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    After deciding to suspend the battle against the Germans and concentrate on dealing with the Parthian attack, Lucullus the Younger and Octavian reached an agreement on how to deal with the Parthians.

    Although he wanted to stay and personally participate in the talks with Vannius, Octavian finally decided to go to Greece and Macedonia to recruit legions, and then led the legions to Syria to resist the Parthian attack.

    After all, although he had the support of a large number of retired veterans who had served under Caesar, only one of his eleven legions was an experienced legion, and the remaining ten were truly new legions.  ¡ª¡ªHe needs time to integrate his troops, and he also needs a war to train his soldiers.

    Moreover, until now, Octavian was only the "heir of Caesar" in the Roman political arena - he himself did not have any special prestige or reputation even among those who supported him, so he was in urgent need of a  A victory to prove yourself.

    In contrast, Lucullus the Younger had already won several victories against foreign countries, and more successfully suppressed the rebellion of Caesar's veteran legion. Although his reputation was still not comparable to that of big figures such as Marius, Pompey, and Caesar, he was  Currently, he is the undisputed number one general in Rome.

    Unlike those optimistic senators in the Senate who hoped that Lucullus the Younger's reputation would deter the Germans, Lucullus the Younger himself knew very well that the Germans were mostly lawless desperadoes, and even Caesar's reputation  Neither could stop German's attack, let alone his own.

    But he still placed his hope in the wisdom of Vanius - even though the other party was also a Germanic barbarian.  But they showed wisdom and insight beyond their entire nation.  Even better than many wise and civilized Romans - the other side should be able to see that it is impossible to completely conquer Rome with the current Germans and their ragtag allies, and continuing the war will not be beneficial to both sides.  Good results, but more harm to the Germans than to the Romans.

    In addition, little Lucullus also placed his hope in the friendship between him and Vannius - although in fact, after Bacchus completely evacuated from Greece and Asia Minor, little Lucullus knew that he had nothing to do with the German.  I'm afraid Yan is just another target of exploitation.

    But no matter what, the more wisdom the other party possesses, the more likely they should be able to assess the situation.  Clearly determine the balance of power between the two sides - although the Germans have indeed taught the Romans a profound lesson, they are still far from completely defeating the Romans.

    In fact, if it were not for the political disputes in Rome and Caesar's tough tactics after his defeat, Caesar was assassinated.  It is very likely that Caesar has now mobilized dozens of Roman legions and auxiliary legions from all over the world to completely wipe out the Germans on the frontal battlefield.

    Unfortunately, there are never "ifs" in things in this world - Caesar is dead, and his veteran legions have been exhausted due to defeats and mutinies. The only ones who can be used to defend Italy at the moment are those brought from Asia Minor.  In addition to the legions, there are only the garrison troops of various towns and allies.

    Therefore, after Octavian left, Lucullus the Younger must also recruit legions and complete training as soon as possible, otherwise the history of Hannibal's raging in Italy is likely to happen.

    The two of them finalized some details.  After taking a sacred oath to ensure that these regulations would be strictly enforced, Lucullus and Octavian appeared in public together to tell the people of Rome about the challenges that Rome had encountered from the east, and how to deal with the challenges from the east.  challenge, the Senate decided to temporarily negotiate with the Germans and concentrate on conquering Parthia in the east.

    Since the two largest factions had reached a private agreement, all these proposals were passed in the Senate.  And even if there are a few people who are dissatisfied with this, they will not be stupid enough to challenge Lucullus the Younger and Octavian at the same time.

    After promulgating many decrees, and before the celebration could even end, Octavian immediately left Italy.  Going to Greece - promulgating decrees, recruiting manpower, preparing arms, and training troops all takes a lot of time, and Syria may not be able to withstand it - so Octavian decided to leave the matter of recruiting new legions to his deputies, and he immediately  He led his legion to Syria.  Let¡¯s stabilize the situation first.

    At the same time, Lucullus Jr. also made the same choice - handing over the task of recruiting legions in Italy to his deputy.  He personally led his army to the Po River Basin to stabilize the local situation - there, a powerful bandit gang had begun to attack small villages and towns.

    However, when Lucullus the Younger led his Asia Minor legion and armored cavalry to the north, the bandit group disappeared.

    What made little Lucullus feel even more angry and helpless was that the Germans actually??A large fortress was built under the noses of the Romans, as if they were stationed there for a long time.

    However, still angry, Lucullus camped opposite Vannius's fortress, and sent envoys to invite Vannius for face-to-face talks.

    For this request, Vanius readily agreed.

    However, Vannius also stated that this was only a private meeting between the two parties as friends, rather than a negotiation between Rome and Germany - because, until now, little Lucullus only had the position of an official,  And as a senator-according to his position, he was actually unable to conclude a peace treaty with the Germanic Kingdom on behalf of Rome.

    Accompanied by Poppaea, Vanius met little Lucullus in the open space between the two army camps.

    This once resolute and confident Roman has now become obviously haggard, with not only sunken eye sockets, but also heavy bags under his eyes. It is obvious that he has been worried and worked hard for a long time.

    Young Lucullus suppressed his anger, but Vanius was enthusiastic.

    The two men had a simple and direct exchange of views on the relationship between Rome and Germany.

    Vanius said that there is no doubt about the power and civilization of Rome. If a person had a choice at birth, he would definitely choose to become a Roman rather than a German.  However, as a German, Vannius also believed that the Germans, Gauls, Britons, and Thracians had the right to choose their own lives instead of having their civilization imposed by the Romans on their strength.  On oneself.

    Lucullus the Younger believed that through sufficient learning and exchanges, the Germans, Gauls, Britons, and Thracians could all become as civilized and powerful as the Romans.  But the point is that both parties should maintain peace and fully communicate on the basis of mutual respect - it is obvious that the posture adopted by Vanius at the moment is confrontation, not communication.

    Vanius couldn¡¯t agree with this accusation at all - if the Romans hadn¡¯t sent assassins to assassinate him on his wedding day, why would he and the Romans have fought each other?

    The Gauls were even more innocent - they originally asked the Romans for help in order to ask Caesar to help them expel the Germans and regain their independence and freedom. But how come they became slaves of the Romans after the Germans were expelled?  What's up?

    Lucullus the Younger retorted that the Gauls had rich resources, but did not know how to use them, and did not have enough force to resist the invasion of the Germans. The Romans should protect and support them.  Those sold as slaves by the Romans were all enemies who opposed the Romans on the battlefield, rather than ordinary Gauls who were willing to accept the asylum and help of the Romans. Those ordinary people later confirmed that they had indeed changed.  After becoming civilized, weren¡¯t they all granted citizenship rights?

    The two couldn¡¯t agree on a lot of things, and both quickly became agitated.

    Seeing this situation, Poppaea stopped the quarrel between the two and pointed out that the current meeting between the two people was to establish peace between Rome, Germany, Gaul and Britain - as for the concept,  Disputes can be negotiated slowly in the future.

    This stop was timely and effective.

    Both of them shut their mouths and calmed down their emotions before starting to talk again.

    This time, the content of the conversation between the two people became much simpler and clearer - maintaining peace between various countries, conducting trade, and how to deal with illegal behavior of foreigners, etc

    Then, after achieving general agreement on these matters, Vanius did not sign a contract with Lucullus Jr.

    On Vanius's side, he was only a German king and could only represent the German kingdom and could not represent other countries. Therefore, the terms of this covenant could only be finalized after consultation by all kings in the presence of other kings.  and signed.

    At the same time, Vanius also guaranteed that since the two sides have reached an agreement, the German army will not continue to attack Rome until the Romans take the initiative to attack or violate the covenant.

    Little Lucullus couldn¡¯t find anything wrong with this condition and could only agree.

    While sending envoys to invite the kings of various countries to come to the alliance, Vannius also suggested that Lucullus had better return to Rome to get a more powerful position for himself-wait for Vannius' invitation.  After the message was conveyed, those who arrived were bound to be those with high authority and the ability to decide the future of the country, and a "official" like little Lucullus was obviously unable to negotiate with them on an equal footing.

    According to Vanius¡¯s idea, even if little Lucullus cannot obtain a lifelong dictatorship for himself, he should at least be able to obtain it.The position of a consul - if even this was not possible, then the Romans should at least send a consul to participate in the negotiations in order to ensure the sanctity of the covenant.

    Finally, as a "friend", Vanius privately reminded little Lucullus that no matter what, he must pay attention to his own safety and the army he controls - these are the foundation for his survival.  (To be continued)

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