▁Ver cing et or ix , ▁kill ▁D umn or ix . ▁Ver cing et or ix ▁k ills ▁one ▁Roman ▁and ▁sends ▁the ▁other ▁one ▁back ▁to ▁Ca esar , ▁who ▁lear ns ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁made ▁an ▁enemy ▁rather ▁than ▁an ▁al ly . ▁ ▁Ver cing et or ix , ▁after ▁being ▁elected ▁as ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Ar vern es ▁at ▁Ger gov ia , ▁uses ▁sc orch ed ▁earth ▁tact ics ▁against ▁the ▁Rom ans . ▁After ▁Ver cing et or ix ▁k ills ▁the ▁g arrison ▁at ▁A var icum , ▁Ca esar ▁orders ▁the ▁mass acre ▁of ▁the ▁Gall ic ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁A var icum , ▁then ▁leads ▁his ▁army ▁to ▁Ger gov ia . ▁The ▁Edu ens ▁also ▁arrive ▁at ▁Ger gov ia , ▁but ▁they ▁ab rupt ly ▁end ▁their ▁al liance ▁with ▁Rome ▁because ▁of ▁Ca esar ' s ▁mass acre ▁of ▁A var icum . ▁Ca esar ▁curs es ▁all ▁Ga uls ▁and ▁retre ats . ▁ ▁The ▁Gall ic ▁ch ie ft ains ▁elect ▁Ver cing et or ix ▁as ▁commander - in - ch ief ▁of ▁a ▁un ited ▁Gall ic ▁army , ▁while ▁Ca esar ▁forms ▁a ▁p act ▁with ▁the ▁fear some ▁Te ut ons ▁at ▁the ▁Rh ine ▁River . ▁Ver cing et or ix ▁goes ▁to ▁A lesia ▁but ▁Ca esar ▁also ▁arriv es ▁there ▁with ▁a ▁large ▁army ▁to ▁bes ie ge ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁During ▁this ▁Battle ▁of ▁A lesia , ▁the ▁Rom ans