Remember that you have put off these things long enough, that you have had enough opportunities from the gods, but you are not taking advantage of it. You only have a limited amount of time, and if you don't use that time to remove the haze of your inspiration; It will pass away, and so will you, and never return.

- Marcus Aurelius (the only philosopher-emperor in Western history)

Lugotorix, having understood all the things, did not complain about the vulnerability of Daniel's legions, nor lamented his own bad luck; just restrained all his emotions, and said to Karabes with an expressionless face: "If we lose to you, we will not lose unjustly; Although we have lost and this war is over, with the 5,000 elite cavalry and 3,000 forest hunters under my command, it is impossible for you to win without paying a considerable price. ”

Carabis was about to retort something, but Lugotorius held out his hand and motioned for Carabis not to speak, and then he continued: "However, there is really no need to fight the war here; If you can suddenly come out from behind my barracks, it means that the Yamauchi Gaul in the rear is already more than lucky. I know what you want, and I can order me, the last of the eight thousand Gallic elites, to surrender to you, as you wish; However, I have a few conditions that you must agree to. Otherwise, it will only be a dead fish. ”

"Okay, tell me about your conditions; I try to satisfy you within my ability. ”

"Actually, you don't have to be embarrassed, my conditions are really not difficult for you; First, my 8,000 troops are surrendering only to you, not to the House of Julius, and you have to promise that in the future their command will be in your hands. Second, you must promise me that you will not let my Gallic soldiers in the Eight Thousand Sons of the Mountains be bullied by anyone, including the other armies under your command; Finally, try not to spread them out or use them as cannon fodder. Because they were strong enough to defeat any Roman legion, and it was my incompetence that brought them down......"

Lugotorix's words were not so much a quid pro quo as a testament; It seems that this famous general of Gaul is ready to die. But he was reluctant to let the most elite Gallic army under his command accompany him in his destruction. Such an enemy deserves the respect of anyone, and Karabes is no exception. When Lugotorix received an affirmative reply from Calabes, he rode his horse back to the army; The next step was to give orders to the 8,000 troops.

Because these five thousand Gallic cavalry had always been under the direct command of Lugotorix, there was no general in charge of command; But the three thousand forest hunters had their own generals. Lugotorix called Falkus, the leader of the Forest Hunters, to his side. After a brief account of his deal with Carabess; Lugotorix drew his own saber and finished himself. Lugotorix's suicide didn't have a big impact on the forest hunters, but it was like the fall of the sky for the Gallic cavalry who regarded Lugotorix as a god.

Although Lugotorix's death was of his own choice, these ordinary Gallic soldiers laid the blame entirely on the Julius family and the Gallic barbarians themselves; If it weren't for the aggressiveness of the Julius family, how could General Lugotorix have been defeated and killed? If it weren't for the fierce tribal struggle within the Gaul barbarians themselves. When the Ulius family was gathering an army, General Lugotorix was never able to get reinforcements, how could Lugotorius be defeated by the Ulius family?

At this moment, the death of Lugotorix made these most elite Gallic cavalrymen hate not only the Julius family, but also the various tribes of the Gallic barbarians far north of the Alps; Thankfully, they didn't hate Karabes, but were still silently grateful to them in their hearts. Because in the eyes of these ordinary soldiers, when the overall situation was decided, it was Carabes who gave Lugotorix the last chance to choose his own fate; What's more, the conversation between the two also shows that Carabis himself has respect for Lugotorix, which is why they are willing to accept Carabez.

The war of annihilation on the South Bank is not over. The war on the North Shore is over; Of the 4,000 Gallic cavalry who remained in the camp, 2,000 were killed, and the remaining 2,000 were captured. However, the most elite army of 8,000 under Lugotorius surrendered to Calabes under the orders of Lugotorix, and Carabis eliminated the most elite army of the Gallic barbarians south of the Alps without a single soldier; And it has greatly expanded its strength, as the 8,000 troops have sworn allegiance to Karabes after Lugotorix's suicide.

With the affairs of the North Shore settled, the Gallic War was over for Calabes; In order to reduce unnecessary casualties and protect the Gallic barbarians from the oppression of the army of the House of Julius, Calabes ordered Itami to be the commander of the 7,000 Gallic cavalry directly in the Gallic barracks, and immediately sent troops to Padua in the province of Veneto. At the same time, Calabes strictly ordered Itami not to do anything to disturb the people; The Gauls in the province of Veneto must be protected from any harm.

Such a decision would allow Calabis to assist the Julius family in ending the Gallic War as soon as possible, and on the other hand, to buy the hearts of these newly surrendered Gallic soldiers; After all, most of them were natives of Gallic and Veneto in the mountains, and proper handling of the occupation of these two provinces would help them to be more loyal to Calabes. As for what happened after the Julius family took over. It had nothing to do with Karabes, anyway, Karabes did what he was supposed to do.

When Itami set out with seven thousand Gallic cavalry, Carabis ordered his men to begin building bridges on the spot; From now on, the two northern provinces of the Roman Republic and the two provinces of Gaul south of the Alps, as well as the Kingdom of Regulia, will be the fiefdoms of the Julius family. It also belongs to the territory of the Roman Republic. The special status of the Rubicon as a border between Rome and Gaul has also changed, and the Rubicon will now be an ordinary inland river; It is also imperative to build a bridge over the Rubicon.

The events on the north bank must not have been concealed from the Gallic army and the Roman army on the south bank, and in the face of more and more Roman hoplites, the Gallic army, which numbered less than 7,000, finally chose to surrender; With the exception of the generals who had been loyal to Lugotorix, who committed suicide or died in battle, the rest of the ordinary Gallic soldiers all went into the Roman captive camps. After ordering the Roman army to rest and clean up the battlefield, Flavies personally led his generals across the Rubicon River to the Gallic military camp.

Look at the Gallic barracks that have been cleaned and stand outside the barracks to greet him. Flavis quickened his pace and came to Karabes's side, grabbed Karabeth's left arm, and said, "General Karabes, you have worked hard! In this Gallic War, our Julius family was able to win a great victory all thanks to the general's merits, and when the battlefield is cleaned up tonight, I will announce your reward to praise you for your great contribution to my Julius family! ”

Flavies' words of praise did not change Karabeth's mood in the slightest, and Karabes only smiled humbly. Looking at the generals with bad faces behind Flavis, he said: "This decisive battle is all the work of the generals of the Julius family, how dare I rob the generals of the merits?" If the generals hadn't led their armies to hold back the Gallic army on the southern bank, I wouldn't have been able to take the Kingdom of Regulia; This time, it was the generals who led the army to fight to the death with the Gallic army, so I had the opportunity to sneak attack from the rear!

If only the generals present were in my place. I think they'll definitely do better than I do; All I have relied on is the opportunity that His Excellency has given me. That's right, Your Excellency, Leader; The Gallic province of the Gallic barbarians in the mountains has been taken by our army when the Gallic army is gathering on the front line, and I have sent the Gallic cavalry who have just surrendered to take control of the Veneto province. As soon as the leader sent someone to take it over, the three new provinces south of the Alps would be the domain of the Julius family. ”

Carabess's slightly flattering tone and attitude made the generals who already looked down on him look much better, because these self-proclaimed generals also thought so; They all felt that what they lacked was just an opportunity like Karabes. They didn't really think there was anything remarkable about the young Calabes. Still, Karabes' last words made everyone in the room breathless.

Yes, after this great war, the two provinces of Gaul south of the Alps and the kingdom of Regulia were officially incorporated into the rule of the Julius family; Since then, the Julius family has been a huge family in charge of the five provinces! That's a whole five provinces!! The Roman families alongside the House of Julius now control a total of only five provinces (two Brutus, one Scipio, one Maxentius, and one Augustus); The rise of the Julius family is inevitable!

Not to mention these ordinary-minded generals, even Flavis, who had never disliked form, couldn't help but laugh with joy after hearing Calabes's last words; How many countries in the world can really rule over the land of the five provinces? The Julius family can finally break free from all shackles. Create your own sky; From now on, the Senate and other Roman families could no longer restrict the development of the Julius family, and the time in the history of the Roman Republic belonged to the Julius family!

Of course, Flavis was no ordinary man after all, and he soon recovered; Looking at Calabes, who still had a calm face, Flavis knew that this person was the key person in the Julius family's ability to obtain three new provinces in one battle. Whether the Ulius family can achieve greater development in the future also depends largely on whether this person is willing to do his best for the Ulius family, as for those stupid and happy legion generals; If they were as powerful as they thought, the Julius family wouldn't be able to take these three provinces today.

The battlefield was cleaned up in the afternoon, and the celebration banquet in the evening was also held as scheduled; The Roman soldiers of the five legions held a lively celebration in the barracks on the south bank. The regiments of Carabes in the North Shore barracks and the Gallic army that had surrendered to Carabis were silent, eating the food in their hands and drinking the fine wine issued by the Julius family. At this time, in the military tent of Flavis, all the army commanders and generals were also gathered together, including Karabes and Kadoradu, as well as Itami and Allah, who were allowed to enter.

Inside the military tent. Flavies first informed the generals of the casualties of today's decisive battle: the Roman army invested a total of five legions and 35,000 troops, of which more than 6,000 were killed and more than 10,000 were wounded (after all, they were all armies that had never been on the battlefield); Of the 27,000 troops in Gaul, more than 10,000 were killed and 10,000 surrendered (on the north bank). Seven thousand captured (south bank). As for the army under Calabes, Flavies had other arrangements; In recognition of Karabes's exploits, Flavies publicly announced:

"The family has formed a new joint expeditionary corps, commanded by General Carabes; He commanded three legions. Among them, the first Karabes regiment, with a maximum strength of 10,000 troops, and the commander of the corps is concurrently served by General Karabes; the 2nd Regulian Legion, with a maximum strength of 7,000 troops, and the commander of the corps was General Kadoradhu; The Third Gallic Legion, with a maximum strength of 7,000 troops, was commanded by General Itami. General Carabes, after putting together the three legions and receiving weapons and equipment, immediately led the legions to the Alpine Pass to garrison. (To be continued.) )