The so-called trapezoidal warehouse group was specially created for the supply weakness of the Roman legions, and after commanding many battles, Li Pida always felt that the Roman camp was the best in that world, but it could not be called a transcendent thing, and the superiority of the Roman army over the armies of other kingdoms was not the camp itself, (for example, the Gauls could have done a better job in fortification construction and fortress construction), but in the iron discipline of the legion's "step by step".

Therefore, after entering the camp, in addition to the inherent advantages of stationing in an orderly manner, dividing scientific areas, and arranging strict patrols, there are several weaknesses that Li Bida cannot bear, one is that it is difficult to dispatch logistics materials, and if there is a long-term battle, it is difficult for the soldiers to follow the battalion and weapons and equipment, which is the biggest weakness; The second is that the camp itself is square and flat, and every time they go out to fight, the soldiers are accustomed to piling all their luggage in the center in the form of a hill, which is said to be effective in preventing the enemy from raiding and plundering, but Li Bida is kind to him - if the enemy breaks into the action decisively, there is no need to scatter and loot at all, but to set fire to the "baggage mountain" - the defeat of Celest's small battalion is a typical proof of this.

Of course, there is a more important reason, so that Li Bida, who is as careful as a hair, does not dare to put some heavy materials in the soldiers' camp, otherwise, if he is a little negligent, it will produce a disaster that destroys his nature.

Now, Li Bida has officially separated the military barracks and warehouses, and he may be the general who paid the most attention to logistics in the world at that time. Five Roman miles from the soldiers' camp were semi-permanent warehouses, built in trapezoidal shapes and inverted fans—at the fore two large warehouses facing east and west. On the left, there are lead shots, stone projectiles, and arrows. On the right, weapons, armor and shields are stocked. These two warehouses are on the "top" of the "trapezoid", in front of them and the road to the place, with anti-spare trenches, arrow towers and breastwork, and then there are more and more warehouses, the reserve of materials is mostly clay pots, iron nails, wood, military shoes, clothing, blankets, linen and other inconspicuous but important things, in the trapezoidal "bottom", there are sixteen warehouse buildings lined up, the brick walls are particularly thick. Additional high walls were erected in each room, and asbestos was hung to protect them.

Around the warehouse, stables, cranes, wooden fences, and cisterns were built, and the roads inside were fan-shaped, which means that the further back you go, the more divergent the roads become.

If so, the trapezoidal warehouse complex can not only provide a strong backup for the army's advancing attack, but also can effectively hold the enemy by virtue of its fortifications and remaining troops after the army on the front line has retreated. Its scattered "tree-like" paths can also be effective in allowing your side to retreat and deter the enemy from pursuing them. It can also allow the follow-up reserve reinforcements to quickly arrive and assemble from all sides, which has the effect of turning the tide of the battle.

"All legions are born engineers, so I deliberately drew a brigade from each of the six legions to guide the recruited personnel to build roads and warehouses." Standing on the high ground outside the camp, Li Bida, who was reviewing the progress of the fortifications and warehouses, said triumphantly to the people around him, "Rabinus thinks that he has captured the city of Vaga, and held the mountains and the remaining veins, and then our army will not be able to cross the barren land to the left and right of the river and pose a threat to him. But that wasn't his ultimate plan. As he spoke, Li Bida confidently pointed to the west with his baton, and then pointed to the south, "The current geographical situation is fair to both the enemy and us, there is a large section of desert without water sources and plants, and the water of the Tumr River is extremely turbid mixed with sediment, and it is difficult to provide drinking water for people and horses." But it should be thought that it would be difficult for us to cross over, and conversely, even if Rabinus had defeated Varga, it would have been difficult for him to cross over and attack our army, so he must have another killer weapon, and this army would be his decisive weapon. Since our army still has the port of Hippo, and the enemy is not besieging it with all its might, it is difficult for them to make a detour along the coast to the north, but the city of Zama in the south is of the greatest concern, because it is rich in assets and provisions, and has a wide and convenient road leading to Utica, or to the flank of my rear. Therefore, I am sure that Rabinus sent a powerful special army along the desert of southern Numidia towards the city of Zama, but it is uncertain how much Rabinus invested in this decisive direction. ”

"Is that to draw out the strong cavalry, join the several legions that have come after us, and go to the area of Zama first, and annihilate the Einsatzgruppen army that has driven out Rabinus?" Angandinus asked.

Li Bida shook his head lightly, "No, what I want is a war of annihilation, against Rabinus, no, the annihilation war of the essence of the entire Pompey remnant, as long as the enemy's arrogance and precise layout are used here, all the front and back roads of Rabin's angry complaint will be cut off." I have placed the regiments in the rear under the command of Petronius for other purposes, and as for the direction of Zama, it is sufficient to leave an appropriate garrison. In the end, Waga City, I must save it, if I don't save Varga and let Varga fall, I will be strategically passive, subject to the enemy, and the fighting spirit of the soldiers will plummet. ”

At the second hour of the second morning of the second day, while the weather was still cool, all the follow-up men and horses of the 15th Legion, under the leadership of General Serha, led by the scout cavalry of Hansk, formed a vigilant column that could change the front at any time, and sandwiched a large number of pack horses full of water bladders collected from Africa or Cyrene in the middle of the ranks, and crossed the desert terrain with both front and back, left and right. Their power was no less than that of the desert barbarian mercenaries of Rabinus.

Immediately behind, there are the 12th Legions holding the banner of the Mountain Falcon, they are also brave and accustomed to war, and in the past, Caesar's tent was no less famous than the 10th Legion, but this time in order to adapt to the desert battle, the men and horses were deliberately light.

And Paruma walked at the end with about 3,000 troops of the new cavalry army, and he faithfully carried out his adoptive father's strategy, "Remember, in this advance battle, your role is not a sword, but a shield, not a front, but always ready to fill the gap and act as a defensive force. That Rabinus is sure to play tricks. ”

Soon, the front troops of the 15th Army Corps, which had crossed the river, saw the enemy blockade camp on the flanks of themselves and the city of Vaga, "Leave those camps alone, if the enemy retreats inside, we will drive directly to the city of Waga to relieve the siege; If the enemy has an ambush outside the camp, there is no need to be afraid. Now the flags of the two columns refer to the exact opposite, and in the event of an enemy, they will turn to fight on both sides, in case the enemy can attack us in front and rear, many of them are Mauritanian barbarians who may appear at any time, and everyone must be careful. Serha took the trouble to emphasize the reminder. (To be continued......)