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Chapter 10 Pompey's Ambush (Part 2)

"Nothing nonsense, I forbid you from robbing the Holy Cus in the name of the civil guard!" Etius was determined to be strong, but the servants around him, when they saw that the soldiers had all set out their swords, were so scared that they hid on both sides of the temple gate posts. Only Etius was left alone, and they were still fighting against the powerful Li Bida.

"You are not a civil guardian now, but an illegal provincial finance officer appointed by Dick to the public. So there are two roads before you. The first one is to hand over the key, and I will take the holy kuo; the second one is to refuse to hand over the key, and I will cut you over and take the holy kuo. The two roads you can choose should be much simpler than the philosophical syllogism." Li Bida was not polite, and placed his sword on Etius' neck. "Of course I understand your duties and enthusiasm, but I will calm down because you can't change anything."

In the cold wind and smoke of the street, Etius was pressed tightly by the sword. The tip of the sword slowly penetrated into the skin on his neck until bleeding came. Finally, Etius was sweating profusely and retreated aside. He took out the key with his hand. Li Bida took it and rushed in with his subordinates, pulling a mule cart and ox cart. The savings of Saint Curry's eight hundred Tarante and the wealth of the national wealth that no one dared to touch for three hundred years were instantly swept away.

Afterwards, Li Bida was very cautious. He first inspired the remaining elected fathers of the Senate and held an emergency meeting of dissatisfied members. In the name of the Republic's "temporary stay" to grant the requisition of the holy treasury to conquer Pompei, at least relatively legal. Then, he wrote a letter to Caesar to tell the situation, about a market day. Caesar arrived back, and it was already early spring February.

Caesar first described that the three legions he commanded were progressing smoothly. Anthony and Curio had already transferred Ancona to Kofinium, the old nest guarded by Dumigos and Gabinus. Here the two recruited ten brigades of recruits. There were many real Romans, many of whom were pulling the Allies Masi to make up for the numbers.

"Kofinium couldn't last long. The enemy was all Masi who had no interest in Rome. Although they were good at fighting, they were temporarily together. They were full of doubts about the commander. In addition, when the Allies were fighting, this city was even more rebellious against the core city of the Republic. "Obviously, Caesar took down the city within ten days and was quite confident. As for Li Bida, Caesar was very flexible in the instructions given to him. "My dear frontline commander, I praise you for your courage and courage to enter Rome. If it were me, it might be really hesitant. But now that I have done it now, there is no need to shake it anymore. You will handle the matter of the Holy Cu properly. Next, you can also pursue Pompeii on its own. I will grant you complete command and recruitment rights in southern Italy."

That's right, if Li Bida really went south along the Apiñen streets of Rome, he could sweep Naples and Campenia, and seize Capua, the western hub of Pompei's second line of defense. This is also the lifeblood of Pompei. His veterans in the Eastern Wars were basically placed here, so Pompei could use his reputation and his old superiors to attract a lot of people.

But Li Bida had no intention of pursuing. He had already learned through his meticulous scouts that Pompei seemed to have placed an ambush at the junction of the jungle and streets of Campenia, composed of heavy infantry of his most elite First Legion. This naturally conforms to Pompei's style and interests. For this great commander, it was impossible to escape from Italy in a mess. Even if there was only one legion at hand, he would bite Caesar hard.

However, Li Bida, who occupied the city of Rome, would not give Pompei this opportunity, especially since he had three thousand elite cavalry, which was a treasure. If he was ambushed and bitten by Pompei in the streets of Aspen, he would feel sorry for him. Therefore, Li Bida quickly left the Thirteenth Army to be stationed in the fortress of the suburbs of Rome, and he led his cavalry - not going south, but advancing eastward, passing through the swamps and fields between Cassia Avenue and Flaminia Avenue, galloping for a day and night, suddenly appeared in the south of the city of Kofinium, cutting off his connection with Brindisi.

At this time, Anthony and Curio, who were attacking in the northern part of Kofinium, had already seized several cities and expelled the garrisoned Pompei army. All of these people fled into Kofinium. In this way, the military power at hand of Gabinus and Dumigos quickly "expanded" to the thirty-three brigades, but were trapped in it and could not move.

Moreover, more than twenty of these thirty-three brigades were Masi and Penelians, all of whom were second-class citizens of Italy. They were not interested in the internal strife between Caesar and Pompey, so they performed very poorly in the outpost battle. Dumizzo once selected five brigades of soldiers and asked them to resist Caesar's troops at the bridge outside the moat. As a result, Anthony and Faubinas jointly commanded the three brigades of the 16th Legion. With the assistance of cavalry cannons and archers, they launched a short assault. One quarter of the day passed, the five brigades were completely defeated. Some of them crossed the bridge and killed each other with the trusted soldiers of Dumizzo who were preparing to demolish the bridge. More people threw down their military uniforms and fled to the familiar countryside.

Now, Dumigos was still Gabinus, his face turned pale.

The two then discussed the situation and believed that not only were the new recruits recruited by Italy in the city, but they were also crucial, but also many veterans and knights who defected to Pompei. Therefore, the hope now is to let Pompei of Capoa come to help.

So Gabinus wrote to Capua, saying, "As long as we send the First Legion, even if it is just the chief brigade, we can block Caesar with the castle, and then use this hub to launch a counterattack against Caesar's army from two places, so that we can recover Rome and expel Caesar's main force."

After receiving the letter of help, Pompei felt very hesitant because he had set up an ambush in Campenia. If he wanted to support Kofinium at this time, it would be equivalent to wasting all the efforts of the ambush. However, if he did not go to rescue, it would be as threatened by Dumijius: a commander who could not even protect the escaped elders, his military career would be the end.

Especially after seeing Little Gatu who fled to Capa City, Pompeii's distress became more and more obvious. Little Gatu is now walking on the street in mourning clothes. Once he hears the news of the war ahead, whether he wins or loses, he will cry in grief, "Because whoever wins on both sides will die will be Roman citizens."
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