Rome Must Fall

Vercingeoli remained silent, although he listened attentively.

Lurios understood that this young leader, who had always been relatively shrewd, still had doubts about his statement that "the leader of the Nyx tribe is the descendant of the goddess Danu", so he further said: "Actually, this time I came from the Nyx tribe. Coming to see you is the oracle given by Goddess Danu!”

"Oh?! What oracle?!" Vercingetor finally moved.

"A few months ago, the goddess Danu gave an oracle to Chief Maximus——" Lurios leaned forward slightly and looked directly at Vercingetorius with a glimmer of inquiry in his tone. Although it is light, it contains a certain degree of strength: "The goddess Danu told Chief Maximus that a war between the Gallic people against the Romans will break out in Gaul next year. The main command of the Gallic warriors to fight against the Romans is A leader named Vercingetorio!

This war will cause a lot of trouble for the Romans, but in the end the Romans will win. At that time, all the bloody Gauls will be massacred, and the Gallic leaders such as Vercingetorius who led the war will still He was escorted to Rome to participate in the Roman victory parade, to be reviled and laughed at by the Romans, and where he eventually died...

From then on, no Gallic tribe dared to resist the Romans anymore. They all crawled at the feet of the Romans and were willing to be enslaved by the Romans. As time passed, Gaul would eventually be annexed by Rome. , the name Gaul and its traditions will cease to exist..."

At this point, Lurios's expression became extremely heavy, and he said in a sonorous tone: "The goddess Danu could not bear to see the Gaulish people who respected her suffer such a tragic end, so she informed her descendant 'Nix' Maximus, the leader of the tribe, asked him to send someone to find the Gallic leader named Vercingetorius and stop him from starting this war to avoid the destruction of the Gauls! "

When Lulios finished speaking, time seemed to stand still for an instant. Vercingetor's expression was frozen on his face, his eyes were round, his pupils were filled with incredible light, and his lips were slightly opened, but He never said "This is impossible", only his body was shaking slightly. It was the huge shock to his previous knowledge that Lulios' words had.

Lurios knew Vercingetoris, and his mood suddenly became happy, and then he felt a little panic. He hurriedly stretched out his hands, palms to the sky, lowered his head and prayed sincerely: "O the great and kind goddess Danu , please forgive your believer Lurios, he should not have doubts about you..."

Vercingetor came back to his senses, stared blankly at Lurios who was repenting devoutly, and murmured in confusion: "After the Roman senator named Caesar became the governor of Gaul, at the beginning we Averni people followed the rules Past traditions welcomed his arrival and even offered some support.

But later I discovered that this Caesar was not here to be an ally of our Gauls and to help us resolve some conflicts and troubles. Instead, he wanted to conquer our entire Gaul region and make all our Gallic tribes obey him and obey him. Therefore, he can decide who will be the leader of the tribe at will, execute a Gallic noble at will, and collect grain, grass and supplies from various tribes at will, and does not care at all that our Gallic people will starve to death due to lack of food. …

Now, no one in the various tribes in Gaul, whether they are leaders, nobles, or ordinary people, can guarantee their own safety. Everyone is very uneasy. So not long ago, I quietly invited those who used to be attached to our Aweir Well, tribal leaders who have received our protection and are not close to the Romans came to Gogovia for a gathering.

Everyone agreed that we cannot continue to be silent like this. We must unite to resist the Romans as soon as possible, otherwise our fate will be the fate of Akko, the leader of Sinone who was casually executed by Caesar one day.

Moreover, many leaders who participated in this meeting also promised that after they return, they will quietly contact other tribal leaders who have not received the news but have hatred towards the Romans, so that they can also participate in the next secret meeting to discuss how to resist. Romans.

The leader of the Carnite tribe also said that Gogovia was too close to the Roman provinces to keep secrets easily, and suggested that future secret gatherings be held in his territory...

Also, many of the leaders who participated in this opportunity believe that Averni has not been damaged by the Romans in the past few years and is the most powerful, and I, Vercingetor—"

Vercingetorix looked proud and said in a deep voice: "Being able to lead a group of homeless people and warriors from various tribes to finally defeat my uncle with a huge army, recapture Gogovia, and replace Gogovia." My father took revenge. My ability to lead the army is undoubtedly outstanding. I have also been in the Roman army for several years and know the tactics of the Roman army better than other leaders... Therefore, everyone recommended me to be the commander of the resistance against the Romans this time. Commander in chief of military operations!

When the rally was about to end, we also put the flags of each tribe together and made a sacred oath that we would abide by the requirements of the rally, fight resolutely against the Romans, and never betray! …

To this end, I have been collecting food during this time, and began to recruit those Gallic warriors who lost their homes due to the atrocities of the Romans and were wandering around. I believe you have seen it when you entered this village, Rurios. ,us--"

Vercingetorio stared at Lulios, and let out a low growl from the depths of his throat: "All the tribes that hate the Romans are actively preparing to launch a rebellion against Rome in the entire Gaul region. War, but you asked me to stop the war at this time!"

Lurios was burned by the other party's gaze and hurriedly defended: "I didn't ask you to stop the war, this was the oracle of the goddess Danu! -"

"Even if this is the oracle of the goddess Danu -" Vercingetor's tone softened slightly, but his expression became more determined: "Even if we stop resisting the Romans, can we avoid the destruction of the Gauls! No! , that is just delaying our death! As we continue to comply with the harsh requirements of the Romans, we will eventually become their hounds and forget our pride as Gauls!

We Gauls like to fight and are brave enough to fight. We are a race born in battle. Even if we know that we are going to perish, we must shed the last drop of blood on the battlefield! ——”

Lurios quickly interrupted him: "No, Vercingetorius, the omniscient and omnipotent goddess Danu does not want you to stop the war against the Romans, but hopes that you can postpone the war. , I haven’t finished speaking about Goddess Danu’s oracle——”

"Postponing the war against the Romans?!" Vercingetorio was stunned.

Lurios said loudly and firmly: "Yes, postpone the war! Don't start it next year, but the year after that!"

"Why the year after tomorrow?" Vercingeoli wondered.

Because in the year to come, there will be a civil war in Rome. Caesar and a Roman senator named Pompey are the leaders of both sides of this civil war. The scale of this civil war is very large and will involve all the provinces of Rome. Moreover, the battle will be fierce. One side vows to completely eliminate the other side before it will give up. Therefore, this civil war will last for several years!

At that time, Caesar will concentrate all his efforts on dealing with his political opponents and will withdraw most of the Roman troops stationed in our Gaul region. When you start a war again, you will be able to defeat the remaining Roman troops stationed in Gaul region more easily. The small Roman army allowed the tribes to get rid of Roman control..." Rurios spoke extremely seriously, as if he had witnessed the development of the entire situation with his own eyes.

Vercingeoli was lost in thought.

Averni had relatively frequent trade contacts with Rome and knew something about Rome, while Vistorius spent some time in Caesar's army and knew more about it.

He knew that the political situation in Rome had been turbulent in recent years. He also knew that at the beginning of this year, Rome did not even elect a consul for a long time due to the chaos. There were even rumors that the city of Rome was in chaos, and that Caesar returned to Inner Gaul earlier than in previous years. Over the winter, some Gallic leaders even thought that Caesar might rush to Rome and never return to Gaul. This is why they decided to launch an attack on the Roman army next year.

Vercintoli, who knew Rome better, carefully considered what Lulios said, and finally asked after a long time: "Caesar and Pompey have long been in alliance. Their relationship is very close. This is known to the whole of Italy." How can they become rivals?"

"Caesar, Pompey and Crassus have indeed formed an alliance long ago, and the three of them jointly control Rome. But you may not know that just this year Crassus died in the war with the Parthians, and the three alliances are no longer in existence. Caesar's daughter who married Pompey also died in childbirth last year, and the relationship between the two is no longer close.

In order to conquer our Gaul, Caesar continued to expand his army, which has posed a threat to Rome. The senators in Rome had long wanted to remove his Gaul governor and disband his army, but they just didn't have the guts. Now they Seeing the opportunity, they will definitely try their best to bring Pompey, the only one who can resist Caesar, into their camp, and then they will have the confidence to recall Caesar and hold him accountable.

Will the cruel and ambitious Caesar be willing to give up everything he owns and return to Rome to be punished? ! There was a civil war in Rome decades ago. At that time, it was the war between Marius... Marius and Su... Sulla. Now it is just replaced by Caesar and Pompey. "

"This is also the oracle of the goddess Danu?! Vercingetor was surprised to see Lurios's analysis was so thorough.