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Put on a happy face, without the need for outside help or the peace that others can give you. Stand up on your own, and don't want others to help you up.

- Marcus Aurelius (the only philosopher-emperor in Western history)

When Oscar ordered a herald on a horse to take Siddichris's head and send it under the walls, Brialos knew that there was no point in continuing the fight; Since Siodicis has been defeated and died, it means that the last bit of defense of the Carthaginian kingdom on the Balearic Islands has also ended.

Why did Brialos feel that the Carthaginian Kingdom's defense on the Balearic Islands had all ended before he and his five thousand recruits had begun to fight? The reason is simple, Brialos was not a general who came out of Carthage or the province of Betica, and was loyal to the Kingdom of Carthage or Hannibal; He was a native of the Balearic world.

In other words, Brialos was not loyal to the Kingdom of Carthage or Hannibal, but to the Balearic Islands, which gave birth to him and raised him; Now that the Roman army had annihilated all the defenders and generals sent by Hannibal to the Balearic Islands, Brialos lost the idea of continuing to fight, after all, his wife, children, villagers, and elders were still in the city!

Originally, Siodikris had already been dissatisfied with the frantic expansion of his army on the Balearic Islands; However, fearing the power of the Carthaginian kingdom and the prestige of Hannibal, Brialos had no choice but to obey Siodikris with all his might. If he did win the Roman army, his brother would be Hannibal, the god of war; Maybe the tiger brother has no dog brother.

As a result, the ideal is beautiful, but the reality is cruel; Siodicles, who was ambitious and wanted to make a big move, had been defeated and killed by the first wave of Roman attacks, so should Brialos still have to bring his relatives and friends to fight with the Romans? This is a war of great disparity. Continuing the battle would only increase the casualties of the Balearics; Not only will it not change the fact that the Romans occupy the Balearics, but it will make the Balearic families wear filial piety and every household wear linen.

Feeling surrendered, Brialos immediately sent an emissary to the commander of the Roman army to negotiate surrender after seeing the head of Siodicris; Oscar, however, directly refused to receive the emissary, and instead asked the emissary to go back and tell Brialos that it was okay to surrender if he wanted to, and the Augustus family would not accept any conditional surrender; If Brialos really wanted to surrender, he would unconditionally drop his martial arts and open the city gates after half an hour, and hand over all his troops. Otherwise. When the time comes, the Augustus family will immediately attack!

The resigned messenger did not dare to say a word more, so he hurried back to Palma with a reply relayed by Oscar's guards; After returning to the city, the envoy did not dare to conceal it, let alone add fuel to it, but just relayed Oscar's meaning to Brialos as it was. After hearing Oscar's reply relayed by the messenger, Brialos let go of his hanging heart.

Brialos had been worried that the commander of the Roman army would pretend to accept his surrender terms, and wait until he did surrender before settling the score; And Oscar's attitude just shows that Oscar is not the kind of person who settles accounts after the autumn, and he is not uncommon with his surrender. But all such people, with their pride, simply don't bother to do that kind of despicable thing to settle accounts after the autumn.

Such. Brialos can surrender boldly with confidence; Therefore, less than five minutes after the envoy of Parma returned to the city, all the defenders on the city wall withdrew, and the gates of Parma slowly opened. In order to prevent fraud, Licinius's cavalry group entered the city of Parma in advance as the vanguard, and guarded the more than 5,000 defenders who had laid down their martial arts.

When Licinius was sure that the city was absolutely safe, Oscar entered Parma side by side with Mary; The huge city of Palma has not a single pedestrian in the streets and alleys because of the war. Everyone hid in their homes in great fear. Looking at Brialos, who had been following him after surrendering, Oscar asked him about the Balearic Islands.

According to Brialos's understanding. The entire Balearic Islands are divided into two relatively large island groups, east and west; In addition to Mahoca, the main island where Palma is located, there are Menorca and Cabrera; The western island group is made up of three main islands: Pittissas and Ibiza and Formentera. As for the other small islands, no one has counted them at all because they are not inhabited.

These six main islands make up the province of the Balearic Islands; However, this so-called province is much smaller than Sardinia, which is also a province at the same time. Not only is there a huge difference in land area, but also in terms of population. The total population of the Balearic Islands is also not known, as no one has ever counted them.

However, according to Brialos's experience of living on the Balearic Islands for more than thirty years; In addition to the 30,000 people of the city of Parma. The total population of the six islands, including the main island, will not exceed 30,000. This means that the population of Palma alone is half of the population of the entire Balearic Islands; And, just more, no less!

Given the size and population of the Balearic Islands, it would only take at most three or four counties to govern the entire population; However, the distribution of the six islands makes this division of counties and districts necessary to consider the actual feasibility. If the Augustan family had divided the inhabitants of the two islands into one county, it would have been difficult to administer; County officials can't take a boat back and forth every day, right?

So. The Balearic Islands can only be administratively divided into six districts and one province; The capital, Palma, is administered separately, while the remaining six islands are administered separately into a single district. To this end, the House of Augustus will send at least 290 junior officials to manage the newly divided six districts and one government in the Balearic Islands; As for the Governor's Guard and the County Guard required on the Balearic Islands, it is even simpler.

Of the more than 5,000 Balearic slingers who had just been captured, three thousand five hundred of them would be drawn out to join the auxiliary legions of the House of Augustus; The remaining nearly 2,000 captives were to be taken to Sardinia for training, after which they were to serve as the governor's guard and the county guard of the eight districts and one of the provinces of Sardinia. The Governor's Guard and the County Guard, which are now urgently needed in the Balearic Islands, will be manned by the original guards drawn from Sardinia proper.

While this approach does not necessarily prevent collusion between guards and local officials, the large-scale use of guards made up of outlanders can at least avoid these problems as much as possible; It is impossible not to collude at all, and Oscar still understands the truth that when the water is clear, there are no fish.

The Battle of Balearic went so well that the two Guards Corps were even unscathed. It's just that the losses of Samonai's legion were quite large, and even Antio was seriously injured and couldn't wake up; So, Oscar and Licinius remained on the Balearic Islands, while he returned to Sardinia with Marie with the Guards Infantry Legion, the Samonai Legion, and the captured Slingers.

Of course, Brialos, who surrendered, will also return to Sardinia with Oscar; He was accompanied by Brialos' wife and two sons. It's not that Oscar wants to do anything to Brialos, it's just that Brialos is a Balearic general. Naturally, it will not be possible to stay in the Balearic Islands in the future; Oscar's idea was for him to serve as an instructor at the Augustus Military Academy for a year, and then as a regimental general in the Augustus army.

There was no way, the Augustus family, which was desperately short of high-ranking generals, could only choose zé to continue to use these capable generals who had surrendered; Even if their faithfulness is not reliable. It is undeniable that it is precisely because they have no loyalty to Oscar and the Augustus family at all, that Oscar let them undergo a year of brainwashing in the military academy before reusing them.

It will only take five to ten years at most for the situation to change completely; At that time, the first few cadets who graduated from the Augustan Military Academy had been on the battlefield for several years, and as long as they could survive the worst situation, they would grow from centurion to captain. There is absolutely no shortage of potential stocks that can climb to the position of deputy general and commander of the legion, and when the day comes, the Augustus family's army will be supported by the Augustus Military Academy graduates one after another.

From the Centurion and the Centurion to the Legion Commander and the Legion Adjutant General, their presence will keep the Augustan army firmly in the hands of Oscar; At that time. This is when the House of Augustus is truly invincible to the world. Because a large number of professionally trained high, medium and low-ranking officers will greatly enhance the strength of the Augustus family's army, in the case of no huge gap between the military equipment and the ability of the generals; There will be no army in the world that can compete with the armies of House Augustus!

It's a bit far to think about it this way, so let's deal with the affairs at hand; After ordering Licinius and his legions to remain in the Balearic Islands, Oscar returned to Sardinia with all his troops and prisoners. After another ten days of sea voyage, Oscar returned to Sardinia this time but heard unexpected news; The emissary to the House of Maxentius also returned.

However, he went to Rome without any agreement with the family of Maxentius; Instead, Marcus of the Maxentius family himself came to Sardinia with the envoy and is now waiting for Oscar's return at the Doge's Palace in Calaris. Although Oscar didn't know Marcus's intentions, Oscar didn't have time to see him until he was busy with the business at hand.

Oscar first asked Mary to return to the barracks outside Calaris with the men of the Guards Infantry Regiment and the Samonai Legion; However, hòu arranges for the best physicians to treat Antio. After that, he ordered Segudus, Tetius and Longkina to lead the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Augustus legions to the Balearic Islands, respectively, and wait for the next order.

But. Because of the limited transport capacity; The first group to go to the Balearic Islands, in addition to nearly 300 junior officers and 1,600 guards, could only transport the 3rd Augustus Regiment from Segudus to the Balearic Islands. The remaining 4th and 5th Augustan regiments had to wait for the convoy to return before they could leave for the Balearic Islands.

Among the officials who went to the Balearic Islands this time, it was Dulles who took the lead; Dulles's previous performance made Oscar very satisfied, and several tests were successfully passed. Coupled with the conscientiousness of more than half a year, Oscar decided to make Dulles the highest official in this appointment; As the basic officials left for the Balearics, Oscar gathered them all together in a barracks. Then hòu began to say to them:

"You are all the first batch of students of the Augustan Family Academy, and you are also the best executors of our Augustan Family's New Deal; Many of your classmates and friends have already contributed to the New Deal reform in Sardinia, and now it's your turn. I hope that when you are serving as a basic official in the six districts and one government of the Balearic Province, you will always keep your heart and do your best while trying to implement the new policy; Shawey's example is ahead, and I don't want you to follow in his footsteps.

Because the family has been too heavy in military affairs lately. So I don't have the energy to deal with government affairs for the time being; Therefore, I have given you the province of Balearic in its entirety. At most, in half a year, military affairs will be dealt with; At that time, I hope that you can surprise me and let me see a brand new Balearic Islands, and do not let me down! ”

After the lecture was over, Oscar personally sent the trainees to the transport ship one by one; After finishing his urgent business on the Balearic Islands, Oscar hurried to Callaris again. I don't know what Marcus's sudden visit is for, but I hope everything goes well! (To be continued.) )

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