The Macedonian army defeated the main force of the Gallic vanguard, and in the area east of the Alps, the Gaul reinforcements could not arrive for a while. Nor could they have organized a new massive army so quickly. Macedonia seized the local initiative and switched from defense to offense.

The Aegean naval regiment reached the northern foot of the Alps without resistance, overlooking the important town of Salzburg. So Damasos ordered to be stationed halfway up the mountain, to prepare siege equipment, and to find out the exact strength of the enemy's army.

A previous reconnaissance of this place revealed that Gaul had two forces here, the Gallic army of Glasobrin was a mobile force, and the headquarters of Lugotorix was a garrison corps. The two armies also had tens of thousands of troops when they acted together, so they guarded this east-west pivot. The Aegean naval regiment was roughly equal in strength, but the quality of the soldiers was higher than that of the Gallic soldiers, and the Macedonians were determined to succeed.

Glasobrin received the sentry's report and immediately rushed back to Salzburg with his troops, and he consulted with Lugotorix, suggesting that he should unite his troops with his own men and horsemen and take the initiative to attack. Lugotorix wanted to hold the walled city and use the fortifications to hold back the enemy army. Grassorblin scoffed, and he continued to try to convince this colleague that he had always seen swords and soldiers only know how to move forward bravely, and since the enemy army was equal in strength, he had to take the initiative to go out of the city to meet him face to face, how could it be reasonable to sit back in the walled city and wait to be captured? Lugotorix hesitated and couldn't make up his mind. His consideration was not unreasonable, in the event of a defeat or defeat of the main force outside the city, it would be difficult to keep Norikum's important territory.

Grasobrin was an impatient, and he turned away in a fit of rage, saying that he would lead his Gallic Golden Pig warriors to fight the Macedonians alone, and after breaking the enemy, he would take the benefits alone. Lugotorix had been in the tent for a long time, and when all the friendly troops had departed, he felt that something was wrong, so he also gathered the men of the city and set out to help the Honored Warbands of Gaul.

The Macedonian engineers on the hill here assembled the siege vehicle and ramshells, and the general was choosing a time to attack the city when he found that the enemy had taken the initiative to attack. Damasos thought to himself: it would be better to come, so that it would be much more convenient for everyone to decide the victory in the wilderness, and save them from getting in the way of the city. He immediately gathered his troops and lined up in battle.

The Macedonian legions stood on high ground, the Cretan archers were even longer, and the Gauls were hit head-on by arrows as soon as they reached the foot of the hill. Glasobrin was furious and told his men to run up the hill so that they could enter the white-knuckle battle this morning. However, the rain of arrows became more and more violent, and soon after they went uphill, they were projected by javelins, and the casualties increased. Grassoblin was in a dilemma, and just as he was anxious, he turned back and was overjoyed to see the friendly troops coming to help, and ordered a retreat to join the friendly forces.

As soon as the Gallic soldiers turned, a denser rain of arrows flew in. Many people fell to the ground with arrows in their backs. It's not just one of the marksmen who can shoot arrows, but he dies on the spot after an arrow hits Glasobrin's heart. The Gallic warrior hurriedly turned around and retreated backwards with his shield.

Enemy reinforcements arrived, and they could not be allowed to converge. Since some of the enemy troops have sent it, how can they let them run? Damasos ordered the phalanx to run down the hill with their spears in pursuit of the enemy, and in order to avoid accidental injury, he told the archers to stop firing. The Macedonian light cavalry was one step ahead and had already rushed down the hill to block the enemy's retreat.

The Macedonian army attacked from top to bottom and wiped out this part of the enemy before Lugotoriks' troops could rush over. Gaul's honorary warband, the Golden Pig Warriors, was eaten in this way. Lugotorix was very disappointed when he saw this situation, since the friendly army was gone, why should he go back to defend the city. The Macedonian infantry fought a bitter battle, and their emotions were very excited, and they ran to chase the enemy troops in front.

Lugotorix felt that he couldn't run away, so he simply turned back and fought. The two sides entered a melee, and the Macedonian spear phalanx looked chaotic due to the haste of responding to the battle and the physical exertion caused by running. Thanks to the flexible filling of the position of the light cavalry, the battle line was stabilized.

The Macedonian army nevertheless prevailed over the Gallic army, and the infantry was eager to make up for the unnecessary casualties, but one of them took out the enemy general Lugotorix. The cavalry suffered heavy casualties because of the protection of the infantry, but fortunately the victory was finally saved.

Damasos was confident in his own infantry, phalanx from Sparta, archers from Crete, light infantry from Corinth. But he was very dissatisfied with his cavalry troops, and these cavalry from Greece were so virtuous no matter how they were trained. But he had no choice but to do so, the Greek cavalry could only be used as a mobile cavalry, not as an assault force like the cavalry of the main elite regiment.

The Aegean naval regiment entered Salzburg as it wished, and took the important town of Norikum without much effort. This time, Macedonia controls the transport hub between China and Europe, and will be more proactive in its next move. Damasos brought with him a number of engineers and cartographers. In addition to stabilizing the town, he personally redesigned and planned the city's defenses, began to strengthen the fortifications here, and added an insurance to the salient with his talent for construction work.

At the same time, the First Legion sent by Aloyos also reached the important port of Marseille, Gaul. The main fleet under the command of Admiral Philippus, following the route pre-laid out by Aloyos, carried the First Army from Sicily, rested through Sardinia, and then sailed straight for Marseille. Only once was encountered on the way, and the small fleet of Gauls was defeated by the Macedonian fleet. The main army safely delivered the army to its destination.

The First Macedonian Army quickly landed ashore, and the city of Marseille was empty. As soon as Parmanuel had formed his troops, he surrounded the city of Marseille and could directly attack the city thanks to his portable ballistas. The defenders put up a little resistance before the Macedonian army captured the town.

The topography of the port town of Marseille is very defensive, and the whole area is located in a delta-like terrain. It is surrounded by the Rhône River to the west and north, and there is only one bridge to the north of the city by land. It is bordered by high mountains to the east and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. It's an ideal bridgehead. The Gauls had no idea that the Macedonians would attack them from the sea to the south, so the defenders gathered in the narrow passage north of the river to guard against the threat from the mountain Gauls.

General Parmanuel Antigonilla knew that this place, as an important passage for Gaul inside and outside the mountains, would be heavily garrisoned. He now seized Marseille, and the Gauls would certainly try to recapture this bridgehead. So he sent spies to spy on the enemy's situation, location, strength, and movements. He left some defenders behind, and then personally led the main force to garrison the bridge pass, waiting for the enemy.

Sure enough, Motius Fosse, the guard of the pass outside the mountain, led a large army to pounce back. This is the famous White Pig Legion in Gaul, which is composed of forest hunters and a large number of elite Gallic warriors. The Legion is a tough fighter.