Finally, before winter arrived, Viccintoli led the Gallic coalition army to five lorries outside the city of Ribris, where he set up camp. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The Roman legions, led by Caesar, were stationed opposite the Gallic camp, which was less than two leagues away.

The battle was chosen to break out here, and the plain was a good place for large battles, and although Viccintoli did not want to do so, the generals and patriarchs of the various Gallic tribes under his command were excited and unanimously demanded that a bitter and decisive battle be fought with the Romans here.

The Gallic patriarchs were confident, but his IQ was not as good as that of Vicintoli, a Gallic noble warrior might be able to defeat a Roman legionary infantry in a heads-up, but when the hundred-man squad appeared, the Gallic warriors would not necessarily have the advantage, and when the phalanx appeared, no matter how many Gauls there were, they were no match for the Romans who formed the phalanx. This was the Gallic War.

Although Viccintoli had long anticipated this situation, he was unable to reverse the Gallo's perceptions. This was not an inter-tribal war, but a change in tactics was needed at the moment of the foreign enemy, but these Gallic patriarchs did not care about this, they only thought that their army was outnumbered, five times that of the Romans, and that they could run over the queue of these dwarfs by virtue of their numerical superiority.

Every leader may have to go through such a process, from being inunderstood at first, to being sought after and even worshipped as a god. Viccintoli may have been at a low point in his life at this moment, but he still believed that in order to defeat the Romans, he had to follow the strategy he had formulated.

However, this battle must be carried out.

At dawn the next day, the two armies arrived on the great plain of central Gaul, as agreed. The formation of both sides is amazing, and the number of people has reached tens of thousands. Caesar led four legions, 22,000 men, in formation on the plain, and Vicintoli also led his 100,000 Gallic coalition army, opposite the Roman legions, lined up a long line, and even, the Gauls' flanks could besiege the Roman legions' meagre 20,000 soldiers as long as they moved slightly closer to the middle. But Vicintoli did not think so, although his Gallic chieftains were confident.

"Brothers, today, we are here to defeat those barbarians. Hold your shields and march towards your enemies, let the blood of the barbarians flow under your feet, and glorify Rome! ”

Caesar wore a red cloak and rode over the legion's position, as always, the pre-battle speech made all the soldiers excited, Appis stood where he should stand, dressed in gorgeous armor, quietly watching Caesar boost the morale of everyone before the battle.

Leaders are leaders because of their natural appeal. Standing in the middle of the first column of soldiers, Apis once again felt the roar of the Roman soldiers after Caesar's speech. It was as if the mountains and rivers trembled, even though they were only 20,000 people.

"Labienus, seeing the signal, marched towards the Gauls' position."

Before the battle, Anthony rode up to Rabienus again to make a final confirmation. Although Rabienus did not like Antony, at the moment of the campaign, all personal grudges and preferences had to be taken back.

"I will."

Rabbi Enus replied earnestly. At the same time, he turned his attention to Appis, who was standing in the middle of the first brigade and the first array, which was the backbone of the Roman legions. The Eagle Banner was behind this front.

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"Urrel, be optimistic about your cavalry troops, the victory or defeat of this battle depends on your cavalry troops, do not underestimate the enemy, the Roman phalanx can resist the onslaught of cavalry very well, you have to lead your cavalry, defeat the poor cavalry of the Romans from the flank, and then go around to their rear, when I lead the large army against their front, you lead your cavalry troops to charge their line from behind."

Just when the morale of the Roman legions was high, the Gallic coalition was also making final arrangements and confirmations. Similarly, as the commander of the anti-Roman alliance in Gaul, Vicintoli had his own arrangements even when he had to go to war.

He wanted to take advantage of the high mobility and strong impact of the Gallic cavalry, after the battle, go around to the rear of the Roman legions, and when the infantry of the various Gallic tribes entangled the Roman phalanx, let the Gallic cavalry attack the Roman phalanx from behind, forming a flanking attack on the Roman legions. The premise is that this coalition of tribes can resist the advance of the elite Roman legions.

But Urel seemed to shrug off Vicintoli's reminders and instructions. The commander of the cavalry of the Gallic League, with his strong physique and strong appeal, scoffed at the "timid" and cautious arrangement of Vicintoli. As the most powerful cavalry leader of the tribe, Urriel was the king of the Gallic cavalry in many tribal wars.

"I will level the phalanx of the Romans with my cavalry, and you, Vicintoli, will wait for me to be given a bonfire after my victory."

Uriel replied confidently. Then, with his men, he ran towards the flank of the Roman legions.

On the side of the Roman legions, Antony was on the lookout with the Germanic cavalry that Rabienus had borrowed from the Upis.

"Brothers, go, follow me. Stay in shape and don't fall behind. ”

The Gallic cavalry had already attacked, and Antony, with all Caesar's cavalry and the Germanic cavalry that Rabienus had borrowed from the Upi, quietly went on the road, bidding farewell to the large infantry force, and the cavalry rushed into battle first.

On the frontal battlefield, the Gallic coalition also began to attack, carrying all kinds of weapons, spears, Celtic swords, and crude axes, and marched towards the side of the Roman legionary phalanx.

Viccintoli gave the order to fight on the frontal battlefield, and every step of the Gallic coalition army, the archers stopped and threw a round en masse, and the 100,000 Celts, under the command of the commander, were able to maintain a roughly neat pace and advance towards the Roman legions, although Viccintoli also knew that this state of affairs would not last long, and once the tribal alliance and the Roman legions were in close combat, the formation of the Gallic army would be completely disrupted.

The mighty momentum, the rain of arrows sprinkled round after round on the positions of the Roman legions.

"Steady!"

Rabienus kept shouting, and the legionary infantry, under the orders of their respective centurions, raised their legionary shields, crouched down, and endured round after round of arrows from the combined forces of the Gallic tribes.