Augustus Road

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When it was daytime on the third day, Caesar still appeared in the theater with Lepidus and Antony to entertain the senators. Dictado sat in the center of the fan seat facing the stage and orchestra pit, his eyes fixed on it. On the door lintel of the set cabin in front, it was obvious that the mind was not on the drama. The surrounding senators greeted each other very relaxedly and sat down in their respective seats around Caesar. However, a considerable number of people were also uneasy. They wanted to observe Caesar's performance. action to provide all valuable information to the distant aristocratic republicans.

"Have you been to Fumia Manor?" Lepidus looked behind him and beside him, and then deliberately brought up the topic so that Caesar would not have to be too rigid and others would notice his flaws.

Caesar nodded and said that Cicero was still struggling and hesitating. He was always such a person, harmless but useless. Now just stabilize him. And in the meeting with me, he expressed his gratitude while also publicly I have slandered Marcus Varro. There is nothing I can do about it. The person whom philosophers look down on the most is always another philosopher, who thinks that I should not pardon Varro. In addition, I am determined to support Eulabella, a young man who has the courage to do his job. In addition, his brother Quintus is still the commander of the Fourteenth Legion. Cicero will finally be quiet for a while, at least he will no longer hold the Cato's death made a fuss. "After the play, there will be a dinner at my mansion. When the entertainment is arranged, Anthony and I will play a game of walnut tossing with the guests, and you will be the best man." When the chorus entered the orchestra pit amid the singing , Caesar took a breath and said to Lepidus.

This is a code word. "Tossing walnuts" means that Caesar wants Antony to follow him across the sea and go to fight in Greece; and "to serve as best man" means to ask Lepidus to continue to meander in Rome for a while, and then take the rest with him. The legion marched to Sicily. Everyone will understand. The chorus started, and after a while the command officer handed over urgent military information. Caesar took the writing board and read it for a while. Then he stood up with a solemn expression.

Seeing the dictator's demeanor, the chorus immediately shut up in fear. The elders also stopped all expressions at hand and condensed their expressions. It seemed that the situation of the battle must have changed.

"The enemy's naval fleets in Utica and Dixha defeated the Republic's fleet in the port of Brindisi and captured forty of our decked ships. This is a result that seriously threatens the security of Italy. Since then, Since Hannibal, the Republic has never suffered such a great threat, so I decided not to observe the triumphal ceremony, but to rush to Brindisi with the army. Governor Curio of Sicily will also set out to conquer Africa soon. I can only express my deepest apologies for the snub to everyone." After saying that, Caesar bowed politely to the senators and apologized, then walked down from his seat and hurried away along the passage of the theater. When the information was delivered to the city of Utica. It was already two market days later, but this was a lightning-fast speed for that era. At that time, the whole port was noisy - Pompey's victorious naval fleet was dragging the captive ships in a mighty manner. As the boat sailed in, the entire pier was filled with people watching such a grand event, including senators and knights, and at the same time on the gravel ground near the city. Groups of ala cavalry wearing Roman armor and lightly armed Numidian cavalry. They were practicing by shuttling each other, amidst bursts of cheers. Throwing the javelins into the target ring one by one, many young noble soldiers laughed loudly to themselves on horseback, "We can't even compete with the fifty-year-old Dioclato. Look at his skill of nine out of ten shots." .”…

As he spoke, the white-haired and fat Pompey pursed his lips, rode his horse very skillfully, raised his javelin with one hand, leaned it on his shoulder, and then followed the wind with one breath, and threw it perfectly and powerfully for one hundred and twenty. A Roman ruler hit the target there without any bias. Cornelia, who was sitting beside the wooden fence of the field and under the parasol, took the lead in applauding. She said with pride to Scipio, whose father failed to go to Syria for a post, and said with pride, "Look, this is my husband. Now I am His admiration has surpassed that of your father. I heard that when he was thirty years old, he hunted lions with the Egyptian Pharaoh in the forest garden of the Nile River. He pointed at the lion that died after being hit by javelins and spears and said, "Look, even if Even the animal kingdom must obey the authority of Rome.”

Cornelia imitated Pompey's arrogant tone so perfectly that Scipio sarcastically said to his daughter, "When he stabs you with his spear, is he also saying, The women’s world must also obey Pompey’s authority?”

"He is not as vulgar as you think." Cornelia retorted seriously, "A gangster may gain the love and obedience of the soldiers in the camp, but he will never gain the same popularity as my husband like he does now. In the field, he was a gentle leader who cared about his wife and family. He competed with the strongest in the army in throwing shot put, competed with the smallest clever guy in jumping, and competed with the strongest guy in long-distance running. This is why Pompeo is a general. Reason. To be honest, I don’t have any ill feelings toward Caesar’s daughter, only envy. Correspondingly, I still deeply miss my ex-husband Crassus who also died.”

At this moment, Demetrius hurried over with several postmen and whispered a few words to Cornelia. Then Pompey on horseback noticed the situation and tightened the reins of Lieutenant. It slowed its pace, leaned against the fence, and took the document sent by Cornelia. It said that Caesar's legions had begun to move towards Brindisi. In addition, the affairs of the city of Rome were now Lepidus was in charge. However, the number of the legion is unknown, and the number and number of the legion left behind and controlled by Lepidus is also unknown.

Pompeo put down the reed note and calculated carefully, "So, based on the mileage of the six legions, Caesar should have just arrived at Brindisi now, and we have already been prepared. We are preparing to go to Greece. , fighting against my Macedonian legions in the stormy winds of autumn and winter; or shall we come to the desert here with Curio?”

Turas, Cruz, Scipio and the newly arrived Sulpicius and other senators and generals gathered around and said almost unanimously, "Caesar would not take such a big risk and cross the rough Adriatic Sea. Going to the Greek war zone, I will probably ask Diximos's several legions in Syria to attack Asia to contain us, while I and the main force will use the wood from Sicily to build ships to make up for the previous huge losses. After the winter camp, Crossing the sea to Africa."

"That's right, gentlemen, I think so too," Pompey said, "but Caesar has never been an opponent who lives by common sense."