In the fall, Caesar, having settled the problem of the Eduites, led his four legions towards the base camp where Vicintoli was located. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The Gauls could wait, but Caesar couldn't. Vicintoli had the support of many Gallic tribes, and his soldiers and food and grass were almost inexhaustible, while Caesar's side only had these four legions with him for a long time, and only the Edui tribe was left in terms of food and grass. If the Edui have any more **** signs at this time, the Roman legions will fall into a situation where there is no food to use. Coupled with having one clan supply four legions, this was also a heavy burden for the Eduids. Caesar knew that this situation could not be sustained for a long time, otherwise, one day, the Edui would also rebel, so in a severe situation, Vicintoli could wait, but Caesar could not wait.

The legions marched through the Gallic wilderness, full of autumn desolation, the sky and the earth were filled with a vast yellow, and a melancholy could not help but echo above the Roman legions. In this sky of Gaul, the blood-colored mist seemed to be condensing and converging.

"Appis, you know what disease I have. Only you know about it now, but you must keep it a secret for me, child. I still have too much unfinished business for the sake of Rome, Rome still needs me, and the world must re-establish order. Not only Gaul......"

Walking along the dirt roads of the Gallic countryside, Caesar rode on his tall white horse, accompanied by Appis. No one knew what Caesar said to this centurion, but as a Roman legion commander and a glorious figure of the republic, it was strange that he was so close to a civilian centurion. Even Rabienus couldn't help but be suspicious, but no one dared to say anything. Caesar's actions were always so unexpected. He promotes and reuses people, often quietly. But it wasn't the same with Apis, who accidentally learned that the Roman legion commander was suffering from a strange illness.

And from Caesar's mouth, Rome needs him, and the order of this world must be rebuilt, not only Gaul, others don't know what it means, but Apis knows very well that Caesar wants to change the Roman Republic. This Roman nobleman, who is now only the commander of the legion and the governor of the province, may one day change the political arena of the Roman Republic, change the fate and historical trend of the Roman Republic, and maybe one day, Caesar will transform the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire, but, now, who knows? Even Apis only knew a little bit about it in the books and historical materials of the past.

"Yes, Julius Caesar."

Appis subconsciously answered, but was greeted by Caesar's strange gaze.

"Julius Caesar? I never wanted to be emperor, boy. The Roman Republic could not tolerate the excessive power of any one person who trampled on the dignity of the law. You know, the Roman Republic was born out of the tyranny and cruelty of kings in the Roman monarchy, so no one in Rome could tolerate a man with as much power as a king. No one. You have to understand this, so I'm not going to be a great emperor. ”

Caesar's answer surprised Apis, perhaps this great man of history knew that the path he was going to take in the future was destined to be a lonely road that was not understood, not accepted, and even scolded and whipped by others. But even so, Caesar still had to take such a dangerous path.

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In the last moments before the arrival of winter, Caesar led four legions to the base camp of the Vicintolis, located in the large town of Kirkovia, in the territory of the Avigni. The town is also the capital of the Averni people. Here, Vicintoli gathered the largest army in Gaul and prepared to defend itself against the attacks of the Roman legions.

Due to the temporary defeat of the scorched earth tactics in the Roman siege of Bruges, and the fact that the Eduians were still supporting Caesar, this time, Vicintoli did not want to give up his capital.

Kirkovia, at this moment, gathered a large amount of supplies and food and grass from various tribes for the daily consumption of the hundreds of thousands of Gallic troops stationed here. Since almost the whole of Gaul was united after the Battle of Bruges, Vicintoli was almost confident when defending the city, and there was no need to worry about food, soldiers, or money. The whole of Gaul was now essentially in the service of the Vicintoli, the anti-Roman alliance.

When Caesar led his legions to the edge of the town, he saw tens of thousands of Gauls stationed outside the city, their tents connected to the city, and even surrounded the entire city. With so many people on the outskirts, how many defenders were there in the city? Caesar didn't have to think about it, and he knew that this time, Viccintoli had concentrated almost all of the forces of the anti-Roman alliance in Gaul here.

However, just as Caesar was preparing for his soldiers to build siege fortifications, the unfortunate news came from the rear that the Edui had mutinied.

Caesar had expected this result, and when he asked for 10,000 soldiers from the Edui tribe, he was ostensibly to cooperate with the legion, but in fact he was also blackmailing the tribe. And now, the rebellion of the Edui is still a fact.

"Rabienus, with two legions, took these 10,000 Edui hostage and confiscated their weapons and equipment. All food and water they brought with them were confiscated. Shut them all up and wait for my disposal. ”

Without the slightest hesitation, Caesar gave Rabienus an expressionless order to carry out the order. In his mind, he may have expected the rebellion of the Eduids.

"Caesar, are we going to continue the siege?"

The 10,000 soldiers of the Aedui tribe were unable to enter the battle, and the number of troops available to the Roman legions for siege was instantly reduced by a third. After Rabienus left, Antony began to anxiously ask Caesar about the next arrangement. The Gallic town ahead was on a steep slope, and Vicintoli's troops filled every corner of the hill.

"Continue the siege. But that's just an illusion. Anthony, you must understand what the rebellion of the Edui means to us. Now, almost all the tribes of Gaul have broken with Rome, and only the Edui are still providing us with food and grass, and if the Edui are allowed to rebel against Rome, we will not be able to suppress them in the first place. Then when the food supply of the legions is once again in danger, we will have to return to Rome, and then the gains we have made in Gaul over the years will be erased, so clean and complete. And at that time, the fathers of the Senate will point to the bridge of your nose and say, Look, this is Caesar who has returned from the expedition to Gaul, Antony. Look at the scars on their foreheads, what a proud glory. Would you stand that kind of sarcasm? Anthony, I can't stand it, so, we can't lose here, and now the situation is that we must return to the Edui tribe, solve the problems there once and for all, and find out the undercover agents and spies hiding in the tribe. Vicintoli must have sent spies to infiltrate the Edui as well. ”

Caesar answered Anthony's question briefly, and went on to say—

"But we can't go back right away. Because the morale of the barbarian coalition is high at the moment, if they see that we have not yet attacked the city and then retreat with their heads between their heads, they will come after us even more with high morale. At that time, the legion may have a serious rout. So we have to go back, but not immediately, but with a small victory. ”

Caesar's words made Antony understand the current state of war, in fact, on the surface, the momentum of the Roman legions suppressed the rebellious Gallic tribes, however, on the real chessboard, Vicintoli had gradually gained the upper hand......