§6.5.1Hac parte Galliae pacata totus et mente et animo in bellum Treverorum et Ambiorigis insistit.
This part of Gaul having been pacified, he devotes himself entirely, heart and soul, to the war with the Treveri and Ambiorix.
§6.5.2Cavarinum cum equitatu Senonum secum proficisci iubet, ne quis aut ex huius iracundia aut ex eo, quod meruerat, odio civitatis motus exsistat.
He orders Cavarinus to set out with him with the cavalry of the Senones, lest any disturbance should arise in the state either from his hot temper or from the hatred of the state which he had deservedly incurred.
§6.5.3His rebus constitutis, quod pro explorato habebat Ambiorigem proelio non esse concertaturum, reliqua eius consilia animo circumspiciebat.
These matters having been settled, because he held it as certain that Ambiorix would not contend in a regular battle, he began to survey in his mind his remaining plans.
§6.5.4Erant Menapii propinqui Eburonum finibus, perpetuis paludibus silvisque muniti, qui uni ex Gallia de pace ad Caesarem legatos numquam miserant.
The Menapii were close to the territories of the Eburones, protected by continuous marshes and forests, and they were the only people in Gaul who had never sent ambassadors to Caesar to treat of peace.
Cum his esse hospitium Ambiorigi sciebat; item per Treveros venisse Germanis in amicitiam cognoverat.
He knew that Ambiorix had a bond of hospitality with them; he had also ascertained that through the Treveri he had entered into friendship with the Germans.
§6.5.5Haec prius illi detrahenda auxilia existimabat quam ipsum bello lacesseret, ne desperata salute aut se in Menapios abderet aut cum Transrhenanis congredi cogeretur.
He thought that these auxiliaries must be withdrawn from him before he provoked him to war, lest, despairing of safety, he should either hide himself among the Menapii or be forced to join with the Transrhenane tribes.
§6.5.6Hoc inito consilio totius exercitus impedimenta ad Labienum in Treveros mittit duasque legiones ad eum proficisci iubet; ipse cum legionibus expeditis quinque in Menapios proficiscitur.
Having formed this plan, he sends the baggage of the entire army to Labienus in the territory of the Treveri, and orders two legions to set out to him; he himself marches against the Menapii with five legions without heavy baggage.
§6.5.7Illi nulla coacta manu loci praesidio freti in silvas paludesque confugiunt suaque eodem conferunt.
They, having collected no force, but relying on the protection of the place, flee into the forests and marshes, and convey their property to the same place.