Chapter 29 Deserter (Part 2)
The majestic lineup of more than 200,000 Helveticians suddenly turned back, which made all the Roman soldiers on Xiaoshu Mountain feel horrified. "The whole world is moving, and they seem to ignore us at all. The defense of thousands of us is How small - like a helpless ship in the midst of a raging ocean, a few waves can easily swallow us all. But Labienus, the chief lieutenant, and Lepidus, the commander, are very powerful. Their commanding skills are the dawn of everyone." In front of the cavalry artillery position on Xiaoshu Mountain, Sabokemus sat on the grass while watching the billowing barbarian army at the foot of the mountain stirring up smoke that could cover the sky. , while writing down this unforgettable scene on vellum: everywhere was the astonishing light of the soul reflected by chainmail and long swords, everywhere were the shaking barbarian pointed helmets, and everywhere were the cries of women and children. There were shouts and noises, and the rumble of the wheels of campers was everywhere... Birds all over the place screamed shrilly, and they were also marched forward by more than 200,000 Helvetii. His posture was so frightening that many birds even fell to their death in the Roman position with their heavy wings.
But Sabo turned around and saw the calm faces of the two lieutenants sitting on the top of the mountain, under the flag, and felt a sense of relief in his heart. As long as these two were around, there was always a way.
"Lepidus, is the chair under you broken? Why are there such frequent creaking sounds?" Rabinus, who witnessed the barbarian army attacking under the flag, kept wiping it on his forehead, cheeks and neck. He was sweating and heard the Egyptian-style commode chair under Lepidah's butt making a slight but constant crackling sound, so he asked.
"Um, ah. Oh. Yes!" Lepida's dull eyes took a long time to recover. He moved his buttocks and joked to himself that this chair was a gift from a friend, so he couldn't break it. Then after a while, the chair under his buttocks began to make unconscious noises again, and it was obvious that Rabinus I saw the commander of the 12th Legion shaking his whole body violently with his chair. It turned out that the power of more than 200,000 people advancing collectively was enough to make this fearless guy feel guilty. Rabinus wanted to laugh out loud, but when he saw the posture of the barbarians at the foot of the mountain, sweat broke out again, so he grunted and continued to wipe away the sweat.
At this time, Pope and Milu ran up and reported to the two of them: "Is it possible to start shooting the ballista?"
"I hope we can succeed this time, and the main force of the barbarians will not entangle us." Lepidah muttered a few words as if praying, then raised his hands, and Pop and Milu ran away again.
Soon, the cavalry cannon fired javelins and stone bullets "click-click", hitting the formation of the barbarian army marching at the foot of the mountain. A piece of it fell down as soon as it was fired, but it was just like some waves in the sea. It soon became clear that there were no traces - countless barbarians were still walking unmoved, passing over the corpses of their friends and fellow tribesmen, as if they didn't pay attention to the Twelve Legions at all.
"They won't care about us. Dunolex must have told them where Caesar's main force is. And we are just a pitiful diversionary force." Rabinus immediately became relaxed when he saw this reaction, "Caesar You should take action now, so fire your crossbows harder."
On the small tree, more than 20 ballistas, four or five trebuchets, plus scorpion crossbows on the periphery, started fighting continuously. The soldiers of the Twelfth Legion and the comrades of the Tenth Legion (these two legions had previously Experience in coordinated operations) also specially shot flaming ammunition wrapped in asphalt and cloth strips, and fire snakes kept coming out. Under the sun, the barbarians were burning in the passage under the small tree mountain, and bushes and woods were burning with flames. However, the Helvetic people still did not list Little Tree Hill as a key target for attack. The two chiefs informed the entire army in advance: Little Tree Hill was just a Roman suspect, and the entire army's goal was to catch up with Gaul. The main force of the governor, when the time came, all the men took up arms and charged, while the women, old men and children took stones and javelins to guard the baggage trains.
At this moment, the Helvetic forward was about ten Roman miles away from Caesar's rear, but it was still slowed down a lot because of the fierce side shots from the Twelve Legions.
"What kind of mountain is in front of you?" In the front team, Caesar pointed with his riding crop to a huge vertical slope two furlongs away from the opposite side, and said to Reax and Dunolex who were accompanying him. The answer was that this is Mount Tijon. Beyond here and not far away is Bibraked. We can speed up so that in two white quarters (about an hour and a half), the front part can reach the target.
"No, ask the 7th and 8th legions to go up Tihon Mountain, and then line up along the hillside. The 9th legion in the rear will escort the baggage and go around to the side to the top of the mountain. I will lead the rest of the 10th legion and erect a tower at the base of the mountain. Eagle flag!" Caesar's words surprised everyone present.
Why, why did the Governor go back on his word recently? This is also the most concerned issue for all the legion soldiers who unloaded their baggage and began to take out shields and swords from their cloth cases. One moment they said they were tracking the barbarians and waiting for the military rations to be replenished; the next moment they said the military rations were exhausted and they had to go to Bibrakde to get supplies and avoid the barbarians; now they want us to go to Tihong Mountain to prepare for the battle and not go to that city of Edu. But doubts and complaints can be buried in the heart. The centurion's cold eyes and the whip and cane that hit the body at any time are really painful. After the Seventh Legion and the Eighth Legion formed a battle formation on the hillside, there was a sound of turning around. In this way, they occupied the hillside and aimed the battle at the foot of the mountain.
The Ninth Legion quickly cleared the passage, and the military slaves drove the mules and bags and rushed to the top of the mountain quickly, because it was full of the legion's funds and the remaining food, which must not be plundered by the barbarian cavalry. At the foot of the mountain, the Tenth Legion stood with the auxiliary cavalry of the three barbarians, and then all the cavalry saw that the commander of the Aedui, Dunolex, was pulled off his horse by the governor's followers and beaten desperately.
"You are a traitor who betrayed your brother and sold out the Republic." Caesar's light-colored eyes became even colder, "You are going to sell out our four legions to the Helvetii. Now I will remove your command of the auxiliary cavalry. Crassus, take over this position and immediately lead all the cavalry to buy us time to deploy the formation, because in half a day, the vanguard of the Helvetii will come!" )