Sekati Town, a typical Veniti town, is built on a peninsula on the Atlantic coast, surrounded by the sea on three sides, and there is only one road in and out of the town, and the only way into the town is also flooded by high tide, and the sea floods the road into the city twice a day. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Moreover, this tribe has a large number of ships and is a maritime people, with fishing as its main source of food, and agriculture as a secondary source of food. Therefore, to attack this Gallic tribe, it is not possible to use the method of besieging the city and burning the crops, nor can it be the method of storming and seizing the town, because the burning of the crops outside the city will have little effect on the Viniti tribe, and it is a big deal to choose another place next year and replant the grain.

In the case of storming the town, the road into the city was so narrow that it was not conducive to the expansion of the phalanx of the legions, and the two high tides in one day would flood the road into the city, making it impossible for the legions to attack the city continuously, and for various reasons, the two legions of Sabinus and Cota were helpless when they arrived in this Gallic town.

"We should try to storm it, and no amount of strong city can stop the onslaught of Roman siege machines."

"But the tide will rise, and our soldiers need enough time to rush into the city, not some in and out, and the other outside. In that case, how did the people inside cope with the siege of the Gauls? ”

The legion camped outside the city of Sekati, and as in the previous battle, Sabinus and Kota, the two "rivals", began to fight each other in the barracks again, the reason is very simple, who is it to listen to in the formulation of the legion's tactics?

Sabinus believed that in order to defeat the sea people, it was necessary to completely crush the enemy fleet through the navy and the first battle, land from the sea, and destroy the town. Cota, on the other hand, believed that the Roman legions had always been invincible and invincible, fighting head-on, and that the legions had never lost, and that they should storm the gates of the Venites from the front, and then rush in and slaughter the rebellious Gauls.

"But how do you deal with the high tide?"

Sabinus succinctly threw out the crux of the matter. The peculiarity of this terrain was discovered by Apis and transmitted it back to the barracks, but unexpectedly, this simple question became a flashpoint for the two legion commanders to quarrel again.

"We can let the legion attack the city as fast as possible after the first high tide, and the time interval between the two high tides is half a day, and the throwing equipment is fully projected, I believe that our legion can break through that city."

Cota replied confidently.

"That's wishful thinking, the reason why the Roman legions were able to break through these barbarian towns in half a day before was because these barbarian towns were all flat meadows outside the city. Legions can spread out in a straight line and press in to attack. But this tribe, this town, was built on an island, and the road into the city was only enough for three hundred-men to advance at the same time, and the enemy's spears, bows and arrows could be densely aimed at this narrow passage into the city. Even if the legion puts on a siege formation, it will definitely pay a heavy price, and before it reaches the city, it will be reduced by more than half, which will have an extremely huge impact on morale. I don't agree with the strategy of assault. ”

In the face of Cota's self-confidence, Sabinus offered his own opinions and insights. Although Sabinus belonged to the conservative faction, the old general's words seemed more reasonable in dealing with this siege battle. He thoroughly analyzed the situation of the entire battlefield and the peculiarities of the terrain. Not wanting the Legion to make fearless sacrifices, that's what Sabinus thinks now.

"Maybe we should have a military meeting and have all the officers above the rank of centurion come and discuss the matter."

Cota was unable to convince Sabinus and finally made such an offer. And Sabinus quickly accepted Cota's proposal, he wanted to see if there were more people in the legion who supported the young captain or those who supported himself.

That night, dozens of centurions and military officers arrived at the headquarters camps of Kota and Sabinus.

"We can buy the Gauls of this tribe at a high price, let them go into the city and tell their patriarch that the Roman legions want to march from the sea, and this legion camp outside the city is just for show, in fact, there are not many Roman soldiers stationed in it, so that the patriarch of this tribe may lead his men out of the town and come to attack our camp, and then let the soldiers who have been ambushed in advance come out and crush the unprepared Gauls."

A slightly learned centurion stood up and spoke, and the more he spoke, the more agitated he became, as if complacent with his brilliant idea, and the Legionnaire Commander would take what he said was a good suggestion. However, Sabinus only replied lightly-

"You think the Gauls are fools? When our legion arrived, the Gallic cavalry had already come to spy on it, and our baggage troops were clearly displayed under their noses, and such a large number of baggage troops only fed less than two thousand soldiers in the camp, do you think the Gauls would believe it? ”

Sabinus's words, though they did not mean to blame the centurion, were like a resounding slap in the face to him, and IQ sometimes requires experience. Perhaps at some point, the centurions could come up with a brilliant solution, but the Legion had to consider the whole as a whole, and the Legion Commander was much more thoughtful than the centurions under him.

"Then we can step up the siege after the first high tide, and let the long-range troops fully support the infantry attack, so that we may be able to storm the town" of this tribe in half a day."

"This is something that our great legion commander Kota has thought about a long time ago, but it is too risky to do so, this passage outside the city of Sekati is very narrow, only enough for two centurians to pass through, and when the time comes, all our troops will be crowded into this narrow passage, and become a living target for the Gallic archers in the city."

Another centurion excitedly stood up and expressed his opinion, however, it was soon rejected by Sabinus. These conventional suggestions were thought of by the two army commanders long before the war, but they all became useless in the face of the special natural geographical environment.

"Build the dike, Legion Commander. We can pretend to siege the city while having the soldiers build tidal dikes on both sides of the road. ”

Finally, Appis stood up from the corner and uttered an idea that stunned everyone.

Build a dam, and then take the city? Is this crazy? All the centurions present were unanimously opposed......

However, Apis was not a man of his own words, as Caesar had summarized in the Gallic Wars on how to deal with the sea peoples. One of them is to build a sea dam first, and then attack it by land. Although at this time, "Gallic Wars" should not have been published yet......