Planet Rebirth

After listening to Yang Rui's words, Caesar picked up the helmet on the shelf and walked out of the tent, and said, "No matter who you are, you are here to help me, and you are all my friends. Come with me!"

Yang Rui followed Caesar and left the tent. The governor of Gaul ordered his men to bring two war horses.He and Yang Rui got on their horses and left the barracks.

In the center of the hilly area is the last fortress of the Gauls. This fortress has been surrounded by [-] Roman legions, but the strong Gauls are still holding on, and they have no intention of retreating.

Caesar urged his horse to the high slope, looked at the majestic fortress and the Roman barracks that surrounded it, sighed and said: "This is the last stronghold of the Gauls here, and I have besieged it for four months. For a long time, there has been no order to attack."

Yang Rui said, "You don't want this war to end prematurely."

Caesar nodded and said, "That's a plan I haven't figured out yet."

Yang Rui said: "I have shown you the way, you can give the order to attack."

Caesar was silent for a while, then firmly walked down the high slope and came within the line.

The front line was full of Roman soldiers with dirty faces. They were all sitting on the grass and eating unpalatable military rations. When they saw the commander Caesar appearing in front of them, all of them were expressionless, and there was no trace of respect in their eyes.

Caesar looked at the demoralized soldiers and shouted: "Great Roman soldiers, I know you are exhausted to the extreme, but in front of you is the last bastion of our enemy. I assure you that after victory in the war, Gao All of Lu's wealth will be given to you, so that you can return to your hometown with gold coins that you can't carry! This is a solemn promise from me, Caesar, to you!"

The Roman soldiers could hardly believe their ears when they heard Caesar's words, and they did not cheer.They asked each other and whispered to each other, thinking that Caesar in front of him was joking with himself again.

Caesar continued to say solemnly: "Please believe me, the generous Caesar will distribute every Gaul gold coin to you! This is my oath!"

After finishing speaking, Caesar urged his horse forward, and swung his short sword to cut a Senate flag into two pieces.Suddenly, cheers broke out in the army formation, and all the soldiers were shouting: "Long live Caesar, great commander!"

It was also the first time for Caesar to face such cheers, and he seemed extremely excited.

At this time, there was movement in the Gaul fortress.The gate of the fort opened, and countless women and children poured out of it.The Roman soldiers hurriedly arranged the front line under the organization of the generals, for fear that the Gauls would play some tricks.

Thirty thousand women and children flocked to the Roman front, but their footsteps were stopped by Roman short swords.

A centurion asked, "Where are you going?"

A Gallic woman who spoke Roman cried: "We are all women and children, please let us go, there is no food in the city. Sipers in our hands allows us to go, and all the men will go with us." You fight to the end!"

The news quickly reached Caesar, who turned to Yang Rui and asked, "What should I do with these [-] women and children?"

Yang Rui said calmly: "Kill them all!"

"Kill them all?" Caesar asked in surprise, "Why? They are all innocent."

Yang Rui stretched out two fingers and said: "Two reasons, first. To test the loyalty of these soldiers to you, and second, to make the Gauls terrified when they hear your name. In this way, Gaul will be your eternal greatness." Rear! I hope you understand what I mean."

Caesar still hesitated and said, "This is too cruel!"

Yang Rui said: "For your will to be conveyed. Any sacrifice is worthwhile. If you can't do this, you can go back to Rome now and pray to those councilors to give you a way to survive!"

Caesar heard this.He drew out his dagger and said to the centurion: "Send me an order to kill all these women and children, leaving no one behind!"

The centurion felt a little puzzled.Afraid that he heard it wrong, he stood there blankly without any movement.

Caesar squinted his eyes and shouted: "What are you still doing in a daze? A head costs three gold coins. The soldiers carry the head to my treasurer to collect the money! Hurry up and pass the order!"

After receiving this exact order, the centurion ran into the army like crazy and shouted: "Kill all these Gauls, three gold coins for one head! Hurry up!"

Before the words were finished, a shocking roar erupted from the Roman soldiers' formation. The sharp daggers slashed at the crying women and children like a mountain of knives. In this gloomy afternoon, the entire land of Gaul was covered with blood. stained red.

When the setting sun in the sky fell behind the mountain with a strong scarlet color, the three women and children were beheaded to death.Excited Roman soldiers lined up in front of the treasury officer's tent with their heads in their hands, ready to receive their rewards.

The soldiers who received the money, with smiles on their faces, had already put the crime of murder behind them.

Watching this scene, Yang Rui showed an intriguing smile on the corner of his mouth.

Caesar asked beside him: "It seems that you are right, the soldiers' emotions are higher than ever."

Yang Rui said: "The Gauls in the fortress have witnessed all this, and they have been overwhelmed by your prestige. I believe this news will spread back to Rome soon. You have definitely taken the title of bandit."

Caesar smiled and said, "I like this name!"

Yang Rui said: "Then don't insult this title, there are still [-] Gaul men waiting for your butcher's knife in the fortress."

Caesar shouted: "Assemble the army and launch the final attack tonight! After the war, all the wealth of Gaul will belong to every Roman soldier!"

On that night, crazy Roman soldiers captured the last fortress of the Gauls and beheaded all [-] Gaul soldiers overnight.After that, the land was bright red for a long time.

The war was over, and Caesar fulfilled his promise, distributed all the wealth to his soldiers, and signed a contract to further grant them land in the future.

When the spring was warm and the flowers were blooming, the Gaul Legion of the Roman Republic returned to Rome under the command of Caesar.

On the way, there was laughter and laughter, and every Roman soldier’s backpack was filled with gold coins. This was the reward given to them by their commander Caesar, enough for them to enjoy half their lives.

At this time, the order of the Roman Senate also arrived at the right time. The herald read the will of the Roman Republic. Caesar must surrender his military power before crossing the Rubicon River, and return to Rome as a civilian.

Yang Rui said: "In front is the Rubicon River. It was the practice of the Roman Republic at that time that any Roman general had to surrender his military power when he set foot on the south bank of the river. Do you think so?"

Caesar shook his head and said, "I don't know!"

Yang Rui said: "The [-] Roman soldiers behind you have already sworn allegiance to you, so you have nothing to worry about."

Caesar looked at the river with deep eyes and said, "I'm torturing my heart now, whether I want to violate the oath I made to safeguard the interests of the republic."

Yang Rui said: "The people in Rome have already broken their oath first, what else do you have to worry about?"

At this time, Caesar turned his head to look at the generals and centurions of the legions, and asked calmly: "Cross this river for me and return to Rome. You have a share of the wealth of the Roman Republic! Are you willing to follow me?" ."

There was silence behind Caesar. Although no one spoke, he had already seen the answer in everyone's eyes.

Caesar swung his whip and urged his horses to cross the Rubicon River and set foot firmly on the south bank.

The herald from Rome blocked Caesar's way and asked loudly, "Caesar, are you going to rebel?"

Caesar swung his dagger and chopped off the herald's head, and then shouted: "Follow me into Rome!" (To be continued...)