Chapter 43: Shipwrecked - Asking for Votes
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In contrast, even though Caesar is currently at a disadvantage, his respect and support for Anthony is always more reliable.
Antony finally made the decision to throw Pompe's envoy into the pool, and then gathered the 13th Army Corps, took Volonos and Plo and others, and set sail for Greece.
Octavian clamored to go, but Antony could not survive him, and for some ulterior purpose, he agreed to his request.
How dangerous and obstructive is it to go to the battle, how many people have returned to fight in ancient times?
If Octavian was killed by the "enemy's" stragglers in a battle, no one could say anything, right? There is also a great risk at sea, and it is normal for the ship to sink unfortunately, right?
The Kirk Four followed Octavian on an expedition to Greece with the 13th Legion. But just half a day after sailing, the Adriatic Sea was blown with huge waves, and according to experienced sailors, the Adriatic Sea, as a semi-inland sea, was rarely disturbed by such strong storms.
But to say that everything is too late. Black clouds overwhelmed the city in the sky, and huge waves on the sea surface. The Roman navy at this time also used mixed sail and oar ships, which had a high waterline and poor ability to withstand wind and waves. In addition, the big men of the 13th Legion were accustomed to fighting on land in Gaul, and they had zero experience on the water, and when a big wave rolled in, there were often people who screamed and were thrown into the black waves of the Mediterranean.
Kirk and the other four relied on their strong physical attributes, but they were not afraid of being thrown into the sea. But if the ship sank like this, it would also fall into the sea. Especially the great young master Octavian, if there are three long and two short, they can't afford to hurt them.
But once again, Murphy's Law has been ruthlessly confirmed, and things often go in the worst direction. Despite the efforts of the entire ship, the ships of Kirk's team, Octavian, Volonos, and Plo were still helplessly sunk in the relentless waves of the Adriatic Sea.
Kirk grabbed Octavian and jumped into the sea, and when the battleship sank, it would bring a rapid whirlpool, and many people who sank with the ship would be swept into the bottom of the sea by the whirlpool and die. You should swim some distance first.
Kirk has his own skills to speed up swimming in the water. But he still struggled in the roaring sea for half the night before pushing Octavian onto a beach.
Unlike the original story, this is not an uninhabited island, but washed up on a Greek beach in half a day by a huge wave.
Kirk suddenly became alert. Wouldn't this be another precursor to another viral drastic change in the plot?
Fortunately, he got up and looked around. Wang Han can be seen standing up behind a sea rock. They all looked at each other and felt a sense of relief.
It's not just about each other's feelings, it's about a kind of peace of mind that sees oneself in the world full of dangers.
Not much. The puffy little chubby who was soaked in the sea also rushed to the shore with a full burp, and when he stood up, he vomited "wow".
Sheva is no big deal. He was born in special forces, and swimming in this kind of big waves to protect himself is the basic skill. He had already taken up a strong observation post in the beach forest opposite, and was keeping a sentry into the wind.
"The terrain here is probably a little north of Greece, and last night's sea breeze was blowing northward, sending us to the Roman colony of Montenegro." Sheva's voice rang out in the team channel.
Octavian, though pale, was fine.
Looking at the calm Adriatic Sea in the distance, Kirk was a little incredulous, the sea that had been so violent last night was now calm and peaceful.
The most unexpected situation was that when Kirk's group temporarily gathered on the beach and breathed a sigh of relief, they actually saw a Roman general crawling on the beach in the distance.
Octavian ran over to see that it was Antony!
Anthony was unconscious, apparently having drunk too much Mediterranean water, his stomach was bulging, his eyes were white, and even his fingers were swollen from the seawater.
When Kirk saw this scene, his heart suddenly moved.
You must know that this Antony is not kind to Octavian, and more importantly, this guy is Octavian's most important competitor in the future to compete for the world!
Just as Caesar, Crassus, and Pompey formed the former triumvirate, Marco? Antony, Octavian and Lepida make up the latter triumvirate. Currently in Spain, he was responsible for clearing Pompey's legions, and he would later become the supreme ruler of the provinces of Spain and Africa, with a near monopoly on the western Mediterranean.
If you can kill Mark here without knowing it. Antony, won't Octavian's quest for supremacy be much smoother?
But the idea flashed by, and Kirk quickly vetoed it.
The butterfly effect of history made him scruple if Mark. Anthony dies early, and Lepida will have no one to contain. He was the cavalry commander of Caesar's legion, and Caesar trusted him immensely. Caesar, after conquering Pompey's power and completing the dictator's hegemony, will almost certainly be assassinated by the republicans led by Brutus.
If in the near future, Octavian, who had no roots, was put on the stage of Roman history, perhaps it would only hurt him.
So Anthony can only live. Because although this guy is eyeing Octavian, he lacks the ability to act, Octavian's mother Attia has already hooked up with him, and after a long time, he will naturally regard Octavian as his godson and can't bear to do it.
Kirk thought about it and led everyone all the way. Now, no matter what happens, we must move forward with the team.
Anthony was handed over to Plo to carry, and Plo tied him behind him in the dark, and Anthony threw up all the way. When I vomited into a small town, I finally woke up.
Kirk inquired, it turned out that the surrounding towns were fishing villages, and it was now morning, and the fishermen had found a large number of wrecks of boats and warriors.
The 13th Army Corps, which crossed the sea, has been completely wiped out.
Caesar's counting on reinforcements could never reach Greece.
Anthony was silent for a long time, and it seemed that he might regret not accepting Pompey's offer before. Now that the matter has come to this, even if he wants to surrender Pompey, Antony has no capital. He took out a fine map, pointed out the detailed location of everyone, and consulted everyone's opinions.
Volenos and Plo advocated pooling their money to buy a ship at once, return to Rome, and organize the rest of Caesar's legions to fight again. Anyway, there are only 7 people left, and even if it reaches Caesar, this amount of strength will not have any effect.
Antony was silent, believing that even a return to Rome would be of no avail. First, they did not have Caesar's appeal, and they lacked financial and material resources to gather more legions, and second, Caesar's final showdown with Pompey was imminent, and there was no time for them to re-prepare for war.
Both Antony and Octavian's eyes eventually fell on Kirk.
Not for anything else, because Kirk once led 100 cavalry of the 13th Legion and routed Pompey's First Legion!
The title of ten thousand enemies has spread far and wide, and Kirk's first name is resounding.
Kirk looked at the crowd and finally nodded: "We should go to find Caesar immediately and provide him with help as much as we can, and we can only wait for the news of Caesar's defeat and Pompey's call when we return to Rome." ”
Warrenos said helplessly: "Although when you led us to charge the First Legion, I admit that there was a miracle at that time. But we only have 7 people now, and we don't even have 100 cavalry, how can we shake Pompey's huge legion? He had 11 legions, 7,000 cavalry, and a fleet of 600 ships! At the Battle of Gilakium, he had just commanded his army to defeat Caesar twice, and his morale was high. After a period of gathering, many Roman generals had already joined him, but he was afraid that his army was now even larger than before. ”
Kirk smiled: "There are more people and there are more advantages, and fewer people have the advantage of fewer people." There are only 7 of us, but if we give full play to all our abilities and choose the right angle, we will definitely be able to surprise Pompey greatly. ”
Seven people in the town, Kirk took out Ole and bought seven horses, and the group rode all the way to the cloudy southern Greece.
There, Caesar waited helplessly for Italian reinforcements to arrive, while Pompey's camp prepared to attack. The two sides gathered more than 30 legions and prepared for the final showdown. This battle will ultimately determine the ownership of the Roman realm.
Looking out the window at the pouring rain, the republican leader Brutus looked uneasy, ignoring the fact that Pompey and the senators were all around, drinking happily and talking about how to annihilate Caesar's legion, known as the "conquerors of Gaul". Pompey saw that Brutus was sullen, and he laughed and said, "Brutus is not happy, why are you unhappy Brutus?" ”
Brutus exclaimed: "On the one hand, I admit that the republic must be free from tyrants, and on the other hand, I cannot celebrate the defeat of Caesar, because he is like my father." ”
The people around looked at this Brutus in amazement. The Brutus family was one of the oldest Roman nobles, and it was he who fled Rome with the senators and nobles to Pompey. Now, in the midst of a great victory, he was the one who mourned for Caesar. Where the hell is he from?
But Pompey understood Brutus very well: "Caesar was indeed a man of great charisma and organizational skills. Now we can't talk about crushing him, we can only say that we have forced him into a corner. The immediate task before us now is how to defeat Caesar. According to reliable information, Caesar's most elite 13th Legion has been wiped out due to last night's hurricane and waves. Anthony and that Kirk are nowhere to be found. Caesar could no longer count on reinforcements. I propose to continue cutting off the sea routes, leaving Caesar in a difficult position, and his troops will disintegrate themselves and fall apart. That way we don't have to fight a decisive battle, and we can have victory at our fingertips. ”
But Pompey's very feasible and safe strategy was met with clear opposition from the senators.
They demanded that Pompey deal a fatal blow to Caesar like the Romans, instead of hiding behind the safety of the battle like a coward and relying on defense to make Caesar surrender.
Pompey was very insistent at first, but at the strong demands of the senators, he eventually chose to compromise.
At the instigation of the senators, Pompey ordered the legions to march to the battlefield and prepare for a decisive battle with Caesar's legions! (To be continued......)