Chapter 16 - Demobilization of Troops (Part II)
"Go away, kids, there's a brutal gladiatorial phase below." Li Bida pushed the two teenagers away and motioned for them to leave the place.
Immediately, Li Bida stepped forward and saluted the two men and their guards, "The Token Officer has told me about the great deeds of the two people, and you will be received by His Excellency Caesar in the town hall immediately, and then he will give a speech at the Great Temple of Atasya in the city of Utica, announcing the end of the brutal civil war." ”
"The end?" Cassiio sneered and said, "As far as I know, Pompey's two sons with a strong sense of revenge, and a large fleet that have not been wiped out in the Balearic Islands, Lipo is still there, and Rabinus is still alive, and they are all outstanding talents no less than Caesar, ready to set off a storm capable of capsizing Caesar's ship." In your haste to declare the end of the war now, is it because you are anxious to retire to the countryside and live in the same luxury as your lord was when he was alive, and Caesar is now known to be obedient to you. ”
"For I have never turned my back from the Rubicon, not only from the Rubicon, but from the time of your Excellency's election as High Priest, which is the course I chose from the very beginning in the Colosseum of Rome." He then turned to Brutus and said, "As for the war of the remnants of Pompey, I will present it to His Excellency Caesar, and entrust his command to you, Brutus, and the two Spanish governors, Trureas. ”
This answer was simply beyond Brutus's expectations, his eyes widened in surprise, he looked at Li Bida, who didn't look like he was lying in the slightest, and pursed his lips, wanting to say something, but was stopped by Cassio in time, "I would like to invite you to guide us to Caesar to ask for credit." For we have brought the heads of Scipio and Cruise. Excellency. ”
"It's nature." Forthwith. Li Bida leaned the sleeves of his robe forward slightly, made a gesture of welcome, and took the lead in climbing the stairs.
In the synagogue, Caesar was discussing the topic of "the restoration of the republic after the civil war" with his staff and subordinates, and then he saw Brutus, opened his arms warmly, said welcome to my children, and then embraced Brutus, who looked a little embarrassed. Li Bida took the lead in applauding enthusiastically, and then everyone around shouted the preciousness of peace and the warmth of family affection.
"Your Excellency, I would like to speak of the question of the restoration of the Republic, and more practically, of the dissolution of the provinces and the legions in time of war. Now that your Excellency's legion is close to forty, now that the civil war has ended, it seems that a large-scale reduction has been reached in order to save national strength. Cassiyo said.
Caesar, who received this central topic, smiled, sat down again, and replied to Cassillo. "I was in the city of Rome and was in rebellion. I will have three or four legions discharged or disbanded each year for the next year, and in the end I will keep only enough legions to defend Rome, as well as auxiliary legions for the garrison of each region, for a total of no more than twenty. ”
"That is to say, according to Roman jurisprudence, and in the order of your previous rank as governor in Gaul, the auxiliary legions after ten should be the first to be dismissed, and can be completed as much as possible, since Rome has no tradition of retiring auxiliary legions, and is it not more reasonable? Yes, Your Excellency. Cassiyo finally threw out this topic of war, and everyone on the spot understood that this was obviously aimed at Li Bida, because the armed forces of his descendants were the sixth, twelfth, thirteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth, twenty-seventh, and twenty-eighth seven legions, plus the thirty-third and thirty-fourth Pontus legions gifted by Adiana, except for one, the number was all ten legions, and they were all auxiliaries in theory and in practice.
"When the lion slew the other lion, the scavenging jackal finally stood in front of the dregs, and proudly declared his demand and victory!" This was uttered by Antony, who was beside Caesar, and he was furious and yelled at Cassiio and Brutus.
Brutus also stepped forward angrily, pointed at Antony, and said, "Pay attention to your words, you are the grandson of Anthony the Orator, and do not forget that you and I are both responsible for rebuilding the Republic." But what I do know is that the republic is not sustained by the terror of the armed army, not to mention the fact that we have also killed the seas in order to eradicate the Pompeo, and now that enough people have died, there is no need to continue to keep the source of chaos alive. ”
"Yes, the killer, it is said that you used forty warships, defeated the strong with the weak, and heroically attacked Scipio and Cruise, who had only one row boat left, killing two of them, and taking with them three Mauritanian monkeys, what a great victory! I think Lord Caesar should transfer his Grand Triumph to you, for you two are so good at pleasing the Chosen Fathers in Juilliard's Synagogue. At this time, Anthony's poisonous tongue skill was in full swing.
Just as Brutus was about to argue again, Cassillo shouted that there was no need to be like the wild dogs who had been expelled from Rome, and he continued to chase and kick the ball to the key figures, Caesar and Lypida, or to dismiss the legions.
"Although the civil war is over, I immediately plan an expedition on two fronts, one is to avenge Parthia, at least to bring back the captured soldiers and the eagle banner, and force the other side to sign an alliance of the city in favor of the republic; One is an expedition to Dacia, and I hope to control the entire Black Sea in case of a war like Mithridates. So my plan is that I and I will keep four legions each, and Cassiio and Tellureas two each, and your task will be to continue to purge the remnants of Pompey or accept their submission. Therefore, I still maintain my original view on the dismissal of the auxiliary corps, and dismiss it once every three years. "Clearly, Caesar is playing for Lipida, and he needs Libida, even though what Cassillo says is more beneficial to his long-term power.
Just as everyone was clamoring and shouting, Li Bida suddenly shouted, "I am willing to accept the request of the Governor of Lusitania to dismiss the corresponding legion." ”
In this way, even Anthony didn't understand what kind of medicine his friend was selling in the gourd, he was surprised inexplicably, spread his hands, and Cassiyo stayed directly for a long time, his original picture was to force Li Bida to comply, at least disarm part of his descendants, as for the Dacian expedition, Cassiyo had no intention of competing with Li Bida, he wished that the other party would leave as far away as possible, and it was better never to return.
After stabilizing the situation, Cassiyo laughed twice, and then asked Li Bida what kind of process he was going to do with the "dismissal".
"The Sixth Legion is retained, the Twenty-seventh Legion is still assisting the Seventh Legion in defending Transgaul, so it is temporarily retained, and the Twelfth Legion is the strongest in combat, so it is also reserved for the future expedition of His Excellency Caesar; The remaining four legions were dismissed at one time, and the two legions sent by Pontus also returned on time. Li Bida said with a smile, so that Caesar couldn't even figure out what he was thinking. (To be continued......)