In the wind and waves, under the escort of Maximus, Caesar approached Calaris quite wolfly, and a lot of oil and water seeped out from the bald top under the scorching sun, so the dictator wiped it back and forth with a handkerchief, and grunted dissatisfiedly, saying that the little Pompey brothers in the Balearic Islands, and Rabinus did not lie still, and could not consider forming a large-scale army and fleet to conquer each other.

"Without Your Excellency Caesar, this kind of ringworm scabies can be completely pacified by the provincial army of I, Brutus and General Tellureas." Cassius, who was beside Caesar, took the opportunity to speak.

Caesar, who walked into the lobby of the city hall, sat down a little tired, and then said to the two people who followed closely behind him, "How about I give you the number of the first legion?" Spain in Tellureas, on the other hand, has the number of the Second and Fourth Legions, and is striving to be formed by the end of the year, and I hope to see your four legions destroy the remnants of Pompey and triumph in Rome before the Wolf Hunt next year. ”

Immediately, Caesar folded his handkerchief, and suddenly raised his eyes to look at Cassiillo and Brutus, and said: "Lusitania is a very remote and poor province, and I have been the treasurer of Spain in those years, and I have served as the governor of this province, and I know it—Cassillo, is it possible that you bear the expenses of the two legions to provoke a popular revolt?" ”

Caesar shook his head inwardly, he knew what Cassiio was thinking, and in his foreseeable prospects, Cassiio would definitely take the opportunity to dig three feet into the province, not only to support two regular legions, but also to have local auxiliaries and a large number of cavalry. In any case, in the end, any change will have to be resolved by his Caesar arbitration.

The most important thing is. Caesar groaned. Then he said to Brutus in a very soft tone. "My child, I may not have been your tyrant in terms of ideas, and as we all know, I have never shied away from it, your mother and you are the ones I love the most, and since the death of my daughter, I am prepared to summon you and Cassiio back to Rome to become Grand Counsel after your term as treasurer in the coming year. Because the position is now expanding, there is a shortage of suitable people. But in terms of affection, I want you to swear that I have given you the sword and the armament, and that you will one day inflict it on me? ”

Hearing this straightforward sentence, the sweat on the forehead of Cassius next to him was about to flow, Caesar had always been vague about Brutus, but this time the problem had risen to the oath, and Brutus was an extremely upright person, would he pour out his true thoughts? Just as Cassiyo was about to open his mouth to play sloppy. Caesar's sharp gaze suddenly locked on him, making his lips and tongue feel like they had been stung by a wasp. I can't say half a word anymore.

"If I betray my beloved Caesar, I will not die a good death, and let the sword of the Divine Judgment chase me to the ends of the earth and put me to death, and after my death the fire of the tomb will not be extinguished, and countless wild dogs and jackals will cut open and eat my bones." Brutus slowly took out his dagger, slashed his fingers, and walked to the sacrificial vessel under the bust of Caesar erected in the town hall (a commonplace thing that was built in the cities of the whole republic after he became dictator), dripped blood into it, and made the following vows with certainty.

Cassiyo looked at his friend's move, and he didn't know whether he was relieved or swelled with greater sadness and uneasiness.

And Caesar wept as well, and came up to Brutus and said, "Let God hate Julius!" I hope that the vows made by Brutus today will never be the time for sacrifice, never! ”

In the alley outside the town hall, Cassiio and Brutus went to some secluded corner, and there was a heated argument, and Cassiio was worried about whether his friend would be afraid of the oath he had just made, "Afraid that one day when you really need to plunge your sword into Caesar's chest, you will be afraid of today's poisonous oath, and then tell me to bear the consequences of killing the tyrant alone?" ”

Brutus pushed Cassiyo away and cried out, "The state of mind in which I swore just now is the same as the state of mind in which I will kill him in the future, and there is no room for wavering." ”

"No, you are shaken, you think of family and friendship, you remember killing Caesar, and the saddest thing is your mother! Once again, you are bewitched by Caesar's rhetoric and false tears, all he does is to emulate Sulla, but his desires and ambitions are greater than Sura's, don't hesitate Brutus, don't hesitate! Cassiyo looked at his friend who had turned away, gasping and chasing.

In the Balearic Islands, the rescued prisoners of war cheered and sailed into the harbor, and then jumped out of the shoals and came up to hug their former comrades, who knew that if they were taken to Rome, they would first take part in hard labor, and then duel each other in the Colosseum, and die a miserable death.

"There's no time to sigh!" The one-eyed general Lelias stood on the altar and scolded everyone, "Even if you join, our army strength is only about 5,000 people, so you and I are both tinder, we can't sacrifice lightly, we must strengthen the training of tactics, from now on you are both infantry and cavalry, you must be proficient in swordsmanship, wrestling, queue, throwing and equestrianism, I will personally train you in the role of centurion!" ”

Later, Rouse ascended to the pulpit, and in the name of the eldest son of the deceased Pompey, he demanded that his subordinates swear allegiance to his deceased father and his brothers, and promised that all the present army and seamen would be granted citizenship after the victory, and that they would enjoy the same salary and resettlement property as the regular legions.

So all the soldiers built simple huts on the sand, and they made the most of everything in this cramped space: shooting ranges, equestrian fields, fighting rings, and oiling rooms and bathing rooms, all barefoot covered with sand, and practicing each other's skirmishers, and the cavalry wrapped the reins around the roof beams, and carried out saddle training up and down their horses, requiring all to fly on their horses and fight with weapons in any terrain and under any circumstances.

There was also a division of labor: Rolls was in charge of platoon training, Lelias was in charge of tactical training, Machius was in charge of equipment, Sektus and Lipo were in charge of the fleet, and Rabinus was in charge of intelligence and strategy.

"Caesar and Lybidaeus each had several legions, but did you know? The tactical styles of the two are not the same. In the fortress where the command room was located, Rabinus raised the topic to everyone, and Sektus and Rouse were a little puzzled, after all, they had been fighting Li Bida for a relatively short time, and the difference between the two was still somewhat unclear. (To be continued......)