Lasciatecheilnemicoallostessotempotemiamociodiano (Let the enemy fear us while hating us)

- Caligula (Roman Emperor)

"Well, I can listen to you all the things; However, everything is as you say. You can say many, many more, but believe it or not, the power of choice is also in my hands. After listening to Charles's words, Oscar said very casually.

didn't care about the casualness and indifference in Oscar's words, and didn't pay attention to the face of Carlis next to him who was flushed with anger (no one knows if it was because of Oscar's indifference and distrust, or because of the shameless actions of the Senate and the four families), Charles also found a chair and sat down casually, and said calmly;

"That was two hundred years ago, when the Roman Republic was a small country with four provinces in southern Italy, facing not only pirates but also Gallic barbarians in northern Italy. At that time, the Gallic barbarians were numerous, and the Republic did not have the sophisticated equipment it has now, so all the wars against the barbarians were always more defeated than victorious.

In the long years of war, the nobles of the four great families gradually became unwilling to continue this sacrifice; As a result, they selected outstanding talents from some small families as mid-level officers of the Republican ** Regiment, so as to reduce the casualties of family members. Unexpectedly, some of these outstanding talents not only survived the brutal war; A high prestige was also established in the corps.

Because there is no great concept of family in the hearts of the soldiers, only generals who share weal and woe with them and fight together in blood. Gradually, two young generals were appointed for their outstanding performance and loyalty to the Senate and the four great families; They were Gabriel and Ulles, and for the first time in the history of the Republic, they were the commanders of the legions who were not from the four great families. Among them, Gabriel is the leader of the Wolf Legion, and Ulles is the lieutenant general of the legion.

two from a middle-ranking officer to a senior officer to a regimental commander; Along the way, they cooperated with each other, and the soldiers under their command were even more life and death, and as a result, their prestige on the battlefield was naturally getting higher and higher. Later, the republic used various means to learn advanced weapons and equipment casting technologies from the Greeks, and advanced shipbuilding technologies from the Carthaginians. With advanced weaponry and a battle-hardened army, as well as two excellent commanders, the Wolf Legion grew stronger and stronger, and became famous throughout the Republic and even among the Gallic barbarians.

Later, the four families finally discovered that there was a force in the army that was loyal to the two generals of the opposite sex; In order to curb the growth of this power, the Senate sent a general who was well-known among the four great families to take command of the four armies of the front line to launch a decisive battle against the Gallic barbarians. As a result, the so-called famous general, who usually spoke of war, was defeated in the battle of Arretien; Inflicted heavy losses on the other four legions except for the Wolf Legion.

What was originally just a battle that was unwilling to let the Wolf Legion continue to make meritorious contributions turned into a battle for the Wolf Legion and the two generals. After the battle, the soldiers of the four legions began to refuse the generals appointed by the Senate and the four great families, and insisted on fighting under the command of Generals Gabriel and Ulles. Under pressure from the situation and the army, the Senate finally agreed to let General Gabriel continue to fight Gaul as the commander-in-chief of the four armies of bulls, wild boars, horses, and eagles; However, in order to disperse the two generals, the Senate ordered General Ules to lead the Wolf Legion to Sicily to fight the city-states of Messina, which had been infesting the Republic.

What the Senate didn't expect was that the two generals who had separated broke out with even more powerful combat effectiveness. General Gabriel's prestige was unprecedentedly high when he defeated the Gallic barbarian army with four legions replenished with new recruits, and the people of the Republic began to worship him. And General Ulles's battles in Upper Sicily were also victorious, and the city-state of Messina was defeated.

In the face of the outstanding achievements of the two generals, even the Senate and the four major families could not hide it. However, the strength of the four major families is by no means as simple as imagined. At that time, although the four major families also had open and secret battles, they were definitely not as fierce as they are now. After a period of brewing, the four major families gradually began to reduce the replenishment of troops and supplies to the two generals; In this way, they want to defeat the two generals and then destroy their reputations.

However, the reality is always unwilling to let the four families get their wish; Even in this case, the two generals were still triumphant. Maybe the gods always take away another talent when they give it to the world. The military talents of the two generals are so extraordinary, but they do not have a heart that can know right from wrong. They thought that the lack of supplies in the rear and the shortage of soldiers were due to the great trauma that the war had inflicted on the republic.

They began to feed their wars, began to plunder the wealth and treasures of the enemy, and then left only simple supplies for themselves, and transported all the good things back to the Republic, hoping to relieve the pressure of the war at home. They didn't expect that it was such a kind of selflessness for the country and the people that completely sent them and their families into the endless abyss.

When the four great families saw for the first time the wealth brought back to Rome from the front, they were shocked! They did not expect that a war of attrition, which was obviously more than attrition, would produce such great wealth; Not only did they not appreciate the selflessness and generosity of the two generals, but they felt that the two generals must have plundered more wealth themselves, and everything here was just a bribe from the generals. Greed always drives people crazy, and the nobles of the four major families, who have been captivated by gold and gems, have gone completely crazy.

They desperately need more wealth, so they have been forcing the two generals to keep attacking forward, constantly launching new offensives. Finally, one day, the province of Upper Sicily became part of the territory of the Republic; Gaul was unable to fight any longer, ceding the provinces of Etruscan and Ubria. Even though the four major families were reluctant to stop, the two generals had been fighting for decades, and finally they were unable to fight anymore; In the end, the only option was to strike the army and make a truce. Just when everyone thought that peace was coming, another tragedy had just begun.

After the border truce, in order to obtain the so-called golden treasury of the two generals, the four great families pretended to hold a grand triumphal ceremony for the two generals in the city of Rome, and invited all the family members of the two generals to come to Rome to watch the ceremony. Thinking that this was an honor given to them by the Roman people, the two generals happily left their legions and came to the city with all the members of their families, men, women, and children. Moments before entering the city, the youngest sons of the two generals swore an oath to become brothers of the opposite sex in the presence of the two generals, and went hand in hand to the Mount of Mars outside the city of Rome to worship the god of war.

After entering the city of Rome, the general was greeted not by a cheering crowd, but by the guards of the four great families with sharp swords; Although the two generals themselves are excellent in martial arts, they are already old and remnants of the battlefield after all, and the other party is outnumbered, and soon the entire family will become captives of the four major families. Next is the torture of the two generals and their families by the four major families, but how can there be an answer to the existence of unwarranted wealth? The end result was more than 300 gallows on the execution ground.

And the two brothers who escaped outside the city because of their worship and sacrifice, although they have been incognito, are still hunted down by the four major families; For that treasure trove of gold that doesn't exist! The two brothers eventually escaped and returned to Rome, where they founded House Carters and House Richard, respectively! “

Oscar listened to Charles's story without saying a word, looking at Charles, who was calm on the surface but betrayed by the bulging green tendons in his hands, and Carlis, who exuded an amazing evil aura all over his body, Oscar chose to believe that it was not because of the two poor generals and their families; It's because, if the story was made up, then Oscar would be willing to be deceived. In China, which grew up before the Oscars, such things run through the entire 5,000-year history of a nation; The birds are all gone, and the good bow is hidden; The cunning rabbit dies, and the lackeys cook; That's it.

Instead of continuing to sit on his throne, Oscar stood up and stretched out his hand to Charles, and then the three hands were firmly clasped together! No one could have imagined that tonight this triangular alliance would be the beginning of a great empire; What people didn't expect was that these three families would become one in the future!

Now that the alliance has been decided, the next step is the real discussion; Calle also briskly stated the real reason. It turned out that the four families had sensed the connection between the Carters and Richards families and the Gabriel and Uris families two hundred years ago; Once again, the legend of the Golden Treasury has been pushed to the forefront. In order to prevent the four families from becoming aware of the existence of the three alliances, the weapons and equipment of the Carters family will be sold to the Augustus family at a high price on the surface, and the supplies of the Richard family will be loaded onto the transport ship in advance, and then handed over to the Augustus family on the way out in the name of chartering a ship.

The first goal of the alliance was to occupy Sardinia through a battle plan for Carthage, to establish a new base in Calaris, and then to relocate the main personnel and main industries of the three families to the island. As for the second plan, it is made after the first plan is completed, otherwise everything is a floating cloud.

Just as the three of them were discussing a plan of action to end the meeting, Carlle suddenly asked Oscar, "Why did you choose to ally with us?" Aren't you afraid to lead the House of Augustus down the wrong path from which it will never recover? ”

"Haha, do you know why the four great families want to eradicate the Gabriel family and the Uris family? Not just because of wealth, but because of power! Your two families have threatened the status of the four major families, so they are bound to eradicate you. And now the Augustan family is already facing such a crisis, since there is no escape, let's prepare in advance. It is not known who will kill the deer! Oscar replied confidently to Calle.

After saying that, the three of them left the study together and returned to the living room; Then, Oscar watched the two leave. As soon as he withdrew his gaze, Oscar saw the old butler hurrying over.