As it is, in any world and era, there is no one who does not consider problems from the standpoint, and there is no one who is not completely hostile to his subordinates who betray him. So no matter how much Caesar professes to "I understand Labinus" and how he is silent before and after his betrayal, when he hears that Pompey's party is tirelessly making a fuss about the topic that "even Caesar's most trusted right hand has defected to him" - Caesar cannot be completely calm, and not right about the person.

Chingulum, a small fishing village near the city of Kofinium, was originally a place of beauty and poverty, but in recent years it has become famous for being a dignified figure named Rabinus, and Caesar's lieutenant, with the reward of his brave service, over the years as many as 10 million Cestricks, has given almost all of this wealth to his hometown, building it into a new star with marble markets, baths and villas. But now Caesar's anger could not be contained when he thought that Rabinus had abandoned him, and that the man's homeland was in the hands of his army, as the leading centurion said, "Caesar wants everyone to know the price and the taste of betraying him." ”

But at this time, Li Bida pulled the reins of his mount and blocked in front of Caesar's elite soldiers, and fortunately it was him, and he didn't know what the fate would be if someone else did, and he was very calm with all the soldiers' words, "Soldiers, citizens, now I invite you to go back to the camp quietly, if you are carrying out Caesar's orders, then I also have to tell you, Caesar's orders are not calm and unpopular, if you carry out the rules today." I will regret it in the future. So. Let's go back. I will bear the consequences. Go back and tell Caesar, Centurion, that Jingulum must not be burned, for it really tells all the people of Italy what a blessing it will bring to their homeland by following Julius, the hero of the Republic, and if he still has resentment in his heart, ask him. Either a fine of ten talents was imposed on Rabinus's hometown, or his hometown was required to provide a centurion for military service. Let's just say that Lybidaeus is waiting for his reply in this nameless river. ”

After being silent for a while, the two centurions nodded at Li Bida, gave a military salute, and then led the soldiers to turn back en masse.

By the river, the insects of early spring flew comfortably everywhere, and the horses' hooves of the group were submerged in the long grass, and the calm river was there. The small town was slowly shrouded in the gentle sun, and Li Bida saw a few children. Still playful in the wheat field, unaware of the terrible disaster that could occur on the other side of the river at any time.

"Your career may be affected, after all, Julius is not really a good man." Paulus quipped, "So he promised you Sardinia, and Curio is Sicily, much bigger and more important." ”

Vicintoli, an Alveni nobleman who was fluent in Latin, kept laughing and silent, as if he had a good show no matter what the outcome was. And Saab was completely like he had nothing to do, and was skillfully transcribing the previous battle records on horseback, which was what Li Bida had told him to do well, that is, the lesson of the previous ambush of Pompey's 1st Legion, of course, even without this work, he was insensitive to the behavior of the commander-in-chief.

At dusk, Caesar's nephew Pedis, who had come on horseback, brought his uncle's decision to "let Kingulum provide a hundred-man army in five days." ”

The expressions of all those present relaxed, and Lybida took the whip in his hand, and said that he was going back to the camp in the opposite direction of the town, and a group of people followed him, and Petis, who had been acquainted with Liberda and Labinus in Gaul, said behind him, "Hey, Caesar wants you to write to Sù Labinus about this, perhaps my uncle thinks this is a good way to fight the propaganda." ”

But he didn't answer, he remembered what Labinus had said to him when he said goodbye, that the drama between men was often mime.

About half a month later, Pompey continued to retreat on all fronts, and the whole army gathered in Port Brindisi. At the towers of the makeshift barracks erected in the middle of the city, Pompey looked at the noisy and chaotic scene with a depressed look, the entire harbor water, full of rocking ships, and the crowd shouting and congested on the shore, the families of the senators, the slaves transporting goods, and the Jia people who worried about the future of the trade, "The whole world wants to escape from here." ”

Under the wooden shed of the tower, little Cato and several other core elders were also silent with painful expressions on their faces.

Pompey looked back at them, and then asked curiously, "What about Borus?" ”

"The long bumps have taken his health to the fore, and he is too old to get out of bed, and he used to rely on his treasured wine to rejuvenate, but now the cellar and the villa are in the hands of Caesar."

"Yes, I didn't expect that Caesar and I were both fifty years old, but we would still fight with red eyes like a golden young man with strong blood, bringing havoc to the whole country." Pompey laughed bitterly, and then inquired about the preparations and movements of the various places, at which point Cato the Younger told him that the Elders of Massella were willing to join us. Pompey finally had a happy expression, and said that this was good, as long as Sulpitius gained a firm foothold in Sardinia, we could hold the control of the Spanish Sea, and at least draw two or three legions from the other side to hold Brindisi and Sicily.

"However, the envoy sent by Massella has made another request, and that is that we want us to send a venerable senator to lead an army of citizens who will inspire them, and to defend the city from Caesar's army." Cato Jr. continued.

Pompey thought for a while, and then said that it would be better to send the lawyer Marclus, but Cato the Younger insisted, "Although Marclus is very knowledgeable, after all, he lacks qualifications and fame, and I am afraid that he will not arouse Massella's courage and fighting spirit—in that case, I am willing to go to that city in his place." ”

At this time, the whole scene froze, in fact, anyone with a little geographical knowledge can see that the city of Marcelia is in the core of the siege of Caesar's army, and Cato the Younger is tantamount to stepping forward to take a risk by doing so.

"It is precisely because I am in such a position that I help Marcella to hold on to one point, and Caesar's fierce flame will be weakened by one point, which is the most glorious contribution I can make to the Republic at this moment." With that, little Cato seemed to have made up his mind, and he slowly took off his signature sleeveless wool toga, and put it into the hands of his personal slave, his thin body ribs revealed, "Give it to Posia, who is still in the city of Rome, and tell her that if she loses her father, she will give it to Brutus, because she still has a husband." (To be continued......)

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