Chapter 433 Anthony returns to help

Caesar listened to the argument between the two and asked, "How many Pompey's soldiers surrendered to us?"

"There are more than 20,000 infantry, including the First Legion and the Fifteenth Legion (which were previously withdrawn from Caesar by the Senate and later merged into Pompey's army), but there are only more than 300 cavalry." Antony replied.

Caesar pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice, "Antony, you lead the Ninth and Tenth Legions and the more than 20,000 surrendered troops to capture Dyrrachium as soon as possible! I believe that when the news of the victory of this war spreads there, the enemy will definitely not want to defend it. You should be able to successfully capture Pompey's camp and rescue your poor brother by the way."

The last sentence made Antony a little embarrassed, and he cursed fiercely in his heart.

"If he is still alive, let him lead a force to go north along the coast to cut off the Nixen's way back. If he is unfortunately dead, you can choose a suitable general to perform this task. Then you lead the main force across the Adriatic Sea and rush to the northern Italian province as soon as possible to meet with Trebonius. I will appoint him as your deputy general to fight against the invading Nixen together.

Note that the Nixen are very different from ordinary Gaul tribes! As far as I know, they have a large population, are relatively wealthy, and have strong manufacturing capabilities. More importantly, their army seems to be organized according to our Roman military system, and their tactics are somewhat similar to ours-"

Everyone was very surprised when they heard this.

"It can be seen that the Nicholas are well aware of our Roman strength, but they dared to invade us, which means that they are fully prepared and think they are confident that they can defeat us!" Caesar warned Anthony with a serious expression: "So you must not be careless. If you find that the Nicholas' army is indeed a bit tricky, don't rush to fight. First, hold Padua, or Verona and Hostilia, and block the Nicholas' army in the Aquileia area to prevent them from trampling on more territories in the northern Italian province!

Wait until I finish the war here, and then rush to meet you to completely solve the Nicholas! If you defeat the Nicholas' army, remember! Don't risk crossing the mountains to attack their territory. Wait until I go back. Do you understand?!"

This is the most The latter sentence was so heavy in tone that Antony was startled and quickly responded: "I understand, Caesar!"

Caesar paced a few more steps with his hands behind his back, his brows still furrowed: "If the Gauls know about the invasion of the Nyx, there will be problems. You can't relax your vigilance there! If you find that the situation is not right, I allow you to temporarily form two more legions!"

"Yes, Caesar!"

After Caesar finished speaking, the clerk quickly wrote the handwritten order according to his intention. After taking it, he glanced at it, made no changes, signed his name, and then handed it to Antony, and earnestly advised: "After arriving in the northern Italian province, you must act cautiously, discuss more with Trebonius, and listen to his opinions humbly..."

"Caesar, don't worry!" Antony nodded sincerely.

Caesar was actually a little worried.

Caesar knew Antony. This young man lacked talent in politics. He didn't do well when he was in Rome before. But in military affairs, he is quite capable. He can lead the reinforcements to cross the sea to join him at a critical moment. His performance during the battle with Pompey is also commendable...

However, he is sometimes too direct in doing things. Will the enemy seize this weakness when he leads the army alone? ... Although Caesar is worried, there is no more suitable candidate around him who is more trustworthy and more capable of taking on this important task than Antony, so he can only suppress this uneasiness in his heart.

Caesar took a deep breath and said loudly: "Notify the 13th Legion and the cavalry to complete the rest as soon as possible. After I finish my meal, I will personally lead them to pursue Pompey! The rest of the troops must also catch up tomorrow. As Sulla said just now, we must continue to pursue Pompey so that he has no time to form an army to counterattack, so that he can be captured by us as soon as possible and end this war!"

"Yes, Caesar!" Everyone responded in unison.

Caesar looked around at everyone, feeling a heavy responsibility while growing heroic spirit.

Yes! Should I lead the army back to support the northern Italian province? Or continue to pursue Pompey? ...Caesar would certainly choose the latter first. He had to capture Pompey, the great Roman general, in order to let the general public realize who is the real strong man in Rome! In addition, he had to lead the army to destroy the Kingdom of Nix and obtain the magical papermaking and printing technology, so as to create a new glory for Rome!

By then, he will have gathered thousands of glories in one person, and what else can't be achieved!

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Antony led the army to turn back west, but the news of Pompey's defeat in the decisive battle of Pharsalus reached Dyrrachium faster than him.

The conservative senators who stayed there were panicked, and the soldiers even mutinied.

Cato wanted Cicero to be the commander-in-chief and use his prestige to stabilize the situation in Dyrrachium.

Cicero refused on the spot.

Seeing that the situation was chaotic and irreversible, Cato finally decided to lead some of the garrisons who were still loyal to him to cross the sea and escape to Cyrenaica.

When Antony's army arrived at Dyrrachium, Pompey's camp, the camp gates were wide open and the remaining soldiers lined up to surrender, led by Antony's brother Lucius.

"Lucius, you persuaded the soldiers to surrender, not only avoiding the killing of compatriots, but also helping Caesar capture the important city of Dyrrachium. You have made a great contribution!" Antony said loudly in public.

In fact, the riots in the Dyrrachium garrison and the final decision to surrender to Caesar, Lucius did not play a big role. It was only after learning that it was Antony who led the army that the officers pushed Lucius out to avoid causing Antony to punish too much.

Antony took advantage of the situation and put the credit on his brother.

"Tsk tsk tsk, I haven't seen you for a few months, Antony, you have grown up!" A sarcastic voice came from the crowd.

Anthony heard the sarcasm in the words and was furious. After seeing who was speaking, he suppressed his anger and retorted: "Who did I think it was? It turned out to be Pompey's most loyal subordinate, Lord Cicero. Why didn't you run away with Pompey?"

"I am only loyal to Rome!" Cicero walked up to Anthony and said neither servilely nor arrogantly: "I followed my heart to join Pompey, but Pompey's incompetence made me sad! Now I am ready to return to Rome. Of course, you can arrest me and imprison me!"

Anthony stretched out his right hand, opened his five fingers and grabbed Cicero's eyes. Seeing Anthony leaning back subconsciously, he laughed and said: "Don't worry, I have no interest in you. You can go wherever you want, just don't hang around in front of me."

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Antony knew very well that although Cicero stood on Pompey's side, Caesar had a close relationship with him. Even after the civil war broke out, they kept in touch with each other. If he rashly punished Cicero, he might be dissatisfied with Caesar. It would be better to let Caesar deal with this guy who only talked.

Antony left Cicero aside, looked around the surrendered soldiers, and shouted loudly: "Roman citizens, you were deceived by those stupid Roman elders and followed the rebellious Pompey to fight against Rome! Facts have proved that justice will prevail over evil. The great Caesar has won the war. Pompey, who disturbed Rome, fled in a panic. He will be captured soon, and Rome will soon restore order! You made the right choice at this time, which is good, but it is not enough to make up for the mistakes you made before!——"

He paused here deliberately to make the surrendered soldiers feel nervous.

"Fortunately, you are lucky. The barbarians in the north invaded the Northern Italian province at this time. Caesar ordered me to repel these enemies who occupied Roman territory and killed the Roman people. If you are willing to fight for me and save the people in the Northern Italian province, you will no longer be a sinner of Rome, but a hero in the hearts of the people! If you are brave on the battlefield, you will be rewarded! I ask one last question, are you willing to follow me to fight in the Northern Italian province?!"

"Yes!! We are willing!!!..." The surrendered soldiers shouted in unison, and they were so eager to get rid of the embarrassing situation.

Cicero on the side was very surprised. Because the three northern provinces deliberately concealed it, he had not heard the news that "the Northern Italian province was invaded by barbarians". Now the Roman Senate has completely become Caesar's one-man show. Before the old order is restored, Cicero really doesn't want to go to Rome to suffer, so he made up his mind: follow Anthony's army and go to the Northern Italian province to see.

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Compared to a month ago, the city of Aquileia has changed a lot. Not only are the city walls in ruins, but a dragon flag fluttering in the wind has been erected on the top of the city.

The leaders of the Nix army gathered in the former Roman Legion Council Hall in the city. Amid the noise, the voice of the German leader Icarobio was the loudest: "Before, our German warriors had just broken through Padua and had not yet robbed much, but Maximus wanted us to come back and attack Aquileia!

After finally conquering the city of Aquileia, we were about to reach Padua with our team, and we received an order that we must come back as soon as possible! If King Nix does not explain to us clearly, we will disband if we are tossing our German warriors back and forth like this!..."

"King Maximus is here!!" The shouts of the guards outside the hall stopped Icarobio's complaints, and the hall immediately became very quiet.