52. Cowardly recruits
"Leonie, give up, in front of this tall wall, no matter how many of us are, we will not be able to fight into the city. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info The city is flanked by large rivers and is simply impossible to conquer. ”
Three days later, the Germanic army arrived outside Lugdunum, but the city's tall and fortified walls became a nightmare for all Germans. The Great Chief of the Suebi even lost the courage to fight on the spot, and in a depressed mood demanded that Leonie let go and occupy and plunder other Gallic towns. But Leonie knew that this was not an ordinary Gallic city, it was the capital of the Roman province in Gaul, a city in the heart of Gaul, where all the goods and grain from Gaul were traded and gathered, and if the Germanic army occupied this place, it would be equivalent to destroying the heart of Gaul and cutting off trade between the towns and cities of Gaul, and the city was located at the confluence of the Rhône and Saône rivers, as long as the Germans occupied this place, all the important shipping in Gaul could only be transported by land, so It would be a fatal blow to the follow-up food and grass support for the Roman legions. Compared to other Germanic patriarchs, Leonie was not only interested in the city's rich resources and possessions, but also in its important military location.
"No, we have to get over it. The amount of time you spend in other towns will not achieve the desired effect, but will give the Roman legions a respite, time and opportunity to recover, and when they regain strength, they will recruit more legions, and then we will not face the same few Roman soldiers as we do today. And now, as long as we concentrate all our forces on the city, Rome will no longer be able to resist our plundering of all of Gaul. The city was the capital of the Romans in Gaul, and you have to understand its value, Great Chieftain. ”
Leonie said this in front of many tribal chiefs. As for the suggestion of the Great Chief of Suebi, the Sucumbri matriarch did not care, and put forward a completely opposite opinion. And her suggestion was indeed endorsed by many tribal patriarchs present. The Germanic peoples were not a completely barbaric and brainless people, in fact, they were even smarter than the Gauls.
However, even if the patriarchs were convinced, what was placed in front of the Germans was still an insurmountable knot, the walls of Lugdunum were too tall and thick, and even the camp fortresses built by the Romans on weekdays had to be attacked by the Germans for half a day.
"Well, well, even if you're right, but now, how do we break through this wall? Don't you tell me to climb up by stepping on the corpses of our dead people? ”
Although the Great Chief of Suewei was also moved by Leonie's analysis in his heart, he still couldn't agree with the idea of forcibly attacking the city. The most intuitive and simple problem is siege. However, Leonie also has her own thoughts on this.
"Learn Roman techniques and build catapults!"
Leonie said this in full view, but the next second she was ridiculed by all the tribal patriarchs.
"Build Roman siege weapons? Tell me, 'How are you going to build?' My little patriarch. ”
Steiner, the son of the Great Chief of the Tribe, first laughed and mocked. In his eyes, Leonie is a boastful and unrealistic woman. Although he had shown excellent command skills in several previous battles with the Romans, the construction of Roman siege machines was simply unthinkable for the Germans.
"We captured a lot of Roman soldiers in the last battle, and some of them have not yet been used to honor Odin, so let them contribute more to our people before they become sacrifices."
Leonie said, ordering his men to capture the Roman prisoners of war who had been prepared. Their hands and feet were tied, their armor was stripped of their bodies, and their immature faces revealed fear that could not be hidden. Yes, the so-called glory became worthless in the face of the threat of death, and even if the Roman soldiers who survived were faceless, the first and only thing they thought about in such a situation was to survive, and the desire to survive was human instinct......
"They won't obey, build Roman siege weapons to attack their own people, the Romans are not such a vulnerable people."
Ugorim roared loudly, the leader of the northern barbarian tribe was not malicious, but his voice was always so loud, he had fought the Romans many times, and knew that a true Roman legion veteran would not succumb to the threat of the Horde. But the soldiers that Leonie captured were new recruits to the Roman legions......
"So, let's see if they give in."
Leonie said, a sly smile rising into her mouth. She then squatted down, revealing her attractive figure, but the captured Roman soldiers had no intention of admiring her wild and slender figure, for the dagger of the Germanic matriarch was pressed against his throat, like the wicked grin of a hunter before dismembering his prey. Frightened by the horrific and brutal images, the threatened Roman soldiers trembled unconsciously.
"So, would you like to build a catapult for us? Boy. ”
Leonie spoke to the bound Roman soldier in fluent Latin, and gently cut open the delicate skin on his neck, a trace of scarlet blood slowly seeping out. The frightened Roman infantry had no time to answer, only nodded in a panic, and the desire to survive dominated all his actions.
"See? This is the Romans. They are a bunch of cowardly reptiles, and if you threaten them at all, they will surrender and compromise with you. ”
The coerced Roman recruits looked in horror at the matriarch of the tribe in front of them, while Leonie stood up and smiled at the surrounding Germanic chieftains. It's like a victor showing off his loot.
"Coward, you are not worthy to represent the Roman legions, you have insulted the banner of the legions, you are not a Roman at all!"
Then, another veteran of the Ninth Legion next to the recruit angrily rebuked. As a veteran of the legion who had followed Caesar in Gaul, this soldier had witnessed too much bloodshed and sacrifice, and when he saw the legion recruits in front of him paralyzed with fright from a dagger, he couldn't help but question angrily.
"Shut your filthy mouth, GI, you and your people are a bunch of filthy fat worms, and you are no exception. Don't think that you are not afraid of swords and blood and you are a hero, and the loser is a loser, and you do not have the right to enjoy dignity! ”
Hearing the sound of resistance, Leonie turned to lash out at the stubborn Roman veteran.
", you are so hostile to Rome, did the Romans *** your mother? Or your sister? Ah, by the way, you must have been abused by the Romans, and you are still comfortable under my companion's crotch, right? Barbarians. ”
The veteran said disdainfully. And such insults undoubtedly aroused the pain and anger in Leonie's heart. She angrily grabbed the veteran's foul-smelling, withered hair, and shouted in front of the Roman veterans—"You and your people will soon die by my sword and axe, and I will dig out their entrails and pay tribute to my dead mother." As for you, I will make you never speak again for the rest of your life. ”
Later, Leonie called her own people and asked the butcher to cut off the Roman veteran's tongue and throw it to the mastiffs that were waiting to be fed......