"Rabienus gone?"

When he returned to the camp the next day, Apis did not expect that Caesar was already waiting in the camp. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info maybe it was when I got up in the morning to gather the legion that I found that the legion commander was gone......

Caesar asked calmly, as if he already knew the result.

"Yes, I found him leaving last night, and I didn't have time to call the guards, so I went after him alone."

Appis replied with trepidation, not knowing if his words would be able to hide from Caesar. However, in the next second, Caesar's reaction was unexpected by Appis. He was neither angry nor groaning. It's as if everything just happened naturally. Perhaps he was mentally prepared for Rabienus's betrayal.

"Did he say he was going to be loyal to the Republic? I guess he's going to say that. ”

Caesar sighed, even though he seemed so calm, not even the slightest change in wrinkles, however, Apis knew that Caesar should be very sad at this moment, Rabienus was the closest and most sincere companion of the great man of Rome, but now even he was inevitably betrayed. Caesar, perhaps, was destined to be a lonely giant.

"Yes...... That's what he said. ”

Apis looked at Caesar and replied helplessly.

"No need to chase him anymore. Rabbi Enus, his position is now yours, Appis. ”

What?

If the previous conversation was logical and within Apis's expectations, then the next moment, when Caesar pronounced his command, Apis's eyes widened and he could not accept the result for a moment. After Rabienus left, the Tenth Legion did lack a commander, but with his current age and experience, he was far from enough to assume the role of legion commander. In Rome, the people who were able to hold this position were at least thirty years of age. Except, of course, some geniuses. But apparently Apis did not consider himself a genius......

But it came so suddenly, that Caesar's seemingly understated order handed over to the young man, the 10th Legion, the most elite of the entire Gallic legions.

However, after the surprise, Apis thought about everything he had experienced over the years, and it seemed that this position belonged to him at the moment, and it was not surprising. At least most of the exploits he has done, Caesar has seen in his eyes. Moreover, at this moment, in the Tenth Legion, it seems that there is no more suitable person to hold this position except himself.

……

"Are you saying that Caesar refused to surrender his military powers?"

In the lavish Villa Pompey, when Cato the Younger and Marcurus found Pompey, the great general of the Republic was enjoying an autumn spa bath in his own home. Then, under the service of his servants, he wore soft white robes and went out to meet the two senators. Cato Jr. continued to get straight to the point, aiming at Caesar. Perhaps the situation was critical, and even the shivering words Cato Jr. omitted.

"yes, I think we've all guessed it. Pompey, the republic is in danger, and we hope that you will not hesitate to do it again. The companion you have always trusted, your friend, has now shown his minions and sharp teeth, and his desires have swelled infinitely, and everything that was originally holy in the republic will be defiled by him. ”

"So you want me to take a stand against Caesar?"

Pompey turned aside the servant beside him, and then said "impatiently".

"Yes, we need you, Pompey. Rome needs you, save it again. ”

Marcurus then added. Both of them looked so nervous, and it was clear that, at this moment, all the senate nobles were pinning their hopes on Gnaeus Pompey. Caesar's reforms were inclined to the plebeians, so the Roman nobles who usually targeted Caesar knew that once Caesar brought his legions into the city, the wealth of Rome would be redistributed, and the wealth they had worked hard to hoard all their lives might be confiscated in an instant, and redistributed to the plebeians who were eager for reform. The Roman aristocracy did not want to see this happen, so everyone was counting on Pompey to come forward again and "turn the tide".

In fact, after Marcurus and Cato the Younger entered Villa Pompey, hundreds of Roman nobles, wealthy merchants, had gathered outside this luxurious mountain villa, waiting for the outcome of this imminent negotiation.

"No, I don't want to get involved, you know, although in the past years I have achieved great results on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean, but that is in the past, Macurus, Cato, I have been living in seclusion in this mansion for nine years, you know, for nine years, I have hardly asked about Roman politics, if it weren't for the last time, Cato, you came to me and told me that the mob had besieged the Senate, and I probably wouldn't have known what was going on in this city down the hill."

Cato the Younger and Macurus of the Senate pleaded, but Pompey pretended not to care.

In fact, Pompey, the great man who conquered the eastern shores of the Mediterranean, was not really willing to go into hiding. After all, Caesar's arrival did threaten his position. And Pompey also knew that it was time to form an alliance with the Senate, but the form of the alliance had not yet been decided. Pompey knew that at the moment, the Senate had no other allies except himself, or that no one in the whole of Rome could fight against Caesar except himself. Therefore, the Senate is bound to compromise itself with all its might, and the focus of the compromise is the command of the legion, Pompey does not want the senate to interfere with the command of the legion in the future, so he takes advantage of this moment, when the people are panicking, to coerce the Senate. The more he pretended to be indifferent, the more anxious Cato and Marcurus became, and negotiation was the easiest time to broker.

"Pompey, my friend, you can't sit idly by, Caesar's arrival will bring disaster to Rome. He wants to take power with the legion. And we have to stop him from doing that. And now, the entire republic, only you can fight against him. Only you have what it takes to command the legions of Rome against the traitors of this republic. ”

As the head of the Senate, Macurus rarely came forward to ask others. And his presence often means that the Senate has also reached the point of exhaustion.

"But even if I promise you, break with Caesar. Now I have only two legions in my hands, and in a few weeks, or even a few days, Caesar will return to Rome with his large army. When the time comes, how can I use these two legions in my hands to fight against his ten legions? ”

Pompey pretended to be deep in thought, and after a moment of silence, he slowly threw out the most important topic.

"The Roman legions will once again be at your disposal for as long as you need them."

Maculus couldn't wait to answer. At this time, little Cato knew that he and Macurus had fallen for this old man. Pompey may have intended to fight Caesar from the beginning, but he did not want to form a direct alliance with the Senate, but wanted to control the Senate's legions...... And to use this time to coerce the Senate, oh, it is indeed a good means. Cato couldn't help but sigh when he thought about it, maybe after this war was over, another more terrible dictator was about to be born, but at the moment, there was no time to think about it so much...... (To be continued.) )