Chapter 16: Strangulation (Part II)
Now it was Triari's turn to panic, and he could only flee with his cavalry on horseback, while the light infantry were completely abandoned, one by one, hiding in the smoke and dust, until he was killed by the spears and swords that came from behind. And the Marcellian infantry who came up on the hillside to meet them, seeing the tragic situation of countless lightly armed infantry being trampled into mud below, their legs and stomachs also began to turn, and at this moment their commander waved his short sword, and shouted with panic on his face, "Get out of the way, give me the highness!" β
Then, the remnants of more than 200 cavalry of Triali rushed back in the passage where the infantry had all moved away - but before the infantry could close the passage, the more than 1,000 cavalry that Li Bida had rushed in were like a torrent, and they also squeezed in with Triali, and in front of the wedge formation, the gap in the defense line of the Marcellian infantry was torn wider and wider.
At the same time, in the secret passage in the siege camp, behind the earthen fortress, Li Bida's pre-ambushed assault team of 100 people was also killed, all of them were selected soldiers of the 16th Army Corps, the horn sounded slipperily, the momentum and formation of the charge, from trotting to accelerating the attack, and then to the detachment at the foot of the mountain, one blocked the road between the target and the city, and the other was directly scattered, holding a shield and a sword, and attacking the mountain.
"The original miscellaneous cards under Lipidaus are no longer at the level of the auxiliary legions, no, they are all on par with the combat power of my ten legions." Caesar smiled and turned his horse back to the camp, "I have a decree to all the centurions of my legion that they should bear in mind the experience of the battle they have seen today, and that tomorrow the six legions of their legions will go to Napo at once, and then join up with my eighth, ninth, and tenth legions, and go to take Tarraco Spain, and we will also take our own glory." β
All the spectators present. It was also aroused to not admit defeat. They all asked Caesar to be in the future war. Assign them to the burden of the flag.
At about noon, Li Bida was stationed in the camp after the capture, and this battle was simply without difficulty from planning to subordinates to final success. More than a thousand of Triali's men were killed, but he himself escaped in disguise as a soldier, this guy's long-legged skills are really first-class, and Li Bida Fang only lost eighty men. He also captured a lot of pack horses and baggage, and resealed the siege network of Massella.
When Dussonville and other generals came to congratulate Li Bida, the commander-in-chief disagreed, "This battle is for His Excellency Caesar to observe, in fact, there is no need to fight at all." β
"But after this victory, haven't we once again cut off Marcelia's overland communications?" Petneus, who also came to watch the game, was puzzled.
"Even if they don't, after the previous siege and suppression of the land of the Albisis and the naval battle on the island of Seymos, Massella has no way to recover, and they will not be able to survive this summer." Li Bida replied confidently. But then he gave an order to Pope, "A bazaar day later." You can attack the city with all your might, and you have to build enough momentum! β
After all the men had been ordered to leave, Caesar held a great feast at night, entertaining many chieftains from Old Gaul and Aquinoa, and many tribes from near Spain, such as the Oscars, also sent envoys, who were shocked by the fierce military campaign of Caesar's men in this area, and expressed their willingness to provide the greatest support of men and food in all future wars here.
Caesar was also very happy, although his body was not yet fully recovered, but he still drank a lot of wine on the couch surrounded by everyone, especially when the local barbarians offered many delicious meals, such as sow pubic meat, beef brisket and elk meat, Caesar even took it upon himself to feast on it with a meat fork, and he was like this, when he publicly declared, "Beyond the mountains Gaul and Celtic Gaul have passed my previous Governor's Act, and all the nobles have been granted citizenship, and the nobles are no exception. The legal rights of all people will be strongly protected by me! β
"Hooray!" The aristocrats, who were interested in the Roman Senate and its "allies of Rome", raised their glasses, spat and drenched, burped and cheered loudly.
Caesar then beckoned to Lybida, who was sitting beside him, and then took him by the hand and stood up, and introduced all the Gallic and Celtic people vigorously, "This is my most powerful subordinate, my right wrist, the current governor of Sardinia, the protector of Liguria and Aquinoa, General Lybidaβyes, many of the generals and warriors should still remember it vividly, and my former chief lieutenant, Rabinus, turned his back on me when I crossed the Rubicon." But I don't hate him, who called him Creon of Pompey? I knew this identity when I first fought side by side with him, but I still promoted him, cultivated him, and trusted him, because I did not value my personal identity, but also because my team was a collective without gaps, just like I want to announce today - Lybidaeus, with immediate effect, will replace Rabinus as my chief lieutenant general, and acting commander-in-chief, that is, he has the power of self-authority in any theater of war, and can make his own arrangements for recruitment, taxation, and personnel arrangements, and his requirements for you represent me. β
Then Caesar deliberately turned his back to Lybida and shouted in front of everyone, "In other words, Liberdaus is the man I can safely turn his back to him, just like the situation on the horse!" β
The implication is that when Caesar marches into Spain, he will hand over the entire region of his rear to Li Pida, and he also hopes that the other party can entrust the greatest loyalty to himself, because Rabinus and Li Pida are extremely talented and experienced in the eyes of Caesar, but even if Rabinus leaves, Caesar is completely assured of his loyalty and righteousness, "Even if he is an enemy of you, Rabinus is an upright and admirable enemy." But Lybida, it seems that Caesar was only subconsciously proud of him, but still feared this mysterious figure.
However, many of Caesar's old subordinates obviously misunderstood Caesar's words, and they couldn't help but think of the "peachy anecdote" that these two were familiar with in Rome and the barracks, and most of them laughed ill-willedly.
"Thank you for your trust, Lord Caesar, and I do need the assistance of all the noble chiefs here, and I hope that in the next two months you will be able to cooperate sincerely, especially during the season when the wheat is ripe. Because I will be fighting the city of Marcellia, I will use bloodless strangulation tactics, and I will also fight with another tribune, Marco. Antony, who was appointed as the grain superintendent of the Republic, and Pompey thought that he could kill us in material because he was in control of the grain producing areas of Africa and Spain, so this summer and autumn I would completely crush his delusions. Li Bida stood straight and talked eloquently. (To be continued......)