132. Smooth withdrawal of troops

"Great chief, the Romans are fleeing!"

"I know that we need to let the cavalry confirm the accuracy of this information first, Caesar is a cunning and dangerous viper, his every plan is full of tricks and traps, we need to be careful and cautious. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info Briyazo. ”

"Eagles are not afraid of their fleeing prey. Vicintoli, I do not want to let such a great opportunity pass me away, I need to slaughter the Romans, to rob them of their belongings, and the soldiers need to sacrifice the blood of the Romans to the memory of their dead comrades. We are eager to fight, Grand Chieftain Vicintoli. We are eager to fight, not to hide here, waiting for those stupid cavalrymen to come back and report information that is not worth mentioning in the first place. ”

"You can't act on your own, Briyaso, have you forgotten the horrors of the Battle of Bruges?"

In the meeting room of the Gallic anti-Roman alliance, the headquarters of the great tribes, Vicintoli was sitting on the throne of the great chieftain, arguing with the chiefs of the various tribes below. The simple reason was that Caesar was withdrawing his troops, and Vicintoli, as the leader of the anti-Roman alliance, forbade any tribe to hunt down the retreating Romans. However, the Roman barracks were emptied little by little under their noses, which was like putting a piece of delicious meat in front of a group of wild wolves, and the strong smell of blood attracted this group of wild wolves to eat it, however, the first wolf did not allow any wild wolf to bite the piece of fat, this feeling was terrible, and the Gallic military camp was full of restlessness and anxiety again.

"It was an individual battle, and if you had ordered everyone to rush forward and crush the Romans' camouflaged position, we wouldn't have lost that town."

When Viccintoli mentioned Bruges, the atmosphere was noticeably quieter, with a dreary twist. Because people still remember the terrible battle, because the Betulegis did not carry out the scorched earth tactics of Vicintoli, which led to the occupation of the entire city by the Romans, and tens of thousands of Betus were slaughtered and enslaved. But after a short silence, Briazo stood up again and continued to shout in a loud tone. Accusing Vicintoli of command errors.

It is easy for people to lose their minds in the face of the temptation of profit, as in Briyaso. There may still be a small amount of possessions and supplies in the Roman military camp that have not had time to be moved, and this has become a knot in the heart of the barbarian patriarch. He must lead his own people to plunder before the Romans completely evacuate, this is Briyaso's mentality at the moment.

"I will not allow you to act so foolishly and recklessly, and if you want to pursue the Roman army, you will not be able to pursue the Roman legions until my cavalry reports the information to me."

Although Briyasso and some other Gallic patriarchs angrily questioned the Vicintoli's command, the Vicintoli silenced them with absolute authority. He did not allow anyone to act recklessly under his nose, and the characteristics of the Gauls, as the leader of the tribe, Vicintoli knew very well that they were reckless, irritable, and lacked thought when doing things, so it was not easy to lead them.

In the evening, the tribal military meeting was hastily concluded, but in the evening several Gallic chiefs and their tribesmen secretly pursued the Roman army, plundering and sacking the unemptied military camp.

"***, stupid, mindless beast!"

It was only in the middle of the night that Vicintoli learned of the unauthorized movement of the chiefs of the tribes, and he cursed loudly. However, it was already too late. The tribal chiefs who went out of the camp without permission to chase and kill the Roman "deserters" were intercepted and ambushed by the troops led by Antony and Rabienus on the way to pursue the Roman army. There were heavy casualties, only two of the six Gallic patriarchs came back alive, and the remaining four patriarchs were all beheaded by the Romans, their heads hung on the playground of the Roman military camp, and their people were crucified alive by the Roman soldiers.

The brutal slaughter immediately alarmed the Gallic tribal coalition forces still in the town, and the Gallic people were greatly demoralized. No longer had the heart to pursue the Roman army.

A few days later, information came from the Gallic cavalry that the Roman legions had indeed withdrawn, and that since that ambush had not left a single force behind the palace. In other words, the Gauls missed the best opportunity to pursue Caesar's rout.

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"You're celebrating our defeat over the barbarians again, aren't you?"

While the Gauls were weeping and resentful of their folly again, Antony sat around the campfire with a handful of Roman officers at the Roman camp and eagerly celebrated the victory of the day.

Caesar arrived with a questioning tone, causing everyone in the room to hold their breath for a moment, and they sat there at a loss.

"Caesar......

Antony tried to break the stiff and awkward atmosphere, but was once again severely stopped by Caesar.

"You're celebrating our humiliating retreat with the lives of eight hundred soldiers, aren't you? With the crushing defeat of the siege of Kielkowea and the rebellion of the Eduids, we are still in danger. And you're celebrating a battle to cover the retreat? ”

Caesar's expression looked bad, like dead grass watered by the autumn rain, lifeless, revealing a strong aura of slaughter. Perhaps only Caesar himself knew the predicament that the entire legion was about to face. Vicintoli, in one defeat after another, pushed the Roman legions into a corner. On the surface, the Roman army appeared to have won in small battles, but the last straw for the Roman army was cut off by Vicintoli behind the Roman legions, cutting off the supply of food and grass for the Roman legions, and encouraging the Aeduians to mutiny. Caesar's hurried return journey was to solve the problem of the rear road of the legion. So, the huge Gaul had actually trapped the Roman army deep into the hinterland in the center. If the problem of the Edui is not solved, Caesar will have a hard time believing that he will be able to hold out until next spring.

The officers of the Legion sitting around the campfire looked at each other at once, in fact, they did not think as much as Caesar, they only knew that the problems of the Edui needed to be solved, and every battle was enough, and as for the problems of the next year, the year after tomorrow, and even after the conquest of Gaul, who would think so much?

Caesar sighed deeply, and in front of him was the problem of food and the back of tens of thousands of Roman legionnaires, as well as the anti-Roman tribal alliance of Gaul, which became more and more courageous and even growing stronger......