"The greatest honor of being a woman is not to be commented on by men, whether it is praise or criticism." -- Pericles

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In the flickering firelight, the nameless squire held the hilt of his sword with both hands, sweat dripping down the tip of his nose, and slowly moved the tip of his sword to Rilias's chest.

"me, I'm already an incurable figure - I just don't want to die in this boundless, disgusting desert, and my head longs to return to Rome, even if it's for public display, even if the Republic is gone. Hurry up! In the end, Lelias let out a loud shout, and the attendant named "Scipio" screamed, and stabbed the blade into Rilias's chest, and then several servants surrounded him at the same time, desperately holding down the one-eyed general who was shaking violently, and two more people helped the squire officer hold the hilt of the sword, and slowly and steadily sank, and after a while, Lelias completely did not move, and was silent forever.

In the middle of the night, the sound of horses' hooves sounded in front of the temple of Mother Earth, and Paruma's cavalry quickly pursued, and he selected a thousand men from all the cavalry, but he carried three thousand horses, and five hundred camels carrying water bladders and grain, in short, since his adoptive father had asked him to pursue Rilias, he would carry out the order to the end at all costs.

By the time Paruma reached the temple, the Getulians had fled, and the rest of the cavalry went out in all directions, chasing the remnants of the enemy like gophers in the desert under the moonlit night, and soon a detachment of men was sent out from the head holding Rias.

Under the moonlight and the pine, Paruma dismounted his horse. Limp took the one-eyed head. After the observation is completed. He asked the servants to fetch the box, and respectfully put the head of Lelias in it, and then he gave them a lot of money, "Directly incinerate the corpse of your general, and put the ashes in an earthenware urn, and I will ask my father to grant him the wish to return to his homeland." ”

The next day, under the rising sun, Paruma's cavalry formed a long black line, carrying the head of Rilias. Thousands of captives slowly left the city of Zama along the river, and in the distance, I don't know where, came the song of the extremely desolate shepherd.

By the time the whole army arrived in the city of Vaga, he had been stationed there for many days, and he had to deal with a mountain of official duties: arranging the affairs of the provinces of Africa and Numidia, exchanging letters with Leo and Ebro, spying on the city of Rome and the Greek theater of war, and so on.

Among the two glassware in front of his desk, wine and medicine were served. The soaking heads of Rabinus and Lelias, the ranks of the ten legions they had brought with them, had been wiped out with their own lives. It is expected that in the future, the invasion of Spain will not encounter excessive resistance - because the main force of Pompey's party has been destroyed, Li Pida now has more eyes on the two kingdoms of Guetulia and Mauritania.

"Little pigeon, father has a request for you."

When Paruma heard this, he immediately knelt down and held the leg of his chair, indicating that he was at his disposal.

And Li Bida also touched his adopted son's hair a few times affectionately, "Listen to the little pigeon, if your father needs you to go to Mauritania to serve as a permanent fence, will you agree?" ”

"Could it be that my father is going to exterminate the country of Mauritania?" Paruma asked hurriedly.

"That's right, King Juba the Younger and Selene are in my hands, and I can place the mother and son in a city in Numidia in the future, such as Theo and Tara, as a four-part monarch, and I will continue the blood of this royal family and become my vassal, and I will seal his domain, and I will imprison him for that waste of Margo, and I will confiscate all his army, property, and territory - this is the situation in Numidia, I continue to protect the trade and financial rights of the knights. However, the help of Getulia and Mauritania on this occasion gave me an excuse to destroy them, and listening to the little pigeon, I will soon select and form a capable expeditionary force, which you and Hitius will command together, with about four thousand men, and will be equipped with your sufficient armament and resources, while I myself will go to Spain with all the main forces. ”

After speaking, Li Bida's eyes were fixed on the pair of glassware, and he put down the crochet pen and ink cartridge in his hand, "In the future, you and Hitius will be the barrier guarding Africa and Spain." In addition, in this attack on Spain, I will completely destroy the power of the Pompeians on the island of Iberia. In other words, there will be three more vessels here. ”

All those present were silent, but everyone knew in their hearts that the High Priest was referring to the younger Pompey brothers, and to Sektus. Pompey's father-in-law, the fleet commander Lipo, was pardoned only by the enemy's engineering director, Machius, because the high priest was not very fond of killing people who "had the skill of craftsmen".

At this moment, at the door, the figure of Lenchatt appeared, she stared directly at the two heads on the table, and then she cried bitterly to the high priest who had risen up to greet her, "Please be relieved, honorable woman, I have given the murderer of my husband to the head of the wicked." Li Bida put his arm on her shoulder and said comfortingly.

"Can I take a closer look?" Lenshatra tugged at her woollen shawl.

Although there was some hesitation in his heart, Li Bida still agreed to her request, and made a gesture of "please feel free", Renxia stepped forward tremblingly, and when he got closer, he suddenly grabbed the vessel containing Rabinus's head, and Hetius next to him was quick to grab the vessel, which prevented Renxiat from striking down.

"What are you doing, noble woman?" Li Bida turned around and questioned Renxiat, who was still pestering Hittius.

"Let go of me, abominable Hittius; You are not qualified to do this to me, Lybidaeus! My husband died a terrible death at the hands of this group, but you are also responsible for his death, and if there is anything that can be removed from my heart, it is to give me these two heads, especially Rabinus's, and I will trample and kick his head like a ball. It seemed that Lenchate had lost his mind, and howled incessantly, rushing forward to smash the vessel where Lelias's head was located.

Li Bida stepped forward and pulled her away, "Please stop doing this, I will immediately place these heads in the alcove altar, remember that these two people are my opponents, and their heads are also trophies of the army, not a tool for you to vent your anger." After saying that, he did not wait for Lenzart to refute anything, but called out to his subordinates, "Send this madwoman who insulted the body of a soldier who died on the battlefield back to Rome - by the way, return to her her her husband's private property, which she deserves." (To be continued......)