81. Landing in Britain (3)
"We should surrender to Rome, our coalition forces will not be able to break through the Roman lines, and any further suffering like this will only add unnecessary bloodshed and death. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"
"No, Dunonex, we should have a decisive battle with the Romans, our chariots have not yet come in handy, and last time, the Romans were just lucky enough to land on the beach. As long as the tribe gives me a hundred chariots, I swear that I will sacrifice our dead souls with the blood of the Romans. ”
Caesar's legion hurried to build huge camps on the coast, and the British tribes were not idle, and in two days, the tribal elders held numerous meetings, but each time, there were different voices at the meetings, and the main war faction and the main peace faction were almost equal in power, and each tribe stood on its own side and spoke with its own justifiable reasons. And the Demino tribe, although elected as the leading clan of the alliance, has never been able to unify and compromise the voices of all sides.
"Even if we send out chariots, we are not sure of victory, Canumox, don't forget, this time last year, we also fought with the Romans, their shield wall array is almost insurmountable, no matter how good the archers can penetrate their shields, we have sacrificed countless people, excellent warriors, the facts tell me, fighting with the Romans, we have no hope of victory."
Dunonex stood up first, and his words were agreed by the third of the patriarchs present, all of whom were tribal chiefs who had fought against the Roman legions last year, and they had a deep understanding of the fighting power of the Roman legions. At the same time, the almost demonic cruelty of the Roman legions also left a terrifying impression on these British tribes. Many times, they are not just afraid, but compromised with reality.
But the leader of the main battle faction, Kanumox, did not back down, he was as strong as a bull, and at the same time a black bear, and there was no creature in the forest that could make him afraid, afraid. In the same way, he will not submit to anyone's domination -
"You are a coward, Dunonix, do you think that surrendering to the Romans will put an end to bloodshed and enslavement? I tell you, these dwarfs will not be so easily satisfied, they have come to our territory to plunder, wealth and women, are the objects of their plunder. Surrender them, hand over the weapons, and when the time comes, if these Romans repented and tore up the agreement, then we would not even have a chance to resist. And I, with only a hundred chariots and a group of faithful warriors, can defeat this group of invaders......"
"You have not fought against the Romans at all, you are inexperienced, Canumox, for the sake of the gods, please do not go on, our people have shed enough blood for this war, and the dead are enough to pile up a village. I don't want my people to bleed to death again, and if you want to fight the Romans so much, you can try it yourself, I won't be with you! ”
Before Kanumox could finish his sentence, the patriarch of the Papuan tribe, De Rossi, interrupted him, and it was obvious that as long as the tribal leaders who had fought with the Roman legions had a shadow in their hearts, it was about the brutal killing of the Roman legions.
"Coward, take your men and hide in your own village, waiting for the Romans to be more tolerant of you, how can the plucked beasts guard their territory? When the time comes, when your women are humiliated by the crotch of the Romans, I see what you will use to protect them. ”
De Rossi's words made Canumox very angry, he was like a beast, his temper could explode at any time, and when his temperament dictated, he didn't care who the person in front of him was, and the words of this barbarian man instantly made De Rossi, the leader of the Papuan tribe, angry.
As soon as Canumox's taunting words fell, De Rossi drew his sword from his waist and tried to slash the beast to death.
The atmosphere is now collapsing, and there is even a danger of sparks between the two factions. Until the leader of the tribal alliance, Ruhr Barak, yelled - "Quiet. After slashing the saber into the corner of the table, the atmosphere of the scene suddenly calmed down.
And all the eyes on the field were suddenly focused on the tribal leader Rul Barak.
"We need to fight again, send all the chariots, and fight the Romans to the death. The druids have cried out, and the forest spirits will answer our prayers. The Romans must be fought again, and I am sure that the blood of the Romans will be shed all over the land. ”
Ruhrbarak finally decided to fight, and even so, the leader of the British tribal alliance, Ruhrbarak, decided to fight, despite the fact that the British tribal alliance had been a real advantage in all previous battles, and the tribe even had to use ten warriors to exchange the life of a Roman soldier.
Because they also have a secret weapon - the Celtic chariot. In previous battles, although there had been appearances, it was only a special forces of some tribes alone, and they did not come together to carry out a large-scale charge, so Ruhrbarak had reason to believe that the tribes still had hope of victory, as long as they were united again. Moreover, the druids, who were most revered by the tribal people, had been instructed by God......
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A week later, on the coast of Britain, a large, fully functional Roman fortress-style military camp was erected, but unlike other Roman military camps, this large Roman military camp protected not only the safety of the legionnaires, but also the safety of more than a hundred ships and warships brought by the legions from Gaul.
From a distance, this massive Roman barracks rivals the size of a small Roman city. Nine thousand legionnaires were to be stationed on this coast this summer, and they did not return to Gaul with a large force until Caesar conquered the interior of Britain.
Appis himself participated in the construction of the giant barracks. At the same time, I also have a little more understanding and personal experience of Caesar's tactics and strategies.
Others can hardly grasp any of the rules of his use of soldiers, and he does not play cards according to the convention. In the northern forests of Gaul, in the battle to avenge Sabinus, Caesar's soldiers were many, much smaller than the Gallic coalition army, but it was in that dangerous situation that the Roman legion commander adopted a dangerous tactic, regardless of the danger of being small in numbers and the huge pressure in the middle, using elite veterans to press the side and defeat the Germanic cavalry, and won the battle. This time, however, the Britons were clearly weak, but Caesar was cautious, and instead of letting the legions take advantage of the victory and attack the interior of Britain, he spent a whole week building the base camp, and the main purpose was only to encircle and protect the ships......
During this period, Rabienus asked Caesar what was the greatest difficulty in conquering Britain. Caesar's answer was that it was about the supply of food and supplies. And in the course of a week, Appis had a deep understanding of this sentence.
In fact, Caesar had already expected that it would be impossible for Britain, which was so large, to conquer them by a short advance as he had done last time. The legion needs time, Caesar himself needs patience, the victory of one or two battles does not determine everything, the conquest of Britain, the overseas "continent", may take a long few months or even a whole year, so before the war, the key to this war of conquest is to ensure the back road.