However, at daybreak, Apis was waiting not for reinforcements from Antony and Octavian, but for the large army of Cventus......

Maybe it was Brutus's unauthorized actions that forced Kventus to go into the battle in a desperate way, or maybe it was Kventus's sudden decision to break through, in short, the specific reason why Kventus joined the battle, Appis is unknown. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 However, it is certain that the fate that I am facing today will be tragic......

Tens of thousands of Brutus and Kventus' legionnaires broke through Appis's crumbling defenses in a single morning.

Sekras, Rabbi Ainus, and Apis were encircled in a small encirclement, surrounded by heavily armed Roman legionary hoplites. At this moment, Kventus walked out of the crowd with his proud head held high, and he was domineering.

"Lay down your weapons, lay down your pitiful dignity, Appis, we have fought for years, you killed my brother, and now you are my captive. I think that today, Mars must have finally favored me, so that I could torture my enemies, my enemies. yes, Appis, I don't think our relationship is very friendly. ”

Kventus said proudly in his ornate armor. Appis could see that his fat cheeks were full of triumphant expressions. But Apis and Rabbi Ainus were immobile, and the guards pressed Appis and Rabbi Ainus to the ground, kneeling in front of the rebel commander of the villain's will, yes, in the eyes of Appis and Rabbi Ainus, Brutus and Cventus were traitors to the Romans.

"You've finally waited for the day when you can hold your head high, and I thought that the hound would always just wag its tail and beg its master for food."

Appis had his hands tied behind his back, and he could only respond with words.

However, the consequence of being defenseless is to be ravaged and insulted by the adversary. Kventus kicked Apis in the face, and the dirt from his straw sandals stained Apis' face. He almost blinded Appis in the eye, but fortunately he only kicked him in the brow, and a trace of blood seeped out of the corner of his eye.

"A captive who has been reduced to slavery has no freedom of speech, Apis. Oh yes, I almost forgot, you were originally a slave, a lowly slave hiding in a pigsty and a sow **. ”

As he spoke, Kventus unbuttoned his underwear and poured his own urine on Appis's head in front of all the legionnaires. And the whole process, Brutus just stood, numb and cold-eyed, watching.

The foul urine ran down his hair, making Apis unbearable, but the two tall mercenaries behind him held his arms tightly, making himself unable to move, which was the biggest insult in his career so far, however, at this moment, he was powerless to resist, Apis's body trembled with anger, but he was always pressed on the head.

"Kventus! You can't insult a Roman tribune like that! ”

Rabbi Ainus couldn't stand it and angrily confronted Kventus.

"Oh? Is it? Appis is still a tribune? How did I not know about this? And you, Rabbi Ainus, you can be considered the number one traitor in Rome. In a few years, you have taken refuge in Caesar, then to my father Pompey, and now, to Octavian? Or Anthony? Oh, I doubt it, do you have any position, faith? Is your loyalty such an unlimited, unprincipled betrayal, repeated betrayal? The Romans despised you the most. ”

Kventus yelled at the aged Rabbi Ainus.

With a rare victory, and the capture of two of his most hated foes at once, Kventus needed to vent his emotions, and such taunts and insults were his means of venting his emotions.

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"What are you going to do with these two captives?"

After the public insult was over, Brutus asked about Kventus' next steps.

"Take them with you, these two men are good bargaining chips for us, and one Apis alone is worth Octavian's exchange of two legions, maybe more than that. With them, we have bargaining chips, and if Octavian and Antony are going to push us to a dead end, we can trade these two men for money, and Antony wants to get Appis, and he and Octavian will raise the price of each other. In this way, our military spending can be guaranteed. Of course, I personally don't like such a deal, I'd rather kill Apis with my own hands, he ruined my brother. ”

Kventus replied through gritted teeth. Brutus could see the spark of anger burning in his heart, a hatred that had been pent up for years. Caesar destroyed everything he originally had, so the people who helped Caesar also became the target of Kventus's revenge.

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"Damn it! We're one step slower! ”

When Antony arrived at the camp on horseback, the entire camp of the Roman legions was in ruins, and the charred guardrails and collapsed towers were a sign of the bloody battles that had taken place here not long ago. Apparently, Brutus and Kventus have broken through the defense from here. Anthony suddenly regretted his hesitation when he heard the news that day, this was not a trick by Kventus, this was a real breakthrough.

"What I want to know now is whether Apis is still alive."

Octavian said, looking at the blood stains on the ground that had not yet dried up completely. Obviously, judging by the aftermath of the burning of the parapet and the blood on the ground, Appis and Rabbi Ainus were not captured for long. If only they were alive. Moreover, the time for Brutus and Kventus to break through will not be long behind.

Octavian decided to pursue.

"We have to catch up with them!"

Crane was filled with grief and indignation. In just one day, the barracks, which was still full of joy, has become what it is now, and the comrades-in-arms who were sitting by the bonfire and bragging a day ago have now become bloody corpses.

"Order the Nineteenth Army to march haste, and the cavalry, led by Agrippa, will go directly to Brutus' camp."

The situation at the scene made Octavian make a quick decision. Obviously, Octavian and Antony were highly unanimous in their views on the extermination of Brutus and the rescue of Appis. Although each has its own calculations in their hearts. And Octavian, even on the spot, had prepared a sum of money for Agrippa to find Brutus's camp and let people sneak into the barracks and rescue Appis.