As soon as this was said, Sabokemus was almost stunned, while Habaruka took the opportunity to convey the words fluently to the Numidians, and all the soldiers present shouted.

"Your Excellency Finance Officer, I have to declare that you are..." Sabo stuttered, his emotions were so excited. Li Bida ignored him and gave the messenger to the clan chief of the Nanumidia with a smile. The other party also saluted with a smile and took it down. Through the translation and introduction, he learned that the clan chief was named Mago, who, like Habaruka, was also a Phoenician and became a mercenary officer of the King of Juba.

Ma Ge is a very easy-to-get-familiar person. Especially when Li Bida hired a few top prostitutes from Caldes City to serve him around the tent, he happily handed over the command of the troops to Li Bida. However, Sabo was very unhappy and talked along the way, seriously complaining and reminding his superiors that his behavior was considered to be a violation of military law and was abducted. Not only did he abduct the mercenaries in Numidia, but he also abducted four elephants and taxes in the Caldes area.

"Silent, my dear Sabo, I am the financial officer, and my duty is to assist Caesar. I have the power to collect troops and taxes at a cheap price." Li Bida used this to evade Sabo's accusations along the way. He knew that the other party was a very loyal person, and had the ability to adapt to it. Caesar kidnapped all my thirteenth legion. What's the point of a few elephants? "First send a message to the Governor General, and say that the rivers in southern Lusitania are crisscrossing and the elephants are too inconvenient to walk, and they will be robbed by horse bandits. I went from the flat Betnery to the Taigas River to meet him - don't worry. I promise that the four elephants will not lose a hair!"

As a result, when the army set up a large pontoon bridge on the Guadaggivi River (the original narrow bridge on the river was not enough to allow elephants to pass) and let the elephants pass by. The elephant named Vida (the Numidians and Phoenicians like to name each war elephant to communicate with each other and facilitate control) did not step steadily, and led the elephant husbands riding on it, and fell into the river and drowned together, splashing water like a pillar of a temple, almost squeezed out the pontoon bridge. Many soldiers were so scared that they lay motionless on the pontoon bridge.

Seeing this scene, Li Bida and Ma Ge on the river bank both looked ashen and stayed silent for a while. Among them, Li Bida waved his hand to summon Habaruka, "Have you sent the letter to the Governor just now?"

“Not yet.”

Li Bida sighed, "Delete the last sentence and send it out."

After a whole market, Li Bida's three arrogant elephants, along with three thousand soldiers of different ethnic groups, passed through the wild and frost-torn field. The elephants almost ate all the large amount of forage that Li Bida had collected from the city of Catez. They were considered to have climbed to the territory of Betnari, which was full of panic towns. No one thought that the Roman army was coming to the opposite side, and all the tribes believed that it was only possible to be the barbarian army of Afiriga. The people who were sent to the direction of Sagantan quickly asked the garrison near the Spanish province. The elders and priests all asked for good or bad luck in front of the tribe gods. The men gathered with weapons, and the women also climbed up to the wall to assist in the defense.

"What is the name of the city with stone walls under the opposite hillside?" Li Bida asked Sabo.

Sabo closed his eyes at first and was reluctant to answer (he expected what Li Bida would do next), and finally said in a faint voice, "Call Tatan..."

"The entire army was ordered to form an array and approach Tatan to prepare for battle! Without receiving any envoys to negotiate, the ala cavalry attacked and plundered the surrounding settlements, mainly robbing the fodder, fine and food." After giving orders to the entourage and the messenger, Li Bida turned his head and explained to Ma Ge that this person named Tatan was a very evil city. To help the enemy of Rome and to contain the green forest horse bandits, he had to remove it and rob all the stolen goods. No, confiscate it into our army. Of course, General Ma Ge has 10% of your harvest.

Brother Ma was naturally very happy and agreed, so the procedure to attack Tatan was decided.

Around Tatan were surrounded by Mercedes-Benz Ala cavalry. Of course, none of them were wearing Roman cavalry equipment, but were wearing Iberian double-eared hats, covered with colorful sheepskin cloaks, wielding Celtic javelins, setting fires and robbing everywhere. In the center, a thousand Setratai warriors with short shields and long swords were lined up in loose formations and forcing Tatan's city defense. In front and on both sides were Numidian Javeliners. They walked as fast as they flew, approaching the camp of Tatan's civilian army and threw hunting spears at them. Numidian hunting spears were made of lightweight Afiligan wood, and specially made holes were dug in it. It could make sharp noise during the flight, which could greatly impact the morale of the enemy.

The scattered soldiers of the Tatan civilian army also jumped out of the array and threw javelins at Ma Ge's subordinates, but their accuracy and range were obviously inferior to those of the other party. The hunting spears flying around in the sky were intertwined, and soon the scattered soldiers of the civilian army really "scattered". They could not bear the harsh sound of casualties and the other party's hunting spears, and threw down all the scattered bodies and wounded people, and ran to the rear.

When the Setratai warriors began to hit the shield and made a clamor to prepare for a raid, the cavalry of the opposite militia began to assemble and prepare to charge.

"We have to defeat these civilian troops before the provincial garrison arrives, and then leave. Let me see, the cavalry of these civilian troops is platooned in square formations, and the infantry crept behind, so this war is a process of attacking each other to decide the outcome." After saying that, Libida winked at the flag-holder, and the flag-holder handed the Katilin iron hand flag and the flag-holder with the portrait of King Numa to Little Hotenhus and Sabo Kemus. Then Libida looked at Sabo specifically, "Remember, you are holding the portrait of King Numa that symbolizes the glory of my family and your loyal partner. You and Xiao Hotenhus guide the attack. I have arranged the tactics in advance, just do as you."

Sabokemus calmly, paused for a few seconds, then bit his lips and took the flag, saying, "Even if... I will use my life to guide us to victory, because I will be responsible for my oath of entry." Then, he clamped his legs with the horse's belly, yelled at the flag with the flowing ribbons, and ran towards the front line of the array with Little Hotenhus, and separated from him, each guiding a Setratai warrior detachment to prepare to assault forward.

At this time, Ma Ge's javelins separated automatically and avoided the Tatan civilian cavalry team that began to trot and assault. They ran faster than horses, and they were freely dispersed to the two wings of the confrontation line, maintaining a close distance from the civilian military formation.
Chapter completed!