Chapter 20: Laconia (Part II)
In the howling sea breeze, Li Bida's head was a little dizzy when he heard this string of names.
"It's okay, people will call you Li Bida in the future." Julia folded her blouse, and said on the chariot that hurried away, "Say hello to your other women and children, and Ophilenu welcomes you at any time, for you are also the master of the place, Libida." ”
When Habaruka was about to leave with his mistress, Yulia said with a mocking tone: "Phoenician, your ambition is only in that manor, follow your master, and use your talents to serve him." ”
At this time, the half-moon was dragging and swaying on the churning waves of the seashore, dragging and swaying a light blue band that was several miles long, Li Bida looked at the King Numa ring on his finger, Yulia did not take it back, "I have picked up my name again now?" ”
For the past twenty years, he had always thought that a name was just a codename, but now he might as well think about it, and he was full of awe and ambition for the name.
Li Bida, no, the new Li Bida, reappears on this shijie.
The recruitment of the Thirteenth Legion, which was carried out on the island of Sardinia, was quite successful with the assistance of Yulia and the fame of the Lipidaus family, at least with the actual strength of six brigades in Libida's hands, and their fleet from the island of Saxingius joined up with the forward fleet of Bope, and after adjusting the supplies, they sailed cautiously along the coast of Patius in North Africa, and braved the mild rains of the beginning of winter to enter the Strait of Ibirucum. The "Pillars of Hercules" (i.e., the Great Rock of Gibraltar) resemble a giant beast lying on its head in the sea with its head in the sea and looking down on it. He knew his destination had arrived. Lusitania's conquest was the glory of Caesar. Also placed on the palm of his hand.
Below, it is enough to cross the strait and anchor in the city of Cadiz, a freeport, where the naturalized Romanized Blastinians are descended from the Carthaginians, who, unlike the rest of the Celtic barbarians in Iberia, already have cities and developed cultural and commercial industries.
Seventy years ago, the Iberian peoples fought a bloody war with the Roman legions that lasted for eight years. Now divided into two provinces, Far and Near, the former of which is concentrated on the southern shore and southeast corner of Spain, adjacent to the mysterious and brave Lusitanians, is far more dangerous today than the latter.
Lusitania is geographically the ancestral land of the present-day Portuguese, but as far as the race of the people at that time is concerned, Li Bida does not know where these people came from, and even the "History of the Iberian War" written by his patron is not clear, and sometimes it is said that these people may have come from Helvetia (Switzerland). Climb over the Pyrenees and enter this seaside area to breed. It is sometimes said that these people were native-born, and that they had close ties and intermarriages with the Celts of near Spain. Hawkers, I'm used to it, I can't demand the people of this era with the accuracy of the present, and the "History of the Iberian War" even says that the Lusitans can go to the island of the Britons (now Britain) in half a day by boat, which seems to be a fallacy.
Gambler Julius. Caesar was the governor of a province for the first time in his life, and he drew the lowest lottery of poverty, compared to Neruda going to Macedonia, or other senators who flocked to the oily eastern provinces, he must have no one to compete with him in this place beforehand. However, Lusitania was still a completely autonomous place, not yet under the jurisdiction of the provinces of Far Spain, so as soon as Caesarp came ashore to take up his new duties, he accused the local barbarians of violating the "Old Gracchus Law" (i.e., the father of the Gracchus brothers, who, on his way to Spain, signed a detailed law with the local barbarian kingdoms, drawing a clear line between them, and with the Roman colonial cities, which made Spain peaceful for twenty years, and which was also a weapon in the hands of Spanish governors near and far, who used it to quell wars). , or provoked a war) as a reason, and succeeded in igniting a small war.
War was now Caesar's only means of paying off his debts and making his fortune.
The flotilla was warmly welcomed by the people in the city of Cadiz, a harbour city built on limestone, and the local municipal council drew sufficient men to help the fleet unload all kinds of supplies, and gave a lot of dried fish and olive oil, and prostitutes and vendors cheered in the streets in an attempt to attract business, but Li Bida still ordered everyone to leave as soon as possible and rush to the camp in Tuitania, in the northeast of the city, to support Caesar when the camp was ready. This kind of work must be kept away from the demoralizing cities, especially the prostitutes from Africa, who can squeeze the strongest recruits into dry wood, and their energy and money bags can easily lead to barracks deformation.
After leaving the city, Pop came to apply for a marching formation, and without thinking about it, Li Bida arranged a long column of twelve Roman feet wide that was convenient for rapid marching, with baggage and military slaves in the rear, so that it would only take half a day to reach Tuitania.
When all the recruits, encouraged and reprimanded by the centurion, lined up in a formation of long snakes, and the smoke and dust billowed towards their destination, about one hundred and fifty stadia from the city of Cadiz, the scout cavalry in front suddenly rushed down from a hill and reported that Li Bida and several centurions had appeared on the other side of the Guadajivi River, and a large number of cavalry had appeared!
A huge question mark appeared in front of everyone's eyes, knowing that as long as they crossed the Guadajivi River and walked backwards to the east for a day or two, they could reach the Italian city of Ga, where Caesar was, but where did so many cavalry come from, Li Bida rode an owl and led his servants with flags and banners to follow the marching procession: everyone stopped to rest, the stragglers in front formed a cordon, and on a high ground on the bank of the river, Pope and several soldiers stood nervously on it.
On the other side of the river, a large number of men and horses were gathered, waving strange banners, some of them wore long hair, some of them wore simple semicircular helmets of the Carthaginian era, and small colored garlands were tied to their horses, most of them had only a Spanish broadsword in their hands, plus a small round shield, and a few of them were armed with two or three light javelins. So, were these cavalrymen, no less than fifteen hundred, the hostile barbarians of Lusitania, or Caesar coming to meet his own mercenaries?
"It would be nice if Tagus was here, he knows the tribe and the people here." Pop said as he wiped the sweat from his neck with the corner of his cloak.
"Don't take this kind of luck, the brigade in front will not move for the time being, let the rear catch up and seize the position on the river beach." Li Bida made a command gesture to the flag bearer and the trumpeter. (To be continued......)