"Also, send the rest of the signal to the other ships, avoid my flagship, sail farther, and I will take them to Ephesus, but I can't drown here." In the panic, Caesar can still take into account the problem of the warmth of troops after going ashore, which is really admired by the staff around him, in short, the dictator is to attract the main force of the enemy's fleet in exchange for the survival of the rest of the ships, but the question is that if the dictator dies in this naval battle, what is the use of preserving more troops?

The violent collision and shaking interrupted the reverie of all the generals and his staff, and Caesar's flagship rushed straight into the turbulence around the island, the hull of the ship was moving forward, and the reef in the shallow water rubbed violently, and the people on the deck rolled around, and the luck of the people fell directly to the sharp rock in a scream, and the blood splashed, staining the turbulent sea red.

"Your Excellency, I need to know where to go now, whether to follow the island or to get to the island?" The helmsman and many of the crew asked Caesar like crazy.

Caesar looked back, and bit the huge flagship of Cassius behind him, and the other party also rushed into the turbulence, and the rockets and javelins fired from it whizzed over his head, and then shrugged his shoulders, and replied to the questioner, "Then leave it to you to do it yourself, and I hope that the sea god will be satisfied with everyone's sacrifice today." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Cassillo's oarsman made a short exertion of force, increased his speed, and rushed the ramming angle into the middle of Caesar's flagship, which was just about to turn, and the crew of half of Caesar's ship, like multicolored glass marbles on the marble floor, all rolled down, and Caesar fell under the bridge. fell into a mess, and was still shouting his shield slave. "Hurry up, get my sword and shield. Hopefully, my skills aren't new yet. ”

When the shaking Castlelobe flagship began to calm down, the iron anchor popped loudly and plunged into the sea, because the ramming horn had been wedged deep into Caesar's ship, so the most important thing now was to drag, and then the Raven drawbridge was lowered, and Brutus was the first to leap out, sword in hand, and shouted: "Rush over." Kill the one-man Julius. ”

"It's Brutus, it's Brutus, bastard boy, what evil god made you face such a dangerous enemy in person?" When Caesar saw Brutus's figure, he couldn't help but speak bitterly, and then realized that his words were wrong, "Isn't that the dangerous enemy just me?" "Now, the veterans of the Tenth Legion beside Caesar. Skillfully and quickly holding the shield, he protected the dictator behind the shield wall, and the spears and arrows on it slipped down one after another, just as the wind changed direction. Caesar ordered his ship to be set on fire, and the wind blew smoke and fire along the drawbridge. The soldiers on the Cassiillo's ship covered their faces violently and coughed, and for a moment they could not even cross the deck of Caesar's ship.

Encouraged by the loud shouts of Brutus and Cassillo. The soldier covered his face with his cloak over his face and was about to rush across the crow drawbridge. At this moment, there was another rapid drum beat, and Cassiyo turned his head to see that in all directions of the island group, there were about twenty or thirty light longships flying the unique sea serpent flag, "These are the ships of Rhodes, why are they here, friend or foe?" But before Cassillo could understand, the fleet of Rhodes replied with practical actions, and their oarsmen and crews were more familiar with the sea conditions and currents in this area than Cassillo's men, and without any effort they bypassed the intercepting ships, and plunged into the turbulence between the islands and the reefs, and took advantage of the direction of the tide, and rushed to the flagship of Cassillo, and the sharp collision angles wedged the hull of the ships from all directions, and then the crew of Rhodes walked on the rocking deck, they were all from this seafaring city-state. Since childhood, he has been accompanied by the sea, and he has thrown iron hooks one after another, tearing the oars of the two lower layers of the Cassilo ship to pieces.

At this moment, Cassiyo panicked, could it be that the goddess of fate was really one of the lovers of the bald man Julius? He ordered the entire ship's combatants to fight to the death, but the Rhode Island fleet was divided into several parts, preventing his men from approaching, and slowly cutting and cutting his flagship with a belly bow and sickle, and the tide gradually became disordered, and Cassillo and all the crew, together with the four-column rowing boat, were like stranded whales, unable to move. Eventually, Caesar attacked, and his men, along with the Rhodes, rushed up and captured Cassiio and Brutus.

A thrilling naval battle ended, with three hundred Cassius killed while Caesar's lost only fifty men and a few flat-bottomed boats.

After the war, the Rhodes only told Caesar that many of them, who had been coerced by Marclus of Pompey's camp, went to the area of Dickhajn to participate in the war, intercepted Antony, but suffered a hurricane and were all captured by Antony, but the other party had mercy and mercy and gave them full money to return home, and this time it was the Rhodes who came to repay the favor. Among them, the Rhodesians also elected a Roman knight as the leader, this one named Hitius, who was the taxman who was sheltered by Lypida, raised the flag against Pompey in Cyprus and other places after the outbreak of the civil war, but was defeated for a time, and now the tense is running, and is welcomed into the city by the Rhodians, "Where did Gabinus and Marcellus flee?" Caesar consulted Hitius on his concerns.

The reply was that the two former consuls had fled to Rhodes by boat a few days earlier, and asked the islanders to take refuge in them, but the Presbyterian Council of Rhodes refused to allow the ships to enter the harbor, so they should continue running towards the island of Cyprus, "because it is larger after all, and their ships can sneak up to the island." ”

Caesar laughed and entrusted Hitius with the temporary administration of Rhodes, and Cassiio and Brutus were escorted before him by the soldiers.

The dictator looked at the young and stubborn Brutus with very gentle and loving eyes, and the other party, half ashamed, half annoyed, turned his face away and did not make contact with Caesar's gaze.

As a result, Cassiio happily half-knelt down, kissed the back of Caesar's hand and even the toes, and expressed his willingness to submit to the dictator's camp, and Brutus was greatly surprised by his friend's behavior, and he struggled to stop it, but it was too late, so he could only angrily accuse Cassillo, "Have you forgotten the overthrow of the republic, the sinners who crossed the Rubicon without permission, and the tragic death of Cato the Younger?" ”

"There is no sin that is not guilty, and anyone can restore the republic, and as long as the victor does not refuse the restoration of the ancient glorious traditional order, and the same is true of Julius, my friend, do not be stubborn any longer—continue to be in Pompey's camp, and I am afraid you will not even live to be old enough to run for consulship." Cassius said without complaint, and then went on to express his allegiance to Caesar, despite Brutus's rebuke.

"Yes, Kasiyo, you will be the governor of Lusitania in the coming year, responsible for training the fleet for me, and I value your naval combat talents." When Caesar had finished speaking, he stared at Brutus and said in a tone that seemed stern, "As for your children, deprive you of any public office, and return to your mother and wife, you owe them so much!" (To be continued......)