Augustus Road

"Promote Skava to the chief centurion of the 10th legion, Promote Achillius to a low-level centurion, and the six centurions of the chief group of the 12th legion who came with me for reinforcements will all be promoted to chief centurions The centurions were treated equally and rewarded the eight warriors with 200,000 sesterces." Caesar held the blood-stained arrow in his hand and said generously.

At this time, Lepidus' three legions had arrived at the crossing of the Jimmons River. In other words, he was the same distance away from Caesar's position and the port of Dixha, and he happened to be at the center of both sides.

Lepidus suddenly ordered to camp, and then he summoned all the officers to hold a military meeting.

"Should we go to Dickhaqiang or Cocula?" This was the decision topic proposed by Lepidus, which was beyond the expectations of all his subordinates. Could it be that Caesar's order was not to reinforce Dickhaqiang!

At this time, Lieutenant General Petheneus, who was slowly getting the feel of it, said, "Forgive me for overstepping, I don't think His Excellency Dictado's order is in line with the current changes in the battlefield."

"Tell me what you think, my assistant." Lepidus asked him to plan a new plan.

"Because even if we go to the seaport, we will play into the hands of our enemy Rabinus. The real victory will be decided in these three days. The problem of food supply has been relegated to the background. Now only we can solve the problem of Kota Cula battle and victory, 'the situation has reached the point where reserves should be deployed'! "Petnaeus said clearly, "And we are the 'reserves'."

"That's right, we are the 'reserves' of His Excellency the Dictator. What if we go to Dickhajan or Olikum now? My fleet has just arrived in Sardinia. It's still some time before we can expect them to enter the battlefield. Time. But waiting passively will delay the opportunity. The most basic thing is that I hope that Caesar will win, so starving for a few days and losing some territory is not a problem at all. I cannot be led by the enemy. In turn, my three After this legion is invested in the city of Kocula, it can really become a weight that determines the outcome of the entire war." Lepidus quickly "agreed" with Pethenius, and then he ordered that the three legions at hand should be used. Temporarily set up camp at the Jimmons River, keeping a certain distance from Caesar's blockade in the north of Cocula City, and actively contacted the Ninth Army and the Eleventh Army, and reported to His Excellency Caesar: I will use this as a backup If the main force of Pompey's side really attacks the harbor, I will go to support that side; if Rabinus still puts the main force on the city of Cocula, then I will be at the critical moment. Join the siege and annihilation of him.

The arrival of Lepidus undoubtedly increased Caesar's confidence in besieging Cocula. But then after his army won the battle, huge trouble arose - after the war, a group of Gaulish cavalry, to be precise, the Allobrogis tribe, this is the tribe of Lepidus' good friend, the gladiator Oplik. , they also joined Caesar's servant army under Lepidus's persuasion. Many of them were very loyal to Caesar, and Caesar also granted them citizenship, so now this group of cavalry can accuse the dictator of two of their own men as citizens. The chief officers, Laogilus and Elgus, are brothers and the two sons of the tribal king Adminius (for details, please see the previous volume "The Three-Headed Monster"), they always replace their father. He was in charge of the servant cavalry and had made numerous military exploits. Caesar was also very friendly to the two brothers, so he stuffed them both into the Senate at the same time.

But now the two brothers actually committed a crime that aroused public outrage. The two brothers who were exposed were members of their own clan. The charge handed over to Caesar was "taking the spoils of war for themselves and taking empty pay."

To be honest, Caesar was unmoved when he saw the previous charges. When he saw the latter charges, he first burst into laughter, and then sighed with emotion: something that even the Romans had not invented, a high-ranking official who had only entered the Senate not long ago Noble Lu learned it, and it seems that the speed of their degeneration is simply beyond imagination, faster than Mercury.

The charges were all signed by tribesmen. Those who did not know Greek and Latin had fingerprints instead. They were densely packed. Caesar asked the secret slave to count them, and the answer he got was six hundred and forty-seven, "Bastard, these two This guy has been receiving a salary of 1,200 people!" Caesar held down the document angrily, but he calmed down for the time being. After consulting his generals, he determined that the battle was imminent and the difficulties were not over yet. It is not appropriate to punish these two brothers, not to mention their followers are very large, and it also affects our diplomatic relations with this tribe.

So Caesar comforted the complainants and said that their withheld wages would be repaid in full as soon as possible. Then he called the brothers over and just reprimanded them and warned them: "Don't exploit other people's wages in the name of friendship with me, Caesar." Money, otherwise it will only end up causing harm and misunderstanding to all of us.”

But after returning to the camp, Laugilus and Elgus became indignant and fearful. "Although the dictator did not punish us, it makes us more uneasy, doesn't it? Who knows what he will do to us in the future?" What about us? If after the crime is confirmed, we are deprived of the right to wear red-edged robes by the inspector, we will definitely become the laughing stock and shame of the whole family, and our glory will also fall into the mud." At this time, younger brother Elgus said. Thinking of a character, he said to his brother: "Why don't you beg General Lepidus? He is now Caesar's chief lieutenant and has a close relationship with our tribe."

"It's too late. We are not on the same battlefield at all." Laugilus interrupted him in a panic. Then the two brothers took more than a hundred cavalry slaves and escaped at night and surrendered to Labinus' camp.

"Of course I welcome your abandonment of darkness and joining the light, but you must also show sincerity, Laugilus, Elgus, we knew each other in Gaul. At that time, I persuaded you two that you would be prosecuted for corruption sooner or later. I didn't expect that this day would come now." Labinus said to the two brothers in a very gentle tone.

"We originally planned to kill the captain of the cavalry general around Caesar as a gift, but it didn't happen." Laugilus said panting.

"What do I need this worthless head for?" Labinus was obviously anxious. "Now I need intelligence in three aspects: the configuration of the legions on the three blockade lines of Caesar, the number of troops in each stronghold, and the tactical character of the leading officers."

Hearing this request, the two brothers were speechless. This obviously exceeded their psychological bottom line. If they said they would betray Caesar and kill the cavalry chief as a gift, it seemed reasonable, but to sell such a big secret was tantamount to self-destruction.

However, it was this moment of hesitation that made Labinus realize that the two brothers knew Caesar's subordinates, so he said sternly, "At this point, do you still have a choice!" (To be continued...)