Chapter 22: Speed ​​Drive (Part 2)

Audax found a local young nobleman named Bratias - they had been colleagues when they served as auxiliaries of Pompey's party and were very familiar with each other. 【,

"Now the high priest has a clear request, which is to take advantage of the enemy's poor intelligence and keep it in the dark to attack the city of Uriah!" On the horse galloping in the lead, Audax said to the people who were following him. Latias shouted.

"That's a good thing. I've long wanted to be a horse bandit and completely ransack the city. I have a few acquaintances of the nobles who will assist the little thunder god in setting up defenses. We two brothers will soon take down the Pompeii group. The party is in the palm of your hand." Bratias agreed generously.

Then, the two daring guys asked the more than 500 cavalry and light infantry who were following them to wear thin Sagem jackets - this is the most common attire for men on the Iberian Peninsula. His logo and tattoos were obscured, and then Audax sent two cavalrymen in the opposite direction, found the main marching team followed by Lepidus, and told the high priest his military plan.

Lepidus understood this and ordered the entire army to temporarily rest and hide on both sides of the road to prepare for an attack. Then he told Audax and Bratias to do it boldly, "As long as the city of Uriah can be captured as soon as possible, the city will be safe." I will allocate one-third of the spoils to you both." This greatly stimulated the two of them, so Bratias took all the cavalry and took the lead and galloped to the city of Uriah.

The city of Uriah is located to the south of the bend of the Baibatis River, and it is also located at the upper end of the north-south Zingilis River. Its geographical location is extremely important. But there is no danger in this city. It is surrounded by fertile wheat fields. and undulating hills, which are particularly suitable for agricultural and animal husbandry production. The Sixth Spanish Legion of Sextus was stationed on the Midasia Mountains, four Roman miles away from the city, overlooking the river valley. The commander was Daxiu Si——He was only thirty-four years old. He was originally a military tribune who followed Pompey. He also had to take up the command of a legion.

During this period, Dasius was responsible for both the military and political affairs. He kept shuttling between the military camp and the city. He went to the military camp to appease the soldiers and inspect the work. He only waited for the little thunder god's order and went to court along the Xingilis River. Attacking south, completing the coach's "two-sided attack" plan and inflicting heavy losses on the enemy Petnaeus; and heading to the city requires constant discussions with local tribes and market towns. Ask the other party to provide people, money and food.

This made Dashius very tired, and it was inevitable that there would be some mistakes and incompetence in his work. The commander had just entered the city of Uriah today and was inspecting the city's defense and preparations. Several elders complained that there were too few troops on guard. There was only one regular team assigned by Dashius, and the rest were barbarian soldiers. Some support the citizens - but the barbarian soldiers have very bad military discipline and have begun to harass the city and loot homes.

"Where do I have any regular troops for your city now? The war on the front line is tense now. Soon even this only brigade may have to be transferred back to the commander's flood areas." Dasius He responded dissatisfiedly, "So if you want to keep half of the reserves in the Temple of Saturn in the city, you have to pay the other half readily to the barbarian soldiers who helped defend the city and to the regular legions who frightened the enemy." After speaking, he deliberately gave an order to the clerk who was following him, "From now on, post notices everywhere asking more barbarians to come and join the army."

At this moment, Bratias led about fifty cavalrymen, uniformly wearing Sagem jackets, to the iron lattice gate at the bottom of the city, loudly requesting to enter the city to help defend, and said that he was doing this to fight with his companions. Together they defend this beautiful city - the elders in the city feel a headache, but Dashius is greatly appreciated. In the spirit of picking up everything in the basket, he will lure Bratias into the city. However, the guard captain guarding the place reminded the commander that the battlefield in the entire Munda Plain is now volatile, and any outsiders must be strictly investigated.

But at this time, several barbarian nobles who came to see the situation were standing behind the battlements, greeting each other warmly and joking with Bratias, and then they collectively went to Dasius to petition and said-this The brave young nobleman's character is in no way questionable. He is here for our friendship.

In the end, Dashius believed it, and he ordered the gate to be raised, and then let Bratias in.

Then Dasius left immediately, leading the guards, wandering along the streets of the city to the Medasia Valley, and walking towards his fortress. It was dark now, but Odacus took the rest of them. Four hundred cavalry also swayed along the road, walking side by side with Dashius.

The commander's guards immediately picked up their weapons and prepared for battle. They were very nervous about this cavalry team with unknown origins. When the captain in the lead was about to ask for the password - "Salute to Your Excellency!" At this time, just talking to Da Audax, who was just a stone's throw away from Dashus, suddenly came to his senses and asked the Spaniards on horseback to stand up and salute Dashius in the manner of auxiliary troops.

As a result, Dashius returned the gesture quickly and beautifully, and then said to the captain beside him, "Don't panic, this is the patrol cavalry I sent out early in the morning." So in this confused state, Audax secretly screamed in shame, With four hundred cavalry, he followed Dashius and slowly advanced for three Roman miles. Then he "patrolled" in another direction according to the fixed prescribed method, but ended up wandering randomly along the entire camp. Two furlongs later, Audax noticed that there was a small hill in front of him, with trees of varying heights standing on the back, and there were no soldiers of Dashius guarding it, so he quietly took advantage of the darkness and strictly prohibited his subordinates from lighting up the pine trees. After climbing the flat-topped hill, "a quarter of the people were left behind to dismount and lurk on the top of the mountain to monitor the enemy's military camp. The rest of the people went to hide in the bushes on the mountainside and roost, waiting for the signal."

As the night fell, in the military camp of the Acropolis of Uriah City, Bratias, who had just joined during the day, found several familiar local nobles. Taking advantage of the gap of the Roman guard captain's patrol, everyone gathered together, " Friends, we have been guarding this city for the Pompeii party for some time, but we have never seen corresponding rewards. In addition, I learned from another very close friend of mine that the high priest of the Republic brought Fifteen legions are sweeping across Spain. The two young Pompeys are at the end of their rope and there is no need to die for them. "

After saying that, Bratias suddenly held up a written petition with the seal of the high priest and showed it to everyone, "As long as this city is captured, one-third of all the loot will be divided equally between us. How about - I We need help now." (To be continued...)