Chapter 10 Sixth Legion and Sixth Legion (Part 1)

“When you are hungry, seasoning is food for the stomach; when you are full, seasoning is a burden on the stomach.” ——Seneca

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"The original commander of the Thirteenth Army was temporarily dismissed from his position and stayed with me as deputy general, because this army, like the Fifteenth Army, was the work of General Lepidus himself. It does not matter when it belongs to my command line alone. , but once it is under the command of General Lepidus, there should be no interference from outsiders and let him command freely. "The above are Caesar's original words, so the Thirteenth Army is now managed by Tagus, but Lepidus directly serves as the commander. Commander.

Lepidus' two groups of troops, one of which was the Thirteenth Legion, fought alone. Petheneus and Tagus, with these groups of troops, suddenly went northward and entered the province of Macedonia, and asked the leader of the Greek people in the province, Mo. Niedermus, as soon as possible, "came with olive branches and wheat bread to welcome Dictado's army."

Lepidus himself, with the Sixth Army and the Fifteenth Army, quietly lurked in the mountainous area on the border between Macedonia and Thessalia. From here, you can go to the Macedonian region to the north, and you can threaten the Egnatia Avenue to the south. It is an ideal hub area.

"What, Menedemus defected to the rebels?" On the way to the march, Scipio observed the information with some excitement and asked loudly. After receiving the positive news from the scout cavalry, he asked Serei next to him. Prince Sarada of Sri Lanka said, "When you led the allied army through Macedonia and came here, did you already know such news?"

Sarada shook her head and said that Menedemus must have been threatened by the enemy's army. Scipio said roughly. It seems that Caesar has already sent the Rangers. This caught Macedonia's attention, "We should change the direction of our main attack and go to Macedonia!"

"Oh, I don't think this is a good idea." At this time, a sharp-eyed middle-aged general behind Scipio said, "Our mission is to lead the legion to attack Caesar who is besieging the city of Cocula. Instead of entangled with the enemy." After hearing this sentence. Thinking that he was the supreme commander with three glorious surnames: "Metra", "Cornerius" and "Scipio", he looked at the always outspoken lieutenant with dissatisfied eyes. His name was A Pius, who was born a commoner, should be in the same camp as Caesar, but he accidentally joined the republicans. He was a very annoying and principled guy. Scipio had long wanted to drive him away, but because of this Rich experience and courage were accumulated in the previous Eastern War and Gallic War. So I can't get rid of him now.

So Scipio still had to persuade this man, "Macedonia is a province with a large source of soldiers and wealth. We cannot lose this area. In addition, if the enemy's Rangers occupy Macedonia, our rear will be threatened, so I still think We must go north to regain Macedonia.”

But Apis was unmoved. He just said lightly but firmly, "The key to the outcome of the war now is not Macedonia's gains and losses, but the defeat of Caesar, killing him or capturing him. Then the war will end victoriously. Please don’t look at things that don’t matter.”

"I am the supreme commander!" Finally, Scipio angrily used this trump card.

Apis expressed reservations and no longer protested. Then he pointed to the Aliacmian River in front of the army and said, "You can take two legions north to Macedonia, but I have to stay on this river with the Sixth Legion." On the other side, dig the camp and guard the baggage."

After hearing this decision, Scipio breathed a sigh of relief, finally calmed down, and promised Apis that he would only need three to five days to defeat the enemy army that appeared in Macedonia, and then he would come back (of course he would be ruthless). Let's talk about extorting money in Macedonia) joined Apis and went to defeat Caesar himself.

Immediately on the same day, Scipio set out excitedly. He marched along the left bank of the Ariacmon River. After several Mattian cavalry quietly surveyed his formation, they hurried to the hidden camp. , reported the information to Li Bida.

Then, Lepidus, Sabo, Selha and other generals led the guards to a high place to hide, watching the enemy's marching posture, "It seems that this guy who likes to watch dances and masturbate at the same time is not an incompetent person. His formation was to march along the river, and a one-sided attack would have no effect on him. In addition, Scipio's team seemed to have a large number of Thracian light cavalry, and it seemed that they had received reinforcements from Curtis. It’s a bit difficult for two legions to deal with two legions.”

"According to the scout's report, Scipio should have another legion stationed by the Ariacmon River, responsible for guarding the baggage camp." The dark-skinned Selha suggested, "We can let Scipio pass first."

"Then attack his baggage camp?" Li Bida thought for a while, "No, maybe there is a bigger chain plan!"

On both sides of the Aliacmon River, heavy fog rose again after nightfall. In the fog, the Sixth Legion of Antinous remained silent, holding torches and moving quickly towards their destination. He received a letter from the acting commander-in-chief. Urgent order, "Set out at night and drive directly to the enemy's baggage camp. As far as I know, the opponent only has one legion guarding it, and the number is the Sixth Legion of the Macedonian Province. After you reach your destination, form a majestic formation and As long as they confront each other, my purpose is to induce Scipio's two legions to rush back, while I set up an ambush in the Andabucia Mountains and wait for an opportunity to annihilate him! "

It turns out that my legion is just a cover! Angandinus smiled bitterly, but that was okay. He still had fresh memories of the bloody defeat at Calle in Syria. Although he was one of the few generals to escape, he felt that the desert was an eternal nightmare, " If it's just a pretense, that's fine. The bloody battle should be far away from me and the soldiers."

Suddenly, there was a killing cry like a mountain collapsing and the sea cracking. Angandinus was so frightened that the whole team began to become confused. Many soldiers swayed in the dark night and fled in fear in the opposite direction. "Blow the trumpet." , I repeat it again, blow the trumpet!" Angandinus shouted, and then the shrill sound of the trumpet pierced the silence of the night sky. Each centurion began to search for his men, and they struggled like this for a long time. . When it was daylight, Angandinus was able to put order in order, but he also found that his six legions were in panic and ran back for three Roman miles, trampling on each other and killing many people.

Later, when the chief centurion who was leading the team from the front ran over, Angandinus learned that it turned out that the soldiers in the front team were ambushed by the enemy's secret sentinel cavalry, and then started killing each other in fear. Not only did they expose their targets, but they also leading to the now shameful rout.

Angandinus was heartbroken and depressed, but that was all he could do now. Anyway, he finally let the two "Sixth Legion" face each other, so he ordered the camp to be set up to confront the enemy in front of him. (To be continued...)