cpa300_4(); What does it mean to me that people sacrifice their leisure to be rich, and when it brings the only satisfying freedom, we have to sacrifice leisure for the sake of it? Leisure without mental activity is a kind of death, which is equivalent to people being buried while they are alive.

- Seneca (famous Stoic philosopher of ancient Roman times)

No matter how much Flavis had in mind, no matter how firm his convictions were; The protagonist of the war at this time is undoubted. Carabes, having unequivocally accepted Flavis' appointment, began to prepare for the coming war; Although Karabes felt that the war would not necessarily take place, he still had to prepare for it just in case.

The 1st Calabess Regiment under the command of Calabis was an elite division under the command of Carabis himself, but his 3,000 hoplites and 4,000 light infantry did not participate in the battle; For the crushing defeat of Gallerius once again proved that the hoplites were not suitable for mountain warfare, and those light infantry were quasi-hoplites using the weapons and equipment of the Youth Army, and were not suitable for mountain warfare.

That is, only three thousand forest hunters could fight in the entire 10,000 army of the 1st Calabes; Even more unsuitable than the 1st Calabesian Regiment was the 3rd Gallic Cavalry Regiment. This cavalry legion, commanded by Calabes's henchman Itan, has a powerful army of 5,000 elite cavalry and 2,000 ordinary cavalry; But they were all cavalry that were not suitable for mountain warfare and could not participate in the battle.

The only one that could be fully mobilized was the Second Legion of Regulia of Kadoradu, reinforced by the House of Julius and Carabeth; The 7,000 Gallic warriors of the Second Legion of Regulia were already using weapons and equipment that were very good compared to ordinary barbarians. The 4,000 ordinary warriors in the legion have already reached the combat effectiveness of ordinary Gallic warriors, and the remaining 3,000 elites can compete with the elite warriors of Gaul.

These four thousand Gallic warriors and three thousand elite Gallic warriors and three thousand forest hunters were all the forces dispatched by Calabes; On the general's side, Carabes brought Kadoradu and Falkus, while the other generals led their armies to stay in the barracks. However, this is also an order that is issued only after it is determined that the means of war must be used; Now the army is still training step by step.

The only difference from usual times was that these 10,000 people began to be gathered for training to hone in their cooperative operations; Calabes, on the other hand, began to try to contact the leader of the Alpine barbarians. According to the scouts who sent out, the terrain in the interior of the Alps is intricate and covered with snow all year round. It's almost impossible to get to the bottom of it.

At least a third of the scouts did not return to the camp due to the abundance of snow traps, and of the remaining two-thirds, only a few made it to the place where Gallerius's army was ambushed; If these were the things that made Calabes suspicious, then the next piece of information was good news that made Calabes breathe a sigh of relief.

According to the observation of scouts who walked to the avalanche area. No other bodies have been found in the entire avalanche area, except for the few hundred bodies of Roman hoplites that have been buried; Even these hundreds of corpses were buried with weapons and equipment, and neatly dressed. This means that the remaining 15,000 hoplites were most likely not killed at all, but were saved by the barbarians.

This speculation seems ridiculous though. But Carabes, however, thought it was extremely likely; If the Alpine barbarians really intended to fight the Julius family to the end, there was no need for them to rescue the fifteen-thousand-strong army and bring it back, and the easiest way to do this was to watch the hoplites in the avalanche area covered in snow, or covered or frozen to death.

It would be impossible for the hoplites in heavy equipment to climb out of the snow on their own, so the scouts would have seen an avalanche of corpses; And not an avalanche area with only a few hundred corpses. As for the hundreds of bodies buried in the avalanche area, Karabes expected that hundreds of people might have died directly under the avalanche.

This discovery also proved another conjecture of Calabes, that is, the reason why the Alpine barbarians were enemies of the Julius family was not to be competitive and bloodthirsty, but to survive hard. Such. This would explain why they went to great lengths to cause an avalanche to defeat the Roman army, and thanklessly saved the 15,000 hoplites.

Calabes, who had figured everything out, knew that his plan to peacefully conquer the Alpine barbarians was very likely to be carried out smoothly, but in order to prevent the Alpine barbarian lions from opening their mouths, a certain amount of pressure was still to be put on them. Therefore, Calabes ordered the 10,000 elite infantry under his command to cancel today's training and rest, and leave the Alpine barbarians early tomorrow morning!

Five days after Gallerius' expedition against the Alpine barbarians, the foot of the Alps once again waved its flag and its trumpets shook the sky; It's just that the protagonist has changed from Gallerius of the Julius family and the army of 30,000 Julius to Calabes and the 10,000 light infantry under his command.

Although in terms of size and appearance, the three Legions of Julius last time were more formidable and domineering; However, this time the 10,000-strong army was even more combat-ready. If the distance between the two sides is far enough. With only three thousand forest hunters under the command of Falkus, a complete Roman hoplite could be wiped out head-on; This is the biggest confidence of Karabes!

In this way, Calabes, with his army of ten thousand, slowly followed the route taken by Gallerius into the interior of the Alps; Naturally, such a move could not have been concealed from the spies of the Alpine barbarians, who soon reported another invasion of the Calabesian army to Brig and Magglo.

In fact, since the last avalanche was used to destroy Gallerius's army, Brigo and Marglo had been prepared to negotiate with the Romans in obedience to the will of God; But the death of the priest delayed the matter. Outcome. The funeral of the priest had just been completed, but the Roman army had once again arrived.

Compared to the 30,000 lions last time, the Romans sent only 10,000 troops this time; But Brig and Marglo knew that this 10,000-strong army could exert a more powerful fighting force than 30,000 lions in the Alps. Not only because the Romans knew about the defense this time, but also because they were all light infantry, but because of the existence of three thousand forest hunters.

Don't think that the Alpine barbarians live in the Alps and don't know the power of the forest hunters, they are still a part of the Gallic barbarians; The knowledge and perception of forest hunters is far from being comparable to outsiders. If only any Gallic tribe had ever been able to use three thousand forest hunters to encircle them. The Alpine barbarians have long been a historical term.

Although they did not know where the Romans got so many forest hunters, Brig and Maglow knew that the three thousand forest hunters were real forest hunters; Because they also followed the spies to observe the Roman army, and found that they were all made up of Gauls, and the forest hunters behaved as real forest hunters.

Then. Brig and Marglo and several spies observe the forest hunters from a distance of more than 150 meters from the Karabeth army, but they are discovered by the forest hunters; said that it was too late and that it was fast, followed by a round of 100 arrows. Brig and Marglo managed to escape, but none of the spies escaped from the rain of arrows.

To be able to shoot such powerful arrows at such a distance. Only the legendary forest hunters; Once Brig and Maglow established their identities as forest hunters, they began to consider how to approach the leader of the Roman army. Before the two of them could figure out a solution, Karabes had a solution for them.

It turned out that Carabis knew that he had entered the barbarian sphere of influence after discovering that there were barbarian spies spying on his army; Karabes then ordered his army to halt its advance and keep watch on the spot. Besides. Calabes also sent dozens of the loudest Gallic warriors to the mountains, hoping that the Alpine barbarians would send representatives to negotiate with them.

This move by Calabes provided an opportunity for the overwhelmed Brig and Magglo, who led ten guards to the army of Calabes, amid the shouts of the Gallic warriors. It's no wonder that the two of them weren't afraid of Carabes' kidnapping them, after all, the fifteen thousand hoplites of the Julius family were still in their hands; That's where their confidence lies.

Brig and Maglo, who had arrived near Calabess's army, were immediately targeted by the forest hunters, and after they raised their hands to show no offense, Falkus ordered the forest hunters to lower their bows and arrows; While Kadoradu was about to send for the twelve men to take down their weapons, Carabis told Brigo and Marglo to bring their weapons into the tent.

It is said that it is a military tent, that is, a small place temporarily built with a large cloth, in order to facilitate the negotiation between the representatives of the Calabes and the Alpine barbarians; Look at the mighty Brigo and the mighty Margelow. Carabis said with a smile:

"I guess the two are the leaders of the Alpine tribes, I am Calabes of the House of Julius; Of course, you can also understand that I am a thug sent by the Julius family to deal with you. But then again, I myself do not want to be your enemy, and I am not willing to go to war with you; As you see, my army is all Gauls.

Therefore, I am still more cordial to the Gauls; The reason why I have led an army to find you is not for anything else, but to give you a way out. Since you didn't kill the 15,000 hoplites who were captured, you must have done it for the sake of the present negotiations. Before the negotiations. I wonder if you're interested in hearing a story from me? ”

When Carabis said this, Brig and Maglow looked at each other and did not know why; This guy named Karabes actually guessed the identities of the two of them, and inexplicably said a bunch of things that he didn't want to be hostile to. You don't want to be our enemy, so you still go into the Alps with a large army? What story is going to be told here, and who has time to listen to this?

The two who were not waiting for a puzzled answer were answered. Carabes began to tell his story; It is a story, that is, the personal experience of Karabes himself. From defeating Allah and becoming a bandit, to becoming the captain of the House of Julius, to the Gallic Wars, and finally to leading the army into the interior of the Alps; Karabes spoke very carefully, and the two of them were slowly fascinated.

Karabeth after talking about his experience. looked at the two of them who listened with relish, and asked with a smile: "Actually, you and I both know that there are not many choices available to you now; Once the Julius family has made up their minds to deal with you, it will be impossible for you to resist the full force of the Julius family.

Therefore, my suggestion is that you take this opportunity to move the whole tribe out of the Alps; Although it is not as free as it is now under the rule of the Julius family, it can at least ensure that you don't have to worry about survival all the time. In order to prevent the Julius family from settling scores, you can also form a legion of thousands of the best people in the tribe to join me.

I can vouch for the safety of your tribe with myself and my army, and your warriors can work under my command to create a better life for their families. Of course, you can also choose to join the army of the House of Julius; It doesn't matter. As long as you join the army as a whole, you can at least guarantee the absolute safety of your family; What do you guys think? (To be continued.) )