Do not work unwillingly, do not disrespect the common good, do not fail to give due consideration, do not be distracted, do not lose your mind by the appearance of learning, and do not become chattering or busy. At the same time, be happy, do not seek external help and do not want the peace of others. Such a person must stand upright, rather than be supported upright.

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

After deciding on his own expeditionary army, the question of Kadoradu came; After completely eliminating Daniel and his faction, Kadoradu was able to turn the 5,000 captives into his own army. By this time, Kadoradu's legions had more than eight thousand troops; Moreover, in order to commemorate the Regulian Kingdom and his identity as a Regulian, Kadoradu wanted to change the name of his legion to "Regulian Legion". Such a request was not excessive, and Carabes agreed; He promised to attend the inauguration ceremony of the Regulian Legion.

Because of the urgency of time, the next day became the salute of the Regulian Legion; Calabis also kept his promise to go to the barracks to participate in the inauguration salute of the Regulian Legion. Looking at the fully equipped and rejuvenated Regulian Legion, Calabis suddenly noticed a problem; So, he immediately called Kadoradu and asked, "Kadoladu, did your previous kingdom of Regulia always use the same weapons and equipment and military uniforms as the Gallic barbarians?" Do you have the same division of troops? ”

The second monk was puzzled, and Kadoradu had to answer frankly: "Of course, our Regulian Kingdom uses the same weapons and uniforms as the Gallic barbarian army, and our division of troops is also the same; Because we're all Gauls. Although our kingdom of Regulia is not very closely related to the Gallic barbarians, we are all descendants of the same ancestor; Lifestyle habits and other aspects are very similar, is there any problem? ”

Cadoradu's answer made Karabes think of a way to easily break into the Gallic barbarian homeland, and he immediately summoned Cadoradu and Tursus to the military tent and began to discuss the plan with them. Calabes's plan was this: the complete annihilation of Daniel's legion would be a matter of two days, and it would be impossible for the Gallic barbarians, far on the north bank of the Rubicon, to know the news quickly; And the fact that Tursus was the actual commander of Daniel's legion was certainly not a secret, and the Gallic barbarians would also know this simple information.

In view of such a situation, it is entirely possible for Tursus to command an expeditionary corps of four or five thousand men to cross the Rubicon River openly to support General Lugotorix, who is a Gallic barbarian; The reason for this was that there were no Roman troops stationed in the Etruscan province at all, and the army led by Daniel himself easily captured Aletion, the capital of the Julius family. Daniel in order to resolve the war as soon as possible. So he sent Tursus with an expeditionary corps to support the Gallic brothers.

Of course, Lugotorix would not easily believe Tursus's words, but based on the two truest facts, he would still choose to believe Tursus's words in the end; First. Tursus's identity is true, he is indeed the general of Daniel's army, and he is also the most capable general under Daniel's command; Second, the military deployment of the Julius family is real. A little reconnaissance by Lugotorius reveals that the army on the south bank of the Rubicon River is the five legions of the entire strength of the House of Julius; Based on the fact that it is. He will definitely choose to believe Tursus's words!

But, with the prudence of Lugotorix; Even if Tursus and his expeditionary legions were really here to help. But out of distrust of the army of King Regulia** and the abundance of the Gallic army, he would certainly have placed the thousands of inconsequential troops of Tursus in the rear of his army; At that time, once Karabes himself seized the opportunity, he would lead the army to attack the rear of the Gallic army with all his might, and the Gallic army of Tusus's internal and external alliances would be chaotic!

When the time came, with the wisdom of Phraves, it would certainly not be difficult for him to discern the changes in the Gallic army; He will also seize this golden opportunity to deal a fatal blow to the Gallic army. In short, Carabes's plan is true and false, both true and false; Don't talk about Lugotorix, even if you replace Hannibal, you may not be able to see the flaws. Because except that the purpose of the army of Tursus was fake. A lot of other things are the most real things; Such a scam Lugotorix will definitely fall for it.

Cadoradu and Tursus also agreed with Calabess's plan, and then the specific battle plan was arranged; According to Calabes's idea, the scale of this expedition could not be too large and not too small. More than five thousand people, Lugotorix must be suspicious; Below 3,000 men, the role on the battlefield is not obvious at all, and Karabes finally decided to still have 4,000 men. The arms of the army must not be too weak, so that the combat effectiveness is too weak, and it cannot be too strong, which will also attract suspicion; In the end, Kadoradu suggested the use of 4,000 standard Gallic infantry.

For Kadoradu's suggestion, Karabes also agreed; After discussing these troop dispatches. Kadoradu and Tursus went out to select the soldiers, and they still needed to inform the selected soldiers of the deception plan within today's day, because tomorrow morning was the date set by Karabes to send troops. And Calabes also needed to arrange the dispatch of his own army, and the four thousand light infantry and two thousand archers and one thousand heavy infantry who could be put into battle were naturally all taken away; The remaining 1,000-odd wounded soldiers had to be handed over to Kadoradu.

And after Karabes and Tursus led their armies away. The only garrison in Regulia was the 4,000 Regulian legions under the command of Cadoradu; Could it be that Carabeth trusted Kadoradu so much, and was sure that Kadoradu would not betray him? It wasn't necessarily, but Carabes decided to believe in Kadoradu; Because he is a pure general, but also because he is a member of the royal family who has feelings for the people of Regulia. He knew that if he dared to betray Calabes; So in the end, whether the Julius family won or the Gallic barbarians won. Regulia will not be left behind, and then it will be slaughtered.

Since he chose to surrender to the House of Julius after being defeated by Daniel, he understood that he could only keep tying himself to the chariot of the House of Julius; Of course, it is also possible that it was strapped to the chariot of Karabes. For now, at least, the Julius family and Carabes are not the same concept; Moreover, it is easier to be loyal to Calabes than to the Julius family, at least you don't have to worry about the troubles of a bunch of so-called family members, right?

What's more, how can the icing on the cake compare to charcoal in the snow? With the great strength of the Julius family, Cadoradu and the thousands of light infantry under his command are nothing more than dispensable; But for Calabes, it's a powerful force. Although Kadoradu himself is not a careerist, he is also a man of understanding who was born in the royal family; He could see that the future of Karabes was limitless. It is also destined to be unusual. Therefore, Kadoradu willingly obeyed Calabes's orders; Ask for instructions to Calabes everywhere, and completely take the attitude of Calabes.

Otherwise, with the numerical superiority of the Regulian legion now; Everyone is an army under the House of Julius. You Calabes are not going to attack the legions of Regulia, so why should I, Kadoradhu, obey your orders from Calabeth? These things were understood by Kadoradu, and naturally by Karabes; Everyone just tacitly agreed, otherwise how could Karabes so readily hand over the five thousand captives to Kadoradu, this is the tacit understanding.

The hectic military work and preparations were finally over before midnight. In order to make Flavies' plan clear, Carabes sent five messenger cavalry with his plan to the Roman military camp on the south bank of the Rubicon; Let's hope all the best goes well. When the sun began to shine on the earth the next morning, Tursus set out with an expeditionary corps of four thousand Gallic infantry; And Calabes himself personally led his seven thousand elites to set off from another road.

Two flowers, one on each branch; While Calabis was engaged in a fierce battle with Daniel's legions, Flavies also led a Roman army of five legions to camp on the south bank of the Rubicon. In order to conceal the sight of the people, the Roman barracks on the south bank of the Rubicon were built only as standard barracks for three legions; The other two legions were scattered in the three barracks, huddled together with the officers and men of the other legions. And Carabis took the initiative to lead the army to attack, and the news of the attack on Daniel's army was also sent to Flavis early.

In response to this situation, Flavis called all the main generals under his command to the military tent and asked them to express their opinions; At this time, in the military tent, except for the new family heir Quintus, who was sitting in Arettien. The other members and generals of the Julius family were all gathered together, even Octavian, the commander of the Ninth Legion sent by the Senate. The Legion Commanders were not able to judge Calabis directly, as he was a general who had been recruited by defeating Flavis head-on.

However, for this kind of active attack, the generals are still relatively opposed; The generals of the Julius family generally believed that Karabes's tactics of abandoning the terrain advantage and taking the initiative were really reckless, and even if they won in the end, they would pay heavy losses. In addition to these family generals, there are two other people who are silent and do not say a word; One of them is the commander of Octavian's army, as a guest general sent by the Senate to support the Julius family in the war, Octavian will not intervene in this kind of thing, and Flavis will naturally not be reluctant.

the other is Flavis' favorite grandson, Caesar, the second son of Flavis's third son, Vibius; Although Caesar was only a ten-year-old child. But the wisdom he usually shows is enough to prove that he is a genius. The reason why Flavis took Caesar with him on this expedition was to cultivate his talent in military affairs, so that he could better inherit the Julius family in the future; Yes, Flavis just wanted Caesar to inherit the Julius family!

For Flavis, he is only forty-eight years old this year. He still had plenty of time to slowly train the genius of the Julius family into the perfect heir; At that time, he will expand his two sons, and directly let this grandson inherit the leadership of the Julius family. Because Caesar was a child who was so gifted, politically astute, militarily intelligent, coupled with quickness of mind and great ambition; In Fravis's mind, this son was the best leader of the Julius family.

Flavis is convinced. As long as Caesar could grow; Then he will become the best family leader in the history of the Julius family, without one, he will become a powerful leader beyond countless ancestors! Therefore, Flavis has never spared no effort in the cultivation of Caesar; Seeing Caesar in the tent without saying a word, Flavies knew that he must have had his own thoughts again. So Flavis smiled at Caesar and said, "Caesar, do not scruple; Say what you think, grandpa wants to hear what you think. ”

Grandpa's words made Caesar ponder for a while, and then Caesar raised his head and looked at the generals in the military tent and said, "Grandpa, my thoughts are different from those of the generals, I think so; Since General Calabes was able to defeat his battle-hardened grandfather and a full Roman legion with an army of the same size. Then his command ability must be very powerful, and the army under his command is much stronger now than it was half a year ago; Since he chose to take the initiative, he must be fully prepared. Even, I don't think his purpose was to repel Daniel's army at all; Instead, they want to conquer the entire kingdom of Regulia for their family! (To be continued.) )