"I am mortal, and I seek only the happiness of mortals." -- Petrarch

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This made Caesar laugh, and he smacked it for a moment, and then judged: "This guy has always been very fast, and I guess he will go straight to Corriberia of his own accord and close the encirclement, because he is a person who needs no special warning, and has been enlightened." ”

"I'm not going to lose to him!" With Gallic courtesy, Vicintoli struck his fist in the chest and swore to Caesar, "In this battle, I will wash away the shame of my family and make the Alveni the most glorious tribe in all Gaul!" ”

Caesar, who was a head shorter than Vicintoli, admired his ambition very much, and he also stood on his heels and struck the tall young man on the shoulder with his fist, "When the time comes, your family and children will automatically enter the Senate and put on a robe with a purple ribbon." ”

Hearing this promise, Vicintoli only smiled lightly.

In the middle of the Korduba and the Eporo River, under the gloomy rolling clouds, a huge team was marching rapidly, and the slaves behind were also sweating profusely, shouting and whipping the pack horses pulling the baggage and equipment, not to be thrown too far by the forward soldiers, this road was difficult, full of high and low dense forests, and barren wilderness, fortunately, after the surrender of Korduba, the most powerful tribe in the region, the Karl Shepherd, sent guides and auxiliary soldiers to Libida, Li Bida knew that these natives should not be offended, He would not make the foolish mistake of Varro, but would welcome all the Carr shepherds into the tent, regardless of their status, and not let them do menial and heavy work. Instead, they announced the exemption of their tribe's taxes for that year. Give money and wine. and promised to grant titles to Roman allies.

This made the nobles of Karl Mu very excited, and they guided the path of the Sixth Legion and the Twenty-seventh Legion (newly formed) of Li Bida very well, and with constant consultation, completely avoided the steep and rugged places, "and must have kept the army on the battlefield of Tarraco lightly and quickly." ”

But Li Bida was obviously not satisfied with this, if he really let Pompey's army arrive in Talaco, then all the previous plans would be in vain! He needs to intercept the enemy's footsteps, and then annihilate and force everyone down. Only by achieving such feats will he be a veritable Caesar's right-hand man, chief lieutenant, and acting commander-in-chief, and will rise to the better rank of lieutenant in the future, that is, to become the deputy of the entire republic.

So when the guide led all the generals to a breezy slope, he would have a bird's-eye view of the march of the dozen Roman troops in front of him, "and if you set up a large camp from here, there will be abundant timber and streams to draw from." And you can use cavalry to control the Erpolo River, or you can turn from the canyon to attack the city of Talaco. "That Karl pastor was clearly self-conscious about bringing the army to such an ideal area. I feel very proud.

The chief centurion, the tribune, including the newcomer Gallius, were dressed in sleeveless light leather armor, and shouted that the wind here was cool, like the Palatine Hill in the heat of Rome, "except that there were no villas of all sorts of strange shapes." Angandinus quipped, and then he noticed His Excellency the Acting Commander-in-Chief, sitting upright in an Egyptian-style chair, with no sweat on his forehead, and his eyes were blazing, as if in a state of thought.

So, everyone quickly quieted down, waiting for Li Bida's thinking and decision. After a long time, the other party came up with an idea, "Sabo, you go and ask the guide Karl pastor, if the army goes directly to the Eporo River, where will it meet Pompey's army?" ”

Everyone thinks that this is to avoid the risk of a hard encounter, because now that the two legions are newly formed, they have not yet experienced the test of fierce battles, and if they face off with Pompey's five legions, I am afraid that not only will they not be able to block each other, but they will be in danger of being hit hard.

But when Karlmu's guide said the name of the place, "Corribella", the acting commander-in-chief, after asking about the distance, gave an order in no uncertain terms: "The whole army marches day and night, and the destination is Corribella." He then had little time to convince his bewildered subordinates, but directly stated his thoughts: "Ladies and gentlemen, we are all men who have sworn to Caesar with our lives, and we have sworn to follow him to the ends of the earth until the thieves of the country are destroyed, and the shame suffered by the tribunes and the Republic is washed away, so Caesar will never turn his back on us, and since the five legions of Aphranius are galloping towards the city of Tarraco, Caesar will not sit idly by and watch them leave safely, this is a critical moment for the whole of Spain, He will inevitably send out cavalry to hold the enemy down, drag them down to death, and destroy the enemy's provisions and fighting spirit, so that after a simple calculation, we must sacrifice to block Corriberia and trap the enemy to death, and this is the truly glorious victory, much better than our victory in Lusitania. So there are only three options in front of us. The first set up camp here as the guide had set up, and watched at a leisurely pace as Pompey's five legions escaped from Spain, and let them return to the enemy, take up their swords and slay more of our comrades elsewhere; Second, we can go directly to attack the city of Taraco, but think of the former Massella, it has long been completely isolated, I used the absolute superiority of four legions to besiege it, and it has taken so much time, not to mention that my fleet is still staying in the city of Cadiz, and the enemy of Tarraco relies on strong walls, and can be supported by the New Carthage and Sagantan fleets at any time, we can't eat at all, and we can't stop it; Now the best and most direct is the third, that is, to hurry up and occupy Corriberia, and not to let the shadow of the frustration that once had been at Kofignium hang over the heart, because at this time, unlike in the past, Pompey's five legions were consumed amazingly, and when they ran there, they were at the end of their rope, like an arrow that finally shook to the ground, and it would not be of any damage! ”

After listening to these words, Angondinus, Sabokemus, Hansk, Combano and other generals also understood that the real honor is not obtained by marching and training, but must be tempered by blood and fire to shine, and now the opportunity has come, so they saluted the acting commander-in-chief one by one, and prepared to go down one after another to arrange tasks.

"The Twenty-Seventh Legion, many of which were native light infantry and cavalry, had an advantage in speed, so let them carry out the task of capturing the ferry; The soldiers of the Sixth Legion were able to bear hardships and stand hard work, and there were many veterans, and their combat effectiveness was strong, so after capturing the ferry, they immediately crossed over, occupied the high ground of the Jiahe, built fortifications, and blocked Pompey's army! Li Bida reminded everyone. (To be continued......)