Chapter 29: The Deserter (Part II)

Caesar had previously sworn that the food problem had been solved. There were even a few who came with private cooks and delicacies, mixed into the barracks to serve as military tribunes (military tribunes have been completely reduced to symbols at the moment, their positions and authority are erratic, sometimes the commander makes them captains, sometimes they just let them manage a ship, the authority of the entire army is in the hands of the governor, a single corps belongs to the commander-in-chief of the vice-general, and below is the affairs of dozens of centurions, so most of the tribunions are the children of wealthy nobles, and they are also gilded and mixed in seniority anyway), He was also beaten by angry soldiers.

As a result, the disappointment of disappointment, the troublemaking of trouble, the confinement of confinement, the admonition of teaching, but no matter what, you must set off after nightfall! This was Caesar's unquestionable command.

In the whole chaotic camp, even though the auxiliary cavalry of Seguangy and Alobrogis were in turmoil, the camp of Aedui was silent, and Dunolex was very proud: first, he deceived Rabinus, deceived the fools of the Twelfth Legion, threw them at the hill of small trees to blow the wind, and succeeded in informing the Helvetians of the danger of being raided; Now even Caesar has been deceived by him, and he is in a hurry to cross the line of confrontation between the two armies to Bibrakde in a hurry, so what I have to do now is-

Dunolex summoned an officer named Concidius, "Although you were born in the Gaul of Adouil, you have served the Romans for some years as a mercenary, haven't you?" ”

The other party proudly replied yes, he had previously participated in Sulla's legion expedition to the East, and later recruited him as a cavalry captain at the time of the Sword Slave Rebellion. Dunolex nodded in satisfaction. "Then you must be very familiar with the duties and sentries throughout the Roman barracks."

After getting an affirmative answer. "Listen, I need you to be a deserter, to escape into this messy barracks, and then run to the Helvetians, and say that you have come on my orders, with my own letters. Then. Tell the two co-rulers, South American Eusius and Veroclo, that Caesar's four regular legions, induced by my success, to march in the direction of Bibractic to-morrow, and that they will only have to turn back and organize their cavalry like sharp knives" Then Dunolex made a gesture of stabbing forward, and Considius understood everything.

The rapid march of the legion consisted of soldiers carrying their bags and hanging their helmets on their belts. Carry basic weapons and line up in a long column of "long snake formations". Running at full speed towards the centurion's target, a march in this posture would easily be cut into several sections if the enemy was assaulted across the enemy, and the end could not be taken care of, and was annihilated.

"But, I remember that on the hill of trees in the middle of the opposing line, the 1st Brigade of the 10th Legion and the 12th Legion of Rabinus were still there, right?" What Considius meant was that if the Helvetians turned around and attacked Caesar's back and flanks, they would be pinned down by their men.

But Deviaci's brother told him not to worry: even now, the two fools of Rabinus and Libida might still be waiting stupidly in Little Tree Mountain! Because I'm going to be doing tricks on the heralds Caesar gave them soon, you just have to be a "deserter" with confidence.

Finally, the next day, when Caesar's other lieutenant Koda came to the camp to count the barbarian roster, he found that a junior officer named Concidius was missing, and just as Koda was about to ask, he turned around and saw a red command flag raised in Caesar's commander's tent, which represented the instructions for the whole army to march immediately. Koda could only nunun his mouth, put away the roster, and after saluting Dunorex, he rode away.

In the early morning of the sixth o'clock before noon in Rome, the four legions were set out on time, and 24,000 men formed a long line with no end in sight, carrying the rising sun on their backs, and began to march in the direction that Dunolex had expected, and Caesar's slogan was, "At Bibrac, we will be victorious." ”

About a moment and a half earlier, Considiaus, dressed in light boots, had stood in front of the two chieftains of Helveti, bringing vital news and stirring up a dispute between the South American Eusi and Veroclo.

Veroclo advocated radicalism, that is, to attack Caesar's legions on the march with the strength of the whole tribe, "their formations have not yet been spread, they are still carrying heavy baggage, and the ranks are so narrow that the rear team is attacked by us, and the front team has not yet known the situation, this is the best time to achieve a great victory." And the mood of South American Yuji was far less optimistic, his tone was calm, "Caesar will definitely leave a rearguard force on the way, we are afraid that it will not be easy to capture so many enemies." ”

"The rearguard of the Romans has only a twelve legions, this legion has just been formed in Illyria, and most of the members are Dalmatians, Sardinians, and second-class robed Gaul citizens of northern Italy, and they are understaffed and have poor combat effectiveness, believe me, a man with thirty years of service experience, I am more familiar with the small Romans than with the Gauls themselves." Considius analyzed very confidently, "Compared with the Twelfth Legion, on the contrary, the first brigade of the Tenth Legion of Rabinus is more noteworthy, in fact, there is no need to pay attention to it, we only need to leave part of the troops to entangle with them, and the main force will directly bite the rear of Caesar's main force, once the four regular legions are destroyed, what else can Caesar do, relying on those two auxiliary legions that are not leaning together at all?" ”

The words of the deserter of the Legion had a certain effect, and the most important of the South American Commanders also said that it was possible to consider letting the Boi contain the auxiliary legion, which had 32,000 troops, of which 3,000 were strong cavalry, enough to make it difficult for the Romans to move an inch. So we took all the men and horses, and caught up with Caesar, and fought him in a decisive battle.

"Because if we don't do this, Caesar will be the first to get Bibractu's provisions, and in turn, our more than 200,000 people will be wiped out because of the lack of food, and the current situation will be impossible not to fight."

"May Abona bless us, and bless our horses from the rain of javelins of death."

"May the spear of Nimidonna bless us and let the Romans lose their fighting spirit before our courage. I will irrigate the entire Gallic plateau with the blood of the Romans, and grow golden crops to sacrifice to all the gods and ancestors. ”

When the two chiefs had finished praying to each other, they drew their swords and struck each other, and the sound of Qingyue echoed throughout the tent. (To be continued......)