"In our time, we see people who were once regarded as stingy to have done great things, while others who claim to be virtue all failed." - Machiavelli

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It seems obvious that Caesar is more interested in Anthony's plan, perhaps because of the gambler's characteristics, so he asked Anthony to say it in more detail.

So Anthony pressed his hand on the sand table and said, "The five legions of Rabinus, together with the auxiliary soldiers, and the barbarian reinforcements of Prince Sarada, Thrace, are now as many as 60,000 people, and they are all gathered in a group, while our legions freely attack the north and south. Now Rabinus takes four of the main forces of the legions to run towards the city of Cokura in the south of Dikhaqiang. I expect his idea is that if our army goes to fight, he can fight me in the plains near the sea under the city of Cokura; if our army does not go to fight, he can use Cokura as a base to dispatch a large number of troops to board the ships of the Pompei fleet, attack our harbor city at sea, and then block us."

Caesar nodded repeatedly and said that the situation you mentioned did exist.

Then Anthony smiled slightly and continued, "What Rabinus relies on is the terrain of the city of Cokura, which is a highland near the sea. The castle and dock are on it, built on the mountain. When I was sweeping Etoria, because its terrain was very steep and there were garrisons, I bypassed it. Rabinus believed that as long as his main force arrived at this place, he could advance, retreat, attack and defend, and do whatever he wanted - but we could circle around the periphery." Then Anthony's gesture made a circle at the location of the city of Cokura on the sand table. "Environate Cokura and annihilate them!"

"This is impossible!" Karenus, including Caesar's nephew Diccias, shouted, "Although we have more troops than Pompeii's army in terms of number, ten legions, many legions have only less than 3,000 people, so the only one that Dick Thiddor can use now is only more than 20,000 people. Use these people to surround Rabinus, who is about 50,000. How to surround!"

Yes, I have only heard of the one who surrounds the more with less, and I have never heard of the one who surrounds the more with less.

However, Caesar asked Anthony to continue and raised two questions, hoping that Anthony could use his questions to improve his plan. These two questions were: "First, how can we surround the city of Cocula with such a small amount of military strength; secondly, if Pompei's army on Xiaoya have at least three legions. If we come to reinforce, will we be trapped in a situation of attacking front and back."

Anthony's reply was: "We can carefully plan a battle and attack from various places to form an encirclement that caught the enemy off guard." Then he pointed out that Caesar's legion was arranged differently from Rabinus, and was scattered in various regions. Among them, Ettoria also had two legions, the Sixteenth and Twentyth legions, respectively stationed in different towns. Now Dick Thido can take two legions behind Rabinus to keep a surveillance. If Rabinus wants to turn around and fight with you, the Sixteenth and Twentyth legions will act as a feint to attack the ancient city of Luku. Rabinus will likely disperse his team and go to rescue the ancient city of Luku. Then, the legions from all over our country will strive to go to the city of Cokura at the same time within the specified time to complete the encirclement fortifications.

As for Xiaoya, the three legions that Pompei's father-in-law Scipio might come at any time will be handed over to the chief deputy general Libidaus, who also has three legions on hand, which can completely stop Scipio and prevent the enemy from closing until we encircle and annihilate Rabinus here.

"This requires extremely accurate calculations and timely and unimpeded communication." Caesar couldn't help but walk to the sand table and looked at the signs of various regions. He naturally knew that in this era, it was so difficult to divide the army into several strands, in different directions and locations, and at the same time, surround Cocula. But after talking to himself for a while, Caesar's eyes began to shine. Isn't military a risk? Since there are high returns, it's worth a try anyway!

In the end, Caesar opposed the opposition and agreed with Anthony's plan.

A few days later, in the wilderness of 150 Stadia outside the city of Cocula, the flag-masters of the four Pompeii army held various eagle flags, team signs and totem flags, and walked at the front of the continuous queue. "Caes's team is very annoying. They ate all the dust behind our team just to bite our heels!" The one-eyed Rilias shouted on a horse next to the flag-masters, riding a horse and jokingly. All the soldiers and centurions who heard this laughed-Caes led the 10th Legion and the 12th Legion, and they kept a distance from them in the past few days, and followed them slowly.

Although it was very leisurely on the surface, Caesar was obviously in poor health during this period. His head was running at high speed every moment. Not only did he have to consider the position changes of each legion, the distance between him and Cokura, the errors caused during the communication, etc., but he also had to take into account the supplies of the army. "I finally understood why the Greeks rarely had cavalry, because it was full of stones, no grassroots, and no water source." Caesar wrote in his diary with pain, "Of course, these days have also exhausted my own body, but I cannot fall down. I must follow Rabinus and cannot lose it."

Everything was exactly as Anthony expected. The next morning, Rabinus suddenly turned the formation of four legions and arranged a combat line in the plain. Then he sent cavalry to Caesar's camp and asked Caesar to lead his army out, "A decisive battle like a man, there are five Romans here, enough to accommodate both sides of the army."

But Caesar ignored him and let the request from the deputy general and the centurion put him in front of him. He still waited silently in the tent for a day. At dusk, Rabinus called all the soldiers, "The bald man is the man of all women, and the woman of all men. Since the entire battlefield is now men, he naturally becomes a woman and can only hide in his boudoir." Then they laughed and shouted freely.

But Caesar remained unmoved. He only sent fast cavalry to the Sixteenth and Twentyth Legions in the Etoria region.

Sure enough, at noon the next day, Rabinus got the news that Caesar's two legions in the south began to attack our ancient city of Luku. The ancient city of Luku is the food transfer base of Pompei's army, so Rabinus hurriedly divided two legions before the evening to reinforce, and then took the remaining two legions toward the city of Cokura.

"The opportunity is here. I will notify all the teams in a tiered manner, all of them will be centripetal, avoid Pompei's army in other areas, and quickly surround Cocula!" Caesar, who learned of this trend, was excited about capturing fighter planes on the camp tower.

The first ones to set out were the two legions of Bugalotum, the 11th and the 9th legions of Ettoria, and then the 16th and 20th legions of Ettoria, quickly detoured and took the route that had been booked in advance, and quickly approached Cocula. Caesar's two legions of his team walked the slowest because they were closest to the city, which was also confusing Rabinus.
Chapter completed!