And secretly Vicintoli also sent a good man into the city and advised all the Albysians, "Now there is no one to save this dead city, we are all Gallic children, why should we be divided by the Romans and the Greeks?" Now that Pompey and Caesar are fighting, all we have to do is secretly join hands and take the opportunity to expel the foreign forces from Gaul, so don't make unnecessary sacrifices, and surrender for the time being, otherwise not only you, but the entire city of Marcelia will be reduced to dust. ”

But this secret letter did not at all ease the impulses of the Albysi, and the bearded brave men quickly selected four thousand elites, and with the approval of Dumijuanus, they opened the gates of the city and charged towards the blockade.

Tri Ali was the commander, and when he appeared in front of the blockade on horseback and with a flag, many of the soldiers and centurions of the Lepida legion, who recognized him, stood on the tower and shouted, "Look, Pompey still let this scoundrel who killed the tribune come and take command of the army, and if he is the real silverfish of the Republic of Hài, what is there to justify." ”

But Li Bida specially ordered, "The task of resisting this charge will be assigned to the Sixth Legion, remember that you are the only legion with a regular number, but I have never thought that this represents anything, it is a battle proof number, not the other way around!" I and my two legions are stationed fifteen romans behind you, and if you can't hold out any longer, send a herald, and I'll come to the rescue. ”

"Don't let that shame happen, folks." Even if Angandinus has always been known for mediocrity, he is the same as all centurions. It was also inspired by this order of Li Bida. 4,000 young soldiers with armor and shields. With pride and ambition, the fighting team was lined up along the blockade line, and all the military slaves also really sold their strength, shouting trumpets, and directly dismantling most of the ballistas, scorpion crossbows, and stick droppers on the second blockade line to the outside world, and transporting them to the first blockade line for placement, so that the firepower of the guards more than doubled, and the remaining more than 1,000 lightly armed stragglers. All climbed the towers and earthen platforms, and waited for battle.

For a legion like theirs, the first battle was a very important thing, and Li Bida promised Angandinus: "As long as the blockade line is secured, your six legions will have their nickname 'Marcelia' from now on." ”

Four thousand furious Albysian warriors, in the open grass outside the city, lined up in a primitive dense formation, in the form of a phalanx, rushed towards the blockade line, and Angandinus could not believe his eyes. The only explanation is that the Albysians, presumably not fought against the Roman army at all. Come to think of it, they were probably hired by Massalia to serve as HNA bodyguards on weekdays, or to fight more remote and savage enemies.

The cavalry artillery detachments attached to each legion that Li Bida had specially left for the Sixth Army Corps were all gathered and silently focused in the direction of the Albisian formation.

There was silence in the positions before and after the blockade, and the pace of the Albysians became more and more rapid and dense, and against the camp of the Romans, only two furlongs, one furlong, and one stadia.

A row of dozens of pounds of stone bullets flew in a whistling direction, carrying straight the heads, arms and broken legs of the barbarian warriors in the front row, whistling through the entire depth, and many people could still stare at their eyes and see their flesh being torn apart and shot through, at that time, because death came so shortly, most people died without feeling fear at all.

Rows and rows of stone bullets, and spears were shot out quickly, and then through with flesh and blood, the dead bodies on the ground fell with a bang, and the seriously wounded were still carrying their stumps and intestines in a daze, and moved forward, and four thousand Albisians, who had been predetermined by the fire of the stationary cavalry artillery, suddenly broke out, and in only half a day, they turned into a group of corpses in the wilderness, and in the open space behind them, like thick wheat stalks, stood countless javelin spears and arrows, with many bloody craters, and the whole battlefield turned into a deathly silence, All that was left was the blood blown by the wind.

Even the Six Legions didn't see that all the projected firepower would be so powerful when fired together! Half of the four thousand barbarian warriors were wiped out in an instant, and the rest all fled in all directions, and the wine they drank before the battle should have been awakened by the smell of internal organs and blood. All the young soldiers stayed quietly behind the blockade line, and they were still waiting for a hand-to-hand fight, but now they vaguely realized that what they might need to serve under General Li Bida was not courage, but strict discipline, skillful operation, and orderly coordination.

Dumijus, who was watching the battle from the tower, was also stunned by this scene, but Triali was obviously much more adaptable, and only carefully mentioned: "There are thousands of mouths for eating rice grain, because you will never have to pay rations and military pay for the dead." Now, I'll take the chance! ”

Sure enough, at nightfall, when the Sixth Army was still cleaning up the corpses in front of the position, Tri Ali with 400 cavalry and 2,000 infantry suddenly attacked a certain cavalry camp on the side of the street outside the city, and Li Pida's cavalry was killed more than 100 people, and the streets leading to the southwest and the bridge over the Renus River fell into the hands of Tri Ali. But the next day, Li Bida returned to the blockade line of the army, and still gave the soldiers of the Sixth Army Corps enough rewards, praising their composure and courage, when he learned that Tri Ali's sneak attack was successful, Li Bida was unmoved, and he asked again: "Isn't little Cato not here yet?" "It seems that he cares much more about this man than about the mere outcome of the battle.

For the next nearly a month, Li Bida waited, he did not change his subordinates, nor did he storm the city, and Dumijius also kept his head on his own, except for the small cavalry battle in front of the opposing line, the two sides seemed to be accumulating strength, waiting for the next round of competition.

"Am I being deceived by Cato Jr.? Even if he was circling the earth, he should be in the city of Marcellia by now! Sometimes, Li Bida was in the tent like this, with his legs crossed, and muttered to Sabo next to him.

But little Cato didn't lie to him, when he felt slack, little Cato actually came suddenly, and then Li Bida knew that this person was also able to play strategy - Cato said that he didn't go to Sicily that it was false, he was actually in Sicily during this time, taking advantage of the fact that Li Bida and Caesar's attention were not there, in the coastal towns of Sicily, to raise ships and strong, little Cato's work was done very well, before Curio advanced, he took advantage of this time gap, with two thousand newly recruited elite soldiers, Riding dozens of large and small ships, and carrying a large amount of grain, they entered the city of Marcelia under the nose of Li Pida.

The townspeople cheered and greeted Cato as the greatest hero.

"Damn, the land blockade alone will definitely not trap Massalia!" Li Bida thought to himself. (To be continued......)