Rome must fall.

Chapter 425: Anti-Roman Military Alliance Ready to Go

Maximus gave the answer: The Roman Civil War has just begun. If we launch an attack early, Pompey and Caesar may reconcile and fight against us together. We must wait until both sides have consumed a lot of strength through continuous fighting and become mortal enemies, and wait for the best time when the main forces of both armies are far away from Italy and Gaul to launch an attack, so as to increase the success of our surprise attack and reduce casualties.

Although Vercingetorix was somewhat unwilling, he had to admit that Maximus was right.

Since they had endured for such a long time and the Gallic tribes had paid a considerable price, it would not hurt to wait a little longer in order to successfully seek revenge on the Romans in the end... Vercingetorix had to suppress his excitement. Of course, the successful fulfillment of the "Oracle of the Goddess Danu" made him trust Maximus a little more.

Compared with Vitzitoli, Burebista performed much more steadily.

After the outbreak of the Roman Civil War, he admired Maximus' accurate judgment of the situation in Rome. He even ignored the dissuasion of his subordinates and went to Eilipolis, the capital of the Nyx, to meet with Maximus to discuss the progress of the Roman Civil War and the response strategies that the Dani coalition should adopt.

He also suggested that "we should wait until Caesar and Pompey are almost exhausted, and then choose the right time to declare war on Rome."

He also implicitly expressed that he hoped Pompey would be defeated in the end.

This surprised Maximus, because he vaguely remembered that in his previous life, when Pompey and Caesar were fighting in Greece, Burebista had written a letter to Pompey to express his support and even wanted to send reinforcements to join the war...but in this life, Burebista showed a completely opposite attitude.

However, after a little thought, Maximus understood why the Dacian king had different attitudes in different times and spaces.

Because in his previous life, Burebista did not have the confidence to lead Dacia to challenge the powerful Rome alone. Compared with the aggressive Caesar, he would rather choose Pompey, who likes to be the boss and can let his younger brothers live an easy life. As long as Pompey is in power and as long as Dacia behaves itself, the safety of the entire race will be guaranteed.

But with the help of Nix in this life, Burebista had the ambition to occupy more territory and create a more glorious Dacian Kingdom. As the de facto leader of the Eastern powers, Pompey would unite with the Eastern powers to encircle and suppress Dacia once it marched towards Thrace or attacked other city-states and kingdoms.

If Caesar was the final winner of the Roman Civil War, it would take time for him to accept Pompey's legacy and gain recognition from the Eastern powers. Burebista could use this chaotic time to launch an attack and strengthen his own strength.

In addition, Caesar's base was in Gaul and Italy, and he had the Nyx and the Gallic tribes to deal with them. It was impossible for Caesar to devote more energy to targeting Dacia.

Anyway, after this meeting, the two sides discussed more detailed military cooperation in response to the Roman civil war and the upcoming attacks by both sides, and swore an oath to their respective gods again, reaching a new agreement: when one side attacks the Romans, the other side must also launch an attack as soon as possible in accordance with the agreement; the two sides must work together in the war against the Romans, and when one side encounters difficulties and seeks help from the other side, the other side must do its best to support it; after winning against the Romans, the Adriatic Sea and Libya will be used as the boundary, with the east belonging to Dacia and the west to Knicks...

In the eyes of some Knicks senior officials, this agreement was a disadvantage for the kingdom because the eastern part of the Mediterranean was densely populated, had prosperous trade, advanced technology, and was more prosperous; while the western part, except for Italy and Sicily, was relatively backward.

Maximus convinced them that the main enemy of the Kingdom of the Nyx was currently Rome. In order to encourage Dacia to do its best to fight against Rome's eastern provinces and relieve the pressure on the Nyx, it was understandable to give up some interests at this time. It could also avoid conflicts of interest between the two sides during the war, which would lead to accidents that would make the relatives sad and the enemies happy.

Moreover, although the eastern regions are richer and more developed, this also means that they are stronger and less likely to be conquered, especially Parthia, which once defeated Rome. In comparison, the western regions are relatively weaker and easier to conquer. The sooner they are conquered, the sooner they will be managed and transformed by Knysian officials. As one gains while the other loses, it is easy to imagine who will be the winner in the end.

It was based on such considerations that in the last item of the agreement, Brebista proposed that Dacia and the Nyx should establish permanent peace.

Maximus tactfully reminded: This proposal is not very practical. We both know each other well, so it is no problem to maintain peace between the two countries while we are still alive. However, we cannot see how our next generation, the next leaders of the two countries, will think about the relationship between the two countries, and it is impossible for us to prevent them from tearing up this peace agreement for some reason...

Blebista was silent for a moment and then expressed his agreement.

The last clause of the agreement was thus changed to: Nyx ​​and Dacia would remain military allies during the reigns of Maximus and Burebista.

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Caesar easily captured Brindisi, but since Pompey's army had already rounded up most of the merchant ships in the area and taken them away, it took a long time to gather and mobilize enough ships from other areas to carry his army.

Caesar always likes to take the initiative and is unwilling to waste time sitting and waiting.

Since it was spring, a good season for fighting, he decided to leave some troops here to collect ships, and at the same time to guard against Pompey on the other side of the sea, and he himself led part of the army to Spain to attack Pompey's most elite troops there and weaken his strength. He joked to his men that he would first get rid of an army without a general, and then go to Greece to fight Pompey and eliminate a general without an army.

At the same time, he sent Curio the Younger to lead the army of Amityu, which had previously surrendered to him, to guard Sicily to ensure the food supply of Italy, and sent another force to occupy Sardinia.

Now Caesar controlled the whole of Italy militarily, but before going to Spain he decided to politically clear himself of his identity as a rebel and show his enemies, all Roman citizens, and other Roman provinces that the state machine was still operating in Rome and that Rome under his control was still the center of the entire Roman world.

So he rushed to Rome first and decided to hold a Senate meeting on March 1st, hoping that as many senators as possible would attend.

Caesar also wrote to Cicero, hoping that he could attend the meeting.

Cicero had a difficult time during this period.

After Cicero returned from exile, his relationship with Caesar quickly warmed up. His brother Quintus became Caesar's legion commander. He was invited to participate in Caesar's construction projects, and Caesar even lent him a large sum of money. The two sides maintained friendly correspondence for a long time.

So when the conflict between the Senate and Caesar became more and more intense, he was on pins and needles. He didn't want others to think that he had been bribed by Caesar and became a member of the group supporting his rebellion, but he also didn't want people to think that he opposed Caesar in order to blame him.

When Caesar led his army across the Rubicon, he thought it was a shocking and heinous crime. Later, when he heard that Caesar was lenient to the captured Amityus army, his attitude softened and he wrote to Caesar praising his kindness.

On the other hand, although he did not quite agree with the attitudes and behaviors of senators such as Pompey and Cato, he did not oppose these people, and even accepted the conscription task assigned by the Senate.

However, when he learned that Pompey, whom he had always trusted, had abandoned Rome and headed south, he cut off contact with him. Later, when he learned that Pompey had evacuated Italy again, he was even more angry, so he stayed alone in his country villa and watched the development of the situation.

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Cicero did not want to be used by Caesar and refused to go to Rome.

Even without Cicero's participation, the Senate held a meeting on the designated date, but the number of participants was very small and no prominent figures were present.

The meeting was held outside the official borders of the city of Rome because Caesar, as governor of a province, was not allowed to enter the city.

Caesar tried his best to make the meeting proceed in accordance with legal procedures, thus showing that he was not a rebel but a defender of Roman order.

At the meeting, Caesar publicly reiterated his grievances and proposed that the Senate send envoys to Pompey for negotiations and reconciliation.

Ironically, his proposal was passed, but no one was willing to be the messenger.

Caesar then asked the tribune Antony to convene an assembly of the people, at which he again explained his actions to the Roman people and blamed his political enemies for provoking the war.

Although he assured the city of Rome that its food supply would not be a problem and generously gave every Roman citizen a gift of three hundred sams, most people were cautious.

After all, the civil war has just begun. Before it is certain who will win in the end, no one dares to take sides hastily to avoid retaliation in the future.

Another important thing Caesar did in Rome was to use the national treasury.

After all, he had 10 legions and some independent battalions and auxiliary troops. After entering Italy, he formed several new legions, all of which needed military pay, equipment and supplies. Although Caesar was now very rich, it was difficult for him to maintain such a large army on his own. In order to win the war, he could not care about many things.

The treasury provided him with 1.5 gold bars, 3 silver bars and 3 million sais.

(End of this chapter)