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Volume 2: My Country Seven Hundred and Sixty Six.  loser

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    If Servius is the winner so far, then Pompey is undoubtedly a tragic loser.

    The first is the heavy financial losses he suffered. Although the mysterious rich man "Spurius" borne most of the expenses of the Poseidon Festival for him, Pompey also spent a large amount of money privately.

    And not only that, Pompey also secretly bet a large sum of money on himself, betting that the noble army could win and that Yaculius could become the champion of this competition.

    Now, everything is in vain.

    Economic losses can still be compensated, but reputational losses are difficult to recover.

    Everyone in the city of Rome was looking at Pompey, expecting him to win again, and of course he focused on Jaculius.

    You must know that in order to promote Jaculius as the new idol of Rome, Pompey offended many people.  £®  £®  £®  £®  £®

    But now, he has done nothing.

    What is left is a story that became a laughing stock for the Romans.  And all of this was brought about by damn Servius.

    Pompey¡¯s last favorable impression of Servius disappeared.

    He decided to take revenge, but he has not yet decided how to do so.  After all, Servius was a true nobleman, and once he was touched without certainty, it might arouse fierce opposition from the nobles.

    Pompey already had a powerful enemy like Caesar, and he did not want another opponent of his in Rome.  £®  £®  £®  £®  £®

    But this tone made him feel a little unwilling to hold it back in his heart.  £®  £®  £®  £®  £®

    It was under such circumstances that Wang Weiyi met Pompeo.

    When he saw Splius, Pompeo reluctantly showed some smile: "Dear Splius, my friend, I think I have let down your money, I failed to do it."

    "Why do you say that, Mr. Sole Consul?" Wang Weiyi's face was full of surprise: "When I invest money, do I need to pay back?"

    Pompeo felt a lot more relieved.  There is such a rule in the city of Rome. The investment of money always needs a return, no matter whether you are a civilian or a consul.  Once you are unable to bring returns to investors, not only will your reputation be greatly affected, but you will also be subject to debt recourse from investors.

    By that time, all the prestige and prestige of a consul will be gone.  Once you use your power to be strong, you will be criticized by the Senate and all Roman citizens, and you may even be unable to maintain your position.

    But now it seems that Splius didn¡¯t take these investments seriously at all.

    Pompeo decided to explain and minimize Spurius's dissatisfaction with him: "You have to know that everything was arranged so perfectly, but there was an episode that I really didn't expect. I can guarantee that  Yes, I will repay your investment in the future."

    "Pompei, my friend, I still don't care" Wang Weiyi directly addressed the other party: "These financial losses are completely within the scope of what I can accept. If there is another opportunity,  I will continue to make new investments without hesitation. Not every investment can be guaranteed. . Moreover, you also promised me the position of Senator.  This can already make up for it.¡±

    Pompeo cheered up: "Yes, I will fulfill my promise. Tomorrow, the Senate will hold a meeting, and I will solemnly introduce you at the meeting and appoint you as a new member  "

    Wang Weiyi nodded: "What about Servius? How do you plan to treat him?"

    "This ungrateful guy!" When he heard this name, Pompey couldn't help cursing: "He doesn't understand what gratitude is at all. When he was rejected by Caesar and had to return to Rome in despair, it was me who extended my hand.  I gave him a helping hand and gave him that luxurious house. But when I needed help the most, he stabbed me hard in the back. I swear I will never forget this time.  A lesson!¡±

    The way Pompeo gritted his teeth made Wang Weiyi a little funny, but he then said seriously: "Pompeo, I know that your heart is full of anger at this moment, but anger can make people lose their correct judgment. If you want to deal with him, you can find  What excuse is there? Even if you can barely find it, you will definitely be opposed by those citizens who already regard him as the new hero of Rome. Even the Senate will exert strong pressure on you. You know, you have a bigger one.  The enemy in Gaul is watching with eager eyes what is happening in Rome, are you willing to let him seize this opportunity?"

      That man from Gaul¡ªCaesar!

    This hit Pompey's weakness.  The person he fears most is not Servius, nor is it the Senate or Roman citizens. There is only one fear in his heart:

    Caesar!

    He was wary of Caesar day and night, worried that Caesar would one day take away his power, even though their alliance seemed so unbreakable before.

    But once allies involve their own interests, they will become their biggest enemies.

    Pompeo fell silent, and he lost control of the situation.

    The change in Pompeo's expression did not go unnoticed by Wang Weiyi. He said calmly: "I have an idea. I wonder if you are willing to listen to it?" Pei suddenly paid attention: "You have an idea? That's really great.  ¡±!

    "Let Servius control a legion!"

    "What? Let Servius control a legion? Are you crazy?" Pompey cried out in disbelief: "He trampled on my dignity in front of so many people, am I going to give him another  Legion?"

    Wang Weiyi smiled slightly: "Pompeo, please listen to what I have to say. Everyone knows very well that the winner of the naval battle on Poseidon's Day will lead a powerful Roman legion, and this victory  The first person is Servius, who has already won the love of Roman citizens. If you cannot realize the dream of Roman citizens, your majesty will be damaged again. But if you take the initiative in the Senate to let Servius take charge of one.  Legion, go and open up new territories for the Republic, then everyone will praise your magnanimity and everyone will praise your virtue. Why don¡¯t you do it now that things have become unstoppable?¡±

    Pompeo admitted that what the other party said was reasonable, and his heart was slightly open.  But he was still a little unwilling to ask him to save such a person who made him hate him with all his heart.

    His thoughts were completely under Wang Weiyi's control. Wang Weiyi said slowly: "Servius is just a little arrogant. In other aspects, he cannot threaten you at all. Apart from fighting, what do you think he knows?  No, he is a simple-minded warrior. £®

    Pompeo's eyes immediately fell on him: "What are you talking about?"

    "That man far away in Gaul." Wang Weiyi did not directly name Caesar: "Compared to him, what is Servius? Moreover, the legion was handed over to Servius.  You can also have other uses.

    I heard that although Centummarus's legions had reached Gaul, he could do nothing without Caesar's support.  If Servius's legions also arrived in Gaul at this time, and based on Servius's personality, what do you think would happen?  "

    Pompeo¡¯s eyes lit up.  £®  £®  £®  £®  £®  At this moment, he completely understood what Wang Weiyi meant.  £®  £®  £®  £®  £®

    Caesar is a proud man, and he will never allow others to divide his power. With Centumaros's personality, he is definitely no match for Caesar.

    But if Servius is sent to Gaul, the situation will be completely different.  Servius is also a proud man. What happens when two proud people who are unwilling to let each other get together?

    He may have a chance to eliminate two enemies in one fell swoop.  £®  £®  £®  £®  £®

    He stared at Wang Weiyi: "God, let me praise the gods. Splius, my most beloved friend, please tell me, how did you think of these things?"

    "I consider everything from your point of view, the sole consul." Wang Weiyi resumed the title of "sole consul": "I think we are friends, and one friend should always consider the other friend."

    "I will take you to the Senate tomorrow. I want everyone to know you." Pompeo said enthusiastically: "I must let everyone know that although I recommended the wrong Jacurius, I will never  You¡¯ll be wrong about Splius!¡±

    Wang Weiyi smiled slightly, and then followed Pompeo's words and asked: "How is Yaculius?"

    "This poor child." Pompeo sighed: "This failure was a huge blow to him. He was almost helpless. He locked himself in his room all day long and refused to see anyone.  Splius, my wise friend, can you help me think of a way to make him happy again?"

    "I'm happy to help." Wang Weiyi thought for a moment and asked: "Crasus suffered a defeat in Parthia. Does the Roman Republic have any thoughts of punishing them again?"

    Rome andRest in peace, it will always be a feuding relationship with constant war.

    The most recent war caused Rome to suffer a disastrous defeat and caused them to lose Crassus, one of the three giants of Rome.

    The reason for the outbreak of this war is the same as before. The Roman consul Crassus led 40,000 troops to invade the Parthian Empire.  By then Crassus was over sixty and at the peak of his career.  He was one of the Roman Triumvirate and the richest man in Rome.  Despite having unparalleled power, money, beauties and mansions, Crassus was still not satisfied.  According to legend, the Parthian Empire was the richest in the world, and there was countless gold hidden in the palace, which Crassus had already coveted.  Moreover, conquering Parthia can also bring him outstanding military exploits and endless glory that surpass Caesar.  He was not too concerned about the refusal of the Roman Senate to sanction war against Parthia.  Because in his mind, Anxi is just another barbarian tribe that is about to be conquered, and this war will be over in a few months.  He was already thinking about how to arrange the celebrations for his triumphant return to the DPRK.

    When Crassus¡¯ army was spending the winter in Syria, King Artabazu of Armenia, an ally of the Roman Republic, came to visit.  Artabazu expressed his willingness to personally lead 10,000 armored cavalry to assist in the battle, and at the same time suggested that Crassus' army should go north and south via Armenia to directly attack Ctesiphon, the capital of the Parthian Empire.  This march route passes through mountainous terrain, which can restrict the activities of the Parthian cavalry.  However, the arrogant Crassus did not adopt this suggestion.  He was unwilling to take a detour and insisted on crossing the Mesopotamian plain and driving straight into it.  This decision ultimately cost him seven Roman legions.

    When the Parthian Emperor Orode learned of Crassus, he immediately summoned the commander-in-chief Sulaina.  He decided to personally lead the army north to attack Armenia and prevent Artabazu from rushing to aid Crassus.  At the same time, he left Su Lai with less than 20,000 fine cavalry.  Orode's plan was to use Sulaina to hold off Crassus as long as possible until he had dealt with the Armenians, and then rush back to join him and fight Crassus decisively.

    Born into a noble family, Suleina, who was only thirty years old at the time, was the most outstanding commander of Parthia.  He had carefully studied the tactics of the Roman army and thus trained his cavalry very specifically so that they knew when to advance, when to retreat, when to assemble, and when to disperse.  He never planned to act according to Orode's idea. Instead, he decided to use the elite cavalry in his hands to directly fight Crassus's main force and eliminate them.

    Facing the menacing Roman army, Sulaina formulated a strategy to lure the enemy deeper.  He ordered all the troops to pretend to flee inland once they encountered Crassus's main force.

    For months Crassus has been pursuing the Parthian army.  He kept urging his seven legions to march quickly, and finally crossed the Euphrates River in midsummer and entered the endless waterless desert.  Roman soldiers became increasingly exhausted from marching for long periods of time in hot and dry conditions.  However, Crassus had not seen the main force of Parthia for months.

    Finally one day, the scouts of the Roman legion reported to Crassus that a large number of Parthian troops appeared in front.

    Crassus was extremely happy and immediately ordered the entire army to form a battle formation.  At first, as usual, he arranged the infantry of the seven legions in a line and the cavalry on the wings to prevent the Parthians from outflanking his line.

    But Crassus soon discovered that Parthian troops emerged from all directions and had no fixed formation at all.  Crassus realized that he had fallen into the opponent's trick.  However, he knew that he had an advantage in terms of military strength, so he did not panic.  He redeployed his 40,000 troops into a huge square fish-scale formation with gates. Each side of the defense line was composed of twelve battalions of heavy infantry, and the center was composed of light infantry, cavalry and baggage.

    The Parthian army used war drums to boost morale.  After Sulaina gave the signal to start the war, thousands of war drums beat at the same time, which was as thrilling as thunder.  The Roman soldiers, who had never experienced such a formation, all showed fear.

    The Parthian cataphracts first tentatively attacked the Roman line, and found that the Romans' fish-scale formation was quite thick, so they immediately retreated.  Crassus ordered the cavalry and light infantry to attack, but they were shot back by a burst of arrows before they could go far.

    Tens of thousands of Parthian light cavalry had now surrounded the large square formation of the Roman legion, and then rain of arrows as dense as locusts began to pour on the Roman defense line.  £®  £®  £®  £®  £®

    Unable to hold back, Crassus ordered 5,000 light infantry and 1,000 Gaulish cavalry to attack and break the Parthian siege at all costs.

    Seeing the Roman attack, the Parthian light cavalry immediately stopped firing arrows and retreated across the board.  The attacking Roman legions were greatly encouraged and pursued them, gradually moving away from the grand square.  At this time, the Parthian cataphract suddenly appeared and formed an iron wall, blocking the way of these Romans. The light cavalry that had escaped earlier also turned around and surrounded the Roman legion.

    In this situation, Crassus was still trying to keep his composure.  He ordered the Roman soldiers to roar together to increase their momentum.  However, the morale of the Romans was extremely low.Falling, the roar was feeble, like a cry before death.

    The battle on this day repeated the above pattern.  The Parthian hussars weakened the Roman line with bows and arrows, and then the cataphracts charged to expand the victory.  Some Roman infantrymen who were hurt by several arrows threw away their shields and faced the Parthian spears in order to die quickly.

    The battle continued until dusk, and the Parthians withdrew from the battlefield with satisfaction and returned to camp to rest.

    Crassus understood that the outcome was decided and it was time to retreat.  At dawn the next day, the Parthians came to the Roman army's camp and killed all the five thousand wounded left behind.

    Soon rumors spread that Crassus had fled back to Syria under the escort of light cavalry, and that only some of his generals and remaining infantry were in the city of Calle.  Sulaina suspected that this was Crassus's trick, and immediately sent people to Karai, pretending that he was interested in peace talks, and asked to agree on a time and place.  Crassus didn't know what the plan was and met them personally.  This group of men reported immediately that Crassus was still at Calle.  So Sulaina rushed there with his troops and surrounded the city of Kalai.

    The Romans, who were short of water and food, had no choice but to break out of the encirclement.  In the end, Crassus was captured, and only less than 10,000 of the 40,000-strong army of the seven Roman legions he brought fled back to Syria.

    This is the most painful and painful lesson for the Romans, and it is also the most unforgettable lesson. Everyone in the Romans, including Crassus, is obsessed with avenging this shameful hatred!

    At this time, Wang Weiyi once again raised the issue of Parthia, which made Pompeo particularly concerned. He listened to Wang Weiyi and said slowly: "Why not let Jacurius form a legion to launch another attack on Parthia? I believe it will  It will take a long time to prepare for another war against Parthia. This time can probably eliminate the pain in Jaculius's heart? "

    Pompey fully understood that this would not only allow Yaculius to regain his confidence over time, but also use this opportunity to get more troops loyal to him in his hands!

    Thinking of this, he couldn't help but said: "I really don't know how to repay you like this!"
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