Chapter 8: The Altar of Bullet Crushing (Part II)

"Now I can't say, look, he's automatically coming up from the stinking, filthy sewers to validate his shameful betrayal with my blood! But people, please do not discard the weapons in your hands, even if the first half of your life was a mess, played by the rich and nobles, and received endless contempt, but now we will continue to besiege Capitol Mountain and take the holy mountain of Rome back into the hands of the real people! ”

At this moment, several porters and men of the general store flew into the crowd like a mountain and a sea, shouting, "On the other side of the river port, on the other side of the river port, there are many big boats. It turned out that these people were very familiar with the traffic and people in Rome because of their daily work, so they were called by Amartius to act as scouts, and now they were so panicked, they must have understood the situation, and sure enough, the second group of "scouts" came one after another, "Coming down, it was the Five Legions, the shields were full of elephant logos, and the helmets were inserted with high feathers." ”

"I see, I see, who is the man who betrayed Caesar's business!" Amartius said angrily, and then he instructed some of his fellow cronies, "If anything happens to me, then go and take refuge under the cavalry commander Lybidaeus, and continue the fight." ”

The news of the arrival of the Fifth Legion in Rome was not only known to Antony very quickly, but also to a group of people on Capitol Hill, although most of them were very happy, and even said that Brutus had done a good job, but there were also cautious people who were still hesitating: could it be that Antony and Li Bida colluded to raise their own value and ask for higher and higher bargaining chips. And then the entire Senate was bloodied?

Then we must give him a proper trial. Let's look at half of the market day first. Now the Sixth Army of Liberiscus is still in the city. It would be good if he and Antony turned against each other, and we still had the city legions at hand, enough to protect ourselves, and if the Gauls had not all entered the city of Rome in those days, the state would not still have come to life, as long as there was the wise guidance of the chosen father; If the two cavalry commanders don't do anything, we'll take the opportunity to declare Caesar's funeral over. The country entered a state of normalization, the dictator and the cavalry commander were abolished, and the consul election was resumed. Cassiyo walked into the middle of the crowd at this time, and said proudly.

"There is no better form than this, the election of the consuls is based on the meeting of the hundreds, not the Tribus people, and this meeting is all under the control of our connections, we can elect whoever we want, Anthony can consider him as consul, and Yurabella is the second consul." Casca's words. Called the Urabella next to him suddenly stood up and was flattered, "You're welcome." After all, you are the acting consul appointed by Caesar during his lifetime, and if the change is too drastic, the people will be dissatisfied—Brutus, Cassiillo, and Dehemos are not suitable for the time being to serve as administrators in the city of Rome, and it is better to let them all out. ”

And in the courtyard of the Manor of the Emperor of Begalon, Brutus was standing naked, several servants and servants were using small bronze hooks to scrape off dirt and excess body hair for him, and many centurions stood in front of him, including his brother Gaius, "Just now the Senate sent a herald to say that there is now a fool named Amartius in the square, who is gathering a group of hooligans and veterans, and is engaged in a conspiracy to riot against Rome, so the Fifth Legion now has an opportunity to go and suppress them, do not ask the severity, These guys know best when I dealt with them before, and without giving them any chance of mercy, the task of Wentitis leading the team will be left to you. ”

Wentitis was now the military tribune of the Fifth Legion, and had performed very well in many previous battles, but when faced with Anthony's request, he simply vetoed it:

"Your Excellency, forgive me for not being able to answer until you have given your justifications."

Anthony, who was already in his underwear, looked at Wentitis with a look of disbelief, and then he said a little angrily, then let the other military tribunes come.

As a result, he shouted a few times, and not a single tribun or centurion came out to receive this well-paid task, and even his brother Gaius couldn't help but say, "Brother, I think there is a most basic problem in front of everyone now, that is, the question of the namelessness of the teacher, what about the edict of the Senate?" Can those people on Capitol Hill represent the country? As soon as we anger the people, what to do is to fall into the hands of the Senate—and this matter is to be discussed with Lybidaeus."

"Don't mention him! Don't mention the name! Anthony waved his hands angrily and sat down in annoyance, "Who knew that at the most critical moment of this situation, he was still intoxicated with being the guardian of the little guy who had just run out of the academy, and his vision was really unbearable, as long as the two of us could join forces, we could completely inherit Caesar's career, but he was good, the guy who stuck in the old morality was like a different person - I don't want to cooperate with him anymore." ”

But when this topic was over, no one was willing to accept the task, so angry that Antony could only explain in the end, "The Senate has promised me to serve as consul for the coming year, and to go on an expedition to the East in advance, when the rich provinces and countless booties are waiting for us, now take out a few flies that disturb the order of the city of Rome, what is the problem?" In addition, I am now the commander of the cavalry, and I have the power to kill those who defy martial law. ”

But after talking for a long time, no one still took this hot potato.

In the end, it was Anthony who became angry and vowed that he would do it with the Five Legions. The next day, Li Pida's Sixth Legion duly withdrew to Alimilon in the northeast of Rome in accordance with the Senate's edict, and the Tenth and Twelfth Legions also followed the senate heralds to the Baigallon Manor one by one, "requesting" Antony to abide by and respect the Senate's resolution.

It was a torment, and Anthony could only force all the centurions and soldiers to gather at the altar in front of the manor, tell them to swear to themselves, and then, like Caesar, put on his cloak, straddle his mount, and rushed from the manor to the streets, like a general about to fight with the barbarians and other empires, knocking over many shops in front of him. The rest of the soldiers of the Skylark Legion really had no choice but to rush towards the main square with Gaius and Wentitis, following the reckless cavalry commander.

"Bastard, it's Marco. Antony, who is a traitor to Caesar's cause, dyed him red with our blood in the robes of the consuls! On the altar, looking at the smoke and dust of the march stirred up in the streets, and the neighing of war horses everywhere, Amatius climbed onto the pillar next to the cremation pile and shouted to the crowd, "All men, do not forget the oath, we must not retreat timidly before the murderer, let alone the traitor!" (To be continued......)