Chapter 29 Deserters (2)
The magnificent lineup of more than 200,000 Helveti suddenly turned back, all the Roman soldiers on Xiaoshu Mountain were shocked, "The whole world is moving, and they seem to ignore us at all. How small the defenses of these thousands of us are - just like a helpless ship in the entire ocean of raging waves, a few waves can easily swallow us all. But the Chief Deputy General Rabinus and Commander Libidaus were very calm. Their command art is the dawn of everyone." In front of the cavalry artillery position on Xiaoshu Mountain, Sabokemus was sitting on the grass, Looking at the rolling barbarian army that stirred up the dust that could cover the sky at the foot of the mountain, while remembering this unforgettable scene on the velvet paper: the stunning soul-reflected light from chain mail and long swords, the swaying barbarians' pointed helmets everywhere, the crying and noise of women and children everywhere, and the rumbling of camper wheels rolling... The whole birds were filled with shrill screams, and they were also frightened by the posture of more than 200,000 people of the Helvetites moving forward together. Many birds even fell to the Roman positions with heavy wings.
But Sabo turned his head and saw the calm faces of the two deputy generals sitting on the top of the mountain, and a hint of comfort came to his heart. As long as these two people were there, there was still a way.
"Libidaus, is the chair below you broken? How could there be such frequent creaking sounds." Rabinus, who witnessed the attack of the entire barbarian army under the flag, kept smearing sweat on his forehead, cheeks and neck. He also heard the Egyptian-style chair under Libida's buttocks slight and constantly bursting sounds, and asked.
"Well, ah, oh, yes!" Li Bida's dull eyes recovered for a long time. He moved his butt and said that the chair was given by a friend and could not be broken. Then after a while, the chair under his butt began to ring unconsciously again. It was obvious that Rabinus saw the commander of the 12th Legion trembling violently with the chair. It turned out that this power of more than 200,000 people moving forward together was enough to make this fearless guy feel guilty. Rabinus wanted to laugh out loud, but when he saw the posture of the barbarians at the foot of the mountain, sweat came out again. He rumbling and continued to wipe his sweat.
At this time, Pop and Milu ran up and reported to the two, "Can you shoot the crossbow?"
"I hope we can succeed this time, and the main force of the barbarians will not bother us." Li Bida whispered a few times as if he was praying, then raised his hand, and Pop and Milu ran away again.
Soon, the cavalry cannons fired javelins and stone bullets, hitting the lineup of the barbarian army marching at the foot of the mountain, and fell down as soon as they were fired. However, it was just like some waves were smashed in the sea water, and it soon became clear without a trace - countless barbarians were still walking without any movement, passing the corpses of their friends and the same tribe, as if they didn't take the twelfth legion seriously at all.
"They will not worry about us. Dunolex must have told them where Caesar's main force is. And we are just pitiful restraining forces." Rabinus suddenly felt relaxed when he saw this reaction, "His Excellency Caesar should act now. So--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
On the small tree, more than twenty crossbows, four or five stone throwers, and the scorpion crossbows on the outside, fought continuously. The soldiers of the 12th Legion and the comrades of the 10th Legion (the two legions had previous experience in cooperating) also shot out specially wrapped asphalt and cloth strips. The fire-burning ammunition was continuously rushing out. Under the sun, the barbarians burned fire in the passage under Xiaoshu Mountain, shrubs and woods. However, the Helvets still did not list Xiaoshu Mountain as the key target of attack. The two chiefs had previously told the entire army that Xiaoshu Mountain was just a suspect soldier from Rome, and the goal of the entire army was to catch up with the main force of the Governor of Gaul. At that time, all the men took up weapons and charged. Women, the elderly and children held stones and javelins to guard the baggage van.
At this moment, the Helveti striker was about ten Romans left from Caesar's back team, but the speed was much slower due to the fierce side shot of the 12th Legion.
"What mountain is ahead?" In the front team, Caesar pointed at a huge slope standing outside the two furlongs with a horsewhip, and said to Reyax and Dunorex, who were accompanying him. The other party replied that this was the Tihong Mountain, and that it was Bibrakard not far away from it. We can speed up so that after two days (about an hour and a half), the front can reach the target.
"No, ask the Seventh and Eighth Legions to go up to the Tihong Mountain, and then line up along the hillside. The Ninth Legion of the rear team escorted the baggage and went around to the side to the top of the mountain. I led the rest of the 10th Legion to raise the eagle flag at the base of the mountain!" Caesar's words surprised everyone present.
Why, why is the order of the Governor to go back on his word recently? This is also the most concerned issue for all the soldiers of the army who unloaded the baggage and began to take out shields and swords from the cloth cover. Sometimes he said he would track the barbarians and wait for the military rations to be replenished; sometimes he said that the military rations were exhausted, and he wanted to go to Bibrakard to obtain supplies and avoid the barbarians' edge; now he asked us to go to Tihong Mountain to set up a formation to prepare for the battle, and not to go to the city of Iduyi. But doubts and complaints could be buried in his heart. The cold eyes of the centurion and the whip and cane that hit him at any time were really painful. After the Seventh and the Eighth Legion fought on the hillside, there was a sound of turning around, so that they occupied the hillside and pointed the battle's edge at the foot of the mountain.
The Ninth Legion quickly set up the passage, and the soldiers drove mules and horses and baggage to the top of the mountain, because it was full of the legion's funds and the remaining food, and they must not be plundered by the barbarian cavalry. At the foot of the mountain, the Tenth Legion stood with the auxiliary cavalry of the three barbarians, and then all the cavalry saw Dunolex, the commander of the Aiduites, pulled down by the governor's entourage and fought desperately.
Chapter completed!