"We must take that walled city, our march must be exposed, and Octavian will send men to garrison it in advance!"

At night, looking at the sparks on Agrippa's camp in the distance, Maxim said anxiously. Pen~Fun~Pavilion www.biquge.info Although the Germanic cavalry completely defeated Agrippa's Iberian cavalry in the daytime cavalry battle, these local battlefield victories could not affect the overall situation. As long as the regular Roman army did not fall for a day, the battle could not be said to be victorious.

"Yes, but I'm afraid this camp was not built in a day or two, looking at those tall stone walls, obviously, it will take at least a month or two to build this high wall, and ordinary siege weapons can't shake it. But don't worry, Maxim, I have ordered a brigade of the Seventh Legion to set out in the early hours of the morning to seize a quarry in the vicinity, where the stone will be our weapons in the assault of the walled city. ”

Appis said, a sly smile on his lips.

"You want to use a heavy weapon like a catapult?"

Maxim then asked.

"Yes, the Romans are very familiar with the Romans' combat methods, the general siege methods, Agrippa must have thought of a way to deal with it, even if Agrippa didn't think of it, his veterans and centurions of Caesar would also think of it, so there is no need to risk the lives of the soldiers and waste time on the front line. Tomorrow we will build dozens of large catapults in our camp, and when the quarry stone arrives, I will order the sappers to bombard the walled city around the clock, so that they will not even have time to repair it. ”

Apis replied confidently. In fact, this is also the case, the terrain of the Spanish region is very undulating, and Agrippa cannot find an absolute plain to build a city, opposite Agrippa's camp, there are several small hills, which Appis can use, and it is best to cut wood on the hills, take local materials, and build catapults. Of course, in Agrippa's camp, there will definitely be heavy weapons for counterattacks, depending on the intensity of the long-range firepower of the two sides on the day of the battle. However, he was in the dark and his opponent was in the light, which became Appis's most advantageous bargaining chip.

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"Dog *mother*raised!"

Crane accidentally clashed his back with a sword cut by Octavian's Roman veteran, and he screamed in pain. Fortunately, the sturdy chain mail and leather armor on the inside protected the body, and the sword did not penetrate deep into the internal organs and bones, but only caused flesh wounds. Enraged, Crane turned around, clenched his sword, and stabbed the Roman veteran in the face with a sword that stabbed him in the face, and suddenly, blood gushed out, staining Crane's already bloodstained face even more crimson.

The Roman veteran, who had been stabbed in the face, limped weakly and died instantly.

Then, when another Octavian soldier came up, Crane picked up the heavy javelin on the ground that was still undamaged, and threw a spear at it, and the legion veteran had no time to dodge, and was shot in the chest and fell head-on. Blood was still gushing from the wound......

Then, the bloodthirsty and excited Crane stepped up and slashed his heart at the Roman soldier who was lying on the ground twitching...... The skin is open and the flesh is blooming......

More soldiers fought anxiously and bitterly under the protection of shields, until they were stabbed into the body by the opponent's sword and slowly died.

When it was dark, the four centurions sent by Agrippa were ultimately in vain, not only failing to intercept and divert the water source, but also sacrificing a whole centurion, two centurions, and a flag bearer. The narrow slope was filled with the broken bodies of soldiers on both sides.

……

However, Octavian, who had not been able to gain the slightest advantage on the battlefield, was able to exert his political strength a few days later. In just three days, a large number of Roman officials were arrested on a variety of charges, and crucially, Octavian had ironclad evidence of every charge against these officials. Both human and physical evidence were present, and the consuls and jurassines were all his subordinates, and the speed with which these officials were sentenced was jaw-dropping. In the past, if a nobleman or knight was convicted, and these knights or nobles had the opportunity to find a defense lawyer, now, Octavian did not give these people a chance at all. Moreover, in such an obvious high-pressure situation, no lawyer dared to defend this group of nobles, it was simply looking for death.

A storm that rectified the internal affairs of Rome swept the Apennine Peninsula almost in a short time. Cicero's worst fears came true. He knew that he had not received the letter he had sent to Apis that day, and that Octavian's men had tampered with the contents of the letter. At this time, Octavian's action indicated that the young heir was going to make a move against Appis......

And in the case of the blockade of news, Appis, who was fighting far away in Spain, knew nothing about the matter.

Agrippa's camp was breached a week later, and with the remnants of his legions, he entered the city of Kalman. And things have progressed so far, and they have all gone according to Octavian's plan. Agrippa succeeded in dragging Appis' main army to Spain. And all of Apis's eyeliner in Italy was pulled out for the first time, and at this time, no one passed information to Apis, and even if there was, it was false information. At this time, Octavian's real goal gradually became clear.

A week later, two of Octavian's Roman legions appeared on the border of northern Italy, just a stone's throw from Marseille, Appis's port city in the Mediterranean. It was only then that it became known that Octavitanus's real goal was the Mediterranean seaport city in the early days. Turinus aimed at the city early on, and this series of internal military operations was in fact coherent, a whole, a trap, a trap preset specifically for Appis......

"I see an empire being formed, but it is an evil, domineering, powerful and terrifying empire, Octavian's young boy is single-handedly forging this empire, Apis may be really defeated this time, this time, he really meets an opponent......"

At the end of the storm, Cicero sat on a chaise longue on his balcony, watching the blood-red sunset gradually set into the valley of Mount Patin, feeling anxious and helpless. He spoke sadly to his wife, Tarantia. His eyes were filled with despair and sadness.

"Perhaps, it's time for us to take a stand with Turinus?"

Tarantia tactfully reminded.

"You want me to betray Appis?!"

Cicero jumped out of his chair. Asked in a roaring tone.

"In our lifetimes, perhaps Apis will never be able to set foot in the city of Rome again, and we need to think about ourselves."

Tarantia looked at the old Cicero and said.