Augustus Road

Even though he was hunting on weekdays, Dusonville was very good at using short hunting spears and single-body bows. On the battlefield, he would still wield the two-edged Spartan sword and engage in fair duels with enemy warriors. .

But Lepidus's request below was a bit excessive, "Our cavalry has no chance of winning in a head-to-head confrontation with the Germans, so we need some new tactical skills. For Vibichinas, no, our affiliated twelfth legion The requirements of the cavalry brigade are to learn to dismount and use bows and arrows to defend the enemy, and to mount their horses to pursue them. "Li Bida has played many RTS games before, such as the Age of Empires and Total War (ahem). He knows about Central Asia and Western Asia. Of course, he would not ask the Vipicinas to be like the Scythians or the ancient Assyrians, who shoot arrows on a galloping and bumpy horseback without stirrups. Such technological and military reforms It has nothing to do with it, but is determined by the customs of the nomadic people. Therefore, Lepidus' request was to turn the Vipicinas into "shooters who can ride horses."

Although he didn't quite understand and was opposed to such a tactic that was detrimental to honor, Dusonville still led his tribe and started practicing. Lepidus' requirements were very strict and fast. He knew that now the Romans and Seweve were The Manmen were engaged in fierce cavalry battles around the grain road every day, and Caesar did not dare to attack the Sewefer camp, which was only three miles away, because the key point next to Dukes Hill was previously occupied by Sewefer. The cavalry attacked and occupied this place, which was the only gap in the Renus River outside the city of Besançon. It could not only threaten the city of Besançon, but also control the food routes of various tribes to this place, and even attack the Roman field camps from the side. It was really It was like a wedge that stuck in Caesar's throat.

And this was Lepidus' opportunity to perform. This was the purpose of retaining the Vipicinas before - when all the people serving in the Roman legion thought that their cavalry was dispensable, Lepidus wanted to do it for them. The Twelve Legions have trained a strong team of horsemen, and the trained cavalry will not make wedding clothes for others like they did before, and they will be taken away by Caesar at every turn. You must know the coordination of infantry and cavalry, etc. Things are not so easy to make. When the tactics of my Twelve Legions are unique, it will be safer, because no one can do it without me, Le Bida.

On the training ground, groups of soldiers of the 12th Army Corps were doing short training in the camp, and the 1,000-man Brigade was specially selected to cooperate with the Vibichinas Cavalry in tactical training. Lepidah and some officers personally observed it on the tower. During the test, the head of tactical training, Sabo Kaimus, stood in the northwest corner of the field with a dark face, busy using a whistle and a small flag:

The thousand-man brigade first marched forward slowly in column mode. Following Sabo's sharp whistle, the brigade immediately opened up a few sections, and then turned into a horizontal formation like an open folding rule; there was another whistle, and the horizontal formation* * was divided into four sections, whirring and then "folding" to form a hollow square array. The centurion and flag officer stayed still, and happened to be standing at the right corner of the hollow square array, and then the centurion Raising the fighting sword in his hand, all the soldiers on the corner lined up in three rows, one row was half-kneeling, another row was bowing, and the last row was standing. They all stretched out the Pirum heavy javelins in their hands, and all sides were like Like the quills that a porcupine stretches out when fighting.

Scattered outside the hollow phalanx, about 300 Dusonville cavalry were divided into "small wings" every 30 people. Each wing was spaced about 60 to 100 Roman feet apart and stood scattered inside the phalanx. Or at the outer corner of the phalanx, they all held their horses motionless, and then they drew their bows and shot arrows. The arrows passed by the ears or over the heads of the officers and soldiers of the thousand-man brigade, and shot to the ground four hundred Roman feet away. on the leather target, but they still followed Sabo's request, without fear, and their formation remained unchanged.

Seeing this, Sabo was very satisfied and blew the whistle for the third time and waved a small flag. The officers and soldiers of the thousand-man brigade in the hollow square formation shouted loudly and once again turned from the four-sided square formation into a horizontal formation, but each hundred people The team shrank slightly, leaving a considerable gap, and then the Vibichinas also got on their horses one by one and rushed out along the gap.

At this scene, Lepidus couldn't help but applaud on the tower. Some of the centurions behind him wrote down the requirements on vellum, and some also applauded enthusiastically with the commander. "Saab's carefully explored tactics are very good. You must Observe carefully and understand. Every centurion and every brigade must train carefully and seriously these days." After saying that, he walked down the tower and found Sabokemus and asked: "This hollow square formation is very useful for sudden defensive counterattacks. Okay, but are there any tactics for attacking the enemy’s cavalry? Also, are there any tactics for using cavalry cannons and scorpion crossbows in conjunction with this phalanx?”

Sabo shook his head in embarrassment and said that time is short, so he should learn and use it now. As for other tactics, regardless of whether they can be realized or not, it is impossible for the Twelve Legions to be fully trained for the time being. Lepidah nodded frequently and said that you have worked hard for it. Go and do it, what's the trouble? Besides, if people like Milu and Hortensius disobey the new tactics, you have the right to punish them.

At this time, there was another loud battle sound in the wilderness outside. Lepidus hurriedly climbed to the tower again and saw outside the Muzha trench, the first-line troops of the 7th and 10th legions were fighting hard with the Seweaver cavalry. They were still there. Using the traditional Roman line formation, bravely throwing spears like rain from the Weaver cavalry attendants, regardless of heavy casualties, they fought with the enemy in relays, while the soldiers on the second and third lines behind were struggling to dig the earth - Caesar's messenger issued his latest order According to the instructions, a field camp was built a mile ahead, hoping to provoke the Sewefu people to come to a decisive battle.

But Areovistus was obviously not that stupid. This king was also a hero who had fought for decades, so he used elite cavalry to continuously oppress and attack the Romans, and the troops on the flank of Mount Dux also rushed down, constantly breaking into weak positions and killing slaves and soldiers who were building fortifications.

After two days, Caesar in Besançon almost shed tears. No less than a thousand people were killed in the two legions, especially his favorite Tenth Legion, where many veterans were killed. This made him particularly painful. He gnashed his teeth and said that he would never spare the Sevefers easily, but in the end he had to give up the order - the Roman army of the two regular legions could only hastily burn the half-finished new camp, retreat to the original garrison point, and reunite with Lepidus's troops.

At this time, the supporting cavalry of the Arverni, Sequani, Aedui, and Helvetii arrived one after another, adding to Caesar's combat power while also adding great difficulties to logistics. (To be continued.)