Augustus Road

"Speak the password!" shouted the centurion on duty on the battlement, and then Anthony looked curiously at the group of cavalry below in battle formation, slowly touched the front of the ballista, and signaled several gunners not to Relax and keep ready to shoot.

"Three Horatius brothers." Ignatius, who took the lead, shouted. This password was obtained by him after capturing several prisoners in Caesar's camp, so there should be no problem.

The centurion nodded to Anthony, indicating that the command was correct, but Anthony also nodded and shouted "shoot" to the gunner.

A hunting spear whizzed out from the ballista, penetrated directly through Ignatius's horse head, skewered his breastplate, and the spearhead came out from the back, nailing Rabinus's cavalry captain to the ground. Immediately, the men and horses moved back several Roman feet, then twisted together and fell down. His surprise cavalry watched the captain being shot to death on the spot, shouting and retreating like a tide, and then revealed their weapons one after another, and together with the infantry, prepared to press forward and attack.

As a result, Antony shouted, "Shoot me, shoot!" After hearing his loud voice, the Pompeian army under the city took several steps back in horror. The sudden death of their commander was a fatal blow to morale. Not only did the enemy We were not fooled. Instead, Ignatius was killed with the first shot of the hunting spear. Does this mean that the enemy has already been alerted to our surprise attack and set a trap to annihilate and capture us? Fear and suspicion spread in an instant. Anthony continued to shout at the city gate and made various gestures. At this time, more than a hundred cavalry who were originally responsible for patrolling had just arrived. After seeing the commander's order, they also Come out bravely. Ignatius' men did not dare to fight. Mistakenly believing that you have actually fallen into a trap. They all fled towards Zeta City in panic, trampling on each other and killing countless people.

Finally, when identifying the body, Anthony finally discovered that the officer shot to death by the catapult was Ignatius, one of the murderers of the tribune Claudius. He then took Ignatius's body. The head was cut off and "pickled in salt. It was sent back to Rome for Fulivia and Claudia to see."

In this way, Fulivia will definitely agree to my proposal, and with the help of Lepidah, this matter will be done.

The centurion on duty ran over curiously and asked the general how he knew that this group of people was not from our side and that their passwords were correct.

"It's very simple. When the cavalry captain raised his head to say the command just now, I noticed that his face was very plump. But in Caesar's camp and our city, many soldiers' rations have been deducted, and the men and horses can only eat seaweed. Look at it. Is your face green like seaweed?" Anthony patted the centurion's towering cheekbones and said. On the next market day, in order to avenge Archimedes, Scipio used elephant soldiers and projectiles to suppress the onslaught every day within a short distance of 300 steps in front of Caesar's camp. His cavalry also continued to attack. By attacking the towns around Ruspina and cutting off Caesar's logistical supplies, the situation of several legions under Caesar became increasingly difficult. However, Caesar continued to ask the soldiers to be patient and wait for the opportunity to counterattack for a decisive battle.

The time finally came - when the King of Juba led a large group of troops to meet with Pompeo in Mautica City, the news of the collapse of the earth came - the general Marco he sent earlier not only failed to rescue the situation in Kilta City , but instead declared rebellion after entering the city!

General Mago directly introduced the troops of Hitius and the Getulian king Bocchus into the city of Kilta. The other party captured the capital of Numidia without any effort, and the wife of King Juba, Se Rene and his son were captured at the same time. All the money and food in the capital were looted, and the entire kingdom collapsed.

"Bastard, I believed your bastard words, and now I have even lost my palace!" In the city of Utica, King Juba was furious, raised his scepter in front of his face, and was about to beat Pompey's master and servant. As a result, both sides The retinue and guards all drew their swords at the same time, and for a moment the shadow of the sword shone brightly in the city hall.

When Pompey faced the scepter of King Juba, he did not dodge, but said sadly and passionately, "Don't mess up the position. The army we have is still not broken, and we still have the capital to fight Caesar decisively, so Your Majesty, you You should not leave Scipio at all, and it is most undesirable to hesitate in the battle."

"How can I fight a decisive battle? All my savings are gone. When news of the fall of Kilta City comes soon, my guards and mercenaries, bureaucrats and ministers will abandon me without mercy." King Juba shouted Said, "I am even afraid that if Caesar uses my wife and children to blackmail me, I will not hesitate to tie you up and send you away."

"Then give it away, if you are willing to humiliate yourself at Caesar's knees like a coward, and let your image of a king be shamefully minted on coins like Jugurtha fifty years ago, and let Caesar boast of his great achievements. Pompeo said firmly.

The speechless King of Juba slowly put down his scepter, his lips pursed high in excitement and fear. Then Pompeo suggested, "Rumors will definitely spread very fast, so what we have to do now is, Let the army run faster than the rumors! Turn around as soon as possible, rush to Scipio and Labienus, and fight to the death with Caesar."

"Well, you should be a lion in Africa, not an antelope that runs away. If you still care about women and children on the battlefield, the God of War will not be on your side, Your Majesty!" Finally, Pompeo seemed to He regained the determination and bravery of his youth, and his eyes were blazing, like a turbulent torrent, directed at the King of Juba.

Finally, the king of Numidia stomped his scepter under his feet, indicating that he approved of the plan of a desperate struggle.

Under the setting sun, Pompey sat quietly in a corner of the noisy camp, surrounded by the sound of troops and horses moving out. Although news of changes came from the rear, it had no effect on the two legions directly under Pompey. They were all veterans who had followed the great Pompey for many years. Blood and glory had long been connected with this man and could no longer be separated. After receiving the order, all the tribunes and centurions asked the soldiers to carry their luggage and prepare to set off in an orderly manner, "Hurry for three days and three nights to fight Caesar!"

Peletaus slowly walked to his old superior, and then After that, he also sighed and sat down next to him. "It's been almost thirty years, right?"

"Well, thirty years. It's still the same sunset. Back then, we followed Sulla's orders to pursue the popular party's Carpo and came to Africa." Pompey laughed, "Because of the victory in Africa, I won the first great triumph in my life. At that time, I was less than 25 years old. Time was just like a stream of light. By the way, do you still remember the centurion Appius?"

"I remember, I remember, that guy." Peletaus laughed when he heard the name. (.)