Not only that, but Li Pida's "three-way" transportation network had been completed at least around Lyptis, and the forage and grain in the granary could still support the army for a month. Caesar was very satisfied, so he summoned Antony, who had been holding the city guard since Caesar's arrival, in the hope of regaining Caesar's appreciation, and now that his purpose had been achieved.

"All four of Curio's legions have been destroyed, and his whereabouts are unknown." Caesar's first words when he saw Anthony were like this.

Anthony did not have a big up-and-down expression, it seemed that he had a very intimate relationship with Curio now, and then he said that the battle was now at its most difficult stage, and he was honored to fight side by side with His Excellency the Dictator.

Caesar bowed his head in approval, and then he said to Antony, "Marco, you are now the youngest and most warlike adult of the family of Julius, and I have high hopes for you, and although you have defects, who can be without them?" The gods do not bestow all good on the same person, so I repay you for your previous loyalty—I have confiscated the luxurious house of Pompey, which was originally built by the mother of the Gracchus brothers, the noble lady named Cornellia, and then bought by my uncle Marius for a hundred thousand dinars, and then by Pompey for two million dinars - now it's yours, but don't forget that half of the money was paid for you by Lypida, and you have to thank him for his friendship. ”

What, Li Bida actually gave himself this generous gift unconsciously, and a warm feeling suddenly appeared in Anthony's heart. It seems that the most difficult and critical moment. Or is this enough to rely on. I also owe him a lot of favors.

"Not only that, but Li Bida has also reached an agreement with his benefactor's widow Claudia, since Curio's whereabouts are unknown, then his marriage contract with Claudius' widow Frivia will be automatically dissolved-Marco, you can go back and marry Richvia when the war in Africa is over, but neither Lybida nor I will sponsor what you need for your wedding, and you will pay for it yourself from the spoils of the war." Caesar smiled and said. Then he suddenly asked Anthony in a casual tone, "On weekdays, you have such a good relationship with Li Bida, has he said anything to help you?" Outside of money. ”

At this moment, Anthony, who was stupid outside, quickly turned around inside, he was imbecile in political methods, but Anton's descendants were instinctively alert like animals, so Anthony was not stupid, unlike Curio's coldness. Not only did he have an offensive and defensive advance and retreat agreement with Li Bida, but he was also a member of the Amborodes Association. And his dream: Isn't he hoping to work hard as the heir to Caesar's estate with the help of Li Bida (Anthony didn't understand the content of Caesar's will at this time), but if he said this, it would definitely make Caesar unhappy.

"Certain rhetorical things, you must know, I studied them hard in Greece in those days, but with little success, so Lybidaeus always laughed at my speeches and writings." Antony's words made Caesar laugh with relief, and he immediately said that it was imperative to meet the enemy.

A few days later, Scipio and King Juba marched with 40,000 horsemen, while Caesar's second fleet began to cross the sea. Li Bida organized all the fleets in Brindisi, and he did not follow, because Italy still had many trivial matters for him to deal with, after all, it was extremely difficult to carry the military and political shoulders.

Then disaster struck, the second wave of the fleet was hit by a strong wind, several ships of the Tenth Legion got lost, and were swept to the coast of the city of Tapsus, and all of them were captured by Scipio's ships, and Scipio, who was about to march, learned of this, and immediately thought that "the Tenth Legion is Caesar's most personal legion, and I must extract strong information from those who have been captured." ”

Scipio himself then led his guards to the shore, where several of the ships had been captured, and his own ships threw many iron hooks, pulled Caesar's ships over, put them on the shallows, and turned them on all sides with crossbows and stones, so that no one could escape.

At this time, on the shore of the sea, a Roman general who was still on horseback with two monkeys clinging to him began to shout to Caesar's captured soldiers on the deck of the ship, "You know, half a year ago, if I encountered such a situation, I would not hesitate to execute all of you to sacrifice to God, but now it is different, I have become a general who loves the lives of all people." So lay down your arms and report the situation at Caesar's camp, so that if Caesar is defeated, the civil war will cease and more killing and destruction will be avoided. ”

At this time, a centurion on the deck, who had only one eye left, stood up and shouted to Scipio, "I am Skava, the chief centurion of the Tenth Legion, and my companion who has accompanied Caesar on his expeditions for many years. ”

"Very well, Skava will tell me what you know at once, there is nothing to be ashamed of, I will guarantee the safety of all, and I will never be like the barbarian of King Juba who treats prisoners of war, and that king also abuses animals, it is so barbaric." Scipio continued, and his feelings were very sincere.

Skavahaha laughed, and then he suddenly drew his sword, and Scipio's soldiers on the ships around him raised their rods and bows and arrows, but Scava only said to Scipio, "Only the enemy soldiers surrender to Caesar, and no Caesar soldiers surrender to the enemy." With that, he stabbed his sword neatly into his own neck, and fell into the sea, blood gurgling and rippling.

This act, which eventually angered Scipio, shouted that Caesar's veterans were all emotionless monsters who had no regard for life, and that he had fulfilled everyone's wish and "put to death all these old fellows fed with the blood and money of the citizens", and then he ordered his men to take down all the people on the captured ships, and assign the recruits to their own legions, and took more than a dozen veterans, including the two centurions who had mutinied in Rome with Scalua, to the other side of the beach, and killed them very cruelly. For none of them would surrender and beg for mercy.

Soon after, the news of Scavanin's unyielding death reached Caesar's ears, and the former dictator choked up from the bottom of his heart, and he began to remorse for the previous punishment of the mutinous leader, but because of the military order, it could not be changed, because then the authority would be gone, so Caesar only punished a few watchmen and navigators who were responsible for guiding the fleet, and once again gave the families of the martyred veterans a reward of 200,000 cestheus each, and continued to recognize the achievements and honors of Scava and others, Send back their cloaks and armor, and give them the laurel wreath of gold and silver to their families for safekeeping.

Immediately, Caesar was enraged, and he swore in front of everyone that he would take the same vicious measures to avenge Skava and other veterans! (To be continued......)