If there is love in the heart, there will be no sorrow, and we cannot let sadness and despair fill the softest part of the heart.

- Arnosh Aylani (one of the emerging writers of our time)

The Seven Columns of the Empire, the flagship of Nams, were all the officers of the Sixth Roman Legion, the Seventh Roman Legion, the Second Lucian Legion, and the Third Luci Legion, while the officers of the Grand Captain rank remained on the transport.

In order to ensure that the Lucy warriors on the transport ship did not have problems during the voyage, Bai Feng asked Vered and Valk to leave at least one captain officer on each transport ship to manage and restrain the Lucy warriors who might not be able to endure the long voyage.

The Roman legionnaires, who shared the same transport ship with the Lucy warriors, were tasked with helping to take care of the seasick Lucie warriors when necessary, and it was normal for the Luci warriors, who were almost all landlubbers, to experience seasickness and other navigational discomforts.

The Roman legionaries were much more adaptable than the Lucie warriors in this regard, and the Roman soldiers, who were born with a sense of water, did not suffer any discomfort even during the bumpy voyage, and did not even have a very rare seasickness!

With the captain of Lucy's army restraining the Lucy warriors, and the experienced Roman legionaries taking care of the seasick Lucy warriors, Bai Feng no longer needs to worry about the affairs on the transport ship, but the governor's guard who followed him behaved a little abnormally.

To say that it is an anomaly, in fact, is to be unexpected by Bai Feng, but it is also a reasonable performance: the Doge's Guard, composed of 10,000 barbarian warriors, suffered a large-scale seasickness on the fourth day of the fleet's departure from the Roman port, that is, the first day of the fleet's official sailing into the ocean.

Because of the lack of care from the Roman legions, in just three days, half of the 10,000 soldiers of the Doge's Guard had vomiting and diarrhea to varying degrees, but the captains of the Doge's Guard did not report the matter to Bai Feng until after some soldiers died.

The captains of the two Roman legions, the two Lucie legions, the commander of the Doge's Guard, and the five captains of the Governor's Guard were all left by Bai Feng on his ship, the Roma, so that the captains of the Doge's Guard dared to hide the illness of their soldiers without authorization.

By the time Bai Feng learned of this, there had been as many as 13 soldiers in the Governor's Guard who had died of vomiting and diarrhea! What made Bai Feng even more shocked was that there were still nearly 5,000 soldiers of the Governor's Guard, who were still vomiting and diarrhea, and their lives could be in danger at any time.

In the face of such a critical situation, Bai Feng, who had no time to punish those captains, hurriedly sent Hua Mu, a war doctor who was with him, and dozens of priests to the transport ship where the soldiers of the Governor's Guard were located to treat those soldiers who vomited and diarrhea.

After a whole day and a night of rescue by Hua Mu and the priests, the soldiers who vomited and diarrhea finally stopped their illness, but the resulting weakness and weakness of the sick soldiers could not be recovered in a short time.

The crux of the matter was that, even with the prompt treatment of Hua Mu and the priests, there were still as many as one hundred and fifteen soldiers who died from the worsening of their illness, and with the time it took for thousands of weakened soldiers to recover, the Doge's Guard would be largely abolished in the next month.

The loss of one hundred and twenty-eight elite soldiers for no reason, and nearly five thousand soldiers lying on the hospital bed, this level of loss was no longer acceptable to Bai Feng, so the captains of the governor's guard who had made a big mistake were all summoned by Bai Feng to the Roma.

The Governor's Guard, which is fully composed of five combat wings, has a total of twenty captains, and the barbarian warriors who can become the captains of the Governor's Guard are naturally the first barbarian warriors to follow Bai Feng's southern expedition and northern war, and their loyalty and ability are beyond doubt.

If Bai Feng had punished these captains severely, the combat effectiveness of the restored Governor's Guard would have dropped by at least thirty percent;

However, if these captains were not punished, it would not only violate Bai Feng's principle of using the military to rule the army, but also have a negative impact on the other armies in Rome City;

The 14 captains under his command, who suffered relatively minor casualties, were all dismissed from their duties on the spot by Bai Feng and fined three months' military salaries; however, in view of the current situation of the Governor's Guard, these captains were appointed as acting captains of their respective brigades.

The meaning of making meritorious service in order to observe the after-effects means that in the next battle, if the 14 group captains perform well enough, they can be naturally reinstated, and if they do not perform well enough, they will be completely removed from the post of group leaders.

With the combat effectiveness of the Governor's Guard, once the weakened soldiers regained their strength, they only needed Bai Feng to give them a proper opportunity to show themselves, and these fourteen captains would definitely be able to be reinstated smoothly.

As for the remaining six captains who suffered heavy casualties, Bai Feng's punishment for them was: remove them from their positions as captains on the spot, demote them to the squadron leaders of their original brigades, and confiscate their salaries for six months!

This kind of punishment is not insignificant, along with Marcus and Luculus on the Roma, they can't help but plead for these six unlucky captains, Bai Feng neither agreed nor refused, but just asked the six captains how they chose themselves.

Which barbarian warrior who can sit on the position of captain of the Governor's Guard is not a high-minded and capable man? In the face of Bai Feng's inquiry, they did not hesitate to choose to accept the punishment; not only that, but they also solemnly promised Bai Feng that they would definitely regain their lost honor on the battlefield!

Bai Feng, who was very satisfied in his heart, didn't say much, but just promoted the original first squadron leader of these six brigades to the new acting captain of the brigade; Bai Feng's purpose in doing this, in the final analysis, was to give these six captains a chance.

With the prestige of these six captains in their respective brigades, even if the first squadron leader under their command becomes the acting captain and they become the first squadron leader, they will still be the de facto captains of their respective brigades, which Wendell cannot change.

This is like Li Yunlong in the bright sword, the independent regiment created by him himself, whether he is the head of the regiment or not the commander of the regiment; as long as he Li Yunlong is in the independent regiment for a day, he is the actual controller of the independent regiment, and no one else can replace him.

In the same way, as one of the oldest armies in the city of Rome, the Doge's Guard has not been massively reorganized since its formation, and the relationship between the superior and subordinate of the vast majority of officers has been maintained for two or three years, which is very strong.

The brigade also happens to be the most basic tactical unit of the Governor's Guard, and each captain is the founder of his own brigade; it is their efforts and dedication that have led to the Governor's Guard, which is now powerful in combat, so their position cannot be shaken by others.