Because of the lack of water, the corpses of all the people were filthy, and these Balantians, the descendants of the ancient warriors, since they did not want to live with a shameful appearance, exterminated themselves with their own hands in such a vigorous gesture, not to mention the whole city, not to mention people, not even a living dog. There were most corpses especially in front of the altar, and Li Bida walked to the totem pole on the other side, and saw an eagle-like animal standing on it, which was probably the totem of the Balantian faith, looking down at the miserable corpses of the people he was sheltering.

"Is this an eagle?"

"No, Your Excellency Treasurer, this is the totem of the Balantils, the Iberian Mountain Falcon." Saab Kemus answered Li Bida's question, and then looked at the cruelty around him with anxiety, and said: "Compared to these corpses, I think our martial arts are more terrifying, we have exterminated a tribe, an ancient and glorious tribe!" ”

"Silence, Sabo! Aren't these all jihua drafted by you? Could it be that you are pushing into the camp and building a blockade wall in order to keep these barbarians alive? Take down this golden falcon and put it on the Legion's emblem, and the Balantias will pass on the bravery and reputation of the Balantians. Then Li Bida heard the angry scolding of the soldiers, and the sound came from the temple of the city, and after a while little Hortensius came out of it in a rage, and shouted to His Excellency the Treasurer: "Damned barbarians, before they died, they dissolved all the shining gold and silver into the lead, and the temple floor was full of this lead, so that we could not get it at all, damn it, damn it!" ”

"Leave that alone. Lad. Our baggage squad is bloated enough. Li Bida persuaded. Then he pressed Sabo's shoulder, "Okay Sabo, we won this battle, didn't we?" Rejoice, and then we will enter the northern part of Lusitania and prepare to join His Excellency the Governor. ”

In the valley of the Douro River, half a month later, a large and neat contingent appeared on the northern border of Lusitania. Frightened by the flocks of birds in the bushes, Lybida sent several detachments to "punish" the many small tribes of the Vidonni border who had supported him in the siege of Balantia, and now his men had not only made up for the deficit, but had swelled to more than 6,000 men, three elephants, and more than a thousand cavalry, as well as countless plundered goods. The temporary treasurer started with two auxiliary brigades. Now, in less than half a year, not only did he help Governor Caesar recruit a well-equipped auxiliary army (even more elite than the regular army). He also swept through the anti-Roman barbarians of Vidonny, Balantia, and Newmans, and besieged Lusitania in the north in a roundabout way, and of course "mistakenly" wounded Betnari and other regions because of the ruthlessness of the sword, killing many kind inhabitants, and plundering many towns - on the whole, Libida did a good job, and he hoped that Caesar would see it that way.

Li Bida also set up the "First Brigade of 1,000 People" in the Thyme Legion, selecting soldiers who showed firmness and courage in the siege battle, and the flag was unique, symbolizing the "Balantian Mountain Falcon" of the legion's martial honors, and walked neatly at the front of the queue under the rhythm of the melodious regimental music "Thyme"; On either flank were the Numidian light infantry of General Margo, who closely guarded the pack horses and the high-spirited three-headed war elephants; Behind them were the samurai of the Setratai auxiliaries with long swords, followed by three teams of cohorteseqiutatae, or "mixed infantry and cavalry brigades", each team was composed of three hundred and eighty Spanish mercenaries and one hundred and twenty cavalry, and the zuihou was surrounded by three-winged Ala cavalry, which served as a guard in the rear of Xu Xing.

In short, the soldiers are strong and the horses are strong, and the shotguns are exchanged for cannons.

Surrounded by flags and grape canes, Li Bida, surrounded by centurions, was obviously in a good mood, gently clapping the beat of "Thyme", and Sabo Kemus next to him was also excited—on a high hill, below which the army was moving in an orderly and slow manner, and at his feet were many barbarian representatives of the north of Lusitania, kneeling before them, kissing their toes and banners, and begging this mercenary army not to ravage the tribe's walls and crops, and in return, many barbarians were willing to pay a full tenth of the tax and blood tax.

"These details will be handled by my assistant Saab." Li Bida casually read the relevant dossier, and then threw it on the ground, so frightened that the deputies trembled, "Weishenme, among you, there are no representatives of the Avasili people?" Do they still dare to resist the soldiers? ”

"Yes, the Avasili were ready to surrender, but a small Roman cavalry entered their alert territory without declaring war, and the enraged Avasili mobilized their army and surrounded the Roman cavalry in Idukari." One representative hastened to explain.

After inquiring about the strength and general subordinates of the Avasili siege of Iduka, Li Bida told the barbarian representatives to retreat, and Sabo began to raise the drawing board very carefully, preparing to draft a new battle jihua.

"Dear Sabo, the Battle of Iduka may be the end of our Thyme Legion fighting on its own." Suddenly, Li Bida said sadly, which was somewhat unexpected by Sabo, "Your Excellency, you mean, that the Thyme Legion will be handed over to Caesar soon?" ”

Li Bida nodded gloomily, expressing his helplessness, "And the three lovely elephants are going to be handed over to Your Excellency." Zuihou once, let's do it beautifully, dear Sabo, make a good jihua, this time all according to what you said. ”

In the breeze, Saab Caimus suddenly felt that there were tears flashing in the corners of his eyes, and his heart was churning like a sauce, and he suggested with a little choked up that he hoped that the treasurer would go to the temple of Ismo on the side of the Hercules Pillar before returning to Rome in triumph, so that he could bless him with continued success in the city of Rome, and as for himself, he would definitely cherish this good time of fighting side by side with His Excellency the Treasurer and never forget it.

Li Bida nodded, then sighed and half-lay on the circle chair, indicating that he wanted to be alone for a while, and Sabo knew that he was in a bad mood, so he politely said goodbye and left.

"What a joke! The Roman scouts who entered Iduka's squad showed that Caesar's main force must have broken through to a place not far from here, so I wouldn't be stupid enough to take the initiative to join him and hand over the legions, at least until my affairs are arranged! After seeing Sabo walk away, Li Bida wrapped his short hair around his forehead with one hand, gnawed the nails of his other hand one by one, and was full of "bad ideas" about how to continue to disobey. (To be continued......)