Simplicity and generosity, beyond a certain limit, lead to destruction.

- Tacitus (the greatest historian of ancient Rome)

The Telma tribe is not as powerful as the Maasai tribe, and its geographical location is not as unique as that of the Maasai tribe; Therefore, it was very easy for Karabes to get the detailed information of the Telma tribe. According to the spies' reports, the population of the entire Telma tribe is now about 30,000 people; There are less than 4,000 troops that can handle it.

Of the less than 4,000 troops, there were 2,000 Gallic infantry who were quite inferior in combat effectiveness and weaponry; The other classes were naturally the Gallic warriors and Gallic cavalry, which were more powerful in combat and weaponry. With detailed information on the Telma tribe, Karabes began to prepare for an attack on the Telma tribe.

Because the Terma tribe was a puppet tribe personally supported by the Maasai tribe, Calabis knew that his attack on the Terma tribe would inevitably cause the Maasai tribe to prepare for war urgently; Therefore, once the attack is officially launched, then the war between himself and the Maasai tribe will begin. To this end, what Karabes did at the outset was to prepare for all-out war; And not only against the offensive of the Terma tribe.

Since it was an all-out war, Karabes was definitely going to do it with all his might; In addition to the First Legion, which he commanded himself, the Second Regulian Legion of Cadoradu, the Third Gallic Legion of Edam, and the Fourth Alpine Legion of Brigo were all required to fight. These four legions were the forces that Calabes used to conquer Gaul beyond the mountains and to prevent the attacks of other Gallic barbarians.

Of course, in addition to these four legions, the mastiff troops of the Grace tribe are also special offensive units that Calabes values very much; The true combat strength of the mastiff Calabes has not seen, but there must be real material under the fame. Otherwise, Grace would not have been able to establish such a large Grace tribe on his own; It is even more unlikely that the army of the Maasai tribe will have suffered more than 10,000 casualties.

A month is not a long time, but it is definitely not slow; After a month of preparation, all the war preparations needed by Calabis have been prepared, and the various war materials sent by the Julius family have also allowed all four legions under Calabes' command to complete the corresponding war preparations, except for Grace's mastiff training plan.

Originally, Grace's trainers trained mastiffs freely in the jungles of Gaul outside the mountains, but now Calabes had them train mastiffs intensively in an empty barracks; The effect is not obvious, but there is a slight regression compared to the past. According to Grace's previous account, each trainer could concentrate on the initial training of fifteen hounds into war mastiffs within a month.

However, the truth is far from reaching this number; If the 124 trainers under Grace's command could complete this task within a month, then Carabes should have seen 1,860 mastiffs now. And what about reality? Today, a month later, Carabes sees only about 1,300 mastiffs in Grace's camp, and the difference between the two is ......

Seeing Grace standing behind him in embarrassment, Carabes did not say anything to blame him; After all, the plan for the trainers to train mastiffs in the camp was their own idea, and the poor results were understandable. After reassuring Grace, Carabis began to order Grace to lead the mastiff troops and the trainers to prepare for the battle.

Attacking the Terma tribe and the Maasai tribe behind the Terma tribe is not only for the Grace tribe to obey the orders of Karabes, but also a revenge battle for their own tribe; So, for this order, Grace is quite serious about executing. In addition to the Tamers and their mastiffs, Grace decided to draw two thousand fanatics from his tribe to participate in the attack.

Grace's active pursuit of war was naturally agreed upon by Carabes; However, Karabes did not intend for the Grace tribe's army of mastiffs to fight when they attacked the Telma tribe. The powerful Grace Mastiff Force is the secret weapon in Karabes's heart against the Maasai tribe, and it is naturally impossible to use it when attacking the Telma tribe.

In Carabes's view, the army of the Maasai tribe, both qualitatively and quantitatively, was far from being a match for the four legions under his command; However, their advantage is the dense jungle area of Gaul outside the mountains and their unusually familiar with the jungle terrain, which is also the biggest weakness of their army, and it cannot be remedied.

To do this, the best Calabes could come up with was to use Grace's mastiff troops against the Maasai tribe's army hidden in the jungle; Only in this way could Calabis be able to ensure that his army would be able to complete the assault on the Maasai tribes with as few losses as possible. Victory is a great victory for the victor, not a defeat for both sides and a crushing victory for one side; Karabes is very clear about this.

Of course, in order to better accomplish this great goal, Carabes also made appropriate adjustments and re-planning of the mastiff troops under Grace's command. The one hundred and twenty-four tamers were divided into twelve mastiff brigades by Carabes, each of which had ten tamers and two hundred mastiffs, and the remaining four strongest tamers were directly subordinate to Grace.

Grace himself had one of the most powerful mastiffs of his own, a hundred of the top mastiffs; As for the four strongest tames, they were all able to control thirty war mastiffs. Just these five people can directly control two hundred and twenty war mastiffs; And the combat effectiveness is far superior to that of ordinary war mastiffs.

The reason why Carabis singled out these four men and let them follow behind Grace was to make these most powerful mastiffs his direct troops; Once the war with the Maasai tribe broke out, it was very good to be able to have such a force as his direct force, and at least it could play a huge role!

After settling the affairs of the mastiff troops, there was nothing to prepare for in the affairs of the other four legions; Thus, the huge army of the four legions began to slowly march out of the camp under the orders of Calabes, and marched along the Alpine road towards Gaul beyond the mountains. Without crossing the Grace Tribal garrison, Carabis did not allow his army to march in a fighting posture.

Upon arriving at the Grace tribe, Grace brought with him two thousand zealous warriors; Carabes, on the other hand, took out 4,000 sets of better weapons and equipment, and distributed them to the 2,000 fanatics of the Grace tribe who were about to go on the expedition and the 2,000 Gallic infantry they left behind. Such new weapons and equipment are a real gift for these true barbarians, and the joy of their costume change is known to all.

With this gift, not only did Grace himself become more deferential to Carabes; The warriors under his command also completely abandoned their prejudice against Calabes, and began to like this generous commander! For warriors, quality equipment and well-crafted weapons can always be exhilarating; It can also make the fighters have a strong affection for a person!

Originally, Carabes was going to stay in the Grace tribe for a day and then continue the march, but the people of the Grace tribe showed considerable enthusiasm after receiving this batch of weapons and equipment; In the face of the hospitality, Karabes had to let the army rest for two more days. During the rest of the Grace tribe, Karabes did not forget to give some high-quality grain and grass to the Grace tribe in exchange for their kindness.

After a three-day break, Karabes gave the official order to march into the Terma tribe; The army also began to march in a serious fighting posture. The vanguard of the road ahead was Itami's Third Legion, with enough cavalry of 7,000 to spot any enemy and annihilate anyone who found our army.

After that, there was the absolute main force of the First Army, which was also the advancing army led by Calabis himself; The First Legion was followed by the Second Legion of Kadoradu. The Second Legion marched with two thousand fanatic warriors and mastiffs led by Grace, and the last to be in charge of the rear was Brigo's Fourth Alpine Legion.

In order to hide the trump card of the mastiff army, Carabes deliberately arranged it in the middle and rear of the entire army; In this way, the mastiff troops can be closely protected, and the traces of the mastiff troops can be completely hidden. As for the battle against the Utmar tribe, Karabes did not think that it was necessary to use troops other than the First Legion under his own command.

The First Calabess Legion is not only the legion led by Carabis himself, but also the most powerful legion under Carabes; Not only does the legion have a strong force of 10,000 people, but the troops in the legion are also strong units such as hoplites, forest hunters, and light infantry. The light infantry here is not ordinary light infantry, but the Roman youth army of yesteryear!

3,000 hoplites with Roman legionary weaponry, 3,000 forest hunters from all Gaul barbarians, 4,000 light infantry with Roman youth equipment; The combat effectiveness of such an army of 10,000 people can be imagined. Coupled with the command of three generals, including Tursus, Phorkus, and Allah, Carabes was confident in the combat effectiveness of the First Legion.

The location of the Termar tribe was not close to the temporary residence of the Grace tribe, and it would take ten days to march at the standard Roman marching pace; However, the terrain of Gaul outside the mountains was dominated by jungles, and it was not easy for the army to advance, and it took at least fifteen days for the army of Calabes to reach the Terma tribe, which was still the speed of the Grace tribe to lead the way.

The only good thing is that Carabes' army is almost entirely made up of Gauls; In the jungles of Gaul outside the mountains, they managed to avoid large-scale outbreaks of disease and mosquito bites. If a real Roman army had waged this war, I am afraid that the number of non-combat losses on the march would be enough to break a legion. (To be continued.) )