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Germanic Total War 5200 Eastern War 065 Many matters after the war

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    After great battles, there are usually heavy rains - so said Plutarch.

    However, for Vanius, the heavy rain that finally fell at the last moment of the battle was a bit too much.

    It seemed as if it was going to dump all the rain in the world at once. The dense water lines poured straight down from the dark clouds with the rumbling thunder, continuously turning the sky and the earth into an endless water.  .

    In such heavy rain, even the most reckless riders have to slow down to avoid breaking their necks when their horses stumble - and their horses also need comfort.

    As a result, the task of chasing and annihilating the enemy that was originally assigned to the cavalry by Vannius fell to the surrender of the infantry - countless Germans, Britons, Belgeans and Gauls roared violently and waved their weapons without stopping.  He constantly pursued the fleeing Romans, wounding and killing the enemies one by one, whether they were resisting in formation or fleeing in haste.

    Finally, the Germans, who were shouting and fighting fiercely, rushed into the Roman camp in the heavy rain and chased the Romans all the way out.

    Afterwards, the calmed down barbarian warriors found themselves in an extremely dangerous situation - the troops were too scattered, the visibility in the heavy rain was too low, and they could not identify the direction.

    Fortunately, Vanius had anticipated this situation - just when the soldiers who formed their own teams stopped at a loss and felt embarrassed about their situation, there was a faint shadow in the rain curtain in the distance.  There was a dull sound of the trumpet - that was the sound of Vannius summoning his troops.

    ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Guided by the constant sound of trumpets.  The soldiers who dispersed gathered one after another under Vannius's giant bear flag.

    Next.  The soldiers braved the heavy rain and looted the Roman camp, and returned to their main camp based on their memories and scouts.

    The torrential rain continued for three days and three nights, as if the whole year's rain would fall all at once.

    In addition to causing many soldiers to get lost, this heavy rain also posed a huge threat to the wounded.

    If it is an ordinary injury, after treating the wound, drink a few mouthfuls of hot soup and rest for a while to recover.

    But the heavy rain for three consecutive days has even forced Vanius to move the camp to a nearby hillside, and it is difficult to find dry firewood even in the new camp.  While the uninjured people could only eat cold food, the injured could only eat batter soaked in rainwater - as a result, many of the injured developed high fevers.  Struggling on the verge of death, Vanius could do nothing.

    By the evening of the third day, the rain finally stopped.

    With the afterglow of the setting sun, Vanius couldn't help but burst into tears and thanked God Odin for his mercy - if it rained for another three days.  Even his Imperial Guard Corps may be doomed.

    That night, the Germans finally did not have to listen to the sound of rain to fall asleep.

    Early on the fourth day, Vanius couldn't wait to personally lead all the cavalry to pursue the Romans. While leaving a few infantry to guard the wounded, he sent the soldiers to clean the battlefield - although it was washed away by heavy rain for three days and three nights.  , but steel is still steel after all, it can still be used after tidying it up, and he also needs to bury those brave war dead.

    Although he was not good at equestrian skills, he had the purpose of capturing or killing Caesar and defeating Rome.  Vanius still led the team on horseback himself.

    This cavalry force included two cavalry units of the Praetorian Guards, as well as all the cavalry of the Belgeans and Gauls.  However, in the previous battle with the Romans, these four cavalry units were not completely intact. Coupled with the losses caused by the heavy rain later, the cavalry unit now only has more than 12,000 people.

    When passing the battlefield four days ago, the cavalry was startled by a flock of crows - these scavenging birds were enjoying their feast on the battlefield.

    Seeing the piles of corpses on the battlefield that were swollen and white with water, everyone showed unbearable expressions.

    Afterwards, Vanius ordered the passage to be accelerated.

    Although four days have passed, the route of the Romans' escape is still very clear - the collapsed horses and soldiers along the way formed a long and sparse line, pointing south.

    Follow this line.  Tens of thousands of cavalrymen changed horses without changing men. They simply ate and drank on horseback and kept moving rapidly all the way south.

    By the evening of that day, Vanius saw something that shocked him¡ªthe eagle flag of the Ninth Legion.

    This flag, which represented the glory and splendor of a legion, was thrown to the ground indiscriminately, together with more than a dozen corpses.  Like the most insignificant thing.

    Seeing this eagle flag, Vanius knew.  The Ninth Legion was completely finished.

    ?In the final stages of the battle, the Ninth Legion was the only one of the nine legions thrown into the battle by Caesar to withdraw with their eagle.  Now, if those survivors had not lost it, they must have abandoned their eagle flag.

    ¡°Perhaps, these dozen people gathered around the flag are the last warriors of the Ninth Legion.

    As a result, there were only four veteran legions left under Caesar.

    According to Roman tradition, those legions that were annihilated and discarded the eagle standard would not be rebuilt.

    Furthermore, after losing almost all the veterans, even if a legion with the same number is re-established, this legion will not be as good as the previous veteran legion.

    Therefore, although the Belgeans, Gauls, Britons, and even the four German field legions all lost a large number of men, Vannius still succeeded in destroying most of Caesar's elites - and correspondingly  , Vannius's Guards Corps suffered little loss, and there were six provinces of Mainz, Trier, Macmany, Arei, Bastanay, and Gotones that could mobilize six field legions.  Go to war.

    More importantly, after winning this victory, the southern Gallic tribes should no longer waver; the Aquitaine gained valuable time to organize their army and political power; Dacia, Samatis  The kingdom will also become interested in the wealth of Rome, which has been greatly weakened. Soon, the grand alliance of all barbarians against Rome that Vannius has been waiting for is coming.

    However, after experiencing this heavy rain, Vannius could not immediately launch the second phase of the campaign - the Kadi, Badawi, Duncodri and Usipeters field armies needed to rest and reorganize; Southern Gaul  The auxiliary legions were almost crippled; the Britons were eager to count their exploits in battle to determine the ownership of the British throne; and it was necessary for the Belgite army to rest.

    All in all, after the war, what Vannius had to do was not to immediately reorganize his army and launch a second round of attacks, but to reorganize his own forces and contact more opponents of Rome - as the Greek proverb said, "  After the war, make allies."

    After hesitating for a while, Vanius ordered the Romans to collect the eagle flag and return to the camp.

    Three days later, after the battlefield was cleared, Vanius personally presided over a grand cremation ceremony to bury the Germans, Gauls, Bilgees, Britons and Romans who died in the battle.

    This was an unprecedented funeral - on the battlefield, tens of thousands of sweepers collected more than 100,000 corpses, so that the funeral pyre was completely insufficient - because Vannius insisted on giving every soldier a funeral pyre.  Dead warriors are treated as they have earned.

    In the end, the entire coalition camp and the entire surrounding woods were cut down to make an unprecedentedly huge funeral pyre to send away all the fallen.

    After making a simple speech, thanking the gods for their protection, praising the bravery of the soldiers, affirming the glorious victory of the war, and recalling the glory of the dead - after going through the process according to the ritual regulations, Vanius and hundreds of generals and leaders simultaneously  The huge funeral pyre was lit in unison from different directions.

    Because too much firewood and corpses were piled up, and too much grease was poured on them, the flames burned extremely hot, forcing everyone to retreat to avoid the heat wave.

    The fire was not completely extinguished until evening.

    Afterwards, Vanius and others entered the funeral pyre to collect the ashes.

    However, unlike the usual practice of taking the ashes back to relatives, this time the collectors gathered all the ashes together and put them into a gold jar.

    This gold pot was carved two days ago by goldsmiths in the army using gold and silver captured from Roman flags of various sizes.

    Under everyone's gaze, Vanius sealed the jar himself and placed the jar in a newly built tomb - this tomb was poured with improved Roman cement, which was strong, beautiful, and  No need to worry about problems like water seepage.

    On top of this tomb is a tall cement stone monument.

    ¡°The heroes who defeated the Romans at Ajidingum are buried here¡±

    There is only this simple sentence on the tombstone, which is inscribed in Greek, Latin and Germanic.

    After arranging all these things, Vanius began to preside over the distribution of spoils of war and the distribution of rewards based on merit.

    Although Vanius¡¯ identity is very subtle at the moment and involves the fight for the throne of Britain, after the previous war, the leaders of the various nations have no objection to Vanius¡¯ identity as leader.

    Moreover, even more so that WanNius was relieved and relieved that after the previous tragic battle, the leader of the Khasi people died on the battlefield, while the Bebloch people lost more than half of their leaders.

    As a result, in the end, Corrinius got his wish and became the new king of Britain without hesitation.

    In order to compensate other tribes and make them feel at ease, Corrinius proposed that the British Kingdom will follow the Germanic Kingdom in its system and form a war council, where the leaders of the tribes will discuss and decide on national affairs.

    Although the Birges suggested that the Britons learn from them and form a United Kingdom, in the end the leaders of the British tribes chose to learn from the more powerful Germanic kingdoms.

    At the same time, the Northern Gallic Tribal Alliance is also preparing to establish a unified country in the entire Crete region in order to deal with the subsequent war with the Romans - what they did not say is that it can also deal with possible Germanic invasions  ¡­(To be continued)

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