"What's on the letter?"

Agrippa asked Octavian after opening the letter and reading it. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Apis suggested that I send troops to attack Antony at this time, Antony was besieging Aletion, DJ Brutus was holding the town with two legions, and Apis suggested that we lead the legions on a rapid march and launch a surprise attack from Antony's rear."

Octavian said, handing the letter to Agrippa.

"That's a good suggestion, we were going to make a move at this time and flank Anthony with DJ Brutus."

Agrippa responded excitedly.

"It's just a conspiracy on his part, and my men who stayed in Rome have come back and told me that Apis was often with Lepida, and that their alliance was unmistakable. And for now, all he did was find a way out for Lepida. It's just that I'm curious as to why Apis chose Lepida over Anthony or me? Among the three forces, Lepida's power is the weakest. ”

Octavian replied with a sneer.

"You sent someone to follow Appis?"

Agrippa asked in surprise, because on weekdays, in the eyes of everyone, Octavian and Appis were like brothers, and in Agrippa's eyes, they were also good partners, but when Octavian told Agrippa what he had done today, the young general was obviously surprised.

"Yes."

Octavian replied coldly.

"When did you start suspecting Appis?"

Agrippa then asked.

"Two months ago, when I inherited Caesar's legacy, Rome was almost under my grasp, and yet Lepida appeared at this most critical time. It was only a week and a half from the time Calpurnia announced Caesar's suicide note to the appearance of Lepida outside Rome, and the normal speed of the legion's march from Spain to Rome took a month and a half. So, only my mother and Apis know about me seeking refuge in Apis, and you say, do I have any other suspicions than him? ”

Octavian's explanation made Agrippa suddenly realize that Appis, who had always been above board, also had a plot to complete. Octavian taught Agrippa a good lesson not to trust anyone in the future.

"This time, then, will you believe what Apis's letter says?"

Agrippa flickered for a moment, then asked.

"Yes, because what he said is true, Anthony is indeed besieging DJ Brutus, and even if Apis doesn't have that advice, I'm going to attack Anthony. In fact, Apis and I have the same idea, and he wants to try to maintain the balance of the situation in the three parties. Because Lepida is too weak, and we are not strong enough. ”

Octavian replied calmly and analytically.

"I'll go to the Thirteenth Legion to order people, and I'll leave at dawn."

Agrippa said excitedly.

"Well, you first take all the cavalry in the army, as well as the most experienced veterans of the Thirteenth Legion, march as fast as you can, and arrive at Aretine in three days to attack the rear of Antony. I will take the rest of my legions and march to Rome. ”

Octavian said, with a terrifying calmness on his face. Even though he was only seventeen years old, his wisdom still made those around him shudder and dare not deceive him.

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"Do Cicero, Brutus, and Anthony still keep correspondence with you?"

Agrippa's vanguard had already rushed to Aletion, besieged by Antony, while in the "calm" city of Rome, Apis was planning his next move with Cicero the "wallgrass". Sometimes Apis felt that he and Cicero were like rats in the sewers, meeting in various low-level places in Rome for fear that anyone would find out about their whereabouts. Compared with the meeting with Lepida, the meeting between Apis and Cicero was more cautious and cautious, because Cicero had more contact with people, from Brutus to Antony, as well as various gangs in the Senate, and even merchants and civilians in the city would consult Cicero when they had anything, and Cicero's situation at this time was as Apis had guessed, becoming a meeting point of conflict of interests of all parties, because after Caesar's death, the Senate was almost scattered, and Cicero became one of the few respected figures in the Senate.

Also, Anthony has been busy attacking DJ Brutus lately, and there has been no correspondence for nearly a week, but Brutus has sent letters from time to time, but most of them are just some words of confiding in his suffering in the East. There is no substantial information. ”

Cicero told Appis what he knew.

"Next, then, you need to write to reach out to someone."

"Who?"

"Gaius Octavius Turinus."

Appis said earnestly.

"Octavian didn't entertain me, you know, of all the politicians, he didn't contact me now, and Octavian, who inherited the name of Caesar, was as cold as a stone."

Cicero expressed his displeasure at Appis' suggestion. Cicero was dissatisfied with the fact that he was an old man in his sixties and wanted to take the initiative to write a letter to a boy who was only seventeen years old.

"He doesn't entertain you because he hasn't understood your details yet, he can't see through your position, so he hasn't taken the initiative to contact you and fight for you, but this doesn't mean that he doesn't respect you, and we need to involve him now."

Apis soothed Cicero's mood.

"Okay, okay, how do you think I'm going to get him involved?"

Cicero was still a little displeased, and from this point of view, Apis felt that Cicero was really a good-looking person, but he had some childlike emotions.

"You wrote to him that you would want Caesar's heirs to expel Antony from Rome, and that you would issue a letter of impeachment against Antony. Fight to legitimize his actions. And, for him to enter Rome, to lay the groundwork. ”

"So it shows that my position is biased in his favor? In that case, Brutus would have thought I had abandoned him. ”

Cicero questioned Appis.

"Yes, show that you are partial to Octavian, so that if he enters Rome in the future, he will not embarrass you, and the affairs of the Senate will be consulted with you, and you may not make any decisions, but at least we have the information. As for Brutus, it is easy to explain, just tell him that you are only so compromised under Octavian's hegemony, and such an explanation Brutus will believe. And just give Anthony another explanation for the same thing. ”

Appis patiently explained to Cicero.