"People always like the rising sun and don't like the twilight sunset." - Pompey's words to Sulla, who then canceled Pompey's gift in his will

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When he came out of the tent of the high priest's commander, Vicintoli looked at the clouds in the blue sky and the eagle banner on the top of the tent shining in the sun, and sighed, "Eternal peace, but also lonely peace." ”

"The sword is sometimes not forged for murder and plunder, but can also be used to protect all subjects, and I think this is what the words of the high priest should mean." Itassos explained, in a very gentle tone.

Vicintoli laughed and walked up to his mount, "You will make this understanding because the Ligurians have long been defeated and subservient, and have long been accustomed to this, but I believe that for Gaul in the north, and the Germanic people on the other side of the Renus River, I am afraid that they will not be able to accept it psychologically for the time being." ”

Itassos, who had an old sense of smell, also laughed, and quietly vetoed Vicintoli, "Perhaps, but this war has shown me a lot of truths, if a hundred years ago, how good the Spaniards were, how many Roman soldiers they killed for the sake of independence and freedom, and the whole city and village burned themselves to death. But what about now? Thirty years ago, they had been reduced to the status of auxiliary servants, whether they fought for Sethouris or Pompey, they were merely instruments of force in the internal strife of the Republic. Killed and wounded in battle. There is no bereavement benefit. It didn't even make it to the battle damage roll in the hands of the Roman consuls. How many years of blood have been shed, and the stupid blood is slowly draining out like this, and the seeds of longing for comfort and peace will naturally sprout again in everyone's heart. What's so bad about that? After two generations, all of our people will have the right to integrate into the kingdom, the discrimination against our government will gradually dissolve, and our gods will have a place in the temple of Rome, which our descendants may take for granted, but know that we are Ligurian warriors. I saddled up for the Romans during the Jugurdah War, but let them think so, after all, I don't want them to wake up to this truth in the midst of war, in front of the destroyed homeland. ”

"And then, as a handmaiden, it is better to continue to live a prosperous and peaceful life." Vicintoli finally said this, and then he and Itassos looked at each other and laughed, "That's not too bad, is it?" It's better to live than a prostitute without shelter. So the two of them gave each other a fist and high-fived, and they climbed on the back of their horses. Wave goodbye.

When Li Bida's seven legions began to fight hard, preparing to move south to solve the city of Ursho. When the little Thorgod Sexetus heard of his brother's death, he was silent, he lost all confidence in the contingency of the fight, and did not go to take the city of Wendibo, nor returned to the river fortifications of the Sinchillis River, but stayed in the same place for four days, standing in front of the mighty river every day, in short, the battle and the days were meaningless.

It wasn't until finally, after the legions were ready on Lypida's side, that Sexetus slowly took his legions to Wendibo's city and asked for an interview with the previous director of engineering, Machius.

At first, Machius refused out of shame, but Sektus was under the city, and there was no sign of a siege, he just kept sending veterans and messengers to ask Machius to come to a "decision", but not in terms of life and force, but he longed for some kind of answer.

So at the end, Machius agreed to the request of his former boss, climbed a tower with a protruding corner, and shouted to Sektus below through the shooting window, and both swore in front of the gods not to use projectile weapons to plot against each other.

But who would have thought that when Séctus met, the first question he asked was to ask Machius, "Why did you give up your kindness to the Pompey family and surrender to an enemy like Lypida?" ”

Unexpectedly, it was such a problem to entangle Sektus for so long, and Machius was also a little speechless at the time, but he quickly walked out of the tower window, put his hands on the battlements, and shouted to the little Thor, "I'm sorry, I don't want to end up like Rabinus, I don't mean to look down on him, I just don't want to converge with him." ”

"Don't you have the slightest idea of honor? Including many others who have turned their backs on me and my brother, could it be that the nobles of the Republic would still consider such a thing as begging to save their lives on the battlefield? Cyctus continued to ask, puzzled.

"Your Excellency, I have been captured four times, four times—I was released by Caesar in Italy, I was released by Caesar in Spain, and I was released by Caesar in Greece—and aside from my personal gratitude, I simply feel that it is so rare to have someone like me, and that my heavenly Father Jupiter has pity on me and is unwilling to let me die, and since so many people who have died in battle, and whose hearts cannot be realized, I have fulfilled it so many times, should I not spare this life? The current generation has been pushed forward, the heroes of the previous generation have fulfilled their quotas, and they have left one after another, and a new era is coming. Some people linger in the same place and refuse to leave, but some people also have to pack up and move on, Your Excellency, this is my idea, you can spurn me, but I have no reason to tell a lie against my will. That is, my soldiers and I are looking forward to the end of the war as soon as possible. ”

Hearing this, Sektus, who was standing on the edge of the trench, nodded his head in earnest, and then he called out to Machius, "As the Director of Engineering, you have served our father and son for two generations, and I have no doubt about your loyalty and diligence, I just want to understand something, and now I know, I know, I know, you continue to take care in the new generation, Machius." ”

With that, he lowered his head, pulled the reins, rode his horse alone, and followed the ditch with the sound of trotting hooves, and departed in the direction of the setting sun.

"Whole army, seize the opportunity and cross the river. We have reconnoitred the camp on the opposite side, and the enemy is empty and weak! "On the right bank of the Sinchillis River, Petneus finally issued the battle horn, the military strength of the three legions, lined up in a wide and dense frontal assault, wading through the water, launched a swift attack on the garrison of the camp left by the little Thor, in the upper reaches of the river, Asakase, Cambano and Curia also led nearly four thousand auxiliary cavalry, and attacked the past, and the garrison of Sexetus launched a stubborn resistance, but the difference in strength was too great, about two days later, The fortress fell into the hands of Peternius without any suspense, and the generals of his side were not willing to linger any longer, so that the merit would be taken away by the rest of the men.

Therefore, Peternius immediately selected fourteen brigades of infantry, set off lightly with four thousand cavalry, and followed Wendipo and attacked horizontally towards the final destination, the city of Ursho. (To be continued......)