When things are at their best, they are least likely to be changed or influenced by other things. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 For example, a strong body is not susceptible to changes due to diet or exertion; Healthy plants are also less susceptible to changes from sunlight, wind, rain, etc. Isn't the human heart the same? The bravest and wisest minds are the least susceptible to external disturbances and influences.

--Plato (one of the greatest philosophers and thinkers of Western culture)

After all the generals walked out of the tent one after another, there were only five people left in the tent, including Oscar, Mary, Luquis, Quintus, and Licinius; Oscar didn't say anything right away, but motioned for the three to continue sitting. Afterward, Oscar asked Mary to pull out a large map of the Zama Plains from the back of the tent.

After placing this huge map in the center of the military tent, Oscar personally took Mary with him, and marked on the map all the military dispositions that Luquis and Quintus had just suggested; After all this was settled, Oscar spoke:

"Three generals, if we really follow this military deployment for a decisive battle; Well, what really decided our victory or defeat was the hoplite cluster of the Chinese army and the Guards Infantry Corps on the right flank, as well as the thousands of Numidian javelin cavalry on the outside of the right flank.

Needless to say, these armies should be commanded by the three of you; Quintus, your mission is to lead the hoplites of the 2nd and 7th Legions to carry Hannibal's army through the attack. No matter what happens, and no matter what kind of sharp attack Hannibal takes, I hope you can stabilize the formation and fight to the death! ”

After Oscar said this, he stared at Quintus's face; Quintus also assured Oscar with a look of indignation:

"Leader, I, Quintus, promise to fight to the death! The people are there, the positions are there; People are dead, positions are lost! I myself would have been the first to meet Hannibal's army, and the last to withdraw from the battle; I will use my life to ensure that the battle continues! ”

With Quintus' promise, Oscar nodded in satisfaction; It's really not that Oscar doesn't want to believe Quintus, it's just that the stakes are so high that Oscar must let every general give himself a certain guarantee in order to be at ease.

After finishing his conversation with Quintus, Oscar shifted his gaze to Licini, to Quintus's right; Looking at the still brave Licini, Oscar showed a hint of a smile, and then said:

"General Licinius, before the decisive battle begins, your task is to lead the three thousand javelinmen under my command and the two thousand javelins under your own command; You also know the location of these 5,000 javelinmen, which is the outside of the right flank of the large army formation, that is, the right side of the Guards Infantry Corps.

Your task is also very simple, that is, after Hannibal's first attack, before the second wave of infantry arrives, to be responsible for blocking Hannibal's follow-up infantry; The Numidian javelinmen had only a few javelins, and their ability to sustain the attack was insufficient.

Therefore, your task is simple to say, but difficult to say difficult; I need you to lead the javelinmen to charge Hannibal's reinforcement phalanx after all the javelins have been thrown!

I know that such an attack will cost your Javelinmen heavy casualties, but this is our war; The ultimate goal of the dead and wounded is only so that we can achieve the final victory, and only the victors can let the soldiers who died in battle die as they deserve. ”

Before Oscar's words were finished, Licinius swore to Oscar fearlessly: "Leader, don't worry! I, Licinius, will certainly live up to expectations, and even if I die to the last man, I will deal a heavy blow to Hannibal's infantry! ”

Licinius's impatient temper has not changed at all, perhaps, this is the Licinius he likes; In the face of Licini's impatience, Oscar had to shake his head helplessly, and then said in a slightly solemn tone:

"Licinius, your task is far from so simple; What I just said is just an ideal situation. If Hannibal's 4,000 elite shield-shielding cavalry were to attack from our right flank, your mission would have changed.

The remaining 3,000 cavalry of the Guards Cavalry Legion, I have another important use, and I will not give it to you at all; Once Hannibal's elite cavalry arrives, your mission is to lead your 5,000 javelinmen cavalry against the 4,000 shield cavalry!

You know how difficult the battle is between the poorly armed javelin cavalry and the elite shield cavalry; What's more, you can't take a step back in the middle of a fight. Otherwise, the right flank of the entire army would have been exposed to the iron hooves of Hannibal's cavalry; This is something we can't accept, you have to stop Hannibal's 4,000 shield cavalry!

We all know that javelin cavalry is not a cavalry fit for head-on engagement; In addition to using mobility to hit and run, the biggest role of the Javelin Cavalry is to bully and bully the infantry, which is still light infantry, not heavy infantry.

So, if your Javelinmen are to complete the task of delaying Hannibal's shielding cavalry, they must be prepared to give up maneuvers and fight a head-on battle to the death! If the battle does go that way, your Javelinmen may be in danger of being wiped out; Do you know all this? ”

"If we die in battle, we can let the family win the final victory; Well, everything will be worth it! All for Augustus! All for the sake of Your Excellency! Faced with what Oscar said about a potentially dangerous situation, Licinius answered everything with his own oath.

Licini's loyalty is something Oscar has always known, but at this moment, Oscar's heart is still like a warm current flowing through it; At this moment, Oscar told himself that in this life, he must live up to everyone who shed his blood for the Augustan family!

After arranging Licini, Oscar's final arrangement was naturally Luquis; As the former pillar general of the Augustus family, Luquis is now an indispensable military boss of the Augustus family, and Oscar knows that there is no need to say anything about him.

However, there are some things that Oscar still has to say in person; Not to let Luquis understand, but to make everyone present understand: this battle, the Augustus family must win!

After patting Licinius on the shoulder, Oscar didn't say anything more to Licini, but said directly to Lucis on the far left:

"General Luquis, your task is to lead the five thousand men of the Guards Infantry Corps and the seven thousand men of the Samonai Regiment to serve as the right flank of the Great Army; In addition to fighting with the Chinese army, your greater task is to stabilize the right flank of the Chinese army to ensure a frontal engagement.

Once the Chinese hoplites are caught in a head-on battle with Hannibal's infantry, your task is to immediately send the soldiers of the Samonai Regiment to the aid of the Chinese army, and to encircle and annihilate Hannibal's vanguard infantry together with the Chinese hoplites.

As for the officers and men of the 5,000 Guards Infantry Regiment in your hands, their duty is to keep them on the right flank of the Central Army; If any unexpected situation occurs, your task is to defend the right flank of the Chinese army and ensure that the decisive battle is not affected by any external factors! ”

With Luquis's status in the Augustus family, Oscar didn't need to say these words, and Luquis himself would definitely do everything; But Oscar said it anyway, and Lucquiz understood why Oscar said it.

Therefore, after Oscar finished speaking, Luquis also nodded firmly to Oscar; With Luquis's determined gaze, Oscar knew. Even if the Guards Infantry Regiment fought to the last man, it would not take a step back; The right flank of the main army in the middle is not to worry.

Of course, these are Oscar's arrangements for the three generals, and what Oscar has to say is far from being finished; After deploying the tasks of the three generals and obtaining the promise of the three generals, Oscar continued to deploy:

"After the three of you have taken charge of the center, the right flank, and the outside of the right flank, the two thousand combat cavalry on the left flank will consist of one thousand long shield cavalry and the cavalry hundred-man detachments and heavy cavalry guards of the first, second, and seventh legions; When the time comes, it will be under the command of the lieutenant general of the Seventh Legion, Cocleus, and I believe that he can command these two thousand cavalry.

The rest of the armament troops, and the two thousand ironclad cavalry, and the guards of Nusis, were all under my own command; When the battle breaks out, I'll wait for an opportunity to use these troops. Don't put any hope in these thousands, I need you to win a war without any reinforcements! ”

With Oscar's arrangement, the three generals also understood Oscar's plan, and those equipment troops and ironclad cavalry must be used as the key to victory or a decisive force; When the battle is not in a white-hot state, or the moment of victory, it is impossible for Oscar to easily throw these last forces into it.

After discussing these key matters, Oscar also asked the three generals to go back to the barracks to prepare; Oscar and Mary remained in the tent to discuss a meeting with Hannibal tomorrow.

Early the next morning, an earth-shattering trumpet sounded in Hannibal's barracks, and then Oscar's barracks remembered the same earth-shattering trumpet; As the horns of the two armies sounded, the officers and men of the two armies also began to walk out of their tents one after another and lined up in the barracks according to the brigade.

When the formation was complete, Oscar set out with Mary and Licinius, accompanied by five thousand javelin cavalry under Licinius; At the same time as Oscar departed, Hannibal also walked out of the barracks with the Husky Duba and four thousand long shield cavalry.

When the two sides were still more than 100 meters away from each other, they stopped their respective steps; Oscar couldn't take his eyes off the familiar figure, but Hannibal was familiar with the suit on Oscar's armor, not Oscar himself. The two looked at each other for more than a minute, and after that, the two of them each ordered their soldiers to stay and rode forward alone. (To be continued.) )