"Heck, where is your chief lieutenant?" On the street to Dixachon, Machius wiped his sweat constantly, touched the box on his shoulder, and asked casually on horseback.

The centurion, who was in charge of leading the way, was a little impatient, "I have already said it for the sixth time, and it is the same as what His Excellency Dicktido said, it is Dikhaqiang who commands the guard of the harbor. ”

"Oh, oh." As he spoke, Machius did not ask any more questions for a short time, but he recognized the road, and indeed it was there, and so at the normal speed of the horse, they walked for a whole day before they reached their destination, and before Machius's eyes, the harbor was indeed busy at dusk, and the soldiers and slaves were hanging their ballistas on their winches to the towers, and the ships were nervously unloading their little provisions, and from a distance the white camp was neatly arranged.

Then, in the tent with the eagle banner erected, Machius saw the man he wanted to see, Lybidaeus.

The other party sat behind the table, with a calm expression, and the confidential slaves around him came in and out, from time to time attached to his instructions, with a whispering voice of Xi Suo. Seeing the "old friend", Li Bida cheered and stood up, clapped his hands and hugged the somewhat embarrassed Machius, and asked him what he was doing this time.

When Machius explained his intentions, Li Bida generously agreed, but asked, "But if the two armies are fighting fiercely during this period, how can the hostages be exchanged?" ”

Machius was stunned for a moment, and then said that our side was willing to stop fighting for three days, and after the exchange of these two important hostages, it would not be too late to fight again. Then, a trace of embarrassment flashed on Li Bida's face. Aim for a date tomorrow. Three days is too long. Then he sat down again, quickly signed the order for Salada's release, and in front of Machius, stamped King Numa's ring seal and handed it over, "Although I hate Rabinus for being rude and untrustworthy to me before, I believe that he is also in the enemy camp, to be honest. A character who has served Caesar for ten years suddenly comes to Pompey's side, and he can probably only use guò to eliminate gossip and prove himself, right? ”

Machius, who had said this, was so moved that he choked up a little, and after receiving the order, he bowed and took his leave, and promised to give an answer by tomorrow at the latest, and Libida promised to send Prince Salada to Caesar at once.

"Is Prince Salada really here?" Machius asked suddenly.

"Yes." Li Bida did not hesitate, and then he added. "But I can't show you, I won't let this certificate of merit appear in front of the world."

In fact, when Machius had just walked to the main entrance of the camp. When he untied the rope and led the horse, Li Bida walked quickly to the pillar in the corner, held on, and began to retching and panting heavily, he almost just endured the fatigue of galloping from the horse's back to Dixharchan, holding his breath, trying not to let himself make a heavy wheezing sound that would make Machius suspicious, so this short story was more energy-consuming and energetic than a battle. But while he was vomiting gastric juice on the ground, less than half a day after Machius had left, he adjusted his breathing, got back on his horse, and ran again towards the hidden camp at the mouth of the Gimmons.

By nightfall, he was so tired that he had almost been mixed in in front of the camp, and when he reached the sand table, he was speechless, and could only gesture to Sabo with his eyes, and spoke to the generals and centurions, and then Sabo announced to his face, "Tomorrow afternoon and night, Rabinus will launch a general raid on Caesar's siege position, an unprecedented assault, and I personally estimate that Rabinus will select all the strong soldiers with the three legions on hand, and a third legion out of nowhere, Going into this offensive, there might be twenty battalions, but Rabinus wouldn't be foolish enough to divide the forces evenly, he would have chosen the breach. ”

Then Sabo cleared his throat and said, "So he proposed to exchange Gaius, which was a complete ruse, that is, to determine the location of our three legions, but fortunately I happened to be in the camp of Dictiono, and made clear what Dictiothor meant, and our acting commander-in-chief, because of his wit, first galloped to Dixharchan, deceived Machius, and then went out of his way to return at once, urging all of us to join the battlefield of Coculla!" Next, I would like to ask General Peternius to give specific military orders. ”

So at this time, Peternius, a veteran, stood up very politely, greeted everyone, and then arranged it very slowly but clearly in place of the coach:

Caesar's two most important Gallic cavalry captains had defected, and now that Macchius was anxious to know the location of our army, it was clear that these two had indeed betrayed Caesar's line to Rabinus, so the most likely direction for Pompey's attack was Dicias in the north.

"Why?" Angandinus did not know the basis for his judgment.

"Because the two legions here are the weakest, although Antony's southern defense line has a new recruit of the 20th Legion, but there is also a 16th Army to support it, Rabinus has fought against the southern and eastern fronts, he should naturally understand that our legions in these two places should not be underestimated." This answer from Peternius left Angandinus speechless and closed his mouth.

"We will set out at the third sentry tonight, with the Sixth Legion in charge and the Thirteenth and Fifteenth Legions in the rear. The Acting Commander-in-Chief led his guards and staff to the first place outside the five Roman miles of the Dicias camp to survey the position, while the contemptible men marched with the legions to take charge of the dispatch. With that, Peternius demanded that all the centurions return to the camp at once, and that the soldiers should carry the day's rations, and all the equipment, and that they should be ready to march in a hurry by night.

At this time, in the twilight, in the wilderness between the two fortifications around the city of Kocula, Caesar's soldiers and Rabinus's soldiers were in a huge line, separated from the range of the catapult, and this situation had lasted for two days, and the queues on both sides were about the same, the only difference was that Rabinus placed the last column of soldiers on the wall of the blockade line, holding hunting spears, ready to deal a heavy blow to the invading Caesar army with their height - but Caesar's soldiers were always at a throwing distance and did not "attack" ideas.

The soldiers on Labinus's side had their lips cracked open and bled out;

And the soldiers on Caesar's side will have their stomachs sticking to their backs.

But they all stood solemnly, tens of thousands of people facing each other, for a whole day, and not one of them wandered around at will, leaving the post demanded by the centurion, and both sides proudly carried the eagle banner, and then, at night, at the sound of the trumpets at the same time, retreated to their respective camps. (To be continued......)