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- Plato (one of the greatest philosophers and thinkers of Western culture)

Oscar was never a blind person, much less an impulsive person; After the gates of Syracuse were opened, Oscar did not immediately believe that the ancient city-state of Syracuse would surrender so easily.

In Oscar's opinion, half an hour is the time to convene an impromptu meeting, and it is simply impossible to make a decision on such a big matter as the surrender of Kaesong. It is clear that Oscar overestimated the will of the nobles of the old city-state of Syrac, and underestimated Hannibal's status in the eyes of the world.

Out of prudence, Oscar ordered a cavalry captain to lead a thousand cavalry into the city first; If the defenders of the city really want to take advantage of the opportunity to ambush, the cavalry can also use their mobility to quickly retreat.

If the city-state of Syractica surrendered sincerely, then the task of the thousand cavalry was to collect all the weapons of the three thousand Spartan heavy infantry in the city and control the three thousand Spartan heavy infantry; After that, Oscar led the main army into the city.

Never underestimate the role that the three thousand Spartan hoplites could play, given that the terrain and timing were right; These 3,000 Spartan heavy infantry could definitely block near the city gate and use the advantage of their spears to slaughter the cavalry and light infantry of the House of Augustus.

Such a risk is something that Oscar could not take easily, and it was also something that the Augustan family could not bear; There are so many stories of capsizing in the gutter that Oscar doesn't want to be here after all his hard work to defeat Hannibal.

So, while the thousand cavalry slowly headed towards the gate of the ancient city of Syra, Oscar also ordered the other soldiers under his command to prepare for battle; The light infantry and the family guards also carried up the few ladders that had been built, ready to attack at any time.

Licinius led the remaining 2,500 cavalry, led by 800 ironclad cavalry, in a cone-shaped assault formation; As soon as there was an incident at the gates, Licinius would lead the cavalry in a surprise charge, opening the situation with ironclad cavalry.

When the time comes, it will be supplemented by a frontal siege of light infantry and clan guards; It was absolutely impossible for 3,000 Spartan heavy infantry to hold Syracuse at the same time on the city walls and at the gates, and the Augustus family could still take Syracuse in the end.

In fact, Oscar didn't want to attack the ancient city-state of Syracuse; It's just that the benefits of a hard attack are far less than the disadvantages, which is the key to Oscar's reluctance to attack the ancient city-state of Syracuse and to force the ancient city-state of Syrac.

This is not a question of army losses, but Oscar's comprehensive consideration for the future development of the Augustan family; If Oscar could fight Hannibal in a desperate battle, how could he care about the small casualties paid for attacking the ancient city-state of Syra?

What Oscar cares about is how the Augustus family should develop in the future after taking Sicily. It is true that as long as the Augustan family takes the ancient city of Syrac, they can take the opportunity to sweep away the wealth of the entire ancient city state of Syrac, which is a real astronomical amount.

But what is the use of all this wealth gathered in the hands of the House of Augustus? Could it be that if the Augustan family is rich, does it mean that the people under the rule of the entire Augustan family will be rich?

This is not the case! Take the bloody Roman night made by Marius as an example, Marius successfully washed all the noble and wealthy merchant families in Rome in blood, and obtained a huge amount of wealth; That's the essence of the Roman Republic for thousands of years!

The result? Marius was indeed rich, and he could use it unscrupulously to solve all kinds of problems, and in this way gain the support of the entire Latin provincial citizenry; However, the real drawbacks will gradually become apparent.

With the loss of all the nobility and wealthy merchants, the industry and commerce of the Latin provinces would soon go into a frozen period, and the taxes that Marius could receive would plummet; The economic aggregate of the entire Latin province will decline rapidly, and it will be impossible for the Latin province to recreate its glory!

Although the existence of aristocracy and wealthy merchants would largely contribute to the formation of a polar gap between rich and poor in Roman society; However, their presence also contributed to the prosperity and development of Roman society as a whole, and they were the backbone of Roman society.

Marius's behavior, in Oscar's view, was nothing more than drinking to quench his thirst; It is true that a large amount of wealth can be gathered in a short period of time, but it will definitely do more harm than good for the later development, and it may even collapse altogether.

The reason why Oscar was able to take the opportunity to bloody the dozen nobles in the city of Calaris when he occupied Sardinia, without affecting the rapid development of Sardinia; That's because Oscar only purged the ruling aristocracy of Sardinia, and did not embarrass the normal wealthy merchant families and local squires.

Coupled with the various New Policies implemented by the Augustan family, as well as the strong support for agriculture, industry and commerce, this led to the rapid development of Sardinia; The question is, did Markle have such a new deal policy that was ahead of its time?

Of course, this is not to say that Oscar can copy the Sardinian business model in Sicily; After all, Sicily is much more complicated than Sardinia. The remnants of the Carthaginian allegiants, the Allegiants of the Scipio family, and so on, are intertwined; Add to that the people associated with piracy, those associated with the Greek city-states, and the situation in Sicily is still too complicated.

More crucially, after two decisive battles in Sicily; Lower Sicilia was first captured by the House of Augustus, then by Hannibal, and now by the House of Augustus. Upper Sicilya, formerly the territory of the House of Scipio, later taken by Hannibal, and now by the House of Augustus; After several changes of hands, the financial resources of these two provinces were really limited.

If you add in the city-state era of these two provinces decades ago, then the experience changed hands even more; From this point of view, the ancient city-state of Syrac is stable, and it is also a relatively wealthy province with a relatively stable society.

The Sicily that Oscar needed was not a dilapidated Sicily, nor a chaotic Sicily, much less a slow-growing Sicily; What Oscar needed was a Sicily that could quickly grow into the cornerstone of the Augustan family!

However, with the dilapidated Upper and Lower Sicilies alone, it was impossible for the Augustans to develop Sicily in the short term; Oscar had to use the relatively wealthy and stable Greater Sicily to drive the development of the whole of Sicily.

Based on this consideration, Oscar did not want to use force to conquer the ancient city-state of Syra from the beginning; Because Oscar needed a great Sicily that had not been through the war to help him complete the rapid development of the whole of Sicily.

However, this is also Oscar's hope; If the ancient city-state of Syracuse was really unwilling to surrender, Oscar would still resolutely use force to conquer the ancient city-state of Syrac. Oscar would rather take more time to develop Sicily slowly than allow the city-state of Syractica to continue to exist; Sicily must all belong to the House of Augustus!

Under Oscar's nervous gaze, the cavalry of the 1,000 Augustans swaggered close to the ancient gate of Syrac; However, this cavalry captain was not a fool, and he did not bring all the cavalry under his command into the city gate, but divided five hundred cavalry to guard the city gate, and he himself slowly entered the city gate with five hundred cavalry.

Upon entering the city gates, the captain of the cavalry immediately found Dionysios, who had led a group of Syracuse nobles to meet his army; Immediately, the commander of the cavalry brigade conveyed Oscar's order to take over the Spartan heavy infantry before ensuring the safety of the army.

Naturally, Dionycios, who surrendered sincerely, would not have any objection to Oscar's caution, and the nobles of the ancient city-state of Syractica echoed one after another, and none of them dared to oppose it; Only the Spartan hoplites clenched their spears in anger and were helpless.

When all the 3,000 Spartan heavy infantry had laid down their arms, the cavalry captain immediately ordered his follow-up 500 cavalry to enter the city and take the Spartan heavy infantry who had abandoned their weapons into custody; He himself led 500 cavalry to the city walls and took control of the gates.

After taking full control of everything, the cavalry captain waved the flag from the city walls to Oscar outside the city, and pulled down the banner of the ancient city-state of Syracuse and planted it with the lion banner of the House of Augustus.

When the black lion banner of the House of Augustus appeared on the walls of Syracuse, Oscar understood that his plan had succeeded, and the ancient city of Syracuse finally chose to surrender, and the rise of the House of Augustus was coming!

At Oscar's order, Licinius led 2,500 cavalry to follow Oscar and Mary to the gate of the ancient city of Syrac; The light infantry and family guards behind also put down the ladder in their hands and ran towards the city gate.

After entering the ancient city of Syra, Oscar first comforted the aristocracy of the ancient city of Syrac, led by Dionycios; Then let them go home first, and Oscar promised to guarantee their rights and give them peace of mind.

Immediately after that, Oscar asked Licinius to lead 3,500 cavalry and escort 3,000 Spartan heavy infantry to the military camp in the ancient city of Syrac; The task of guarding the city walls, Oscar was given to Narsi, who led the light infantry.

Oscar himself, along with Mary, entered the consul's mansion in the ancient city of Syra, which was originally the place where Dionysios handled government affairs, and was equivalent to the governor's palace of the other provincial capitals.

The peaceful annexation of the ancient city of Syrac was of extraordinary significance and practical value to the House of Augustus; However, in order to maximize the value of these things, Oscar still needs to make more efforts. (To be continued.) )