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- Aristotle (one of the great philosophers, scientists, and educators in the ancient history of the world)

Caesar did not take any immediate action after receiving Rabinus's letter; On the one hand, Caesar trusted Rabinus to have enough power to solve the problems in the Macomani region, but on the other hand, Caesar had no way to take measures.

The combined army of the Sixth and Seventh Legions had an army of 20,000 men, but they had to face the enemy of the Dahm tribe, with 30,000 elite divisions; More crucially, with the help of the Dead of Sorrow, the Damu tribe received information about the occupation of the Macomani region by Julius' army long before Caesar's army entered the Cadi region.

Therefore, the 30,000 troops of the Damu tribe have long been ready for battle, except for leaving 5,000 elite warriors to defend Damu City, the remaining 25,000 Damu tribe warriors are all under the leadership of the tribal leader; He was accompanied by reinforcements of 10,000 cavalry from the Gothic tribe who had already rushed to Dham.

Arminius, the leader of the Damm tribe, was not a warrior like Eudovaca, but a warrior as famous as Vercaris; His strength lies in the fact that he is able to single-handedly manage the entire Kadi region in order.

Since Arminius became the leader of the Dahm tribe, he not only made the already dominant Damu tribe richer, but also the other Germanic tribes in the Kadi region richer; In particular, he repeatedly helped his Germanic people in various other regions, making him the most respected leader of the entire Germanic barbarians.

Whenever a Germanic barbarian tribe was attacked by a foreigner, the first to send reinforcements was always the leader of Arminius, of the tribe of Dam; Whenever a natural or man-made disaster occurred in a Germanic barbarian tribe, the first person to send aid was also the leader of Arminius of the Damm tribe, and Arminius did too much of this kind of thing.

The people who were most helped by the Dahm tribe and Arminius were always the Bodenshom tribes in the north and the Gothic tribes in the east, and the Macomani tribes in the south; Now that the Macomani tribe has fallen, the Bodenshom tribe and the Goth tribe, which have no war crisis for the time being, are naturally going all out to reinforce the Darm tribe in order to repay the kindness of the past.

The large army of the Bodenshom tribe was made up of infantry warriors, and the natural march was slow, making it difficult to catch up with the Daim tribe in time; The cavalry units of the Gothic tribe were different, they rushed to the city of Damu and participated in the expedition of the Damu tribe.

This time, the Gothic tribe not only sent 5,000 of the most elite Gothic cavalry to reinforce the Damm tribe, but the general who commanded the army was the younger brother of the Gothic tribal leader Veritus; Compared to Vyritus, who was the leader of the tribe, his younger brother Langadis was the most courageous warrior of the entire Gothic tribe, and he was also the most active supporter of this expedition!

Arminius was even more confident after receiving the support of 10,000 Gothic cavalry and Langadis, a Gothic warrior who had distinguished himself; After all, the enemy only has an army of about 20,000, but the Damu tribe has a full 25,000 elite army, plus the 10,000 elite cavalry of the Goth tribe, the balance of victory and defeat has been tilted in favor of the Damu tribe from the beginning.

In addition, Arminius's ability to become the leader of the Damm tribe naturally proves that his bravery should not be underestimated; It's just that his actions in other areas have long overshadowed his brilliance in bravery.

The mighty army of 35,000 slaughtered the 20,000 army led by Caesar under the command of Arminius; Langadis was tasked with leading the 10,000 troops of the Gothic tribe to act as the vanguard of the main army and open the way in front of the main army.

The day before Caesar received Rabinus's letter, the vanguard of Caesar's army had an encounter with the cavalry of Langadis; Compared with the huge cavalry force of Langadis, the vanguard of Caesar's army was only 500 Gallic cavalry in each of the two auxiliary legions, and the combat effectiveness of the two sides was not at the same level at all.

When the 1,000 cavalry of Caesar's army discovered the tens of thousands of cavalry rushing in front of them, they immediately fled backwards in a state of despair; The Germanic Gothic cavalry, dressed in dark red armor, was a never-ending nightmare in the eyes of the Gallic cavalry!

During the Seven Years' War, the cavalry units of the Gallic coalition were often dealing with the Gothic cavalry of the Germanic people; Every battle between the two sides ended in a great victory for the Germanic Gothic cavalry and a crushing defeat for the Gallic cavalry, and what made the Gallic cavalry even more fearful was that the Gothic cavalry's best hobby was to cut off the heads of the slain enemies and tie them around their waists!

That is, losing at the hands of these Gothic cavalrymen will not only cost them their lives, but they will also have their heads cut off after they die in battle; Such a terrifying enemy was always able to terrify the Gallic cavalry. Over time, the entire Gallic barbarians began to circulate the terrifying legend of the Germanic barbarian Gothic cavalry; So much so that the Gothic cavalry became a taboo in the hearts of almost all Gauls.

In fact, the Gothic cavalry was not as terrifying as the Gauls thought; The reason why those Gothic cavalry fought in such an extreme way back then was just a helpless method adopted in a disadvantaged situation, the purpose was to deter the enemy.

It is clear that the tactics of the Gothic cavalry were of great success; Their deterrent actions in the past made these Gauls still fearful when they saw the Gothic cavalry more than 100 years after the Seven Years' War, which is also commendable.

Unfortunately, the Gallic cavalry who fled in a hurry could not escape the pursuit of the elite Gothic cavalry; However, they can rest assured that the Gothic cavalry no longer has to frighten the enemy with the method of cutting off people's heads.

The galloping Gothic cavalry quickly caught up with the fleeing Gallic cavalry, and easily struck the frightened pale Gallic cavalry from their horses; By the time they approached Caesar's main army, the Gallic cavalry numbered less than a hundred.

The movement of the huge cavalry in front of you knew that it was not your own vanguard cavalry when you heard it; Caesar immediately halted the march of the hoplites around him, and set up a tortoiseshell battle formation to meet the enemy, and he himself retreated to the center of the army with the commanders.

After chasing the Gallic cavalry to the location of Caesar's main army, Langadis did not temporarily avoid the retreat, but led the cavalry of the Gothic tribe to charge the hoplites of Caesar's army formed a tortoiseshell formation!

The charge of tens of thousands of cavalry, not to mention Caesar, even the battle-hardened Captain Varus and Cecil's legion had never seen it; Whether it is the Roman legions or Hannibal's army, they have not yet organized a cavalry force of tens of thousands of people!

The charging cluster of 5,000 Gothic cavalry with an astonishing impact force was simply not something that could be stopped by a tortoiseshell formation of hundreds; After breaking through the tortoiseshell formation of nearly twenty hundred-man teams in a row, Langadis's Gothic cavalry began to show a weak posture.

And the twenty broken through hundred-man teams ushered in the onslaught of the Gothic tribe's follow-up 5,000 cavalry before they could recover after suffering heavy casualties; After two consecutive rounds of cavalry charges, the hoplites of the three brigades completely collapsed, and the remaining hoplites scattered and fled, but under the trampling of the cavalry, they were soon turned into corpses on the ground.

Langadis was not fooled by the results achieved in front of him, and the tortoiseshell formation of twenty hundred-man troops only occupied about one-tenth of the enemy's strength (including auxiliary legions); The Gothic cavalry on their own side has gradually lost their impact, and if they continue to attack, their cavalry may have to pay a certain price for casualties before they can escape.

After all, a cavalry unit that has lost its mobility is no match for hoplites; So, without the slightest fear of fighting, Langadis led the cavalry to turn around and give up the attack directly, and the direction of travel was quickly withdrawn, leaving only dead bodies and blood all over the ground.

Just in the first round of the vanguard confrontation, Caesar's army paid the price of 1,000 cavalry and 1,000 hoplites, which couldn't help but make Caesar's eyebrows also show a look of helplessness; The previous family intelligence did not say that the Dam tribe had so many cavalry troops, and it seems that this force should be the reinforcements of the Goth tribe to aid the Dam tribe.

Originally, the strategic plan of the Julius family was to solve the three tribes of Makomani, Mainz, and Dam through a quick battle, but now it seems that except for the weakest Makomani tribe, the other two tribes are not the existence that the Ulius family can quickly solve; In particular, the speed of reinforcement of the various tribes of the Germanic barbarians far exceeded even the fastest estimate of the Julius family!

These things could not help but give rise to a trace of worry in Caesar's heart; Flavies' offensive at the Mainz tribe was thwarted, and Caesar already knew about it. If his own attack on the tribe of Damm is also in vain, then the attacking army of the House of Julius will be in danger; After all, the enemy is a mighty Germanic barbarian!

Whether it was the heavy defeat suffered by Flavies at the hands of the Mainz tribal army, or the powerful cavalry of the enemy that Caesar witnessed with his own eyes, it seems to prove the strength of the Germanic barbarians; The key problem is that taking down the Macomani tribe will not affect the mutual support of the other six Germanic barbarian tribes at all, and the situation of the Julius family is worrying!

After it was determined that the enemy cavalry would not be killed for the time being, the soldiers of the two legions began to clean up the battlefield and build temporary barracks; Now that the enemy has appeared, there is no need for Caesar to continue the march, so let's stay where we are. (To be continued.) )