Chapter 22 Procrastination (Part 2)
Outside the camp gate, the person who greeted Li Bida's subordinates was Caesar's nephew Pedith. He did not let the reinforcements go to the main gate, but insisted that everyone enter from the Dickman Gate behind. This made the impatient little Hottenhus feel that he received a great insult. There was even a quarrel between the two sides. Pei Dith had to find Li Bida who was riding a horse and dispatching behind, saying that this was Caesar's order and must be implemented.
"But the Twelve Legion also has the honor of the Twelve Legion. Letting our mountain falcon flag enter under the yoke of Dickman will seriously hurt everyone's morale. So I will negotiate with the Governor alone first." After Li Bida finished speaking, he dismounted and entered the back door of the Pedis's own camp. As a result, behind the door yoke, Li Bida saw a group of Gaul warriors with long braids and long trousers standing in the small square of the camp, looking around, holding a small flag in his hand. Li Bida immediately understood something in his heart, and instructed Sabo Kemus who followed him: "Run back and tell Milu and the others that all the troops would rest in scattered rest, and they could not help the soldiers doing anything, even if they went to Geneva for fun, they would not stop them."
When Peidis lifted the curtain of the head coach's camp, Li Bida lowered his head and looked extremely tired. Sure enough, he saw two or three middle-aged barbarian nobles with golden chains sitting opposite Caesar, probably the messengers of the Helveti.
When Caesar saw that Li Bida was both surprised and worried, he quickly asked Li Bida how he was going to Lake Leman along the Alps Gorges Road. As a result, the famous young barbarian nobleman was obviously staring at him with his eyes, as if he was very interested in his speech.
"Governor General, I am not very optimistic. Many soldiers and mules and horses fell behind or even died. I only brought one-third of the troops out." Li Bida walked to Caesar with heavy steps and whispered.
"Why give me the list of soldiers who have been counted first?" Caesar's words seemed to have some complaints. He urgently needed this thing to understand how much power he could use now, because it was the capital he bargained with the messenger of Helveti on the opposite side.
Li Bida said in embarrassment that the soldiers had been extremely difficult during their previous itinerary. After they arrived at the city of Geneva, the generals could no longer control them because all of them went to the city to drink, gambling and have fun.
Caesar's fist hit the table hard. He lowered his head and felt hurt for a while. Then he waved his hand to Li Bida and said that he could go out and try to restore the military camp's discipline in three days.
As a result, when Li Bida went out, the young Helveti noble whispered to his companions around him. The leader used the interpreter to express to Caesar: "Dear Governor, we reiterate that we are from South American Eus and Veroclot on behalf of the two great chiefs of the tribe. With a more sincere sincerity than gold, we ask you to release the blockade of the Long River. Your previous act of demolishing the Geneva Bridge on the river surface has already caused panic among the people of our entire tribe, but now as long as you agree to our request, the dear tribe will guarantee that it will not harass the legions of the Roman Republic, and will not take any robbery against the rest of the Gaul tribes who received the protection of the Republic along the way."
"This is very difficult. I am waiting for the Senate's decree to decide what policy to adopt for your ministry." Caesar's answer seemed to be delaying time.
The messenger who led the lead had a sharp edge, as if he could be attributed to some threat. "Governor, you must know that before the departure of the embassy, the tribes of Laurac, Dulin, Rabidoc, and Boy had joined us. Now there are no less than 100,000 brave warriors under the Great Chief, and you only have one legion. In addition, some auxiliary soldiers, the number is only one tenth of us. Haha, I am blunt, the Senate's attitude is good, but once the swords and swords intersect, the battle on the battlefield will be difficult to turn around."
Caesar immediately stood up with anger, but seemed to be inconvenient and completely turned against the messenger. He just paced back and forth on the edge of the table for a few steps, thought behind his hands for a while, and then said to the messengers in a depressed tone: "In this way, I'll give me two more market days, and I will definitely give an answer at that time."
So the messengers of Helveti stood up one by one and bowed, then went out to say goodbye, and when they walked out of the camp, they talked in their own language, "The Romans' war preparations were terrible."
"The commander of the legion just now told all the chaos and helplessness."
"Even if they are given time, they cannot effectively establish a line of defense around Takaha River. And these ten days, we can just prepare for war and collect ships. There are several Asases in Takaha River that can be crossed. Caesar thought we would have no choice after demolishing the bridge."
Caesar, who was left in the tent, soaked his hands in the basin silently, and wiped it slowly, and then said to the service, "Call the commander of the 12th Legion just now to me again."
But before the service was gone, Li Bida walked in by himself, "We are the vanguard of the gorge, we have all opened up the route, and every distance, we have inserted the javelin with ribbons instructed. Rabinus's successor army, five legions, will arrive soon, tomorrow!"
"Oh my God, this is a gambling. Thanks to you who understand my situation and thoughts, otherwise it would be difficult to deal with it if a few days were delayed. The eyes of countless enemies in the city of Rome were staring at me in the dark. If the Helveti attacked my isolated 10th legion, I would be wiped out. If I let these warlike barbarians escape the war, the impeachment documents in the Senate would be like snowflakes." Caesar then relaxed, "Give up all rest and draft my orders, and all the soldiers changed their orders, divide them into four orders tonight, take turns to dig trenches and build forts, and build 8 Roman foot high wooden fences from the trenches. The entire fortification starts from the river where the intersection of the Long River and Lake Leman, until the end of entering the Jura Mountain beside the Segundi Gorge. This is my order! Immediately execute it."
After nightfall, the 10th Legion and the 12th Legion of Libida began to work in the soil. The soldiers contracted in sections, dug soil on the south bank of Long River, and set up fences with iron nails. The fences must also be arranged in the shape of dog teeth, because Caesar specifically explained: "The entire tribe of the Helvets was divided into four small tribes, raising tens of thousands of war horses, and were best at rushing and assaulting. Fifty years ago, they had ambushed and defeated the Roman consul's army and wiped out all the soldiers of Rome. This was a huge shame, and my father-in-law's grandfather died in this war." And the arrangement of this fence can just minimize the power of the enemy's cavalry.
Chapter completed!