Augustus Road

Chapter 12 Thapsus (Part 2)

Immediately, Lepidus held Turinus' shoulders and motioned him to sit down and watch with peace of mind. Then he walked to Reginus who was tied to the Celtic bench and asked softly, "You are just a knight."

"Yeah, so what?"

"I have checked your resume. You are just a knight. You have not held any military position in Pompey's army, neither as a tribune nor as a lieutenant. To put it bluntly, you are just a tax collector appointed by him in Zeta. He's just a human being, and his responsibility is to collect money and food from the people as soon as possible. Do you think a person like you would know the location and number of Pompey's legion?" Li Bida said slowly, holding his hands.

"Of course I know. If you don't believe it, I can report it to you." Reginus was a little panicked.

"Don't worry, of course I understand. You know everything, because that is what Pompeo deliberately told you. Using worthless information to cover up valuable information is the most basic trick in espionage. That's it, Lei Lord Jinus, let me ask you ===3.=s=A very simple question, what are the names of the six centurions in the chief battalion from lowest to highest?" Lepidah sat down again easily. asked.

Reginus was silent, and there was no sound in the entire camp. Only Turinus rubbed his hands excitedly. He knew that the guardian had completely penetrated the opponent's weakness with the invisible fighting sword, killing him with one blow. Reginus was still silent, and Lepidus answered on his behalf, "This means that you have another identity, Your Excellency. That is Pompey's liaison messenger. Yes, Atrius also confessed this identity. Come on, tell me, Which city is ready to betray Caesar? Now that's all that's left, and I'm angry at how long it takes to solve it."

Then, Tagus placed the sword blade on Reginus' scalp.

"When the sand in the water clock leaks to a finger's width, cut off his scalp, cut off his ten fingers, push him down Mount Gemal and throw him to death. Also send a message to the city of Rome. Proclaim Regiment Nus was a public enemy and killed his whole family, including his children and slaves." Lepidus slapped the water timepiece on the table, and the sound of sand falling rapidly made Reginus sweat. Three or four choices and thoughts, originally his own death was not a big deal, or he thought it was a big deal after weighing it, but Lepidah made it very clear that he would declare a public enemy, confiscate property, execute the whole family, and raze the mansion. In fact, after a small piece of scalp with broken hair was cut off, Reginus' resistance completely ended, shouting, "It's Tapsus, it's Tapsus! Their presbytery has already A secret letter has been submitted to surrender to His Excellency Pompey within the agreed time."

Thapsus is not far from Leptis, but it is the largest trading port on the coast. Most of Caesar's few supplies are stored there, and it is also the city at the back of Caesar's defense circle. , if what Reginus said is true, then if Thapsus really rebelled, in Pompey's eyes, Caesar would be attacked from both sides, and his dozen legions would also be wiped out.

"No wonder Pompeo was so calm, but when he learned that Reginus was captured, he should be very afraid of him handing over the information, right? I had to use bigger smoke bombs to confuse him." Thinking about it in his mind, he immediately drafted a letter, stamped Pompey's seal on it, and then sealed it with Reginus' ring.

He wanted to push the time of Thapsus' "uprising" forward so that it could fit in with his schedule.

Over there, on a high ground outside Wagga City, Rabinus and King Juba's large army of soldiers and horses have occupied this place with murderous intent and set up camp.

When Caesar saw this situation, he took his mobile group and publicly formed a challenge in front of the camp. However, Rabinus kept Pompey's teachings in mind and not only strictly ordered the soldiers not to go out, but also persuaded the King of Juba not to act rashly. As a result, at sunset, Caesar, who had failed to challenge, could only withdraw his team, but the city of Wagga also surrendered because it could not wait for actual assistance. Caesar then "requested" supplies from the entire city to replenish himself, and then Headed towards Sarsura the next day.

The angry King of Juba, with his cavalry following Caesar, also rushed into the abandoned Waqa, put all three hundred nobles on the pyre, and burned them alive on the charge of supporting the enemy.

Then, King Juba's cavalry bit tightly on Caesar's tail and captured many traders and mule carts accompanying the army. After interrogation, the answer they got was "Caesar's soldiers went to Sarsura in full force."

"Then with such weather and environment, Caesar's soldiers' physical fitness will be exhausted when they reach Sarsura." King Juba judged on this, "Let Caesar launch a decisive attack there immediately."

Immediately, he did not listen to Rabinus's cautious advice, and took all the cavalry to press towards Caesar's position. Then, all of Caesar's troops stopped and turned to face King Juba. King Juba was too frightened to fight.

After a day-long confrontation, Caesar's advance troops captured the city of Sarsura in front of the King of Juba. The few Pompeian veterans and Numidian soldiers left behind were all killed on Caesar's order, and the bloody His head was thrown in front of the battle, he insulted the King of Juba, and claimed that soon his country would also perish. This was the treatment of all royal families.

The King of Juba couldn't stand it anymore. He thought that Caesar's army was extremely tired after marching and fighting, so he ordered all the cavalry to charge against Caesar's army.

But Caesar, who was full of tricks, had already ordered that 600 elite soldiers be selected during the march without carrying luggage, and the weight would be shared by others. Therefore, this group of people were still vigorous and fierce. After the Numidian cavalry rushed over, they cooperated with their own 800 Weaver cavalry to launch a brave counterattack - and soon defeated King Juba's cavalry.

"No, we have to attack!" Seeing this, Labinus had no choice but to order his cavalry to rush over and reinforce King Juba.

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