If the gods thought it would be best to end this life now, would you think it would be strange? Don't you know that, so far, I don't admit that there is anyone who lives better or happier than me? Because I believe that the people who live the best are the ones who make the best efforts to study how they can live the best; The happiest people are those who are most aware that they are getting better and better. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

- Socrates (famous ancient Greek thinker, philosopher, and educator)

From the very beginning, the Rimon tribe did not just want to occupy Gaul beyond the mountains, not even the main purpose; Even if this large-scale attack is ultimately unsuccessful, it is not unacceptable to the Rimon tribe, as long as the purpose of weakening other tribes is achieved.

The resources of the Aquitani region are limited, and the land with relatively rich land is also limited, but there are more and more tribes living on this land; If the Rimon tribe does not take care of all the tribes in the Aquitani region in this way, sooner or later the Rimon tribe will face the embarrassment of having no land to survive.

In fact, the fundamental reason why the Rimon tribe decided to take advantage of the elimination of the Gallic Maasai tribe outside the mountains by foreign enemies to launch this war was that the development of the Rimon tribe had reached a bottleneck stage, and it was urgent to expand outward in order to continue its development.

The traditional sphere of influence of the Rimon tribe is the area with Rimon City as the core, and if it extends outward, it is the territory of other tribes; The strength of those tribes naturally cannot be compared with the Rimon tribe, but the strength of their union also makes the Rimon tribe dare not act rashly.

It is impossible for any tribe in the Aquitani region to make the mighty Rimon tribe fearful, and even if ten tribes are united, it is impossible to compete with the Rimon tribe; But there are more than just ten tribes in the Aquitani region!

In the entire Aquitani region, there are more than a dozen large tribes with a population of more than 10,000 and more than 1,000 warriors; Coupled with the countless small and medium-sized tribes, this force is not something that a single Rimon tribe can solve.

It was as if the Rimon tribe was able to assemble a formidable army of 30,000 at once, while the other tribes effortlessly gathered more than 20,000 troops; Everyone knows that those tribes can't go all out for the sake of the Rimon tribe's orders, and they can mobilize far more troops than the 20,000 people on the surface.

According to the estimation of the Rimon tribe, the entire Rimon tribe can pull out an army of up to 50,000 with all their might; And the sum of all the other tribes will be at least about 60,000 people, maybe more, not less.

This is also the key to why the Rimon tribe has reached a bottleneck period, and they still dare not easily attack those surrounding tribes; The people of those tribes are not stupid, and they also understand the truth similar to the cold lips and teeth.

Once the most powerful tribe in the Aquitani region is attacked by the other tribes for no reason, the tribes and tribes, large and small, will soon unite and fight against the tribe of Rimon under the threat of everyone; And the war between the Gallic barbarian tribes has never been a frontal decisive battle of attack and defense, but more of an unscrupulous means for life and death!

Those who were weak and small would not have been able to go head-to-head with the armies of the Rimon tribes; They will fight a guerrilla war against the Rimon tribe with the whole tribe, and use the most helpless way to resist the invasion of the Rimon tribe.

This method is fraught with frustration, but it is extremely effective; If the Rimon tribe really falls into the quagmire of guerrilla warfare, then the outcome will either be that the Rimon tribe will win the war more than it loses, or it will lose everything!

Such examples are too numerous and too common in the history of the Gallic barbarians; How many former overlord tribes will choose to continue to expand in this way when their tribes reach a bottleneck, and as a result, these overlord tribes have become history.

The Rimon tribe is not the overlord tribe of the Aquitani region since ancient times, if there is no blatant invasion of the previous tribe, how can the Rimon tribe have the opportunity to overthrow the previous overlord tribe together with other tribes?

The bloody lesson made the Rimon tribe not try this stupidest method at all; It just so happened that a series of events took place in Gaul outside the mountains at this time, which gave new hope to the rulers of the Rimon tribes; Thus, a war began in the name of conquering the Gallic invaders outside the mountains, and the tribes of the Aquitani region also sent their own warriors.

Everything is developing according to the plan of the Limon tribe, and then it only takes a few hard battles with the Roman army in the Gallic region beyond the mountains to consume the strength of the other tribes on a large scale; The goal of the Rimon tribe is more than half accomplished.

If the army can finally succeed in taking the Gaul region beyond the mountains, it will naturally be the best outcome; The Rimon tribe would get their hands on the richest city of Marseille in Gaul beyond the mountains, and then begin a new round of expansion. And the warriors of other tribes who can survive will also receive the wealth of other regions of Gaul beyond the mountains; This is a commitment from the Rimon tribe and part of a compromise.

The most prosperous city of Marseille in Gaul beyond the mountains is no less rich than the city of Rimont; As long as the Rimon tribe can smoothly obtain this area, within the next 100 years, the Rimon tribe will no longer have to worry about the bottleneck of development.

With such a premise, there was no need for the Rimon tribe to enter into substantive conflict with the other tribes who had helped the Rimon tribe to seize the city of Marseille; It would also be advantageous for the Rimon tribe to give them some proper benefits to continue to maintain relations between the two sides, after all, the Rimon tribe who had obtained the Gallic region beyond the mountains would have to deal with a possible counterattack by the Romans.

Of course, all of this is assumed on the premise that Gaul beyond the mountains can be taken, if not if it is not possible to take the Gallic regions outside the mountains; The Rimon tribe will resolutely sacrifice 20,000 warriors from other tribes, and then end the war.

After the tribes of all sizes, after losing the most elite 20,000 warriors, the remaining warriors were simply not enough to fight against the Rimon tribe; At that time, isn't the entire Aquitani region still in the hands of the Rimon tribe?

What's more, the leaders of so many tribes are under the control of the Rimon tribe, which means that most of the tribes will fall into a leaderless situation in the attack of the Rimon tribe, so that they will be slaughtered by the Rimon tribe.

Although the Rimon tribe is only a barbarian tribe, this strategy of killing two birds with one stone is very good; The only flaw was that the Rimon tribe simply did not take into account the strength of the Roman army in Gaul beyond the mountains.

Perhaps, in the eyes of the Rimon tribes, the thirty or forty thousand Roman troops in Gaul beyond the mountains were nothing more than a façade; After all, the land of Gaul is still the territory of the Gauls, and how can outsiders threaten the real land snakes?

From the beginning to the end, the rulers of the Limon tribe did not think of the possibility of the Roman army attacking the region of Aquitani, nor did they think that the Roman army could gain an advantage in battle; After all, the jungles of the Gallic land are the most advantageous helpers of the Gauls!

When the 50,000-strong army of the Rimon tribe marched to Gaul beyond the mountains, the four legions of Calabes' army also officially marched into the Aquitani region; Compared to the majestic and high-spirited army of Rimon, the army of Calabes was much more composed.

Itami's cavalry was divided into two parts, with Itami himself leading 5,000 elite Gallic cavalry to open the way in front of the army, while the remaining 2,000 cavalry were scattered on the left and right flanks of the army to patrol; The main force of the army was made up of the First Legion and Grace's Mastiff Legion, which was commanded by Carabis himself, and the rear army was played by Brigo's Fourth Legion.

However, the Fourth Army Corps was not just a rear, and all the food and grass needed by the army were also escorted by the Fourth Army Corps; The place of this battle, after all, is the Aquitani region that everyone is not familiar with, and Carabis is still more careful.

Although the Grace tribe was originally a tribe that went out from the Aquitani region, it was also an enemy with the Rimon tribe; But with all these things going on, could Carabis still expect the people of the Grace tribe to know much about the terrain of Aquitani?

After three days of marching, Carabis learned from the spies that the army of the Rimon tribe was also rapidly marching towards his own army; According to the estimation of the speed of the march of the two sides, it is expected that the armies of the two sides will meet in two days!

In addition to this basic information, the spies also inquired specifically about the composition and temporary formation of the Rimon tribe's army; In fact, these spies were originally native-born Gauls, and the army of the Rimon tribe was mixed, and the Gauls had no concept of so-called military secrets, so it was relatively easy for the spies of Calabes to find out this information.

Upon receiving this valuable information, Carabis immediately ordered the army to halt its advance; After that, Calabis held a military meeting with his generals, and Calabis was to prepare a surprise for the Rimon tribal army in the jungle of Aquitani.

Ambush warfare is Karabes' forte, coupled with the dense terrain of the jungle and the existence of the mastiff army, Karabes is sure to fight an ambush war that greatly reduces the strength of the Rimon tribe; Before that, though, Karabes decided to stimulate the Rimon tribe first.

Thus, while the main army remained in place to prepare for an ambush, Itami's cavalry corps was assembled; Seven thousand Gallic cavalry, under the orders of Calabes, brazenly launched an active attack on the army of the Rimon tribesmen!

Itami led seven thousand horsemen on horseback and galloped wildly, and after a full day's advance, he set up an ambush on the path of the Rimon tribe's army; The loosely organized and disorganized army of the Rimon tribe did not send any reconnaissance troops at all, and they were not prepared for a sneak attack, and they met the charge of Itami's 7,000 elite cavalry! (To be continued.) )