Forward, with swords and might

Conquest, conquest of the lands of the barbarians

The woman who conquered them

Let their women moan under our kua

You will go to battle without fear

For freedom

For the sake of glory......

In the rainy forests of North Britain, Appis led the 10th Legion all the way north to track the trail of the ghost wolf, and the Roman soldiers sang all the way, even if they lacked food and clothing, they could not stop their high morale, because in the past few days, the 10th Legion has sacked several villages, captured some Celtic residents, and replenished the food and grass of the legion, which made the soldiers hope again.

It's just that this military song really makes Apis not like to complain. It's not a song, it's like the slogan of a group of robbers and bandits. But considering that the people who joined the legion were all gangsters and ruffians, and they did not have much high culture, using the noble poetry of Cicero or Cato the Younger as a military song? I'm afraid it will make the soldiers drowsy during the march......

"Appis, there's a question I've always wanted to ask you."

During the long march, Crane could not bear the silence and began to chat with Apis again.

"Ask, brother, there's no question you can't ask."

Appis replied with a smile on his horse.

"Antony is already spying on Rome and attacking Italy, and Octavian is also your enemy, why don't you ally with Antony and fight Octavian together? In this way, our southern line of defense will be much easier. ”

Klein asked curiously.

"Anthony? Oh, don't ally him, he's already our ally. The enemy of the enemy is the ally, and this ally, even if we do not win it, will be ambitious to conquer Rome. However, I can't really ally with Anthony. ”

"Why? Because of personal feelings? Do you hate him? ”

"No, because of his relationship with Cleopatra. Antony had fallen too deep into it, and he didn't realize it, or didn't take it seriously, that his alliance with Cleopatra actually violated the bottom line of the Romans and made the Roman people angry. To the Romans, Cleopatra was the viper of the Nile, and she devoured two of Rome's great generals. Antony's marriage to the queen and his side with Cleopatra was, in effect, on the side of Egypt, and even if he himself did not think so, the people of Rome would think so. Octavian had taken advantage of this opportunity to stir up public opinion, and at this time, if we were to form an alliance with Antony, it would inevitably arouse the resentment of the Roman people. Think that we are also traitors on the side of Egypt and the aliens. Don't underestimate Octavian, even if he doesn't have anything now, just inheriting the word Caesar is enough to be worth four legions, which is a value that cannot be bought with money. ”

In the middle of the rain, Apis replied slowly, riding on horseback.

……

"Roar, roar, roar......"

Stingot, the Roman British military food passage, a group of Celts in shabby cloaks and clothes rushed out from both sides of the road, accompanied by bursts of roars and screams, the barbarian crowd approached the Roman grain convoy that was carrying grain and grass.

Since the killing of the druids on Mora, the resistance of the Celtic tribes has become stronger, almost every day there have been incidents of British indigenous tribes attacking the Roman garrison, and food convoys have been robbed on the road.

At this moment, thousands of barbarian infantry were launching a fierce attack on a food guard team of only three hundred people.

The Roman soldiers were soon drowned in the crowd, and they struggled, but the barbarians' axes and swords slashed down again and again, until the Roman soldiers were blurred and fell in pools of their own blood.

Then, these barbarian warriors who plundered grain did not even give the Roman centurion a chance to kill himself, and directly kicked the centurion of the grain transport team to the ground and kicked the short sword far away.

Then, one by one, they came over and on the centurion's face. It wasn't until enough of the humiliation that he smashed the centurion's head with a hammer.

……

"The general must be persuaded to return to the camp, otherwise, the legion will go farther and farther, and our food will hardly be able to reach the commander smoothly. There are daily reports of food convoys being attacked, and passing through the territory of the barbarians is like passing through the gates of hell. It's too dangerous there. ”

"I know, but now even the messenger can't reach the general. I suspect that Apis wants to fight to the end, using the spoils of victory and the supplies he has obtained from looting villages along the way, to go straight to the ghost wolf's lair and force him to fight a decisive battle. ”

Maximus, the commander of the regiment who was ordered to hold the town of Ulenica, anxiously discussed the battle at the front with his men. Two weeks ago, Apis had told him to hold on with a brigade, but now, with almost all of the food not reaching the front, Maxim, as a loyal subordinate, became increasingly worried about Apis's safety. However, he had no other option, because a brigade was too small to send more soldiers to protect the convoy, otherwise the barbarians might launch a surprise attack on the town if there were too few guards in it.

"If we can find the nest of the Picts and decide the outcome of the battle, the key is the vast forests, meadows and swamps in the north, and it will be difficult for the legion to find the nest of the barbarians."

The captain of the guard under Maximus sighed.

"It's hard, but that's our general. He often does this kind of thing, attacking when others don't expect it, doing things that no one else will do, but this time, I promise he is not rational. ”

After Maximus finished speaking, the captain of the guard cast a curious look.

Before leaving Gaul, Appis promised his wife Tertila that he would be able to settle the rebellion in Britain in three months, and return triumphantly. So, he's in a hurry. A lot of the time, he did it too haste. Alas, our great leader, the general, had great intellect and courage, but he was always unable to control himself very well in personal feelings. In other words, our leader is also an outlier, and when Roman men treated women, they had a large number of lovers, partners, but Appis was always faithful to his wife. The most scandalous scandal was the rumor between him and Octavian's sister, but that was only a rumor, there was no witness testimony, and there was no evidence. ”

Maximus and the captain of the garrison stood on the fortress of the fortress and talked eloquently, the topic went from the military on the front line to the personal life and emotional scandals of Apis, but in fact Maximus was so helpless at this moment, Apis took two regiments of heavy infantry, and only one brigade of troops remained in Yulenica, and the rest of the soldiers were responsible for collecting food. Even if they are willing to help, they are powerless to change the current predicament.