"If you pursue too high moral codes, peace will become crazy, and right will become wrong." ---Horace

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"But." Petterneus, who was more rational, was still ready to persuade the commander-in-chief. "Mascellia is indeed a very glorious city. In addition, Caesar has repeatedly told us not to destroy this city, let alone destroy Little Catu."

"The premise for Caesar to say this was that before Elaerda had suffered failure, because of the treason of the Marcelians, 80% of our wooden siege equipment were burned down, and the surrounding trees had been cut down, and the supplies in the Ligurian area were almost exhausted - do you want me to wait for another ten years to wait for the trees here to become bribes and then attack the city?"

So all the generals were silent and prepared to take a strong attack. Anyway, the nobles of this city were killed and the city defense was almost destroyed, so it was not very difficult to seize the Acropolis. But here, Marclus, who had been standing in the corner, said in a very calm tone: "I advise you that the respected commander and governor should stay in the city of Marcelia. Because the excessively cruel policy is not applicable at the moment when the two heroes are fighting each other. After all, it is not a city that plunders a foreign country. It is a vassal of the Republic. You are driving the neutral forces to the enemy."

"What kind of neutral force is Marcelia? She is an enemy of Caesar. The gates of the city were originally a crime of treason. What's more, it had deceived me who had been prepared to accept surrender! My kindness has a limit, and there may be some misunderstandings. It can only be eliminated by swords. Lord Legal. Now in such a world, maybe your set of rules is no longer applicable. Now besides destroying it, what else can calm the anger of me and the soldiers; and what can relieve Caesar's crisis as soon as possible?" After the entourage next to him bandaged Li Bida's arm, the governor generously stated, "Invite the commander of Liguria, Itasus."

When Itasos cleverly figured out his thoughts about going up the peak, he put on his full military uniform. He rode his horse in the busy military camp, and rushed to the commander's camp from the camp on the shore of the old port in the east of the city, he immediately walked in and asked the governor's instructions very respectfully.

"If I destroy Marcellia, can you answer the conclusion on behalf of Guibang or not?" Unexpectedly, Li Bida said this on the head.

In other words, Li Bida was actually asking the entire city-state of Liguria to destroy the city in front of him. Whether it would make them happy - if there was a certain answer, the commander-in-chief would immediately mobilize elite troops and razed them to the ground.

There was still lightning outside, and it was densely drizzled, but Itasus was obviously dumbfounded. He thought for a while and looked up at Li Bida who was paced. The other party did not seem to have much patience to wait, so he said silly, "Can you ask the Presbyterian Church of the Vicun...?"

"No, it's too late, please decide now." Li Bida vetoed without delay.

Finally, Itasus thought about it and finally put his ideas together: "If you destroy Marcelia, please try to save the city walls, docks and warehouses."

"This is natural. I will immediately submit a petition to the consul to appoint 300 veterans to serve on the post mission, so that Marcelia's vassal status will not change."

"So, will our army play any role in the siege war?" Next Itasos understands that he must act smoothly.

"Because the capture of this city is of greatest benefit to Guiban, the Ligurian Legion serves as the front-line vanguard, and you can handle the people in the city freely, but if you encounter Katu, be sure to leave his life and leave it to me." Li Bida expressed his satisfaction with Itassos's answer, "And there is Terria, it seems that he has retreated back to the city, and I don't know where he has gone. I also need him to avenge Claudi."

Itasos expressed his approval, and of course he also began to repay his favors, because Li Bida gave them the benefits of the city-state, for example, to ask for the corresponding price. "Liguria will soon immigrate to 3,000 to 5,000 families and go to the city here to revive the city. In addition, the city of Marcellia will then become the bridgehead and supply port for the control of the Gaul and Spain by His Excellency Caesar. We will build docks, cargo warehouses and granaries for your army, and provide fleet support without hesitation in the war!"

Very good, there is no need to delay. Li Bida decided on the spot that the Ligurian Legion would draw six brigades as vanguards, and then attack the city with all their strength in three days. The Sixth and Sixth Legion would also draw five brigades to serve as second-line troops. In addition, eight wild donkey stone throwers and twenty cavalry cannons were concentrated, and the 15th Legion would concentrate on the positions around the giant beast siege tower, and then launch a devastating blow to Marcelia's city defense in one go.

Within three days, the city of Marcellia was in chaos. Most of the elders and nobles died in the previous melee. Those who survived lost the courage to lead the city-state. They all guarded themselves at the banquet, hid in the altar and the basement, shivering under the surroundings of armed slaves, waiting for the bloody end to come. The ordinary people were even more miserable. Those who had no food to die like mice in the drainage canal. At the corner of the temple, those with some food to be curled up in the darkness of the city. The eyes of fear and hatred stared at the alternation of the night and the day from time to time, and the cry of babies and the unknown cry were everywhere.

Xiao Jiatu gathered two or three hundred remaining soldiers and broke into the Immortal God Temple in the city. This person is now completely agitated. He cannot understand why he came to this city to resist Caesar's rebellion, but in the end the city and the entire army have to deviate from his beliefs and ideas? Is Jiatu not qualified to integrate a mere vassal autonomous city?

"The wrong thing is that the people in this city are too selfish and too cowardly. After several setbacks in battles, they went back on their word and had no courage to resist. And I, I can't escape, just like my great-grandfather threatened to destroy Carthage every time. Yes Carthage, when the magnificent city fell a hundred years ago, the noble and low inside were probably the same as my current mood, full of the powerlessness of the rat in the bag. I can't break through the ocean, and the hope of the Renus River is also slight. The bastard cavalry of Libida will catch up with me, or Caesar's tribe. In short, I will become a prisoner as they wish and suffer contempt and insults. The Gatu family will never have such a thing, never!" In front of the fire of the altar, Gatu pulled out a shiny dagger and secretly held his mind to awaken.
Chapter completed!