Two days later, Apis left to go alone to the place he had agreed with Nikulas to meet his strange and familiar brother. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The clouds in the sky were like Appis's mood at the moment, heavy and contradictory. It's a choice between military orders and emotions. Appis conceived countless hypotheses. Suppose Caesar was here, in such an environment, what would he choose? He will crush the enemy's camp with the legion? Or is it the same as yourself, bound by family affection? And if Octavian were here, what would he choose? What about Anthony? Oh no, they are all great men of history, and they will not care about any emotion, they will only see victory in this war, because victory means everything. But didn't Caesar refuse Sulla's invitation because of his deep affection for his wife when he was young?

Appis felt his thoughts were in turmoil, and only the horses under him trampled on the muddy ground, making the sound of horses' hooves uninterrupted. Not far away, the silver-white tent had come into view, and Anelka and Nikulas had been waiting inside for a long time.

"Brothers......

As soon as he entered the door, Nikulas extended a friendly olive branch, after all, as the elder brother of Apis, he did not want to really meet his brother with a sword, at this moment, with the efforts of his mother, he was able to reach a peace agreement with his younger brother, as the elder brother of Apis, Nicholas was still very happy. After shaking hands, he hugged Apis and kissed Apis' face.

And Appis just stood there in confusion. Colluding with the enemy commander and wasting the precious advance time of the legions, such a crime with the rigor of Caesar's army will definitely be punished with a felony against himself. Appis felt a blank in his mind. Then, Anelka's tears of joy wept.

"Brother, are you still unwilling to leave Caesar and join our side? As long as you take the refuge in Pompey, I think he will give you the same position. A legion, a Roman office, or an innumerable fortune, I think Pompey and the Senate can do it. ”

After a warm hug, Nikulas began to talk about the last thing Apis wanted to talk about.

"Caesar's Tenth Legion was no ordinary Roman legion, in fact, these soldiers, all of whom had fought with me in Gaul, against the barbarians, ate the same grains and oats mixed with sand, lived in the same tents, and even slept with the same slave girls. My relationship with them is not something that can be replaced by a new legion, let alone power and wealth. ”

Apis' answer made Nikulas look at him a little, but then he turned the conversation back to the great civil war.

"Well, the Tenth Legion is indeed a good legion, and in the battle of the last few days, my superiors lost their lives, and lost seven thousand soldiers, fellow Romans, and I am saddened by their deaths, and at the same time, I am amazed at the strength of Caesar's legion. Brother, if it weren't for this civil war, I'm afraid that the future of you and I would be very clear. But this civil war ruined everything. ”

"But it is inevitable, sooner or later there will be such a decisive battle between the commoners and the aristocratic faction."

Apis said helplessly, I don't know if Nikulas can understand, in short, Apis said everything he can say, what the ending will be, at this time can no longer imagine.

"So do you think Caesar will win? Or Pompey? ”

Nikulas then asked.

"I don't know, Caesar had the most loyal legions to him, they were all veterans of the Gallic Wars, and at the same time, they were absolutely loyal to Caesar. And, Caesar had the support of the common people. But Pompey had the support of the nobles of the Senate, and although he did not have as many veterans as Caesar, he had the advantage of abundant wealth and abundant supplies, and the Senate would provide him with a steady stream of wealth to recruit legions. And the salaries of the legions were also paid by those who were wealthy nobles. If the afternoon of a long civil war, I think it is good for Pompey. But Caesar was also a brilliant strategist, and he would not let this war drag on for too long. ”

Appis spoke eloquently. Nikulas kept nodding in acquiescence. On this point, the two brothers reached a consensus, and at this moment Anelka came out to persuade peace, whether it was Apis or Nikulas, everyone hoped that the war would end soon, at least the decisive battle between Pompey and Caesar would come soon. In this way, there would not have been more Romans who would have shed their blood and died on the battlefield.

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"Are you crazy? You let Caesar's elite legions entangle with these Greeks and find a hundred reasons, and Caesar will guess why. You will be punished by Caesar severely! ”

Apis returned to the barracks and told Crassus Jr. about his plan, but was not surprisingly rejected by Marcus Crassus. Apis looked helplessly at his loyal comrade-in-arms, and it was difficult to distinguish between them.

"Brother, if you will not agree to my request, you will go south with the Eleventh Legion and join Caesar first."

Appis said helplessly. The discomfort in the heart, the dilemma, no one can understand. And at the end of the day, Apis knew that he was a man of temperament. Reason and emotion dominate themselves together, sometimes in order to achieve the goal, the cruelty is extreme, and sometimes for the sake of emotion, do very irrational and stupid things. Maybe he still needs to grow, Appis blamed himself in his heart......

"You're such a madman. Brother, I treat you as my brother, and if you let me go south with the Eleventh Legion, it is not the same as telling Caesar that you are deliberately leaving the Tenth Legion in the rear and deliberately delaying time. And I, in order not to be guilty of the same crime as you, withdrew and took the Eleventh Legion alone. Apis, you and I fought side by side in Gaul, and in Spain you saved my life. You grew up as a civilian, it is not easy to get to where you are today, don't give up your interests for the sake of the so-called emotion, you can't bear it. You told me that one day you would become consul of Rome and come to Parthia again with your legions, and bring back to Rome the glory that belonged to my father. And now, by doing these things, you are destroying your future. ”

Little Crassus was Appis' true partner, friend, and even true brother, unlike Lepida, who befriended himself only to use and win him over. Apis knew this, but whenever Apis wanted to sweep through Nikulas's camp with his legions, Anelka's helpless and weeping face was revealed to him, which made Apis uncomfortable. (To be continued.) )