By sunrise, less than a third of the troops and supply wagons had passed through the gorge. The trail below was clogged by sluggish ox-drawn wagons and plodding packhorses.
The Allobroges climbed toward their posts on the crests, only to find them occupied by Carthaginians. After a futile attempt to attack from their lower position, the Allobroges pulled back, then at the sound of an echoing ram’s horn, they swarmed down upon the baggage train.
Sarge took careful aim and opened fire. Upon hearing the first shot, the troops on the other side of the gorge began firing on the Allobroges.
For ten minutes, the soldiers picked off the warriors below, but still they poured into the gorge.
Six men attacked a wagon on the trail below. Sarge squeezed off a shot. When the man fell, he swung his r
