My XX deal with Sister Nero

He knew that this was how things were in this era. Even if he asked her to stay now, Martha couldn't stay. After taking a deep breath, Tony looked into Martha's eyes seriously and said, "Sister, whether you stay or leave, you are still my sister. If you leave, one day, I will go back to find you."

So please remember, dear readers, before traveling through time, you must read a book called "On the Self-cultivation of an Actor". You see, the only one who can talk about sucking up to someone so high-soundingly and yet so touchingly is Tony.

So Martha cooperated and shed two tears of emotion.

But this is of no use.

Martha also knew that if she didn't leave, the refugees would definitely not be able to enter Thessaloniki. In desperation, Martha had to refuse everyone's repeated requests to stay and left.

Tony still felt a little reluctant to see Martha leave.

But what can be done? The background of the times is like this. Even if Tony is a time traveler, he cannot resist this great background of the times.

Martha left, but now the commander on the city wall was in trouble.

Should we let these people in or not?

If we let them in, what if there are enemy spies inside? But if we don't let them in, these are more than 200 lives! If we leave them in this wilderness, the final outcome will definitely not be good.

As a good officer who cares about the people, the officer on the city wall could not tolerate such a thing happening.

So now we are in a dilemma, what should we do?

However, at this moment, a female voice suddenly came from behind the officer: "Let them in."

The officer turned his head and saw a blonde girl in a red lace dress appearing behind him.

"Your Highness." Looking at the girl, the young man quickly knelt on one knee to salute.

The man who came was none other than the Roman praetor, the supreme military commander who came to the aid of the Macedonian province, and the future emperor of the Roman Empire, Nero Claudius.

Nero nodded slightly, motioning the officer to stand up. Then she came to the arrow stack, held the stack with both hands, and said, "Let them in. Set aside a separate space for these refugees, comfort them, and let the court chefs who came with me make them something delicious to calm their nerves."

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Chapter 19: Take a gamble! (Additional update 8)

Nero! It's the living Nero!

Looking at the beautiful figure on the city wall, Tony just felt so excited!

He knew that in another year, this princess who was deeply loved by the common people would become the new "First Citizen", and then she would rule the vast Roman Empire!

Tony's sigh is not mentioned for now. On the other hand, after Martha left the team, the officer "reluctantly" let the refugees from Ximu Town into the city. Now he is not worried about whether there are spies here, because it is very simple. Even if there are, the one who let them in this time is Nero, the highest military commander here. Even if something really happens, the blame will be on this princess.

Speaking of which, in Tony's memory, the historical Nero and this effeminate Nero not only have different genders, but also have different life trajectories. At least the sister Nero in front of him is not the tyrant Nero in history who was so cruel that he could burn down the entire city of Rome just to watch a fireworks display.

Under Nero's arrangement, the consul of Thessalonica set aside a temporary area in a remote corner of the city for the refugees from Ximu Town to live in. When they moved in, the soldiers asked them not to leave the area without permission.

To put it bluntly, they were temporarily placed under house arrest before it was confirmed whether there were spies among them.

Although they could not fully accept the fact that they were under house arrest, at least they had food and drink here and did not have to sleep in fear in the wilderness. Taking this into consideration, the refugees in Ximu Town did not put up any resistance.

After everyone was settled, as Tony expected, the consul sent someone to summon Aulus.

As the mayor of a small town, when he led the townspeople here, it was inevitable that he would be summoned by the governor. Whether it was for taking in Marda or the battle in Ximu Town, the governor would summon him. Tony estimated that the most optimistic scenario was that Oulus's tenure as mayor would end.

In the refugee zone.

The so-called refugee area was a tent area temporarily built by the governor for the refugees from Ximu Town. After the refugees from Ximu Town arrived here, led by several soldiers, these soldiers contacted the logistics soldiers to cook some porridge, and then brought it to these people to eat.

To be honest, this porridge is not very tasty, but after three days of being exposed to wind and rain on the road, the refugees who are already starving and have no choice but to eat anything now think that everything is delicious.

After eating the porridge, people's emotions gradually calmed down, but when they saw Olus being taken away, everyone couldn't help but worry about the mayor.

Because they knew that the mayor's final fate would definitely not be good!

But what else can we do? In this era, harboring heretics is a dead end no matter how you look at it!

Just as everyone was whispering, suddenly, a troop of about twenty people rushed into the refugee camp. They were arranged in a welcoming posture, with ten people on each side lining up in two rows along the gate. Judging from the situation, it seemed that an important person was about to arrive.

"What's going on?" Tony, who was near the gate, was holding a small wooden bowl and sipping the porridge in the bowl while looking at the door curiously. Looking at the situation in front of him, although he knew that this was the clearing and security work before the important people came here, he couldn't figure out who was coming for the time being.

After all, there are only twenty people, so the ceremony seems a little small.

But soon, the answer was revealed.

Just as the twenty soldiers stood up, Tony saw a blonde girl in a red dress with white lace walking towards him at the end of the street.

"Damn, he really is a big shot!" If Tony still couldn't recognize this figure as Nero, he probably wouldn't have the face to call himself the fat otaku on the moon.

After all, the appearance of the girl in front of him is almost exactly the same as Nero in FATE!

"Your Highness." Upon seeing the arrival of the blonde girl, the refugees from the nearby Ximu Town knelt on one knee to pay their respects to her.

Tony looked around and finally knelt down.

"Everyone, stand up. Don't be restrained." Nero motioned for everyone to stand up and said with a smile, "I'm sorry to have frightened you all. Although the betrayal of the Thracian Kingdom caught us off guard, the defeat of the border field army allowed the enemy to break into the hinterland, causing you to be displaced. This is also the empire's dereliction of duty. I am deeply sorry for this." As he spoke, Nero bent slightly and bowed lightly to everyone.

"Fuck!" Tony exclaimed in his heart. A princess of a country bowed to apologize. Whether in the past or now, this is a big deal! The so-called dignity of the superior, these words are not a joke.

Seeing Nero bow and apologize, the residents who had just stood up quickly knelt down again and said, "No, Your Highness is a wealthy man, how can you apologize to us ordinary people? Besides, this is not Your Highness's fault. It's all because of those damn Thracians who betrayed us!"

Sure enough, being loved by the lower classes is not just a matter of setting. How can the people not like a princess who can do this? This reminded Tony of a Korean movie he watched in his previous life. It was about a worker who died while repairing a bridge. A few years later, his son became a terrorist and threatened the government with blowing up the bridge, demanding an apology from the South Korean president. As a result, the president did not apologize. Although the boy was shot dead in the end, he still dragged more than a dozen people to be buried with him against his will.

After watching it, Tony once thought about a question, that is, what would be the consequences if the president had apologized at that time?

Perhaps this young man will stop, fulfill his promise and turn himself in.

So no matter which era or which country, very few senior officials would achieve this.

"Your Highness, there is something I don't understand!" At this moment, Tony suddenly stood up and said to Nero.

He is gambling!

Now, Tony has confirmed that this Nero is not the tyrant in history, so he is betting that this Nero will listen to his inquiries.

"You say." Seeing that the person speaking was a twelve-year-old boy, Nero looked at him with a smile and spoke.

Tony took a deep breath and said, "Your Highness, the warriors of the Roman Empire should have known from years of war that the attack power of cavalry is stronger than that of infantry in field battles. Everyone should know the combat power of Armenia's heavy cavalry, but why does the Roman Empire still not have a large number of cavalry units?"

"How dare you! How dare you question His Highness!" Hearing Tony's question, a soldier drew the dagger from his waist and threatened Tony.

"The fact that a child can ask such a question proves that the citizens of the empire now have a sense of crisis and honor. This should be a behavior worth promoting." Nero said this to the soldier who drew his sword, and then he said to Tony: "Kid, you should know that a Roman legion has about 2,000 to 3,000 people, and no more than 4,500 at most. Each legion has 300 cavalrymen, which is not a small proportion."

Tony calculated in his mind that in the Roman Empire legions which were mainly composed of infantry, this organization did account for a not small proportion.

"But why not form a separate cavalry corps?" Tony asked the second question.

If we take a cavalry corps alone, not to mention a full strength, even if it is 2,000 people, the combat effectiveness that a cavalry corps of 2,000 people can demonstrate in a field battle cannot be underestimated!

"Because cavalry is just an auxiliary military branch, why do we have to list an auxiliary legion separately?" Nero asked with a smile.

ps1: Actually, the Great Fire of Rome had nothing to do with Nero in history. According to Tacitus’ description, when the fire broke out in Rome, Nero was actually enjoying his seaside vacation 35 miles away. When he learned that Rome was on fire, he rushed back to Rome as soon as possible and personally participated in the fire-fighting operation. Therefore, regarding the later description that Nero ordered the fire so that he could sing and dance to his new song "The Fall of Troy", many people think that this is a slander against Christianity. After all, Nero killed many Christians at that time.

ps2: Now the total collection is 114, the recommendation votes are 77, the monthly tickets are 7, and the rewards are 100. Currently, 23 more chapters are owed. The next time, the total collection will reach 124, the recommendation votes are 81, the monthly tickets are 8, and the rewards are 500. Just meet one of the conditions

ps3: Please give me some time to grind FGO, I'm afraid I'll die of exhaustion in front of the computer after finishing the novel. It's a pity that I haven't finished the activities yet, and I haven't gathered all the little dragon girls QAQ

Chapter 20: Travelers Should Change History (Ninth Extra Update)

Tony understood.

In the eyes of the Roman Empire's military high-ranking officials, cavalry, like archers, could only be regarded as auxiliary troops to assist the infantry. After all, the Roman Legion was famous for its infantry, and it was unrealistic to ask them to abandon their infantry and rely on cavalry.

Although the barbarian army's cavalry made the Roman Empire aware of the power of cavalry, due to various factors, the Roman Empire never planned to list the cavalry as a separate legion.

"Okay." Tony took a deep breath and began to think quickly in his mind about what else could attract Nero's attention.

Soon, he thought of something.

"Your Highness, training cavalry must be difficult, right?" Tony asked after organizing his thoughts.

Hearing Tony's question, Nero nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, that's right. Cavalry training is much more complicated than infantry training. For infantry, you can just give them a wooden shield and a short spear and they can go to the battlefield to fight, but for cavalry, it's not the same. The most basic thing for cavalry is to learn how to ride a horse, not to mention some chopping movements on horseback."

Tony smiled and said, "It must be troublesome for the cavalry to mount their horses, right?"

Nero nodded and said, "Yes, because the horse's back is very high, it is not easy for anyone to straddle it, so real cavalrymen often have to start training from a young age, and getting on and off the horse is a relatively major training direction."

Sure enough!

Tony breathed a sigh of relief at this time, and then asked, "What if I can solve this problem and shorten the cavalry's training time?"

"You whimful little brat, do you think this problem is easy to solve?" At this moment, an follower behind Nero sneered and laughed.

"Hey, how can you say that? It's a good thing that even children can care about the country's army?" Nero turned around and glanced at the follower indifferently and said.

"Yes, Your Highness, I know I was wrong." The follower bowed slightly and said.

"Okay, little brother, now you can tell me what you think." Nero looked at Tony with interest and smiled.

Tony looked at Nero with an unfathomable expression and said, "Although I don't know how cavalrymen mount horses, I think it must be a tough job. When they gallop towards the enemy's army, in order to prevent themselves from falling off the horse, the cavalrymen often have to clamp their legs against the horse's belly and hold the reins tightly with their hands. Although this action can protect the cavalrymen themselves, it also limits the cavalrymen's attack range while fixing themselves on the horse's back. So although the cavalrymen have strong sprinting power, they have too many limitations, right?"

Seeing Tony's somewhat smug expression, Nero smiled and said, "That's right, little brother. It seems that you know a lot. So, tell me, how can we solve the problems you mentioned?"

Tony smiled and said, "The cavalry can't get on the horse because the horse's back is too high and they can't step over it all at once. When the cavalry is riding a horse, they need to tighten the horse's belly to stabilize themselves to prevent themselves from falling off. So if there is such a thing, the cavalry can step on it with one foot to use the force to climb onto the horse's back, and then put both feet on it while riding a horse. Wouldn't it be much easier for the cavalry?"

After hearing Tony's description, Nero slowly put away the smile on his face, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Can you tell me more details?"

The fish has taken the bait!

Tony was delighted when he heard Nero's words!

If the time of cavalry training can be shortened, if there is something that can assist cavalry combat and reduce the cost of cavalry training, then the empire can train more cavalry to enhance combat effectiveness, and maybe even break the monopoly of legion cavalry by the Gauls and Spaniards!

Tony coughed lightly and said, "Do you have a pen and paper?"

"Yes." Nero nodded and told his followers to prepare paper and pen.

Not long after, several Roman soldiers brought in a table with several sheets of paper, a thing that looked like a pen, and a container filled with a black substance that should be ink.

"This should be papyrus, right? It seems very valuable." Tony smacked his lips and muttered.

Tony had learned about papyrus in history class in his previous life. It was an important cultural heritage in history and the most widely used paper in the West before the Middle Ages. As for the pen-like thing, Tony didn't recognize what it was, but it looked like it was made of reed.

Tony picked up a pen and dipped it in ink, thought for a moment, and then drew the shape of a stirrup based on what he had seen on a TV show before.

"What is this?" Nero asked curiously as he saw Tony drawing a strange thing.

"As for me, I call this thing a stirrup. It's an auxiliary tool for cavalry that I came up with!" Tony said shamelessly.

The stirrup was probably invented by the most powerful Western Han Empire at that time, but when the stirrup was introduced to Europe, it was already the Middle Ages.

So now, there are no stirrups in the whole of Europe.

"How do I use this?" Nero looked carefully at the picture Tony drew. After a long time, she realized that it was just a simple drawing composed of an arc and a circle. She didn't fully understand it, so she had to ask how to use it.

Tony smiled and said, "I know my drawings aren't very good, so you guys just have to make do with it for now."

It turns out you still have self-awareness!

Nero complained silently in his heart.

"Ahem." Tony coughed lightly and pointed at the picture. "This thing is called a stirrup. The stirrup is divided into two parts. The first part is this circle. I call it the stirrup ring. When the cavalry mounts the horse, they can put one foot on it to use the force to climb onto the horse. When fighting, the cavalry can also put their feet on it. This way, they don't need to use their legs to tighten the horse's belly. The body is not so stiff and can attack the opponent more freely."

As he spoke, Tony pointed to the arc above the circle and said, "I call this thing a stirrup handle. It has two functions. First, it acts as a shoe in conjunction with the stirrup ring. When the cavalry puts their feet in it and steps on it, they won't fall off the stirrup when the horse gallops. In addition, the stirrup handle can also be tied with a rope or a rubber band to fix it to the saddle, so that it becomes one with the saddle and plays the role of fixing the stirrup."

As Tony spoke and gestured, Nero had a rough idea of ​​the basic structure of the stirrup in his mind.

It sounds... feasible!

"By the way, this thing comes in a pair, one on each side of the saddle. This way, the cavalry can put both feet on it, which will make it much easier." Tony added.

"Then what materials are needed to make this stirrup?" Since he thought this thing was feasible, Nero naturally wanted to make one to see the effect.

"Iron is the best. Of course, bronze or other metals are also feasible, but you must not use softer metals such as gold," Tony instructed.

Nero nodded, glanced at the paper on the table, and said to the follower behind him: "You heard everything, right? Take this diagram and go find a blacksmith shop in the city to make a pair of samples. I want to see its actual appearance."

The follower nodded, looked at Tony meaningfully, then picked up the paper on the table and slowly left.

Knowing this, Tony finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The bet was won!

I fell asleep while coding...

Chapter 21 I seem to have seen it somewhere before?