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Germanic Total War 5200 Eastern War 055 The Truth about the Assassination Incident

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    It turned out that the Romans responded much faster than Vannius expected - the day after Vannius' army rested in Nice and renovated the city, that is, Vannius  On the third day after taking the city of Nice, Caesar's envoys found Vannius.  However, it was completely different from Vannius's imagination of Caesar severely accusing him of his treachery. What Caesar's envoy brought was not a threatening letter or a letter of accusation, but a very simple notice.  This announcement briefly introduces two things.  The first thing was the assassination of Vannius - after Poppaea quickly returned to Italy, it didn't take much effort to investigate the assassination to the bottom of it.  Previously, Vanius made three speculations about the assassination - Caesar, Pompeii, and extreme Romanists.  Among them, Caesar had the motive to assassinate himself - after all, the civil strife in the Germanic region was a huge help to Rome's security.  But the problem is that Caesar has just married Poppaea to him - which obviously shows that Caesar has no intention of killing him - at least, not before he takes the initiative to march into Belge and Gaul.  Another possibility is that the Pompeii faction did it.  Because Caesar married Poppaea to himself, he attracted a powerful barbarian king as an ally, which made Caesar's rule over Rome more stable - in this way, Pompey's remaining party became even more hopeless.  For the Pompeians, therefore, killing themselves would weaken Caesar's power - and, moreover, lead to Germanic hatred of Rome, which would further lead to Germanic attacks on Rome.  Get Caesar's attention.  To buy time for the Pompeian faction to come back.  But the problem is that this explanation is not very reasonable - maybe Caesar is not clear, but at least he has expressed a certain degree of goodwill towards the Pompeii faction, so for the Pompeii faction, he should be a potential ally,  rather than the enemy.  Therefore, in Vannius' view, those who assassinated him were probably a group of brainless Romanists.  Those idiots may not have much ability, but they took it for granted that the Romans were the center of the world.  They were the noblest and greatest people in the world - therefore, they looked down upon all foreigners, and regarded Poppaea's marriage to themselves as an insult to the Romans.  It is also very reasonable for him to have the thought of killing himself.  The problem is that although the idea of ??"the most noble of Rome" has a large market among the Romans, Vannius does not believe that they have the ability to control a group of invisible commandos - you know, these guys are real Romans.  Not all cats and dogs can afford to raise or mobilize human special forces.  Therefore, although Vanius has three guesses about the person who assassinated him, in his opinion, all three guesses are suspicious.  unconfirmed.  However, Caesar's notice to him gave a completely different answer.  It was Crassus' son, Crassus the Younger, who planned the assassination of Vannius.  After his father went to Germany and was killed, this young and passionate Roman had been running around trying to encourage the Romans to launch a war against the Germans to avenge his father.  However, Vannius' humble behavior of returning the eagle flag and captives won the favor of many people, and those in Roman society who believed in the great god Odin and those who benefited from trade with Germany did not want the war to damage  Their interests, coupled with the eagerness of a group of senators and dignitaries to divide Crassus's wealth, prevented the young Roman noble's legitimate claims from being agreed to by others.  Crassus, who saw clearly the "camaraderie between his compatriots", calmed down and sold most of his father's inheritance.  Afterwards, a group of real desperadoes were secretly gathered through purchasing, recruitment, etc. Among them were bankrupt businessmen, retired soldiers, freed gladiators, and declining petty nobles.  Crassus bought their loyalty with large sums of money and promises of the future, and then trained them to become excellent killers.  However, Vannius has been under the protection of his own army for a long time - even Crassus, who most desperately wanted to avenge his father, knew this.  There was no hope of successfully assassinating Vannius under such circumstances.  For this reason, little Crassus could only endure.  and wait.  Afterwards, the deal between the Romans and the Germans gave Crassus little hope. Through the political capital left behind by his father, Crassus could easily sneak into his own people in the Roman caravans and complete the plan.  Reconnaissance of parts of the German Youth Commune.  Then, little Crassus got the best opportunity-Caesar wanted to marry Poppaea to Vannius, but Vannius actually led his army to leave the Germanic area and enter the land of the Erwigs.  Come forward to welcome the bride!  Obviously, the time of marriage was when there were the most people in Rome, and it was also when Vannius was least guarded.  Moreover, even if the assassination fails, Crassus can still put the crime of assassinating Vannius on Caesar. With the irascible temperament of the Germans, there will be a battle between Germany and Rome. When the time comes, Crassus will  Sue can also use Caesar's help to avenge his father.  After briefly clarifying Crassus's actions from Caesar's letters, Vanius couldn't help butLet's get excited - things in this world are like this. You kill someone and you don't even care about it, but others can hate you for years, even decades, or a lifetime To little Crassus, it doesn't matter at all.  There is no doubt that Vannius is the person he has hated all his life - after Poppaea returned to Rome, she screened the identities of those who assassinated Vannius, and found them without much effort.  Crassus Jr. resisted without hesitation - during the battle, Crassus Jr. and the assassins he trained were killed together.  At this point, the assassination of Vannius has come to light - and the death of Crassus Jr. can be regarded as an explanation for Vannius.  The second thing in Caesar's letter to Vannius was to inform the Romans about the mobilization of the army.  Currently, a total of eight legions, the 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th legions, have all gathered near Rome. They have completed the replenishment of troops and the reorganization of equipment. They are only waiting for Caesar.  The command.  According to the establishment of the Roman legion, the number of a full Roman legion should be about 6,000.  The eight legions amounted to 48,000 people - if the remnants of the Sixth legion who fled back were added, the number could exceed 50,000 after reorganization.  What's even more terrible is that all these legions deliberately mentioned by Caesar are famous - the Fourth Macedonian Legion, the Fifth Skylark Legion, the Seventh Claudia Legion all the veterans in these legions are  It can be said that he has experienced hundreds of battles and has outstanding achievements. According to Vannius's estimation, among the troops under his command, the only one who can equal their combat power is the Guards Corps.  In other words, with Vannius's current military strength, it is unlikely that he can defeat this assembled Roman army on the frontal battlefield.  The reason why Caesar issued such a notice was undoubtedly to remind Vannius of this.  As for Caesar's intentions, Vanius can also make a rough guess-demonstration, warning, and buying time.

    In addition, this notice can also be regarded as a declaration of war - in the notice, it only talked about the results of the investigation into the assassination of Vannius, the mobilization of the Roman legions, and the war between the Germans and the Romans.  But not a word was mentioned - which means that there is no need to talk about this matter anymore.

    However, this is also a conceivable result - if Vannius only captured Gaul after being assassinated, it would be possible to talk about it - but now Vannius has not only captured the province of TransGaul, but has also marched into it.  Italy, this kind of thing cannot be tolerated under any circumstances.

    Therefore, the current situation between the Romans and the Germans has become irreversible - unless one side is defeated and has to admit its defeat, this war will never end.

    After reading all the letter, Vanius put the letter on the table with rare care and solemnity, and turned to the Roman who was the messenger: "I already understand what Caesar means."

    "So, what's your answer?" The Roman stood stubbornly, obviously not knowing the content of Caesar's letter.

    "Answer?" Vanius raised his eyebrows, then laughed: "I will tell him personally."

    This sentence made the Roman frown.  Then the Roman nodded and turned to leave.

    "Wait" Seeing the Romans about to leave, Vanius stopped him, "Tell Caesar, I'm sorry, but even the immortal gods can't resist the power of fate. At the destined moment  I will do my best until I arrive.¡±

    With that said, Vanius sighed - he was both excited and regretful to be able to compete with a great man like Caesar: "Pay tribute to him for me."

    The Romans were stunned on the spot, hesitated for a while, then nodded again and left.

    After the Romans left, Vanius immediately stood up: "Ask all the leaders to assemble their armies. The plan has changed. We have to set off immediately!"

    After hearing this order, the guards immediately ran out to convey Vanius' order.

    Vanius himself sat down again and pondered over the Italian city distribution map captured from Nice - their next target was also a historic port city - Genoa.

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