He was like a clown, speaking that clumsy line, but luckily he landed on the outskirts of the city after the storm. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info Believe me, I only need one legion to besiege that city and wipe it all out. ”

"Don't be so confident just yet. Apis is not as weak as you might think, in fact, I have been with him for two years, and I know that this commoner has a strong mind and strategy. Do you think it was a coincidence and an accident that he was able to grow from an ordinary legionary infantryman to Caesar's right-hand man? No, I'm telling you, no, Apis relied more on his own efforts and wisdom. ”

At the small Pompey stronghold of Corbardo, the newly arrived Rabienus was standing beside Sextus, admonishing the young man not to despise his enemies so lightly, his enemy was a cunning serpent and a sharp eagle, and although he now had only one legion, he could use him skillfully. Apis, who has witnessed the growth of Rabienus all the way, knows no one better than Rabienus in Pompey's army at this moment about Appis's ability, and at the same time, he has repeatedly warned Sextus not to despise his opponents so much.

"He has only one legion at his disposal, and we have defeated four legions of Anthony, and I don't believe that one of his surviving legions in his predicament can stop our siege."

"Siege? I don't agree with your approach, Sextus. We now have enough food, grass and supplies to keep their few numbers in that city. Cut off all their supplies. There was no need to force the city. The civilians of the city have just thanked Apis for his generosity and kindness, and when we attack the city, the civilians of the city will stand by Apis and fully support him in defending the city. In that case, we will not only spend a lot of troops and financial resources, but we will also lose the support of the people. But if we besiege that city and cut off its supplies, we will not take it. After a long time, the food and supplies in the city will inevitably be scarce again, and at that time, Apis will once again face the contradiction between the people and the army. Wait until they go out of town to negotiate with us. ”

……

A few days later, the pirate ships that had been carrying grain to Appis were surrounded by the Roman navy, and it was clear that Sextus had set out to do so.

"Damn, they're starting to block our ships. That Antony, who didn't take Caesar's four legions, didn't hold back the army of Sextus Pompey? Instead, let us endure the full encirclement of Sextus again and again? Damn, after the shipwreck, there were less than three brigades of soldiers capable of fighting. ”

In the temporary headquarters of the legion in New Carthage, Crassus Jr. couldn't help but scold Anthony for his inaction. In his opinion, most of his current situation was caused by Antony, the cavalry commander of the Gallic legion, who did not lead his large army to meet Sektus Pompey, resulting in himself now being surrounded by the local Spanish Roman army, but what Crassus the little did not know was that after Antony crossed the Pyrenees, he was perfectly ambushed by the Rabienus organization, causing the four legions to temporarily retreat to avoid the Spanish legion. Thus, Sextus had the opportunity to organize a large army to encircle his side.

"We don't have a choice, tomorrow, let's organize a breakout. Can't wait for Anthony's reinforcements to arrive, at this time, this drunkard doesn't know where he is still here, and may have been defeated by Sextus. We are on our own. ”

Sitting on the balcony of the city mayor's villa at dusk, Apis said coldly to little Crassus. Although most of the inhabitants of the city still support him at the moment, Apis knows that the saying that the people live on food is applicable in both the East and the West. In the event of another famine in the city, the civilians of the city must have traced the root cause to the Roman army that had captured their city. These civilians, in fact, are just who has interests and who follows them.

However, it was very difficult to break through, because outside the city, Sextus's army seemed to be no less than 10,000 men, at least more than one legion, and there were less than 3,000 soldiers in the city who could fight.

……

During the night, when catapults and ballistae roared through the camp, all the defenders of Pompey knew that the army of Appis in the city was beginning to break through.

The ballistas, operated by a small number of infantry of the Tenth Legion, fired flaming arrows at the camp where Pompey the Younger was stationed, and the stone projectiles were ignited, and with the operation of the slaves and sappers, they spat tongues of fire at another Pompey camp not far away. This earth-shattering scene caught the attention of Pompey the Younger's soldiers. They didn't even have time to put on their armor at night, so they hurried out of their tents and rushed out with only a short sword. Fearing that in the next second, flint would fall on top of their tent and set the entire tent on fire.

And at the first moment, the soldiers under Pompey Jr., who had just put on their weapons, led by dozens of centurions, outflanked the attacked camp that was firing flints.

However, this was also one of Appis's strategies, in fact, the soldiers sent by Apis to sneak up on the city to store siege weapons were very small, even only two hundred soldiers, and the rest were military slaves, or battle slaves. Their task was to harass the enemy camp and make a huge movement to attract all the troops of Pompey the Younger to encircle and suppress them. The real main force of the Tenth Army had already broken through from the barracks near the mountains and forests.

"Cunning fox, he lied to us!"

After the battle, standing on the edge of the scorched earth camp under attack, Sextus Pompey angrily cursed. His expression was like that of an upstart dealing with his own losses, domineering, with all his emotions exposed.

"I warned you long ago that Apis is a cunning lynx who will strike at any time and anywhere. I knew this very well when I was in Gaul. Trust me, Sextus. Although Apis only led two legions, he possibly outnumbered Antony's. ”

In the face of Sextus's angry scolding, Rabienus walked over and quietly analyzed. For Appis, there is no clearer than Rabienus. Together, they served in Caesar's army, fought together with barbarians, and accomplished impossible tasks together. Even, they are direct subordinates. If Rabienus hadn't rebelled against Caesar, perhaps at this moment, Appis would still be a chief centurion under Rabienus. (To be continued.) )