Seven hundred and seven.(1/2)
As the Sea God's Day approaches, most Roman nobles and some wealthy pilasters are desperately looking for the ship owner. Their masters order them to hire the largest and most powerful ships as much as possible, no matter how much money they spend. Some pirates even received the order that if the ship owner is unwilling to rent it, they might as well buy the ship.
The naval battle performance has now become a place where various prestigious Roman noble families, or major families have secretly competed. No one wants to be overwhelmed by other nobles. Those rich people who are not nobles hope that their ships can make a big splash in the naval battle performance and show off their wealth.
After the Romans who were preparing to participate in the naval war performance hurriedly sent out their housekeepers, they gathered together according to the class. In addition to testing the preparations of the other warships, they began to discuss how to make their class race cars win at the Racing Conference on the Sea God Festival. This is a major event that concerns their class face and cannot be careless.
The young people in Rome were ready to participate in the sports competitions they were good at: racing, boxing, and the thrilling "Troy" war games. They hoped to make the Roman public familiar with them, and fortunately, more people would support them when they ran for office in the future.
Women enthusiastically discussed the possible repertoires on the Sea Goddess Festival. The famous actors became the focus of their discussion. They compared the characteristics of these idols' acting skills. From time to time, they would have different opinions because of different support for the actors. At this time, the dissatisfaction with the goddess will quietly come to these women, causing a quarrel and mutual hostility for the next period of time - this group is always the group that the goddess loves to visit the most.
Some people have special ideas. Betting for racing, gladiator competitions, and boxing competitions is essential. Of course, the gambling dealers will not miss this opportunity to make a fortune. This time they extended their tentacles to the naval battle. Although it has not been determined which ships participate, the dealers have begun to send people to search for information at the dock.
In the tavern, in the common areas, in the squares where the Romans like to hang out, the analysis of possible teams of various competitions is extraordinary. In order to make the right choice when placing bets, the people in the city of Rome were carefully inquiring about all kinds of gossip.
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At this time, the giant Splius, Wang Weiyi, in the eyes of many people, was not idle either.
He took out a sum of money and handed it to Pompei to support him in completing this Sea Goddess Festival and gained a higher reputation to deal with the threat of Caesar.
After receiving the money supported by Splius as he wished, Pompey increased his trust in Wang Weiyi. He began to be convinced that Splius would be the new Crassus - his strongest ally and the most advantageous weapon he used to deal with Caesar.
And he probably would never have thought that no penny of Wang Weiyi would be spent in vain. He needed his own investor to bring him ten times or even a hundred times the return.
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While helping Pompei's colleagues, Wang Weiyi did not forget his other "ally" - Sevius.
Xiaoling can create the most powerful force of this era, and can also create the fastest and most powerful ship of this era. Once Sevius has the ships made by Xiaoling, the hope of victory will be greatly increased, and at the same time, the contradiction between him and Pompey will be further increased.
A very complex opposition between Caesar, Pompeii and Sevius will form, and all of this will be picked up by one person:
Ernst.
Bryme!
He will silently manipulate everything behind the scenes.
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The Tiber River, which has been flowing for many years, has a flat field in her arms, connected to the streets of Rome through the Arc de Triomphe under the walls of Sevea Tulia. This field is the holy place in the hearts of Roman warriors - the God of War Mars Square.
Only heroes who have made outstanding military achievements for Rome are qualified to be buried in this square!
Around the Square of God of War, more than 100,000 Romans were gathering here lively.
The twelve priests who went to war, the priests who served the war, appeared first. They all wore embroidered short robes, with a wide bronze belt for combat, and a short sword hanging on the left, a gorgeous purple robe with a shield in his left hand and an iron tutor in his right hand. They raised the tutor from time to time and hit the sacred shield carried by the priests on their long poles.
Behind them, several Roman legions were marching in line - these teams were extremely majestic and showed neat order and strict discipline. This scene was very happy to see countless civilians crowded around the square. These collectives containing huge power gave them great confidence, making them more proud of the invincible military power of Rome, and did not take the Danube war to heart.
The most famous legion in Rome, the most beloved unit of the Romans, the famous "Knights' Legion" - the 10th Legion of the Roman Republic.
As long as the 10th Legion is there, no Roman legion dares to walk ahead of them!
The 10th Legion's eagle flag hand proudly held a spear and walked in front of the entire reviewing unit. The spearhead was cast into a peach shape. The military flag hung on the spear was painted with a "Taurus". This is the eagle flag of the 10th Legion! It is a symbol of invincibility! It is a nightmare for any soldier who dares to face the 10th Legion!
Following this invincible flag, the veterans of the 10th Legion lined up in an orderly line. They deliberately wore helmets decorated with long red horsehair, frowned impatiently, and their eyes were cold and expressionless. Occasionally, when their eyes touched a child, they would deliberately show a fierce look, until the child was so scared that he hid behind the adults or started crying that they took back the fierce light in their eyes with a smile.
The centurions walked in front of their camp's queue. They held a rattan pole in their right hand and wore exquisite chain mail. The shape of the armor was different from that of ordinary soldiers. They had an arc shape on the abdomen, as if they were a pair of chest mattresses that were tightly "pressed" on the abdominal muscles, and the shoulder mattresses were thickened; their swords were arranged on the left side of the bronze belt, opposite to the Legionnaires.
These centurions held their heads and took firm steps, standing horizontally on their helmets with white feathers and faces that were not squinting, as if a group of moving marble statues were walking towards the square.
Next to the centurion were signal soldiers carrying signal poles. They also acted as deputys of the centurion, responsible for training and management of finance; then there were the centurion’s private guards and servants holding the centurion’s mount.
A warrior in the legion was particularly eye-catching. He walked in the center of the legion, holding a wooden sign with a very arrogant look on it, which read the slogan of the legion: "Caiser made us knights!"
This slogan is also the origin of the title of "Knights Legion". When Caesar decided to fight against the Germans commanded by Arioves in Gaul, the various legions under his command were extremely afraid of the Germans' bravery and were unwilling to move forward. At this time, Caesar convened a meeting of all soldiers and publicly announced: "Even if no one is willing to follow me and only the Tenth Legion is left, I will continue to move forward. There is no doubt that the Tenth Legion will be able to do this, and they can be my guard. I love this Legion the most and trust this Legion the most because they are brave."
After being praised by Caesar, the 10th Legion was inspired to be extremely proud. First, through their legion commanders, thanked Caesar and assured him that they had prepared all the battles. This led to the morale of the entire army and finally defeated the Germanic people of Gaul in one fell swoop.
When Ariovestus knew that Caesar was coming, he sent an envoy to Caesar to hold talks. Ariovestus asked Caesar not to bring infantry to the place where the talks were held, and both sides could only bring cavalry to the scene. Caesar did not dare to take the risk of entrusting his safety to the Gaul cavalry, so he decided to have a perfect solution: he pulled out all the war horses of the Gaul cavalry and let the soldiers of the 10th Legion ride on, so that in case of an accident, he could have a most trusted guard. When this was arranged, the soldiers of the 10th Legion joked that what Caesar did now was far more than his promise. He had only promised the 10th Legion as the guard, but now he made them "knights".
From then on, the 10th Legion was called the "Knights Legion" by the Romans.
When this arrogant and glorious army passed by the reviewing stand built in the square, the entire legion suddenly shouted neatly: "Falsalus! Caesar!" Then they looked provocatively at the stage.
Pompei stared at the team without blinking on the stage.
When the 10th Legion walked past the stage, the consul who held infinite power also felt a little pressure in his heart - this Roman ace army was also famous for being brave and rebellious while being brave.
He used the influence of the Senate to transfer this Roman legion from Gaul to Rome in order to reduce Caesar's power, but now it seems that the 10th legion still maintains infinite loyalty to Caesar.
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In countless battles, the 10th Legion determined the situation at the most critical moment of the battle. However, the honor of never losing the war also made the soldiers proud and even evolved into mutiny.
This arrogant yell was probably the tenth legion's loyalty to Caesar in order to show its love for all the Romans.
Yakulius stayed with his adoptive father and saw how Pompeii dealt with this situation.
Pompey did not wear his famous nine-layer helmet, and his hair was already exposed in the air. However, he still wore the exquisite armor that the Romans were very familiar with. The center of this set of breastplate painted the armor of the scene where he took back the Roman military flag from the enemy. Today, it was wiped with shiny like a gem.
He held the scepter in his left hand and raised his right hand in the usual posture of the Roman veterans' speech. His body was in a casual and arrogant "rest" posture. His left foot was slightly forward, and his center of gravity was placed on his right leg slightly behind. The silhouette of his face showed a kind of cold and proud power.
His cold face made the Roman soldiers recognize his commander's identity at a glance. He shouted loudly to the audience without any weakness: "I have fought a war, don't imagine scaring me like I was against a child!"
The soldiers of the 10th Legion laughed and saluted to the stage with satisfaction. Then they marched into the team and sang a song about the commander's embarrassment: "Once, when there was no military rations, Caesar ate us grass roots, and Pompey fainted on Erks......"
In such a small song, the hostility disappeared, and was replaced by a joke of showing love to the commander.
Yakulius was surprised to find the third face of his adoptive father: to the common people he was a sacred and kind father and relative; to the nobles and officials he was a majestic and solemn master; to these soldiers, he showed a rough and arrogant look, which was just right in line with the soldiers' stomachs.
Yakulius was wondering how his adoptive father could change so easily between three different characters? Pompei took him forward with his natural movements. Yakulius then realized that the Roman nobles on the stage intentionally retreated to the back, forming a state where only they were standing in front! Face the troops.!
Pompei shouted at the 10th Legion again: "Soldiers, who is this young man standing next to Commander Pompei?"
Yakulius frowned quietly, and he noticed that his adoptive father did not use the word "comrade-in-arms".
The 10th Legion issued a tsunami-like answer: "The grandson of the winner of the eleventh battle! Yakulius, who is as brave as his father! The future commander of the Roman army!"
From beginning to end, Pompei never showed a smile he always had. He still had this face at this moment.
"Do you believe in the vision of a veteran?"
Without waiting for the soldiers to answer, he continued: "It's not that I brag, this young man is better at commanding wars than me! Then, Pompei smiled for the first time today: "And he is good-minded, not as picky as me!"
The 10th Army team burst into laughter, and then, these arrogant prides in the army suddenly stopped at the same time, without hearing any collision sounds. Six thousand right arms were neatly arranged like a man's arm, and they all came out together.
"The 10th Legion is waiting for the next invincible commander to lead them!"
Pompei curled his lips contemptuously: "You guys underestimate this young man's ability too much! I'm not satisfied with this answer!"
The phalanx of the 10th Legion was silent for a moment, and then, as if he had understood something, all the soldiers, led by the centurions, shouted in an orderly manner: "Pompey, Inperato! Yakulius, we are looking forward to you!"
Pompei put away his smile just now and accepted everything without moving.
Unlike his adoptive father's satisfaction, the battle-hardened legion cheered a young man who had never been on the battlefield, which made Yakulius' self-esteem feel ashamed. He wanted to retreat to the crowd behind.
However, the adoptive father's example and the pride born in his blood made him involuntarily maintain the same posture as Pompei, watching coldly as the old soldiers of the 10th Legion passed by his feet.
The 11th Legion—The "Fretenses" Legion is coming.
They sang loudly the songs of the Battle of Frekton, shouting "Pompey" and "Agriba", and of course, the name "Yakulus" gloriously walked by the crowd.
Next were two legions that did not receive honorary titles: the 12th Legion and the 14th Legion Legion soldiers of the Roman Republic did not receive the title that could be boasted, and after saluting, they silently walked past the reviewing stand with a little shame.
The last one appeared was the oldest legion of Rome, the First Legion of the Roman Republic.
The First Legion has now been named "The First Legion of Pompeii" after Augustus, and is Pompeii's most considerate legion.
They paid tribute to Pompei and Yakulius from the bottom of their hearts with a arrogant expression of superiority to express their allegiance.
After the six Roman legions of Rome, the reviewing force composed of 36,000 Roman soldiers passed through the Square of the God of War, Pompey signaled the quiet in the field: "Citizens of Rome, envoys of the Gentiles!" He glanced at his envoys who were staring at his various countries, "You all know that there is a war on the land of the Danube under the rule of the great Romans. After these legions reviewed, they will go directly to the battlefield. Tell me: Who can stop them?"
To be continued...