"Save the Motherland!" —Scipio, the Roman High Priest. Nazca, the slogan of the time when inciting the senators to kill Gran Gragus

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But the mob besieging Cato the Younger, in the frenzy of killing, was still stabbing Cato's body slowly sliding down against the wall, until his intestines were dragged out, and many people realized that the acropolis was already killing and rumbling, and understood that the end of the city was coming, and many people cried in despair, and then Merissus bravely stood up and said: "Yes, this is a civil war for the Romans, but I will still bravely give away Cato's head, and then I will accept any punishment calmly, Charged with the murder of Roman citizens, may the flame of Massella continue, and the immortal god will bless you - may you see each other again in the future! ”

The cries of the people around him were shocking, and they admired Merissus's bravery and feared the tragedy of the city's slaughter, but Merissus still carried the severed head of Cato, and walked side by side with the panicked Triari, crossing the stone bridge between the street market and the acropolis, and walking towards the fire-filled battle array.

By this time, the remnants of the Acropolis' towers and walls had been destroyed by the saturation of stone bullets. In front of the gap, the brigade of the Ligurian Servant Legion, who also wore the attire of the Confederate war era, the Greek-style linen skirt plate armor, the miscellaneous helmets, the shield wall on the opposite side, and the soldiers in the back carefully pulled the back belt of their comrades in front with their hands. Slowly advance towards the gap. At this time, the stone-throwing equipment of the blockade behind was signaled by the banner of the Ligurian general Itassos. Stopped the inclination of fire - after a while. The Ligurian vanguard troops shouted in unison, lowered their small shields, and poured in with a bang!

Itassos led everyone further in, ruined and corpsed, but they met no organized resistance, and some of the survivors sat in the rubble with numb expressions, waiting for the victors to kill them to end their lifeless lives. However, Ithasos, as commander of a rival city-state, did not indulge his subordinates, but pleaded with all the centurions beforehand: "Our role is no different from that of Marcellia, past or future, Rome, so do not rejoice in its ruin, and perhaps one day Caesar will be just as suspicious and even attack us." Fellow citizens, try to restrain the fervor that you have spawned by the temporary victory, for there is a longer way to go, and we must always humble ourselves before the man of God, and this is the long-term solution. "He was a highly respected figure in the city-state. In addition, unlike the current Roman legions, these soldiers were relatives and friends of the same country. Therefore, he was able to faithfully follow the instructions of the general, and slowly advanced towards the block in a formation that sought the enemy.

It wasn't until they saw the massella petitioning procession on the side of the stone bridge carrying the corpse on the other side of the stone bridge that the Ligurians waited and demanded that everyone stop and explain what had happened, or else they would be killed as enemies.

"What, Cato was killed? They were carrying the body of this man! After asking about the situation, Itassos also felt that the current situation was not something he could solve, so he immediately pulled out a clever imp from the queue, who was his fellow countryman's nephew, and after putting goose feathers on this guy's helmet, he told him to play the flute, "Guide the corpse, go to General Li Bida, and let him make up his mind." ”

Under the city wall, Li Bida dismounted, surrounded by Hu Servant and General, they all looked at Cato in a different place, Li Bida was also silent, he lifted the shroud in the rain to see, and then looked at the head held by Merissus for a while, "No matter what, you should know that the dead little Cato is more terrible than the living!" ”

"Yes, I am the culprit who instigated the killing of the former Roman lawyer, and it has nothing to do with General Triali, and I will take responsibility bravely and resolutely!"

Li Bida's eyes rolled a few times, and then he dictated to Sabo beside him, "Good news to Caesar and the Senate at the same time, our four legions have completely conquered the city of Massella, the enemy's former consul Dumijuan was killed, and the former judicial officer Cato the Younger...... Unyielding suicide. Massella's Punishment Plan...... Handed over to the consul Julius. Caesar decided and applied to the Senate to grant Liguria temporary dominion over Massalia, and then continued to wait for the future division of the vassal states by Lord Caesar. ”

After the dictation, Li Bida ordered the corpses of little Cato's master and slave to be cleaned, smeared with precious myrrh, and the mutilated limbs and heads were also tightly sewn with thread, and then all the besieging generals and generals gathered around the body of little Cato to pay silent tribute one by one. His legions followed and sacked Massella completely, but did not resort to a degrading massacre. The remaining citizens were resettled outside the city in accordance with the previous experience of Libida in Zinodosha, Syria, and were given the necessary food relief and some money. However, Li Bida still ordered the demolition of the walls, towers, and large war equipment, and he did not want any trouble after the battle, and then he was relieved to ask Liguria to take over the city.

But the matter of Cato the Younger is still troublesome, and the reason why Li Bida did not slaughter the city is somewhat for this reason, he needs the "fake" of the Marcelian side, and finally he entrusted Matthias to handle this matter, so that the army side and the city side record file are consistent, and the feat of Cato before his death is described in detail: he is very calm for the idea of the republic, unwilling to give in and stab himself to death, and the time and circumstances of suicide are described in detail - as for the friends and servants of Little Cato, they are all inspired by the spirit of the master's benevolence, Sacrificed their lives in the street fighting, and below Akuta, a list of these people was also appended with respect.

Soon, Caesar's reply came, in fact, the death of little Cato was still more pleasant than sad for him personally, "He was different from Cicero, who was only a trumpeter of the army, and he was as afraid of throwing spears and swords as ordinary people." But Cato was the banner of this army. But this was only Caesar's private confession to Li Bida, on the surface he was as sad as Li Bida, and even shouted to his generals, "Why does little Cato hate me to such a stage?" And would rather abandon the republic he loves! ”

The coffin of the little Cato was temporarily placed in the immortal temple of Massella, waiting for the right time to be transported back to Rome.

But now, among the pardoned citizens of Marcellia, the young man of Statatrius, a loyal follower of Cato the Younger, was among them, and he cleverly concealed his identity and blended in with the crowd undetected. (To be continued......)