On a hill 20 km from emerita Augusta an explorer saw with fear, a horde of hundreds of thousands of tribal people, seemed to have burned the town that was in that place and hanging the male occupants

Occupying the telescope a tool designed by the young Master Flavio, he could see the most horrible deprivations, it does not matter if they are boys or girls, women or old women all are toys to release the pleasure of those beasts

When they finish they just cut their heads and put them on a wooden stake, the poor explorer he could only pray to Jupiter that he would take care of their souls, he kept his telescope and ran back to the city.

Flavio frowned at the description so detailed that gave the explorer, so playing the banner of cruelty damn garbage

He will show to Cantabrians what is real cruelty their methods are a child's play compared to what he will do, as the barbarians want to play without honor could not care less to make him feel fear in his bones and what better way than with an invisible fire

One of the products that can be obtained by alcohol is methanol, which when burned does not produce visible flame, unfortunately, it did not have too much methanol but it was enough to create panic about that scum.

Rome is a metropolis of more than 1,000,000 inhabitants, you can see a large number of legionaries and auxiliaries preparing to leave in the port

Meanwhile, in the imperial palace, the august emperor was talking with Marco Vipsanio Agrippa a famous general who served in the campaigns against Marco Antonio

"This is the last letter sent by Vitelio, it seems that the Cantabrians went crazy and began to advance towards the city of Emerita Augusta, looks like want to capture or kill my family Julia and Vitelio, Agrippa in how long we can reach Hispania "

Agrippa looked at the emperor who had a murderous look

"In 1 month his majesty, as for the number of troops together with the legions as of the vassals we gather more than 500k soldiers "

"Well, also prepares crosses and wood we will need thousands of them, that bastards Cantabrians will see great decorated the plains of Hispania"

15 of Maius (Roman Calendar) from 21 BC

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The Cantabrians arrived in the city of Emerita Augusta, the traps that had been placed around the city fulfilled their mission by killing some thousands of Cantabrians who arrived at night and did not pay attention to their surroundings, the traps were holes in the ground with wooden stakes, also in all the meadow that surrounds the city was placed metal shavings, debris from vases and glass, which delayed the placement of the camp for the siege

16 of Maius from 21 ac

The commander and king of the Cantabrian tribes corocotta, ordered that they sent the Roman slaves who had captured to clean the field when these slaves approached 200 meters from the city a rain of arrows fell on them

Flavio gave the order that it does not matter if it is Roman or Cantabrian anyone who approaches 200 meters must be killed, sometimes kindness is more expensive than cruelty since the Cantabrians are wild they will have equally wild tactics, therefore it is better to kill than to be killed

Corocotta was surprised to see this scene did not know who was the enemy commander but he could know that perhaps this site would not be so simple, throughout the afternoon and night the slaves continued to approach to be received with arrows.

17 of Maius from 21 ac

Corocotta stopped sending slaves to die and ordered that they begin to build wooden mantlets to avoid the arrows (remember that they do not know that Flavio uses a crossbow and no arrows) and stairs to climb the walls, unfortunately, there were no trees nearby. they cut themselves, Corocotta sighed and had to bring wood from afar.

20 of Maius from 21 ac

The city of emerita Augusta is surrounded, corocotta tried to attack the fortifications of the river (Islands), but the ballista of the wall destroyed the canoes that approached, while a rain of bolts charged the life of the adventurers, no matter how much covered with shields they were crossed, after the failed attack the Cantabrians decided to wait before launching a large-scale attack

10 of Iunius from 21 ac

It has been 21 days since the site of the city was completed, Corocotta knows that if it takes longer reinforcements will arrive if he decided to launch a massive attack at noon, he hoped to take the city at night.

In the walls of the city was Flavio holding a sword, pointed to the enemy camp and shouted

"Citizens of emerita Augusta, perhaps this day maybe is the last with life, but remember that one is not remembered for how you live it's for how you die

Don't be afraid and peel those scum will have no mercy for anyone including their children and women

You only have two ways in this moment death or glory the difference between those is how do you want to end

For my part, I can tell you that I will fight until the end because today is a beautiful day for the die and now take your weapons and get ready for the blood festival if they want our city to pay for it, Rome undefeated! "

Unconquered Rome shouted in unison in emerita Augusta, the Cantabrians outside the city felt fear, but despite that Corocotta gave the order to start the assault on the city, He had no other choice thanks to the materials obtained by the looting his people can feed on time, he only hopes to catch the grandson of the Roman emperor and his daughter to negotiate a peace.

But deep inside he wonders if what he does will work, what happens if instead of reaching a peace agreement his people are exterminated, it is a bet he is willing to make regardless of the results...