Augustus Road

But Otacilius did not make extravagant remarks, he just grasped the core of the problem: "If Caesar is really destroyed here, then the credit belongs to Labienus, not to your Excellency - even in the future If our remnant party insists on resisting, please think about it, Pompeo will only continue to reuse this person, just because he is familiar with everything within our army, organization, tactics and habits. "

"So what, isn't it our camp's victory in the end?" Gabinus said with his hands crossed.

Obviously before setting off, Lepidus had already done a detailed homework on the internal relations of Pompeii's army to Aurobindo, so he then pointed out: "For a general, the true and lasting glory lies not only in fighting on the battlefield, but also in knowing how to fight. The principle of conduct in the world. The reason why Scipio became the conqueror of Africa was because of his intelligence and perseverance, and his ability to understand the achievements of bravely retreating from the rapids. You may wish to think about it, Pompey is already over fifty years old, even if he can win in this competition If he wins, how long will he be able to control the central power of the city of Rome? Soon he will return power to the Senate. Tradition is tradition after all, so who will be the next to inherit this power? "

After saying this, Otagilius fell silent.

"Is it just the kind of guy who ran away from the fishing village of Jingulum?" Gabinus retorted somewhat reluctantly. This reaction was exactly what Aurobindo wanted to see, because he was angry, which showed that he was concerned and panicked.

"It's easy to solve this confusion - after all, the highest commander in the Greek theater is still you." Otagilius took a step closer and spoke aggressively, "Use your dispatching power and token to solve it!"

"That's not how tokens are used." Sweat began to form on Gabinus's forehead.

"This is how the token is used." Aoshi continued to speak directly, "As long as you take away the main force in Rabinus' camp tonight and strengthen it on the other wing, our General Lepidus will be on your side tomorrow. "Attack" and defeat, how about it!"

"This will harm the entire battle!"

"No, it's just to change one wing to perform meritorious service. If you relax today and let Rabinus perform meritorious service, the situation will get worse and worse in the future. Soldiers and lieutenants will be convinced by him. No one will Follow the superior who cannot achieve military merit!"

"This will not happen. I will follow His Excellency Pompeo..."

"It will definitely be like this! Think about it, isn't this how Luculas the Tuna left the stage sadly?" Otagilius came to a conclusion before Gabinus finished speaking.

Gabinus was silent for a long time, and finally he said, "Defeated. Will Lepidus really be defeated in the future?"

Aurobindo smiled slightly and took out the secret covenant book, which contained the oaths made by both parties in front of the gods and recorded the severe punishment for breaking the covenant without authorization. It was indeed the seal of King Numa's ring of Lepidus.

Rabinus's camp was moved at the fourth outpost that night. He was resting at the time and didn't know it yet. He waited until the morning to prepare for the ordering of soldiers to break through the men and horses of Carenus in front of him and attack them in advance. When the city of Bugarotum was surrounded, he found that only five ordinary infantry brigade men were left with him, and the rest of the main force was missing!

When he learned the truth, he was shocked and angry. He personally drove his horse to the neighboring camp and wanted to settle accounts with Gabinus. However, the other party's retinue stopped his horse and said that General Gabinus was because of the legion. Their flanks were threatened by Lepidus' cavalry, so they had to adjust the main attack direction to the right wing to drive away Lepidus' army occupying the favorable location on the opposite side.

"Asshole, is this playing with leverage? This is the first time I've heard that a battle can be so childish. It's like a street kid's walnut-throwing trick!" Rabinus was so angry that his hair stood on end. He pulled the reins and yelled in front of the camp gate, cursing Gabinus for being a bastard who had ruined the entire victory because of his ulterior desires, like a lowly and despicable slave who was greedy for ten sestes. The reward of silver coins betrayed the master.

But Gebinus did not care about this. He still made "progress" and "victory" on the right wing. The soldiers captured the hilltop where Lepidus had previously defended. "The enemy fled in a great rout!" The flag-bearer and the token officer met With joy, such news of victory spread throughout the army, and all the soldiers shouted "Imperato", which was added to the victor Gabinus, which is equivalent to "King" in Latin. .

But just as Gebinus was congratulating himself on the victory, Lepidus, who had retreated three or five Roman miles, began to frantically build trenches and build up trenches along the diagonal axis between Bugarotum and the mountains according to the terrain surveyed in advance. The wall was fortified, and on the other side Calenus was assisted by three legions sent by Caesar, and in front of Labienus' camp, he was on guard while building the same fortifications.

And Rabinus, who had no attacking troops on hand, could only stand in front of the camp and watch the opponent do such things - when the shouts of "Imperato" reached their peak, Caesar's entire army had already A very long sloping rampart was built, blocking the entire street approach.

"Asshole, how come Pompey's camp is full of such characters..." Rabinus, who had never been treated like this before in politics or on the battlefield, rode his horse and saw the opponent. When the work was done, but he was on the verge of failure, hot tears actually fell down from the man's cheeks. Then he let the reins go and walked to a short tree, jumped off the horse, roared angrily, drew his dagger and stabbed at the trunk of the tree, causing the decaying leaves to fall one after another.

On the beach outside Utica, Pompey stood there barefoot, holding a letter in his hand, thoughtfully. Cornelia gently stepped forward, took his arm, and said softly: "You Why are you sad?"

"Because in the past year, I really don't know what I have done, while my enemy Caesar is fighting non-stop. I sincerely envy him. Sincerely, if after the smoke of this war clears, I will give The impression of his subordinates and the people is that he is just an old man staying in the camp with nothing to do. So, dear, can you answer me - do you feel a lot less disappointed about me than when you just got married? "Pompeo was a little disappointed. He touched his bulging belly sadly, "My condition is very bad now. My hair is gray and falling out, my belly is beginning to bulge, and there are folds on my face that even the shaver slaves don't dare to do."

Cornelia comforted him very affectionately and said, "Gnaeus Pompey will always be a hero. Even if he grows old, he will still be a hero of his age."

After hearing this, Pompey laughed, and then took out two letters and placed them in front of Cornelia, "One was given to me by Labienus. He strongly asked me to go to Greece to command the entire army, otherwise there would be The troops were in terrible condition; this one was sent by an informant from the city of Rome, but he urged me not to leave Africa, because several legions of Caesar from Sicily were preparing to land here." r1152

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