Chapter 31 The Protagonist and the Supporting Role (Part 2)

"I think, first of all, I will send someone from the Senate Clerk to the ship where the Dictator is on the Nile River. In addition, Your Excellency, the Cavalry Commander, will select a suitable legion on Alexandria and go to Africa to reinforce Curio, with Pompey's battle." Igurus proposed a compromise plan that had both procedures and practical actions, so that the Senate, the dictator and the war situation could all be explained.

But who would have thought that Lepidus didn't answer, he just sneered twice, then stood up holding on to the table, walked to the shelf of the tent closet, and played with the actor's mask placed there with his hand. Ijurus looked at it with a little wonder. Under the moonlight, the cavalry commander flicked his mask a few times with his fingers, and then said leisurely, "My dear Privy Clerk, the issue now is not how many troops to send to Africa, but how many troops we need to send to Africa." After going to the battlefield as a cavalry commander, there are so many legions. The question is whether the supreme command belongs to Curio or to me. "

This question stumped Igurus. He could only mumble and said, this is not an easy problem to solve. Personally, I think it is better to ask Caesar for instructions first.

"When the actors appear on the orchestra pit, shouldn't the chorus stand down?" Lepida looked at the masks with different moods, anger, sorrows, and said with a bitter emotion, but before Igurus could wait, When explaining something, he raised his hand to stop, "The military situation is urgent. I will immediately select four legions to go to Africa to fight. But remember, joining Curio is not willing to hand over the command of his legions to me. Then I won't do the opposite. Everyone will fight on their own until the dictator's decision comes down." The Sixth Legion was recruited by Lepidus from Sardinia and Corsica. Although it also holds the Silver Eagle flag, Overall, it is still a young legion. It has not accumulated a lot of combat experience, but it has the characteristics of a young soldier, loyalty and vigor. It is a legion that Li Pida cultivates and prefers.

10th Legion. It was originally Caesar's imperial guard force and was known as the most elite legion under his command. Although military discipline has always been a problem, their loyalty to the dictator is unquestionable, and their combat effectiveness is extremely strong. When they went to Africa, they faced Pompey's first-class elite. Of course, you need to use your trump card to fight your trump card.

The Fifteenth Legion, this legion has a large number of dark-skinned Nubian soldiers. Their strengths are archery warfare and cavalry warfare in the desert, and they have been tested in many battles. The environment they went to Africa this time was just right for them, unlike other soldiers of the Republic. , the salary and retirement benefits of this group of people are all borne by Li Bida privately, which can definitely be regarded as their basic base.

Thirty-three Legion. It was adapted by the Queen of Adiana*, Lepidus also caught it in his hands, and said to the queen, "Take your Pontic country people to see the world." But in fact, he and Adiana had a common plan. They were afraid that the legion would be swallowed up by other generals during the battle. In a short time, the centurions on duty from the Sixth, Fifteenth and Thirty-third Legions all arrived with the token officer, but only the Tenth Legion had not yet arrived. Lepidus calmed down and waited under the shadow of the sun, about Half a day later, the token officer he sent came back. With an extremely helpless expression, he stood in front of the cavalry commander's horse, dejectedly, and begged Lepidus to punish him for not completing the task.

"What happened to the Tenth Legion?" Li Bida suppressed the anger in his heart and asked.

"They - they just said that they are not willing to continue fighting." The token officer said carefully.

"Then let's send them all away on the spot!" Lepidus felt that the previous mutiny in Northern Italy was just a trigger. Caesar's behavior was to treat the symptoms rather than the root cause. He temporarily subdued them with his wrists, but this group of filthy and shameless people Veterans, as long as the opportunity is right, the fire of chaos will still rekindle.

The token officer lowered his head and muttered, "They have repeatedly emphasized that they are unwilling to leave camp this time just because they want to fulfill the additional rewards promised by the dictator in advance. They have no intention of threatening to retire. They also said that they hope that the cavalry commander Don’t threaten anyone with this.”

"So they still have a point!" Lepidah angrily inserted the baton under the saddle, and asked the guards to follow him and ran to the camp of the Tenth Army.

In the camp of the 10th Army Corps, the soldiers were all sitting together under the scorching sun. When they saw the cavalry commander's honor guard and batons walking into the camp road, they neither rose up to resist nor pleaded for mercy. It seemed that they were all prepared and prepared to use silence. to fight against Lepidus.

"Scava, Skava!" Lepidus did not say anything to all the soldiers, but just shouted the name of the chief centurion. This man lost one eye in the battle of Kocula when one against a hundred. On the shield The warrior with hundreds of arrows and javelins was later promoted by Caesar himself from the centurion of the eighth legion to the chief centurion of the legion. Lepidus shouted for several minutes before the one-eyed Skava stood up from the crowd amid the admonishment of "Don't compromise with him, he is the bald man's companion." His vision was obviously a little skewed, and he once walked to The side of Lebida was so noisy that Lepidah had to twist his neck to stare at him. Later, he rolled his eyes carefully, corrected his direction, and then came directly in front of Lepidat again.

"I'm sorry, sir, this is a problem with my eyes. I don't have any disrespectful teasing or prank ideas towards you." Skava said without being humble or condescending.

"So, your current behavior can be regarded as respect for the officer?" the cavalry commander asked.

"We just want to get what we deserve, don't we? This was destined four hundred years ago when Rome decided to distribute soldiers' salaries. When the dictator returned to Italy, he promised us 100 denarii each; then in the battle of Corcula, he owed us another 350 denarii; now in Alexandria, he owes us another 200 denarii. My fellow soldiers are anxious. You should know that war is not a small business, and there is no reason to keep credit for so long." Scavar opened his hands and said confidently.

"You should know that this is all caused by your poor ability to save. Scavar, you received a reward of 200,000 sestis in Corcula before, but you quickly squandered it on women and wine. If there was no war, all of you would starve to death. Now - are you going to give up the opportunity to go to Africa and win spoils and rewards?" Lepidus pointed at all the soldiers including Scavar and scolded.

As a result, the soldiers of the Tenth Legion stood up like a tide, and all kinds of rebuttals emerged.