?? In the lands of Greater Gaul, there was another large-scale clash between the armies of Macedonia and Gaul. The outcome of the battle had a direct impact on the security of Alesia, the northern capital of Gaul.

During the battle, the Macedonian Army Group launched a super-scale collective charge, and the heavy blow was so powerful that it completely penetrated the psychological defense line of the Gallic soldiers. Just like their front, it collapsed in an instant. The struggle of the individual phalanxes could not save the overall situation, and the elite Gallic warriors were still slashing with their swords, and the forest hunters were still calmly drawing their bows in support, and the arrows were not missing.

Then the Macedonian hoplites would rush wildly until they were completely wiped out.

As a result of the successful encirclement, many Gallic soldiers had nowhere to escape. When the Gauls were killed by a third of the time, the other soldiers voluntarily laid down their arms and asked for surrender.

In this battle, the Macedonians killed 15,000 enemies and captured 30,000. Oonos was victorious, first crossing the Seine in one fell swoop, and then destroying important Gallic defenders outside Alesia. The record is brilliant.

The next step was to capture the city of Alesia. Oonos had already planned, after confirming the deployment of enemy forces in Western Europe through the spy network,

Make a new directive:

He himself would continue to lead the Seventh Army in the siege of Alesia, waiting for an opportunity to break through the city.

Anaxaxos led the Spectre Legion north into Belgium to attack the city of Samaro Briva. Since Anaxachos was twenty-three years old and had no experience leading troops on his own, the lieutenant general was chosen to serve as Bolon.

And their opponents will be mainly British, who no longer think of attacking since the loss of a main regiment in Britain in the Battle of the Seine. All the troops in Western Europe were concentrated to defend Samaro Briva, and the city was closed.

The Eleventh Germanic Army, led by Sigimo, marched south to intercept Gallic reinforcements in the direction of Spain on the border with Aquitani. After completing the Alesian occupation, they would advance directly west to capture the city of Rimon, on the west coast of Gaul.

After the deployment, everyone immediately put it into action.

After capturing Lyon, the Greek First Army reconnoitred everywhere, reorganized its troops and horses, and was ready to meet the friendly forces on the northern front.

As a result, the northern front advanced smoothly, and the enemy was unable to counterattack. Oonos then contacted General Parmanuel and allowed him to continue his offensive along the south bank. The task of blocking the Gallic reinforcements was transferred to the Germanic legions.

As a result, Paman led the 1st Greek Army to turn around and march southwest to Narpung Gaul. Oonos told him:

"Narpung Gaul is the gateway from Europe to the Iberian Peninsula. You are to take Narpunmathius as soon as possible and take control of the three passages of the Pyrenees.

This would restrain Spain from acting rashly. Even if a new war breaks out, we will have the opportunity to easily stop the Spanish army. ”

Oonos was right, Spain has changed dramatically.

The Carthaginians, having sacrificed Rome as a possible ally, finally largely pacified Spain. but reluctantly found out that the Macedonian kingdom had reached Alesia.

It is not possible to generalize that the Carthaginians were short-sighted, because they were really busy with the affairs of the Iberian Peninsula.

As we all know, Carthage was a mercantile state, and did not have a strong citizen recruitment like Rome. As a result, they relied heavily on mercenaries, recruiting soldiers from native North Africa or Spanish tribes.

However, these soldiers are quite good and have strong combat effectiveness. As long as the funds are sufficient, it can serve as a regular army.

The problem lies in the greedy nature of the Carthaginians who were doing business. They have infinite control over the western Mediterranean, and they always fantasize that every port on the edge of the "Inland Sea" is Carthaginian. The wealthy Neo-Phoenicians were never short of money, so it took courage to act on this dream.

Conquest requires force, and Carthage needs an adequate army. So they set their sights on Spain first. There are plenty of soldiers, abundant ore from the mountains, and an excellent location in the sea. All of them were coveted by Carthage, and this would be the place where their dreams would set sail. Once they had Spain, they would be able to attack Numidia on both flanks, completely sitting on North Africa and encompassing the western Mediterranean.

The shrewd businessman's wishful thinking is quite good, but they don't expect that the target of this first step is a hard bone, as if it were about to break their front teeth.

Although the Spanish region is still a tribal society, the Spaniards are not savage. The Iberian Peninsula is characterized by undulating mountains and mountainous terrain, and although the transportation is not as smooth and flat as in Western Europe, the advantages of the peninsula make up for many shortcomings, and the sea gives them more opportunities to contact the outside world.

The Spanish army was influenced by Rome and Carthage, and its infantry equipment and combat philosophy were on par with it. The cavalry was more influenced by the Carthaginians. The infantry, which consisted of mountain people, was physically strong, and the Iberian infantry was the basis of the army. Swift action, nimble in melee combat, and cheap.

The hoplites were very similar to the Roman infantry, armed with large round shields, heavy javelins, and swords. The Romans called them shield soldiers because of the conspicuous large shields they wielded.

The cavalry is divided into long shield cavalry and round shield cavalry, the round shield cavalry has no outstanding ability, that is, some Iberian infantry fighting on horseback; The long shield cavalry was characteristic, with a rectangular shield and a mounted lance, and carried a curved saber. The balance of this knife is very good, and the weight is deliberately biased towards the blade, so that the cutting is particularly powerful. It is a mobile and powerful force, but the protection is simple.

In the face of a strong Spanish army, the Carthaginians did not have much advantage. As a result, the Carthaginian conquest of the Iberian Peninsula dragged on and fought for a long time.

The barren kingdom of Numidia was not yet able to compete with Carthage, but they quietly supported Spain through material and military support.

After coming and going, Carthage was mired in the war in Spain, in a situation where it could not be chewed and swallowed, and it was unwilling to give up.

Carthage used its strengths to fight a protracted war. Relying on its strong economic strength, on the one hand, it maintained and increased the investment in the army, and on the other hand, it took advantage of the contradictions of various tribes and the greed for gold coins to create infighting, so as to disintegrate the Spanish tribal alliance; Taking advantage of naval superiority, he severely blockaded Spanish ports and often raided the Spanish coast with naval transport units. These measures gradually shifted the balance of war.

After endless fighting in the mountains, Carthage finally forced Spain to surrender. With the exception of remote Asturiga, which Carthage found out of reach, the rest of the Spanish tribes were submissive.

The parties made peace by agreement with vassals, and a Carthaginian-Spanish appeared in Iberia.