Augustus Road

"Labinus will definitely make a big move in the near future, otherwise he would not have instructed Marcius to determine the position of Lepidus's legion!" After returning to the camp, Caesar took off his scarlet cloak immediately and said, "Labinus' main attack direction should be Dicias in the north, because of the confession of the two traitors."

But when the lieutenants such as Seckelius asked Caesar to reinforce the northern position, Caesar refused and said, I don't have any reserve troops on hand. I have lost most of my manpower in the battle a few days ago. Then he closed his eyes and said, "I believe that Lepidus' three legions will become the last reserve troops to crush Labinus. The role of the Roman reserve troops is to force the enemy to accept the second war, right? The only thing we can do now is to send a token officer to remind Dicias."

In the night, the token officer sent by Caesar and several cavalrymen quickly groped in the dark and headed towards the northern position. The swamps between them were rugged and difficult to walk, and very dangerous, but if they had to go around the streets, they would not have enough time.

"Puff, puff!" The horse screamed in fear, almost knocking the token officer off. Several javelins were stuck in front of the horse's hooves. Then, in the darkness and bushes, a group of soldiers wearing leather and animal skins suddenly walked out, holding shining sharp blades. The leading centurion pulled the token officer down and shouted in a rough voice, "Hey, your journey is over." This communication route was obviously told to Labinus by the two rebellious brothers. At this time, the highest commander of Cocura City was precisely deploying the attack route against Caesar's northern camp: twenty battalions. Even each regiment. How to follow the different channels of the swamp in front of them. Form a coordinated offensive, which is a piece of cake for Labinus, who has been immersed in the military for so many years. In addition, on the Adriatic Sea, the fleets of Lipo and Sextus also extinguished the fire on the deck. Following the dark and gentle tide, the masts stood like a dark forest. The three legions were quietly carried and accurately anchored on the sandy coast. Then the soldiers of the three Macedonian legions, either in small canoes or wading in shallow water, boarded the shore and stood in formation, waiting for the signal to attack.

At this moment, the two legion camps of Decias were still unaware. They were just within the normal alert range. That is, the wooden fence trench was the boundary, and patrol troops were arranged. Most of the fierce siege of Cocura before took place on Caesar's eastern front and Antony's southern front, so it is impossible to say that the camp in the north was not slack. Although Caesar had reminded Decias a few days before sending out the token officer to pay attention to preparing for war, it was difficult for Decias to implement the military order. He had served as Caesar's chief of staff most of the time before and lacked experience in leading troops on the front line.

When the military bugle for reporting time sounded slowly in the military camp, Caesar got up with difficulty, looked at the water clock on the cabinet, and asked hoarsely if the token officer had returned? When he got a negative answer, the usually steady Caesar got angry for no reason. He cursed the two defecting Gaul brothers and vowed to crucify them in the future and deprive them of all the honors of their family. Then he said, "Send the second and third token officers, quickly, take different roads, our communication routes may also be betrayed!"

This feeling of knowing what the enemy's actions are but being unable to react made Caesar feel extremely uncomfortable. Now he also felt regretful. First, he regretted listening to Antony's risky and hasty advice; second, he hated himself for not killing the scum brothers before, or at least imprisoning them.

But before the staff arranged the rest of the token officers, Caesar was interrupted by the sound of an ominous trumpet and a flint bullet piercing the sky. He stepped out of the tent and said, "It seems that we can only rely on Lepidus, because Labinus has launched a general offensive. I guessed the target, time and action correctly, but I don't have the power to defeat him!"

Callenus next to him hurriedly persuaded Caesar, "Give me the chief battalion of the 12th Legion, I will go to reinforce the camp in the north."

"It doesn't make much sense." At this time, Caesar actually flashed a trace of fear and helplessness in his tone.

But Callenus insisted on his request. He persuaded Caesar, "War is a matter of luck and planning, but from my many years of military experience, it is also due to decisiveness and persistence. Please hand over the chief battalion to me. Even if I cannot repel Labinus's offensive alone, I am confident that I can buy time for the reinforcement of General Lepidus."

This speech moved Caesar, so he allowed Callenus's action and regained his confidence, "All the other centurions will follow me down the mountain immediately to block the remaining troops who are attacking Labinus and reduce the burden on our siege position in the north!"

But at this time, the two legions of Decias were caught off guard and fell into chaos. When the general rushed out of the camp gate with the chief battalion of the 9th legion to resist the influx of Pompeii's soldiers, he found that the camp of the 11th legion had begun to show signs of escape. Decias cursed and said that this was Mars punishing him for his impiety, so that he and the long-legged legion were on the same line of defense.

But before Decias could vent his anger, the enemy's light infantry quickly lined up and rushed forward, throwing hunting spears and shooting arrows at the chaotic chief battalion of the Ninth Legion. The standard-bearing officer beside Decias was immediately shot and fell down, but before Decias could help him up, the standard-bearing officer struggled to stand up. The arrow shot into his chest, but he still held the eagle flag tightly and turned to shout to everyone in the chief battalion, "I was just a military slave before. It was His Excellency Caesar who freed me and handed the military flag to me. Commander, if I die in battle today, please return the eagle flag intact to Caesar, along with my loyalty and love for him, and tell him that the flag-bearer of the Ninth Legion has not let him down, and Caesar's eagle flag will never fall into the hands of the enemy. "

After hearing the flag-bearer's words, the chief battalion of the Ninth Legion shouted, "Sacrifice everyone's life today to protect the flag for His Excellency Caesar!" Then Decius was also excited, drew his sword himself, and fought side by side with his subordinates with the enemy.

But Decius made a fatal mistake. As the highest commander of the front line, he should not have fought side by side with ordinary soldiers like a centurion, but should have patrolled the camps quickly under the protection of his entourage and encouraged the rest of the soldiers to go out to fight together, which almost led to the collapse of the northern front. (To be continued...)