In the early morning of the next day, Brutus's four legions, all standing and lined up on the school grounds of the camp, chanting "Long live the Republic" were deafening, they were brightly armoured and high-spirited, while Brutus, who was even thinner, was in good spirits, surrounded by young Republican generals such as Horace, Cebaras, Virgil, Calatafemius, Flores, etc., stood on a high pulpit, beckoned to all the soldiers, and then joined in the shouting of "Republic", until everyone was exhausted. Brutus stopped, his eyes burning and his voice clear and loud:

"I had thought that when I came here, to Athens and Pera, Caesar's subordinates would immediately arrest me, take me back to Capitol Hill for trial, and then put me in the infamous dungeons for execution, but I now understand that there are so many young men who support the Republic, yes, yes, the glory of the Republic is in the marrow and blood of every true Roman and Greek, and it is with the value of life. Flores, my friend now, was a free slave of Caesar, and it was his duty to guard the warehouse where the funds of the expeditionary force were stored for his master, but when I came to the city of Pella, he found a greater meaning, that is, to fight for the republic, and he gave me the precious key; Calatafermius, an Italian immigrant from the city of Athens, who had been granted Roman citizenship and the title of Knight of Honor, was the most brilliant and successful leader of the Chamber of Commerce in the whole city of Athens, and now he had found something more important than money, and that was to help me restore the Republic; Sibaras, the treasurer of the province of Bithynia appointed by Caesar during his lifetime, would have been added to the ranks of consuls by the age of fifty if he had followed in the footsteps of the tyrants. But he resolutely took with him half of the veterans of the legion. Come and belong to me. Now their swords are drawn only to support the republic and kill the thieves; Horace, Virgil, Caesar, and Lypida had paid them handsomely for fabricating legends and myths to add to the usurpation of power by the House of Julius and Aemilius, but now they knew that it was shameful, and they were ashamed of it, and now they proved that philosophers and poets could do so. It is also confirmed that the bravery of this group of people on the battlefield is no less than that of professional generals.

It is the banner of the republic that brings us together from all identities and from all regions, among you are the Romans, there are the Italians, there are the Athenians, there are the Peloponnesians, there are the Aetolians, there are the Achaians. There were Corinthians; You've been working on it before, and you've had student lecturers. There were artisans and townsmen, pastoral farmers, shepherds and servants, musicians, coachmen, and so on, but now you are equal, and you have a common identity - the soldiers of the republic, who vow to paint the blood of tyrants and the banner of the republic more brightly. Lypidaus, Turinus, Antony, and Panza, who had carried out horrific massacres and purges in the city of Rome, can now see them for what they really are, not for the sake of republic, but for the sake of power, money, and army, and for which they did not hesitate to deprive the people of their interests and liberty forever.

Some people say that it is enough to eat well and dress well, but he has obviously forgotten that in front of the plate containing the food, he will always overcome the iron chain around his neck, and stretch his neck humbly like a begging dog, so that he can eat some of the scraps given by the tyrants, so that he can lose his dignity and 'have no worries about food and clothing', do you need it? ”

All the soldiers present shouted loudly again, "We don't need it! ”

Brutus beat his fist in the chest excitedly, "The murderers of Libidaeus and Young Caesar, standing in a pool of blood without shame, have stuffed filthy veterans, greedy foreigners, and despicable freed slaves into the Senate, which we completely reject the legitimacy of all its edicts, and will completely overturn it!" The Senate proclaimed me a public enemy, a Cassius as a public enemy, a public enemy of Eulabella, and a young Pompey brother as a public enemy, and those who were afraid to leave the city of Rome to fight were all brutally executed by them, but we came out, and we are still alive and fighting, which shows that they have no choice but to take up arms, and make the list of public enemies longer, I ask you, are you proud to be on this list? ”

All the generals and soldiers laughed again, "We are all proud to be able to climb up!" ”

"Now, the two legions led by Cassillo, in conjunction with the fleet, are besieging Rhodes; The two legions of Eulabella, with the help of Ephesus, are sweeping deep into Bithynia and contending with the vassal state of Lypida; Now the Peloponnese, Attica, southern Macedonia, and half of Thesalia are in my hands, and just after the victory of the day before, there are five more rich towns in Thessalya, which are willing to provide us with money for the army, so the warriors of the republic, as long as we are high-spirited, and continue to do our best, the three thousand talents in the city of Pera are only the beginning, and the reward will grow like an avalanche in the Alps--and now the army of Fort Lybida is not afraid, and the three legions of Lufio in Egypt are also undecided. Two legions in Syria are plotting a rebellion. Now in all of Greece, only the stinking and cruel child of Turinus, yes, he was disciplined by the tyrant family, and he was also a tyrant in his bones and embryos - I have beaten him again and again, and I sometimes wonder if Lybidaeus is at the end of his rope. If not, then why would he let such a child suffer constantly? You must know that Turinus must have lived his life of being spanked by his teacher with a ruler or a thorn stick, and since his guardian did not care about him, I would do it for him, beat him to the end sooner or later, and then tie him up and send him back to his mother in Rome. ”

When he heard this, all the soldiers raised their weapons again and laughed heartily, and then Brutus's expression became stern, "All the money I took from Caesar's military funds, but I have no guilt, because not a single of them has fallen into my personal pocket, and I go to the weighing officer to receive my salary and food every appointed day, like all ordinary soldiers, and I do not drink alcohol, I do not watch plays, and I do not keep slave girls and good women." My wife, formerly called Posia, is now called the Republic, and I am willing to die for her, so I have bought all my money armor, shields, and swords with fine inlays and ornaments, and wear them on you, and you are worthy of it, and I am sure that you will never give these weapons into the hands of your enemies on the battlefield, for they are all your own. Next, I will also purchase and recruit more cavalry and fleets, and the dawn of a counterattack on Italy is just around the corner, as long as we do our best to defeat Turinus! ”

At the moment when Brutus's legions were sworn out, the focus of the battle between Greece and Macedonia seemed to be focused on Leo of Lilibal - would he support Caesar the Young? (To be continued......)