The so-called friendship exists in the lives of all people. If a person loses friendship, he may not be able to survive in this world.

- Marcus Tulius Cicero (Roman statesman, orator, orator, jurist, and philosopher)

Regarding the dispute between the two deputy commanders and the captains, Oscar actually has his own ideas; On the one hand, Oscar was really tempted when Quintus proposed to go to Numidia. Because once Quintus left Sardinia, then Oscar could safely and boldly use large-scale brainwashing methods to take all the legions on Sardinia under his command as quickly as possible.

But on the other hand, Oscar really couldn't trust Quintus to lead his army to Numidia; Because this time, the commander of the Combined Numidian Army not only commanded the legions, but also shouldered the difficult task of cooperating with the three hundred centurions to turn the entire United Army into an army loyal to him. It was clear that as a member of the Cipio family of Quintus, he was the most unsuitable candidate.

And Luquis is an impossible candidate, he is Oscar's most trusted general; He is also currently the most capable commander of the Augustan family and the deputy commander of the Combined Sardinian Legion. It was because of Luquis's presence that Oscar was able to let go of the Legion's affairs and pounce on other things; Once Luquis left Sardinia, it would be more than worth the loss for Oscar, so it was impossible for Oscar to allow Luquis to go to Numidia.

In a dilemma, Oscar finally decided to keep Quintus; So, having decided, Oscar ordered the generals: "The importance of the two lieutenants to Sardinia is incomparable, so they will not be sent to Numidia to command the army; As for the remaining ten legionnaires, I chose Spartak of the Samonai Legion. Let me start with my reasons for choosing him.

Among the ten legionnaires present, Luquis and Quintus are concurrently legional commanders, and they are not counted; It is also not counted that both General Licinius and General Mary were commanders of the Guards Corps. General Gumos, General Cassiyo, and General Ronkina have all been promoted in recent months, and have no experience leading alone; General Tetius and General Segudus were also lieutenants of the legion before, lacking sufficient experience.

Spartacus had a good track record in this regard, before the decisive battle of Lili; General Spartak has been the head of my Augustus' guard, and I sent him to infiltrate the city of Liliba as a gladiator. Within a month, he organized an army of tens of thousands of rebels and fought several battles with the elite army under the command of the Carthaginian consul Hanno. and finally took the opportunity to occupy Lilibi with an absolutely inferior force; So I think he has enough ability and experience to serve as the commander of the legion on this trip to Numidia. ”

After Oscar spoke out about his inner personality and explained the reasons for it for quite some time; The generals wisely agreed to Oscar's decision. If you don't agree, there's no way, Oscar will talk about it as the supreme commander of the coalition; Who can continue to oppose it without being interested? Now that the commander of the corps has been decided, the next step is to discuss the weapons and equipment of the corps officers.

The generals, including Oscar, agreed that the new legion should not be allowed to use standard Roman legionary weaponry. Because the desert areas of North Africa were not suitable for Roman legions to fight with their own standard equipment; Even Adheba gave up the option of obtaining high-quality weapons and equipment for the Roman legions, and asked the Augustus family to help him build the rudimentary equipment of the Numidians, and this is why.

How can you create weapons and equipment suitable for fighting in the deserts of North Africa? This is not only a headache for Oscar, but also a problem that the generals are helpless. Originally, Oscar meant that everyone brainstormed together and worked together to come up with some solutions to this problem; There's not a saying called it. Did the three stinkers race Zhuge Liang? It's a pity that the opinions put forward by these generals really made Oscar laugh and cry.

Licinius directly advised Oscar to let the newly formed legions use Numidian weaponry; However, was the Roman legion, which had lost its superiority in weaponry and equipment, still a Roman legion? Tetius's suggestion was to allow the newly formed legions to use the weapons and equipment of the former youth army and light infantry; But what do you need to do with the Combined Legion? Didn't the Roman hoplites become lightly armoured? In short, most of the generals' opinions are nonsense; It's useless.

Just when everyone was at a loss, Oscar suddenly saw Mary's frowning brow stretch; So, Oscar hurriedly spoke: "Mary, do you have any good ideas; If you have something, say it quickly! Oscar's eager words made Mary smile, and then said, "Actually, everyone has walked into a misunderstanding; That is, what kind of weapons and equipment to use is suitable for the desert areas of North Africa.

We could well ignore it. Because the survivability of the army is often dependent on the support and supply of the rear; So we can ignore the question of how to survive in North Africa. We can directly think about this question, how to improve the quality of weapons and equipment on the premise of using simpler weapons and equipment; Of course, considering that only one legion needs such weapons and equipment this time, we can invest it without considering the cost.

So, I think we can invest more money and craftsmen in creating weapons and equipment that are lighter than the regular ones for this legion going to Numidia, but of better quality; Now we have two legions of weapons and equipment in stock, and every year the Senate and the Maxentius family will also provide us with weapons and equipment for four legions and seven thousand recruits. We are well placed to allow our existing craftsmen to do their best to craft their own weapons and equipment for this legion while fulfilling the Numidians' demands; This not only solves the problem of the legion's weaponry, but also creates an elite legion for the family. “

Mary's opinion was unanimously agreed, and there was no way to do it; Spend more money than not solve the problem. And, for Oscar, there's nothing to lose; After all, this elite legion that was built with money was a legion belonging to the Augustan family. And not the legions of the Roman Republic. And just like that, the solution to this problem was adopted.

However, after these problems have been resolved, there is one more thing that needs to be done: and that is to give a resounding name to the new legion, which will be leaving for Numidia in five months. on this. Everyone is starting to mix things up again; The implicit proposal is the Roman Expeditionary Legion, the Augustan Family Expeditionary Legion, etc., the explicit one proposes the Oscar Legion, the Numidian Legion, etc., and some even propose the Combined Roman and Numidian Legion!

In short, Oscar definitely asked these five big and three rough legion commanders to think of a name for a newly formed legion, it is better to let them be quiet and not speak; In the end, Mary also proposed a name, which was the elite Roman garrison legion. Because Mary thinks that this legion is called the expeditionary corps. It would be inappropriate to call a name associated with the family of Numidia or Augustus; It's better to just call it a vague name.

Mary didn't know. This suggestion of hers actually made Oscar remember that he was playing Rome's all-out war when he was playing a Roman army, that is, the Roman elite garrison legion! What makes Oscar even more memorable for this Roman class is that this class also has a legendary nickname. That's "chengguan"! One of Rome's most elite armies under the banner of "Chengguan" was also one of the toughest infantry in Rome's total war.

Thinking of this, Oscar had already decided on the name of this newly formed legion; So Oscar once again ordered directly to the generals: "The name of the new legion will be called the Chengguan Legion, and the legion will be a pure hoplite legion, without any equipment and equipment; The standard Roman legion formation is not used. It is enough to simply adopt the establishment of 100 people as a team of 100 people and 500 people as a team. In addition, the armament of the Chengguan Corps will be designed by myself; From now on, the Chengguan Legion will also become a permanent legion of our Augustus family! ”

Oscar seems to have paid too much attention to this so-called urban management corps, which is also where the generals are puzzled; Why did Oscar suddenly pay so much attention to this legion that he didn't care about very much? These people in the Roman era can't understand Oscar's feelings for the chengguan, but there is such a sentence on the earth in the past: The lord lends me 3,000 chengguan, and I will level the world for the lord!

No matter how many chaotic thoughts Oscar had in his mind, after determining the commander of the Chengguan Legion and the issue of weapons and equipment; The problem of belonging to the Chengguan Corps is completely over. After solving this problem, the next step should be to discuss the arrangements for the 10,000 war horses and 10,000 herdsmen and their families traded by Adheba; However, Oscar didn't want to make hasty decisions about these things tonight.

After adjourning the meeting under the pretext that it was late at night. Oscar and Mary took advantage of the moonlight to walk along the tree-lined paths of the Doge's Palace; The other generals were granted their own mansions and moved out of the Doge's Palace, but Mary remained in the Doge's Mansion after having her own. However, even so, Oscar has not been alone with Mary for a long time; Although the two of them often spent time alone in the military academy before, it was usually Mary who put the bath water for Oscar at night and left, and there was not much direct communication between the two.

Oscar got married because he would Rome, and he felt like there was something between him and Mary; And Mary is the one who Oscar doesn't say, and she won't take the initiative to speak, and tonight Oscar also took the initiative to invite Mary out for a walk. As the two of them walked silently, Oscar still couldn't hold back and said first: "Mary, in fact, I have long wanted to find an opportunity for the two of us to talk alone; But there has never been such an opportunity. It's rare for us to have such a laid-back time tonight. Can we have an open and honest conversation? ”

"Okay, you can say whatever you want, I'll listen."

"I know I was reckless about the last love letter, but I do like you very much; My marriage to Prisca wasn't just for me personally. There are also family interests in it. Moreover, my engagement with her was made before I met you; You're really important to me. Can you promise me to stay with me forever? ”

Oscar's words silenced Mary for a moment, then said, "Even if I choose to stay with you, do you think Prisca will accept my existence?" And what woman would want to share her love with others? What's more, she is also the eldest lady of the Maxentius family. Oscar. There are some things that we will leave to time to solve; Now let's settle the problem of Hannibal first, shall we? ”

Mary's answer was sharp, but also realistic; Even if he had convinced Mary, what would he have to do to convince Prisca? Oscar never thought that he would be caught between two women and it was difficult to choose, who can say whether it is a blessing or a curse? As if to see Oscar's struggle, Mary went back to her room after giving Oscar a deep hug; Only the distressed Oscar was left to continue to struggle in the Doge's Palace. (To be continued.) )