The final result was in, and between the camp of the Antony legion and the mountains, there was a narrow pass, which seemed to be unguarded, and it led to the city of Mutina.

Octavian's eyes lit up after hearing Agrippa's return, and he had already made up his mind to make a fuss about this pass, but when he gathered all the commanders of the generals and made his plan public, he was full of boos, and people did not believe that Antony did not arrange men on this pass, and Octavian, who had been ridiculed, lost his temper - he ordered the chief centurion of each legion to come out and follow Agrippa to do a second reconnaissance work, so as to convince the people.

In the evening, all the chief centurions returned, and they had sworn to each other that they would not lie: that there was indeed a pass, through which the elite forces could be passed through the elite forces to make contact with the city of Mutina, and to break Antony inside and out.

"How?" Octavian said to everyone, which meant to ask the other party to do his best.

As a result, the commander of the Twelfth Legion, Karenus, said bluntly, "We believe in the reconnaissance results of the centurions, and we also believe in the cavalry captain of your own command, Young Caesar, but what we don't believe is your decisions and fortunes. ”

"What decisions and lanes? Why use such an ethereal word. Octavian said with a sullen face.

"To put it bluntly, the soldiers and centurions are not subject to your command, understand Caesar. They think that you are a child, and just a child, then your rash recklessness on the battlefield will bring disaster to the entire army. Karenus's explanation below is even more unkind.

Octavian's face turned red and white, and he swiped his fingers across the map table. "There is no such thing as a completely correct old man. There are no completely wrong children either. That's why I need all of you to pull together, don't I? So be it, my guard is at the forefront, and the Twelfth Legion of General Karenus and the Forty-second Legion of Pansa are behind; General Angandinus's Sixth Legion maintained a frontal attack, while the Forty-third Legion of Hzyus, acting as a swimming bait, walked towards the left side of the city of Mutina, drawing Antony's attention from our surprise attack. ”

This arrangement. It is equivalent to asking all the hills and factions in the army to contribute, and Octavian to lead by example.

In the end, the men agreed with Caesar the Younger, and they found the local guides, and then Octavian's five brigades, all of which consisted of veterans, marched at the second outpost of the night, led by Avinus; And the two legions of Pansa and Kalenus followed.

The incongruity of these armies was evident in the battle, and the Veteran Guards walked on the plain at night, and the Twelfth Legion did not budge. It followed, but the Forty-second Army Corps, which was dominated by new recruits, moved with difficulty. It seemed very unaccustomed, the soldiers could not find the centurion, and the beasts of burden liked to wander around, and they were delayed for a long time.

When he crossed the pass and reached the highest point of the hillside, according to the agreement in advance, Avinus tied a red legionary undershirt to the highest tree above, like a signal flag, to inform all the troops behind him, and the news of the success of Octavian's main camp.

At this moment, Octavian, who was praying in front of the statue of the god of the camp, was overjoyed, and then Hzyus, according to the plan, marched out of the camp with the forty-third legion and marched in the opposite direction.

"Wentitis, the enemy really used a boring strategy." Standing on the high ground at the edge of the camp, Anthony, who was observing this qiē, laughed, and said to the general, "Just send three brigades from the Eighth Army Corps and accompany this group of people to march together." Then, the command over there will be handed over to you, Wendisis. ”

"Yes, I'll kill the other party to the ground." Wentitis responded, and rode away.

At this time, on the pass, Karenus suddenly said, "To be on the safe side, I must leave behind the six brigades of the legion and build a small camp here to advance, so that in case the battle is unfavorable, I can retreat, and it will not turn into a rout."

At this time, Avinus, who led the veteran guards, looked down, and there were completely long meadows, and some fragmentary irrigation canals, all of which had dried up, and it seemed that there were fields under this pass before, and then it was abandoned, "Just go through it, since it is a surprise attack, it is not a joke to build a camp, and it also makes others underestimate our loyalty to Lord Caesar." Avinus said enthusiastically, leaving Karenus alone, "He loves to give me four brigades, so four brigades will be fine." He directly ordered the five brigades to form a long column and go down the mountain road, because the city of Mutina was faintly in front of him, which could be reached with the naked eye, and there was no Antony's camp in front of him, nor was there a patrolling cavalry, and the terrain here made it impossible for Antony to form an iron wall.

Panza's 42nd Legion, since most of the recruits were still walking on the pass, so the anxious Panza also took the first four brigades to arrive and went down with Avinus.

Halfway through, Avinus was surprised to find that the grass was not dry ground at all, but damp soft mud, and to his horror, the soldier's shoes were stained with more and more mud, and his movement became more and more difficult, and it looked like the grass was a swamp at all.

At this time, he was at the forefront, and under the hot sun and mist, he smelled the unpleasant smell coming from the mud under his feet, and a herald who had abandoned his mount trudged in front of him, "Sir, what should I do?" ”

"Don't be in a hurry to retreat, let our men line up in front, the four large formations of the Twelfth Legion and the Forty-second Legion are on the flanks of the rear, supporting each other in a triangle, and then slowly retreat, there may be enemy ambushes here." Avenus shouted.

Then he heard a sharp whistle and remembered in all directions that behind the barren dike, in the bushes, and among the reeds, many soldiers had risen up, their hats and helmets with firecrackers and willows, and their shields and flags covered with cloth, and now they were all taken down and shining everywhere in the sun, some with elephants on their shields, and some with grapes on their shields.

"The Fifth and Tenth Legions are the Elephant Legion and the Bacchus Legion!" At first, the soldiers in front of him shouted in panic, and then this feeling spread like a violent wind throughout the entire position.

"Don't panic, line up in battle formation." The veterans of the five brigades led by Avinus were the most qualified, and they had long been numb to the death and wounded, so they were close together, clenched their short swords, and shouted at the five and ten legions that had come from all directions, "Caesar's traitor." ”

And the soldiers on the opposite side also shouted, "The rebellion of Julius' cause." ”

Antony's Centurion Guard was also at the forefront, and soon they were fighting with Octavian's guards in the swamp. (To be continued......)