Augustus Road

Decimus's army marched for a day through the streets of Gaul, without encountering any resistance along the way. Decimus was not an incompetent fool. He had always been known as " Known for his "methods and ideas", he made many propaganda leaflets about the forged Senate order for him to march to Rome to kill Antony, calling the cavalry and armed slaves at the forefront of his troops, and posted them everywhere in the province, and even posted them on Pinukem, Etrunia and other surrounding areas, so many towns were not on guard and opened their doors to him. .

Diximos did not harass or plunder these towns, but only asked them to provide a small amount of grain and fodder at each place. The entire army was still advancing towards the border like lightning.

At the same time, Antony's legion was also rapidly advancing northward, towards the Rubicon River, but this one was much rougher, because soldiers kept asking him for rewards and wages, but the Caesar's inheritance that Antony had previously embezzled had long since been The money was exhausted, so there was only one way left, no, two ways. To be precise, it was one way, but Anthony split it up very skillfully:

Article 1: Send separate infantry regiments or brigades to the towns and colonies they pass through to collect supplies in the name of conquest authorized by the people's assembly;

Article 2: Send separate infantry regiments or brigades to the towns and colonies they pass through to collect supplies in the name of conquest authorized by the people's association. If they are refused, they will directly attack and rob them.

Therefore, the entire team was split into pieces, without any marching speed or efficiency. More like a disorderly plundering army, Anthony would set up the coach's camp in the center of the plundering radius every day, just like a dealer buying supplies. And many camps and markets were set up behind the camp. Markets set up by vendors and prostitutes were lined up in rows. There was no discipline at all here. All the soldiers, whether they were from the Skylark Legion or Caesar who had returned to service, veteran. They all spent the day drinking, drinking or gambling, and yelled at Anthony to quickly distribute the rewards he deserved.

But Anthony is most worried. It's still Leo, not because of anything else, but because this child is simply too studious and calm. Whenever the commander-in-chief of the army, Marco Antony, shows up with a tired body. When he walked into the camp and was about to summon a beautiful woman with wine to relieve his boredom, he would find his "personally appointed" military tribune sitting upright and asking him about various marching and combat techniques and methods.

"Lord Anthony, may I ask how the army's legions or brigades communicate with each other?"

Antony could only take off his armor and cloak, sit there, hold a drink and tell Leo, "Any army, whether Roman or barbarian, has only three types of communication methods, that is, passwords, military orders, etc." Numbers and flags. But these three are different. Okay, let me take a drink first."

"There is water here. I think wine is not particularly good for your mind and throat." After speaking, Leo took the initiative to push the cup in front of Anthony.

Anthony looked at him briefly, then with an expression of indifference. Shakingly, he picked up the water glass and took a few sips without tears. He could only continue to explain to him, "The password is used to identify ourselves and the enemy in melee and guard duty, and it should be changed every day; while the bugle is used to command large troops, and it makes a variety of sounds. , representing the attack and retreat of which type of arms; and the flag is a silent signal, such as the legion using the eagle flag, the cavalry using the long flag, the infantry using the team logo, and the commander will also use the cloak and special flag to issue orders to guide the army in combat , All soldiers must remember the direction pointed by the team logo, otherwise it will be completely chaotic. "

After finishing speaking, Anthony let out a long breath, and several prostitutes immediately came over knowingly, ready to relieve his fatigue. As a result, Leo raised his hand again, frowned seriously, and asked, "So, once the battle begins, After starting, what kind of natural food should a commander pay attention to when setting up a formation? "

Anthony covered his brows and leaned back on the chair. Several prostitutes could only gather around and did not dare to come forward. They bared their teeth and glared at each other. After a long time, Anthony said in a very tired tone. , said, "You are just a military tribune now. Do you need to ask this something that only a commander or consul cares about?"

"On the contrary, Lord Anthony, I think this knowledge must be mastered when serving as a military tribune. Otherwise, if you don't care about it all the time when you are the commander, it will be a disaster for an army." Leo was plausible. , Anthony almost rolled his eyes and foamed at the foam, so he took a few more sips of water and said, "The sun, dust and wind, these three things are the most important to care about. When arraying, you must turn your back to the sun to avoid the glare of the sun. The shooting of bows and arrows and slings, wind and dust also have a great impact on them. Of course, these natural factors are sometimes our enemies, but sometimes they are our friends. "

Leo recorded, then listened and nodded, and then he asked Anthony about the cavalry. The annoyed Anthony waved to a prostitute, and then lifted his crotch, and the prostitute ’ He immediately stepped forward, and the people next to him hurriedly brought various drinks to the coach. Then Anthony proudly said to Leo, “I am doing something now, and if I bother to do this kind of thing again, I will be punished by God— —If you are really interested in marching formations, I advise you to just bring a shovel and dig the fortifications with the soldiers. It’s more intuitive to go for it!”

"But I still have some questions!"

"The only thing I can teach you now is the knowledge of hand-to-hand combat. Get out of here, you little bastard!" Anthony shouted.

Leo shook his head, and really grabbed a shovel in the tent, walked past the groaning "father Anthony", and walked out of the tent. As a result, he quickly became familiar with several centurions who were digging trenches together, because they knew each other well.

Just as Anthony was slow in marching, Decimus's troops had quickly arrived at the key point of the street, Mutina.

At this time, Mutina, like other towns, sent elders and envoys to welcome Decimus's legion into the city, intending to provide some necessary supplies and send these soldiers away.

But Decimus suddenly changed his mind and detained everyone. Then all the legionaries rushed into the city with weapons in hand, and instantly controlled the four city gates and all the towers of Mutina. Then they confiscated all the property of the local residents and demolished all the houses. "In addition, store all the food, salt all the 'meat', and use the stones and wood from the demolished houses to build fortifications around Mutina. We will fight the traitor Anthony to the end in this city!" Decimus said with great enthusiasm.