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-- Silius Idalicus

Participating in a bitter war is always exhausting, but it's better to get a tough victory than a crushing one, isn't it? A sudden war of insurrection brought Oscar's Lilica battle plan to an unexpected end. Even Hanno and Theagos, who fled in a hurry, and the remnants of Carthage, were not able to escape the Ascension.

This is because, to the north of Liliba there is a river called Galdus; This Galdus River completely divides the north and south of Lower Sicilya. To the south of the Caldus was the Lilibal region, and to the north was the area where the current Hannibal's regiment was stationed. The generals of Baylis, in preparation for the battle in Rome, were well aware of the detailed terrain and strategic location of the whole of Sicily.

Therefore, Belize had long expected that in the event of a rout of the Carthaginian army, it would definitely retreat in the direction of the Gardus; and ordered Narsi to lead the 1st and 2nd Brigades to rush to the direction of the Galdus River in advance to guard the bridge. As a result, Hanno and Teages, who had fled, went with the remnants of their army in the direction of the Galdus; There was an interception in front and a chasing army in the rear, and the remnants of Carthage, who had no choice but to fight back.

However, the ideal is beautiful, but the reality is cruel. After the deaths of Hanno and Theagos, the remnants of Carthage had lost the last battle**; Coupled with the slogan of the Wolf Legion "disarm or kill, surrender or die", the remaining less than 2,000 remnants of Carthage finally chose to surrender.

After the battle, Baylis led the wolf army to clean up the battlefield and returned to Lilibi; At this time, Oscar had already ordered most of the Guards Regiment who had not participated in the battle before to clean up the battlefield under the city of Lili. All wounded rebels were arranged by Oscar to be treated and recuperated in the Carthaginian barracks outside the city; Thales and the remaining Spartan hoplites were left by Oscar at the Doge's palace in Lilili for treatment.

After the return of the Wolf Army, Oscar arranged for him to take the captives to the Carthaginian military camp and station; The 1st Brigade was left behind to clean up the battlefield and garrison Lili, along with the Guards. The specific data are counted by the generals led by Baylis, and the specific affairs of the military camp are also arranged by Baylis; But the order of the rebel army, which must not be discriminated against, was also sent out in time, lest Bayliss be negligent.

At this moment, Oscar enjoyed rare comfort in the governor's palace in Lilipa. It turned out that Mary, who had been left by Oscar in the Wolf Army, thought that Oscar had been injured multiple times after seeing Oscar lying on the ground covered in blood; wiped his tears while dragging Oscar to find him a doctor. After Oscar told her that she was just lying on the ground tired, she put away her tears and wiped Oscar's face.

In fact, this usually spicy beauty is quite good when she is gentle; However, it didn't take long for Oscar to throw the idea out of the blue. After arriving at the governor's palace in Liliba, Mary went to the backyard to find someone to boil a large pot of bath water for Oscar, so that Oscar could take a bath and get rid of his fatigue; Oscar, who was already exhausted, naturally would not refuse the kindness of the beauty.

When Oscar followed Mary to the bathroom, he saw a huge bathroom that was no less ornate in size than the Leader's Bath of the Star of Casa; Oscar, who had already been covered in blood and sweat, naturally didn't want to endure it for another minute. Immediately he motioned with his eyes for Mary to go out, and that he was going to take a bath; Mary also went out uncharacteristically.

Exhausted, Oscar didn't have to think twice before he stripped naked and walked into the bath; The temperature of the burning was just right, and Oscar of the bath blister wanted to moan comfortably. Before Oscar could moan, Mary appeared in front of Oscar in a thin light veil; Looking at Mary's looming delicate body, Oscar swallowed, wanting to say something but not saying anything.

Little by little, Mary entered the water, came to Oscar's side, pressed Oscar's side face, and said softly: "Oscar, you have worked hard today; Shall I give you a massage? Oscar, who had been completely bewildered by Mary's gentleness, nodded, and then lay on the edge of the bath with his back to Mary. Then, according to the servants and guards of the Governor's Palace at the time, there was a fierce pig-killing howl from the bathroom, which made everyone feel creepy!

Regarding this matter, Mary Reid, who later became one of the housemothers of the Augustan family, said that at that time, she only used the family massage technique to relieve the fatigue of His Excellency Oscar after the war. His Excellency Oscar said that there was an assassination of himself at that time, but fortunately Mary arrived in time to save his life, so he took Mary with him on every subsequent expedition.

Whatever exactly happened, two things are certain. First, after the bathroom incident, Miss Mary herself came out of the bathroom happily, and muttered words such as "Let you take the old lady on the adventure together, let you leave the old lady alone...... etc."; Second, after the bathroom incident, from now on, His Excellency Oscar Leader will take Miss Mary with him on every personal expedition.

Let's go back to the bathroom again, after Miss Mary is gone; His Excellency Oscar lay quietly in the bathroom alone, soaking herself, and said to herself: "This little girl is not very old, and her figure is really good; It seems that Western girls have developed relatively early since ancient times! Also, this massage of the little girl is still very useful; Although it started to hurt a little, now I feel better. Slowly, Oscar fell asleep in the bathroom.

When Oscar woke up, he found that it was already night outside the ship, and the water temperature in the bath was still very comfortable; It seems that this little girl still has a heart. Thinking that the battle of Lilipar had just ended, and that there was still a lot of business to attend to in the evening, Oscar hurried up from the bath; After wiping his body with a bath towel, Oscar saw the new clothes neatly arranged on the bathroom hanger, and even Oscar's armor and short sword were neatly wiped and hung on the stand.

Licinius was not such a careful man, and it must have been Mary's little girl who did it; Thinking of this, Oscar's heart suddenly had a warm current flowing. On earth, except for his own mother, no one of the opposite sex has been so kind to him; came to this world, although he had a hug with Prisca of the Maxentius family. However, those who can do these chores for themselves; So far, Oscar has only met Mary. Needless to say, at this moment, Oscar was moved!

Walking out of the bathroom, Oscar saw Licini standing outside the bathroom; So, Oscar turned to Licini and asked, "Licini, what time is it?" Baylis, have they all taken care of their affairs and come back? Licinius was about to reply, when another voice cut him off; I saw Mary staggering out of the gazebo opposite the bathroom, and said with a smile to Oscar: "It's already seven o'clock in the evening, and Bellis, they have already taken care of the things you explained and returned to the Governor's Palace three hours ago." I see they're working hard, and you're still sleeping; He arranged for the cook of the Governor's Palace to cook them a sumptuous dinner, and after the meal, he arranged for them to go to another public bath in the Governor's Palace. Now they're waiting for you in the conference room; Licinius also continued to stand there after returning from the shower, don't believe you ask him. “

Hearing Mary's words, Oscar looked at Licini, who was clean and clean; Licinius nodded awkwardly. Oscar sighed helplessly and said to Mary, "Okay, I know you're very good; Don't worry, I'll take you with me wherever I go in the future. Now I'm going to the conference room, so you can take a bath and rest; You're tired from the day, too. “

Mary listened to Oscar's promise, and immediately nodded happily and said, "Okay! I wanted to take a good bath, who told you to take up the bathroom! Hurry to the conference room, and I'll get a few side dishes when I'm done showering; We'll have dinner together after your meeting in the evening! With that, he jumped away and walked away. At this moment, Oscar suddenly felt; I and Mary are like an old couple who have been married for a long time, and it would be nice if we could continue like this. In the next second, Oscar killed the idea; After all, he and Mary had only known each other for three days.

Oscar, who came to the conference room with Licinius, found that the generals were chatting and farting in the conference room; Seeing Oscar's arrival, the generals immediately stood up to welcome Oscar's arrival. Oscar was also very satisfied when he looked at the generals smiling, and sat down on the main seat; Oscar also said to the generals with a smile: "You all fought very well in today's battle; Although there was a certain price to be paid, it was a relatively small price compared to the results we obtained. Baylis, in particular, performed very well; You saved my life and Licinius today. And, if it weren't for your timely arrival; I'm afraid we won't be able to take Liliba so easily. From the point of view of the House of Augustus, I want to thank you; From my Oscar point of view, I want to thank you even more. “

Hearing Oscar praise himself so much, Bayliss immediately stood up with a flushed face and excused himself: "Your Excellency the leader has praised it falsely!" It was all the soldiers who fought desperately and commanded well with His Excellency the Leader, as well as the bloody battle of General Thales; That's why we won the big game. This victory was achieved by us together, and by no means the credit of my Bellis, alone; I don't dare to take credit alone! “

Oscar laughed and said, "It seems that our young and handsome General Bayliss is shy!" Then everyone burst out laughing. After laughing, Oscar said:

"Well, no more jokes. Although we have succeeded in taking Lilibi, the real test has only just begun; The Carthaginian nobles of Liliba will not obey us easily, and they are only waiting for the arrival of Hannibal's legions. We don't have the time and energy to deal with these people for the time being, and now our priority is to find a way to deal with the upcoming Hannibal army. ”