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Life is like acting - success is not in how long the plot is, but how good the acting is.

- Seneca (famous Stoic philosopher of ancient Roman times)

Just when Marius arranged how to ambush the Maxentius family, everyone gathered in the Maxentius family mansion also started a discussion about the breakout; As soon as Prisca entered the mansion, he was sent to the ladies in the backyard by Decius, and the seven people who really stayed to discuss were Decius, Marcus, Old Carabes, Ares, Calle, Charles, and Nussis.

Although Ares' identity is unknown, his origin is unknown; However, the strong combat effectiveness of the 500 soldiers under his command is still fresh in everyone's memory, and the Marian Guard, which is quite strong, was slaughtered as easily as chopping melons and vegetables in front of the tragic dead soldiers, which is enough to impress everyone with Ares and his warriors.

More crucially, Ares bluntly said that he was sent by Oscar to protect Prisca and Carabes Sr.; And the old Carabes also recognized Ares's statement, which made everyone recognize Ares's identity. No way, who made old Calabes's position in the Augustan family unusually special; Oscar's trust in old Carabes is obvious to all.

As for the appearance of Carlis and Charles, it is a bit unexpected, even if the old Carabeth knew that Carlais and Charles had a lot of deeper relationships with the Augustan family, he did not expect that these two families would stand up at such a critical juncture and defend the Augustan family at all costs.

It was not only old Carabes who had this idea, but the father and son of Decius were even more puzzled by it; Carlisle and Charles also understood everyone's confusion, and there was no need to hide many things at this time. So, after a brief eye contact between the two, Charles stood up and looked at everyone and said:

"I guess everyone is very confused why we are doing everything we can to help the Augustus family, because there is a very secret pact between our two families and His Excellency Oscar; In order to gain the support of the House of Augustus, our two families have long sworn allegiance to Lord Oscar and the House of Augustus.

As for why we do it. Lord Decius must have known this; Although our ancestors died in vain at the hands of your four great families, after all, hundreds of years have passed. All those who have experienced it have already left the world, and there is no need for us to continue to dwell on them; From now on, everyone may have to survive under the rule of the House of Augustus. Let's shake hands and make peace. ”

Charles's words not only did not make everyone suddenly brighter, but made people even more confused; Why is Decius and the four major families involved here, is there any hidden meaning in this? Everyone's eyes involuntarily turned to Decius, whose face became gloomy, and after being silent for a long time, Decius sighed helplessly and said:

"I didn't expect your two families to be their descendants. Should I call you the Carters and the Richards, and the Gabriel and the Ulles? ”

The Gabriel family? The Ulles family? Don't...... Everyone's hearts were shocked, and then they looked at Carlis and Charles incredulously; Facing everyone's eyes, Charles replied with a smile:

"Whether it's the Richards or the Carters, the Bailes and the Ulles; After all, it's all in the past, and it's still a question of whether we can get through the current difficulties. Since hatred belongs to our ancestors, there is no need for us to continue in this senseless way; Finding a way to preserve our family's legacy is a priority, isn't it? ”

This time, Decius's face slowly returned to normal, but are these two families really willing to cooperate with the Maxentius family to act together? Marcus hesitated at the two of them and asked, "Your Excellency, the hatred that used to be right and wrong no longer has any meaning; We want to know, would you like to accept the unified command of our family? ”

Don't wait for Charles to answer. Calle was the first to speak: "If we are not willing to accept your unified command, then why are we coming to your Maxentius family's mansion for now?" Since we have come, it means that we have let go of hatred; Now that everyone is a grasshopper on a rope, you better hurry up and find a way to get out! ”

Although Calle's words were more coarse and direct, they were not coarse; The most critical thing at the moment is how to evacuate from Rome unharmed, and the rest will only be discussed later. Decius had already planned the evacuation plan, and of course it was a logical proposition at this time:

"The plan of our family Maxentius is this: we are ready to secretly evacuate from Simon to the port at noon tonight, taking advantage of the dark moon and high winds; Except for the core members of the family, family members, and warriors, we are not ready to ask for anything else. With your joining, our retreat may become larger, but so will our combat effectiveness.

We had 4,000 guards at our disposal tonight. With the four thousand reinforcements of your two families and the fifteen hundred warriors of the Augustan family, we will be able to draw up to nine thousand five hundred men in the end; However, in order to be able to evacuate more discreetly, quickly and safely, we need to operate in three batches.

The first batch is the 4,000 guards of our Maxentius family. Responsible for opening the way in front of the army, in case of a possible ambush by the army of Marius; The second batch is our Chinese army, consisting of 1,000 guards and 500 elites of the House of Augustus, who are mainly responsible for protecting our families, and if there is an ambush, the first troops will entangle the ambush troops. Cover the action behind the scenes.

As for this last batch, it is naturally the army of four thousand guards of your two families; It's just that your job is to act as the rearguard of the whole operation. If we encounter an ambush on the way, your task is to protect the Chinese army from moving on; If the journey goes well, it will not be possible for us to completely conceal Marius and his army on such a large scale.

Once Marius discovered our movements, and sent a cavalry unit in pursuit of us; The task of your rear army is to defend the rear of the temple. All arrangements are made for the purpose of protecting the Chinese army, so whether it is an ambush on the way or a chasing army behind the back; As long as they are entangled, the rest of the troops are not allowed to rescue, just protect the Chinese army to the port. ”

At this point, Decius stopped, wanting to see how the crowd reacted; Because the Chinese army protects the family members of the Augustus family and the Maxentius family. Would the Richards and Carters accept such an arrangement? Carlis and Charles, who noticed Decius' gaze, gave Decius a positive look.

Thus, Decius continued: "The first batch of four thousand troops will be commanded by our Maxentius family, and I myself will be the supreme commander. Marcus and Sevios will serve as my deputies; The third batch of 4,000 troops will be commanded by His Excellency Carlis and Charles, and the Chinese troops will be commanded by Nucis.

Since our departure time is midnight, we can only start after eating at night; There will definitely be no time to eat along the way, so every soldier can only try to carry enough dry food for a day. As long as we can make it to the port, we will have plenty of food on board the fleet of the Maxentius family; If you all have no comments. Let's go down and prepare. ”

Naturally, everyone had no opinion, and everyone went away to prepare what he needed; However, Marcus was kept by Decius. Looking at Decius, who had left him independent, Marcus asked puzzledly, "Father, do you have anything to tell me to keep behind?" ”

Decius looked at Marcus's face with a serious face, and then said softly: "Marl, you tell your father that if Seve and I die on the way to evacuate, can you bear the burden of reviving the family by yourself?" ”

"Father, why do you say that? Didn't we evacuate together with our troops? If anything, it must be the three of us living and dying together; There's no way I'm going to leave you! And go, haven't we already sent our two children out? As long as we send Prisca back to Sardinia, Oscar will not treat them badly. ”

"Marl, do you know why I'm talking to you about these things, and not to your eldest brother? Because your eldest brother's temper is so stubborn, if I let him evacuate alone, he will not be able to agree. Even if I was forced to agree on the surface, he would choose to stay and face it with me at that time.

However, you are not the same. I know you're prioritizing; You'll definitely do what you say. It is true that Oscar will not treat the two children badly, but will they be able to hold up a piece of heaven belonging to the Maxentius family in the Augustus family with themselves and Prisca themselves? They can't do it, and no one will give them that chance.

I don't want them to establish a rule within the House of Augustus, but I just want them to be passed on from generation to generation; Without your escort. They don't have a chance to grow slowly. You see, Mal, that I don't need you to leave us; It's the family that needs you to live! ”

Marcus was speechless by Decius's words, but Marcus still said unwillingly: "Father, according to the current intelligence, Marius should not have discovered our actions; Why are you so pessimistic? Maybe we can evacuate to the port unharmed? ”

Decius just smiled and said, "Mal." You have a point, too; However, I still need you to promise me. If an accident does occur, when I order you to retreat, you must evacuate with your elite guards; From now on, the future of the Maxentius family is really up to you. ”

Marcus nodded silently, then withdrew to prepare for the evacuation; Looking at Marcus who was gradually moving away, Decius sighed helplessly, and said to himself into the air: "Mal, you still underestimate Marius too much; He just pushed the boat down the river to set up an ambush circle for us, but it is not known who will kill the deer! ”

In fact, Decius also knew that Marius would inevitably set up an ambush at Simon, so he deliberately arranged the first, second, and third batches of troops; In order to cover the withdrawal of the most critical Chinese army to the port, as for the other two armies, they are just cannon fodder that can be sacrificed at any time. And Decius himself is one of the cannon fodder, in order to pass on the Maxentius family.

If all military power had not been controlled by Marius alone, Decius would not have made such a move; But now there is no choice. If they could not take advantage of the trap deliberately set by Marius to withdraw from Rome and retreat to Sardinia, then the Maxentius family could only choose to wait for death in Rome; So even if Decius knew it was a trap, he could only choose to get into it.

Fight, there is still a glimmer of life; If you are trapped in Rome, there is only one way to die!

The interior of the Maxentius family mansion continued into the night, just half an hour before midnight; The door of the Maxentius family's mansion slowly opened, and four thousand well-armed elite guards quietly thought about the direction of the west gate under the leadership of Decius and his son; Soon two more groups of troops quietly left the mansion and set off.

[It's about to be 515, I hope to continue to hit the 515 red envelope list, and the red envelope rain will be able to give back to readers and promotional works on May 15. A piece is also love, and it must be better! (To be continued.) )