Chapter 80: Beacon Smoke on the Western Front
In the past, the Roman Senate allied with the Germanic tribes in order to help the Julius family deal with the Gauls. Now the Julius family followed this relationship to the Germanic tribal chiefs and offered to help them restore their former territory. Of course, the one who could do the lobbying work was undoubtedly Assinius Domitian, the sophist who had persuaded Dacia to attack Macedonia. He is said to be a powerful guy who can say white as black and black as white.
Once again, he successfully completed the task. Assinius Domitian is powerful, not only because he made sense that the Germanic leader promised to assist in the attack on Macedonia, but also that under his mediation, the Germans and Gaul became friends and formed an alliance. Through Germanic relations, the reconciliation between Gaul and Rome was facilitated, and the two sides agreed not to invade each other and fight against each other.
The Gauls, who were allies with the Germans, were bound to turn against Britain. But they now formed the Germanic-Gallic League, with Rome as the backing behind the scenes. Soon, the Britons received a verbal threat from the Romans that if they crossed the Mainz line, Rome would join forces with Gaul to help the Germans attack them. Although Britain's verbal answer was tougher, they stopped their frantic progress for a moment and began to wait and see.
The Romans had set their sights on the city of Rome, and they were ready to capture it in one fell swoop at the right time, and then rallied all the inhabitants of Rome against the Macedonian garrison. In order to prompt the outbreak of war as soon as possible, Rome deliberately leaked information about Macedonia and Gaul and Germania to the other side. But they hid themselves deep and retreated into the background, like a beast about to pounce on its prey. Its gaze is calm, it is fixed on its target prey, and it is prostrate in the grass and does not move. It was accumulating, waiting for an opportunity, its teeth and lips betraying greed and menace.
It's a sinister trick, but it works. Gaul and Germania intended to launch a surprise attack, trying to attack the powerful Macedonian kingdom by surprise. Now that the matter has been revealed, they have no choice but to act immediately after the mistake.
The Macedonian side has also heard the movement, and the various regions of the Western Front are frequently exchanging information.
Amoparn Lessimaga was killed by a Roman conspiracy while on a secret mission, and he was only one of the intelligence agents who died. He and Dmitry had only been married for a year and had a child named Anticrea. The two of them were 17 years old and the other was only 16 years old, and a young and happy little family was ruined like this. Dmitry cried for a long time when she learned the bad news, and her mother, Pavika, had been comforting her.
Oonos came to comfort her daughter, and King Garras came. Unexpectedly, Oonos also burst into tears, saddened by his daughter's misfortune. When Garras heard of this, he was indignant because he loved every member of his family. When he saw Oonos, a tough man, crying, King Garras was furious.
"The widow had heard of the Gauls being barbaric and cold-blooded, and had never wanted to deal with them. I didn't expect my loved ones to be poisoned by them today! And recently they have thinned the precious lives of several outstanding young Macedonians. It's outrageous! My dear niece, Demetria, please take care of your body, and the widow will seek justice for Lessimacha and make decisions for you. I, as a king, would never agree that such a thing would be fruitless. ”
Oonos cried and said that it was his responsibility to fail to protect his family...... The more he talked, the more sad he became, and everyone present felt that their noses were sour. Garas had never seen his second brother so vulnerable, didn't he, as the eldest brother, want to protect his younger brother? Who dared to bully him and make him so helpless and hurt? Yes! It's the Gauls!
"The Lone King has decided, and Macedonia will declare war on Gaul! We will avenge the dead youth of Macedonia and take revenge on the Gauls! ”
"Revenge!" "Revenge!" Everyone else present returned the slogan with the same hatred. There was only one person who was very calm, and he was Podare Ríos, his expression still grim. No, it's cold, ruthless. He looked thoughtfully at Oonos, who seemed to have smelled the smoke of gunpowder on the sideline.
Macedonia has not been at war for more than a decade, and although it is healthy like a human, it needs fresh blood and fat muscle. To enter a state of war in full, the kingdom needs some preparation and transformation. Born in sorrow and died in peace. No matter how huge the empire is, after a long time of comfort, there will be loopholes and negligence, and once it is attacked by external forces, it will often collapse. Seleucus is a living example of how powerful it may seem, and when it comes to a rout, it defeats again and again. The massive body quickly collapsed as if it had been bitten and eroded.
Enjoying a peaceful life of singing and dancing and bells and drums playing in unison, can Macedonia withstand the sudden pressure? It is not yet known. However, Oonos has always insisted on secretly delivering all kinds of needs to the main forces on the various fronts to maintain their combat effectiveness under the opposition of the king. In times of peace, Oonos often personally inspected the regimental station, while caring for and caring for the soldiers, and on the other hand, strictly requiring them not to relax their training and vigilance, and to maintain their combat effectiveness while improving their combat effectiveness.
Oonos cherished his legion as if it were a sword, wiping and sharpening it from time to time, and hiding its edge in the scabbard in case of emergency. Now is the time for the sword to come out of its sheath and shoot coldly, and the blade is like autumn frost.
Garras began to mobilize, and the recruitment of new recruits began. Young people in Macedonia are enthusiastically signing up for the army. The kingdom gradually entered a state of war and was ready.
Anyway, the Germans took the lead in attacking, choosing the most remote and weakly defended places to make an attempted breakthrough. That is the region of Gepid in the north of western Macedonia. However, by this time, a force of scouts had been deployed on the Macedonian border. The Germanic movement across the border was detected and quickly reported to the commander in Budapest, Abrias. He had already sent the 7th Regiment of the Frontier Army, stationed in Pororison, to meet the Germanic invaders.
Receiving the news, the border guards immediately accelerated their march, trying to get there before the enemy reached the border town.
An interesting story must be mentioned here that the king and his military ministers were once arguing over the roads of the frontier.
"My dear brother, how can you be so selfish. Why not build roads for them? Why don't you let those poor peasants and barbarians get rid of poverty and become rich, and let them feel the warmth of the world?" Garras was visibly agitated.
Oonos replied very calmly:
"My dear brother Wang, my esteemed majesty. I am a Macedonian general, and I need to be responsible for my army, and at the same time for the people of my country! The border roads are in poor condition, which is not very convenient for us, and even more troublesome for foreign invaders. That's what I need! ”
However, the moment proves the benefits of pragmatism. Oonos saved the people of the entire village of Dulcis in disguise.
The Macedonian border guards marched quickly, the country's stone roads were clear and easy to navigate, while the invaders took muddy roads. The border guards marched twice as fast as the Germanic army. In the end, the enemy had not yet surrounded the village, and the Macedonian reinforcements had already called for battle outside the city.
To the south of the Western Front, the Gauls also attacked. The Gallic army, which had already been stationed on the Dalmatian border, received the order and resolutely stepped into the territory of Epirus. From here, Gaul officially declared war on Macedonia.
An army of tens of thousands led by the Gallic general Bolgios attacked the Macedonian frontier cities on two fronts. He himself led his troops all the way to Apollonia.