the chief group of the first legion heading to Iconi, any one The troops also came to assist, and they cooperated with each other from the inside and outside. There was another one that was even more elusive, that was Lepidus' reinforcements. Although both sides had fought fierce battles during the day, but separated by many mountain roads, neither side actually knew that the other side was on the mountain. That side.

But now Lepidus has made up his mind. His plan is to set up camp first, and then fight steadily. After achieving certain results, he will lead everyone to retreat to Chinodosha, or attack to Kalai City to rescue the five legions isolated there. Come out. As for Governor Crassus, I'm sorry. He has no plans to actively rescue him yet, and Serxis's laziness can also be seen there. As long as he stands still, there will be no danger.

What he lacks most now is to defeat the enemy Surena. According to the common deduction formula: Surena defeated the main force of Crassus, and his partial army later defeated Surena, which was much more brilliant than his direct rescue of the governor of Syria.

Then, Crassus' fate was settled, but the remaining power of thousands of Roman soldiers was still there, and Surena was worried again. If he attacked directly, his casualties would definitely be high, so the conspiracy came to his mind again. He asked his concubines to let down his hair again, wiped off the scary oil paint, and put on a slim embroidered robe. . Riding a docile pony, he once again regained his image as a graceful male. Surrounded by a group of generals, he ordered to open the siege net on the hillside. Then he stood outside the range of the Roman javelin and aimed at Crassus with the Greek weapon. Speech:

"All Latin people, now you can take a look. What does the opponent's general look like." Sure enough, many Roman soldiers on the battlefield were brave enough to stand behind their shields and face the soldiers wearing eye-catching clothes at the foot of the mountain. Surena commented.

Then this handsome and cunning aristocratic man slowly raised the bow in his hand, and then continued with gestures, "Now I ask you and the governor to take a look at the bow in my hand. Maybe many people still like it." The killing power is still frightening, but don't be afraid now. Because this bow is not stringed, it cannot shoot arrows. All my men are unstringed!" After saying this, the Romans could not see the string. Inside, the Parthian cavalry did as expected. He took off the bow string and inserted the bow into the waterproof leather bag beside the saddle.

"Why is this? This is to express our sincerity in praying for peace. We put down our weapons and put away the idea of ​​fighting each other. It represents Asasis's sincerity in asking for peace. Now we still need a peace agreement, but we lack your governor to come out to negotiate. Sign." Surena's words made the Roman officers and soldiers on the hillside increasingly noisy.

"Don't believe the enemy's tricks anymore. He just wants to kill you all here. We can't betray the consul." Eugutavis was anxious. He loudly scolded the centurions and soldiers, but no one said anything at this time. Many people were willing to listen to his advice, and even with Petro's secret promise, many people openly shouted, "If the Parthians are willing to negotiate, then there is no need for the Governor to let us make unnecessary sacrifices." Then they Making loud noises and banging their shields with their swords, many veterans of Pompeii had become accustomed to successive victories in their previous service lives. They could not bear the headwind and could not part with their houses, families and property in the resettlement area, so they shouted the most fiercely. A few daring soldiers openly walked up to Crassus, gesticulated, and some even spit on the ground.

Crassus stood there with a sneer, and suddenly shouted to Petro who was behind the soldiers, "Poor guy, don't think that you will be safe just by pushing me out. If you help me rush out, just wait for the night to be dark." Come, we can set up a cover team, get rid of the enemy's pursuit, and enter the canyon pass. But now when the dawn of success is about to come, you soldiers of the Republic actually want to abandon your honor, weapons and duties, unwilling to fight, and unwilling to fight. If you are willing to obey the governor's military orders, even if two or three people can return to Rome, do you believe there will be a place there? "

But the soldiers who cherished their lives and were unwilling to fight anymore had completely disobeyed Crassus's orders. They were bewitched by Surena, and finally shouted this slogan in unison, "Crasus, you coward, you are intimidating us." He fought a bloody battle with the heavily armed enemy, but he did not even dare to face the unarmed peace envoy."

This completely humiliated Crassus. He stood up angrily, took off his cloak, and entrusted all the valuable items on his body to his followers. "The items are given to you, but don't throw away the cloak casually. Even if it is worthless, try to give it to Lepidus. 'Petro and Cassius have betrayed me', convey this to him intact, and I hope that he can capture Surena and Herod's heads in many years and come to the temple to pay tribute to me. I have no son, so I can only rely on him, because one of them is a general and the other is a king, but they have no integrity and shame. I have engraved a poisonous oath on the stone slab of the goddess of vengeance, and I will take revenge on them even if I turn into an evil spirit!"

Then, Crassus slowly walked to the middle of the hillside, then turned around, raised his hands, and said loudly to everyone, "Ocutavius, Petros, although I have seen through the enemy's tricks, I still have to go to the known death trap, all thanks to your loyal and brave subordinates! If my prophecy unfortunately comes true, then those who survive, please go back and tell all the elders and people in Rome that Crassus did not die under the enemy's sword, but died from the betrayal and indiscipline of his subordinates."

This made many soldiers panic and hesitate again, "Don't listen to his words." Petros hurriedly said to the soldiers, but the soldiers pushed him out and asked Petros to go to the negotiations with Crassus.