"Empty words can't satisfy hunger." -- Cato

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"How can you say such a thing to me, I am"

"You are nothing but a child, you have no legions, you have no experience, you have nothing but anger and fantasies, go back to the city of Rome and have children, and take your time according to the process laid down by your ancestors! I also wish you were like Lybidaeus and Antony, but obviously Brutus, you're not. Caesar did not breathe, and reprimanded the young man in front of him fiercely, and then motioned to Hu Cong and the veteran soldiers to take him and Cassiyo into custody, and then Caesar looked at the devastated flagship, as well as the enemy ship that was fleeing from the wind, and said to the lieutenant next to him, "I have no leisure to clean up this mess, all the staff, follow me to the fast rowing boat of the Rhodesians, I will take advantage of this momentum, directly land in Kalia!" ”

The next day, Caesar's ship washed up on the beach of Kalia, and the dictator, together with his entourage, climbed off the boat on a rope and rowed ashore.

On the opposite hillside, there were about four groups of Pompey's soldiers, all from the Macedonian Seventh Legion, holding shields and in dense formations, watching Caesar's every move, they had seen their ships fleeing last night, and when the centurion asked the crew why they had failed, many of the crew and oarsmen did not know why, and they could only keep saying, "Caesar is a man favored by God, and Your Excellency the Commander and Brutus have met him with absolute superiority on the sea." or was captured by him", which made all the soldiers feel extremely panicked.

And now. The man stood on the sandy ground of the sea one furlong away from them, and jumped out of the boat without hastiness. He was a man who had already been solemnly bowed, with deep wrinkles on his forehead and the corners of his mouth, wearing a laurel crown, wearing the cloak and ornate armor of an archon, looking like he was coming home, opening his arms to everyone and shouting, "All lay down your arms, the war is over." Citizens of Rome, peace should be restored to all corners of the Republic, and heavy taxes, slavery, and death should not accompany anyone anymore. ”

"Don't listen to his nonsense, don't listen to that bald man, he has had affairs with hundreds of women, relying on that mouth." In the queue, several centurions shouted at the soldiers who began to waver, and put the whistle to their mouths. Urging his men at the front, "Throw the javelin at the bald man, the sunlight is shining on his back, and the reflection above the head is obvious." You don't need me to guide you on what to aim, fools, hurry! ”

A few daring soldiers. They were about to move, they shouted. Jumping out of the agitated queue, he threw his javelin at Caesar. As a result, they all fell on Caesar's side, but the man was still unmoved, but continued to bewitch, "The situation in the city of Rome has been decided, and the senate and tribunes have collectively elected me as dictator, have you forgotten the oath you took when you entered the camp?" ”

With this, Caesar continued to walk forward, and his shield-bearer and veteran were about to raise their shields in front of him, but they were pushed away with one hand.

At this time, most of the soldiers of the Sixth Macedonian Army shouted, and they grabbed the javelin-throwers, and sharply condemned their actions, and then, despite the centurion's dissuasion, threw down their weapons and shields, and hurried down the hillside where they were garrisoned, raising their hands and shouting allegiance to Caesar.

Caesar marched ten miles into Rome in such an avalanche, and Scipio's seven legions were completed in just half a day.

When the news reached Scipio's ears, he was stopping at the most famous and magnificent building in the city of Ephesus, the temple of Diana (the temple of Artemis in the mouth of the Greeks, the goddess of the hunt), looking at the mountains of treasures and holy objects in the temple of the goddess with strange eyes, and there were about a dozen elders of the city and the former Roman senators who fled to Minor.

Scipio swallowed two mouthfuls of spit, pointed to one of the most honorable elders, and said, "I'll send you and your city a list at once." ”

"What list?" The elder was furious in his heart, but he still suppressed his anger and asked.

"I'm going to collect all the valuable things in this temple, you know, it's because my soldiers have spent their energy defending against invaders, and it's a small reward to protect your city." Scipio said without shame.

After these words were said publicly, not only the elders of Ephesus, but even the Roman senators felt that Scipio's greed had reached the point of no return, and the elder who was questioned said indignantly, "Unexpectedly, after an interval of three hundred years, a second Herostetus appeared." ”

"Who is Helostus? Did he do anything remarkable three hundred years ago? I'm sorry, because here and there in Greece, there are all kinds of stones and temples, and I can't write all the historical allusions. Scipio replied elegantly, until the patriarch who had studied the history books next to him whispered to him that Hilostertus was an arsonist three hundred years ago who had set fire to the temple of the goddess of the hunt in order to draw attention to him.

Now, the elder compares Scipio to "the second of Helostetus," apparently satirizing his blasphemy and offense against God. Scipio, who had only then come to his senses, twisted the corners of his mouth with anger, and he pressed the hilt of his sword, and threatened the elder, saying, "So, that Herostus is just a thief who secretly set fire, and the wrath of my sword will not only burn this centipede-like temple, but even your entire city, and I have four regular legions in my hands, four yo!" ”

"Do you know why the goddess Diana was willing to be burned back then, it was because it was the day of Alexander the Great's birth, and the goddess went to protect this great life, so that the murderer succeeded!" The priest of the temple could not stand the domineering of the Roman general, and said, "Therefore, the man who can win the favor of the goddess of the hunt must be a man who can establish a great cause like Alexander the Great." ”

"Then call the goddess you serve to come to my bed tonight, and see if this boring conclusion can be realized." Scipio shouted, drawing his sword.

At this time, several patriarchs hurriedly hugged Scipio to prevent him from really making trouble.

The dispute was interrupted by the two token officers jumping off their horses at the foot of the northeastern hill where the temple was located, and then hurried up the steps of the Great Temple of Diana. Caesar had landed in Kalia, and the Seventh Army stationed there, with the entire fleet, "threw five javelins" in the general attack, and then surrendered cleanly.

"What, this damn Seventh Legion is just a garbage scum, it can't even hold a piece of the coast, Apis Apis, what are we going to do now?" Scipio put away his sword and swirled around the hall, looking for Appis. (To be continued......)