57. Trapping schemes
"We can't conquer that city, give up, High Chief. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info Bypass it, we can plunder more towns and villages, large areas of fertile land are waiting for us, there is no need to waste the lives of the warriors here, we have shed enough blood in this city. ”
The successive failed sieges caused a strong war-weariness among the leaders of many Germanic tribes, and the leader of the Upi, Tarbaram, even proposed to his face the idea of stopping the siege. After all, before the war, the Romans had collected all the grain, grass and supplies in the vicinity of the city, leaving only a small part for the Germans. Although the Germanic armies could force the Roman defenders of the city to surrender by means of a long siege. But many of the Germanic chiefs did not have the patience to do so, preferring to take a few extra steps and plunder the nearby villages and towns, as they were ready-made loot, rather than have to endure a long wait here.
"No, we can't retreat, we're tired, the Romans in the city are equally tired, we didn't retreat, the Romans in the city can't sleep well for a day, we should take advantage of the situation to speed up the siege and continue to attack the city!"
Faced with the anti-siege sentiment of the patriarchs, the great leader of the Suebi tribal alliance, Swinard, was unable to make a decision for a while, but Leonie stood up again, and the opponents of the tribe now retreated to plunder other villages and towns. However, Leonie's proposal was met with anger and questioning from most of the tribal chiefs.
"What right do you have to contradict us, foolish woman, I doubt you are a spy sent by the Romans? It was your intention to besiege the city, and later, you also proposed the method of building a boat to cross the river and sneak attack the city. As a result, my people have repeatedly died because of your pride. It's a shame on the tribe that you survived, and you should die on that beach like the warriors of the tribe! ”
As soon as Leonie spoke, she was angrily questioned by the tribal chiefs.
"Listen to me one more time, I have a plan, a new plan!"
However, despite the angry eyes of the patriarchs, with their disdain and disdain, Leonie still boldly expressed her thoughts. A new proposal and plan. It's just that many patriarchs have become impatient and tired of this Sucumburi patriarch.
"New plans? How many tribesmen will be killed with your stupid plan? Leonie, your plan is a ridiculous and useless ploy in the face of the powerful Roman fortifications. I won't accompany you to death again, never! If you make any more noise, I'll knock you out of our alliance. ”
As soon as Leonie's words fell, the patriarch of the Upi people, Tarbaram, directly stopped her words. Evidently, the fidgeted Germanic people did not want to resort to any more complicated stratagems to win, and they saw the countless small towns and villages of Gallic around Lugdunum, where there was little resistance, and as soon as the horde army arrived, the fat cattle and sheep, the livestock, and the wine were their ready-made spoils. And the walls of Lugdunum are like an insurmountable mountain, tiresome and even frightening.
"Get her out of the way, out of our tribe!"
Subsequently, the chief of the Aleman tribe echoed the leader of the Upi people, shouting loudly to drive Leonie out of the tribal alliance. When more patriarchs joined, the scene was chaotic, and the chaos was like a market.
However, Leonie, the slender Sugumbri patriarch, stood on a boulder in the midst of the chaotic crowd and yelled at the many "troublesome" tribal chiefs.
"Listen to me, my plan this time is no longer to attack the city, but to lure the Romans out of the city to slaughter! Believe me for the last time. This time, the Romans must be fooled, if not if they will not be fooled! ”
"Fart! The Romans in the city will not be stupid enough to go out of the city to fight us, they will hide within the high walls, waiting for us to attack and die! ”
Talbaram yelled again. There was a deep distrust and ridicule of Leonie in his words.
"No, they will go out of the city to fight us. Ladies and gentlemen, do you remember the Supreme Commander of the Roman legions in the camp who I had captured? His name was Lepida, and he was an old friend of the current Supreme Commander of the Roman legion, and their relationship was like that of a brother. And I, the reason why I kept Lepida, is to wait for this moment today. Push him out and stand beneath the walls of the Romans, so that the Roman defenders can see that their former commander is still alive. The Romans had a principled military rule that as long as the legion commander was alive, they would do everything in their power to rescue him. No one had come to save Lepida before because no Romans knew he was still alive. Now, we can use this prisoner of war to force the Roman army in the city out of the city and fight us in a decisive battle. ”
In the face of the distrust and even ridicule of Talbaram and the many clan leaders, Leonie calmly stated her thoughts and plans. And this idea did arouse the interest of some of the tribal leaders present, especially the Great Chief of the Suebi Hui Swinad. It's just that more people still don't dare to believe anything Leonie says. The chiefs of some tribes at the scene bowed their heads and whispered to each other to exchange opinions, while a group of people, led by the leader of the Upi people, Tarbaram, were still coaxing to pull Leonie down the stone and drive him out of the tribe. Until the Grand Chief of the Suebi, Swinard, stood up and yelled, signaling for everyone to be quiet.
"Silence, everyone. I think we need to listen to Leonie, the leader of the Sucumbri tribe, to finish what he has to say. ”
Svenard's roar immediately silenced the audience, and none of the many Germanic tribes, led by the Suebi tribal alliance, dared to resist the voice of the tribal chieftain head-on.
"We brought Lepida to the city of the Romans, so that every Roman soldier who defended the city could see his face. Many of these Roman soldiers had known Lepida before, and their strong sense of discipline and principle would make them feel the urge to go out of the city to savior. And it was important that the Roman officers defending the city see clearly. Lepida was an old friend of these people, especially for their current Supreme Commander. If Apis did not go out of the city to rescue Leibida, the soldiers would angrily accuse their commander of being unkind, and the friendship was to speak of. This would cause internal discord and civil strife among the Romans. Therefore, Apis had to go out of the city to save Lepida. We set up an ambush in advance in the place where Lepida was being held, and when Apis was out of the city with the Roman army, we, the patriarchs, would join together to besiege the Roman supreme commander. ”
Leonie gave Swinard a grateful look, and then, in the quiet of the crowd, recounted her preliminary plan to trap the Roman legion commander......