Augustus Road

"It's probably not a mutiny, it's just that the soldiers were a little emotional about the plan and route." Afranius was afraid that the situation would be exposed, so he suppressed his emotions and narrated it as calmly as possible.

Sextus' eyes stared straight at him, until the former consul's heart went crazy. Then the little thunder god spat on the ground twice. This reckless and crude habit was in sharp contrast to his pretentious father. Then he tied the legion's undershirt around his body, jumped up covered in mud, ignored Afranius, pointed to Peleitaus, who was closer and more trusted, and said, "Hey, take the people back. Camp, go and settle this matter cleanly!"

"I don't have enough manpower." Peleitaus replied simply and quickly.

"Then arm all the slaves who accompanied my father's camp in Spain, find the leaders and kill them." Sextus wiped his hands with a cloth and said. Then, he suddenly pushed Afranius's chest with his hand, meaning that the other party was not allowed to interfere in this matter, "You are just a lieutenant entrusted by my father, but you have to know that my father brought this army single-handedly." Yes, this is a private matter of the Pompeo family, I don’t know if you can understand it!”

Now, the commander-in-chief had no choice but to step aside. In the end, Peletaus mobilized 400 armed slaves and gathered several brigades of barbarian leather shield soldiers loyal to him, then raised up dust and headed towards Speeding away in the direction of the camp.

Sextus then rolled his eyes and glanced at the embarrassed coach. After taking a short rest, he went back to building the fortress wall with his cavalry.

In the evening, the camp of Pompey's army turned into a slaughterhouse. Peleitaus swiftly and resolutely controlled the signs of rebellion and searched out the list of names hidden by the leader. Then the cavalry blocked all the roads in the camp and armed slaves and barbarians. The guards searched people from the tents one by one. The leading spies from Caesar's side were pressed on a wooden frame and had nails driven into their heads. Those who attempted to rebel had their hands and feet stabbed and were nailed to crosses. Those who were followed by the barbarian allies were killed. According to the custom there, he was beheaded in front of the camp.

The heads were rolling down on the soles of the feet, but Sextus still entered the commander's camp expressionlessly. He asked Peletaeus to immediately summon all the officers who had not participated or were still hesitant in advance, "To my father, At this time, Peleitaus handed the tablet to him and whispered, "The son of Afranius also has a seal on it."

"There is no need to make the matter too big. The army still needs a commander. My age and qualifications are too young." Sextus threw the tablet into the furnace and added to Peletaeus, "This The matter ends here, just drag Afranius in and force him to swear an oath!"

When Afranius walked in uneasily, he leaned down and kissed Pompey's statue tremblingly, and swore an oath never to rebel. Then Sextus took off the joint very lightly. In the past, I didn't ask anything, just asked - call the two commanders, call the tribunes and centurions out according to their rank and swear an oath, and then the soldiers should do this together according to the order of each centurion. Any No one is exempt.

Seeing that his son was not implicated, Afranius was secretly lucky. It seemed that Sextus still wanted him to lead the army in name only for the time being.

Then, Sextus asked him to convene an emergency joint meeting and determined that any form of peace talks or compromises with Caesar's army would not be allowed. In order to reverse the unfavorable war situation, the entire army would be fully stocked from now on after the completion of the fortress wall. of water and food, abandoned Ilerda, and retreated towards Tarraco and the Epollo River.

"Approximately how much rations are needed?" Sextus asked.

"Although it may not take a lightly-armed soldier ten days to reach Talaco based on foot strength alone, in order to prepare for the frequent battles that will inevitably occur on the way, I think it is best for each soldier to prepare twenty days of water and food. "Appropriate." Afranius replied cautiously, and then Peleitaus reminded, "The legion cannot have so many pack horses, so each soldier must carry part of the rations on his own."

..."Just do it, do it as soon as possible, I will be the rear guard commander, and General Peretta, General Libo, you and the coach will jointly command the main force in the front battle." Sextus remained calm, but in fact he Even if he sent people to monitor the worried coach, but was willing to take the back seat, Pompey's youngest son was also very courageous.

At dawn, the leading legions of Pompey's army and the subsequent troops started to move out one after another. At this time, after all the soldiers had been brutally suppressed and forced to swear an oath, order was restored again and they retreated in an orderly direction towards Apollo. , another elite-looking Pompey subordinate, a strong main force of Roman infantry, not only carrying weapons, shields, tools, and full body armor, but also carrying bags of food on their backs, walking at a leisurely pace, This is a common occurrence for the soldiers of the Legion of the Republic.

In the morning mist, Sextus was stationed at the foot of the mountain next to the camp. Before retreating, he specially selected eight large groups of light-armored leather shield soldiers, plus a thousand cavalry led by himself, and stayed there fearlessly. From the rear, let four brigades of leather-shield soldiers drive forward quickly. When they see the mountain pass that can control the street, they climb up and form an array. Then they slowly follow behind with the remaining four brigades of leather-shield soldiers and cavalry. OK.

At this time, all the officers and soldiers in Caesar's camp, who noticed that Pompey's army had slipped away under their noses, became angry. The whole camp automatically issued the order of "get ready and arm yourself". Among them, the 10th, 15th and 16th Legions were the most active. They quickly filled the trenches in front of the camp and opened up a road. Without waiting for Caesar's specific orders, they swarmed out and launched a pursuit of Pompey's army.

On the street, Sextus led the cavalry and launched a whirlwind counterattack against the pursuing Caesar's army. This "little Thor" did not wear a helmet to defend against arrows and flying stones. He was bareheaded and held the sharp and terrifying Kalia battle axe as his weapon. He howled like a barbarian and fought bloody battles with Caesar's cavalry. Both sides suffered heavy losses, but Sextus's counterattack was still tireless. Time and time again, Caesar's cavalry did not even have a chance to gain a foothold and deploy. The red pony under the crotch of the little Thor was also full of energy.

When Caesar's infantry rushed up, the four battalions of leather shield soldiers who had occupied the mountain pass and the hillside in advance took advantage of the terrain, shouting and throwing javelins and shooting arrows down below. It was difficult for Caesar's infantry to attack from above, because these lightly armed barbarians were as agile as mountain cats in the mountains. When the battle started, the four battalions on the plains and streets had already run to the hillside ahead to set up a formation and rest. Then Sextus led the cavalry to support the four battalions of leather shield soldiers. Everyone took turns to cover each other, so that Caesar's pursuing troops could not gain any advantage.