40. Farewell

In the battle of the night, three brigades led by Rabienus firmly held the fortress, and Caesar led eight legions to attack the city from outside. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info The Eduara clan is completely subjugated.

After the war, Caesar was no longer relenting and sold all 53,000 people in the city into slavery and sent them back to Rome.

Of course, there are trophies that belong to the soldiers, Caesar is not the kind of stingy person, he went to Gaul, not more to expand his own pocket, but to cultivate an army that is dedicated to himself, so in the distribution of spoils, this wise Roman legion commander naturally knew that he could not treat the soldiers badly.

Appis was given ten Gallic slaves, twenty bottles of fine Gallic wine, a war horse, and a delicate Celtic dagger. If all these things are exchanged for money, they can be exchanged for three thousand Seontel. At current prices, it is possible to buy a mid-range apartment in the city of Rome. And keep the food expenses for one year.

After a year of military life, you can buy a bachelor apartment, and if it is modern, I don't know how many people are willing to join the army......

"Apis, tomorrow I will be leaving for Rome, and I am glad to have this conversation with you. You have taught me a lot. ”

The Roman legions were about to depart, but Octavian was going to return to Rome. Perhaps military life was only part of the young aristocratic boy, whose real home was still in Rome. Apis suddenly sighed that the wheels of history were rolling forward and could not change its inherent trajectory, and Julius Caesar would eventually become a great military commander and dictator at the end of the Roman Republic. Octavian, on the other hand, could not avoid his own path, and perhaps in the end, it was this boy who transformed Rome from a republic into an empire. It's just that now, everyone doesn't know what these two people mean to Rome.

"Little master, can we meet again?"

Appis asked Octavian with mixed feelings. Talk to the founding emperors of Roman history, make friends, and if you can meet them in the future, then you can become the best of this era, in today's words, hugging your thighs. But Apis didn't just have this thought about Octavian, because Octavian's sister, Octavia, was his first love in this world, and this complicated relationship made Apis a little uneasy. Octavian and he were good friends, but if he knew that his sister had a constant affection for a low-ranking soldier, what would the cold boy do? Octavian's ruthless methods are well known in Roman history......

"Yes, as long as I want to find you again."

The young boy smiled, and by this time, Apis could no longer tell what he was thinking through his eyes. There is something great about the great men of history, and Octavian's eyes are so deep that even though he is only thirteen years old, it makes people feel unfathomable. The only thing to be thankful for was that Octavian seemed to be sincere in his trust and friendship, much to Appis's relief.

"By the way, do you need me to bring any news back to Rome? Do you have at least family or friends there? ”

Octavian slowly walked into the carriage escorted by his servants, however, in the carriage the young boy turned back and shouted at Appis.

"Well, I have something I want to ask you for, but it's not about my family, I don't have one. But I once promised a comrade-in-arms - Fabrice, and I promised him that I would take good care of his family after the war. ”

Appis walked up, and the servant made way so that the two of them could have a good conversation.

"Tell me the address of his house."

Octavian asked with a simple smile.

"One hundred and thirty-fifth Upper Lane, Via Cambri, Rome, behind the Temple of Apollo. I have not been to his house, and I do not know what is going on in his house, but I would like you to send half of the loot and salary I have received this year to his house. ”

As he spoke, Apis took out a bag of currency in the inner layer of his clothes, the upper dinar.

"No, I will command my servant to pay homage to this family when the time comes. By the way, what about himself? Why don't you send your paycheck back in person? ”

Octavian's fair face looked paler and more delicate in the sun, but his question made Apis feel sad. The scene of blood and tears reappeared in Appis's mind, the last entrustment of the Roman veteran on his deathbed, and leaving the chance of escape to someone else.

"Dead."

Apis replied simply. And Octavian immediately guessed what had happened.

"I'm sad."

Octavian narrowed his eyes so as not to let the sun irritate his eyes.

"Don't worry, Appis, I'll take care of this. You have a merciful heart, and the god Zhu will protect you. ”

Octavian was immediately reassured. For a moment, Appis felt that the boy in front of him was not a boy at all, and that his words were always like that of an adult, polite and orderly. Aside from his young age, Apis could hardly find a trace of a boy of the same age in Octavian at this time. To be great may also be sad, he lost the childhood he should have been......

The prisoner cart full of slaves set off from the Roman military camp along with the magnificent carriage of the Gaius family. Looking at the distant figure of the convoy, Appis's heart was like a remnant cloud in the sky, cloudy and sunny. Octavian may have been the only person he could contact Octavia, but he didn't dare to mention it in front of him. God played a joke on himself, and his best friend may become the biggest obstacle to his and Octavia's time together in the future. Appis clearly remembers that Octavian married his sister to Antony in order to form a triumvirate with Antony. If this happens again in the future, Apis really wants to kill Anthony with a sword right now? Stick.

A few weeks later, Caesar's men marched to the western region of Gaul, where the Roman legions awaited a fierce resistance from the Gallic tribes of the Atlantic coast.

Unlike the previous tactics, this time, Caesar divided the ten legions into five routes, and Rabienus and the tenth legion were stationed in the northern Gaul region that had just been conquered. Crassus the Younger and Fabius led three legions south into the territory of the Aguitanians, Sabinus and Cota led the Seventh and Eighth legions into the territory of the Veniti, while Brutus led two legions to the western port of Gaul-Ethos, where he built a fleet. Prepare to duke it out at sea with these Gallic tribes.