Three months of winter was so long for most Romans, but for Apis and Octavia it was so short that it seemed like it had not yet begun and ended again. The days of pleasure in the small rooms www.biquge.info of the temple, the days of watching a play together in a cloak at the Grand Theatre, and the days of strolling quietly on the banks of the Tiber have all become memories of the good old days.

"Wait for me to come back next time."

Before leaving, Apis stroked Octavia's face, a delicate and beautiful face, without a hint of whitewashed makeup, but fresh and refined, delicate and graceful. It's like a beauty out of a fairy tale. But even so, the lovers are still going to separate, the plebicular election is over, the legions are about to go north again, the Gallic war is not over, everything is still going on anxiously.

"I'll wait for you. Aduneus. ”

Octavia held Appis's warm big hand, turned his face sideways, and kissed the back of his lover's hand, and when Octavia was alone with Abyss, the girl still preferred to call Appis's original name - Aduneus, although the gladiator named Adunius was dead in the impression of the Romans, but Octavia knew that he was still alive and always alive. Appis in front of him is the former king of the arena, a legendary gladiator. It's also my love.

"Sir?"

Appis and Octavia parted, and the cavalry behind them kindly reminded their new cavalry captain.

"Well, I'll be right here, you guys go first."

Appis commanded with the soldiers behind him.

At the time of separation, Octavia stuffed his pendant into Apis's hand, which was a token of love, and in the future, as long as Apis held this silver-white gorgeous pendant, he could think of Octavia's face today.

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In March, the legions left Rome and headed for Gaul in the north. There, numerous barbarian tribes are stirring.

The green plains, the melting streams, the rivers, the valleys, the wheat fields waiting to be sown, the white clouds on the horizon, everything seems so beautiful, but it is a pity that the lovers are not around.

For a whole month, Apis followed the army from Rome to northern Gaul, until he saw the Alps in the distance, and everyone knew that he was far from Rome.

In the next two months, the Seventh Legion, the Eighth Legion, and the Tenth Legion successively arrived at their designated place and set up camp, compared to the civilized life of the Romans, the life of the Gauls at the moment was still in the primitive tribal form, Appis could see that the conquered Gallic tribes, their means of production were so lacking, there was no law in society, there was no form of government, everything was still based on the chieftain's words, at most a few elders were called to a meeting, and all matters of the year were decided.

"Fifty lorries outside of the town of Drys, this is it."

Kota said excitedly as he looked at a plain with a wide field of vision. The Eighth Regiment of the Seventh Army was to build a camp here and be stationed here for a long time to monitor the nearby Gallic tribes and quickly conquer the local tribes as soon as there was a momentum of rebellion.

Over the next two weeks, 10,000 legionnaires set up a wide legionary camp in the open area of the plain, and the Roman soldiers were not ordinarily good at building, and again and again, Appis witnessed the great ability of the legionnaires to build in this ancient society, and in two weeks, a huge fortress of large scale and complete fortifications rose up on the plain outside the town of Dress.

In the spring, the legion even planted wheat seeds on a plot of land outside its camp. Livestock were kept in captivity.

Every day at sunrise, the legionnaires went out to farm, and some went out for training to train their physical fitness. Come back when the sun sets. Inside and outside the barracks, there was a thriving scene.

In a peaceful and quiet atmosphere, the Roman soldiers who had unloaded their uniforms were like a group of pure farmers, cultivating and practicing in the land of the Gauls. If it weren't for the sound of training and fighting in the barracks from time to time, people would really forget the war here, and think that it was a group of simple peasants who went to a new place and started a new life.

"Caesar has won a great victory in Britain and is returning to Gaul."

The communications corps handed over the latest information, and the letters were filled with things to cheer about. The Roman legions conquered which Gallic tribe, and Caesar landed in the mysterious land of Britain. and conquered the local barbarians, bringing with them a large amount of booty and slaves.

"It's something to celebrate, Sabinus."

Cota stood in the tent and spoke to Sabinus with joy on his face. Caesar's victory, although he led the 9th and 10th legions, but each victory meant that the Roman legions needed to stay in Gaul a little shorter. Because the anti-Roman forces are being eliminated little by little.

"We should have a carnival tonight so that the soldiers can enjoy the victory of the Roman legions."

Sabinus then proposed. Since adopting his long-lost son, Sabinus's mood can be described as happier and happier day by day, as if everything is developing towards a better, sunny tomorrow. Cota also saw a long-lost smile on his old partner's face. Although the old friend's face was full of wrinkles when he smiled, he could still feel Sabinus's joy growing day by day.

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"Appis, I have witnessed your path to glory, two years ago, you were a newly emancipated slave, and now, you have become a high-ranking commander of the legion, in charge of the captain's cavalry, you are simply a miracle, Appis."

At the bonfire at night, Quintus sat drunkenly beside Apis, and spoke to Apis with envy and jealousy. Commander of the cavalry, a position almost below one man and above a thousand, apart from Kota, and Sabinus himself, there was hardly anyone else in the two legions who could command Appis.

climbed to such a high position in two years, no wonder Quintus was depressed, the centurion fought for the legion for seven or eight years, and after all, he was still a low-level centurion, but this Appis next to him ascended to the sky in one step and directly became the captain of the cavalry. It wasn't just Quintus who was depressed, but many senior centurions were depressed. However, no one dared to say anything, let alone know why Apis was able to rise to such a high position in such a short period of time. Even Apis himself didn't know......

"Don't envy my path to ascension, Quintus, my old centurion, I'm just lucky, and one day, you'll have too, I mean that luck."

"***, then Mars will be rewarded with face, let me kill a hundred barbarians on the battlefield, and maybe be able to become a centurion of a brigade."