Chapter 16 Disbanding the Troops (Part 2)

"Go away, children, the next stage is the cruel fighting stage.*" Lepidus pushed the two teenagers away and motioned them to leave this place.

Immediately, Lepidus stepped forward alone and saluted the two men and their guards, "The token officer has told me about the two great achievements. His Excellency Caesar will receive you in the city hall hall soon, and he will meet you in Ooty soon." A speech was delivered at the Great Temple of Atasia in Calgary, announcing the end of the brutal civil war.”

"End?" Casio sneered and said, "As far as I know, Pompey's two sons with strong vengeance and a huge fleet have not been destroyed in the Balearic Islands, Libo is still there, Rabinus is still alive, and they are all outstanding talents no less than Caesar. They can set off a storm that can capsize Caesar's ship at any time. Are you eager to declare the end of the war now? Is it because you, the former cavalry commander, are eager to retire to your countryside? Live as luxuriously as your patron lived, and as we all know, Caesar is now obedient to your wishes."

"Because I have never betrayed you not only from the Rubicon River, but from the time when Your Excellency was elected as the high priest. This is the track I originally chose in the Colosseum in Rome." Lepidus calmly said, Then he turned to Brutus and said, "As for the war against the remnants of Pompey, I will present it to Caesar, entrusting its command to you, Brutus, and Trureas, governor of both Spains."

This answer was beyond Brutus' expectations. He widened his eyes in surprise and looked at Lepidus, who did not look like he was lying at all. He pursed his lips and wanted to say something, but was stopped by Cassius in time. "I'd rather invite you to guide us to ask for credit from Caesar. Because we brought the heads of Scipio and Cruz. Your Excellency."

"This is natural." Then. Li Bida tilted his robe sleeves forward slightly, made a welcoming gesture, and took the lead in climbing up the stairs.

In the synagogue, Caesar was indeed discussing the topic of "restoration of the republic after the civil war" with his staff and officials. Then he saw Brutus, opened his arms enthusiastically, and said welcome to my child, and then talked to Brutus, who looked a little embarrassed. Brutus embraced. Lepidah took the lead in cheering and applauding enthusiastically, and then everyone around him shouted the value of peace and the warmth of family affection.

"Your Excellency, I want to talk about the restoration of the Republic. A more practical and imminent issue is the issue of the demobilization of provinces and legions during wartime. Your legions are now close to forty. Now that the civil war has ended, in order to save national power, it seems that It’s getting to the point of massive layoffs,” Kasiyo said.

After receiving this core topic, Caesar smiled, sat down again, and immediately replied to Cassio. "I was in Rome before and ordered several legions to retire early due to military chaos. In the next year, I will retire or demobilize three to four legions every year. In the end, I will only retain the number of legions sufficient to protect Rome, and I estimate that the total number of garrison auxiliary corps in each region will not exceed twenty. "

"That is to say, according to Roman legal principles, and considering the serial number when you were the governor of Gaul, the auxiliary legions after ten years should be the first to be demobilized, and it can be completed as soon as possible, because Rome did not allow the auxiliary legions to be demobilized. Isn't it more appropriate to settle the tradition in this way, right?" Casio finally brought up this controversial topic, and everyone at the scene understood that it was obviously directed at Lepidus, because he was directly related to him. The armed forces are six, twelve, thirteen, fifteen, sixteen, twenty-seven and twenty-eighty-seven legions, plus the thirty-three and thirty-four ponto areas gifted by Adiana. Except for one legion, the numbers are all after the Tenth Legion, and they are all auxiliary troops in theory and practice.

"When the lion killed another lion, the carrion-eating jackal finally stood in front of the remains and proudly announced his claim and victory!" These words were spoken by Antony next to Caesar. He was filled with anger and rushed shouted Cassio and Brutus.

Brutus also stepped forward angrily, pointed at Antony and said, "Please pay attention to your words. You are the grandson of the orator Antony. Don't forget that you and I both shoulder the responsibility of rebuilding the republic. But what I know is , The republic is not maintained by the terror of the military, not to mention that we also killed people on the ocean in order to eradicate Pompeii's gang. Enough people have died now, and there is no need to continue to maintain the root of chaos. "

"Yes, kill me. It is said that you used forty warships to defeat the strong with the weak. You heroically attacked Scipio and Cruz, who had only one single-row rowing boat left, and killed two people. Take away Three Mauritanian Monkeys, what a great victory! I think His Excellency Caesar should transfer his great triumph to you, because you two are so good at pleasing the chosen fathers in the Juilliard Hall." At this time, Antony. The poisonous tongue skill is at full firepower.

Just when Brutus was about to argue again, Cassius shouted that there was no need to be like the wild dogs that were expelled from the city of Rome. Then he continued to chase and kicked the ball to the key figures, Caesar and Lepidus. , or the motion to disband the legion.

"Although the civil war is over, I will immediately plan two expeditions. One is to take revenge on Parthia, at least to get back the captured soldiers and eagle flags, and force the other side to sign a surrender treaty that is beneficial to the Republic; the other is an expedition to Dacia. I hope to control the entire Black Sea to prevent the outbreak of a war similar to Mithridates. So my subsequent plan is that Lepidus and I will each retain four legions, while Cassius and Telluras will each retain two legions. Your mission is to continue to eliminate the remnants of Pompey or accept their surrender. Therefore, I still maintain my original view on the disbanding of the auxiliary legion, disbanding it every three years and taking it slowly." Obviously, Caesar was smoothing things over for Lepidus. He still needed Lepidus, although what Cassius said was more beneficial to his long-term power.

Just as everyone was arguing, Lepidus suddenly shouted, "I am willing to accept the request of the Lusitania governor and disband the corresponding legions."

In this way, even Antony did not understand what his friend was up to. He was surprised and spread his hands, and Cassius was stunned for a long time. His original plan was to force Lepidus to surrender, at least to disarm some of his direct armed forces. As for the Dacian expedition, Cassius had no intention of competing with Lepidus. He hoped that the other party would leave as far as possible, and it would be best if he never came back.

After stabilizing his emotions, Cassius laughed twice and asked to what extent Lepidus was prepared to "disband".

"The Sixth Legion will be retained, the Twenty-Seventh Legion is still assisting the Seventh Legion in defending Transgalus, so it will be retained temporarily, the Twelfth Legion has the strongest combat power, so it will also be retained for Caesar's future expeditions; the remaining four legions will be disbanded at once, and the two legions sent by Pontus will also return home on time when the opportunity arises." Libida said with a smile, and Caesar couldn't figure out what he was thinking. (To be continued...)

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