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Chapter 6 Expedition Planning (Part 2)

Recently, the entire Roman city is burning. The two consuls, Pompei, were busy raising funds and armies with his wife in the Alba village villa. Crassus was busy raising funds and armaments or verbal lawsuits at the Temple of Concorde. Urbanization became an anarchist paradise, and the faction led by Claudi began to fight on the streets with the newly emerging Triali. Claudi's base plate was the unemployed mob of Maxim drainage ditch and Mount Evandini, and Triali's base plate was the veterans who entered Rome from other places. The former was numerous and enthusiastic, while the latter was experienced and fierce in combat. For a time, it was difficult to distinguish on various crossroads and markets.

Crassus' proposal to step down early and go to Syria to take over the proposal was frantically opposed in the Senate. Although these specially selected fathers sometimes make big jokes, many people are still very calm in foreign affairs. "Pathia's tyrant, Hellod, is gathering terrifying troops and ravaging the border of the Syrian province. We must pursue it deeply and join hands with the legendary Cerris Empire to attack this evil nest." His speech aroused many people.

Li He cheered, Cicero's friend Etius refuted particularly sharply. He made an image conclusion, "With the strength of the Republic at this stage, we can only maintain a vassal system against Egypt and cannot directly annex it. Syria is now just an outpost, unable to maintain a large-scale garrison there. The seven legions brought by the consul are mostly rookies, lacking will and experience. Your plan is really fantastic, and it is to ruin the Republic's army and honor."

Crasus was furious when he heard this rebuttal. But most people in the Senate met Etius's remarks, and they did not understand. Why did Parthia obviously not take any actual hostile actions against Rome and the consul had to go to conquer? If the division was not known, even if it was not allowed to have a regular war, it could only be regarded as Crasus' private journey to the east to rob, which is the most unbearable thing in the Republic.

When the meeting ended, Crasus left with resentment, but was still unhappy. He turned around and pointed at the steps and the many statues in front of the porch, spat fiercely, and shouted, "I will return from the East, and the whole Republic will be blessed by my favor. My goal is not only Parthia, but also the farther Bactricia and India."

As a result, his loud words caused the elders to shake their heads and laugh.

Next, the manic Crassus decided to leave Rome. He obtained Caesar's consent and invited Pompeii again to meet again in the village of Russels to discuss specific matters.

And Crassus forced Li Bida to follow him on the road. Because the city of Rome stipulated that a consul must be permanently housed in the city, Pompeii's secret meeting was staggered with Crassus, and Li Bida spent a long and peaceful life with his children and women in the village he bought in Russels.

"I'll leave it to the People's Association. I'll communicate with Claudi. If the votes are not enough, there is a solution - just like last time, I temporarily stop attacking the barbarians and let the soldiers enter the winter camp in advance. Then I sent half of the soldiers, a total of 30,000 to 40,000 people, and returned to Rome to vote." In the venue transformed by the warehouse in the village of Russels, Caesar promised to his old friend and financial support.

Crassus nodded and said that this was the only way. Then Caesar and Li Bida gave each other a wink, and continued to suggest, "The Senate and the civil servants are blocking you, it doesn't matter. Take advantage of the prestige of the great Pompey. As long as he is willing to come forward to guarantee you, the citizens will let you go to Syria." After that, Caesar oh, slowly squatted in front of Crassus, just like a young man treating his elders, holding the other party's hand respectfully, and encouragingly said

, "In terms of my military experience, what is war? It is the commander's strong determination and determination to smash everything. Think about the Roman enemy Hannibal, and then think about Alexander. It is said that when Alexander saw the Long March written by Xenophon, he clarified the fact that the Persian Empire was vulnerable. Before his expedition, all his relatives, friends and ministers opposed him, but how did Alexander do it? He was always full of enthusiasm and hope, and finally arrived in India."

Yes, yes, Crassus was attacked to the point where his confidence was not broken before. Spartacus's uprising was always a pain in his heart. Even though it was his successful suppression by his private equity legion, the soldiers privately called him "commander" instead of "triumphant general" like Pompei and Caesar. The Senate refused to give him a triumphant style, even the lowest level. Could it be that he really had no honor for the war against the sword slave? No, it was those guys who believed that granting himself a triumphant style means admitting that the Republic's army was fighting formally with the slaves, which represents shame, so he sacrificed me!

Bastard, I must prove myself. After hearing Caesar's encouragement, Crassus ignited another ambition that was inconsistent with his age. He seemed to have seen the vast plains of Mesopotamia, until the Mianshan Mountains of Bactricia, countless cities fell at his feet. Then, they would divide the troops north to find the Siris Empire to monopolize silk business, and go south to India to conquer and monopolize spice business.

That's it.

In early autumn, Libida was wearing casual clothes covering people's ears and ears and rode on the horse. Yulia and Porti pulled the child in front of the door and said goodbye to the male owner. No matter what, Libida was in a heavy mood. According to the history he understood, even if he walked in Armenia, which was safer and diagonally connected to Parthia, the possibility of being annihilated still exists, which was incomparable to Gaul and Egyptian battlefields. He knew that the power of the Parthian cavalry was, and what was even more deadly was that he would have to reap the remnants of Crassuka at that time, or move closer to Crassukao, and he would risk his life.

Thinking of this, he once again brought the woodcuts of the children, and wrote a will in advance, and handed it over to Yulia for safekeeping. He believed in the existence of fate, but he firmly believed in the power of the Parthian arrows.
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