Seven hundred and fifty-one. suborn
The first battle was successful, although the process was full of dangers, but the final victory still belonged to Wang Weiyi!
The undefeated Skeleton Baron, a myth on the battlefield, who can successfully defuse no matter what danger he encounters. Bream.
More importantly, Wang Weiyi finally achieved his vision: to unite all the Germanic peoples.
It would be an invincible force.
No matter which Germanic tribe it is, it is impossible to rely on the strength of the Romans alone, but the various forces united are enough to make the Romans feel fearful.
In the same way, Wang Weiyi also fully won the respect of the Germanic people with his appearance on the battlefield.
The call of "Baron Alexon" has always been heard on the battlefield......
Although the Germanic peoples, who had been reinforced to the battlefield, did not see the Archon and the Germanians fighting, they knew very well what a terrible battle they must have endured.
It is a miracle in itself that a tribe has been able to hold out until now under the attack of a huge Roman legion.
The Archons and the Germanians did everything they could.
And all this is difficult to put into words the increase in the confidence of the Germanic people......
The Romans were depressed. They had come so close to victory, but by the last moment, they had been defeated again.
A victory can sometimes change everything. The same failure can change everything.
"They really got the help of the devil." Now, the Romans are convinced of this statement......
Once upon a time Caesar. In the eyes of the Romans, it was a guarantee of victory, but since the outbreak of the Second War to punish the barbarians, Caesar has suffered defeat after defeat, and faith is shaking in the hearts of the Romans.
And the figures of the three people have remained in the hearts of the Romans for a long time:
Skeletons, Vulcans, and Blood Devils......
It may have been a long time before the trauma of defeat would have disappeared in the hearts of the Romans, but the shadow of these three figures would never disappear.
They would accompany the Romans for many, many years.
The shouts on the battlefield gradually dissipated. Although the brutal battle is not over yet, at least it can finally give people a breath......
When the leaders of the Germanic tribes reunited, something strange was written in each of their eyes. Especially when Baron Alexon came in. The once arrogant tribal leaders all stood up and greeted their archon respectfully.
waited until Wang Weiyi sat down before they sat down one after another.
Priut, the leader of the Vandals, was the first to say, "Your Archon, the glory you have created. Not even the bravest warrior can do it. The hope you have brought to the Germans, we have defeated the Romans, and now, allow me to make a bold suggestion, and lead the warriors of all the tribes to go and fetch Caesar's trouble......"
"We didn't defeat the Romans." Wang Weiyi's answer was unexpected: "The sudden arrival of reinforcements only made the Romans panic, which forced them to retreat." But. Now the Romans are still very strong, and they are more than capable of fighting another big showdown. to redeem defeat on the battlefield. We don't know for sure that we won......"
Even though he continued to win, Wang Weiyi still kept a cool head.
He knew that although the Germanic alliance was no longer inferior in terms of numbers, and a large number of Germanic tribal warriors had made up for the gap in numbers between the two sides, but in terms of combat quality, the Germanic tribes and the Romans were not of the same grade.
The Roman legions possessed great combat capabilities, sophisticated weapons, and extremely high combat qualities. On the other hand, the Germans, although everyone is a natural warrior, they do not know how to maximize their strength on the battlefield, how to achieve victory that should be relatively easy to achieve.
Bringing them together is only the first step......
However, a new decisive battle will come soon, and it is obviously impossible to train them into fighters with certain combat qualities in such a short time.
The Teutonic chieftain Boyko, who had experience fighting the Romans, fully agreed with the Archon: "From our past experience with the Romans, there have been many times when we have not been outnumbered, even more than the Romans, but almost every time we have been defeated. The Romans were able to maximize the power of their phalanx and use their sophisticated weapons to defeat us. So I agree with what the Archon said......"
"So what are we going to do? Waiting for the Romans to come to a decisive battle with us? Priutus looked a little impatient.
Dadalut, the leader of the Franks, had previously opposed Wang Weiyi becoming the leader of the Germanic peoples, and even opposed the Germanic alliance, but he was clearly a very intelligent man. From this battle, he was keenly aware that the Archon had conquered the hearts of the leaders of the vast majority of tribes, and his position was already difficult to shake. Since this is the case, then how to choose Dadalit already has a bottom in his heart.
So when Priut's voice was a little louder, Dadalut quickly said, "Priut, since the Archon is here, I think he must have a way, so why should we be so impatient? I am confident that Your Excellency will lead us to victory. ”
When he finished saying these few words, Wang Weiyi paid special attention to this person.
He remembered very well how Dadalut had opposed him in the past, and it was impossible for a person's character to be changed in such a short period of time.
I don't know what Lu Dao is for, from this time on, Wang Weiyi's heart has become a little wary of this person......
But all this did not show on his face in the slightest, he just said lightly: "Wait." My warriors, all we have to do now is wait, and the Romans are more anxious than we are. They can't wait to win. Caesar knew better than we do what each extra day of delay meant to them. If I am not mistaken, there will be no war in the next three days, and Caesar will definitely use this time to readjust his forces, and in three days, it will be the time for the real decisive battle......"
Speaking of this, his gaze swept over the tribal leader's body one by one: "And we will make full use of these three days...... I announce. The warriors of each tribe are still in the hands of their chief, who is directly under my orders. Everything you did until the end of the decisive battle. I have to know, do any of you have any objections? ”
"We are willing to obey your orders, Lord Archon."
These originally scattered tribal leaders said together.
Now, they no longer have any doubts about what the Archon has done......
When the tribal leaders left. Wang Weiyi left a few people in Germania alone: "Anliugus." Immediately send someone to Tibius and tell them that we have defeated the Romans, and they have come back in protest. ”
"Yes, Lord Archon."
"And you, go and continue to collect stones...... Wang Weiyi said with a deep groan, "Twelve trebuchets will come in handy when the decisive battle comes." ”
Hearing the words trebuchet, Anliugues' eyes lit up with excitement.
The sheer power of the trebuchet had been seen by every Germanian in the previous battle.
"Four swords...... Wang Weiyi said slowly: "You give me a secret eye on Dadalut......"
"How. Do you doubt this person? Guo Yunfeng asked in a deep voice.
Wang Weiyi shook his head: "I don't know what to do, but I don't trust this person very much." His attitude changed so quickly that I was afraid he had other intentions. ”
Guo Yunfeng nodded.
Wang Weiyi's idea is very simple.
In any nation, there are people who are willing to die for the sake of that people, such as Anliugues and Tibius, but there are also traitors, such as Nelia.
If Nelia did not hesitate to abandon her people with such a noble status among the Germanic peoples, then people like her would definitely still exist.
The decisive battle is coming, and before that, Wang Weiyi will never allow any internal problems to arise.
Something that seems inconsequential may easily destroy everyone's efforts......
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While the Germanic alliance was actively preparing for the final battle, a mournful atmosphere hung in the Roman military camp.
Victory was clearly in his hands, but it slipped away so easily.
The sudden appearance of the barbarians was so terrible that the Roman generals could never have imagined that so many barbarians would appear on the battlefield.
Quantitatively, they were already not inferior to the Roman legions at all.
That's exactly what Caesar was worried about......
From the day Neria returned, and told Caesar what Ernst was doing, Caesar was deeply concerned that it would be terrible if all the barbarians were united.
But now it's finally happening.
From the very first minute when the hordes of barbarians appeared on the battlefield, Caesar knew that he was in serious trouble.
Now, he had to face a terrifying force......
None of the generals at the meeting were willing to speak first, and the frustration of defeat was grappling over them, and many of them even doubted whether they would be able to achieve victory.
The Barbarians now have a great force, and their confidence has swelled to the point of no return. More importantly, they also possessed such advanced weapons as the "Germanic trebuchet".
Will the Romans still be able to continue their victories?
"Kalyni, what do you think as the Lieutenant Archon at the forefront of the battlefield?" Caesar was the first to break this silence.
Kaleni was a little reluctant, but when Caesar pressed him, he had to say, "Dear Governor, I am amazed at how the barbarians have behaved on the battlefield. There are too many, there are really too many of them. In the first punitive war, we never imagined that there would be so many barbarians...... But. I think we can continue to fight, after all, the advantage is still on our side. My suggestion is that the concentrator should concentrate all the legions that can be concentrated, and inspire the soldiers to resolve to destroy the barbarian resistance with a massive attack. Although the barbarians have narrowed the gap in numbers, they are still a group of ordinary people with no training......"
Caesar nodded. Then he turned his gaze to Gaius: "Gaius, in several combat battles, your legion has not been challenged by the barbarians. But I know that of all my legions, your warriors are the most combat-ready, you tell me. How do you win? ”
Gaius's heart was beating wildly. Caesar's words seem to accuse himself of something there.
He calmed his emotions for a moment: "Your Excellency Archon, you have appointed Vice-Consul Kalyni as the commander-in-chief on the battlefield, and my legion has been in charge of covering tasks on the flank, so it has been ignored by the barbarians, and my warriors and I are also extremely eager to devote ourselves to the battle and achieve glory for Rome......"
He was clever enough to put all the blame on Caesar, leaving Caesar speechless. Only then did he continue: "If I had to ask for my opinion, I think in the current situation. It will be difficult for us to continue to make further breakthroughs. And seriously, the long war is draining our strength so much that if we fail to win, it will cause a terrible reaction even in Gaul...... As I think you probably know, our conquest of Gaul has not been long, and the Gauls are not yet as fearful of you as a true Roman citizen......"
His words immediately touched on another of Caesar's worries.
Yes, he succeeded in conquering Gaul, but the Gallic revolt was everywhere.
He used a succession of troops, which barely quelled the Gaul revolt, and gave him ample time to use troops against the Germanic barbarians. He had thought that it would be the same as the last time, just an easy battle, and that he and his Roman legions would soon be able to triumph, but soon Caesar realized that he was wrong.
The Roman legions were bogged down in a terrible war......
If the war continues indefinitely, no one can predict what will happen to Gaul.
"Go on, Gaius." Caesar said with a frown.
"Yes, honorable Lord Caesar." Gaius knew that he had successfully resolved the doubts in Caesar's mind: "I suggest that we withdraw our troops for the time being......"
When this sentence was uttered, Gaius thought it would cause some commotion, but he soon found that most of the generals were silent, maybe he had the right thing in their minds?
He boldly said: "Although we did not succeed this time, we can wait until next year, when Gaul should have been completely quelled, and there is another very important factor, the alliance of barbarians will crumble with our retreat, and the next attack, they will definitely not be able to resist!" ”
"Yes, what you said makes a lot of sense...... Caesar's face could not see any expression: "In such a situation, retreat is the best choice, after all, Gaul is the most important thing for us." But, Gaius, my friend, I have a little doubt...... Do you want Caesar to retreat shamefully without victory? ”
Gaius was stunned for a moment, perhaps because he was negligent. For the proud Caesar, he would never allow such a thing to happen.
"With the first shameful retreat, there will be a second, a third!" Caesar's voice suddenly raised: "It is absolutely not tolerated that barbarians will be complacent about their so-called victory, and will no longer look at Rome in their eyes, and lose the reverence they deserve for Rome!" Moreover, they will continue to organize and challenge Gaul with impunity, just like Ariovistus, and the alliance of the barbarians will not be broken, but will be more closely united. The authority of the Holy Roman Republic will be lost here! ”
Gaius didn't dare to say anything more, probably offending Caesar by those words just now......
"I don't deny that there have been some difficulties, but nothing can stop my determination to win!" Caesar's words were so impassioned: "Therefore I will have the last decisive battle with the barbarians in three days' time, and I must lead the brave Roman soldiers to slay all the abominable barbarians!" ”
Caesar had made up his mind, and no one could change it anymore......
"Dear Governor, there may be another way."
A voice suddenly rang out, it was Sulpiki, the newly appointed chief centurion of the Kaleni Legion.
Caesar noticed him at once: "Tell me, Sulpiki, do you have any good suggestions?" ”
Sulpiki thought for a moment: "I took part in the first punitive battle against the barbarians, and in that battle I encountered the Franks, when I directed dozens of soldiers to reconnoitre, and the Franks had a full hundred, just when I thought I would die this time, the Franks did not attack us much, but their leader Dadalut found us, and said that he would never infringe on the interests of the Holy Roman Republic, and in return, he begged me not to attack his tribe, I agreed to his offer. ”
Caesar's eyes lit up: "Did the Franks and that Dadalit come this time?" ”
"Come, my esteemed Caesar, I saw them on the battlefield." Sulpiki exclaimed.
"Will you take a risk for me, Chief Centurion Sulpiki?" (To be continued......)