"It seems that the animal is faster than we are, he has set up camp on the high ground, and before slaughtering this herd, I need to have my scouts scout around this hill, as for you, feel free to dispose of it. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Two days later, when Antony and Octavian's large army arrived on the other side of the Ebries, Brutus and Cventus had already built the whole defense together, and the traditional Roman double defensive network surrounded the entire high ground, and because Brutus hired so many soldiers that the whole camp was densely covered with tents, which extended to the bottom of the high ground, and the inner ring of the earthen wall of the whole defense, many tall towers were built on it, on which Creek archers and legionary artillerymen were arranged, A series of small launch pads are arranged on the towers, such a defense system, even if ten times the number of enemy troops to attack, may not be able to capture, Anthony is not only a brute warrior, he observed the terrain and the enemy's fortifications a little, he knew that forcibly attacking the city, it is unrealistic behavior, although he despised the opponent, but he also with rational military behavior, arranged his men to build a camp opposite the Brutus fortifications first. In many cases, the battle between the Romans was not a simple large-scale frontal battle of the legions, but this seemingly cumbersome but very effective engineering warfare.

"Look at his arrogant attitude, if it weren't for Octavian's orders, I wouldn't want to be with him for a moment!"

Agrippa, after building fortifications with his soldiers, complained that, in fact, even the lowest-ranking soldiers could see that Octavian and Antony had formed a coalition on the surface, but that the coalition was in fact unreliable, and that the legions on both sides were subordinate to their own generals, commanders, and perhaps even in battle. The same happened in the camp of Brutus, Brutus and Cventus were also fighting separately, they did not obey each other, because the legions were recruited separately, Cassius was perhaps more moderate, because he was the weakest, with only one legion, and the others were the tribes of northern Thrace and Asia Minor, "freedom fighters", and of course one of the mercenaries. The relationship between the three of them is like that of Antony, Octavian and Lepida, who is also the weakest of the triumvirate, the corner of the peacemaker.

"Complain less, Agrippa, for since you have chosen Octavian, you will serve him wholeheartedly."

Appis sat beside the young officer, holding the warm goat's milk in one hand, and said.

"It should be said that Octavian and I were more of a friendship than a pure allegiance. Appis, many people are talking now, you are actually a person from Lepida, can you tell me that this is true? ”

Agrippa and Apis were close friends a few years ago, and he asked about such a sensitive topic very directly, without worrying about the awkward atmosphere.

"Well, really, I'm doing things for Lepida."

Appis paused for a moment, then calmly returned.

This answer came as a surprise to Agrippa, who thought that Apis was not admitting his position, but now it seemed that Agrips was very honest...... Didn't he mind his relationship with Octavian? Don't mind the dispute between Octavian and Lepida in Rome?

"Can you tell me why? Octavian and Antony, both sides have stronger strength, you and Octavian have been friends for many years, why do you have to do things for Lepida? ”

Agrippa looked a little confused, he had thought that he and Apis would be a little estranged because of the different camps, but now it seems that Apis did not think so. It's just that Agrippa doesn't understand why Apis did this, and what his purpose and intentions are?

"Because Lepida saved me during the civil war between Caesar and Pompey, and because his wife and Tertila were sisters, I had to repay him for his kindness, and that's all, and I helped Octavian to inherit the inheritance because of my many years of friendship with him and my respect for Caesar's last wishes. Alas, in short, I did my best to preserve Octavian's relationship with Lepida, because both were people I did not want to hurt, you understand? ”

Appis said, "sincerely" revealed, and Agrippa couldn't help but feel emotional.

"Well, I hope, I don't want the day when I'm going to fight each other for my own position, and then I won't be able to do it, Appis."

Agrippa said, punching Appis in the chest as a sign of respect.

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When the scouts returned, Antony began to arrange the siege of Brutus, and he ordered the Third and Eleventh Legions to rush the civil works day and night, trying to surround the entire camp of Brutus and cut off his food, grass and water supplies.

At the same time, this idea was endorsed by Octavian and Lepida, and tens of thousands of legionnaires began to dig trenches outside the camp, they gathered all the available timber around the heights, sharpened them, and arranged them inside the trenches, and the sharpened stakes were neatly erected from the bottom of the trenches at an angle of sixty degrees, and in order to prevent Brutus' troops from pulling out these traps, Antony also asked the soldiers to connect the bottom of the stakes when making fortifications, and tie them tightly with thick ropes, so that no matter how strong the soldiers, It is also impossible to pull these traps, stakes, out of the trenches.

In addition, Anthony sent another army to the Ebris River to try to build a strong stone bridge, because the original wooden pontoon bridge was too weak, if this was a war of attrition, a protracted war, then it was very important to ensure the transportation of grain and grass, and the stone bridge could ensure the smooth transportation of the baggage convoy. The climate in Greece is not friendly, it is March, and the rainy season is approaching, and Antony's concern is justified, because with the current design of wooden bridges, when the rainy season floods, the pontoon bridges are often washed away, and at this time, if the front line is still fighting, the situation is very dangerous.

Of course, in order to cut off the water source of Brutus's army, Anthony also sent men to find the upstream flow of water into Brutus's camp, and tried to intercept and divert it in the upper reaches of the river, if these works were successfully completed, then he could trap Brutus and Kventus in that seemingly impregnable highland fortification without a single soldier.

At the same time, Apis is doing what seems boring and useless to ordinary people, and he is cultivating the hygiene habits of soldiers...... Apis ordered that every soldier should boil the water before drinking it in the summer, and that the excrement should be disposed of uniformly, digging a pit first, then excreting on the pit, and then burying the pit. to prevent mosquitoes from spreading all over the camp. As soon as such a strange regulation was announced, it aroused the disgust and incomprehension of many soldiers, in their opinion, Apis's approach was simply redundant, wasting everyone's time, especially boiling water before drinking water in summer, such a waste of time rules in the eyes of the legionnaires was simply unreasonable, even if the Romans achieved a brilliant civilization in architecture, economy, and politics, but in terms of hygiene, in fact, it was still very backward, and what Apis wanted to change was this bad habit, Maybe people in other barracks will laugh at the soldiers in their barracks doing these useless jobs every day, but when the disease and epidemic come, they will know that these seemingly boring jobs will save their lives.