. ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁men . ▁The ▁real ▁numbers ▁will ▁never ▁be ▁determined ▁exactly . ▁Ca esar ’ s ▁specific ations ▁can ▁at ▁least ▁be ▁doubt ed ▁by ▁looking ▁at ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁b agg age ▁train ▁that ▁an ▁ex od us ▁of ▁ 3 6 8 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁would ▁have ▁required : ▁Even ▁for ▁the ▁reduced ▁numbers ▁that ▁Fur ger - G unt i ▁uses ▁for ▁his ▁calculations , ▁the ▁b agg age ▁train ▁would ▁have ▁stretch ed ▁for ▁at ▁least ▁ 4 0   km , ▁perhaps ▁even ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁ 1 0 0   km . ▁ ▁In ▁spite ▁of ▁the ▁now ▁much ▁more ▁bal anced ▁numerical ▁weight ▁we ▁have ▁to ▁assume ▁for ▁the ▁two ▁oppos ing ▁arm ies , ▁the ▁battle ▁seems ▁far ▁less ▁gl orious ▁a ▁victory ▁than ▁Ca esar ▁presented ▁it ▁to ▁be . ▁The ▁main ▁body ▁of ▁the ▁Hel vet ii ▁with d rew ▁from ▁the ▁battle ▁at ▁night fall , ▁abandon ing , ▁as ▁it ▁seemed , ▁most ▁of ▁their ▁w ag ons , ▁which ▁they ▁had ▁drawn ▁up ▁into ▁a ▁w agon ▁fort ; ▁they ▁retre ated ▁north wards ▁in ▁a ▁forced ▁night ▁march ▁and ▁reached ▁the ▁territory ▁of ▁the ▁L ing ones ▁four ▁days ▁after ▁the ▁battle . ▁What ▁Ca esar ▁implies ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁des perate ▁flight ▁without ▁stopping ▁could ▁actually ▁have ▁been ▁an ▁ordered ▁retre at ▁of ▁moder ate ▁speed , ▁covering ▁less ▁than ▁ 4 0   km ▁a ▁day