"If a people does not have fortified cities, like the Scythians, a people on horseback, they can go to another place at will and quickly adapt to the new environment." - Herodotus

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Faobinas asked Li Bida a very pointed question: has His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief reconnoitred the terrain of the Yazda fortress, or has he thought about it? Even a man like me, who is eager for revenge against the Hashidi, has only issued this plan after careful consideration of the Yazda terrain, and I have served in the army for more than thirty years, and it took me a small villa farm for my wife and children in the coastal region of Macedonia, and bought more than twenty foreign prisoners of war as domestic slaves at internal prices, so I am willing to advise you that your tactics are not good.

Hearing this, Li Bida was a little embarrassed, his prestige in this team is very high, even if he boasted, with a group of miscellaneous cards from the Mediterranean to Asia, and on the contrary through Egypt and Libya, the team swelled from a few thousand to 20,000, most of the soldiers in the camp are enshrined in the gods of King Numa and Leus, this time by this guest general is so counted, it is really not a good feeling in my heart.

But I have to admit that what Faobinas said was right, and after receiving the number of Hashidi envoys, Li Pida's mood did become extremely uneasy, and he threw out a plan to build a small boat and attack the Yazda fortress in a hurry under extreme recklessness.

Li Bida, who was sitting in the circle chair, quietly covered his face and pinched his nose, and after a long time he said to Faobinas. Your criticism of me is pertinent and valuable. "Saab Kemus. Go and call all the centurions of the three legions, yes, whether they are senior or low-rank, and take the captains of the River Guards and the Tomb Guards. ”

This was the method used by Caesar back then, he needed to listen to all the voices of the backbone of the entire army, and sure enough, at the joint meeting, Li Bida heard many centurions criticizing his tactics, and some complained about the safety of this rudimentary wooden boat. Others were worried that the hasty training would not ensure the safety of the soldiers on the Tostom River, while others observed the shape of the river and thought that we were going up the river, and that if we were blocked in front of the Yazda fortress, all the ships would be beaten passively.

"Then everyone has a more feasible plan!" Just like the Greek mercenaries who crossed thousands of miles of barren land to reach their home country in the Xenophonian era, they were able to break through thousands of difficulties because of military democratic consultation. Li Bida asked.

At this time, Faobinas volunteered to stand up and be the first to speak. He fiercely criticized Li Bida's previous theory of quick victory, "In the desert, the use of cavalry and light infantry can completely violently attack the enemy's flank or rear guard and achieve a great victory, but not in the river valley, we have a tribe in Macedonia called Agrean, who can easily ambush and annihilate any of the best cavalry in the valley and mountains." And even if the Hashdi don't have the fighting power of the Agreans, we still can't make light progress on this kind of terrain. So my suggestion is to mix the infantry brigade and the auxiliary brigade to search and advance, and then in the middle of the river, you need large ships, the kind of heavily armed ships that can compete with the Yazda fortress defenses! ”

Anthony, who was munching on dried figs next to him, laughed disapprovingly, and laughed at Faobinas briskly without Li Pida's authorization, "At the beginning, I thought that this excellent officer used this cautious tactic to help Hashdi achieve victory. ”

Li Bida tapped his fingers on the table and reminded Anthony to pay attention to basic politeness, but he didn't expect Faobinas to retort Antony fiercely, "Dear military tribune, yes, I know that you speak Greek, but with disdain, as if your Latin is more elegant and noble. I was an instructor in the army of the city-state of Cyrene, but I was deceived by the Eumenes from your army with rhetoric and mediocre bureaucrats, so I was deprived of command when I spoke upright, and they recklessly chose to fight the Hashhitis in the field, and as a result, they were killed by the 'Sword of Messiah' David. Anjit fought in a hurry, and refused to listen to my next suggestion, and went to the small fortress on the coast to wait for rescue, but the thousands of troops had to defend the huge city of Barka, and after a bitter battle, they were still joined by the Hashdi believers, and the defense failed" Before Faobinas could finish complaining, Antony got up and shouted at him, saying that this guy from Macedonia was simply referring to Sang and insulting our army, and Hybrida also roared and echoed Antony.

"This is a joint council, not the Senate in the city of Rome!" Li Bida slapped off the table suddenly, and then brushed his finger to point at the head of the project, Gable, who was hiding in the corner and never dared to squeak, "Gable, get out of the ranks!" ”

The other party stood tremblingly in the middle of one or two hundred centurions, and the commander-in-chief asked him very directly, is it possible to make a large ship in the Tostom River using the kind of big ship that Faobinas speaks of?

"Your Excellency the Commander-in-Chief's team is not lacking in any talents, it is the most sturdy that anyone has ever seen"

"Answer my question directly."

"Yes, yes, Your Excellency, for Your Excellency Commander-in-Chief's team is not lacking in any talents, and it is despicable—sorry, but many of the legions are crews and oarsmen from Crete, Rhodes, and Cyprus, and they have a wealth of experience in building and repairing ships, and it can be said that the best of the whole world are concentrated in these island nations, so it is absolutely possible to build a large and heavily armed ship of the kind that His Excellency Faobinas spoke of, for I have observed that the timber near the Apollo Springs is very ideal."

Then, Gable saw the Commander-in-Chief's eyes staring straight at him, and asked him to continue, "Rivers are different from the sea, and ships on the ocean are more affected by the climate, and whenever the fleet encounters heavy rain and downwind, the losses will be likely to be completely destroyed, so the warships at sea must be built strong, with sails that can change direction, and the hull must be long, so that they can cut through the waves." However, according to the contemptible observation of this Toston, the river is particularly gentle, and most of the time the southerly wind blows from the southern desert, and after the obstruction of the Astra Mountain, it also becomes very gentle, and is very suitable for the use of large riverboats with flat bottoms, and the craftsmanship is simpler than that of the docks for making sea boats, and it can also save a lot of oarsmen, and can provide more volume for combatants. ”

"Then I'll entrust you with the shipbuilding, and I'll set up a simple workshop in Apollo Springs, and erect a bronze tablet with a list of craftsmen to make it easier to hold accountable and pay your salaries, so Gable tells me that this kind of large ship can only serve in the capture of the Yazda Fortress?"

This made Gable speechless, I have never met Yazda, so how can I comment? At this time, it was still Faobinas who began to introduce the geography of this river fortress to the whole army. (To be continued......)