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    When Vannius' army arrived in front of the Roman camp and began to line up as planned, the Roman army was moving out as usual, preparing to challenge the Germans again1,.

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    Seeing that the Germans were dispatched before them, there was a sudden panic in the Roman camp.  .

    But all these Romans were veterans of countless battles.  After the initial chaos, they quieted down and gathered under their respective flags to form queues.

    After that, the Romans also began to set up their formation.

    Because Vannius had taken the lead in completing the array layout, Caesar clearly saw the layout of the barbarian coalition and saw through Vannius's intention - Vannius had twice the number of superior troops, but he did not intend to  Fully spreading out the troops for a one-time decisive battle, but wanting to fully consume the Romans' physical strength through wave after wave of attacks, and finally wear down the Romans.

    This little trick made Caesar somewhat amused.

    In the previous eight years of his campaign in Gaul, he had fought wars with all the peoples in this land - Gauls, Germans, Belgeans, Britons - and he had always been able to win with a small amount of money.  many.

    Among them, in addition to the sophisticated equipment, strict discipline of the Romans, and the intrigues of the locals, the main reason is that these barbarians have never been able to adapt to protracted warfare-no matter what tribe they are, once the initial offensive is overturned  Block, and it's easy to become discouraged - and once most of the bosses are killed on the battlefield.  The rest were easily routed.

    on the other hand.  Caesar did not make full use of his numerical advantage, but wanted to compete with the Roman legion for endurance. Caesar really didn't know whether Vannius was too confident in his army or had other considerations.

    However, for the Romans, this is also an opportunity - since Vannius has left his own strengths unused, Caesar must take advantage of his strengths.

    So Caesar gathered together all the cavalry of his ten legions, divided them on both wings of the army, and arranged the entire line as wide as the enemy.

    Being in the first line.  They are the 26th, 28th, and 29th legions.

    After that came the eleventh, twelfth, and twenty-fifth legions.

    Next, there are the seventh, eighth, and ninth legions.

    The final Fourth Legion was left by Caesar as a reserve.

    After the formation was completed, Caesar wore his bright red cloak as usual.  Riding a war horse under the protection of the guards, he swept across the entire battle formation, and at the same time loudly encouraged the soldiers to fight bravely for Rome - the veterans must live up to the glory they had achieved before, and the recruits should not belittle themselves and let the veterans focus on their work.  More beautiful than before - While marching, Caesar loudly called the names of the veterans and counted their merits, which soon made the entire battle array boil.

    After Caesar had completely reached the right wing of the array, he ordered an attack.

    So, the Romans roared and charged towards the barbarian army.

    Hearing the Romans blowing the clarion call to attack, Vanius was indifferent and refused to let the soldiers attack immediately.  Instead, let them continue to wait.

    This approach was also used by Pompey during the Battle of Pharsalus. The purpose was to allow the enemy to run the distance of two charges, which not only consumed a lot of physical strength, but also destroyed the formation.

    However, while in Pharsalus, the centurions quickly discovered Pompey's army's tactics and stopped advancing midway to reorganize their troops.  Charged again and finally won the battle.

    This time, the Roman warriors who had experienced this kind of thing quickly stopped halfway through the battlefield and began to reorganize their formation - because the entire charge process had been completed, the Roman formation was indeed  Scattered phenomena occurred.

    But 1,.  Just when the Romans stopped, the horns of the barbarians sounded.

    ???????????????????????????????????????????? Immediately afterwards.  The densely packed rows of Gaulish warriors raised their weapons and roared as they charged towards the Romans.

    After the Gauls, the phalanx with passages left by the Bilgees and Germans also slowly advanced, moving the entire front in the direction of the Romans.

    Facing such a counterattack, Caesar immediately frowned.

    Even if he is an experienced commander, it is impossible to predict everything that will happen on the battlefield - even the fact that Vanius will lead his army to come for a decisive battle today is not expected by him - for this reason, when on the battlefield  When a sudden change occurs, all the wisest commander can rely on is the adaptability of the grassroots officials.

    ? ?However, the Gauls' charge really hit the most critical place - the Romans had just stopped, their ranks were uneven, and they were reorganizing their ranks. If they launched a countercharge at this time, it would inevitably further damage the ranks and bring about  It was dangerous; but if the Romans did not fight back but stayed where they were, they would have to withstand the fierce blows of the Gauls - even the most experienced veterans would have to pay for the first blow against a physically strong enemy.  There's a price to pay.

    What's worse is that at this moment when the centurions need to decide their next move, faced with two situations, the centurions are likely to make completely different choices - which will cause total destruction of the front,  and heavy casualties among the attackers.

    Sure enough, just as Caesar thought, although most of the centurions chose to gather their teams to defend in the face of the Gauls' charge, there were still more than a dozen centurions roaring to meet them under the leadership of centurions.  The Gauls rushed forward.

    Seeing this scene, Caesar sighed and ordered the messenger to move up the second line of legions - no matter whether the Gauls could successfully break through the three first line troops after destroying these forward centurions.  The array of legions and the following situation will pose a threat to the Romans, and he must prepare for a rainy day.

    Immediately afterwards, while the second line of Roman legions kept their array in order and quickly moved forward, a collision occurred between the Gauls and the advancing Roman centurions.

    The Romans holding large shields and the Gauls holding small shields collided fiercely, causing the shields in their hands to make a worrying sound of shattering.

    Afterwards, the soldiers on both sides viciously pointed their swords at the enemies on the opposite side, stabbing and hacking them.

    However, after all, collisions and attacks only occurred in a few areas.  The Gauls in most areas did not stop there, but continued to charge forward, and then quickly surrounded the Romans who rushed over first.

    Seeing that his brothers Pao Ze were in danger of being surrounded by the Gauls, many centurions could not hold back and roared to launch a charge.

    Naturally, in the face of the Romans rushing over, the Gauls responded without hesitation, attacking with attack.

    At this time, the first wave of Romans who rushed over were surrounded by the Gauls' array, back to back, covering each other, and resisting the Gauls' siege.

    After that, more centurions launched an attack, slamming into the Gauls' array.

    Whether they were Gauls or Romans, they all tried their best to fight, pushing hard against the enemies on the opposite side, and seizing every opportunity to chop or assassinate.

    At the same time, the Birges' array had stopped behind the Gauls' line and was on alert.  The German field legions were behind the Bilgiers, maintaining their array and sitting on the ground to rest.  The Guards Corps under Vannius rested further back.

    Even behind the Guards Corps, the soldiers of the Duncodry Cavalry Field Corps, who had been hidden by Vannius, were resting, both men and horses.

    On the Roman side, they also adopted the exact same approach - although the first line had already entered the battle and the approaching second line was also on alert, the third line of legions and the last reserves in Caesar's hands were sitting on the ground.  Rest and maintain your strength.

    Different from the central front where the conflict was fierce, on the two wings of the infantry, the cavalry units that were supposed to be the first to fight did not start the battle at this time. Instead, they cautiously followed their own infantry line while maintaining a certain distance from the opponent's cavalry. 1  ,.

    This happens because both parties have their own considerations.

    Vanius had told them in advance that their mission was to protect the two wings from being attacked, and there was no need to worry about other things. Even if the enemy was defeated, there was no need to pursue them.

    In fact, in terms of combat power alone, although the number of cavalry in Gaul and Belge is better than that of the Romans, they may not be able to defeat the Roman cavalry without the help of British infantry.  Therefore, when the cavalry found that the Romans did not take the initiative to attack, they were naturally happy and relaxed.

    As for the Romans, they received Caesar's order to "preserve their strength."

    Although he also hoped to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop, facing twice the number of enemy troops, Caesar knew that the so-called quick victory was just an unrealistic extravagant hope - as in the past, the enemy could only be defeated through tenacious fighting.  is the most suitable choice.

    Since it is necessary to wear down the enemy through a protracted battle, the cavalry, which is not resistant to long-term combat, must first maintain a low-intensity state, so as not to become the target of the enemy's massacre when they lose their physical strength in the later stage.

    In addition, the frontline commanders saw a large number of infantry following the enemy's cavalry, and gave up the idea of ????taking the initiative to attack. As battle-hardened veterans, they might be able to defeat the opposing cavalry in a single battle, but they would incur more trouble for themselves.  Disaster¡ª??In this era, it is a basic consensus that cavalry is not as firm as infantry. It would be foolish to take the initiative to bump into the opponent when you know that there are a large number of infantry following the cavalry.

    Therefore, while the central front was fiercely fighting, the cavalry troops on both wings maintained a strange and rare restraint. Apart from throwing javelins at each other, they did not engage in any frontal and direct confrontation.

    After a while, the Gauls couldn¡¯t stand it anymore

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