Rome must fall.

Chapter 267 Crossing the River
"Aulus, what do you think I'm doing when I take people across the river to patrol every day these days?" Pecot smiled confidently and said confidently: "I have a clear understanding of the terrain of the river section that can be forded. situation, and roughly grasped the scope of the enemy's spies. More importantly, I secretly sent people to the dense forest to survey and found a good place that could accommodate one or two thousand soldiers to camp and would not be easily discovered by the enemy.

This time, many of the teams I will lead to ambush are the soldiers who followed me in the attack on Broch's territory. They have the experience of hiding and living in the mountains and forests last time. I believe this time they can better help the entire team prepare for the day. Two nights of ambush in the jungle...

Besides, even if our ambush is discovered by the enemy, I will lead the soldiers to retreat westward quickly. It is impossible for the enemy to catch up with us who are familiar with the terrain. It is just a failure of the ambush, and there is no loss. Everything will return to what the leader did before. It’s just a plan…”

Aulus was a little moved, but as the commander of the legion, he had to be more cautious: "Even if you deceive the enemy's eyes and ears, since the enemy leader is very cautious, he will definitely be prepared, even if our surprise attack We can achieve certain results, but if we fail to completely disrupt the entire enemy force in the end, we will be in danger when the enemy force reacts. "

Pecot smiled: "Aulus, don't forget that we have reinforcements. Now that the leader has sent a messenger to inform us that he has led the army to return, the hilly area on the east bank of the Korana River is not far from here. , if you hurry, you can get there in more than a day.

The enemy will find the empty camp here tomorrow morning. Linkou Village is closer to here, but the road is more difficult to walk. It will take more than a day to get here. Maybe by the time we surprise the enemy, the leader will have already arrived with his team. "

Aulus finally nodded and said: "I think your plan can be tried. After all, the enemy is cautious and they have enough cavalry. If they detect our main reinforcements in advance and run away early, wouldn't that be a problem? What a pity, your plan can just cut off the enemy’s return route, leaving them with nowhere to escape!”

This point mentioned by Aulus was something that Pequot had not considered. At this moment, he took the opportunity to say: "It is precisely because of such hidden dangers that we may not be able to completely win this war, so it is even more important to implement This plan!"

"However, we must first send a messenger to tell the leader about this plan!" Aulus reminded in a deep voice: "You don't want to be thought by the leader and the Ministry of War as a general who likes to act without authorization!"

Pecot was stunned for a moment and said hesitantly: "But if we inform the leader first and get his permission before taking action, I'm afraid it will be too late!"

Among the Roman veterans who joined the rebel army in Lucelia, Aulus was known for his love of fighting and strong action. After hearing Pecot's plan, he fully agreed. However, he had been a soldier for decades, and he was He knew some taboos in the army, so he specifically mentioned this to make up for the shortcomings in the plan, and at the same time secretly reminded Pecot, who only wanted to make meritorious deeds.

The combined forces of Segostika and Daixitiatai were stationed at the Linkouzhai military camp for several days. The news reported by the spies every day was that "Nix troops are still surrounding the village of Amrotas."

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Later, Temagis couldn't stand it any longer and thought: It's impossible for Brix's army to attack the Nyx tribe for so long, so is it a lie that the Nyx army is still here to surround the village? of?

"Yes!"

On the contrary, Kabudez took it calmly and reminded him: There are hills outside the western territory of Broch. Four chiefs lead a huge army. They must have enough supplies every day. The marching speed must not be fast, and We also need to pass through the territory of the Aldi people, and we will encounter some obstacles. It is normal to have a little accident in the middle and spend some time...

Pecot mused.

"Send someone to tell the leader, and we will implement the plan at the same time. The leader understands best. I believe that not only will he not blame us, but he will also cooperate with us. How could it be too late!"

He advised Temagis to wait patiently, and Temagis listened at the time, but after a day, he couldn't help but come to argue with Kabudez.

"It's getting late. We need to call all the team officers here quickly. After discussing this plan together, we have to take action quickly!"

At this moment, the spies reported: The Knicks who besieged the stockade disappeared, and the entire enemy camp was empty, but the enemy destroyed the pontoon before retreating!

Temagis immediately clamored to march. Kabdus no longer objected, but he asked the scouts to go deep into the territory of Nyx to detect the enemy's movements.

The coalition forces finally broke out of camp and marched toward the Kupa River along the forest road. In order to avoid being ambushed, Kabdus sent out a group of spies to explore the dense forests surrounding the marching column. No abnormalities were found, and the army arrived on the north bank of the Kupa River smoothly. For this reason, Kabudez was ridiculed by Temagis, saying that he was as timid as a mouse and did not have the magnanimity of a big leader to command various tribes.

Kabdus secretly hates it, but there is nothing he can do against it. Now Segestika is the weakest among the seven Pannoni tribes. In the future, the neighboring Broch and Dexitia will be needed in many places. Tai's help.

However, Kabdus firmly opposed the army to cross the Kupa River immediately. The reason was that it was already dusk, the pontoon bridge had been broken by the enemy, and it would take a long time to wade across the river. By the time they crossed the river, it was already dark. The soldiers walked for most of the day, their feet were soaked in the river water, and they were cold and hungry. The crossing point was still some way away from Amrotas' village. Marching in the dark was inherently difficult. In case they were encountered by the enemy again on the way, The team may collapse due to the sudden attack, so it is best to camp here as soon as possible. When everyone has regained their energy, it will not be too late to cross the river tomorrow morning.

Although Temagis laughed at the other party for being too cautious, he also felt that what he said was reasonable, so the coalition forces camped and rested on the north bank of the Kupa River.

Kabudez feared that the camp would be attacked in the dark and personally deployed multiple patrols and sentries.

As a result, the night passed without incident.

In the early morning of the next day, it started to drizzle, and a fine gauze-like mist appeared on the banks of the Kupa River.

When the coalition forces arrived at the original place to cross the river, the pontoon bridge had indeed been dismantled. Obviously, the Nyxians wanted to cut off the Segostica army's access to their territory, but this had no effect. The coalition forces walked a short distance downstream. After the road, the river surface suddenly widened, and the bottom of the river was clearly visible, and it was mostly made of hard gravel. This was the right place to wade across the river. In late autumn, the water volume of the river decreased, and the deepest part here was not even above the knee.

Temagis, who had been bored in the Linkouzhai camp for too long, anxiously asked to lead the team to cross the river first. Kabdus readily agreed. He also hoped that the other party would explore the way first.

First the cavalry crossed the river, then the infantry... Although the water was shallow, the current was fast, and there was a lot of moss on the gravel at the bottom of the river. The soldiers held wooden shields, spears, and swords in their hands, and it was difficult to control their balance. I accidentally slipped and fell, and before I had time to get up, I was quickly washed downstream by the river...

Whether it was cavalry or infantry, someone fell into the river from time to time, which made those who followed to cross the river become more cautious and the speed of crossing the river became slower.

During this process, the scouts who had gone deep into Nyx's territory reported news: No trace of the Nyx army was found, but the nearest enemy's stronghold (referring to Westney) had its four doors tightly closed, and the wooden walls were covered with An enemy on alert.

Hearing this news, Kabdus lowered his guard even more, but he also felt a little anxious. He knew very well that the "enemy's stronghold" mentioned by Tan Ma was the territory he had lost, although he now owned it. He took over the main stronghold, but as a big leader, his tribe's land was occupied by the enemy. This is really a shame and damages his prestige. He must take it back as soon as possible!
After finally waiting for all the warriors of Desitiatai to cross the river, he began to urge the warriors of Segestika to cross the river.

The Segostika warriors began to roll up their trousers, inserted their spears into the waists of their backs, grasped the wooden shield with their left hand, and grasped the edge of the wooden shield of the person in front of them with their right hand, so that they held hands and formed multiple long queues at the same time. Crossing the river... This is the method of crossing the river figured out by Daisy Tai Tai warriors, which can significantly reduce slipping in the river.

It was already morning, the rain had stopped, the fog was about to dissipate, and the sun had come out. The warm sunshine was shining on the wet bodies of the soldiers, driving away the coldness in their bodies...

Kabudez looked ahead: On the other side of the river, Temagis was gathering soldiers and reorganizing the team. He did not immediately abandon himself, who had not yet crossed the river, and rushed to the empty camp abandoned by the enemy.

This made Kabdus feel relieved. He was just about to urge the tribesmen to cross the river more quickly when he suddenly heard a horrified cry from behind: "Enemy! An enemy is coming!..."

He turned around in horror and saw two panic-looking sentries rushing out of the dense forest not far from the river bank, running as fast as they could. But behind them were countless soldiers holding shields and short swords who were moving towards them fiercely. He rushed here...

It's a Knick! They are actually hiding behind us! Why didn't the spies find out? ... Kabdus was both shocked and angry, but he had no time to think about it at the moment. The sudden attack of the enemy immediately caused a commotion in the Segostika army. Some soldiers subconsciously scrambled to jump into the river to avoid the enemy's attack. , immediately disrupted the order, causing the companions who were crossing the river to fall in the river in series, and the cry for help was heard...

"Stop crossing the river! Stop crossing the river!" Kabdus shouted anxiously: "Hurry up and prepare for battle!..."

(End of this chapter)