Chapter 29 Deserter (Part 2)
Caesar had previously vowed that the food problem had been solved. .There were even a few who came with personal cooks and delicious food, and sneaked into the military camp to serve as military tribunes (military tribunes have completely become symbols at this time, and their positions and authority are erratic. Sometimes the commander makes them serve as battalion commanders. , sometimes they are just allowed to manage a ship. The power of the entire army is in the hands of the governor. A single legion belongs to the governor's lieutenant commander, and below are the affairs of dozens of centurions, so the tribunes are mostly wealthy nobles. They came here to act (they were just gold-plated people with mixed qualifications anyway), and were beaten by angry soldiers.
The result is disappointment, disappointment, trouble, confinement, and lectures, but no matter what, we must set off after dark! This was Caesar's unquestionable command.
In the entire chaotic camp, even though the auxiliary cavalry of Seguanni and Allobrogis were in chaos, the camp of Aedui was quiet. Dunolex was very proud: first he deceived Rabinnu. Si, deceived the fools of the Twelve Legions, left them on the small tree hill to blow the wind, and successfully informed the Helvetic people that they were out of danger of being attacked; now even Caesar was deceived by him, and he was eager to ask for help. I am marching across the line of confrontation between the two armies to reach Bibraked, so what I have to do now is——
Dunoleix called an officer named Considius, "Although you were born in Aedui in Gaul, you have been serving the Romans as a mercenary for some years?"
The other party proudly replied that yes, he had previously participated in Sulla's legion in the expedition to the East. Later, during the Sword Slave Rebellion, Crassus recruited him as a cavalry captain with a commission of ten talents a year. Dunolex nodded with satisfaction. "Then you must be very familiar with the duties and sentries in the entire Roman military camp."
After getting a positive answer. Dunolex began to show off his cards, "Listen, I need you to become a deserter and escape from this messy military camp. This will be easy for you, and then run to the Helvetic people and say that you are He came on my orders with my handwritten letter, and then told the two co-chiefs, Eusius and Veroclo, that Caesar's four regular legions were to be sent to the city tomorrow under my successful inducement. They are galloping in the direction of Bibraked in a rapid march. They only need to turn back and organize the cavalry, like a sharp knife..." Then Dunolex made a thrust forward. With the gesture, Considius understood everything.
The legion's rapid march means that the soldiers carry their bags on their backs and hang their helmets on their belts. They carry basic weapons and form a long column of "long snake array". Running at full speed towards the target designated by the centurion, this kind of marching posture will be easily cut into several sections once it is attacked by the enemy. The head and tail cannot look at each other, and will be annihilated.
"But, I remember that on the small tree hill in the middle of the line of defense, Rabinus's first thousand-man army of the Ten Legions and the Twelve Legions are still there?" What Considius meant was the Helvetic people. Once they turn around and attack Caesar's rear and flanks, they will be restrained by these two men.
But Diviarch's brother told him not to worry: even now, those two idiots Labienus and Lepidus might still be waiting at Little Tree Hill! Because I will soon manipulate the messengers Caesar gives them, so you can feel free to become a "deserter".
Finally on the next day, when Coda, another lieutenant of Caesar, came to the camp to count the list of barbarians, he found that a low-level officer named Considius was missing. Just when Coda was about to ask, he turned around with the sound of a horn. Seeing the red flag raised in Caesar's commander's camp, this represents an instruction for the entire army to move forward immediately. Koda could only lick his lips, put away the roster, saluted each other with Dunolex, and left on horseback.
In the early morning at 6 o'clock before noon in Rome, the four legions set out on time, and 24,000 people formed a long queue with no beginning in front and no end in back, carrying the sun on their backs in a mighty manner, just as Dunolex expected. A forced march began, with Caesar's slogan being, "We have won the victory at Bibrachid."
About an hour and a half before, Considius, wearing light boots, stood in front of the two Helvetian chiefs, bringing crucial news and stimulating the dispute between Eus and Verroclos in South America. dispute.
Verroclus advocated radicalism, that is, using all the troops of the tribe to attack Caesar's marching legion. "Their formation has not yet spread out, and they are still carrying heavy luggage. The formation is so narrow that the rear column is attacked by us, and the front column has not yet been Knowing the situation, this is the best opportunity to achieve a great victory." However, South America's mood was far from optimistic. His tone was very calm, "Caesar will definitely leave a rearguard force on the road he must pass. We are only afraid of catching him. It’s not easy with so many enemies.”
"The rearguard of the Romans only consisted of twelve legions. This legion had just been formed in Illyria. Most of its members were Dalmatians and Sardinians, as well as second-class robed Gaulish citizens from northern Italy. Not enough, and the combat effectiveness is also very poor. Believe me, as a person with thirty years of service experience, I am more familiar with the little Romans than the Gauls themselves." Considius analyzed confidently, "Compared with the Twelve Legions, the first group of Rabinus's Ten Legions is more noteworthy. In fact, there is no need to pay attention to it. We only need to leave some troops to entangle with them, and the main force will directly bite the rear of Caesar's main force. , once the four regular legions are destroyed, what else can Caesar do, relying on the two auxiliary legions that are not close together at all? "
The words of this legion deserter had a certain effect. Nanmeius finally said that we could consider letting the Boii to contain the auxiliary legion. The Boii had 32,000 people, including 3,000 strong cavalry, which was enough to make the Roman 12th Legion unable to move. The two of us led all the troops to catch up with Caesar and fight him.
"Because if we don't do this, Caesar will get the supplies of Bibrakede first, and in turn, more than 200,000 of us will be wiped out due to lack of food. The current situation is that we have to fight."
"May Epona bless us and bless our war horses not to fear the rain of javelins of death."
"May Nemidona's spear bless us and make the Romans lose their fighting spirit in front of our courage. I will use the blood of the Romans to irrigate the entire Gaul Plateau, grow golden crops, and sacrifice all the gods and ancestors."
After the two chiefs finished praying to each other, they drew their swords and struck each other crosswise, and the clear sound echoed in the entire tent. . )