 It secretly ordered the officers Marcellus had sent to continue to fight.It mistrusted Marcellus and it was minded to send one of the new consuls to replace him.It made preparations for the campaign as if the future of Hispania depended in this, assuming that if the enemy was defeated all the other tribes would submit to Rome, but if the Arevaci brokered a peace they and all other tribes would be encouraged to resist.