"Pagama, Bitinia, Kalia, Sadise, and part of Rikdania. Now we have all the territory in our hands, and we are still in danger. The whole Greek and Macedonia was lost in one market day. Caesar was coming here across the sea, and Libidaus also began to build a fortress in Byzantium. There was not much time left. Casio, are you sure to lead the fleet and intercept and kill Caesar?" Scipio paced back and forth uneasy in the governor's residence in Ephesus, and asked Casio, who was sitting at the chart table beside him.

Now, all the remnants of the Republican elites, four legions, were gathered in the city of Ephesus. According to Scipio's description, the group of people was in a bad condition, insufficient military salary, poor training and morale, and had never won a victory so far. Scipio took three legions of Greece, and before crossing the Alyakmond River, he was half-destroyed by Libida. The Nine Macedonian Legions commanded by Brutu also returned to Tacton, which was defended by Adianna. In addition, Bosphorus, the only reliable allies, also retreated from Tacton to Sinop in the north, and was not connected to them.

But Kasio just stared at the charts on the table and didn't say a word.

Brutu on the other side began to get excited. He proposed a plan to burn his boats. He borrowed 1,000 to 1,500 Tarant's military funds from the tax-protected knights in the small Asian provinces, and then liberated all the slaves of everyone, formed a new army of 4,000 to 5,000 people, gathered five to six legions, and launched a rapid counterattack when Caesar got ashore and defeated and killed him, and naturally he could collapse Caesar's camp.

In short, Scipio asked Casio to take responsibility at sea, and Brutu insisted that Scipio launch an attack on land. The two soon became fiercely arguing, and Apis, who was on one side, looked very discouraged and cold in his cloak.

"I am the father-in-law of the leader Pompey. Am I the biggest here?" Scipio started to fire and raised his title and identity. "In addition, shouldn't all Romans be on the battlefield, and only Metra and Scipio are honored!" As a result, before Brutu could sarcastically, Kasio next to him stood up and took the initiative to express his opinion, "I will lead the seventy warships stationed in Calia immediately. I will rush out with Brutu and intercept Caesar."

Scipio raised his fist high, and when he heard this, he began to put it down, then raised his chin and said arrogantly, "Very good, I will sit in Ephesus immediately, raise funds from the legion and fleet, and prepare to fight the death to the death with Libida's men!"

On the Aegean Sea, there are scattered and trivial small islands. Amid the blue sea waves, a fleet of eagles hanging on the flags of eagles are striving against the wind. This is the fleet of the dictator Caesar. Most of them were temporary flat-bottomed merchant ships recruited from Greek city-states. Caesar sat at the bow and shouted to inspire the entourages and soldiers. "Hurry up, my comrades. The citizens of Rome, Little Ephesus, are being robbed and extorted by Pompei bandits. Now they have been betrayed and more noble kings have woken up and refused to act as Pompei's Crien. They have taken back the army of servants and refused to provide tribute to Pompei. So as long as we pursue bravely and quickly, the entire East and Black Sea will return to the arms of the Republic and beat the drums in awe!"

But before Caesar's paddlers cheered, there was a loud drumbeat from others from the distance. The unspoken cheers of the paddler crew suddenly turned into exclamations--about twenty ships with decks and corners flying enemy flags were rushing towards them fiercely.

Under the flying flag and sails, Casio and Brutu stood. As for why the former agreed to Scipio's request, he himself did not explain anything. Brutut did not ask for his trust in this close friend. In addition, the noble son of the Republican family was now excited, afraid and hesitant because he successfully captured Caesar's ship.

In terms of personal emotions, Brutu never had any conflicts with Caesar, who was like his father. He respected Caesar, loved Caesar, admired Caesar's courage, decisiveness and skill. He often hoped that Caesar would be a hero who maintained the republic, and that would be willing to die for this hero, no matter how tragic the way to die. But now in justice, he hoped that his sword could penetrate the beating chest of a father. Isn't this what a Roman citizen should do? The most upright Brutu would not interfere in private affairs, but be responsible for right and wrong.

For Casio, who is familiar with this area of ​​waters, it is not difficult to capture Caesar's fleet, because it is enough to cruise along the commercial routes in the sea. Anyway, most of the Caesar's fleet is merchant ships and transport ships.

"The whole fleet, turn the bow, aim at Caesar's flagship, and use the bronze-colliding ship to speed up the paddle progress." Kasio issued the order skillfully, and the helmsman and the oarsmen on his flagship shouted and started to operate. Then Kasio looked at Brutu and asked, "Are you ready for a fight?" Brutu shivered all over, lifted the sharp fighting sword in his hand, looked at the ships of both sides of the enemy and us on the sea, and then shouted, "Of course you are ready!"

"It's a coincidence that I ordered all ships to avoid the enemy's edge - to row towards the unknown island in the southeast." Caesar's deck was panicked, with no crossbows, no stick casters, and no long sickles and burning throwing tanks commonly used by combatants. All soldiers had only standard shields, javelins and broadswords. Under the loud scolding of the centurion, they could only run back and forth with the headless flies. Caesar himself was calm and issued an order to retreat.

However, the personnel on the merchant ships under his jurisdiction had no experience in naval battles. Many people ignored the flag words issued by Caesar's flagship and were still moving forward in a daze. As a result, in the rumbling sound, they were smashed into pieces by the Kassio ships. Fortunately, most of the army soldiers and cavalry were not on it. Most of the loaded on it were supplies, fresh water and horses. "Caesar, today, let's see how much the goddess of fate favors you!" Kassio on the bridge had a blue face. The four rowing boats carrying the horns and four crow suspension bridges, after fiercely sank two enemy ships, chased the tail of Caesar's flagship and pressed over.
Chapter completed!