"They are loyal to their masters, but they will rebel if they are angered in the slightest." —William of Malmesbury's comments on the Norman knights

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"I don't want people to sleep." Li Bida lay on the couch with dark circles under his eyes, and the doctor next to him offered not medicine and bandages, but wine and massachuses, and the commander of the regiment complained to his henchmen while eating and drinking.

While everyone else was congratulating the commander on his performance, only Pope was scratching his ears and cheeks, always muttering that something was wrong, something was wrong. Li Bida was a little irritable, so he asked his engineering battalion officer, what was wrong? Pope thought for a long time before suddenly saying that for the legitimacy of this war, the commander you pretended to be uncertain about life and death, which really inspired the spirit of the legion, and also left the Senate speechless, and the governor must approve the governor's request to go to war, but your situation will be written as Akuta, so that the whole city of Rome will see it.

Li Bida broke out in a cold sweat at this time, this doesn't mean that Porti will also see it!

"Hey, anyway, I'm also in a 'life and death' situation, and I'm going to fight the Germanic barbarians right away, so I don't need to play, right?" Li Bida jumped up from his couch, "The big war is coming, His Excellency the Governor has given the order to ban the camp, which of you is in the camp instead of me, I will give up the 'treatment', take the governor's recruitment funds, go to Etrunia and Rome to recruit veterans first, and then recruit new soldiers in Milan and Illyria, and go home by the way to say that I am actually fine, otherwise Poti and the children will panic when they see Akuta!" ”

"Since it's already a camp. Then you'll have to stay in your tent in peace. "At this time. Rabinus lifted the curtain and walked in. "If you leave your post without permission, the Twelve Legions will not be able to rely on your chief centurion alone, and Caesar values the combat effectiveness of the Vibichinas cavalry you have just conquered in this battle, because the Germanic cavalry is first-rate."

"But"

"Listen, it's nothing, what you're worried about, I'll send a herald to Rome to explain it clearly." After Rabinus finished speaking, he nodded at Li Bida.

"But I'm still uncertain!"

"Your Excellency the Doge will offer sacrifices for you in front of the statue of Venus. Your soldiers have prayed before the idol of King Numa, and you will soon be well." Rabinus's tone was still non-negotiable.

In this way, the "treatment" of Li Bida was over on the third day, and he tried to make his face as pale as he could, wrapped in his clothes and riding an owl, and inspected his Twelve Legions with a smile and weakness, and all the centurions and soldiers cheered with tears in their eyes, they did not want their commander to die like this, I heard that His Excellency Caesar had found the best doctor, and yesterday all the brigades of the Legion had given up the soldiers' committee. Ten sturdy cows were procured in the Besançon and Santoni regions of Gaul, and all of them were beaten and sacrificed. To protect the commander's "injury" to improve, now Caesar instructed Li Bida to appear at the right time, so as to have the best effect on the momentum of the soldiers.

"Those brutes want to take me away from you, how is it possible! You're going to have to follow me and conquer the whole of the Renus River, you're only halfway through the resettlement area in Sardinia, but I'll have to confess that you're already strapped for money, so you'll have to fight hard to get your graveyard and your apartment in place. ”

The soldiers of the Twelfth Legion burst into laughter.

Then Li Bida said, "I already know the behavior of the various brigades of the Dao, and each brigade sacrificed a cow, so I saw a shadow in a daze in the midst of my serious injuries, and stood at the head of my bed, although I was in a coma and could not see the other party's face clearly, but my heart was as clear as a spring, that is, His Excellency King Numa, the protector of my family, and he said to me in a majestic voice, "No, this voice does not reach my ears, but reaches my heart, and he says, "You let the soldiers sacrifice to me, I will give it back to you with divine power. ”

"Divine power, divine power!" Now not only the soldiers of the Twelfth Legion, but even the cavalry of Vibichinas, who had just returned, were inexplicably fanatical, and their clan chief told him that the gods were indeed on the side of the Romans, and that day the commander was attacked by the Germans, and the spear was pierced so deep that I thought that even the best witch doctor could not save it, but I did not expect that he was suddenly blessed by the ancient king of Rome, and he came to inspect the troops on the third day.

Sacrifice for miracles!

Then, Saab Kemus, who looked disdainful next to him (because Sabo was an Epicurean believer and had always been cautious of false superstitions), began to register in detail the personnel and service roster of the entire legion together with the clerk, because about how to fight the Germans immediately, Li Bida had already instructed that he should constantly observe the tactics of the other party and find a way to fight the Germans, so Sabo had to worry about this, he had to carefully understand all aspects of the legion: infantry hundreds, to brigades, The newly attached cavalry brigade dominated by the Vibichina people, as well as the artillery detachment and the baggage team, how to match the tactics and how to conduct the drills, Sabo sighed, and then went on energetically.

At this time, in Caesar's tent, when Li Bida entered, the envoy of Ariovistus was there, with a very embarrassed expression, and was still explaining in very humble terms what had happened at the Great Mound, saying that it was a misunderstanding and could be completely resolved, and some of the previous king's words were also angry and uncool, "As long as we can maintain peaceful relations with the Republic, we are willing to give the gift of eight hundred Talents from Your Excellency the Doge." ”

"What nonsense!" Caesar's expression was very stern, and when the envoy said "another offering", it was as if he had received a large bribe before; Second, if there is any misunderstanding that needs to be solved, can I tell you that the Germanic cavalry was made by the Twelve Legionnaires Vibichinas in the guise of throwing stones at us?

Caesar then sternly rejected all the demands of the envoy, saying that what he had to say had been said in the previous peace talks, and that he should either do it or go to war. As a result, the envoy was still dead-faced, groveling, and Li Bida watched quietly from the side.

When the envoy had finally been expelled, the other generals laughed, saying that the soldiers could see the so-called Germanic ugliness, who had a terrible physique, but were so timid, that under such circumstances, our army, which was now full of morale and blessed by God, would be victorious.

"No, can't be fooled by this guy's appearance! There is a proverb in the East that says that the more arrogant the envoys who come to negotiate, the more they are exhausted; On the contrary, the more they whisper, the more they are making secret preparations for war. If that's right, the Severevers will soon be closing in on our army! Li Bida judged. (To be continued......)