In addition, what made Vannius particularly excited was that in the battle of Birge, Caesar's losses were much greater than he knew. ([] )
According to the information obtained by Pluto from interrogating the prisoners, Caesar lost more than just his nine veteran legions in that battle.
The two most important members of Caesar's camp, two of the last three giants in history, Mark Antony and Lepidus, were also killed in that battle. Originally, Caesar killed both of them in order to completely eliminate Vannius. He was transferred to his side to help him command the army, but in the end, he lost the lives of these two people on the battlefield.
Along with these two men, Caesar's close confidant and adopted son Brutus - this man was one of the main leaders in the murder of Caesar in history.
It is said that Caesar resisted when he assassinated Caesar, but after seeing Brutus among the assassins, he said "And you, Brutus?" and covered his face with a toga. , no longer resist¡ª¡ªalthough this statement may not be correct, it is enough to illustrate the degree of Caesar's trust in Brutus.
And Brutus¡¯s own famous words later, ¡°I love Caesar, but I love Rome even more¡± are enough to illustrate the republican¡¯s personal feelings towards Caesar.
However, now, everything is gone - because of a war that has never existed in history, those once famous people died in obscurity in the distant land of Bilge.
Such a situation made Vanius couldn't help but lament the impermanence of fate.
Immediately afterwards, Vanius thought again - will Caesar's fate also change as a result?
If Caesar is defeated by himself again, he is likely to be deprived of his rights by his opponents, and then forced to withdraw from politics completely like the father of little Lucullus.
Considering that he is also Caesar¡¯s son-in-law, perhaps this result will be a good result for Vannius and Poppaea.
At the same time, after roughly understanding the situation of the Romans, Vannius increasingly concluded that now was a good time to give the Romans a fatal blow - if he marched, Caesar must lead the army even if it was just for his own reputation. to fight, and Caesar's legions of new recruits have not yet been replenished. The number of veterans is also insufficient and they are at their weakest moment.
And as long as he defeats Caesar again, the capitulationists in Rome may have the upper hand - then. With Caesar deprived of his power, a peace agreement might be possible between the Germans and the Romans.
The only one who worried Vannius was little Lucullus.
In the eyes of the nobles in Rome, this little Lucullus was also a general. And with an army that has won many victories-after deposing Caesar, maybe they will choose to let Lucullus the Younger be responsible for fighting against them.
In this way, the war will become protracted - which will be very detrimental to the Germans and many allies.
However, in any case, Vanius has no possibility of influencing the current situation. They can only take the lead in marching into Italy, defeat Caesar, and destroy the last legion of veterans he has at hand.
So, early the next morning, Vanius asked Pluto and his warriors to garrison the fortress he built, leaving the army of the Kingdom of Geneva behind, while he led the remaining army eastwards.
?According to the deliberations between Vanius, Pluto, and Luther. The old, young, women and children in Pluto's army will be sent to the new city in the Kingdom of Geneva for resettlement. After this war is over, Pluto and his warriors can also join the Kingdom of Geneva and become a member of this emerging country.
This arrangement is a good choice for both Geneva and Pluto - the former can get a large population and experienced warriors, and the latter can get a place to settle down - regardless of the impact of other allies on these populations. coveted situation. Both parties can be said to be happy.
After that, Vanius marched directly to Genoa - this was after Nice. Another port city with a long history.
Vanius¡¯ idea is that if Genoa does not have a particularly strong city defense. Just defeat them; otherwise, move on - the Romans couldn't possibly have enough troops to defend every city anyway.
However, by the next morning, the scout light cavalry who were scouting the road in front of the army fled back to the group in panic - there were only eight scout light cavalry left in the original group of thirty.
At the beginning, several Gauls hesitated and refused to explain the situation in detail. It was not until Vanius killed two of them without hesitation that the remaining six had to speak out.
It turned out that not long ago, they met thirteen Roman cavalry on the road.??.
These Roman cavalry all wore dark red hooded cloaks and covered their faces with hoods, and they did not appear to be carrying weapons.
Seeing such a group of Roman cavalry, the Gauls were a little excited and a little numb - if the opponent was just an ordinary Roman businessman, then they would have military exploits and trophies; but if these Roman cavalry were legion veterans, then they would Thirty people may not be enough for the other party to kill.
After seeing the Gallic cavalry, the Roman cavalry lined up.
After that, one of the leaders asked if they were Vannius's army.
Hearing this question, the Gallic cavalry suddenly became convinced - even though they did not know the identity of the other party, a fool could tell that the leader of these Roman cavalry was a young Roman woman.
After confirming that these Gauls were indeed under Vannius, the female leader of the Roman cavalry asked these Gauls to take her to see Vannius.
Faced with this request, the Gauls did not think much, but without hesitation asked the other party to remove their weapons and let them be tied up.
This request immediately caused loud scolding from the Roman cavalry on the opposite side. At the same time, the identity of the cavalry on the opposite side was revealed - all thirteen cavalry were actually women.
With national hatred, national hatred, coupled with confidence and impulsive lust when facing women, these light cavalry scouts from Gaul finally did the stupidest thing they had ever done in their lives.
They drew their swords and rode towards the Roman cavalry to surround them, trying to catch these Roman women first and avenge them for the humiliation they had suffered from being oppressed by the Romans for a long time.
Facing the Gauls' attack, the Roman women panicked and tried to escape, but in the end they fell off their horses one after another because of their poor riding skills. You know, at this time, the Roman horses were still spinning in place, and even stopped. Not running yet.
Therefore, the morale-boosted Gallic cavalry also slowed down their horses, lowered their swords, and took out ropes - facing such a group of powerless women, apart from not having enough time to be happy next, What else do they have to worry about?
However, things changed when thirty Gallic cavalry approached the group of women and dismounted.
Those Roman women who had been shouting in panic just now, bumping stupidly between a dozen horses, and not even knowing which direction to run in, suddenly took off their robes.
Under the heavy floor-length robe, there is a dark, close-fitting and exquisite sleeveless leather armor, and an armed belt tightly tied around the waist.
Several Gallic warriors died under the swords of these women before they even had time to figure out what happened.
Immediately afterwards, there was a horrific massacre.
Those Roman female warriors who were agile, fierce, and very good at close combat rushed forward quickly without hesitation, almost driving themselves into the arms of the Gauls. At the same time, they stabbed the dagger in their hands deeply into the opponent's chest. neck.
Even the warriors who raised their shields in time were not immune - although the number was smaller than that of the Gauls, the female warriors surrounded the Gauls unceremoniously and did not care about the "one-on-one" matter. He always changed his target immediately after attacking someone - as a result, although the Gauls had the numerical advantage, they always felt that they were facing attacks from all directions, and were soon assassinated by daggers coming from around or even behind them.
It didn¡¯t take long for the ratio of people to be equalized, and then reversed. By the time the Gallic cavalry realized something was wrong and immediately turned around and mounted their horses to flee, there were only eleven Gallic cavalry members left.
In the end, the Roman female soldiers threw daggers, injuring three horses, and chased and killed the riders of the three horses.
So, a full team of Gaulish scout light cavalry, thirty people, faced thirteen Roman women, and only eight of them came back alive.
After hearing these reports, Luther deeply hated these cavalry for losing his face, and at the same time he was angry with the Roman women. He immediately asked Vannius to send troops to capture those damn Roman women and deal with them.
However, Vanius stepped forward without hesitation and beat all six Gallic cavalry to death one by one with a stick.
Then, Vanius calmly ordered to hang the heads of all eight cavalrymen, telling everyone that when someone wants to see him, they cannot make their own decisions, let alone try to do anything privately.
At the same time, Vannius once again warned the entire army that they came to Italy to destroy the rule of the Romans, save those oppressed nations, and return them to freedom. They did not come for personal gain to satisfy their robber desires¡ª¡ª If someone attempted to commit an act of robberies privately, it did not matter whether the person being robbed was a Roman or a person enslaved by the Romans.??He will deal with those robbers.
After dealing with all these things, Vanius ordered the army to pause, and he personally led his Berserker Guards to leave the army and walked along the road to find the group of fierce Roman female warriors - although Lu Ser hadn't figured it out yet, but Vanius had already guessed who was blocking the scout's way to see him - in fact, this was the main reason why he killed those six idiots. (To be continued)
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