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German Total War 5200 Eastern War 059 Vanius is about to escape

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    After resting for half the night outside Nice, Vannius continued to lead his army westward.

    Because many lightly wounded soldiers have recovered and returned to the team last night, the strength of Vanius' army has been strengthened to a certain extent.  .

    However, at the same time, the Roman army that fell behind Vannius' team was also strengthened.

    Now, the number of Roman legions following Vannius has changed from one to five.  After receiving the support of four veteran legions, Labienus also slightly narrowed the distance between him and Vannius' army - it seems that Labienus has gained a certain amount of courage and believes that when necessary  It's time to fight Vannius.

    Led the army in a sudden counterattack, and then wiped out five Roman legions in one go.  For Vanius, there is no doubt that this is a very tempting idea.

    But after careful consideration, Vanius gave up the idea.

    After all, the five veteran legions following him right now are not the new legions. Compared with the new recruits, the veterans have richer experience, stronger combat power, and are more durable. If he cannot defeat these five legions soon,  If a legion is caught up by Caesar, then he will have to face a total of thirteen veteran legions and more than 70,000 people.

    Although the Guards Corps is by his side, and the Macmanian Field Corps and the Britons are also capable of fighting, the strength of other allies really makes Vannius uneasy.  In addition, there are currently a large number of women and children in his army, and Vanius does not want to fight a decisive battle now.

    So, early the next morning, Vanius continued to advance westward.  One side continued to leave Roman crosses on the road.

    at this time.  There are fewer and fewer Roman prisoners in his hands - according to the current progress, Vannius estimates that he will not be able to extend the bloody road of the cross to Gaul.

    However, at this point, Vanius asked himself that he had done everything he could, so he no longer cared and continued to retreat towards Gaul at a certain speed.

    When passing through the city of Massilia, Vanius was intercepted.

    However, only one legion of the enemies outside Massilia was Roman, while the remaining tens of thousands were Massilians and Albisci - without even fighting.  Vanius nailed crosses in front of the interceptors, and then led his army northward.

    This naked provocation made the Roman legion who "recovered" the city of Massilia furious.

    After that, although there was only one legion, the Romans attacked quickly.  Directly attack the retreat of Vanius' army.

    Unfortunately, facing an army of more than 100,000 people, even if most of them are rabble, a mere 6,000-man army seems too insignificant.

    While annihilating the Roman legions, Vannius also dispersed the Massilia and Albisci armies, and then crucified all the captured Roman prisoners of war.

    In addition to the remaining soldiers of the 20th Legion, there was also the eagle flag of the 20th Legion that was crucified by Vannius - and it was the eagle flag that had its golden eagle cut off by Vannius.

    No doubt compared to the crucifixion of Roman captives.  The destruction of the eagle flag was a bigger blow to the Romans, especially to Caesar.

    Therefore, two days later, Vannius received a report from the Gallic cavalry that Caesar's army had joined Labienus' army. Their scouts hiding in the woods by the roadside discovered the seventh and eighth soldiers.  , the eagle flags of the 9th and 10th Legions.

    After getting this news, Vanius suddenly felt his anus tightening - if the enraged Caesar could close the distance in two days, then he could also catch up with him in two days, or even arrive.  Go ahead yourself.

    The conclusion is that Vannius can no longer lead a group of old, young, women and children to play a victory escape-unless he wants to be caught up and killed by the Romans.

    So, that night.  Vanius convened another meeting and made the decision to divide the troops. The Macmanian Field Army was responsible for protecting the elderly, women and children, as well as women and children among Roman prisoners, and retreated to Geneva. At the same time, it launched a clearing of the entire Aroblos region.  , turning the western region of the Arobloges into a wasteland without villages or towns.

    Even the Mainz and Trier field regiments.  As well as the Mendupi and Arobloges in Geneva, they will also cross the Rotanas River with the Macmanian Field Army and build fortifications on the other side of the Rotanas River.  Prevented the Romans from crossing the Rotunda River.

    After seizing and taking away all the boats in the vicinity of the Rotonnes River, with the help of the Mendupi, the Hervage, the Boi, the Sequani, the Aroblos and the Si, with the help of the Main  Vannius believed that the three field legions of Trier, Trier, and Macmanni were enough to hold the line of the Rotonnes River and prevent Caesar's army from entering the Ervege region from the Aroblos region, and then directly attack  ?It¡¯s German.

    The armies of the northern Gallic tribes left early and were responsible for moving all the surrendered southern Gallic tribes to the border of Trier - this approach could not only effectively increase the defense capabilities of the Trier area, but also  Turning the southern Gaul region into a wasteland, Caesar was unable to collect food on the spot.

    However, in order to prevent Caesar from immediately discovering his strategy and calm down, Vannius specifically told the leaders of the northern Gallic tribes to deliberately "ignore" some small villages and towns so that they could hide themselves from the Romans.  Provide a certain level of food and supplies.

    Moreover, there should be fewer such villages and towns in the south and more in the north - in this way, Caesar will think that the farther north, the more hasty the Gauls migrate, so although it is more difficult to obtain food in the south,  After arriving in the north, it was easier to obtain food and supplies.

    After sending these two armies out overnight, the only troops under Vannius' command were the Praetorian Guards, the Belges, the Britons and the Gallic Auxiliary Legion, with a total strength of nearly 60,000 people.

    However, there is no doubt that these 60,000 people are real warriors, not just a bunch of morons.

    After that, Vannius crucified all Roman males except the "son of the senator" at one time.  Throw away all kinds of gold and silver utensils and other things that are considered "useless".  He burned the camp with fire and led his army northward overnight.

    It was obvious that such a fire in the middle of the night could not fail to attract the attention of the Romans.

    However, when the Roman scouts approached the Germanic camp and saw the Roman prisoners who were crucified and dying slowly amidst screams and wails, as well as the fortress walls that were completely set on fire, they went back to report the situation to Caesar.  By that time, it was too late for the Romans to pursue Vannius.

    Although worried that this was a trick of Vannius, Caesar immediately mobilized several of his most trusted veteran legions and personally led the Roman soldiers to the Germanic camp to find out.

    Finally, when the scouts confirmed that there was no German ambush around the camp.  After almost all the Germans had lit torches and fled northward all night, the Romans couldn't wait to enter the Germanic camp to put out the fire and rescue people.

    After a whole night of tossing, the Roman soldiers obtained a large number of gold and silver vessels.  And saved more than 500 Roman compatriots from the cross.

    However, these "achievements" have become a burden to the Roman legion at this time - although the number is small, the property still needs to be taken care of after all, and the wounded need more careful care.

    What Vannius didn't know was that although he took away a pair of Roman senators' children, he still crucified several sons of Roman knights. As far as Caesar was concerned, the sons of these rescued knights were  , it was his opportunity to once again strengthen his political influence in the city of Rome, although he actually no longer needed any political influence.

    ??The so-called saving people to the end.  Send Buddha to the West.  If the relatives of those knights are dead, Caesar will be free.  But now these people are still alive. If Caesar cannot take good care of them and let them die under his protection, it is very likely that they will incur the resentment of their relatives.

    For this reason, Caesar had to dispatch the most reliable doctors to take care of the wounded and arrange carriages for the wounded.

    At the same time, the Roman scout cavalry had discovered traces of the Macmanian field legion heading east - and the Romans also quickly judged that Vanius had gotten rid of the burden.  Travel light and simple.

    In this way, Caesar faced a difficult choice - whether to pursue Vannius or annihilate the group of Germans with old, young, women and children.

    The former can resolve this war once and for all.  The latter can greatly weaken the strength of Vannius and even the Germans.

    But in addition to victory, Caesar also had other considerations - the safety of Rome.

    It is conceivable that Vannius used a relatively weak army to escort the slaves they plundered from Italy.  Trying to return to the Germanic region and enhance his strength.  At the same time, he used a relatively powerful army to lead him north, trying to fight decisively at the location he chose.

    For Caesar, perhaps a better choice would be to pursue the Germans with slaves, march into Germany, and conquer the Germanic areas. After several exchanges, Caesar has determined that Germany is no longer what it used to be.  There were still small villages everywhere, with hiding places everywhere, but like Gaul, there were large settlements - no doubt, this was a great convenience for the Romans.

    However, this seemingly tempting choice is actually very dangerous.

    After this period of fighting, Caesar has determined that Vannius is a seemingly gentle and harmless person, but in fact he is cruel and dangerous. He is as dangerous as a poisonous snake and at the same time like a rabid bull.Just as desperate.

    If Caesar attacks Germany, Vanius may lead his army back to support him and start a decisive battle in Germany.

    However, according to Caesar's analysis, it is more likely that Vanius chose to ignore the Germans and directly led his army to fight against Rome again - and, under the city of Nice, the Germans had already demonstrated their ability to attack fortresses - even if  The city of Rome was not completely unconquerable to the Germans.

    A rational commander would naturally not lead an army to attack a strong city like Rome while Caesar's main force was still there.

    ¡°But if it¡¯s Vannius¡­he is likely to bring irreparable losses to Rome¡ªand this is unacceptable to Caesar.

    Finally, after careful consideration, Caesar sent his most trusted Tenth Legion and the Fifth and Sixth Veteran Legions to escort the rescued wounded and retreat to the city of Massilia to garrison, while he personally led the remaining  His legions moved north to pursue Vannius.  ,,Your support is my biggest motivation.  )

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