The Carthaginians spread the advanced system to Spain, allowing them to unite and form a unified coalition to serve Carthaginian's political purposes.

Spain received Carthaginian friendship, and the bonds of this friendship were:

1. Pay tribute to the suzerain, which accounted for one-third of Spain's own revenue. The burden on the people is even heavier.

2. Organize an army on its own, and with the help of Carthaginian generals, send troops to attack Macedonia.

With Spain as a strong military shield, the Carthaginians could rest assured that they would pursue their own interests. The power of Macedonia has undoubtedly affected Carthage and even threatened their survival. It must be contained.

Now they were thinking about how to bring the Egyptians together and join them in the anti-Macedonian alliance. The eastern powers, combined with the barbarian alliance led by Carthage, were enough to defeat the Macedonian kingdom.

But the Egyptians had an ambiguous attitude and could not quench their thirst, and the plan remained only in the imagination.

In fact, the Carthaginians' immediate priority was to contact Britain, Gaul, and Spain and try to get them to cooperate with the action. As long as it is used reasonably, the barbarian soldiers still have combat effectiveness.

In fact, Carthage did not actively do so, and perhaps they really lacked the ability of the Romans to form alliances. The Carthaginian Senate was deeply divided over its policy towards neighboring Numidia.

And at the moment, it seems, they do not want to personally participate in the war against Macedonia. Just want to manipulate in the background.

There were still a few outstanding of the Carthaginian generals, who realized the Iberian exit. He ordered the Spanish army to rush to Narpungaul at once and control the choke point of the Pyrenees.

At this time, Narpung Gaul was still in the hands of the Gauls. Gaul had already deployed more troops to hold the fortifications, including many mercenaries and Spanish mercenaries.

Nar Bang Gaul

The 1st Greek Army marched to Narpontius ahead of reinforcements. It is a medium-sized town with wooden walls and a moderate degree of development. It is important because of its geographical location.

The Gauls defended here clearly, with two main battle legions, one garrisoned in the city, defended by the general Togdonus Dabis; One intercepted on the outside, commanded by Senan Kabiloren.

The Parman Bond led the soldiers on their way and encountered Senan Kabiloren's forces outside the city. The two sides are in a big fight.

The Gallic army, which had no long-range ballistae, launched an attack on all fronts. Before Parmanuel's artillery could fire, the enemy had already rushed closer, so he ordered all his men into battle.

Due to the abruptness of the fighting, the Macedonian side was a little scrambling at first. The Gauls began to open in a long serpentine formation, and then suddenly changed formation, thinning the middle and attacking on both sides. The Macedonian phalanx quickly adjusted its formation to effectively intercept the first onslaught of the enemy, and the Gallic infantry could not pose a threat to the tight phalanx. However, the Gallic Forest hunters in the second line happened to shoot arrows at the Macedonian phalanx through the disconnected center, causing some casualties among the phalanx.

Looking ahead, Senan Kabiloren was very bold and learned the tactics of the previous Macedonian cavalry. He had the Gallic infantry and cavalry, which had bypassed the Macedonian infantry phalanx, continue to advance deep on both flanks, and then flank the flank.

This was where the Macedonian archers were located, and the archers were an important force in the ensuing siege and had to be protected. So the Macedonian cavalry acted as a shield for them, frantically intercepting the Gallic assault troops. Finally, the bow and arrow troops were protected, but the cavalry was attacked by the enemy's infantry and cavalry, and most of them were surrounded.

Fortunately, the phalanx of the Macedonian royal phalanx and the reserve arrived in time and carried out a counter-encirclement. With the full assistance of javelinmen and archers, the onslaught of Gaul was finally defeated. The Macedonian phalanx on the infantry line had already routed the Gallic warriors, and the initiative on the battlefield changed hands in an instant. Parmanuel led the cavalry in rapid pursuit, capturing the enemy general Senan Kabiloren and destroying the rest of the army.

The battle outside the city opened the way for the Macedonian legion to continue advancing.

The phalanx of the 1st Army remained largely unscathed, although three squadrons of cavalry lost more than half, two of which were heavily armoured. Fortunately, the infantry of the siege battle was the main force, and the bow and ranged units were still intact.

One of Togtonus Dabis' legions remained entrenched in the city, so the Macedonian army pushed outside the city and immediately attacked it. Togdonus Dabis did not expect that the enemy would attack the city so quickly, and there would be so many defenders in the city.

At the beginning of the siege, Macedonian artillery smashed the wooden walls to pieces, and then continued to shoot stone projectiles or artillery into the city. The Gallic soldiers lined up in dense formations, close to the streets and squares, and became the best targets for catapults. So that once the Gallic soldiers were hit, they would fall in pieces. The ammunition ran out, and after the artillery, it was covered with bows and javelins.

When the enemy retreated to the inner city to defend, the Macedonian phalanx entered the city and attacked it. The Gauls had to come to battle again. In the narrow streets and small squares of the town, the Macedonian phalanx of tight and rigid squares prevailed and crushed flat pushes.

Soon, the 1st Greek Army successfully captured Narpunmathius. Wipe out the defenders of the city.

Parmanuel found that the resources available were limited, and the town was difficult to attack. His cavalry suffered a lot of losses, and the use of stone crossbows in the city was very limited.

Therefore, he decided to garrison outside the city. At the same time, a letter was sent to Podarre Rios and Oonos to report the situation:

He believed that the corps needed to replenish the cavalry forces, and that the town was short of supplies, and the space was limited to allow the troops to deploy. If there is no strong position, then there should be no blind division of forces to control the Pyrenees passage.

As it turned out, this decision saved him.

The first Spanish army arrived at Narpung Mathius two days later, and when they saw that the town had been flown with the Macedonian flag, they surrounded it. A day later, a ram was built and stormed into the city. Massacre of inhabitants.

Parmanuelle had learned that the enemy was moving and had been holding his ground, and he was waiting for an opportunity.

Parmanuel remembered the words of General Oonus that Spain could be involved in the war. Now that it was true, he was glad that he had moved quickly to destroy the Gallic legions here. I also realized that this is a battleground for soldiers, and the choke point must be in our own hands.

His consideration was that the Macedonian army had not fought the Spaniards before and did not know much about them. Presumably, there are quite a few barbarian armies. If you let them into the town, then besiege them in turn. There is limited space, so that its number is invalid. At that time, the turtle will be caught in the urn and annihilated.

So, when the scouts told him that the Spanish army had entered the city, he ordered another siege.

The First Legion acted decisively and once again came to the outside of the recently captured city of Narpunmattius. Immediately launched an offensive.

(End of chapter)