Planet Rebirth

When Yang Rui returned to the Western Continent.Here is experiencing the baptism of this severe cold.The vast land is covered with snowflakes everywhere, and it is the coldest time of the year.

On the hill, a huge military camp appeared in sight. The Roman eagle flag was extraordinarily dazzling under the iron-gray sky. Countless tents were neatly placed on the withered grass. Spreading out in the clammy air.

Yang Rui came to the ground and turned into a Roman centurion, wearing armor with a Roman dagger hanging on his waist, and strode into the barracks.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the military camp was silent, and every face Yang Rui saw was filled with helplessness and depression.He walked across the vast camp, thinking about the tallest tent in the center.

This big tent is made of buffalo leather, which looks extremely strong and heavy. The door curtain is made of bear skin, which blocks all the wind and snow.

The guard at the door saw Yang Rui coming in, but he stood there blankly, and walked into the big tent with this stranger.

The tent was filled with warmth, a map of Gaul was placed on the huge walnut table, and it was filled with models of soldiers. Looking at the situation, the Roman legion had surrounded the last stronghold of the Gauls.

And in the innermost part of the tent, beside the smoldering fire, there is a person lying on a comfortable soft bed, with short chestnut hair clinging to his scalp, high cheekbones showing the vicissitudes of time, but a pair of eyes But he was extremely energetic, staring straight at the top of the tent in a daze.

Hearing footsteps, the man squinted at Yang Rui and asked, "Who are you? Who told you to come in?"

After finishing speaking, the man vigilantly picked up a dagger from the side and glared at Yang Rui who was walking in.

Yang Rui unhurriedly picked up the wine jug from the shelf and poured himself a glass of radiant wine, and drank it boldly.

The man asked: "Centurion, answer my question! Do you know what kind of punishment you will suffer for breaking into my tent like this?"

Yang Rui finished his drink.Glancing at the man with a smile, he said, "What? Is there any trouble bothering you?"

The man jumped off the bed all of a sudden, pointed at Yang Rui with a dagger and asked in an emphatic tone: "I'll ask you again, who are you?"

Yang Rui said: "Is the brave Caesar still afraid of the threat of a centurion?"

Caesar was stunned for a moment, and looked straight at Yang Rui's peaceful face, as if he couldn't see any hostility, so he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I have never seen you! You are not from my legion, but from the Pompeii faction." Are you here?"

Yang Rui said: "Of course not, I don't represent any faction, I only represent myself."

Caesar asked again: "Could it be that you brought the order of the Senate to announce the removal of my military power?"

Yang Rui said: "Why are you so afraid of these dead letters? Are they really effective?"

Caesar scratched his head.Putting down the dagger and pouring himself a glass of wine, he said with a frustrated expression, "What can I do! The army does not belong to me, it belongs to the Roman Republic. The Senate has the right to remove my military power and let anyone Replace me, even a fool."

Yang Rui said, "Why don't you make the army your own?"

Hearing this, Caesar looked at Yang Rui suspiciously and asked, "Who are you?"

Yang Rui poured another glass of wine for Caesar with a smile and said, "I'm here to help you."

"Help me?" Caesar didn't believe what Yang Rui said.

Yang Rui walked back and forth in the tent with a smile, and said loudly: "Caesar, a hero in the eyes of the Roman Republic and a great man admired by the people, has won successive victories on the Gaul battlefield. It is said that now is the time to achieve success. But he is in This place is shrinking back, it has clearly surrounded the enemy, but it has been reluctant to make a move, I am afraid that after the victory of the war, it will be penniless."

Caesar was a little frustrated. He shook his head and said, "What can I do? Countless pioneers in Roman history are like this. I am no exception."

Yang Rui asked, "Why can't there be an exception?"

Caesar asked, "What do you mean by that?"

Yang Rui said: "I think every time you enter the city of Rome, you will experience the greatness and glory of this city, and you will also feel resentment towards the power held by Rome. But all these are available to you, why not give it a try. Try it."

Caesar said to himself, "Try it?"

Yang Rui said: "Yes, give it a try. If you eliminate the Gauls step by step, then the moment the war ends is also the moment you return to the starting point, and all your 20 years of hard work will be in vain. The old man there Members of the House of Representatives, including your good friend Pompey, are unwilling to see a Caesar with a large army coveting the land of the Italian peninsula north of Rome."

Caesar was a little moved by what he said, and he said: "But what I said just now, the Roman legion is under the jurisdiction of the Republic, and I have no right to let them participate in unplanned actions."

Yang Rui smiled and said, "It's still what I said just now, why not turn these soldiers into an army loyal to you alone."

Caesar snorted and said, "How is this possible?"

Yang Rui said, "Why is it impossible?"

Caesar asked, "How is that to be done?"

Yang Rui said: "Look outside, those soldiers have been exhausted after years of war. And the fate waiting for them is the same as yours. After the war is over, although they are free from the threat of death, what is waiting for them? They have nothing. They are all conscripts. After the war, they will return to their hometowns. Maybe their wives in their hometowns have been abducted long ago, and their land has been occupied by their neighbors. What awaits them is poverty and hunger. No wonder they all have such faces. sadness."

Caesar nodded in agreement and said, "Please continue, my friend."

Yang Rui went on to say: "You have fought in Gaul for more than ten years and plundered a lot of wealth. What your soldiers need is this wealth. Why don't you distribute it to them and give them land and sign a contract forever? No regrets."

"But all that wealth belongs to the Republic." Caesar said plausibly.

Yang Rui laughed and said, "Come on, you have to be generous, my dear Caesar. When the wealth is gone, people's hearts will be there. By then, are you afraid that you won't get more wealth?"

Seeing that Caesar was still hesitating, Yang Rui continued: "These soldiers were born and died to get wealth, and you can just give them this. If you do it, these twenty Roman legions in Gaul will be loyal to you. You. At that time, this is your qualification to negotiate with the Roman Senate, and even the capital to realize your ideals in the future, don't you want to?"

These words made Caesar's blood boil, and he was a little ready to move, but his reason calmed him down again. He said: "If I do that, I will be the enemy of Rome. No one will forgive me, and everyone will blame me." of."

Yang Rui said: "Then kill those who oppose you, and the rest are those who agree with and love you."

Looking at Caesar's expression, Yang Rui finally said: "Then start with the Gaul enemies in front of you." (To be continued...)