"The imperial capital is strong and indestructible, the general's heart should be clearer than mine" Caracalla although he is a little impatient, but he does not lack calm, in his bones he has the fierceness of Severus and the city, but he lacks Severus's courage, he was slightly puzzled, and asked: "It is absolutely impossible for the Guards to open the city gate and let us in, how can we enter the city quietly" The city of Rome has been the capital of Rome for hundreds of years, with two walls, divided into an inner city and an outer city.
The walls of the inner city are called the Walls of Sevian Taglia and were built during the Republican era.
The outer city wall is the strongest and tallest city wall of Rome, called Hadrian's wall, which is the reign of Emperor Hadrian, personally presided over the completion of the city wall, this wall wraps the inner city, in the Republic era of Rome expanded the city territory doubled.
So it's an impregnable city.
And now in the city, there are still guards corps waiting for them.
The Guards Legion was the seven standing legions under the command of the Roman Empire that year, and it was also the most powerful legion in the Roman Empire.
Unless the Guards personally opened the gates from the inside and gave up the defense, even if the Predators and the Apollo Legion jointly attacked, they would not be able to open the gates of Rome.
"Mausoleum of Augustus" Macrinus raised his head indifferently, his eyes fell on the opposite side of the Tiber River, looked in the northeast direction, and said: "Even the strongest defense has loopholes, and the loopholes in the city of Rome are in the tomb of Augustus, it was from here that His Majesty Severus entered the city unknowingly, and achieved the glory of the Severus family, which is the only way to enter the city without hiding from the sky."
Severus raised troops from the province of Pannonia and led his troops to besiege the city of Rome.
It was that he was only a North African, not even a true Roman, who did not have great prestige in the empire, nor did he have the honor of making the people of Rome submit, he only relied on a strong army, and when his army was blocked from the city, the situation was getting worse day by day.
Finally, a craftsman familiar with the construction of the city of Rome told the secret passage into the city of Rome.
He was able to successfully lead the army into the city and establish his hegemony in one fell swoop.
After that, this secret passage was banned by Severus, and no one was allowed to spread it, and even those who knew about it let him kill a seven, seven, eight, eight, eight, and the whole empire knew the heat of this secret passage, and there was only one slap, and it happened that Macrinus was one of them.
"Mausoleum of Augustus" When Caracalla heard this, he was shocked.
Augustus the Great, the first emperor of the Empire, Gaivis Octavian Augustus.
He is a sanctity throughout the empire.
His mausoleum is also considered by many to be a sacred place.
"The general means that I also entered the city through the secret passage of the Augustan Mausoleum" Caracalla frowned, he was a little happy, but also a little scruples, after all, if the Augustan Mausoleum was destroyed, he would be scolding the entire empire.
"Your Royal Highness, at this moment, you are all about hegemony, are you willing to let Prince Geita seize the throne" A sneer rose at the corner of Macrinus's mouth, and he looked down on Caracalla's timid look.
Since ancient times, those who have achieved great things have always been unscrupulous.
At that time, Severus was able to defeat one great enemy after another in the troubled times to unify the Roman Empire, and successively captured Armenia, Mesopotamia, and the northern barbarians, so that the empire changed from weak to stronger.
His courage to do things is unparalleled.
Back then, when he faced this only way, he didn't have to think about it, so what did he think about, he didn't say a word, and went directly to the army.
"No" Caracalla shuddered, his eyes became sharp and ruthless, he gritted his teeth, and said: "I will never let Gaita ascend to the throne, this is my position Caracalla, whoever dares to rob me, I will kill him" Directly opposite the Predator Legion, the Apollo Legion was also ready for battle.
Gaita's eyes were also staring ahead.
Standing beside him was Syketu Caesar, an imperial knight over the age of fifty, cloaked in battle armor, wearing a battle helmet, a heavy sword at his waist, and a spear in his hand.
Caesar, which is a surname second only to Augustus.
In the empire was the ancient aristocracy.
But compared to Augustus, Caesar was a declining aristocracy.
And Sextus is the head of the Caesar family.
He is also Geta's father-in-law, and his daughter is married to Geta.
So he has always been Geta's staunchest supporter.
"Father, can you have faith?"
asked Gaita, in a deep voice with sweaty palms.
Directly opposite was his brother, and there was the Iron Legion, a legion that was still above the Apollo Legion in combat.
"Your Royal Highness the Prince is relieved" A glittering light flashed in Sykstu's eyes: "The empire has been fighting the Eastern Demon for many years, and the Iron Blood Legion has already fought the elite, and I, the main force of the Apollo Legion, are still there, and this battle will be won." ” Whether it was the Battle of Ukru or the Battle of Damascus, the Apollo Legion did not contribute to the work, and focused on preserving its strength.
So the Germanic legions that went out at the same time were completely annihilated.
And the strength of the Apollo Legion led by him can still maintain more than eighty percent.
Relatively speaking, the Predator Legion has been fighting in the Eastern Battlefield for so many years, fighting fiercely with the Eastern Demons, from the battlefield in Mesopotamia to Antioch in Syria, and finally fighting with the Guards Legion in Milan.
Sextor was confident that the Apollo Legion would win.
"I'm relieved to do that."
A smile bloomed on Gaita's face: "As long as the Predator can be defeated, the Guards will open the city gates, and as for the Senate, that old fellow Robert has agreed to submit to me, and the day of coronation is just around the corner" "Your Royal Highness the Prince still has to be careful, since that old thing Robert dares to do something to His Majesty Severus, it is difficult to guarantee that he will turn his face after being perfunctory to him" Sextus said with a cold hatred in his eyes.
In fact, when the empire was just established, the Caesar family was the first nobleman of the senate, and even Octavian was in awe of the Caesar family.
But since the time of Emperor Trajan, the Robert family began to become the first nobles of the Senate.
And the Caesar family has withered in talent, has been pressed by the Robert family for hundreds of years, and even the title of patriarch has been deprived, and for the Robert family, Sextu hates it to the core.
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"I know" Gaita nodded: "As long as the overall situation of the empire is stabilized, I will be the first to kill him" Knock knock On the outskirts of Rome, on the west bank of the Tiber, drums rang out.
The Predator and the Apollo Legion fought.
Both sides held their breath and wanted to send the prince they supported to the position of the master of the empire, so they fought without suspicion.
On top of the highest bastion of the Roman wall.
The three main generals of the Guards Legion, Terence, Vologasino, and Julis, were also quietly watching the battle.
"I always thought that they should have a little bit of an empire in mind, but seeing this scene today, I am sure that they have been blinded by power," Terrence said coldly.
"They all want to be the masters of the empire, so naturally they can't care about foreign enemies" Volo Garcino said indifferently.
"Whether it's Macrinus or Sextu, it's too selfish" Julius stared at him: "So they chose to fight in the imperial capital when the Eastern Demon was overwhelmed" He didn't say anything about Caracalla and Gaita, because he knew in his heart that the two princes were a little capable of talking, but they were too young after all, and they were just puppets in these political battles.
"Now what do we do" Vologasino asked.
"Wait" Terrence said: "Your Majesty said, whoever can enter the city first will be his successor, the next emperor of the empire."
They were all descendants of Severus.
Severus' strategy of playing dead would not have been possible without their assistance.
Severus was a suspicious man, and the Guards could defend the city of Rome, but every general of the Guards was a subordinate he trusted absolutely, regardless of their origins.
"I'm worried about whether the Alps will be able to stop the Eastern Devil" Vologasino said worriedly: "The Crusader Legion itself has already suffered a lot of losses in the Eastern Campaign, and the Parthian Legion has also suffered a setback in combat effectiveness under the great blood change of the Holy Olvili Pope, even if we have built the strongest defensive fortress in the Dolomites in advance, they may not be able to block the attack of the Eastern Demons."
"I believe in Dio" Terrence was silent for a while, and said: "What the empire lacks most now is time, and Dio will buy us enough time."
It takes time for the empire to quell unrest.
If the main force of the Eastern Demon drove straight in at this time, they would be completely defeated, and any plan would be stillborn.
"What if the Eastern Devil divides his forces?"
As the most resourceful general of the Guards Legion, Vologasino squinted slightly, and a cold light burst out of his eyes: "Don't forget, it doesn't take much time to detour from Milan into the Italian province and go straight to the imperial capital."
"Garcino, you can think of it, His Majesty's wisdom group has already thought about it" The corners of Terrence's mouth raised an indifferent smile, and said: "What do you think the Gallic Legion returned to the Italian Legion for, just for this battle, when we returned to Rome City, the Gallic Legion also quietly rushed to Milan City, the Gallic Legion will give them a surprise, Your Majesty has made all the preparations for this battle, and will never allow any variables in this battle" "May God bless the empire" Vologasino and Julils glanced at each other and made a gesture of piety one after another.
On the outskirts of Rome, the Predators and the Apollo Legion fought for a day, and the two sides fought to a draw.
The Predator is a powerful force to fight.
But the Apollo legions remained sufficiently vigorous.
The two sides are a little half-hearted.
However, after a day of fighting, Macrinus was a little worried: "The old fox of Sextu is too insidious, I didn't expect that in the battle in the east, he actually maintained such a strong strength, and now it seems to be comparable, but in less than three days, my Predator Legion will fall behind."
The Predator Legion has been fighting in the Eastern Theater for several years, and the casualties are too great.
The base of recruits replenished over the years is also too large, and the combat effectiveness has dropped by several percent compared to before, so it lacks resilience in the face of the Apollo legion.
"Your Royal Highness, you must enlist the support of the Guards as soon as possible" Macrinus now pins his hopes on Caracalla.
Only Caracalla, with the support of the Guards, was able to lay the foundation for Rome.
When the two armies were fighting fiercely, Caracalla, who was supposed to be on the battlefield, led the elite warriors of the 3,000 Predator Legion had quietly left the outskirts of the city.
In the darkness of the night, they crossed the Tiber and approached the northwest of the city of Rome, and entered the confines of Augustus' tomb.
The Mausoleum of Augustus is located in the northwest corner of the city of Rome, a hilly hill that undulates between the inside and outside of the city of Rome, but is a natural barrier connecting the left and right walls.
"Here it is" The night was cold, three thousand soldiers crawled forward, and finally lined up in front of an arched stone gate, Caracalla gently opened the drawing drawn by Macrinus in his arms, approached a torch, looked at it carefully, and said: "The stone gates around here are all blocked dead doors, only this stone gate is a trap door, which can go straight to the depths of the mausoleum, Khanty, you go and open it" "Yes" This is a Germanic man from the Germanic provinces, tall and majestic, with a fierce face, he is a fierce general under the command of Macrinus, he led a dozen personal guards, stepped forward, and pushed open the arched stone door with force.
"Sure enough, it's here" Seeing that a deep tunnel was revealed inside, Caracalla smiled: "Light the torches, all go in, be careful" "Yes" The three thousand Predators are all elite warriors of the Predator Legion, and they are also the henchmen of Macrinus, who faithfully carry out Caracalla's orders.
The corridor was dark and damp, and only three people were allowed to walk side by side, so the three thousand soldiers were lined up in two rows, separated by five people holding a torch, and under the faint light, they slowly advanced.
The whole mausoleum was built like a labyrinth, and when Caracalla walked out of a long corridor, he saw three corridors in three different directions.
Fortunately, he had the guidance of Macrinus, so he was not lost in the mausoleum.
In the middle of the night, Caracalla and the elite soldiers of the 3,000 Predators walked out of the mausoleum and appeared on the Champ de Mars in the city, when it was already dawn, the east was white, and the sun was about to rise t1706231537: