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Germanic Total War 5200 Eastern War 073 Second March into Italy

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    After gathering the army, Vannius followed the convenient road of the Gauls and entered the Kingdom of Geneva.

    Because the army of the Kingdom of Geneva was already garrisoned in the city of Massilia, Vanius did not go to the city of Geneva, but rushed straight to the city of Massilia.

    At this time, except for Bill and the United King** who were far away, the remaining teams had all arrived.

    Unlike the last time the coalition fought, this time, none of the kings of the kingdoms came, and the troops were only led by leaders.  Moreover, these leaders have also received clear orders, and Vannius must be the leader.

    This attitude made Vanius feel very comfortable.

    Afterwards, considering that the Belgean area was far away and the transportation was not as convenient as the Gaul region, and the current situation in Rome was unclear, Vanius decided to send his army directly into Italy without waiting for the Belgee people.

    Leaving an order for the Bilgiers to arrive and rest for a day before entering Italy to join him, Vanius led the army eastward to fight in Italy.

    When Vanius¡¯ army passed through Nice, they were shocked by the situation in the city of Nice.

    Originally, according to Vannius¡¯s idea, since he had led the army to evacuate the Italian region, the reconstruction of the Italian region should also begin, and by the time he defeated Caesar, the reconstruction of the city of Nice should be almost complete.

    However, the actual situation is completely different from what Vanius thought.

    Today¡¯s Nice has not started any post-war reconstruction work at all.  Instead, it was built into a huge one.  And a solid battle fortress.

    Outside the solid city wall of Nice, there are three consecutive wide and deep trenches.

    Between the three trenches, there are two earthen ramparts and protective walls, which together with the city walls of Nice form a layer-by-layer defense facility.

    Although no trenches were dug to build earthen ramparts and retaining walls in the huge open space in front of the city gate of Nice, it was obvious that it was impossible to directly attack the city gate under the protection of the retaining walls on both sides.

    If Vanius wants to take the city of Nice again, then he will have to spend a lot of time taking down the three defenses layer by layer - without even knowing how many defenders there are in the city.  Doing so is undoubtedly an extremely stupid act to seek death.

    However, no matter whether the city of Nice continues to move forward, it is still very dangerous - the navy of the Kingdom of Geneva is still under construction.  The entire Mediterranean was still under the control of the Romans. Caesar could transport a powerful army to his rear at any time and cut off his retreat - and the city of Nice happened to be this key point.

    Even, very likely.  Behind the protection of the triple protection building, an army capable of cutting off his retreat was quietly lurking, waiting for the opportunity to seal himself in Italy.

    This thought made Vanius feel extremely uneasy.

    So Vanius simply built a new large fortress outside Nice, and at the same time sent his cavalry to continue eastward, looking for Pluto. Although Pluto was just a slave who had just been liberated, he was rescued by Pluto.  Among the slaves and the Romans he captured and killed, there should always be some people who knew enough about the local situation.

    Moreover, Vanius also wanted to see what Caesar was thinking - he stationed his army outside the city of Nice.  There is no doubt that it was a provocation to the Romans. Perhaps, this provocation could allow the Romans to make some responses.

    However, until the cavalry sent by Vannius to find Pluto returned unscathed three days later, the defenders in Nice did not make any response to Vannius' provocation, as if they were really just  It seems to be used to guard the city of Nice.

    The cavalry brought good news - Pluto's army is already moving here and is expected to join Vannius in two days.

    This news somewhat surprised Vanius.  But after the cavalry explained, Vanius realized that there was nothing surprising.

    As early as when Vannius arrived in the city of Massilia, the Romans knew about Vannius's actions.  and rioted as a result.

    Therefore, Pluto, who raided the Roman manor and used torture to extract all the information the Romans knew, naturally knew about this situation and mobilized his army in the direction of Massilia in advance in order to fight with Vanniu  Si converging.  Hand over the old, young, women and children in the army who are unable to fight, and streamline the ranks.

    at the same time.  Pluto also wanted to take credit from Vannius and ask for more assistance. Although the captured Roman manor also had well-made weapons and armor, it was far from being able to arm Pluto's warriors.  Obviously there is still a long way to go, and the better equipped the soldiers under Pluto's command are, the more help they will have in the cause of slave liberation.??The bigger.

    According to Pluto himself, there are now a full 10,000 soldiers in his team, and there are twice as many old, young, women and children with him, which has become very difficult to hide.

    ¡°If Pluto hadn¡¯t been operating far away from the city, maybe he would have been caught and killed by the city guard who came out to exterminate him.

    Of course, considering the size and strength of Pluto's current army, he might in turn kill the garrison that found him.  But at least until now, Pluto has followed Vannius's instructions seriously - only attacking small estates, never attacking towns, and never fighting against regular Roman troops.

    To a certain extent, it was Pluto's restraint that prevented the Romans from sending a large army to destroy his army at this time.

    After learning this information, Vanius was greatly relieved - there were ten thousand warriors, and they had experienced some small-scale battles. At least they had a certain concept of how to kill people, and he would lead them on some large-scale battles.  In a large-scale battle, these people can take charge alone.

    So, Vanius ordered the preparation of barracks, food, and medicine in advance, and sent out scouts to prepare for Pluto's men.

    Two days later, Pluto and his team, led by the scouts sent by Vannius, appeared outside Vannius' camp.

    However, this is not so much an army as it is a group of deserters.

    Weak, tired, nervous, and dirty.  This was Vanius's first impression of Pluto's team.

    Although he was a little disappointed, Vanius did not criticize them too harshly. Instead, he allowed the soldiers to warmly entertain these newly freed slaves.

    It wasn¡¯t until everyone entered Vannius¡¯ camp that Pluto relaxed.

    And when Pluto's slaves saw the barracks and food prepared for them by Vannius, many people cheered, and more people couldn't help crying - this may be the first time in their lives.  The most hearty meal I've ever had.

    After that, the doctors sent by Vanius began to treat the injured and sick among the slaves.

    At the same time, the members of the fan committee are responsible for supervising all slaves to clean themselves.

    After a whole day of toil, the slaves, who were well fed and refreshed, fell asleep peacefully for the first time under the protection of friendly sentries.  Pluto was invited to Vannius' camp to introduce to Vannius what he knew about the situation in Rome and the results of Pluto's visit during this period.

    ?According to Pluto, there is currently a fierce fight in Rome.

    Caesar insisted on raising twenty legions throughout the republic, and also transferred legions from Africa, Spain and Syria back to Rome for use in the war against the Germanic kingdoms.

    However, even under Caesar's power, many senators, including some of Caesar's friends, still opposed this proposal.

    After experiencing the Roman Civil War, although the Romans conquered some new lands, they also lost a large number of people.  In the battle between Caesar and Vannius, nine Roman veteran legions were lost.

    Now that the news of Caesar's defeat has spread, many barbarians will surely think they have an opportunity.  If legions were drawn from Spain, Syria and Africa at this time to weaken Rome's local deterrent force, it might lead to the emergence of new Vannius in those places.

    If Caesar still had a dozen loyal legions of veterans on hand, these objections would be worth mentioning.

    But at present, Caesar has very few veterans left, so he has to carefully consider the possibility that the Romans will rise up against him.

    Especially when Lucullus led his army across the strait and entered the Greek area.

    Nominally, Lucullus entered Greece in order to resist the German invasion of Thrace.

    But in fact, Lucullus has remained in Greece with his army until now and has not moved at all - Caesar has every reason to suspect that this little Lucullus is also an ambitious conspirator.

    Moreover, to make matters worse, little Lucullus's father left him a rich political legacy - the little ones who originally gathered around Pompey to try to fight against Caesar, but were forgiven and pardoned by Caesar after Pompey was defeated and killed.  Some people among the people had already left Rome and couldn't wait to join Lucullus the Younger. Some people in the Senate also suggested to Caesar that it would be better for Lucullus the Younger to lead the army north to attack Germania.

    This proposal may be friendly.  Because in this way, Caesar's enemies and Caesar's potential enemies will both lose because of the war between them.

    ? ???This proposal may also contain sinister intentions.  For once Lucullus the Younger was victorious, he would be the one who "conquered the barbarians who defeated Caesar" - and this would undoubtedly be a big blow to Caesar.

    And, more importantly, if the Senate allows young Lucullus to go north to fight, it will inevitably give the other party corresponding authority - by then, who can guarantee that a new, younger Caesar will not appear?

    Therefore, Caesar used the veteran legions on hand to defend or monitor Rome, still hesitating.  (To be continued)

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