If the much stronger armies led by so many great figures in history were ultimately defeated by the Romans despite their victory on the battlefield, what was the point of their current victories?
Seeing the expressions of the Gauls and hearing their discouraged comments, Vannius sneered unceremoniously - despite the victory on the battlefield, the Gauls were still as timid as before. Once he saw If there is a sign of failure, he hides like a rabbit - fortunately the Germans, Britons and Belgeans are not as easily shaken as they are, otherwise his head of Vanius would have become a trophy of the Romans.
This statement is by no means a serious accusation or even insult.
So, a group of Gauls expressed their opposition one after another - they were not afraid, but confused - if the Romans are really so invincible, then what hope and meaning does what they are doing now have? Or is what they are doing just like a desperate drowning person grabbing a floating water plant, helplessly delaying the time of his death for a moment?
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I saw that even the commanders under my command were confused. Vanius laughed.
"What are these brave warriors doubting and worrying about?"
Aren¡¯t they the best warriors and have been rigorously trained by Vannius?
Haven¡¯t they experienced countless battles, defeated groups of powerful enemies, and finally won?
Why should they care about the final victory of the war between the Romans?
They are warriors, not kings, so they don¡¯t have to think about these things at all.
They set foot on the battlefield, either alive or dead - should they worry about the death that will come sooner or later?
As for Vanius himself. As the king of the Germanic kingdom, he is also responsible for his country like a warrior - he will do his best to defeat the enemies of the Germanic people, and do his best to lead the Germanic people to defeat the Romans - as for the final result. He doesn't think until he fails.
In addition, thankfully, after so many people have made efforts and attempts before, those failed pioneers have provided Vannius with enough valuable experience, allowing Vannius to fully consider the Romans. The pros and cons, and then work out the strategy most likely to defeat the Romans - fully mobilizing and uniting all the nations enslaved by the Romans to jointly oppose the Romans, instead of foolishly fighting alone, is a very important one.
In the end, all you here can do is fight to the death. Or give up your wife, sons and daughters. Two choices - since no one is willing to be the slaves of the Romans, what does it matter whether they can defeat the Romans?
Vanius¡¯s speech followed the Germanic style, which was simple, brutal and direct - this was very effective for the Germans, but not so good for the Gauls.
At least, after Vannius stopped speaking, the Gauls carefully asked if there were any other ways to defeat the Romans besides recruiting allies to increase friendly forces.
To this question, Vanius gave a very Germanic answer - kill the Romans. Kill Romans, kill as many Romans as you can.
Of course, this is not to repeat the same mistakes and continue to fall into the vicious circle of constant victory on the battlefield that countless predecessors have experienced before, but in the end dragging themselves down and dragging them to death.
?According to Vannius's theory. There is a limit to anyone's courage - within this limit, a person can appear very courageous and persistent. Once this limit is exceeded, the seemingly brave warrior will become panicked, like a frightened child.
And what Vannius, or the alliance organized by Vannius, has to do is to continuously attack the Romans and increase the fear that the Romans endure beyond the limit of what they can bear. Destroying their courage to continue fighting.
According to Vannius¡¯s idea, the Germans were actually very close to this goal - when the news of the Battle of the Rhone Valley reached Rome, the entire Roman EmpireThe people in the city were panicked and almost collapsed. Only Marius issued an injunction prohibiting anyone from leaving Rome and crucified several Romans who tried to escape to Greece by ship on the same day.
And even though Marius used violent means to temporarily stabilize the people of Rome, the Romans actually did not regain their courage - if the Germans invaded Rome at this time, then the Roman Republic might have long ceased to exist?p>
Regrettably, for some unknown reason, after the Battle of the Rhone Valley, the three tribes of Teutonic, Cimbri, and Ambuan did not go south, but chose to go west, which gave the Romans some breathing space. The opportunity allowed them to re-recruit and train their army, and they were able to regroup and fight the Germans.
There is no doubt that Vanius will never make such a stupid mistake.
Now he has achieved victory over the Roman first team. And then, he would go south again, attack Rome directly, and destroy all the armies blocking his way. He would burn the war outside the city of Rome, let fear envelope the city of Rome, and finally make the Romans surrender.
As for the goal of capturing the city of Rome, Vannius not only did not mention it, but also did not think about it - that city that can recruit tens of thousands of unemployed vagrants to join the army at any time, and it is said that it has double walls and moats is not impossible to scoop up. , but before the defender completely loses their courage, it may make any attacker bleed into a river of blood.
However, in the process of moving south to Italy, Vannius also needed someone to help him do a more important thing, which was to destroy the Roman rule in northern Italy and ensure the retreat of the German-Gaul coalition.
This task was handed over by Vanius to the Macmanian Field Corps and the British.
After the meeting, the coalition forces will act collectively to attack and capture the city of Nice. After yesterday's failure, the Romans only have the Iron Wall Legion on hand, and they should not be able to defend Nice, so this battle will be relatively easy. easy.
After capturing the city of Nice, Vanius will thoroughly cleanse the city of Nice.
The coalition forces will first eliminate all resisters - Vanius has only one way to deal with those enemies who oppose him with force, which is to execute them.
And when only those who surrendered are left in the city, the Germans will further screen and deal with everyone.
Among them, the Britons will be responsible for transporting the craftsmen, women and children in Nice back to Massilia, Albisi, Gaul, Birge, Germany and Britain - but before that, it is up to each family to decide who belongs to which family. Allocate it in advance.
In addition, the Macmanny Field Army will stay to control the city of Nice and destroy the nearby manor towns.
Vannius told everyone that there were a large number of slaves in Roman cities and manors - those peoples who had resisted the Romans and were defeated, as well as the children born after they were enslaved.
Moreover, there were many people who were trained for the pleasure of the Romans - those cowardly Romans did not dare to pick up their own weapons and step onto the battlefield, but were happy to watch other people's bloody fights, and even specially trained a group of slaves, They were used in fighting performances for the Romans to watch - they were called gladiators.
All these Roman slaves and gladiators are what the Macmanian field legions need to win over and help.
The Macmanians wanted to liberate the slaves and gladiators in Nice and the surrounding manor towns, arm them, organize and train them into new auxiliary legions, and send them to other areas to liberate more slaves and gladiators. ¡ª¡ªOnly in this way can Vannius lead his army to attack Rome without any worries¡ª¡ªbecause in other directions, more and more people will fight with Vannius.
In addition to the Macmanian Field Army and the British, the Bill and King United Kingdom, the northern Gallic tribal coalition, and the southern Gallic Auxiliary Army will all follow the Praetorian Guards southward and march into Rome.
Of course, if the Germans, Bilgees, Gauls or Britons are rescued in the cities, villages, towns and manors they captured, they will also be given priority to be incorporated into their army so that they can be deployed far away from home. can also be supplemented.
Finally, Vannius particularly emphasized that they marched into Rome not to fight the Romans under the city walls, but to fully weaken the power of the Romans and lure the most powerful Roman troops away from Italy and enter the war against the Germans. Fight the decisive battle with the Gauls in a more favorable place.
For this reason, if Vannius orders a retreat in the face of a powerful enemy, it is not worth worrying about - because that is what Vannius has planned long ago.
And once Vanius starts to retreat, he will never retreat just once, but will retreat continuously until he thinks he has reached the right point.??'s decisive battle location.
Of course, this strategy is crucial, so it must not be known to the Romans prematurely, otherwise it will not work. For this reason, everyone present must make a solemn oath, except for those in the big tent. In addition, unless you get an order from Vannius, you will never mention what Vannius said today to anyone at any time. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian ( .) to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.
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