Pericolo, illatodelcorpoallastrada

- Fabricus Syrus (Roman sage)

As soon as Oscar's words fell, Mary stood up angrily and said to Oscar: "I have an opinion! I object to your arrangement, I do not want to go with Sister Anne to command the fleet; I'm going to stay with you. I'm your personal security advisor and I have to keep you safe! Mary's words made the generals' faces begin to be a little weird, and Oscar himself was also inexplicable; Obviously a naval advisor, how did he become a private adviser?

Looking at the ambiguous eyes of the generals again, Oscar is not willing to cause more trouble; just helplessly said to the angry Mary: "Mary, now is really not the time to be willful. Haven't you always loved living at sea? Why don't you want to stay at sea? Moreover, this time we are here to march and fight in Sicily, not to go on an outing; You should do what you are told.

Also, the situation in Sicily is delicate right now; Our opponent is the famous General Hannibal. No one can guarantee that we will win, and our risk is great; For the sake of your safety, you still follow your sister separately. This way, you can do your homework without worrying about your safety! “

Oscar's last words made Anne, who had not spoken on the side, blush. What do you mean by worrying about our safety? This is too ambiguous! The generals' eyes were even more ambiguous when they looked at Anne and Mary at this moment, and Nalsey even thought that he was glad that he had not offended this Miss Mary just now; Otherwise, in the future, she will blow the pillow wind in front of His Excellency Oscar a few more times, and her future will be over.

However, all these lace thoughts had nothing to do with Mary; When Mary heard that Oscar still rejected her, she looked at Oscar with a pitiful look full of tears. Then, timidly, he said: "I promise to be by your side in peace, and I will never talk nonsense, and I will not let you worry about my safety; You promise me not to leave me behind! ”

Looking at Mary, whose eyes were blurred with tears, Oscar relented and agreed. Now it's okay, as soon as Oscar agreed, Mary immediately put away her pitiful look just now; He looked up at Shi Xiu triumphantly with his little head. This made the generals mutter, could it be that His Excellency Oscar and these three beauties have a leg? Yes, that's right; Otherwise, it would be impossible for His Excellency Oscar to take these three women with him!

In fact, in the end, Oscar chose to agree to Mary's request to let her stay, because Oscar felt that this Sicilian battle plan would be implemented as smoothly as the previous Sardinia plan. The successive victories had already made Oscar lose the minimum vigilance as a leader, and at this time, the only famous player in the family, Luquis, was not by his side; Did everything really go so smoothly next? The Great War is coming!

In the tent of the army, after the arrangement of the appointment of the people has been completed; Oscar took the generals to the shore. Countless boats are still busy weaving between the transport ships and the coast, and the fourth wave of supplies is being unloaded; At this moment, a glimmer of light has been revealed on the sea, and the sky has begun to slowly brighten up at the end of the night.

When the fifth wave began, it was past six o'clock in the morning; Some of the troops that landed first were already cooking in pots, while the other part was seizing the time to sort out all kinds of materials and armaments and prepare everything needed for the battle. Just as everything was going according to plan, there was a sudden sound of horses' hooves in the distance.

The sound of horses' hooves broke the tranquility of the shore, and the soldiers hurriedly put down their things, grabbed their weapons and prepared for battle. Suddenly, another mournful trumpet sounded; Oscar, who heard the sound of the trumpet, immediately changed his face and ordered that no one should stop the lone horse. Soon, a man in a red suit covered in wounds came while galloping on his horse and blowing a horn.

The man didn't care about anyone or anything, and under everyone's gaze, he galloped directly in the direction of Oscar. After coming to Oscar's side, he didn't even jump off his horse before he took out a parchment roll in his arms and threw it to Oscar; Then he sat quietly on the horse's back with his eyes open, unresponsive. Licinius, who was behind Oscar, stepped forward and touched the neck of the person who came, and found that the person had lost his breath; It's only with a whim that I stick to this point.

Looking at the tragic dead man in front of him, Oscar suddenly had a sour feeling in his heart; For the prosperity of the Augustan family, these people do not seek fame, profit, or even life. It is precisely because of their unsung dedication that there is today's Augustus family! Oscar didn't look at the parchment rolls, and he didn't need to say anything more; He just commanded Licinius: "Take it down, and bury it!" ”

After seeing the body of the strong man leave, Oscar opened the parchment and began to look. After reading the few words on the parchment scroll, Oscar's face changed greatly, and he ordered to the generals around him: "The situation is urgent, we can't wait!" Skory, I'll hand over to you the ninth and tenth teams that are landing and all the remaining supplies; The others ate immediately, and after eating, they brought the day's dry food and weapons and equipment, and all other things, including siege weapons, were thrown away; Advance to Liliba now! Go and give orders!! Fast!!! ”

Oscar's impatient performance startled the generals, and the generals didn't dare to say more, so they immediately began to prepare. It turned out that the parchment scroll read: Thales assumed the alias Spartacus, and after entering Liliba, he rebelled due to a sudden accident; Now engaged with the Lilian defenders. The Tragic Dead Warrior Warhead is also fighting with Thales' men, and the situation is urgent. With the arrival of Hanno, the Lilian garrison added 2,000 Iberian infantry, and its strength was strong.

It turned out that Thales was already engaged with the Carthaginian garrison at Lili; And the fight was very bad. Thales had set out with a full 2,000 trained gladiators, plus the support of the Tragic Dead Warhead and their own augmentation; The army of Thales at this moment should be no less powerful than the garrison of Lilipa, the capital of the province of Lower Sicilia in Carthage.

However, once the consul of Carthage, Hanno, asked for help from Hannibal's legions; Then Thales' troops will definitely be strangled by Hannibal. At that time, the army of the House of Augustus could not join forces with the legions of the House of Scipio and the Greek city-states against the legions of Hannibal; You can only face the elite Hannibal army on your own. It's completely different from the script!

Thankfully, so far; The consul of Carthage, Hanno, and the governor of Lower Sicily, Teaures, also thought that the revolt of Thales was just an ordinary slave revolt and were actively suppressing it. If they found themselves unable to suppress this force, they would still ask Hannibal for help; After all, it is better to lose face in front of Hannibal than to lose your life in front of the enemy.

Time is running out, and Oscar's anxious demeanor also affects the mood of the entire Guards and the Wolf Army; Everyone was eating and cleaning up as fast as they could. At half-past six, it was only fifteen minutes before the tragic dead man came to report; All the soldiers are ready to go. So, under Oscar's order; The first brigade was the first, the Guards Regiment was second, the majority of the Wolf Legion was again, and the Eighth Brigade was the rear; All the armies began to march towards Lilibal as fast as they could!

After four hours of emergency marching, Oscar couldn't stand it on his horse, let alone the ordinary soldiers who had been running forward. But then again, it may be because of the limited means of transportation in this era; People in this era are generally more physically fit than people in the world before the Oscars. Especially these soldiers, the ability to force the march is indeed commendable; At least so far, Oscar hasn't noticed that any of them are tired!

The nine-hour journey was four-fifths of an hour away from Oscar's army, and it would take about forty minutes to reach Lili. But how can a weary army fight? So, Oscar ordered the army to rest here for half an hour; Everyone hurried to eat dry food and rest. Oscar then selected 240 Spartan hoplites from the Guards and 300 cavalry from the Wolf Legion.

It is impossible for the army to continue its forced march towards Liliba after half an hour's rest, otherwise no one can guarantee the combat effectiveness of the army; Therefore, the remaining fifth of the distance had to be marched at a normal pace. Otherwise, even if the army arrives at Lilibal, it will be too tired to fight; Forcing them into battle will only result in heavy losses for the army.

And at a normal pace, it would take at least an hour and a half to reach Lilibal; Who can guarantee that the situation will still be under everyone's control? In desperation, Oscar had no choice but to take a special approach: Oscar himself and Licinius led 300 cavalry and Spartan heavy infantry with amazing endurance to take the lead, giving Thales' troops a hope of victory; The follow-up troops followed from behind.

To this, the generals led by Bayliss were opposed; They believe that His Excellency the Leader should not be allowed to take risks personally. Even Licinius felt that Oscar should not go out in person, just send a general. Oscar rejected everyone's kindness and said to them: "Thales is a good brother who I grew up with, and his father died in battle for the Augustus family; He had no complaints.

I sent him into Lilibal as a slave, and he did not complain; Even, I asked him to temporarily let go of the revenge of killing his father, but he still had no complaints. He is not only my good brother, but also a conscientious and selfless general for the Augustan family! I can't watch this family general fall, I'm going to save him! Even if it is not he, Thales, who is in Lilibal today, but any of you, I will save it; This is my principle! ”

Having said that, the generals have nothing to say; Just instructed Licinius to protect His Excellency. After a simple lunch, Oscar galloped away with Licinius and the vanguard in the direction of Lilipa.