Chapter 11: The Black Hand - Asking for Votes
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Because before the main army goes out on the expedition, the military flag must be sent to the temple of the gods, placed in front of the god of Mars, and receive the baptism and prayer of the god of war priests, in order to obtain the blessing and protection of the god of war.
Juliet. Caesar took Anthony and other generals to meet him at the gate of the barracks. Seeing that in the scout team that came suddenly, the first person was actually a familiar thin figure.
"Octavian?" Caesar was overjoyed, and although this nephew lacked a little manhood, he was intelligent, sensitive, studious, and rarely ambitious, and was a potential good seedling in both his mind and his heart. I have always loved it very much, although the child's mother, her sister is extremely unreliable, and vain, but I am very glad that this baby has grown up to the present without being stained out of the mud.
Octavian jumped off his horse and courteously saluted Caesar and Antony, not proud of being Caesar's nephew.
Caesar and the others nodded.
Octavian then solemnly took the Golden Eagle Banner from Kirk's hand, and knelt down to present it to Caesar: "Great Caesar, Mars, the god of war, will remove all the fog that obscures his divine purpose, and cast the protection of the god of war to the 13th Legion forever." The loss and recovery of this Golden Eagle Battle Banner is proof of this! ”
The 6,000 Roman soldiers cheered in unison, like a torrent of thunder, this army of veterans who had been fighting for eight years, after losing the battle flag, was like a person who had lost his soul and was in a state of confusion all day long. Now that he has finally seen the light of day, he has been blessed by the god of war in heaven, and his morale has exploded for a while.
Caesar smiled and took the battle flag and handed it to Anthony. Anthony naturally went down to arrange for the re-establishment of the battle flag and the strengthening of the guard. Octavian is really a fuwa, this thousands of miles to send horses, can actually coincidentally, accidentally assist Volonos and others, as well as these four descendants of immigrants who have their hearts to Rome, to solve this bizarre case together. The general's flag was recovered. relieved of his urgent need.
As soon as the so-called cannon sounded, there were 10,000 taels of gold, and the barracks were full of outbreaks. The wealthy 13th Legion was no longer the hungry wolf hungry for victory and glory that had broken into Gaul, but a contented, sleepy beast. With the theft of the military flag. plus the rumors of people with a heart to stir up. The morale of the army in the barracks is unstable. Every day, people flee in the night with huge sums of plundered gold and silver, and slaves with carts full of soft and soft horses.
Caesar was furious, and Anthony personally led the court-martials team to arrest people. After being caught, tortured, and then crucified these escaped guys, set them high in front of the barracks, let them wail all day long, and finally exposed to the scorching sun as a dry corpse, in order to set an example, and only then could they stop the trend of escape.
But such a strong suppression will only forcibly suppress discontent and panic, but the tide of uneasiness and discontent is still surging underground like magma, and at some point it will erupt with some tiny spark, mutiny, rebellion, flight, and everything will be burned and destroyed.
To Caesar's surprise, Octavian whispered: "We have also caught the agent behind this matter and two Spanish living mouths." ”
The anger in Caesar's eyes flashed, and a look, Mark. With a grim smile on his face, Anthony walked over to the three captives.
Kirk watched coldly, this Juliet, Caesar is not tall, has a wide heart and is fat, and the image of the tall and full in the advertising movies of later generations is extremely incommensurate, but she is full of energy, like a bell, full of energy, expressive and infectious, especially the eagle and wolf, the grandeur is at a glance, and the edge of a generation of heroes and heroes is undoubtedly revealed.
Compared with Caesar's grace and generosity, Anthony, as the second person in Caesar's faction, seems unruly, tiger-backed, and has a look of being able to fight well and be a warrior on the battlefield, but only by approaching him can he find that hidden in the arrogance of Jupiter's first Laozi and second, a touch of cold wolf-like cunning.
Other Roman generals, who were able to win repeatedly in front of the murderous Gauls, gained a foothold in the famous Caesar's legions, and naturally walked in a hurry, and the weather was myriad, and they were all the choice of the moment.
Caesar rested affectionately in the main tent with Octavian's marching flag fluttering, while Antony grabbed the fat white man like a chicken and led people to treat the thief who stole the flag. For a moment, Kirk heard the terrible screams from behind the tent.
These Roman GIs are not like modern police, and some of them have a way of making people spit out the truth. What goes to the cross, that is only for their own people, against the enemy their means are a hundred times more bloody and a thousand times bloody.
When Caesar entered the account, there were naturally blonde and blue-eyed, light gauze wrapped, and graceful Gallic beauties who offered wine, drinks, fruits, and meals, and then withdrew the money.
Chubby drooled over these super-hot, super-sexy-dressed captives, and looked at Kirk with a pair of talking eyes. Kirk naturally knew that this guy couldn't spit out ivory, and after a while, he was going to make a big fuss, saying that he had made a mistake in the plot and teleported them into the world of "H version of Rome" produced by Woodpecker. He simply dined to block Chubby's cheap mouth.
Caesar watched lovingly as the hungry Octavian devoured it, while listening to the little nephew intermittently tell about his adventures, and nodded approvingly to Kirk and the others when he heard the story of the Roman descendants who bravely saved the nobles. Hearing that Octavian was in danger, he was also scared for a while, but Attia had a good idea, this little boy who was a little pink really needed a temper of blood and fire.
Octavian's ability to solve his immediate needs this time was also a reflection of his ability and courage. Caesar's Dragon's Heart.
Kirk and the others received a spatial prompt: "No. 04444 contractor, you successfully rescued the main plot character Octavian, and assisted in retrieving the Golden Eagle Banner, which was appreciated by Caesar's camp. Caesar's opinion of you has been increased by 20, and Octavian has increased his opinion of you by 20. Please keep up the good work. ”
Caesar said to Kirk, "As descendants of Rome, you are worthy of a reward for your loyalty to Rome, and what do you want?" ”
Kirk thought about it and knelt down on one knee, and Wang Hansheva also hurriedly knelt down. Chubby was eating with his eyebrows fluttering, and he was also pressed down by Sheva, choking and rolling his eyes.
"Great Caesar, we of Roman descent living in Transgaul have long since had enough of the invasion and persecution of the Gallic barbarians, and we are honored that you can lead the invincible Roman legions to defeat the Gauls, take their land and their wives, and bathe us aliens in the glory of Rome. We don't need any reward, please give us a position to follow Master Octavian, to protect us closely, to do our best is the greatest reward for us. ”
Octavian was also very fond of this life-saving + flag-giving guy, and he knew that Caesar had offered a reward of 100,000 Ores (Roman gold coins) as a reward for recovering the flag. These guys saved themselves, and they gently gave up this great work to themselves, successfully saving their face. He also asked Caesar to keep these four righteous men as his retinue.
Caesar naturally nodded in agreement, saying that even if Octavian didn't say it, he would assign elite soldiers to protect it, originally he wanted to send it to Volonos, but since Octavian had his own ideas, it was okay.
Warrenos and Plo were also called in by Caesar and rewarded them with a few words. Caesar's heart was like a mirror, and he believed that Octavian was alert, but to beat 8 Spanish barbarians, it must be the credit of these two warriors. A large bag full of Ole was thrown at the two of them, and Plo smiled, this unambitious fellow had only good wine, beautiful women and glory in his head, and Warrenos was also satisfied. Because he was appointed directly as a commander by Anthony, who came in later. From centurion to thousand-torn, under the elite and overcrowded Caesar's tent, it is a big step to improve.
Anthony came in with two bloody blue heads, two Spaniards who were really hard-boned, and it seemed that the mastermind behind the scenes had great power to make them choose death rather than tell the truth.
It's a pity that some people can't be so backbone. The fat clerk laid a soft egg in front of torture and death, and confided the truth one by one. He confessed that he was Pompey's clerk. This trip was instructed by Pompey to steal the Golden Eagle banner of Caesar's legion. The 8 Spanish barbarians accompanying him were recruited by the Spanish barbarians under Pompey's control.
A few days ago, it was they who took advantage of the 13 Corps seal provided by Pompey, swaggered into the barracks, lurked, stole the military flag at night, and were returning to Spain on Pompey's orders. It's just that the Spanish group of barbarian soldiers who did not abide by military discipline saw Octavian, who gave gifts to his uncle, coveted other people's BMWs, and kidnapped Octavian.
"It turned out to be Pompey!" Caesar's face sank: "This old guy is now the leader of the old immortal group in the Senate, and he is still the actual controller of Rome. Speaking of which, it's still my son-in-law! I married Yuria, who was only 14 years old, to him at the age of 50, so that he would not hinder my conquest in Gaul. Since then, I, Pompey, and Crassus have become the "Triumvirate."
According to the agreement we reached in Luca, four years earlier, Pompey and Crassus had been consuls, and at the end of their terms they had been governors of Spain and Syria respectively, and my authority in Gaul had been extended for five years. However, after Pompey's term expired four years ago, in order to control the political situation in Rome, he entrusted his army and Spain to the adjutant general, and he always sat in Rome, breaking this agreement.
As my strength and prestige grew as a result of my military victories in Gaul, and with the tragic death of Yulia last year, and the death of Crassus in the East four years earlier, Pompey moved closer to the aristocracy. But I never imagined that the relationship between me and Pompey would come to this point. ”
Speaking of the last word, Caesar smiled self-deprecatingly. (To be continued......)