"It's a massacre, it's the devil who slaughtered them!"

Leonie cried out as she stood in a glade strewn with corpses. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info her voice was so exhausted that it resonated with all Germanic peoples. They saw their companions die tragically under the sword of the Romans, mutilated and unrecognizable, and let out an angry roar, like thousands of wounded beasts howling in the forest, making a terrifying sound.

"The Romans are the devil! I will go to their camp and take their leader out and kill him in the presence of the dead spirits. I want the Romans to pay with blood! Who wants to follow me? ”

Leonie took full advantage of the grief and anger of most of the tribe at this moment, and continued to cheer loudly and instigate, igniting the flame of revenge. Tribes that have never had the opportunity to unite absolutely have the best time now. Leonie knew that it was the massacre of Appis that gave her such an opportunity. The tribes were more united than ever before, because they saw the atrocities of the Romans......

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"Appis, the Germans have struck."

Two days later, in the base camp of the Roman legions, the scout cavalry at the outpost reported to Appis the latest movements of the barbarian tribe. And this news was undoubtedly excellent news for all the Roman officers and soldiers, because they could finally have a head-to-head battle with the barbarians without worrying about the attack of small Germanic forces in the field and in the forest. The sooner the Germans were defeated, the sooner they could share the spoils, make a fortune in the war, and return to Rome. Although Appis didn't think so......

"How many?"

Appis asked the cavalry.

"Thousands ......"

The cavalry did not dare to make conclusions, but only relayed what they had seen. He did not see the number of Germanic people, because they were like migratory ant colonies, dense and dense and covered the entire forest.

"It seems that the Germans have moved out."

Appis turned to his colleagues behind him. Klein was overjoyed, while Flamini was worried. He was concerned that the new army of Apis might not be mature enough to deal with the menacing barbarian army. If the previous battle barbarians deliberately wandered through the forest and ambushed the lone Roman squad, then this time, it must have been the previous slaughter of the tribe that attracted the wrath of the barbarians, and the usually cautious barbarian leader sent the army out. Although morale was generally high after the first victory, Flamini was apprehensive about the upcoming battle.

"Perhaps we should be suspicious of the motives of the Germanic people for this big move, as they have not been in the past few months."

Flamisus expressed his apprehension in front of Appis. And although Apis also has the same concerns, but considering that the morale of the soldiers is high at the moment, and the main force of the barbarian army is in front of him, this is undoubtedly a rare opportunity for the soldiers, if there are no unexpected factors, it is also an opportunity for himself, although Apis faintly feels that the development of things may not be so simple. But now, if they don't go to war, not only will these recruits feel bad, but if they don't handle it well, it will also cause dissatisfaction among the whole army, you know, these citizen soldiers are eager to defeat the barbarians every day, and return to Rome with rich booty, they don't want to stay too long in the barren land of Germania. As Appis's prestige over them was not enough, and the rebellion of the legions was more terrible than the defeat of the foreigners, Aphes, after a little hesitation, decided to go to war and have a real decisive battle with the main Germanic army.

"Vlaminius, although our thoughts and concerns are the same at the moment, the soldiers are eager for a decisive battle, and we seem to have no reason to refuse it. The unusual movements of the Germanic people and the possible riots of the soldiers, I think, the latter were more risky and more serious. So now, we should think about how to develop a more robust tactical plan. ”

After listening to Flaminius, Apis calmly responded to the Gallic governor. And Flamini also felt the pressure of Appis, for the supreme commander of a legion, not only to consider the situation of the enemy, but also to consider all kinds of immediate situations in the army, the mental, physical, and emotional needs to be considered by the soldiers. Because, these are the factors that determine the outcome of the war. And all this, even more so for Apis, who had just commanded several legions, without Antony's prestige among the veterans, without the name of Octavian Caesar's heir, the predicament left to Apis was much more difficult than others......

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"I will be here, ambushing the main force of the barbarians."

In the evening, Apis summoned all the officers of the regiment of centurion and above for a military meeting. At the meeting, Appis clearly identified the location and tactics of the ambush. It was almost identical to the last time the Germanic Kadi tribe was exterminated. Place two brigades, 2,000 men, in front, and when the Germans rush down to besiege the two Roman brigades, the large army will counter-encircle and suppress the Germans from all sides.

"The two brigades, Appis, will the investment be too great this time? The soldiers who used as decoy had to be the most elite troops to withstand the siege of the barbarians, two brigades, our sacrifices were too great. ”

Levius disagreed on the spot.

"The two brigades have already counted a small amount of investment, and we must know that this time we are no longer facing only one Germanic tribe, but dozens, if not hundreds, tribes. Their numbers are too large to be estimated. Last time, the phalanx of six hundred people was besieged and almost collapsed, and this time, in the face of such a large barbarian army, it was not too much to use the strength of half a legion as bait. ”

Apis replied calmly. The grim face reveals a trace of the vicissitudes of time. The deployment and scene at this moment reminded Apis of Caesar's battle in Gaul and the sacrifice of an entire army behind him for the victory of the battle. The brutality of war has always been like this, and the commander will even say to the soldiers who are about to die - I will guarantee your safety if you retreat after hearing the trumpet......