"Caesar and his army were in a rout, and his soldiers were fleeing every day, decreasing. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoWe should take advantage of this time to send a large army and defeat him in one fell swoop! ”

Caesar's plan to deduce the enemy was ultimately successful in deceiving the Senate officials and generals, who agreed that the time for a decisive battle had come. It was impossible to wait any longer, or else the most critical moment of easy victory over the enemy would be lost, for almost all the officers and senators of the Senate believed that the most glorious way was to destroy the enemy with the legion in the open, and that it was a shameful victory to wait for the enemy to slowly dry up and die due to lack of food and water. Although many people thought that they should no longer spend their fortune to pay for this huge army, on the surface, they did not say that they were stingy with money, but encouraged Pompey to go to a decisive battle with Caesar with the theory of glorious glory.

The situation became more and more serious, and although Pompey knew in his heart that this was also one of Caesar's plans, he was helpless to put pressure on him every day by the Senate. Although it was agreed before the war that all the command and control of the legions in the civil war would be owned by Pompey, but the evolution of the war to this day, Pompey's tactics have annoyed many people in the Senate, and Pompey knows that if they blindly ignore the views and attitudes of the Senate, one day, they will stop supplying the legions with military salaries, and at that time, Caesar may take advantage of the situation, which is not impossible. The senate, a group of "fathers" who regard money as their life, can do anything.

"Yes, you can see it, can't Caesar see it? Can't Caesar see such a simple truth? Julius Caesar is the beast that conquered Gaul, and his plan is like this, to make you think that he is on the run, to make you think that his soldiers have no intention of fighting, that their morale has collapsed, but in reality it is not like this, his legions, his soldiers may be hiding in the small barracks at the moment, keeping each other warm, cherishing every penny of food, they may still be in high spirits, waiting for a decisive battle with us. This group of veterans of the conquest of Gaul was not so easily defeated, and the crisis situation they encountered in Gaul may be more difficult than the present situation, and they survived those dark days, could not they survive the present lack of food and clothing? I believe that Caesar at this time is the most combative, and his legions are the most terrible at this time, because people burst out in despair with the most powerful combat effectiveness. It's human nature. You have to understand. ”

Although Marcellus and Cato the Younger repeatedly urged Pompey to fight Caesar, Pompey once again ruthlessly and harshly rejected the senators' demands. His heart was filled with chagrin. Anger and helplessness took over his heart at the same time, making Pompey feel emaciated, but he wanted to explode. It's just that he still held back. War requires reason, and this is the experience that has been bought with the blood of countless Roman soldiers. Pompey was also a general, a hot-blooded general who fought with his soldiers on the battlefield, not just a cold-blooded politician.

"Oh? Is it? But how did I hear that most of Caesar's soldiers were no longer the soldiers he used to fight in Gaul? Rabbi Enus said that when Caesar returned to Rome from Gaul, a large part of his soldiers had already taken off their uniforms and returned home with their wives and children. When he landed in Greece from Rome, some of them abandoned him because they could not get the wealth he had promised. And, in Greece, we defeated him several times, causing his Gallic legions to suffer heavy losses, and it is said that the veterans who were experienced in fighting the barbarians had been killed and wounded in the previous battles. Now Caesar's legions, most of them are temporarily hired barbarians, and some recruits from Rome, like us, his soldiers, no more experienced than us, Julius Caesar, he is not as strong as you think, Pompey. ”

Marcellus replied coldly. In the face of Pompey's almost outburst of emotion, he behaved so relaxedly, as if war seemed to him to be as simple as a game, as long as there were more people than the other side, he could push the other side like a sand table. But this may also represent the mentality of all senators who have not experienced war. Every time Pompey triumphed, it numbed their nerves, making them feel that victory was already in sight, and everything came so easily. Only Pompey knew that the outcome of the war was far from conclusive, and that the outcome of the battle would always be a mystery until the enemy had lost his breath.

"Rabienus he didn't know the truth, he had been away from Caesar's legion for too long, too long! The actual commander of this legion is me, Gnaeus Pompey. The rest of you have no right to intervene in my command and decisions, so go out, all of you, and I do not want to hear any more words about a decisive battle until Caesar takes off his robes and surrenders to me. ”

Pompey was so annoyed by the endless chatter that he finally couldn't take it anymore and roared loudly, driving Marcellus and Cato the Younger out of his tent.

But the two senators of the Senate did not seem to have any intention of compromising, and Cato the the Younger continued to speak sharply

"Pompey, don't forget, that this huge legion was not actually built by you alone, five of them were from Rome, two from Syria, two from Egypt and Alexandria, and only one legion was your original legion, from Silesia. The rest of the corps came from Greece. So, in fact, this legion was formed by us, by the Senate. Its military expenses were also paid by the Senate, which, to make it clear, was appointed by the Senate. ”

Cato the Younger broke up Pompey's huge army and analyzed it, and told Pompey that the Senate could form such a large army, and it could also freely decide who would lead it, and it didn't have to be you, Gnaeus Pompey, if you didn't listen to our orders......

Pompey was about to get angry almost immediately after hearing this, when Caesar led the Thirteenth Legion into Rome at lightning speed, the "fathers" of the Senate panicked like a flock of chickens in the fire, and at the most critical time, they pleaded with themselves to command the Roman legions to fight Caesar, and when the war was difficult to reverse under their own arrangements, to this situation, these "fathers" of the motherland tore up the agreement and unilaterally demanded that they violate their military orders and fight Caesar. What a stupid, ignorant and mean thing to do, Pompey suddenly had a feeling of understanding Caesar. If the Triumvirate still existed, he would definitely not have formed an alliance with the Senate, and now, it was too late, and the death of Sextus made Pompey seek revenge on Caesar no matter what.

"Are you trying to replace the Legion Commander? I, Gnaeus Pompey, will not be threatened with such a naked *, if you want to do so, do it. I, Pompey, even with only one legion, a legion of Silesian veterans, can defeat Caesar. Just do it! ”

Pompey roared.

"Let's all calm down, our enemy is at hand, in other words, our victory is at hand, there is no need for us to have a serious internal disagreement at this time, Pompey, if you really do this, this improvised Roman army will definitely be crushed by Caesar in the next battle. Do you really want to see that happen? The victory of the Republic lies ahead, so let's calm our anger, sit down, and negotiate a suitable plan. May I? Pompey? ”

Just when Pompey and Marcellus and Cato the Younger were about to fall out, Cicero stood up, and his polite words and soft tone suddenly calmed down both Pompey and Cato the Younger. They looked each other in the eye and sat down at the command table again...... (To be continued.) )