Augustus Road

"If cavalry had always been the core of the army, the concept of Mingzhu would never have appeared..." - Bury's "History of Greece"

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"Your Excellency Rabinus has arrived at the foot of the mountain, but I clearly see that the top of the mountain is now full of Gaulish flags. That's why Your Excellency Rabinus asked me to come quickly and request all the troops. Be careful."

Lepidus looked around uneasily, then continued to ask a few questions, with a very believing expression on his face, and gestured to the following brigade to stop, "Build fortifications in place! Prevent Helvetia from doing so." We will wait until dawn to contact the acting commander." Then several subordinates immediately stepped forward, held the commander's mount, and allowed him to jump off easily, pointing fingers at a group of centurions. The commander blew his whistle, and the soldiers behind put down their backpacks and tools and began to set up signs for the camp fortifications.

Seeing that the other party showed no signs of movement, Dunoleix said that he would take the guide team to inform His Excellency Caesar. After hearing this, Lepidus immediately said as if he suddenly understood, "Then you have to go as soon as possible. I When marching forward, His Excellency the Governor said that after two nights, he would lead the two armies to attack the opposition line head-on. "

Dunoleix secretly smiled in his heart and said, "Don't worry, I can run to the governor's camp in a moment. Commander, you'd better stay here and camp for the time being." Then he privately said "Idiot" in Gaulish. , and touched half of his beard. He rode away very proudly.

Watching the guide team becoming increasingly blurred and finally disappearing into the night, Lepidah shrugged his shoulders. He said "Zhi Hard" in Chinese, and then Milu and Tagus next to him raised the mountain falcon flag to send a signal. As a result, a large number of soldiers stood up from the long grass like ghosts. They put on their With his helmet hanging on his belt, he lined up his team silently, and then Lepidus mounted his horse again. Pointing in the direction of Xiaoshu Mountain, these soldiers continued to advance along the road, including the soldiers who were pretending to be holding camp tools. He also began to put his shovel and pickaxe into the cloth sheath, put his shield back on his back, picked up his fighting sword, and followed the mountain falcon flag or the camp flag of the 100th Brigade. March in an orderly manner.

At the foot of Xiaoshu Mountain. There was thick smoke everywhere. After Lepidus dismounted, he climbed to the top of the mountain with difficulty holding the branches. Rabinus stood there with his arms akimbo, pointing to the bottom of the mountain and said to Lepidus: "Dunolex must have sent people in disorder. I went to notify the Helvetians. More than 200,000 people suddenly became restless in the early morning and moved their camps far away. But even if they discovered me, they still did not attack the mountain. "

"It's very simple. After all, you have occupied the commanding heights. Once you can't bite you anymore, and the subsequent legions come up, it will turn into a decisive battle - and they are still full of concerns about a decisive battle with our army, or in other words, Helvetia's two comrades Chief Zhi is patiently waiting for the opportunity, and we can definitely take advantage of it," Lepidah said, looking at the foot of the mountain as the rearguard cavalry protected the last large number of campers carrying women and children, shouting and leaving in a hurry.

"Yes, Dunolex will help us, he will definitely do it." Rabinus also smiled, "One hundred thousand slaves are about to fall into our pockets. And what you and I have to do now To do this, dig trenches as soon as possible, deploy ballistae, and pick out brave front-line officers and elite soldiers.”

"How will the money from the slave trade be distributed?"

"Lepidus, now is not the time to care about this. However, I can say in advance that 30% will be sent back to Rome for bribes, 30% will be given to the soldiers and legions, and 40% will be at the personal disposal of the governor. But even for us It is not a big problem for each of the ten lieutenants to receive millions or even tens of millions of sesterces. If we serve in this province of Gaul for five years, the assets we will return..." At this point, Rabinus suddenly felt that he had made a mistake. As a naturalized man from the East, it was understandable that Lepidus was greedy for money, but he himself was an authentic Roman citizen, and he entered the official career as a dignified tribune of the people. Everything is for the glory of the Republic, although he also knows that if he wants to rise further, a large amount of money is indispensable. This is in Rome, whether he is a noble or a commoner is just a sign, and he needs to be inlaid with gold to make this. The logo shines brightly and is no exception.

In the end, Labienus just smiled, shook hands with Lepidus and said, "Even if this period of service is over, our road is still long. Take care, my friend Lepidus, and don't die."

At the bottom of the mountain, the soldiers of the Twelfth Legion began to dig trenches along the mountainside to prevent the enemy from making roundabout attacks. Then they lined up cavalry cannons, wild ass trebuchets, and scorpion crossbows in dense rows at the back, and inserted their shields into the soil one by one. In the middle, stones and hay were piled outside to disguise themselves as shrubs, and people crouched behind to work. According to the intelligence received by the Helvetic people, there was only a Roman team of a thousand men on the top of the mountain. The second legion will definitely be intimidated and stay far away.

At Caesar's starting point, Dunoleix came and shouted loudly: "The barbarians have been prepared for a long time. Lord Labienus was forced to build a camp at the foot of the Little Tree Mountain, and sent me to inform you, be careful before going forward. Okay, as for the Twelve Legions, they also stopped halfway."

Caesar, who was dressed in full military uniform, was "horrified" and panicked. He could only nod and weakly announced to the generals around him: "Gentlemen, a rash attack may lead to self-destruction. Give up for the time being."

"But the military rations have run out." Sextalius next to him shouted, "Now we can either take the risk and go to Bibracte. Or we can advance along the Little Tree Hill, defeat the Helvetii, and seize their baggage supplies."

Dunolex saw that Caesar was shaking and rubbing his hands in anxiety, and he looked very anxious. This look made him Very happy, the governor finally gave an ambiguous order, "Let Labienus and Lepidus stay where they are. If the Helvetii make any moves, they should be restrained, but they should not take the initiative to engage in battle; the other four legions, follow my flag, cross the opposing line horizontally, do not disturb the Helvetii for the time being, and march to Bibrakede with all their strength."

"Sir Governor, do you mean a forced march? Is it a forced march posture?" The clerk recorded and asked, and a nobleman who could speak Latin was also whispering these words to Dunolex.

The next day, Caesar's camp was like a pot of boiling water, filled with worry and madness. Many soldiers clashed with the centurions at breakfast. They violently knocked on the pottery bowls and barbecue forks, shouting why they could not even have a full meal before the march, and the governor was also a man who did not keep his word.

The whole camp became manic. . )