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- Aesop (Greek fabler, Phrygian)

No matter how angry Caesar was, he could not change the established fact that Varus had indeed lost the eagle banners of the Sixth and Eleventh Legions, and that it was impossible to hide such a big thing; There will definitely be a storm against Caesar within the Ulius Empire because of this incident, but Caesar can't do anything about it.

In fact, Caesar himself didn't care much about the storm inside the Empire of Julius, he believed that only his grandfather Flavis was still the emperor of the empire, and those people inside the empire would not be able to turn the sky over, and eventually everything would be calm again.

However, the loss of the Eagle Banner of the two legions was the most disgruntled thing in Caesar's heart; Caesar was a man of great honor since he was a child, and he was not afraid to lose to any enemy on the battlefield, because he always believed that he would be the final victor!

Caesar was never afraid of failure, but he never suffered such a failure; The annihilation of the soldiers of the two legions was not a defeat that Caesar could not accept, but the loss of the eagle banner of the two legions was a fact that Caesar could not accept.

As Ares analyzed, the four Roman empires inherited from the Roman Republic never lost the Roman legionary eagle flag; In fact, this was the first time that the Roman power suffered the humiliation of losing the eagle banner.

There is no doubt that the Ulius Empire will become the laughing stock of the other three empires in this matter, and the people of the Ulius Empire will also question Caesar's ability, and the magnates of the Ulius Empire will seize this opportunity to attack Caesar.

Caesar, whose sense of honor is greater than his sense of crisis, was furious and sent a letter of help to the rear of the Ulius Empire; In this letter for help, Caesar described in detail the defeat and losses of the three-way army, and Caesar did not hide the loss of the Eagle Banner by the two legions of Varus, but made it clear in this letter of help.

As it turned out, Caesar still underestimated the loss of the Eagle Banner this time, and also overestimated Flavis's ability to suppress the imperial magnates; When Caesar's letter for help was sent to the rear of the empire, it immediately caused an uproar in the upper echelons of the entire Ulius empire.

Caesar, who had just become the heir to the emperor, suffered such a heavy defeat on the battlefield, and the loss of nearly 60,000 soldiers killed on the battlefield made the magnates within the empire jaw-dropping; The loss of the two eagle flags made everyone lose their voices.

It was not that the important ministers of the Ulius Empire could not accept Caesar's defeat, nor that the Ulius Empire could not afford the loss of 60,000 soldiers killed on the battlefield; However, the total annihilation of the two legions and the loss of the Eagle Banner were really unacceptable to everyone, and even Flavis was speechless for a long time after learning the news.

The supporting forces behind Quintus, after confirming that the news was sent back to the empire by Caesar himself, immediately began to demand severe punishment in the imperial parliament for Varus and Caesar, who were responsible for commanding the battle; As the direct commander of the Sixth and Eleventh Legions, Varus had to pay with his own life for such a disgrace.

Caesar, as Varus's immediate superior, must also bear responsibility in this matter, and he should no longer be the commander of all the armies of the Julius Empire in Germania; In addition, these imperial magnates questioned Caesar's ability for this matter, and they did not consider Caesar to be the best heir to the Ulius Empire.

In the face of the attacks of these imperial magnates, Flavies, while forcibly suppressing them, also began to prepare for Caesar's army to provide more soldiers to replenish his losses; The magnates of the empire were not easily suppressed by Flavis, and in order to make a big deal about it, they directly disclosed Caesar's defeat to all the citizens of the empire.

When the citizens of Julius' empire learned of Caesar's unprecedented defeat in Germanic land, they did not lose faith in Caesar as the imperial magnates imagined, but were more willing to believe that Caesar, as the emperor's heir, would win the final victory; Naturally, the imperial magnates would not be so willing, and they revealed Caesar's loss of the Eagle Banner.

Well, this time the citizens of the Julius Empire will not choose to continue to support Caesar, because they cannot accept the fact that the two imperial regiments have lost their eagle banners; In just three days, four civic demonstrations erupted in the city of Aletion, the capital of the Ulius Empire, demanding that the Empire punish Caesar.

It is undeniable that all four events were fueled by the imperial magnates, but they did express the public opinion of the citizens of the empire; The shame of losing the Eagle Banner could not be accepted by all the people of the Empire of Julius, even if it was a mistake made by Caesar, the heir to the Emperor, and the citizens of the Empire, who were accustomed to speaking their voices, demanded that Caesar be held accountable.

The replenishment of troops and the supply of weapons and equipment that Flavis was preparing for Caesar's army were also delayed in such turbulent public opinion, and the anxious Flavies had to temporarily shift all his attention to pacifying the delayed people; Unfortunately, Caesar's mistake was too big this time, and Flavis couldn't fully control the situation.

If the fierce attitude of the imperial magnates and the citizens of the capital has already made Flavis anxious, then the attitude of the six governors of the empire to demand that Caesar be severely punished at the same time has made Flavis even more overwhelmed; The situation has developed into such a way that Flavies can no longer guarantee that Caesar will be safe in this turmoil, and he must take responsibility for his mistakes.

Even so, Flavies would try to keep Caesar's military power so that Caesar would not lose much in this matter; In addition, in order to give a satisfactory answer to the various strata of the entire empire, Flavis also convened a large council to negotiate the treatment of Caesar.

This large-scale meeting was presided over by Flavies himself, and was attended not only by the magnates and important ministers of the Empire, but also by representatives of the six governors of the Empire and representatives of the citizens of the Empire; After explaining the defeat of Caesar's army in detail to everyone present, Flavies focused on Varus's incompetence and deliberately downplayed Caesar's division strategy.

In the end, Flavies' punishment suggestion was to put Varus to death for losing the Legion's Eagle Banner, and Caesar, who was jointly and severally responsible, to be removed from his position as commander of the Julius Empire's army in the Germanic region; In view of the recent defeat of the Imperial army in Germania, Flavies suggested that the experienced Caesar be temporarily appointed acting commander of the Imperial army in Germany.

Flavis's suggestion was actually to abandon the car and protect the commander, and wanted to defuse the spearhead of all parties in the empire against Caesar by severely punishing Varus; and then punish Caesar by ostensibly removing him from his position, and when this matter passes, Caesar's position as acting commander will naturally be justified at will.

Although Flavies's idea was good, it was just a trick to deceive the citizens of the Empire; For those powerful ministers who were bent on taking this opportunity to remove Caesar from the position of heir to the Emperor, such an outcome was not enough!

Thus, as soon as Flavies made his own proposal, the imperial magnates raised their own objections; They unanimously demanded that Caesar be severely punished for the loss of the Eagle Banner due to the division of troops, and refused to let Caesar continue to serve as the so-called acting commander-in-chief, and even the powerful directly questioned in front of everyone whether the defeated Caesar could afford to inherit the empire.

With the turmoil of these magnates, Flavies's plan to abandon the car and protect the commander naturally went bankrupt; The citizens of the Empire, who had already intended to accept Flavies' proposal, were once again provoked, following the powerful to demand that Caesar be punished severely.

In desperation, Flavies had to compromise again, saying that he could completely remove Caesar from his position as military commander; However, Caesar's previous achievements cannot be generalized with this failure, and Flavies firmly refuted any criticism that questioned Caesar's ability to carry on the responsibility of inheriting the empire.

After Flavis' arguments with these people, the final punishment of Caesar by the Julius Empire was determined to be the complete removal of Caesar from his position as military commander and his demotion to the rank of lieutenant general of the Fourth Legion; As for Varus, who was directly responsible, he needed to be escorted to the city of Aletion and executed in public in order to appease the wrath of the entire Ulius Empire.

The powerful ministers who supported Quintus knew that it was impossible to pull Caesar down for such an event, so they gave up on continuing to investigate Caesar after getting the results they wanted and dealing a heavy blow to Caesar's popularity among the people; After all, if you dig deeper, it will affect the stability within the Julius Empire, which is also a situation that everyone does not want to see.

In fact, Caesar's position as the adjutant general of the Fourth Legion was also a way for these powerful ministers to suppress Caesar; Directly from the military commander who commanded twelve legions to the deputy general of a legion under him, this is a big blow to anyone.

Although there was a risk that Caesar would secretly take over the military power, the powerful ministers who supported Quintus did not want Caesar to return to the Empire of Julius to compete for power with Quintus; Therefore, they still desperately left Caesar in the land of Germania and strictly controlled the army he could control.

The Sixth and Eleventh Legions that have lost the Eagle Banner will be officially abolished in the Legion Sequence of the Ulius Empire; In this way, the size of the army of the Julius Empire in the Germanic region will be reduced to ten legions, and the soldiers and weapons that these legions need to be replenished will also be replenished slowly within two years. (To be continued.) )