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Chapter 316 Blood-stained Rome

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    Under the command of Wang Yuanyou, the war in the southwest of the Han Empire continued with great momentum. First, the Qiong Kingdom was destroyed, and then the Zuo Kingdom only lasted a few days before being completely captured.  On the other hand, the contemporary king of Dian, Zhuang Qi, still respected the Han Dynasty as the suzerain state, and at the same time sent troops to annihilate the small barbarian countries on the ancient Silk-Tea Road.  For a time, war broke out throughout the southwest, and the weak barbarians completely disappeared in the long river of history.

    Su Wu redefined the southwest territory as Dahonglu of the Han Dynasty. Some of them were merged into Shu County, some were placed under the jurisdiction of the Dian Kingdom, and some were newly established as Yuexun County. Together with the Shu County and the Dian Kingdom, they became another border area under the direct jurisdiction of the Han Dynasty.  county.

    At the same time, a large number of the Zhuo family's caravans were also sent to Shendu to find the place called Hyderabad.  Accompanying the caravan was an envoy team of dozens of people, but their goal was not to poison themselves, but to the more distant Rome.  Two years later, Su Wu sent envoys to Rome again.

    In the distant province of Asia Minor, without the restraint of the Parthian Empire, Sulla, the outstanding Roman commander, also gained the upper hand step by step in the war with Mithridates VI.  The province of Asia Minor had returned to Sulla's control again, and his legions were advancing northward, defeating Mithridates VI.

    "Your Excellency, Consul, the king of Pontus has sent a messenger, hoping to negotiate peace with you!" Sulla's adjutant, Caesar, said respectfully beside him.  Today, Caesar has grown into a handsome young man, and with the baptism of war in the past few years, he has a heroic spirit.  This young Roman youth was now an important figure under Sulla and a very important figure in the entire Roman Republic.

    "Since this country is no longer a concern, it's time for me to return to Rome. As the Orientals say, 'a drop of kindness should be repaid by a spring, and a gnashing of teeth should be repaid twice as much.' I really should have listened to Su Wu's advice back then  " Sulla slowly stood up from the throne and looked in the direction of Rome.

    As early as half a year ago, Marius and Cinna, the political enemies who had been exiled by Sulla, returned to Rome again. The two contacted various places to launch a coup, regained control of Rome, and unilaterally dismissed Sulla from all his positions.  However, Sulla did not care about this at the time, and instead continued to lead his legions to fight against the Pontic Kingdom. These loyal supporters of Sulla did not abandon their commander Sulla because of the coup in Rome.

    "Your Excellency is going to fight back to Rome again? Are you really going to do what the Easterners do this time, so-called eradication?" Caesar looked at Sulla with some fear. He was also a supporter of Sulla, and he also knew that only through conspiracy and trickery  Marius was no match for Sulla, who had a large army.

    Although the values ????that are deeply rooted in the soul, Caesar still cannot agree with the Eastern approach of eradicating the roots.

    Su Wu once clearly suggested to Sulla that political opponents like Marius must be eradicated. At that time, Sulla also had the deep-rooted thinking of the Romans. In their eyes, the most he could do was exile his enemies. This not only showed his benevolence, but also deepened the Western culture.  Soul Influence.

    But this time Sulla has changed He will choose the same approach as Huo Guang. His enemy and everyone related to the enemy will completely disappear from this world

    "I want to conquer the East as soon as possible I don't have much time to deal with these clowns. Caesar Our stage should be the whole world not this Mediterranean Sea.  Endless entanglement along the coast." Sulla opened his arms as if to embrace the whole world.

    The young Caesar looked at the high-spirited Sulla, and for the first time he had a more lofty ideal in his heart. He felt that his life should be like the man in front of him, a person who conquered the world.  What kind of role model shapes what kind of character, and Sulla is the role model for the young Caesar!

    "Then, my Caesar Can I leave the northern front to you with peace of mind, and you will have full authority to negotiate with the capital." Sulla retracted his arms and looked at Caesar with a serious expression.  asked in one sentence.

    When Caesar heard this, his expression became solemn, and then he bowed respectfully to Sulla, knelt down on one knee beside Sulla, lowered his head and said solemnly: "Caesar will be your most loyal follower, and your will will be yours."  Get the most perfect implementation!¡±

    The way Westerners speak is very different from that in the East, but Caesar's meaning is already very obvious.  Sulla was like his life mentor. They may have different attitudes towards political opponents, but there was no doubt about their loyalty to Caesar.

    "There are two bottom lines. First, the army of the capital must retreat outside the original border. Second, all the fleets of the capital must belong to us. If Mithridates does not agree to these two conditions,  You continue to attack them until he accepts it, or destroy him completely!" Sulla turned to look at the half-kneeling Caesar, and he drew out the dagger from his waist.  He placed the blade flat on Caesar's shoulder and spoke to Caesar as if he was reading out the will of the gods.

    &nbsp"Caesar will obey your will!" Caesar lowered his head heavily. When he raised his head again, he only saw the back of Sulla walking out of the palace.

    Sulla once again embarked on the road back to Rome, still with his most elite legions and a large fleet.  This is a legion that has truly been baptized by blood and fire.

    When Sulla came to Rome again, it was already a year after he was dismissed from his post, which meant that Marius and Cinna had been in control of the city for a year.  Perhaps because of the lessons learned from Sulla's first counterattack on Rome, Cinna prepared nearly 50,000 soldiers in Rome in advance this time.  Sulla's old boss, his mentor in the first half of his life, and his political enemy in the second half of his life, Marius, had died a few months ago.

    This time Cinna was also prepared to fight, and Sulla failed to capture the city of Rome as easily as last time.  But his legions were truly elite, while Cinna's tens of thousands of soldiers were made up of improvised troops. The gap between the two sides was too great in terms of morale and quality of soldiers.  This was a war that was destined to end. Three days later, the city of Rome fell again, once again returning to Sulla's hands.

    But this time, the entire city of Rome was stained with blood. Cinna and the nobles who supported him initially thought that Sulla would still exile them as he did last time.  However, when Sulla stepped into the city of Rome, he faced Cinna and other nobles with butcher's knives raised high.

    This time, Sulla did not hesitate and executed all the nobles who followed him, including their families, wives, children, and even the servants in the palace.  Even the deceased Marius, as long as those close to him, did not escape Sulla's purge.  The massacre continued for a whole day and night in the city of Rome. More than 700 nobles were killed, and more than 10,000 people were implicated.

    The city of Rome became a hellish city of terror, and Sulla became the most terrifying demon king in the world.

    Sulla looked at the piles of corpses at his feet and the trickling blood flowing through every corner of the city of Rome. His mood was not disturbed.

    In the Senate, all the Roman nobles prostrate themselves at Sulla's feet. Now he is the uncrowned king of the republic.

    "From today on, I am the dictator for life" Sulla stood at the top of the Senate like a god, and his voice declared his supreme power to the entire city of Rome.

    Soon after Sulla purged Rome, Caesar also sent him news of success.  King Mithridates VI of Pontus fully agreed to Sulla's two conditions and led his remaining defeated troops back outside the original border. The Pontic fleet that entered the Mediterranean was all delivered to Sulla's legions.  as compensation for this war.

    Half a year later, Sulla once again reorganized his legion, led one hundred thousand elite legion, and began the Eastern Expedition that he had been looking forward to for a lifetime
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