"We now have a dilemma, and that is that we can't grasp Scipio's movements in a certain way. I don't think it was a big problem for His Excellency Caesar to enter Ephesus, and that, according to the return of the cruising Macmillan fleet, Caesar had managed to break through the blockade and capture Cassiio and Brutus, which showed that the enemy's will to fight was very low. Scipio would not have been trapped in the city of Ephesus, for this man, though he had some battlefield experience and skill, lacked the fortitude and determination, and I suspect that he would most likely abandon the city, but in which direction should he flee? In the council hall of the tower, the gilded baton in Li Bida's hand hung in the air, accompanied by doubts, and could not fall for a long time.

"In a way, we are in a position of flanking Caesar's escape route with Caesar, but conversely, Tuckton is also under the control of the two groups of Menander and Scipio. Moreover, if Caesar came to Ephesus with only 4,000 men, according to Calabis, it would be difficult for him to form a gathering of forces against Scipio's legions, even if an enemy army had thrown on him. Adiana also looked at the sand table in front of her and analyzed it carefully, "Calabis, how many legions did you bring with you?" ”

"Five legions, but four remained at Fort Lybida, and I only brought cavalry and twelve legions."

This sentence almost didn't make Adiana angry, she first asked what was the fort of Libida, after learning that it was actually a new fortress built on the original site of Byzantium, especially thinking that Libida was obviously in front of the enemy, and left most of the army there to dig mud and build walls, so she said angrily, "Menander's bronze shield army now has two divisions, the 'left ear' and the 'right ear', each with 6,000 men, and a thousand Sarmatian cavalry. and two thousand archers and arrows; Scipio's military power. I think at least two or three corps. So. I would like to ask the Venerable Roman cavalry commander, it is very difficult for us to destroy one of them in our forces now, and what should we do if Scipio advances northward, and the two sides join forces to squeeze Takton. ”

Li Bida also muttered, it is true that the Twelfth Legion now has 1,000 cavalry and 5,000 heavy infantry. Then he independently commanded a cavalry army composed of four or five thousand Mattians and Vibichinans, and Adiana could draw about three thousand mobile troops in the whole of Taktun, so he must not be trusted, and after pondering for a while, he called the lieutenant general Kalenus, who had been selected to assist him, to lead the Twelve Legions north to monitor the Minander Bronze Shield Army that might come out of the valley of the Amasya River; Li Bida led the cavalry to the south to search for Scipio's traces and determine the opponent's strategic targets; Saab with a squad of cavalry. Hurry to Fort Libida and ask for the 15th and 28th Army Corps. Led by Peternius and Serha, they went to Taktun to support the battle that could arise at any time.

In this way, Li Bida's subordinates were spread out on three sides, "defending the north, blocking the south, and spreading to the west."

But this does not mean that he will divide the military strength equally, "The key to this battle lies in the use of cavalry, according to the queen's intelligence, whether the enemy is the Bronze Shield Army or Scipio's legion, their cavalry is not large, and they are mixed in the infantry to maintain the formation, and will not attack independently, while I have 5,000 elite cavalry, which can completely thwart the enemy's formation by three or four times!" When Li Bida plucked up his confidence, his armor sounded, and he stood up with his baton in his hand, the surrounding generals, but his and Adiana's, were slightly amazed, because in this era, the behavior of fighting alone from the infantry corps and cavalry seemed to be adopted only by nomads like the Scythians.

But Li Bida discussed it very clearly below, what is cavalry and what are its advantages? The greatest advantage of cavalry was not the full armor, which would not have been able to defeat the better-armoured, more well-organized infantry legions, especially the elite of the Roman legions and the Bronze Shields. The nature of the cavalry lies in having four more hooves than the infantry, that is, the speed of the battlefield and the range of attack, it can kill where the infantry whip is out of reach, and can raid the enemy's heavy baggage team in a roundabout way, and the execution of this task must concentrate the cavalry and use it, and then mix it with the infantry is to drag it down.

"So in this battle, both Hanske and Dussonvier will follow me, and I will promote more brave and clever fellows from the cavalry, to be cavalry captains, centurions, and ten-captains, and if Scipio dares to offend, I will first give him a head-on blow, and then turn back to assist Callernus in defeating the Minandan bronze shield army from the north, this is the power of cavalry, speed and swiftness!"

"Amphora, I will bring all the eight hundred Cappadocian cavalry that I can call on in the city under your command." At this time, Adiana also stood up decisively and spoke impassionedly, and then the two made a brief exchange of eyes with their eyes, and the state of "Calabis and Calabia united" returned.

At this time, winter had not yet left, spring had not yet come, and the lead cloud hung over Taktun, until the wilderness of Ephesus, where the cold wind whipped up the sparse snow particles, and everywhere were brownish, brownish withered grass, brownish fields, brownish pools, and in the blue-gray Taktun camp, a leisurely trumpet sounded, and a group of horsemen carrying the banner of the portrait of King Numa walked at the front of the procession, followed by the Gauls with waterdrop shields and swords, and Mattians with bows and spears, There were also the Cappadocian cavalry sent by Adiana, who were dressed like Persian cavalry, with short armor with high collars, armed with sharp spears, and the front half of the horses were draped in linen hanging armor, which can be described as both sharp and fast. In this way, nearly six thousand cavalrymen of various shapes formed a huge southward group, they were almost equivalent to the quota of a legion, and then Li Bida rode down from the high place next to the camp, and all the cavalry saw that the position of the commander-in-chief was moving rapidly forward, so they also trotted up, and the sound of horses' hooves was like winter thunder, running over the whole field.

"General Biduita, take another 3,000 soldiers, take my Galatian Guard with you, and go to reinforce the Twelfth Army Corps of the Cavalry Commander on the Northern Front." In the midst of the wind and snow, Adiana, who was standing on the terrace of the tower, watched the cavalry commander go farther and farther away, and instructed the Galatian indigo warriors next to her.

"But in this case, the garrison of Taktun will be weak."

"Don't worry about such things, my army is amphorae, and his victory is my glory, do as ordered." In Adiana's chestnut eyes, there was not the slightest confusion and hesitation.

Biduita bowed deeply to the queen before taking the order. (To be continued......)