67. The Death of Sextus (II)
This is what happened to the famous Sextus in history? But that's not historical...... Historically, Sextus should have organized a navy after Pompey's defeat and fought against Octavian. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoBut now, this last general in history who fought Caesar's forces to the end looks like he is going to die early on this unknown battlefield.
Octavia's almost broken shouts stopped the soldiers, but the insane and bloodthirsty Roman Legion Ninth Legion's infantry didn't take the woman's cry seriously at all, and Sextus frantically raised his sword and looked around, only to be stabbed in the ribs, back, and thigh by the legionnaire's sword. Blood poured out of his body like a hot spring, but Sexus was still fighting, covered in blood.
He grabbed an Ninth Legionnaire infantryman who tried to sneak up on him again, then held him in his arms with his gruffy arms, and then, with his sharp dagger brutally slicing the soldier's throat, the blood gushing even bloodier than his already blood-red face. Mixed with sand, like patches of blood scale, sticking to his otherwise delicate face.
His hair curdled into clumps of blood, and Apis stood in the crowd, protected by the soldiers, while Octavia was pulled aside, and the infantry of the Ninth Legion surrounded Sextus in the middle, and they connected their shields and walked together towards the Roman legion commander who was making a final struggle.
Sextus raised his sword and slashed at the Beast Fight, but the blade struck the hard legion-shaped shield. Finally, four or five legionnaires rushed together and sent the sharp Roman short sword into his body.
The blood completely stained his whole body, and Sextus died almost immediately. His ornate dagger hung from the ground. The dirt was full of his blood. Then, ignoring the glory of the mad commander, the legionnaires kicked him to the ground, and a dozen Roman short swords mercilessly stabbed Sextus's originally sturdy body to a thousand holes, blood and internal organs flowed to the ground, and Appis stood aside, quietly watching the scene in front of him.
It wasn't until the slaughter was over that the soldiers let go of Octavia, and she ran to Sextus crying, pounced on the unrecognizable corpse.
Apis let out a long sigh, his years of resentment finally released. Moreover, it was not the enemy who stole his own woman with his own hands. It was these soldiers, these simple soldiers who understood the grievance for themselves. Octavia, on the other hand, would have thought that he had helped her enough, that he was not the murderer of Sextus, yes, it was not, but as a result, he died tragically by the sword of a Roman soldier......
"Brothers, I know that you are all like me, who once fought bloody battles against barbarians in Gaul. If we still have a trace of mercy and respect for the barbarians, then, today, the one who died tragically under your sword is a pure Roman, a Roman nobleman with noble blood. I hope that you will give him the glory and dignity he deserves, and stop trampling on his corpse without wanton. Let him be here, and die a dignified death. With the attitude of a brave man. ”
Octavia lay on the corpse of Sextus and wept bitterly, while Appis spoke to the soldiers around him in a solemn and serious manner in front of Octavia.
The infantry of Caesar's Ninth Legion around them were silent, they looked at the broken body, and the woman who was lying on the body and weeping bitterly, maybe what Apis said did have some truth, or maybe they also felt that Octavian was too pitiful, and everyone put away their blood-stained daggers, gathered around the corpse of Sextus, and then made a standard military salute to show respect for the warrior.
After performing this series of movements, Appis slowly walked up to Octavia and helped her to her feet. Several soldiers walked over and carried the bloody body onto a stretcher, ready to be carried to the funeral site for the final cremation.
Octavia, on the other hand, wept and fainted in Appis's arms. But such an action did not doubt anything, because at this moment it was normal for an overly sad Octavia to faint in the arms of any man......
"Soldier, carry her to the barracks, she's Octavia, Caesar's niece and granddaughter, if something happens to her, none of you can afford it, quick!"
Appis hurriedly yelled.
Soon, the guards around him panicked and picked up Octavia, who was in a state of syncope, and rushed in the direction of the barracks.
All that remained on the battlefield were hundreds of broken bodies and the fallen banners of the Sextus Legion.
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A few days later, the port of New Carthage was bustling with people, and a large number of Roman soldiers had now gathered here. The Ninth and Tenth Legions became the symbol legions of the conquest of Spain. They cheered, held their booty, and stood on the dock boasting about their merits. They conquered Spain for Caesar, and with the exception of a few local barbarians in the remote mountainous areas who were not yet under the control of the Roman government, most of Spain's territory was already under Caesar's domain. They do have the capital to be proud of.
Apis apparently became a hero as well, because the battle that defeated the main forces of Rabienus and Sextus was actually a tactic that Apis came up with, and it was also carried out by Apis himself, leading the half-crippled Tenth Army to hold the central position, so that Antony's large army surrounded and eliminated Sextus's main force. Before Appis could meet Octavia, he was lifted above his head by the fanatical Tenth Legionnaires, and then thrown into the air with enthusiasm. Show closeness and reverence for their commanders. Yes, it was their commander Apis who doubled their salary......
On the shore, Octavian was standing beside Octavia, comforting his sister as a big boy.
"You should forget about the past, sister. We're going back to Rome soon, back home. There, there will be no more pain and suffering. You should recuperate at home, if you still want to give birth to this child. ”
Octavian stood beside Octavia and whispered softly. They are sisters and brothers, but they are closer than siblings.
"I'm going to give birth. He was innocent. ”
Octavia stood on the guardrail of the dock and said bitterly. She looked at the blue sea in her eyes, and the sadness in her eyes became even stronger, as if it was the precipitation after the baptism of the years, and no one could easily dissolve that sorrow. (To be continued.) )