Augustus Road

Then Rabinus raised his hand and said that he wanted to recruit warriors from the Aedui people to follow him to the mountain to scout, because this was all the territory of the Aedui people, and they were obviously the best guides.

Lepidus glanced at the crowd with his sharp eyes, and sure enough, Dunolex walked out carefree and full of heroism: "I am the commander-in-chief of this tribe's cavalry. I must be the first to be better than the others." Line, give some clues to those Leman Lake brats who don’t know the heights of the sky. Your Excellency, Chief Deputy General, I am willing to accompany you to that mountain. I even know the name of that mountain, it is called Xiaoshu Mountain. It is full of energy. Hidden bushes grow grass.”

Just when Labienus was about to give verbal praise, Lepidus narrowed his eyes and suddenly said, "Wait a minute, I seem to have heard someone say that your wife is a Helvetian."

Dunoleix sneered and said, aren't Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome, also brothers? Then the former killed the latter without hesitation. Then he took a closer look at Lepidah's appearance and muttered something strange. When the interpreter said this, the generals behind Lepidus all laughed, and Lepidus was astonished. The shameful look made Dunolex even more proud.

After Rabinus reprimanded Lepidus very seriously, he accused him face to face of his lack of basic trust in his allies and that he was a small-minded Eastern naturalized man. Then he shook hands with Dunolex and said that the mission arrangement was as follows: Tonight, the military camp will set off at the third guard hour (about midnight) and strive to reach the target at the third guard hour (two o'clock in the morning).

"There is no problem." Dunoleix looked at the dark-eyed and yellow-skinned commander of the Twelve Legions with disdain and said nonchalantly.

At night, inside the protruding wooden fence in front of the entire camp, seven brigades of Lepidus' twelve legions were loaded with baggage and weapons and lined up in a standby state. There were slight coughs everywhere. In front of the main entrance, Labienus was covered with a Gaul-style cloak. He told Lepidus that he would take a thousand-man brigade of the Tenth Army and march with the Aedui guides. Once he occupied the key summit of Xiaoshu Mountain, he would send someone to notify the Twelfth Army, so that about the next morning, he would also Just when the enemy barbarians are most slack, the Twelve Legions can dominate. Attack launched!

"Good luck, Mars bless you." Lepidus and Rabinus both encouraged, and then Rabinus led the first brigade of the Tenth Legion, letting Dunolex walk at the front, heading towards the dark Xiaoshu Mountain is actually a target that cannot be identified at all in the night. Marched on.

"How is it? The confidentiality of this operation is acceptable. Have the passwords, duty, etc. been arranged?" When Labienus led the team to leave for a while, Caesar suddenly appeared in the formation of the Twelve Legions and asked Lepidus with a smile. and the centurions. After a hurried salute, Lepidus said that everything had been arranged, and then spoke meaningfully. "There is only the transmission of information, and Dunolex will definitely help us complete it when the time comes."

"That's right, at the third sentry moment, the Twelve Legions will march towards the small tree on time, and the speed can be slowed down appropriately." Caesar issued this order casually, and then went to Reyax's Accompanied by me, I went to inspect other legion camps.

Over there, there are twists and turns. Under the back of the small tree hill, the soldiers of the Tenth Legion, covered in leather and hay, were advancing silently. They "bited" the Aedui leadership team tightly, and the difference between them was no more than a quarter of a furlong. That is, a distance of fifty meters away. Even if Dunolex wanted to take a long way around, Rabinus gritted his teeth and insisted on following behind in full armor. The acting commander-in-chief's plump face and neck were covered with sweat and dew. Seeing that Dunoleix could not confuse this serious and cautious guy, he could only drag them to the foot of Xiaoshu Mountain after a period of random delay.

Rabinus asked his men to extinguish the few torches and tried to identify the surrounding environment. Then he said to Dunolex, "There is a bonfire on the mountain, which means that the Helvetic people have a sentry at the top. Please continue to lead the way. Let's divide into several teams and touch it."

Then, the first battalion of the Tenth Legion consciously stood up with three centurions, and the rest squatted on the ground at the foot of the mountain, forming a warning formation. Then Rabinus asked everyone to check their weapons and equipment, The Aedui people were asked to lead the teams separately. The three centurions, Rabinus, were in the center, divided into three directions, and climbed up the rugged mountain road.

The battle on the top of the mountain was very short. The top soldiers of the Tenth Legion who came up in the darkness quickly eliminated a small unit of barbarians on guard here and captured some prisoners. After emergency interrogation, the prisoners confessed that Hull Viti's camp was just one and a half Roman miles away from the top of the mountain.

Through the tangled shrubs, Rabinus easily verified the captives' statement. The camps of more than 200,000 people, combined with bonfires, were like stars in the sky, stretching from the other side of the small tree mountain to the night sky. How could Labienus not be excited when he saw the distant plains below? He even asked Dunolex next to him, as if he was unaware, "Soldiers and reliable centurions must be sent immediately. The passage down the mountain is maintained to prevent the attack from being blocked when the 12th Army Corps arrives. "

"Also, look at it, the Helvetic people have not stationed a strong security force at all. As long as we occupy the top of this mountain, the Twelve Legions can arrive in time and launch a surprise attack. Then, the main army of Lord Caesar will attack along the front of the confrontation line. Rush forward, and then there is the blockade of the Eleventh Legion in front. Under the attack, the Helvetic people will be swept into ashes! "

The more Labinus spoke, the more excited he became. Dunolex, who was standing next to him, also became more and more excited. He volunteered, "It's almost the scheduled time now. I will immediately ask the centurions at the bottom of the mountain to come up, and then I will return along the original route to help lead the upcoming 12th Legion up as soon as possible."

As a result, the acting commander readily agreed to Dunolex's request, and then he led his tribe's guide team down the mountain in the faint morning light. Several centurions at the foot of the mountain also ran up one by one in tacit understanding. After crossing several small streams, Dunolex saw the flags of the 12th Legion coming in a long line. He quickly rode his horse to stop the chief centurion Milu who was walking in front, and loudly asked to meet the commander Lepidus here.

At that time, there was exactly a quarter of a quarter of a second before the third sentry. Because he followed the governor's order, Lepidus led the 12th Legion out of the camp earlier, which made Dunolex feel very normal.