14. Crazy tricks

"The Germans are crossing the Rhine,** and I'm worried that these barbarians will help us drive out the Romans and will settle on our territory? It's not like these barbarians haven't done this before. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”

"Alas, needless to say that you are worried, it is estimated that at this time, the patriarchs are also worried about this issue. We can't beat the Romans, we can't beat the barbarians, and there has been a constant debate about whether to surrender to Rome or to those barbarians. ”

In the evening, the Gauls, having had been busy all day, sat in the tavern and chatted with each other, naturally focusing on the upcoming battle. It's just that these Gauls, who had been wary of the two foreigners, Appis and Titus, had now spoken of military affairs in front of them without any care.

And what was said in the mouth of Gaul, Appis also knew a thing or two through the knowledge before the crossing. Before Caesar went to Gaul, the two great tribes of Gaul fought against each other, and the Sekani invited the Germans to help them fight, but as soon as the Germans came, the opponents of the Sekani - the Edui lost their armor and were defeated.

However, after the war, the Germanic people found the land of Gaul more habitable, so they stayed and demanded that the Sekani give them a third of the land. Strange circumstances arose, and although the Sekani won the tribal war, the outcome was worse than that of Edui, and the Germans occupied their most fertile lands, and the Sekani paid tribute to these outsiders every year. It's a rhythm of inviting a wolf into the house, so with all the precedents in history, it's no surprise that the Gauls are worried.

"Shall we tell the Legion Commander this information now?"

Hearing this, Titus was nervous. Once the Germanic armies had crossed the Rhine, they were not far from the Roman legions. When the time comes, the Gallic tribes here will send troops again, and the Seventh Legion will face the dilemma of being attacked on its back. Titus hated the officers who had abused him, but the young man wanted to be free. And accomplishing this task is the only way to be free.

"Wait, we can't go out now, once out of the city, the Gauls will immediately know that we are spies of the Roman legions, and with the speed of the Gallic cavalry, it is impossible for us to escape alive to the garrison of the Seventh Legion."

Appis looked at the crowd around him and saw that no one was paying attention to him. Then calmly tell Titus about the current situation. Alas, as a traverser, he may be better than the people of this era in this aspect, and he is better than these barbarians in terms of scheming and city government.

"But the military situation is urgent."

Titus couldn't hold it anymore. Appis could see his restless demeanor, looking around like a clown.

"Hold your breath, my friend. It took me a lot of effort to ask Kota for you to come with me, and now is the most critical time, and we can't afford to have problems at this time. I'll find a way to get the information out there, but we can't leave here yet. Absolutely not. ”

"When can I get out of here?"

Titus asked more uneasy. Not because of the Gauls here, but because he saw that the mission was about to succeed, but he could only be trapped here, and the life of the slave was not easy, plus Titus was also a person of concern, even though his wife dragged down the family, but Titus still had deep feelings for his wife. He wanted to go back to his old life. Freedom is a prerequisite for all this.

"Wait until the Legion arrives."

Appis said lightly, and now, Titus was even more confused...... If you don't go out of the city, if you don't pass on information, the legion will be dispatched? Siege is not a trivial matter, and it is necessary to have accurate intelligence and an imminent situation before the legion can make such a move.

"Don't worry, we've been here for the past two days looking for someone who can do things for us, like the two just now."

Appis said, giving a thumbs up, pointing to the two Gauls who were talking about military intelligence not far away.

"You want to?"

Titus almost raised his heart to his throat. The young man named Appis in front of him was simply a deranged spy. They wanted to use the Gauls themselves to transmit information to the Roman legions? Does Appis have a hole in his brain?

Apis guessed that Titus was thinking this way at the moment, not understanding, not approving.

However, as the head of the operation, whether Titus liked it or not, Appis had to do it, and this was the only way to get the information to the Roman legions. It sounds crazy and unreasonable.

But as the two Gauls themselves said just now, on the one hand, the Roman legions, and on the other hand, the Germanic barbarians. In fact, no matter who wins on either side, it will be the Gauls themselves who will suffer. The Roman legions, if victorious, would have enslaved the Gauls. If the Germans win, they will seize their territory, take over their homeland, and drive them to more inhospitable places.

So an alliance with the Germanic people, against the Romans, was actually not something that every Gaul agreed with. And during the war years, especially as is the case in Gaul now, there was no unified state, and the racial values of the various tribes were not very strong, and usually whoever had interests would follow whomever he wanted.

Let the Gauls relay information for themselves, and then tell them that if the information reaches the Roman legions, then the Romans will give them a lot of wealth, so that they can leave the place and live in a more affluent place. Such tempting conditions would have been considered by individual Gauls.

From the first time he heard the two Gallic hunters talking about the Germanic invasion of the city, Appis had the idea. For a moment, Apis felt like those Roman politicians, hiding in dark corners, plotting a sinister and cunning power trick, perhaps this is necessary to survive in this world? Appis didn't dare to think about it, after all, it was very tiring to live like that, and if today, in the enemy camp, he had to do his best of scheming, then in the future, if he could restore his citizenship, he would definitely not want to live this life, he would be too tired.

The Gallic hunters agreed to Appis's terms. Such a crazy move stunned Titus on the side, and the young man Apis, in the eyes of this native Roman, was already a minor god. Along the way, complete those almost impossible tasks. Titus suddenly sighed that Cota's decision was so wise, this task, if it were replaced by ordinary Roman spies, I am afraid that it would have been chopped into meat by the Gauls here.