Augustus Road

"He can win the hearts of all, among soldiers and women, among countrymen and Spaniards, among the enemies of the Senate and the great enemies of Carthage." - Mommsen's praise of Scipio

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Thousands of auxiliary cavalry from the three tribes looked at each other in confusion, watching Dunolex being beaten senselessly. Then the feathers on Crassus's helmet flew, and he shouted loudly for everyone to follow his flag. , stare at his white feathers without being distracted, and rush towards the Helvetic cavalry that is coming, providing a protective barrier for the main army.

On the hillside of Tijon, Caesar rode a white horse and gave a speech to all the soldiers who were still preparing. This was a very impromptu speech, but Caesar was still impassioned. He encouraged and explained: "Soldiers, citizens of Rome, I will immediately raise the scarlet cloak with a spear as the signal for the decisive battle. This means that you will soon fight with the enemy with swords. It must be admitted that our army is at a disadvantage in numbers, and in the battle. It is impossible to build fortifications in such a time, which means that we are about to have a decisive battle with 200,000 Helvetic people on this hillside. After using various strategies, these barbarians finally couldn't hold back and came out to fight us. It’s a decisive battle. Haven’t we all been waiting for this moment since we entered Gaul for more than half a year?”

After saying that, Caesar jumped off his horse, and just like Catiline in the Battle of Strali Plain, he loosened the reins of his mount and slightly stabbed his "silent comrade" with his sword. The mount screamed sadly. Run towards the end of the wilderness behind Mount Tihon. The rest of the generals also imitated Caesar's behavior, and suddenly Mount Tijon was full of scattered horses. "Brothers of the Gallic Legion, there is no need to be afraid of the barbarians. Although they claim to have 200,000 to 300,000 people, they were defeated in the Battle of the Ara River." A quarter of the people here have been wiped out. Most of these people are old, weak, women and children, and there are only 50,000 people who can take up arms to fight. Moreover, we occupy a favorable location. As long as we remain calm and brave, no one can fight head-on. Defeat the legions of our republic. Brethren, wealth is here, your consuls and eagles are here, defeat the Helvetii, and then I, Julius Caesar, will make each of you rich, temporarily. It’s too late to offer sacrifices before the war, so I increased the war injury pension to 100 dinars, and the war death pension to 300 dinars!”

"!!!" put down the luggage and backpacks to the soldiers who were slaves. On the slopes of Mount Tijon people raised their swords or shields and cheered. What the soldiers fear most is the commander's cover-up and the uncertainty of the future. Once these things are explained clearly by Caesar, the battle will not be a problem - now it is these trailing barbarians who are blocking us from going to Bibraked to be free. To protect your salary and get more rewards after killing the barbarian, let the sword in your hand put a happy end to the boring cat-and-mouse game for more than half a month!

Caesar's detailed arrangement on Mount Tihon was as follows. The outpost was barbarian cavalry, led by Crassus the Younger, responsible for fighting the Helvetian vanguard, blocking the enemy's pace and preventing them from rushing to his formation quickly. Going up the hillside, Caesar's most trusted Tenth Legion (originally the Seventh Legion in the Mithridatic War was the backbone, with many veterans, the strongest combat effectiveness, and of course the worst discipline). Caesar is the owner of these wolves. ), all fifty Centuries (owed to the First Brigade, because they were under Labienus and were in the distant Little Tree Mountain) were all deployed along the foot of Mount Tijon, responsible for fighting the Helvetii head-on. The 7th and 8th Gallic Legions formed multiple lines and were responsible for taking over the battle behind the 10th Legion. The 9th Legion stayed on the top of the mountain with the military slaves, sick and wounded, and baggage. All military slaves were also distributed with axes and long swords. The wounded and sick carried spears and daggers on stretchers. Their responsibility was to be responsible for the last line of defense, because four eagle flags were set up here.

At this moment, Koda, the commander of the Ninth Army Corps on the back of the mountain, mysteriously came to the baggage truck. The soldiers beside him lifted the cover from the truck. Inside were several cages. Inside each cage There was an eagle with beautiful feathers. When Caesar's red cloak was raised on the spear in front of everyone's eyes amid the shouts of the soldiers, Coda waved his hand, and the cages on the car were opened one after another, and the eagle screamed into the sky. It rose up and hovered above everyone's heads. Many officers and centurions held their breath nervously and looked at the group of flat-haired beasts. Finally, they began to fly around the spear hanging with Caesar's cloak, and finally flew lightly. fell on it.

"The gods are on our side, thank Heavenly Father, thank Mars!" A general pulled out his sword and shouted loudly, and then the entire hillside entered a state of madness, with high spirits. Morale is really like a divine help. Of course, the fact is that Koda and Paidis had hung sausages on this special spear before, and smeared the eagle's favorite sheep fat lard on the outside. In this era, people rely on I'm afraid it will be easier for the gods' faces to deceive people than in future generations - Caesar also knew that the Heavenly Father would forgive him. Ancient Roman civilians would use poppy seeds to pretend to be sheep heads when making sacrifices. He also used genuine sausages after all.

Just when the morale of the four legions was soaring, ten stadia ahead, thousands of Crassus's cavalry and the Helvetic forward cavalry had already let out loud shouts, charging at each other and killing each other. They were neatly dressed, rushed to the opposite side, then turned their horses' heads and continued to attack each other. Little Crassus' eyes saw the white blades flying. Behind the dust and smoke raised by the horses' hooves, countless barbarian soldiers filled the entire field of vision. As far as the horizon is concerned, it rushes towards Mount Tihon. So when he saw the eye-catching red cloak that had risen on the hillside behind him, he knew that his delayed mission was completed, so he made a gesture on his horse, and his personal cavalry quickly followed the young commander With a gesture, he turned his head and ran in retreat towards the side of Tihon Mountain, followed by other barbarian auxiliary cavalry, forming a winding turnaround formation, easily getting rid of the pursuit of the Helvetic cavalry. .

The large groups of Helvetii, Labidochis, and Durinci who caught up later thought that the weak horse-riding troops of the Romans had been "defeated and dispersed" by their own forces, so they formed countless horizontal lines. They formed a huge phalanx with short spears and swords in their hands, and a simple shield in their left hand. They put their camp cars and baggage behind them, and then attacked Mount Tihon like a swarm of locusts.

"You should tell your troops to calm down. You see, this mountain is full of Romans. Caesar has already prepared. We were deceived by Considius!" On the small central highland surrounded by campers, South American Yoshi Frustrated, "What we are chasing is not Caesar's bloated and unsuspecting rear army as mentioned by Considius, nor even the rear guard. Instead, we are facing four fully prepared legions, iron-like legions. Caesar All the best.”

Verroclos over there lowered his eyebrows, remained silent, and said for a long time, "Then let's fight here. Anyway, we don't have any food reserves to support us to continue wandering in Gaul.". )