"Pergamum, Bithynia, Caria, Sardis and part of Rikdania. That's all for the territory we have now, and it's still precarious. The whole of Greek Macedonia was lost in one market day, Caesar was crossing the sea and rushing here, and Lybidaeus had begun to build fortifications in Byzantium, and there was not much time left, Cassiyo, are you sure to lead the fleet and intercept and kill Caesar? In the governor's mansion in the city of Ephesus, Scipio paced up and down with some restlessness, and asked Cassillo, who was sitting at the chart table beside him.

Now, all the remnants of the republican elite, with four legions, were gathered in the city of Ephesus, according to Scipio's description, this group of people was in a terrible condition, the military pay was insufficient, the training and morale were also very poor, and the three legions that Scipio brought to Greece were half-crippled by the ambush of Lypida before they could cross the Aryakmon River, and the Macedonian Nine Army commanded by Brutus also returned under the Taktun where Adiana was strong. In addition, the Bosphorus, the only reliable ally, was also withdrawn from Taktun to Sinop in the north, where it was disconnected from them.

But Cassiyo just stared at the charts on the table, not saying a word.

Brutus over there began to get excited, and he proposed a plan to break the boat, borrow another 1,000 to 1,500 Tallents from the tax knights of the provinces of Asia Minor, and then free all the slaves of all the people, form a new army of 4,000 to 5,000 people, gather five or six legions, take advantage of Caesar's unstable foothold on the shore, launch a rapid counterattack, and after defeating and killing him, it is natural to break up Caesar's camp.

In a word. Scipio demanded that Cassiio take responsibility at sea, and Brutus urged Scipio to attack on land. The two soon quarreled fiercely, on one side of Appis. He was very depressed and cold-toothed in his cloak.

"I'm the father-in-law of the leader Pompey, isn't that my biggest here?" Scipio rose up and raised his title again, "Besides, shouldn't all the Romans be on the battlefield by default, only Metra and Scipio are respected!" As a result, before Brutus could make a sneer, Cassiyo, who was beside him, stood up and took the initiative to say, "Immediately I will lead seventy ships stationed in Kalia." Rush out with Brutus and intercept Caesar. ”

Scipio's raised fist began to lower when he heard this, and then he raised his chin and said proudly, "Very well, I will sit in Ephesus at once, raise funds for the legions and fleets, and prepare to fight to the death with the men and horses of Li Bidan!" ”

On the Aegean Sea, look at the past. It is a small and scattered island, and in the midst of the blue waves, a fleet of eagle-flagged ships is struggling against the wind, this is the fleet of the dictator Caesar. Most of the flat-bottomed merchant ships were improvised from the Greek city-states, and Caesar sat at the bow of the ship, loudly encouraging his servants and soldiers. "Hurry up, my comrade. Citizens of Rome, Ephesus Minor, the holy place of God. He was being looted and extorted by Pompey's bandits. Now that they have rebelled against their relatives, more and more noble kings have come to their senses, and refuse to be Pompey's Creon anymore, and they have withdrawn their servant armies, and have refused to pay Pompey tribute, so that if we are brave and swift, it will not be long before the whole East and the Black Sea will return to the bosom of the Republic and beat the drums with agitation! ”

But before Caesar's oarsmen could cheer, far away, there was a faint sound of violent drums from others, and the hidden cheers of the oarsmen's crew suddenly turned into exclamations—about twenty ships with decks and ramming horns flying the flag of the enemy were pounced viciously.

Under the flying banner and sails, stood Cassiillo and Brutus, who did not explain why the former agreed to Scipio's request, and Brutus did not inquire out of trust in his best friend, and at this time the noble son of the republican family was even more excited, frightened, and hesitant because he had successfully captured Caesar's ship.

Privately, Brutus never had a confrontation with the fatherly Caesar, he respected Caesar, loved Caesar, admired Caesar's courage, decisiveness and skill, and he always hoped that Caesar would be a hero who defended the republic, in which case he would be willing to die for this hero, no matter how tragic and tragic his death was. But now, in righteousness, he wished that his sword would pierce the beating chest of a man like a father, and that was not what a Roman citizen should do? The most upright Brutus is that he does not care about personal affairs, but is responsible for right and wrong.

For Cassillo, who was familiar with the waters of this area, it was not difficult to capture Caesar's fleet at all, because as long as he cruised along the trade routes of the sea, the vast majority of Caesar's fleet was merchant ships and transport ships.

"Full fleet, turn the bow of the ship, aim for Caesar's flagship, and use the bronze ramming of the ship to speed up the oars." Cassiillo gave instructions very skillfully, and the helmsman and oarsman on his flagship shouted and operated, and then Cassiillo looked at Brutus and asked, "Are you ready to fight?" Brutus trembled, raised the sharp sword in his hand, looked at the ships on both sides of the sea, and then shouted, "Of course you are ready!" ”

"It's not a coincidence, order all ships to stay out of the enemy's rays - row towards that nameless island to the southeast." Caesar's deck was in a state of panic, there were no ballistas, no stick throwers, no long scythes and incendiary canisters commonly used by combatants, all the soldiers only had the standard shields, javelins and broadswords, and under the loud rebuke of the centurion, they could only scurry back and forth like headless flies, or Caesar himself was calmer and gave the order to retreat.

However, the personnel of his merchant ships had no experience in naval warfare at all, and many of them ignored the flags issued by Caesar's flagship, and were still moving in a dizzy straight line, only to be smashed to pieces by Cassillo's ships in the rumbling sound, but fortunately, most of the army soldiers and cavalry were not on it, and most of the loads on them were just provisions, fresh water, and horses. "Caesar, just today, let's see how much the goddess of fate favors you!" Cassius's face on the bridge was blue, and the four rowing boats carrying the ramming horns and the four-door crow drawbridge sat down, and after sinking two enemy ships with ferocity, they chased after the wake of Caesar's flagship and pressed over.

Caesar's smaller flagship managed to paddle to the side of the nameless island, and the crew on it realized that it was actually a small group of islands, and around the large island in the core, there were many rocks between the size of the reef and the small island, and the waves in it were extremely chaotic and complicated. Caesar said immediately. (To be continued......)