Augustus Road

"It is unnecessary to enumerate the unworthy successors of Augustus; their unparalleled crimes, and the splendor with which they were performed, cannot be forgotten." - Edward Gibbon

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This is the Thousand-man First Brigade of Lepidus's Twelve Legions. Under the command of Milu, they are extremely tough. They attack with hundreds of infantry during the day, and use crossbows to pour firepower non-stop at night. According to Lepidus, it is called Fire "duty artillery fire", that is, take a break during the shift, strengthen the defense, and then use the range of the ballistae to fire at the top of the mountain from time to time, intermittently, sometimes fast and sometimes slowly, causing damage to the Helvetic people stationed there. Huge casualties and stress.

On the second night, Helveti's mountain troops could no longer stand it, and their chief also issued an order to cross the river: among the four tribes, except for the Gunilin tribe, the remaining three tribes included some servant tribes. All were lightly armed to cross the river, while Gunilin's tribe had to learn from the Romans, abandon cavalry operations, and build fortifications to cover the crossing point to prevent the main Roman force from attacking.

Therefore, the troops at the top of the mountain thought that I was not from the Gunilin tribe, so they rushed down the mountain top and abandoned their position.

Gunilin's troops didn't know the reason either. They were busy digging trenches and building barracks in the plains around the river crossing point. They didn't have time to go to the unknown hilltop to change defenses.

In this gap of time, Lebida smiled and rode up to the top of the mountain under the protection of his servants, holding on to his helmet. In his eyes. Overlooking both sides of the broad and gentle Ara River. Hundreds of thousands of Helvetii squirmed like a giant ant colony. They connected the simple boats with chains and laid wooden boards on them, forming several black chains connecting the two sides. People and horses crowded on them, moving towards the other side amidst the loud shouts, regardless of gender.

"Tell Pope to bring up the trebuchet, yes. The wild ass trebuchet, along with two infantry brigades." Seeing this scene, Lepidat babbled excitedly at the corner of his mouth, and snatched it from Sabo's hand. With the weak morning sunlight, he identified the entire battlefield, thinking about it in his mind, and then pointed to Sabo at the bottom of the hill and said, "Here. Build a field fortification immediately, and move quickly!" Deploy two infantry brigades to guard all the cavalry artillery, so as to form a crossfire with the hilltop."

Sabo muttered "Crossfire" and recorded on the vellum: The top of the mountain here was temporarily named Weiai Mountain. It consisted of the 1,000-man brigade, two ordinary brigade, and four wild donkey single-pole throws. The stone machine was stationed; the field fortifications below were also excavated and fortified by two ordinary brigades, and then the cavalry artillery detachment entered; finally, the remaining four brigades stayed at the original existing positions, under the unified command of Horten Hughes Jr., to ensure that at any time Provide support to the front line.

This arrangement was so textbook that even Saab couldn't think of anything wrong with it. But just when he was about to upload and issue it, Pope actually came in person. When he came, he said to Lepidus, "The artillery unit quits. They say they are hungry." There is no way to accept any orders, even if the Governor himself comes with a cudgel."

"You all think you are a bad citizen! They are just an army composed of barbarians and freed slaves without civil rights. We have to wait until six years to show off!" Lepidus became angry. He will also give you military pay, even the resettlement areas for retired soldiers. I've covered it for you. What's wrong with being hungry for a few days? If you finish this battle well, there will be something hot to eat. These people are too low-level and their standards are too low!

But after pacing back and forth for two steps, he calmed down. No, he had to contact the Soldiers Committee on the front line to talk. It was no joke to cause a mutiny. He knew before that the citizen soldiers were holding swords, and I The auxiliary soldiers under my command are not holding sheep-herding sticks...

"The soldiers requested an increase of 20% in military pay as an additional allowance during this battle, as well as an allowance of no less than 40% of the discounted value of loot, and double the pension." In the temporary camp on the top of the mountain, there were still looters plundering overhead from time to time. After throwing stones, Lepidus' muscles trembled, and his legs sitting on the chair swayed under extreme cover, listening to the requirements of the Soldiers Committee.

This is too much! This is too much! Li Bida grumbled in his heart, thinking that setting up this thing by himself would feel a bit like digging a hole and jumping in by himself.

"Also, the supply day has been delayed for ten days. Before the war, each camp team must obtain sufficient supplies, at least enough to last three days."

In the past, he used his words to deceive others, but now it was his turn to be bombarded with words. The bruised Lepidah still maintained a stiff smile like a Teletubbies, saying that I am fully satisfied, fully satisfied. Finally, the committee members saluted the commander and turned to leave.

Lepidus flew up and kicked the Egyptian-style chair far away. Later, he thought about it. This chair was specially given to him by Queen Cleopatra. It would be hard to explain if it was broken. Then under the strange look of the serviceman, he walked over and raised the chair again.

Forget it, I will slowly find a way to deal with the monster that I personally cultivated, the Soldiers Committee, in the future, but now I still have to feed it obediently!

After leaving Milu and Sabo in charge of the defense of the mountain, Lepidus personally rode on horseback, took the command and a few followers, and rushed all the way to the camp of the Tenth Army, asking to see Governor Caesar.

At this time, Caesar was studying tactics with Sextus and Crassus the Younger. When he heard Lepidus' request for supplies as soon as possible, the governor began to talk about this and that, "Dear Commander of the 12th Legion, you should know that our new rule now is to supply the regular legion and the auxiliary legion separately. I hope you can understand some delays."

"But even if there is a delay, it's time to distribute it." Lepidus was furious.

"Yes, yes, but the 11th Legion is still on the move. They can get supplies on the spot. I think the warriors of the 12th Legion can also do it. Moreover, the supplies can only be distributed after the two auxiliary legions are collected, otherwise it will be difficult to count the accounts." Caesar smiled. Of course he knew, because Labinus had sent him a letter before, describing the difficulties of military rations. Now of course, he would delay as much as possible. If the regular legion can't afford it, the auxiliary legion can always afford it!

"But we can't wait for the 11th Legion. I know that Apis has probably reached Santoni by now. There are three hundred thousand Helvetii between us and the Helvetii! And I must report to you that the Helvetii have begun to cross the river. If you want to encircle and annihilate them, you must immediately provide us with supplies, even if we have to deliver them while we are fighting.")