"In Turkey, even the slightest gift from a Christian is met with suspicion." - Moltke the Elder, who helped train the Ottoman army in Istanbul in 1835, said dejectedly

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After Marulas fled privately, the Senate of Rome was alarmed, because they had no way of knowing the exact movements of Lypida's army: would they sack the town along the way? Will Rome be attacked? Will he "deprive Malulas of all his official titles and send other envoys?" Yes, it was a plenipotentiary envoy who could consult with Lybidaeus about anything concerning his official position and legions. Cicero agitated in the Senate, but the opposition grew more and more fierce, and this group of people was dying and unwilling to compromise and cling to those illusory powers until the moment they entered the grave.

As time went on, every time the stars rose or fell, towns in southern and central Italy, and other parts of Sicily surrendered to Lybida, and most of them were willing, because they were Latin Confederation cities or colonies, all of them supported the Emilius Act proposed by Lybida earlier, and feared that the Senate would counterattack and deprive them of their rights, but a small number of them were unwilling, but these were not a big problem for Lybida - because he only demanded, along the road and the surrounding cities, According to the size of their populations and the course of their economic prosperity, they could hand over unequal amounts of money and goods, which Li Bida used to store in the army treasury for the rewards and rewards of the soldiers. In return, Li Bida strictly forbade the troops to be stationed in the city. They are also camped in the wilderness. The soldiers who harassed the people without mercy were punished with capital punishment, so the speed of advance was extremely fast.

By the time they reached the border line of Campeña, the senate envoys had already offered the price of "inaugurating dictator", but Li Bida scoffed at them, said something innocuous and sent them away, because he understood that the senate must be using a group of people who do not know death, openly and covertly opposing the appointment. He, unlike Pompey, was not at all interested in these imaginary things.

However, to the relief of everyone in the Concorde Temple, Li Pida's four legions stopped at Campeña, for some reason, maybe they were waiting for something, maybe they were afraid of something, maybe they were going to happen.

Cicero's letter, at the same time as Libida's token officer. Arrived at Octavian's camp, about ten romans from the city of Mutina. There were four or five furlongs from Antony's siege position, and it was divided by many mountains and rivers.

Antony also hurriedly drew five, eight, and ten from the besieging army, the three most combat-effective legions, and all the elite cavalry (about four or five thousand men), and turned back to deal with "dear little boy Turinus", but in terms of combat mobilization, Antony concealed a thing, and he spoke to all the centurions, tens, and cavalry captains, saying, "These are all rookies newly recruited in Italy by order of the Senate, they have no training and combat experience, they are not even fully equipped, and the cavalry is pitiful, These men were only saved as reinforcements to support Dehemos, the product of the futility of the Temple of the Concorde and the group of beeps of Cicero, and we could have smashed him with a very light - you are all the meritorious legions who followed Caesar in the past, and the chief centurion had more Amira on his arm than the jewels of the Roman noblewomen combined, and with my clever determination, we could defeat this army in a short time, and if this army failed, the city of Mutina would not be able to sustain it, as long as we entered the city of Mutina and killed Dehemoth, I announced that the discipline and curfew could be lifted for three days. ”

"But I heard that the city of Mutina itself is starving to death and soldiers." The Commander of the Tenth Legion, Seclelius, said with questions.

"Then plunder the entire province of Shannan Gaul!" Anthony waved his hand and said very generously.

After the meeting, Anthony walked out of the tent and went on patrol to find Leo sitting with the clerks, still in the square of the camp, writing letters to the soldiers, for since the Senate ultimatum had been issued, and everyone was worried about the persecution of their family and relatives if they continued to follow Antony.

"It's okay, it is said that Cicero only raised taxes and did not deprive anyone of life and property." Every time he writes a letter, Leo is so relieved.

"You shouldn't spoil this little doll too much, think Sulla told everyone to beware of that prodigal boy named Caesar, who can't even tie his robes and belts." Beside him, out came the cloaked Curio, "And I want to warn you Marco today, beware of this Leo." ”

"Why?"

"For even when he goes to bed, he wears a girdle in a proper manner."

Anthony sneered, and then didn't care, "Select a few prostitutes from the back camp and send them to his tent, and call him loose and loose. ”

Then, Antony and Curio split the Eighth Legion and set up seven chain of camps along opposite the front line of Octavian's four legions, using hills, dikes and ditches, so that Octavian thought that he was going to defend it for a long time, or to take the city of Moutina first, and then defeat him with all his might.

"A tentative attack." Octavian ordered.

Then in the middle of the confrontation between the two armies, a fierce cavalry battle began, and it has to be said that Antony had a unique vision of choosing a position, which happened to be a narrow plain, and the cavalry could gallop across without much effort, and after two full days of fighting, Octavian's already small cavalry team was almost abandoned.

Octavian then tried to take a political offensive, he constantly appeared with subordinates and banners, and wanted to send a message or send a letter to the other party's officials, but Antony was also prepared, he sent to lead the team to fight are all close to the centurions, and every battle must be changed, not at all to give Octavian a chance to infiltrate the attack.

In addition, Octavian always found that whether it was the Twelfth Legion and the Sixth Legion, or the two legions of Panza and Hzyus, his command took a negative attitude, perhaps everyone looked down on his qualifications and prestige at all, how could a person be able to command a proud general?

The distressed Octavian could only order Agrippa and Mecenas to go out of the battle, and take the scouts to reconnoiter the terrain in detail and find out how to crack it, but then the commanders of several legions all took letters from Lipida's message, including Panza and others, and advised Octavian not to be impatient, and to set up a formation and hold the camp, "As long as Lipidaus brings four legions to join me, Antony has nothing to fear, Your Excellency can hand over the command at that time, and the honor after victory is still less Caesar." ”

When he heard this, Octavian didn't say anything openly, but secretly he was very upset, so he stubbornly asked Agrippa and other cronies to go, and sent the captain of the guard, Avinus, to assist.

Because young Caesar had to fight to prove himself, he didn't want to fake his guardian. (To be continued......)