"I give permission to the Administrator of Lusitania Marcus. Varro's surrender is to ask him to lead the legions on a certain day, complete the procedural ceremonies, and hand over the roster of soldiers and the provincial treasury. "Facing Gaio who came to ask for surrender. Galius, Lybida replied very kindly and open-mindedly, "Marcus. Lord Varo, I will present to Caesar for proper arrangement, and the specific affairs of the province, and the maintenance of order, will have to trouble General Gallius. ”

That is to say, Li Bida was about to continue along the city of Corduba, further north to attack Pompey's army, and entrusted the whole province to himself with peace of mind—although he did not know how to express it, and Galius was convinced, even if the other party had previously been hostile, but he had no regret about being defeated by such a man.

The ceremony was held on the nearest auspicious day, and it can even be said that the officers and soldiers below Varro had been looking forward to this day for a long time, and they had been starving for a long time, so when the hour came, under the leadership of the flag bearer and the centurion, there was no shame of defeat on their faces, so they walked three or four Roman miles, entered the range of the Li Bida camp, and placed the eagle flags and the team logo neatly in front of the main gate one by one, and then all sat on the ground, waiting for the food to be delivered.

But to everyone's surprise, the soldiers of the opposing legion quickly returned these flags to them, and served them with sumptuous jujube wheat rice, as well as roast fat meat dripping with oil and water, and everyone cheered loudly and feasted frantically.

"There are no winners and no losers in this war. Pessimists like Pompey and Cato see it this way, and optimistic people like me see it this way! "On the pulpit of the school field, Li Bida took the opportunity to speak to all the soldiers." From the Hercules stone pillar. to the deserts of eastern Syria. From the Black Forest of the Renus River to the edge of the scorching African wilderness, it is the territory of the Republic, which is not only in the name of the sword, but also in the heart of every citizen. The time has come for the old school, which was divided into Roman citizens, Italian citizens, and Gentiles in the past, with their narrow morality, although it is unrealistic to expect them to abandon this idea on their own. But Caesar led all of us to continue to work hard for this dream—just like the Gallic provinces that were granted citizenship, all the tribes, cities, and market towns of the three provinces of the Iberian Peninsula deserve the same treatment, so soldiers, you are not defeated today, you are just free from the shackles and slavery of the wicked and old-fashioned, and you are just returning to the big family today. Welcome home, brethren, fellow comrades! ”

"Welcome home!" Li Bidafang's soldiers were the first to hit the clay pot with a barbecue fork. cheered, followed by the soldiers of Varro's two legions. They all put aside their estrangement and fear, and shouted with joy, especially the legions and allied soldiers in Spain, who swore in unison that they were willing to follow Caesar's banner and continue to fight.

"I am personally very grateful for your warmth and frankness, but the war and destruction in Spain will not last long, so why should we burden this land? So now I can only say to you, if you don't have a wife or children in your family, please leave the barracks; If your parents have only one child, please leave the barracks; If you don't have enough money in your luggage, please leave the barracks. Then I selected the volunteers among all the remaining soldiers. ”

Soon Li Bida selected 4,000 soldiers from all those who surrendered, and issued them reliable and sturdy weapons, including Spanish long shields and leather shields, as well as pack horses and ballistas, and Li Bida planned to enrich these people into the 27th Army of Combano and become the backbone of his relatives.

Therefore, in his letter to Caesar, Lybida said, very lightly, that Lusitania has returned to your bosom and provided you with warriors, food and spiritual encouragement for your cause, and that this is no less glorious victory than the Siege of Marcelia, and that I grant Roman citizenship to all barbarian nobles and freemen in my territory, in accordance with the laws which you have laid down, and that I will peacefully dismiss on the spot the legions and allies which Varro had previously recruited—dear Archon, I have earned the allegiance of Corduba and beyond, The key to the rear of the Spanish province has been opened, and I will immediately lead the six legions directly behind Aphranios, hoping that your Excellency will take decisive action as much as possible!

After the letter was delivered, Sabo came to report that the shy former governor Varro, dressed in civilian clothes and accompanied by his servants, had asked to meet you outside the barracks.

Ah, after all, Varro is a face-loving person, and the bookish characters are a little unable to pull their heads, admitting that "I am defeated, I surrender to you unconditionally", this kind of honesty makes Li Bida feel that this old man is very cute, plus after accurate accounting, the roster and account books provided by Varro are still very honest.

So outside the camp, Li Bida walked out, personally performed his father's etiquette to Varro, and humbly said that even Caesar was the other party's student. Then, before Varro could be polite, Li Bida immediately asked his entourage to present a few boxes, and Varro asked him to open them, and they were full of scrolls, including two precious manuscripts that he had spent his life and hoped to obtain, one was "Latin Grammar" and the other was "Encyclopedia of the Divine System". The old man shuddered with excitement, he had thought he would never see them until he died, but the former had been discovered by Lybida's men while renovating a fireplace in an inn in Etrunia, while the latter was in the library of Cyrenaica.

The two quickly became acquainted, so Li Bida proposed to build a new one, and Varro agreed with a few glasses of good wine, including appointing Galius as the acting governor of the province and Gallonius as the acting director of the city of Cadiz, as for Varro himself, he himself was blunt, "As long as Caesar is willing to be a generous patron, I don't mind quitting politics, living in the garden, and writing books." "So Li Bida immediately gave in to his liking, and said that I am personally willing to take out twenty Talents to assist you in establishing the Academy, the kind with the precious cherry tree.

After pacifying the place, he led his legions into the city of Corduba, and the men of Cambano hurried to take them, and about a market day later, he received the exact news that Aphranius had begun to retreat from the city of Elerda.

Then, it's time for me to take the right moment! (To be continued......)