Towards the end of winter, Apis led six legions, four of which were recruits and two of Octavian's and Antony's veterans, to the city of Lugdunum in Gaul. The inhabitants of the city were taken aback by the sudden appearance of the Roman legions, www.biquge.info the local governor Flaminius gave a warm account of the situation at the front for nearly half a year......

"The Gauls are a cowardly race, they were conquered by us, however, the invasion of the Germanic people soon made the Gauls betray their oath, the Gallic tribes in the south and central regions were still willing to cooperate with Rome, and in the past few months, they have paid their taxes and food on time, and the five thousand pieces of chain mail and the sword of the corps that you have purchased in advance by the commander are also in place in time, but many weak tribes such as the northern Gauls, Belgians, Remi, Narvites, etc., have almost defected under the invasion of the Germans, They didn't dare to tell us openly that they would not pay taxes and grain, but they were just perfunctory to the grain collection team, and they did not have a harvest this year, but they did not want to offend. General, if you want to go on an expedition to exterminate the Germans, I can send grain, grass, and baggage from here, but it will not be supplied for long, because the battle line is too long, and the loss of the road is too great. ”

"I know, so I'm here to solve this problem."

Apis had been mentally prepared for Flaminius's report. Pick up the wine on the small table next to you. The cosy governor's office is surrounded by clean white paint, the floor is covered with fine mosaic tiles, the wooden furniture is covered with a layer of warm and silky animal skin, the glass cups, and the fountain constantly spouts clean water in the atrium, all of which are not much different from the modern society 2,000 years later, at most they did not have electricity, and did not have so many high-speed vehicles and Internet means. Sometimes, though, Apis would look at everything around him in distraction.

"With all due respect, General, do you have a plan?"

Flaminius's words brought Apis back to a situation where it was now possible that in a month's time, perhaps even shorter, the legion's recruits would have to face the Germanic beasts.

"Yes, Flamini, will you fight alongside me? I mean, though I have come this time, not as an archon, but as an ordinary Roman nobleman, and I have no authority to order you to do anything for me, but if you will, in a week we will fight side by side, and I will besiege the towns of the Calludes if they do not hand over the grain. I will storm the city and then enslave and slaughter its inhabitants. ”

Appis asked, turning his head. His face was unusually calm and cold, full of the traditional pride and glory of the Romans. Flamini agreed to Appis's request without hesitation. For if no more reinforcements arrived in Rome, Gaul would most likely become a Germanic paradise within a few months, when Flamini would become a Roman sinner, separated from the Roman Republic under his command. Therefore, when Appis made such a request, it was undoubtedly a relief for the small governor of the province, Flamini.

"Courage and glory, my comrade-in-arms, Appis."

Flamini said, giving Appis a standard military salute.

After gaining the loyalty of Flaminius, Apis went to the armory, which was full of weapons and armor sent by the Celts, although it was ostensibly a purchase, but the funds that Apis gave to these tribes were very scarce, far below the market price, and only bought them with some money. Since Rome was unable to craft a large amount of armor in a short period of time, Apis had to reach out to the Celts and ask for the equipment.

In the weapons room on display, Appis casually picked up an iron sword made by Celts, the wooden hilt was a little heavy to hold, but it was very comfortable to wield, allowing novices to swing it freely. The blade of the sword is sharp, the polished and shiny sword body can even reflect the portrait behind him, and the crisp metal strike can be heard with a light tap of the finger, compared to the short swords made by the Romans, the weapons forged by the Gauls are more heavy and simple, and the elaborate and ornate carvings of the Romans and Greeks do not appear in the weapons and equipment made by the Celts, they are simple and practical, and the simple lines are like this nation at this moment, bold and free.

The manufacture of chain mail surprised Appis, their quality even exceeded the Roman forged products, Gallic warriors in the impression of the Romans were mostly barearmed, carrying improvised weapons, but the main force in the Gallic army was not actually these minions, but those powerful and wealthy tribal nobles, they were equipped with weapons and armor even better than the ordinary soldiers of the Roman legions, and the batch of chain mail that Apis asked for was such a standard. It's just that I didn't expect the Gauls to send it exactly as requested, and there was not a trace of cutting corners in it. It seems that a people who have not been corrupted by power cannot be judged by the way the Roman merchants behaved, but perhaps it was because of military orders that the Gauls did not dare to come nonsense.

In short, on the whole, it was still a little happy and satisfied that such weapons and equipment could be produced in a short period of time, and the rest was the actual combat of real swords and guns, yes, this was unavoidable, although in the original intention, Appis did not want to see anyone shed blood in this rebellion, but war and strife are the theme of this era......

Two days later, six Roman legions appeared outside the town of Calludes as if from heaven, and before the patriarch of the Gallic tribe could come out to greet him, the messenger of Apis had already entered the city and simply demanded that the town must provide the legions with the required amount of food and grass within three days.

Moreover, without giving the people of Karludes a moment to react, Appis directly set up the barracks less than three leagues outside the town. The Gauls knew that this time, they had no excuse or reason to refuse to levy grain, because of this posture, everyone knew that once the tribal leaders once again perfunctory the Romans to levy grain, these six legions outside the city would directly attack the city. The Calludes had no standing army, and if Apis attacked the city, the tribe would be wiped out.

In a dilemma, the tribal elders convened an emergency meeting, and agreed to Appis's request that night, except for keeping the spring food supply for the inhabitants of the city, the rest was transported to the legion's camp the next day, and from the meeting of the tribal elders to the decision to send grain and grass, Appis did not appear in the city for a moment......