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Germanic Total War 5200 Eastern War 078 Politics has been dirty since ancient times Part 1

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    The founding of the Thracian Kingdom caused an uproar in the city of Rome.  ([] )

    When Vannius took the initiative to propose peace talks, his army helped the Thracians annihilate the Romans' two Roman legions and two auxiliary legions.

    This despicable, shameless and double-dealing despicable behavior undoubtedly aroused the common hatred of the Romans. Even the senators who originally supported the peace negotiation with Vannius have changed their attitudes and demanded to fight Vannius to the end.

    However, little Lucullus did not want to do this.  He knew very well that unless the Senate agreed to recruit legions in Italy and prepare and train them, he would not be able to defeat Vannius with the troops he currently had.

    However, recruiting a legion means that you need a lot of weapons and armor, a lot of salary, and enough space and time - otherwise, the team that was gathered in a hurry will just be pushed onto the battlefield and massacred by the Germans.

    The senators in the Senate fully understood these things, but mostly pretended not to know.

    For those friends of Lucullus Jr., they certainly hope that Lucullus Jr. can raise troops in Italy and form a new legion - even if it is not to fight against the Germans, just to ensure and expand their power.  This is also very necessary.

    But little Lucullus was not the only friend in Rome.  Indeed, as the son of the unpopular Lucullus, the patron of Caesar's assassins, and the man who had destroyed four legions of Roman veterans, the younger Lucullus had more enemies in Rome than  friend.  And among the "friends" around him.  There are more followers than truly reliable friends.

    And it is obvious that the enemies of little Lucullus are not willing to see him gain greater military power.

    After Marius, Sulla, Pompey, and Caesar, everyone clearly realized that in this era, if you control the army, you also control power.  If a new legion were to be recruited now, there would be no doubt that it would fall into the hands of Lucullus the Younger - and this would definitely be a very disadvantageous thing for his opponents.

    Based on this, when the senators made impassioned speeches in the Senate and demanded "to attack the despicable and shameless Germans head-on and teach them a lesson".  Almost all the senators agreed and applauded warmly.

    However, when the friends of Lucullus the Younger proposed to raise six to ten legions in Italy, and even in Rome as a whole, to fight against the Germans.  Various objections were raised one after another - the republic's finances were not enough to support such a large army; food production in Africa and Syria had decreased, making it difficult to supply the army; previous wars with the Germans had created too many broken families.  , the number of real Romans has been greatly reduced, and they cannot afford new losses

    In short, the war against the Germans was inevitable, but recruiting new legions was difficult.

    However, the senators also made concessions - although recruiting new Roman legions was not possible, Lucullus the Younger could recruit auxiliary legions from Rome's many allies to fight against the Germans.

    This "concession" made little Lucullus dumbfounded.

    At the moment, Rome has just experienced two terrible civil wars and experienced two major defeats in foreign wars.  This is when prestige and power hit rock bottom.  Even without considering whether the combat effectiveness of the auxiliary legions from the allies was reliable, their loyalty made little Lucullus dare not trust them.

    In this case, the German envoys arrived.

    Because anti-German sentiment was rising throughout Rome, the German envoys were obviously unpopular.

    In fact, if there were not fifty Germans, all of them heavily armed, they would probably have been killed when they entered the city.

    However, even if the Germans entered the city, they were still made things difficult for them in every possible way - even the senators booed loudly.  Preventing Vannius' envoy from speaking.

    Unfortunately, the envoy sent by Vannius was not a good person - he was a strong man with a stubborn character, a bad temper and a loud voice.

    After the Senate was stopped from speaking, the angry German envoy simply left the Senate, entered the public assembly hall under the protection of the guards, and delivered a speech in the public assembly hall.  Vannius's views were clarified - including his support for the Thracian revolution and his reservation of revenge for his father-in-law, Caesar.

    Obvious.  Such a speech would not be welcomed at all - countless Romans rebuked this barbaric and rude German, especially Vannius who declared that the Germans were peace-loving and claimed to reserve the right to avenge Caesar - wasn't it Vannius?  Wasn't it Vannius's treacherous attack on Rome that led to the war between these two peoples?Did Us annihilate his father-in-law's army on the battlefield finally lead to Caesar's assassination?

    In the face of these accusations, the German envoys were not afraid and justified - the Germans took the initiative to attack the Romans, which was true, but that was because the Romans sent them on the night when Caesar married his precious daughter to Vannius.  The assassin tried to kill the newlyweds - when he was betrayed and assassinated by his original allies, he should have responded with war. This was also the sacred law of the Germans and was beyond reproach.

    As for Caesar¡¯s death, it is even more unreasonable for the Romans to attribute him to Vannius.  War between the Germans and the Romans was a common occurrence, regardless of victory or defeat.  When have you ever heard of a defeated general being assassinated?

    In history, the Romans were also wreaked havoc in Italy by Hannibal for several years. Was Fabian also assassinated by the Romans?  Why did the Romans treat Caesar with betrayal and murder when it was his turn, while ignoring the numerous achievements that Caesar had made for the Romans?

    Regardless of whether the Romans recognized it or not, Caesar's adopted daughter Poppaea was appointed by Caesar and married to Vannius under the witness of the German gods, and she was Vannius's legal wife.  Therefore, whatever the conflict between Caesar and Vanius, there is no doubt that Caesar was Vanius' father-in-law.  So, as Caesar's son-in-law, Vanius's desire to avenge Caesar is completely legitimate and sacred. What reason do the Romans have to question this?

    Relying on the superficial historical knowledge that Vannius temporarily taught him, the spirit of accepting death, and a loud voice, the German envoys easily suppressed almost all the Romans who came to refute him, and even quickly won many  people¡¯s recognition.

    After all, although Caesar was killed and his veteran legions were annihilated, there were still many people in Rome who had been favored by Caesar and still loved him - when the German envoys mentioned the battles that Caesar had won for the Romans.  When there was a victory and all kinds of great benefits, these people once again thought of the favor that Caesar had given them, and then missed Caesar.

    As a result, that night, many people found the German envoys - most of them were retired veterans who had served under Caesar and retired due to the expiration of their term.

    Originally, they were all assigned "servient lands" and could enjoy their old age in peace, but after hearing the news of the commander's death, they went to Rome to see the commander off. As a result, after staying in Rome for a few days, they saw with their own eyes what the Senate was like.  How to deal with Caesar's veteran legions - this aroused their anger and made them nervous - what would they do if the Senate decided to deal with them, retired veterans?

    In anger, fear, and confusion, these veterans heard the German speeches.  Although I despise the Germans from the bottom of my heart, those who are currently in power in Rome are forces opposed to Caesar. They seem to have no choice but to seek refuge from the powerful outside Rome - and Caesar's son-in-law seems to be the most reliable person.  .

    However, among the Germans, these veterans found a real backbone worthy of refuge - Caesar's adopted son and heir Octavian.

    The 18-year-old young man only learned that he had become Caesar's heir after Caesar's will was announced.  At the same time, he also knew that he would not be able to become the leader of Rome for the time being - Caesar's assassin controlled Rome and had a large army, so he could only temporarily submit.

    But the German envoys gave Octavian an opportunity - if Vannius really wanted to avenge Caesar as he said, then he would have a reason to cooperate with Vannius.

    For Octavian, it was undoubtedly an unexpected surprise to be able to find veterans who had served in Caesar's army and still deeply loved his father.

    For the veterans, being able to take refuge in the heir designated by Caesar is also a great blessing among misfortunes, and it is definitely ten thousand times better than taking refuge in the German barbarians, even if the other party is Caesar's son-in-law.

    Therefore, Octavian suggested that the veterans leave Rome and go to Epirus - the garrison there was still loyal to Caesar and was currently loyal to Octavian - and the veterans could not only be protected but also help the emperor by joining those legions.  David provided training to those new recruits to strengthen Octavian's military strength.

    Next, is the deal between Octavian and Vannius - Octavian hopes that Vanius can establish a private alliance with him to ensure peace between Rome and the Germans, and Octavian's confrontation with the Germans.  the mastery of Rome, and the divine and solemn vengeance upon the murderers of Caesar.

    For this secret agreement, the German envoys could not agree or refuse. For this reason, Octavian specially sent an envoy to join the German team and waited for the Germans to return to Vannius.When the results of the negotiations were reported, he went back with the Germans and discussed in detail with Vannius.  (To be continued)

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