"Now how should our fifteen legions be distributed in military deployment?" After the speech, in the Temple of Mother Earth in the city of Corduba, all the generals of Pompey's party sat around the map table and discussed the topic.

"Are you sure that Li Bida has sworn to go on the expedition?" Under the conditions of communication in ancient times, especially in a remote corner of Spain, there must have been a lag in obtaining information, so Rabinus asked several of the staff in charge of intelligence.

After receiving an affirmative answer, Rabinus slowly drew a dagger on the top and bottom of the map table, "Although I have waited for this day for a long, long time, I am a man who should have died a long time ago, and it is a certain belief in revenge that sustains me to continue the fierce battle with the enemy. However, Spain itself is a very passive region, and the enemy can follow the Pyrenees Pass, or along the southern shore of the African Sea, which is the land of Numidia, cross the narrow Gulf of Ebro, ascend to the land of Sagantan or Lusitania, or directly cross the Pillars of Hercules and invade our territory. ”

"I am guarding the Balearic Islands by sea, and the fleet under my command is well maintained and morale, like an invisible wall - all enemy attempts to attack by sea will inevitably be thwarted by me." The veteran Libo patted his chest proudly and assured.

Hearing this assurance, Rabinus nodded, and then he said to a Taraco chief named Indo, "You are a loyal protégé of Pompey, and now that your opportunity comes, I beg you to garrison the city of New Carthage with a light cavalry and an army of allies." Reinforcements to the Balearic Islands at any time. Or the gateway to the north. ”

Then Rabinus turned to Rolls. Pompety yì said. "You take a regular legion, with two local allies, to the Pass of Casturo, and do not allow the armies of Lypida in Gaul and Aquitaine, either his own or his vassals, to enter Far Spain. I and General Lelias, with four regular legions. and seven allied legions, collectively crossed the strait, and set out for Mauritania and Numidia, in an effort to invade and encroach on all the Afrigerian regions occupied by Caesar's party, or to stop Li Pida's attack with all their might. ”

"Can you be sure that Li Bida will follow the path of Africa?" Szectus. Pompeo was questioning.

"Of course, thanks to him, I have also learned to use the things of political scheming to analyze strategy—for Lybida, Averny, Massella, and Liguria in Gaul are already his confines—not to mention the fact that Lybida is now usurping the position of high priest and consul of the Republic, and is arrogant to the point of arrogance. He certainly thought it unnecessary to follow Caesar's plan on the road from Napo Province. However, he believed that his control of Sicily, Africa, and Numidia was not stable enough, so he must use marching and fighting to fully control the cities and knights there. ”

"Damn, do you treat us as nothing?" The one-eyed Lelias angrily pounded the map table with a bang, the general had been victorious in a hundred battles, and since he had been defeated in every battle since he encountered Libida in the city of Salona in Illyrria, he had been a tragic loser in every battle, and he had been planning shame in his heart for a long, long time.

"Therefore, in this battle, we are going to give him some color, and take advantage of the leisure caused by the turmoil in Italy after the death of Caesar in the past two years, and the elite infantry and fleet that we have painstakingly trained in Spain will drag him into the quagmire of war. Even if he is not completely victorious, as long as he can be trapped in Africa for a year, the alien's backyard will inevitably be on fire - he is a naturalized alien, supported by legionary force and knightly money, and colluded with some senators to gain a foothold in the city of Rome, but this is also unstable. So once Li Pida's backyard caught fire, he was completely finished, and then we forced down a few of his core legions. ”

"That's right, once his legions surrender, will follow us with all their hearts, because the Republic will not tolerate surrenders and deserters, and they will act as the vanguard of our counterattack on Sicily and Italy out of fear." Machius, the director of engineering, couldn't help but fantasize about the prospect of victory.

"Your Excellency Machius, you also have the important task of concentrating the supplies and money that I have allocated to you together with Sexetus, and to build an incomparably strong barrier in the town of Ursau in the hinterland, as our second line of defense against Lypida—and if the war in Africa does not go well, we will retreat to the other side, defend the hinterland of Spain, and hold on." It seems that Rabinus also prepared for the worst, "Immediately on the battlefield of Africa, in addition to my cunning and the bravery of General Lylias, I will also use the means of government, that is, to encircle the native king of Getulia, Pocus, and the king of Mauritania, Saputaros." ”

This statement came as a surprise to many, for Rabinus was considered to be a general and not a politician, but now he proceeds in an orderly manner, saying, "In all the previous struggles, both the consuls of Rome and the kings of Numidia had focused on the eastern part of the city of Kirta up to the moat of Masinissa, because they thought that it was close to the prosperous trading area of the Punic, and closer to Greater Greece, and better geographically, but this group was wrong. In fact, the vast area between Sinumedia and Mauritania, though lacking in seaport cities, is extremely fertile, and can be the breadbasket of our army, and the two kings, Pocus and Saputaros, had helped Caesar, and Caesar did not give them a proper return, but took several of their queens, and therefore still hated the Caesars—so we can obtain the support of these two kings if we only give the right promises, A large number of Mauritanians and Getulians will also join the army as cavalry and light infantry, and they will be caught by surprise! ”

Rabinus's plan won unanimous applause, and they resolved to set out as soon as possible, crossing the strait in fifteen days, landing in the eastern part of the port of Tangis in Mauritania, and then sending 2,500 light cavalry as the vanguard to make a false impression that they were going to drive the port of Numidian Hipo eastward.

Stationed in the port of Tunhippo, it was the four-division monarch Hitius who was raised by Libida, this mercenary who was mixed in the entire sea, was regarded as a "African-Gaton", in the previous war for Caesar and Libida to incite the Getulians, and copied the backyard of the king of Juba, which was very meritorious, so he was rewarded by the territory of Kirta and Hipo, and there was a mercenary army called the "Hitius Party", after he received the information that the enemy was coming, he immediately contacted the other fourth-division monarch of the city of Theo on the edge of the southern desert. Tell him to bring reinforcements to reinforce him as much as possible. (To be continued......)