He also speaks of arrows being used against his troops crossing rivers and against the besiegers of Gergovia, capital of the Arverni - one of the few engagements in which Vercingetorix outmanoeuvred Caesar.
Tamén di que os arcos eran usados contra as súas tropas cando cruzaban ríos e contra os sitiadores de Xergovia, capital dos Arverni - un dos poucos enfrontamentos nos que Vercinxetórix derrotou a César.