Chapter 14 Lentils (Part 1)

"Great and holy Augustus, the dying man is here to pay tribute to you." - The words of the sword fighting slave before the performance at the Colosseum in the Roman Empire

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The other party shook his flaming red hair twice, his eyes widened, he stood up in surprise, stared at the temporary governor of Chinodosha and looked up and down, his beautiful gazelle-like eyes remained as usual, and then Said softly, "You are probably going to ask where Nicole is in the next sentence? Let me tell you, she is very good now, can already ride a pony, and has settled around with me, and Elcapa is also with her , my daughter is practicing her archery skills.”

This, my daughter is only in her early ten years, and she has to ride a horse with her mother to live like a mercenary. How can this be her daughter? Lepidus still can't accept it. Corinna is now living in an environment with hot water baths and wooden toys. In the future, she will only need to attend a private school for three years, accompanied by male and female servants, and learn to write to her best friend. Letters, and being able to write on books to record moods, being able to play a simple domino game, being able to speak Greek, and being able to dress up beautifully and attend ladies' banquets is enough.

And my little Nicole, does Helen Putina really want to train her to be a female warrior and a female king?

But he had to put this topic aside for the time being. Lepidus decided to get close to Helen Putina first, then walked down the steps and said, "I haven't seen you for many years. How are you doing?"

Helen putina fastened the saddle on the horse calmly and replied that she could live her life as before and that she would not die for the time being. This time he also served as a guide for the Mattia people on their way to Chinodosha. The commission was four talents. Because their horses are not very accustomed to walking in the high mountains of eastern Armenia.

Before Lepidus could continue to ask, the Amazon Queen said cheerfully, "I thought I would never meet you again, but I still did. Although I looked down on men when I was young, you have worked hard and are with us. Working hard in different circumstances. Now you are also the governor of the Romans, and I am your hired guide. There is nothing wrong with that, Calabis."

"Yes, back to this land again. I heard a proverb that there are only three kinds of people who can go back and forth between Spain and Syria in three years. Roman politicians, Roman soldiers and Roman merchants. ." Li Bida said mockingly.

"Then which one do you belong to?"

"I am all three." The man across from me put on a wry smile again, "Perhaps people with these three personalities should try their best to avoid a miserable end, at least I know. There is one in the Zhukoma camp in Syria. We are heading towards an unknown destiny.”

In front of the Temple of Bambisi, the clouds in May were low, and it seemed that a thunderstorm was about to come. The decaying white hair on Crassus's head was swaying in the wind. His son stood beside him. The richest man in Rome was Standing in front of tens of thousands of soldiers, he gave a formal speech before the march, because he was inspired by the victory of Lepidus in the Battle of Mount Lamiei. He finally defeated the Parthians and the Soviet Union on the opposite side. Reina regarded him as an opponent on the same level as the mountain kingdoms of Anatolia and Cappadocia, so he encouraged the generals, staff and centurions:

"Roman legionnaires composed of citizens, the Republic will never abandon any comrades, so on the other side of this ancient river, there are warriors close to a legion, fighting against the despicable arrows of the Parthians. They are struggling tenaciously - so you guys, we must rescue them, and then let those cowardly people wearing trousers know the laws of the Romans, tooth for tooth, eye for eye, they do not deserve to have Seleucia, Babylon, Tessie In wealthy cities like Feng and Nineveh, the barbarians should go back to the mountains to herd sheep and cattle. We will give them a chance to re-examine themselves and speak with swords and spears. But I must remind all the soldiers to cross the river below. Afterwards, the march will be lengthy for a while, and there will be some dangers, but compared with the honor and wealth gained during the triumph, everything will be worth it. The first to enter the cities of Seleucia, Ctesiphon and Babylon The soldiers of the city will be promoted to the chief centurion of the legion and enjoy the greatest gifts and glory. But if you don't stay at your combat duty, then I will tear down Zhukoma's pontoon bridge and let it go. You will never come back!"

Crassus' last words shocked all the generals and centurions, including his son. Even though the old governor had a joking expression on his face, the words "you will never come back" This kind of joking language is not suitable to be said in this kind of situation where the whole army is training before going out. Ordinary soldiers are especially taboo about such unintentional remarks. The battlefield is the gap between life and death. One word can become a prophecy. The examples are endless, so the entire open space in front of the temple became noisy, and the soldiers talked with frightened faces. They really couldn't believe that the Governor would say such outrageous words to tell them never to go back. In the end, it was the centurions who used their canes and spent a lot of effort to restore the scene to almost calm.

At this time, several fortune tellers sent the used cow offal to the coach Crassus, who then offered it to Mars on the altar. As a result, Crassus took it absentmindedly, and the half-cooked offal was still there. Some blood stains slipped and fell onto the soil beside the altar. At this time, all the soldiers once again let out inexplicable shouts of surprise, and Crassus himself was a little confused. Does this mean that the God of War does not care about this war? But he calmed down quickly. Over the years since the founding of the city-state, he knew much better than many civilians what the process of sacrifice was and what its role was, so he randomly found a pun to try to fool him, " After all, this is not a sword on the battlefield. If it were a sword, I think I would hold it very tightly. "

The ceremony ended awkwardly. When the priests took out the eagle flags stored in the temple one by one and handed them to the flag bearers in front of each legion's column, the soldiers lined up and headed towards Zhukoma to cross the bridge. The other side moved forward.

At the back of the temple, amidst the thunder, two priests with unknown faces presented the internal organs and intestines to the financial officer Kaxiyue for inspection. "Although I know that some inappropriate words will affect the morale and morale of the army during the expedition, But I have to say that this divination result is the clearest omen. I will say it clearly. Dear Financial Officer, you are an indomitable young man, but this battle will suffer serious setbacks such as annihilation. of."

Kaxiyue took the organ, looked at it with a sense of loss, and then threw it away with great frustration. At this time, the raindrops had already fallen, and the mud and dust bounced around. Kaxiyue held on to the pillar in the rain and said, " I will not die in this boring war, I will lead the First Legion to the end... at the end!" (To be continued...)