Augustus Under the Horseshoe

Eastern Roman Empire-Constantinople-Senate

The Marshal and Regent of the Forbidden Army, Antemius, sat wearily on a golden chair covered with purple satin. In the magnificent hall, densely packed with humans in Chinese clothes, or high elves—they They are all nursing homes... No, members of the Senate. In addition to them, several army commanders, as well as some civil servants and great nobles with real power, also arrived with the regent.

Although the empire has long abolished the republic, these Senate members can hardly interfere with the empire’s government affairs, but life always requires some sense of ritual.

"Windonius, Udosia... A lot of great nobles are here, Peturabo, Fogrim, these two commanders are also here, the regent wants to engage in such a big battle What are you doing?"

A high elf sorted out the folds of his robe, and said puzzledly.

"We finally reconciled with Sasanian Persian, what else is worthy of so many important people present?"

"Tread, step, step,"

Suddenly, the sound of footsteps interrupted the whispers between the elders. After seeing the crowds, a young blond man got up and left his seat and walked to the center of the rotunda.

He is unusually tall and burly. Even the loose white robe can't hide his perfect body like an ancient Greek sculpture, and his horrible muscles like a rock. However, under his short golden hair, there is a gentle and elegant, even Some gentle and handsome faces.

"Dear regent, dear elders, you call me Giliman, I am from the Western Roman Empire, and you must have heard of the legion reforms I implemented in the Western Roman Empire: the first emperor divided the empire. At the time of the second, we only had fifteen legions in our hands, far fewer than the east."

The man who called himself Kiliman bowed and saluted everyone in the Senate.

"The territory of the empire is too broad, and the number of legions is too scarce. In the north, the Celtic wood elves held up their long bows and sharp blades, and in a terrifying silence, they captured Hadrian's Wall. Some. The barbarians living in the Germanic forests even landed in Upper Britain by boat! The flames of war spread in every corner of Britain! The situation has long been irreparable, and the empire has lost this island forever! His Majesty Claudius is an empire Conquered land!

In the south, those terrifying monsters of all kinds who live in the desert all day long also stare at the provinces of North Africa: the empire's richest food production area, making a test every three days and an invasion every five days, burning, killing, looting and doing everything.

In the east, the backward and barbaric Germanic barbarians are endless like tides. Frank, Berkendi... countless barbarian tribes are attacking the imperial defense lines on the Rhine and Danube banks at all times. The roar of battle is deafening!

It was like a terrible bottomless abyss, no matter how many soldiers, money, or food the empire put into it, it could not be filled.

And the nomadic tribes from the Salmatian steppes have attacked Pannonia endlessly. Last year, a legendary barbarian who called himself Alaric, and even a Visigoth with his bravery and vigorous fighting, Follow Pannonia and almost killed the Apinna Peninsula!

Even in the safest East, the aborigines of Gaul and Iberia, after the empire showed a weak look, their loyalty was also shaken, and some legions must be separated to deter the **** half-elves and dwarves. "

"You said so much, what do you want to express? Are you selling miserably, asking for assistance from the Eastern Roman Empire?"

Some elders frowned impatiently.

"No, no, sir. I am not seeking assistance, on the contrary, I brought you [assistance] from the Western Roman Empire."

Gilliman was not angry at the interruption of the words, and he said calmly.

"I'm just stating a fact. The first emperors have expanded the territory of the empire to the limit. Outside the territory of the empire, there are only cold frozen soil, forests, the sea, the desert, and the extremely dangerous grasslands that you can't see the end at a glance. .We no longer need to expand.

Let's look at our legion system again. A legion is like a heavy hammer. It can blast any enemy who rebels against the empire into powder and flesh. But at the same time, it was too heavy, so a long border line could not be defended by a mere 15 legions! What's more, our enemy's mobility is too terrible. Whether it is the Sassanid Persian cavalry, the nomads on the grassland, or even the harassment and looting of the German light infantry, our heavy army is so weak. . "

The ambassador from the Western Roman Empire cleared his throat and said his own method of reform.

"Therefore, I devised a new plan: to split the ten-thousand army into a battle regiment of 1,000 people. Half of the soldiers are used as border guards and are responsible for guarding the important castles and passes on the border. The territory of the empire. The other half of the soldiers served as a field army patrolling the territory of the empire..."

"Impossible! You want to break the army that Lao Tzu has trained so hard into ten pieces? What a joke!!!"

Before Gilliman finished speaking, the army commanders who participated in the meeting could no longer contain their anger. They roared and stood up from their seats, yelling at the Western Roman Empire. Peturabo's voice was particularly loud, and his bald head even burst out with two green veins. Phoenician's purple and golden phoenix had a gloomy expression. He stretched out his white palms to his waist, but did not touch the familiar ones. Sword hilt-the Senate prohibits the carrying of weapons.

Breaking an entire corps into ten battle regiments seriously violated the interests of the corps commanders. As a general who commanded 10,000 people, he would only have 1,000 troops from now on? This kind of thing is simply unbearable! ! !

"Legal commanders! Please listen to me!"

Faced with the anger of several army commanders, Gilliman said without fear.

"Don't you know it in your own mind? The legion was established by the empire for external expansion! Now, whether it is Eastern Rome or Western Rome, it has been expanded beyond expansion! The south is rolling yellow sand, the north is a cold and lonely grassland, and the east After the great desert, it is Sasanian Persian, a terrifying and powerful enemy who will not lose to us!!!

Now, at the time of the defense, the powerful but heavy legion is no longer suitable for the environment in which the empire is now, and the age of the legion is over! think about it! Let’s not talk about it, let’s just talk about the war that ended before—the King of Kings’ Taiflin cavalry and the lion’s monster army. The reason why they were able to easily capture Qiliqia was because they were stationed at the eastern end of Asia Minor. The Legion, because of the tight war, was transferred to New Tusbrazhen to fight the orcs!

Suppose, assuming that the legion had been split into battle regiments at that time, then at least there were border guards of ten war regiments staring at the traitors in Armenia, and the situation would not collapse to an irreversible degree! Look at the current state of Chiliqia, one of the most important provinces of the empire, with dozens of rooms and nine empty corpses everywhere! wake up! Everyone! The era of the Legion is over! "

"So what?! Even if the King of Kings smashed through Qi Liqia, I took a few legions and blocked him! And held on until the end of the war!"

Peturabo spit and spattered and roared loudly.

"Yes, whether it's a unified army fighting or a personal bravery, your strength is obvious to all!"

Gilliman praised the military commander of the Eastern Roman Empire.

"But, can you guarantee that all army commanders are as wise and martial as you?! In case this happens again, and you are far away in the sky, and it is someone else who is commanding the battle, you can be 100% sure, that person , Can it stop the king of kings’ soldiers? The empire can’t afford to gamble! And can’t afford to lose!!!"

"I······"

The lord of the Fourth Legion was speechless for a while, and at this moment, the lord of the Frost Ridge White Dragon Legion of the Western Roman Empire, the father of Etius, Gordon Tius, quietly got to the regency. In the ear of the king, whispered softly.

"Dear Regent, if you don’t split up the Legion, can you really guarantee that you can suppress the lord of the Legion who is approaching the legend, or even the Legion who has already stepped into the legend? The Legion today obeys Augustus’s orders. Or do you follow the command of the legionnaire? Has the Caesar incident happened rarely in the empire for hundreds of years?"

Unknowingly, Antemius, the marshal and regent of the imperial army, clenched his hands tightly, his back and temples were already wet with cold sweat.

On the other side, Gilliman continued his speech.

"The division of the legion into battle regiments will benefit the empire without any harm! The scattered frontier regiments can take care of every inch of land on the border of the empire. They can also issue an immediate warning when attacked, and rely on the strong walls and towers to stand by. Support, waiting for the arrival of the field army. If there are few enemies, a mobile and flexible field battle group can defeat it. If it is a large-scale invasion, then dozens of field battle groups can also gather together in a short time to recover. The legion is organized to fight the enemy together!

This new system has been implemented in the Western Roman Empire. Except for the Fifth Frost Ridge White Dragon Legion which is special, all the legions have been disbanded and smashed on the frontier defenses on average, facing powerful enemies several times. The invasion has won several big victories!

The battle regiment system is far more flexible and convenient than the legionary system, and it is more suitable for today's empire! Legion commanders, don't be blinded by a little personal gain! Are you swearing allegiance to the eagle flag of the legion or the empire? ! Could it be that you put your own interests above the empire? ? ? "

Gilliman directly provoked the words and stood on the moral high ground first. The commanders of the army were speechless, and the other members of the Senate also turned their attention to the regent: now the empire is no better than the Republic era. , They are only in the furnishings for the elderly and the fig leaf of the empire. If the matter of splitting the legion is not successful, it is still necessary to listen to Augustus or the regent's order.

The sturdy face of the Marshal of the Forbidden Army was a little uncertain, his eyes moved away, his fists were clenched, and his lips were a little white. The whole Senate fell into deathly silence amidst his hesitation.

"On the north bank of the Danube, some barbarians and monsters who originally surrendered to the empire discovered the Danube defense line and were transferred to two legions to support Asia Minor. They were convinced of the weakness of the empire, re-initiated a rebellion, and crossed the river from time to time to plunder.

In this way, we will first split the regiment responsible for the Danube Defense Line into border regiments and field regiments for testing. If Kiliman’s regiment system is really effective, we will then promote it to the entire empire. If it is invalid, then the split legion will also be restored. "

After a long period of thinking, the regent proposed a compromise plan, and avoided the military bases of Peturabo, Forgrim and other thorn head army commanders.

Seeing that the regent had already spoken, the few legion leaders who participated in the meeting were helpless. Hundreds of members of the Senate stood up from their seats, either respectfully, hypocritically, or humiliatingly bowed and saluted to the Marshal of the Imperial Army. Hundreds were hoarse. , Loud, sharp, rugged voice, and finally merged into the same voice.

"Your will."

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