Augustus Road

"Bociles, chief centurion of the ten legions, Ores, the second centurion, Thecydelius, commander of the legions, Igurus, my scribe (the author of the Gallic Wars), twelve Milu, the chief centurion of the legion, Tagus, the second centurion, Lepidus, the commander, Rheacus, the guide of the province of Gaul, and my cavalry captain Crassus the Younger, plus myself, a total of ten people.."

When Labienus expressed that he also wanted to follow Caesar, Caesar put his fist in his palm and said clearly: "Don't forget your responsibilities. You are the acting commander-in-chief and my double. I am not here." At that time, you will be in charge of the entire army, stay in the camp, and be ready for battle at any time." These words made Li Bida feel sour in his heart. In a few years, I will have to find a way to climb into the position of chief deputy general. But he didn't hate Labienus. He knew that the other party was a poor boy from a small fishing village. He had reached this stage through hard work and hard work. He was a Phoenix man in the Roman era. Moreover, he was kind and just, and For most of the property he gained in the war, he did not buy any property or invest in trade. Instead, he foolishly sent most of the money back to his hometown. He told Lepidus that he wanted to build his hometown into a second country. Bayer.

In the end, Labienus still sat in Besancon, and in the crisp autumn air, Caesar and nine followers abandoned all flags and slowly walked towards the direction of the German camp. The whole camp was in a sensation, and all the legions were reliable. The soldiers all picked up their shields and javelins, and consciously stood in the outer combat area of ​​the camp, watching the governor leave. The guilt in their hearts became more prominent, since the governor dared to go and fight with Yuer with only nine cavalry. Man negotiates. How brave. Let’s look at everyone’s unreasonable fear of barbarians before. What a shame.

In addition, many centurions also whispered secretly that the German king Ariovistus was really despicable. They said that the Germans always relied on the strong cavalry and did not take us seriously, but when they know that we When he was known for his infantry formation, Ariovistus actually did not allow Caesar to go with the infantry team instead of the cavalry. Afraid of harming the governor, the soldiers shouted angrily after saying this, their hearts filled with thoughts of sharing the same hatred with the enemy.

At this time, the group had left the military camp for several furlongs. Lepidus, who was beside Caesar, looked over there. The living habits of the Germans were actually similar to those of the Gauls. In other words, they were similar during the migration. After all, they settled down. The Gauls could imitate Latin and Greek civilization and build quite nice and beautiful cities, but the Germans would only build shacks in swamps and forests. But once the entire clan moved to fight, it was only the men who took up arms. Women and children sit in the camp cart, use the cart when traveling, and circle the camp when staying.

At this time, the densely packed German caravans were surrounded by dug circular trenches, from which wisps of smoke were rising.

"Hey, Commander Lepidus, I didn't expect that the Governor only wanted us to serve as his Guards Corps, but I didn't expect that he promoted us to knights by the way." Milu, who was sitting on the saddle of the horse, pulled the reins. Speaking of which, it aroused laughter from others. In any case, the Roman legion was a fanatical pursuit of heavy infantry fighting methods, so these people, whether they were centurions or commanders, felt strange when riding on horses. , that’s why Milu had such a funny way.

They marched slowly to the deserted land in the center, where there was a large raised mound, which was probably the earlier breakwater of the Lenus River. Now that the river course has changed, it has turned into ruins and the mound remains in the wilderness. It was right in the middle of the Besançon camp and the German camp. "Lepidus, Secydelius, and Rheacus followed me up, and the rest of them will wait calmly below." Caesar ordered. , and then he, Li Bida and the other three people shouted and rode up to the mound.

The mound was already covered with grass, and Caesar stood motionless in the center. After a while, the men and horses on the opposite side screamed, Ariovistus came up with ten cavalry, and then Lepidus saw - ten cavalrymen in Germany Behind him, there were actually ten warriors on foot.

Ariovistus is very tall and majestic, with an iron face. In fact, his whole body is also wrapped in iron. The iron helmet has black tassels, black chain mail, black wrist guards, and a black cloak. His cheeks protruded high on both sides and he had a thick beard, which gave him a fierce and unreasonable look. When he bared his teeth and smiled at himself, Lepidah saw that his teeth also looked like rotten iron, which was ugly. Awesome.

The nine noble cavalry behind him all had iron faces and were dressed similar to the king. As for the ten foot warriors following him, Lepidus was frightened at that time. They all held five Roman rulers with sharp The spearhead is carried with an oval-shaped shield on its back. This spear can be held in hand or thrown, and can be used to hit anywhere within ten steps.

"You are violating the original negotiation resolution!" Lepidus shouted angrily, pointing at Ariovistus, and then Rejax quickly translated Lepidus' words into Gaulish and said to Ariovistus , this king had been engaged in sabotage and invasion in Gaul for a long time and was very familiar with the local dialect.

"This is our tribe's cavalry fighting habit. Every elite noble cavalry has a dedicated foot attendant behind him, so the ten cavalry we mentioned are accompanied by ten foot attendants." Ariovistu Si actually spoke plausibly.

Caesar waved Lepidus to stop talking, and then he read out his request directly to Ariovistus:

"Return all the hostages handed over to you by the Aedui and other Gaul tribes. This is the minimum requirement."

"This is an arrogant request. The exchange of hostages is a normal and sacred diplomatic act between states. It is watched by the gods and laws. You Romans should understand this even more." Areovistus also responded fiercely through the translator.

"Yes, it is precisely because we understand this that we cannot ignore the hostages and threats of friendly states to your side. This is the resolution of the General Assembly of Gaul. Otherwise, the Republic will truly be humiliated by turning a blind eye." After Caesar finished speaking, Reiax raised the document board with the seals of most of the tribes in Gaul for the other party to see.

"As for concessions, I have also considered that you will immediately retreat to the east bank of the Reinus River, and I can consider not repatriating the small Germanic tribes that had originally settled on the west side of the river. After that, you must not provoke war in Gaul again." Caesar began to add conditions. . )