At the end of October, the Sarri priesthood in the city of Rome officially under the authorization of the high priest, began a grand performance, this priesthood was initiated by King Numa, according to legend, in ancient times, a huge plague descended on the city of Rome, leading to the destruction of life, the second generation of the Sabin king Numa in the "Sybil Prophecy" inspiration, received a bronze shield from the sky, the shield was salvaged from the water of the Tarqu swamp lake outside the city, after King Numa got the shield, immediately announced to all the citizens," This shield was given to the City of Seven Hills by the Nymphs and Muses of the Mountains to ward off the spread of the plague, and we must offer it to the gods and guard against bandits who come to take it. ”

Then King Numa ordered that the lake where the shield was located be surrounded by fields, and that the place be dedicated to the temple of the hearth, where the virgins would come every day with water bottles to draw water and wash the inside of the temple; On the other hand, King Numa had his craftsmen forge eleven shields, mixed with the real shields, and hung them in the temple of the god of war to guard against bandits, and set up the Priesthood of Shari, who would parade through the city in March and October, when the plague might be raging, to bless the heavens.

At this time, twelve warriors of the Sarri Priesthood Order, dressed in purple shirts and straps of brass nails, each holding a wavy shield and a short sword, danced the Thracian war dance, and every three steps, struck the shield with their swords, spun a little, and then shouted in unison to the crowd, "Ancilia! ”

And the crowd of onlookers, especially many people who have diseases, will raise their hands together in response.

“anecathen！ (Falling from the sky)"

“akesis！ (Elimination of disease)"

“auchmon！ (Drought Fish Expulsion)"

“anaschesis！ (Sick away)"

And so on, auspicious shouts beginning with the Greek word "A" come and go. And at this moment, Li Bida is wearing a sheepskin cloak. With an olive wood bowler hat. Standing on the stone bridge of the Tiber River, he prayed as a high priest for the blessing of the city of Rome and for eternal peace.

At the same time, with a mournful face and holding the so-called "holy lamp of Venus", Antony also ascended the mountain of Celi, the earliest habitat of the Caesar family, with the newly established priestly order of Julius, to climb the mountain, the earliest habitat of the Caesar family, where Lypita built a new altar to worship Caesar. All the poor people were allowed to go there on the day of the festival to receive the "divine meal", and the high priest told the group, "These meals are given to all by Lord Caesar, and the high priest will set aside money from Caesar's estate to build a special treasury for the cost of the altar and the divine supper." So Antony then stood in the passage of the altar in a priest's robe, looking at the many cooks and servants. Baskets of steaming food were distributed to the low-level people who waved their arms and smelled badly.

The lively festivities lasted for two market days. The Roman parties, whether it was the Saturnalia treasury, the Executive Yuan, or the Priesthood, paid about six million dinars of silver for this grand festival, in order to create a scene of prosperity and singing and dancing, and the republican atmosphere dominated by Lypita became more and more mainstream, while the "rebellious" color of the Brutus republicans confined to Greece and Asia Minor deepened the "rebellious" color.

Standing on the deck of the flagship, Rosiyo's face was solemn, and his command was determined, and he saw the light ships flying the "Sea Serpent Flag" in Rhode Island, lined up in a wide formation, splitting the waves lightly, like a light horse galloping on the sea, he understood the tactics of the Rhodesians: take advantage of the flexibility and speed advantage of small boats, to divide their own fleet and besiege, The decks of those ships are full of flammables, javelins, and crossbows, perfect for close combat.

"Row all the heavy ships of our army to the periphery of the battle line on all sides, and arrange light ships inside to resist the penetration of the enemy's small boats." Rosiyo immediately gave orders to the navigators and standard-bearers around him, and then they used fireworks and flags to send the commander's orders.

The "heavy ships" in Rosillo's mouth were specially made by many craftsmen hired in advance, and the ships were raised with double towers, the number of oarsmen and sails increased, and the decks and portholes inside were doubled with ballistas, trebuchets and thunderstorm rocket launchers, making them truly "huge ships of the arsenal".

Soon, the ships of the Rhodes were engaged in a battle of wolves and lions with the four armoured ships of the Pioneers, "Collect the oars and drop the sails!" With this command, the oars of the arsenal ship were flexibly retracted into the hold one by one, and then the arsenal ship was like a stationary fortress on the sea, all the crew and soldiers were in strict formation, on the towers and high decks, facing the enemy boats coming from all directions, shooting a barrage of stones and rockets, and the light ships of the Rosiillo also shuttled out, and carried out a refreshing "mending" on the burning and inclined Rhodes ships, and the Rhodes Island fleet, which was proud of its naval strength, was a four-way defensive front that could not capture the arsenal ships, Instead, they were wounded and sunk one by one, and in less than two hours more than twenty ships were sunk, five of which were decked, and the rest could only emit smoke, and then the wolf fled to the port of Rhodes.

"The naval dockyard of Rhodes City, located on a protruding island, pursues and completely surrounds that island." Standing on the bridge, looking at the defeated enemy fleet, Rosijo calmly continued to give orders.

So the oars of the arsenal ships stretched out again one after another, and at the sound of the trumpet, they quickly pursued them - sixteen arsenal ships soon besieged the base of the outer island fleet in Rhodes City from all sides, and the soldiers on it directly used catapults to destroy the ships and forts that the Rhodes still had left in the base from all directions. At nightfall, the remnants of the Rhodes, in small boats, did not dare to hang out the lights, and slipped back into the city through the gap in the fleet of Rosiglius, and at dawn the next day, this group of brave sea warriors, who did not dare to hold even the city of Rhodes, covered the government and the baggage, and hurried towards the city of Camillos (where Cato the Younger had been located) in the corner of the island, because although it was a small city, it was stronger and more durable, and could effectively resist the combined attack of the enemy by land and sea.

"Very well, all two legions have entered the city of Rhodes with me, and after replenishment, we will rush to Camillos, as long as we can completely subdue Rhodes, we can use this as a springboard from our base to take Crete or Cyprus again, so that Brutus in the Greek theater of operations, there is no threat to the sea of Zài." Rosiio was full of confidence, and he knew very well that Li Bida would definitely send a fleet and infantry from the port of Cyrenaica.

But soon, in Brutus in Athens, an envoy was sent, and it became clear that his ideas were contrary to those of Crosillus. (To be continued......)