After questioning the mountain man, Odax groped his way to the centurion's patrol of the camp of Macchius, and with his lean squad, he skillfully and cautiously went around a short bush where he could stay, and then all the men covered their armor and shields with bundles of grass and cloth so that the light would not be detected by the enemy, and then Odax found that the camp of Macchius stood on a very steep slope, and behind it was the ridge of a mountain peak, and if he attacked the camp, It was necessary to cross a valley-like area that was extremely sunken, and although Macchius did not sweep away the surrounding dwellings because of a momentary dazure, he nevertheless ordered all his soldiers to cut down the grass in the area around the valley floor, and burned it with flames, and inserted stakes and iron hooks, and if the enemy crossed this place, they would certainly be stopped by these stakes and trenches, and on the cliffs on both sides of the opposite side, Macchius built a number of stairways and towers that jutted out of the air, and placed guards, ballistas, and slaves on them. From the night, it seems to be full of fire, and it is impossible to distinguish it from the stars in the night.

"Isn't that okay?" Odax muttered, and then he asked the mountain man, "Is there any other way to the plain of Ursho?" ”

"There is a large area, and this area can pass through the army, and if you want to make a detour, you have to go through about two market days." The mountain people's answer extinguished Odax's hopes, and he asked the slaves and centurions around him to stay overnight and sketch the camp of Macchius early the next morning.

Then he saw the ridge behind the firelight, which looked blue-gray and clearer than the sky. Be lighter in color. "So from here. Can you make a detour to the ridge behind the camp? ”

Although it was dark night, he could clearly feel the old man's expression of "this is crazy", "Only deer and antelope can cross over." ”

"Well, I'm also a local nobleman in Ursau, and of course I understand that if these animals can get past me, so can people."

Unaware, Machius camped and reconnoitred the enemy army beyond a mountain peak. All in the dark, at the moment he was a little sentimental lying on the bed, "The power of life is really an illusory thing, when it is alive, it is bright, as if it is attached to the rod raised by the servant, people see the rod, as if they see the power itself, must bow their heads, but when it is lost." What is a beam stick? It's just a collection of sticks. Once upon a time, Pompey was the master of the land and the sea. He spoke more effectively in the East than any king of kings, and the kings of Persia, Judea, Egypt, Parthia, Arabia, and Galatia bowed down to him, and he was buried in the remote and barren salt lake of Africa; Caesar, who was still the ruler of the whole nation on the morning of March 15, was left with only three men carrying his body and staggering out of the meeting place. Now, who will be the next to reign in Rome? But in any case, my good fortune never came, Italy was captured, Spain was captured, and Epirus was captured. ”

The servant who poured the wine next to him complimented, "No, this is precisely your good luck." ”

Machius rolled his eyes angrily, "We are here, in this place where the enemy may or may not come, so close to the clouds and the sun, and so far away from the earth and rivers, I really feel that everything in the world has nothing to do with me, maybe after the defeat of the young Pompey brothers, my fortune has naturally come to an end, silently." ”

"No, when your fortune comes to an end, it will definitely be vigorous." The servant continued to compliment him with some obsessiveness, and almost did not infuriate the sad Marchius, and he said angrily, "Then if I am captured again this time, I will kill myself with a sword, and fulfill your prophecy, although you do not wear an olive hat or a sheepskin cloak." ”

Then the servant immediately took up a sword and said to Machius, "This is for the last need, Your Excellency. ”

Machius was so angry that his hands were trembling, but his cultivation was not bad, so he endured the love and did not have a seizure, and then the sword that the service sent over pinned it to the shoulder strap.

The next day, in the whole pass camp, the soldiers spread the news that their commander Machius was carrying a sword at any time, ready to "become a benevolent", and the morale of the whole group suddenly rose a lot, and in the early morning, the patrol cavalry came down along the cliff in front of the camp, the only narrow slope with a high base, and came down to patrol according to the custom, Odax, who had been lurking all night, ran back quickly after drawing a sketch of the terrain.

After Li Bida unfolded the drawing, he decisively approved Odax's plan, "Time waits for no one, fortunately Machius is a guy who does not know how to fight, if either Rabinus or Riliuas are still around, this battle will not be easy." I led Flaccus and Duçonville in front of me, and attacked along the valley floor to attract the attention of Macchius, and you led two wings of the new army of Leus, with fifty cavalry, around the ridgeline behind the enemy's camp, waiting for an opportunity to attack. ”

"Forgive me, Boss, for my suspicion and talkativeness, I don't have complete trust in the identity of Odax - he is a native nobleman of Ursau, his wife and children are still hostages with Pompey the Younger, if he commands indiscriminately, or even throws himself into the enemy, our cause will be frustrated, and if Sexetus comes up with a legion quickly, we will all have to be in this damned Jedi, we can't go up, we can't go down, we can't be killed." At this time, Flachus, the chief centurion of the legion of Leus, said in the presence of everyone, "Of course, I did not say this out of a narrow heart, for King Numa and Leus bear witness to my righteousness and heart. ”

At this time, all the people fell silent, and many of the generals did think that Li Pida's move was a bit too risky, but the high priest pointed to Flaccus and said, "You are a Lucanian from Italy, and you are separated from the hometown of Rabinus, Jingulum, by only a river, and at the same time you can see the beautiful Adriatic Sea in the same place. And you, Dussonvier, when your tribe fought with us along with the Helvetites during the Gallic Wars, and how many wars did you and your Vibichinas follow me through, and when did we doubt each other? And Arp, the chief of my guard, who was a dark-skinned warrior of Nubia, but who was always by my side with his sword when I went to bed. It's the same with Odax, you say, Odax! ”

As he spoke, Li Bida picked up a silver kettle filled with chilled cherry wine and said to Odax, "Tell me yourself, I'll listen here, in front of the statue of the god of war Leus and his three sons." (To be continued......)