Then Rabinus raised his hand and said that he would recruit the warriors of the Aedui and follow him to the mountain to reconnoitre, for it was all the territory of the Aedui, and it was obviously best for them to be guides.

Li Bida's sharp eyes swept through the crowd, and sure enough, Honorex walked out with a big grin, and was full of heroism: "I am the commander-in-chief of the cavalry of this tribe, and I must go to the front line more than my subordinates, and give those Leman Lake cubs who don't know the height of the sky and the thickness of the earth to take a look." Your Excellency the Chief Adjutant General, I would like to accompany you to that mountain, and I even know the name of that mountain, which is called Little Tree Mountain, which is full of shrubs and grass that can be hidden. ”

Just as Rabinus was about to give a verbal compliment, Libida squinted his eyes and suddenly said, "Wait, I seem to have heard that your wife is a Helvetian." ”

Dunolex sneered, and said, "Aren't your Roman creators, Romulus and Remus, also brothers?" Then the former killed the latter without hesitation, and then he took a closer look at Li Bida's appearance, and grunted strangely, and when the translator said this, the generals behind Li Bida laughed, and Li Bida looked ashamed, which made Dunolex even more proud.

After reprimanding Li Bida very seriously, Rabinus accused him to his face of lack of a minimum trust in his allies and of being a cautious naturalized oriental, and then shook hands with Dunolex, saying that the task was arranged as follows: tonight the barracks set out at the third night guard (about midnight) and try to reach the target at the third sentry (two o'clock in the morning).

"There is nothing wrong with it." Dunolex looked at the black-eyed and yellow-skinned commander of the Twelfth Legion with disdain, and said nonchalantly.

Night. In the wooden fence protruding in front of the entire camp, Li Bida's 12th Army Corps, a total of seven brigades, had their baggage and weapons on their backs, and lined up in a state of readiness, and there was a slight coughing sound everywhere. In front of the main gate, Rabinus, dressed in a Gallic cloak, told Libida that he would march with a thousand-strong brigade of the Tenth Legion and the Aedui guides, and once he occupied the key summit of Little Tree Mountain. Someone will be sent to inform the Twelfth Legion. In this way, about the next morning, at the moment when the enemy barbarians are most slack, the Twelfth Legion will be able to launch an assault from a high position!

"Good luck. Mars blessed. Both Lipida and Rabinus encouraged him. Immediately Rabinus took the first battalion of the Tenth Legion. Let Dunolex walk in the front, towards the dark hill of small trees, a target that is actually impossible to discern in the night. Went on.

"Well, the secrecy of this operation is acceptable. Have you arranged the password, duty, or anything? As Rabinus led the group away for a while, Caesar suddenly appeared in the array of the Twelve Legions, smiled and asked Lybida and the centurions. After hurriedly saluting, Li Bida said that everything was arranged, and then said meaningfully, "Only the transmission of information is done, and Dunolex will definitely help us to complete it when the time comes." ”

"That's right, when it's time for the third sentry, the Twelfth Legion will be on time to move towards that little tree, and the speed can be slowed down a bit." Caesar gave this order very casually, and then, accompanied by Reacus, went to inspect the other legions.

Over there, zigzag, on the back side of the hill of small trees, the soldiers of the Tenth Legion, clad in leather and hay, were silently advancing, and they were "biting" the Eduy guide, and the difference between the front and back was no more than a quarter of a furlong, that is, the distance of fifty meters away, even if Honorex intended to take a long detour, Rabinus gritted his teeth and insisted on following behind in full armor, and the chubby face and neck of the acting commander-in-chief were covered with sweat and dew. Seeing that he could not confuse this serious and cautious fellow, Honorex could only bring them to the foot of the Little Tree Mountain after a period of indiscriminate delay.

Rabinus told his men to extinguish the few torches, tried to discern their surroundings, and then said to Dunolex, "There is a bonfire on the mountain, which means that the Helvetites have a guard post on the top, please continue to lead the way." We touched it in several teams. ”

Then, the first brigade of the Tenth Legion consciously stood up with three hundreds, and the rest all squatted down on the ground at the foot of the mountain, forming a vigilant formation, and then Rabinus told everyone to check the weapons and equipment, and let the Aedui lead the team separately, and the three hundred-man team Rabinus was in the center, divided into three directions, and climbed up the rugged mountain road.

The battle at the top of the hill was very short, and the spearhead of the Tenth Legion, who had come up in the darkness, quickly dealt with a small force of the barbarians on guard, took a few prisoners, and through urgent interrogation, the captives confessed that the large camp of Helveti was only a mile and a half away from the top of this hill.

Through the multitude of shrubs, Labinus easily verified the captive's statement, more than 200,000 camps, with bonfires, like a galaxy in the sky, stretching from the side of the small tree mountain to the distant plains under the night sky, how could Rabinus not be excited, he even asked Dunolex next to him, with a look of unawareness, "Soldiers must be sent immediately, and reliable centurions must be sent to keep the passage down the mountain, lest the surprise attack be unsmooth when the Twelve Legions come." ”

"Also, you see, the Helvetians have not stationed a strong guard force at all, as long as we occupy this hilltop, the Twelve Legions can arrive in time to launch a surprise attack, and then the main army of Lord Caesar is advancing along the opposite line, and then there is a blockade of the Eleventh Legion in front, under the attack, the Helvetians will be swept into ashes!"

The more Rabinus spoke, the more excited he became, and the more Honorex next to him listened, he took the initiative to ask, "It's almost time to schedule, I'll immediately let the hundred-man team under the mountain come up, and then I'll go back the same way, and help the upcoming Twelve Legions as soon as possible." ”

As a result, the acting commander readily agreed to Dunolex's request, and then he led his own guide down the mountain in the faint morning light, and several hundred-man teams at the foot of the mountain also ran up in turn. After crossing a few small streams, Dunolex saw the flag of the Twelfth Legion, and he quickly rode his horse to stop the chief centurion Milou, who was walking in front, and shouted for a meeting with Commander Li Bida.

At that time, there was still a quarter of a quarter of a quarter before the third sentry, and because he had followed the orders of the governor, Li Bida had led the 12th Legion out of the camp earlier, which made Dunolex feel normal. (To be continued......)