Chapter 440 Battle of Aquileia (Part 3)

Hagox, who was only in his twenties when he joined the rebels, is now fifty years old. Although his hair and beard are white, his face is ruddy and his body is strong.

After receiving Maximus' order, he was delighted, looked around, and shouted loudly: "Children, the king has sent an order that our cavalry corps can launch an attack!"

The cavalry cheered. Since Nix sent troops, the siege of the city and the capture of the stronghold have all been the credit of the infantry. The cavalry only undertakes some auxiliary work of patrolling and reconnaissance, lacking the opportunity to make great contributions. Now it is finally their turn to show their skills!

Despite receiving the order to attack, under the leadership of Hagox, the cavalry corps still did not move fast, which was to save horsepower for a better attack.

When they arrived at the flank of the Germanic army, the opposite Roman cavalry had already lined up in front. Although there were not many of them, many light infantry rushed to the rear of the Roman army and were rushing to the front through the gaps between the cavalry.

Time was running out, and Hargux shouted loudly: "Ibig!"

"Captain, I'm here!" With a loud voice, Ibig, the first captain of the cavalry corps, rode his horse to Hargux.

Ibig, a Boi, was an excellent rider with amazing courage. He was once a famous warrior of the Boi tribe, but because he was born a civilian, he was always just an ordinary Boi cavalryman. He was injured and captured in the first war between Boi and Nix. He was carefully treated and recovered. He surrendered under the influence. In the subsequent wars with Boi, Taurisi, and Germans, he repeatedly made military achievements. He even persuaded many Boi warriors to surrender to Nix...

Although the position of the first captain of the Nix Cavalry Corps was important and the rank was not low, Ibig's qualifications were actually a little insufficient, but Maximus considered that most of the cavalry corps were Boi, and Ibig's example would be more conducive to winning over the army and accelerating the stability and assimilation of the surrendered Boi people, so he overcame all objections and directly named him as the second most important position in the cavalry corps.

Hagux looked at his capable men and gave orders: "You lead the first, second and third battalions to attack the enemy's cavalry and light infantry and completely defeat them! Then decide the target of attack based on the battlefield situation!"

"Yes!" Ibig saluted and looked at the Roman cavalry on the opposite side. He had already made up his mind. On his way back to his team, he said to his men: Immediately notify the two captains, Medario and Erogda, that we will adopt a three-line formation and attack the enemy on the opposite side! The first battalion is the first line, the second battalion is the second line, and the third battalion is the third line. Let them start to line up immediately! "

"Yes! "

Just as the three battalions were rapidly forming their battle array, Hagux led the fourth, fifth, and sixth battalions, totaling 1,500 cavalry (one battalion of the Nix Kingdom cavalry was 500 cavalry), to form a long battle array at the rear of the three-line array.

The Nix cavalry corps was well-trained, and the cavalry array was not as strict as the infantry, so they quickly formed their battle array.

Ibig was in the center of the first row. He raised his spear in his right hand, drew three circles in the air, pointed it hard forward, and shouted, "Charge!"

Then the flag bearer next to him also pointed the flag forward.

Ibig lightly clamped his legs around the horse's belly, and the warhorse under his crotch stepped forward with four hooves and rushed out.

The cavalry on the left and right also rushed out, and then led the cavalry in the first row, and then three rows of cavalry lines that were more than a mile long began to move forward, and faster and faster...

At the same time, the opposite Roman cavalry (mostly Gallic cavalry) were afraid of the large number of enemy cavalry, but under the urging of the commander, they had to shout loudly, urging Move the horses and go forward to fight.

The sound of horse hooves roared like war drums, and the dust raised formed a yellow storm that covered the sky. The Nix cavalrymen were looming in the dust. Their speed was getting faster and faster, and in the end, it seemed that even the wind was left behind them.

The Roman cavalry was in front of them, and they were coming in an instant. Their ferocious faces were clearly visible.

Ibig clenched the spear in his hand and suddenly stabbed it diagonally forward. At the moment when the opponent's raised sword had not been swung down, the sharp spear head had accurately pierced the opponent's chest. With With a scream, the enemy fell off his horse.

The strong reaction force was transmitted to Ibiger's hand along the spear shaft. If he was still riding a warhorse equipped with only a four-cornered saddle, he could only quickly throw away the spear to avoid being pushed off the horse.

However, after Nix occupied the entire plain on the west bank of the Danube, possessed relatively rich horse resources and a large number of horse-riding tribes, Maximus, who was "inspired by the goddess Danu", improved the horse riding equipment, stirrups, horseshoes, high-bridge saddles, better bridles... were successively made. The cavalry's combat effectiveness was greatly improved.

So at this moment, Ibig stepped on the stirrups with both feet, held the reins with his left hand, tightened his right arm and waist, and leaned back slightly to eliminate the momentum.

Another enemy cavalry rushed over, and Ibig had no time to thrust his spear. Just as he was about to swing his spear across, the guard next to him rode his horse quickly in front of him and stabbed him off his horse with a spear...

In this era, the combat effectiveness of the Gallic cavalry was overwhelming in the Mediterranean. They rode on war horses and wielded great swords to attack, often making their opponents tremble with fear.

However, Knicks' new cavalry is faster, more stable, more flexible and has stronger impact. Often the Gallic cavalrymen would be struck by spears before their swords were swung out. The four-cornered saddles were not enough to counteract the momentum, causing them to fall off their horses with one blow and then be trampled by horse hooves...

The three-line army formation of the Nix cavalry was like a huge and ruthless rake. It flattened the Roman cavalry units blocking the front with little hindrance, leaving behind a field of screaming and wailing wounded soldiers and scattered soldiers. The scurrying unmanned war horse.

Instead of reining in their horses, they shifted their attack target to the light infantry who were retreating hastily behind the Roman cavalry.

At the same time, the cavalry led by Hagux also launched action. The flag bearer holding the military flag high charged forward, and the cavalrymen held spears, one after another, like a sharp sword, piercing the flank of the Roman army.

Trebonius felt bad when he learned that "a large number of barbarian cavalry had arrived in front of his own formation". He did not think that his cavalry would be an opponent of the barbarians, so he urgently notified the people who were originally there. The second line of infantry in the Roman formation immediately turned back to defend against the enemy's cavalry attack.

Although most of the soldiers in the Roman mixed legion were not Roman citizens, they all wore the weapons and equipment of the Roman legion. After more than half a year of Roman training and actual combat after the start of the civil war, they were already familiar with Roman tactics, so they completed A simple in-situ formation change can still be done.

It is not that the infantrymen from Syria and Greece have never seen cavalry. Parthian cavalry and Thessalian cavalry are among the outstanding cavalry among the Mediterranean forces. Some have even fought against them, and they are now wearing thick Roman armor. There was also a strong shield for self-defense, so they did not have much fear from the incoming barbarian cavalry.

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However, when the lightning-fast Nix cavalry rushed forward, their spears pierced the shield wall, as if someone was swinging a hammer against the big shield. The force was so great that the hands of the soldiers behind the shield were numb.

Of course, the legionnaires have their feet on solid ground and are supported by teammates behind them, so they will not be knocked down by a poke like the cavalry. However, the Knicks cavalry stabbed their spears one after another, and there were always soldiers who died of exhaustion. The flaw was exposed and he was stabbed down by a spear...

The head of the cavalry array commanded by Hagux galloped along the enemy's rear line for a certain distance, then began to turn around, and finally connected with the rear of the previous array, thus forming a huge circle.

Under the constant rotation of this huge ring, gaps appeared in the shield formation behind Rome from time to time. Although the soldiers behind would fill the gaps in time, these Eastern soldiers who had only been on the battlefield for a year had already been beaten by the Knicks cavalry. Shocked by the momentum, and even more frightened by the death that could come at any time, some people began to run away, which gradually led to the collapse of the entire defensive cavalry shield array...

However, there was deliberate pressure from the Knicks cavalry in front, and the panicked troops fled backwards blindly and swarmed towards the first line of military formations. The Roman soldiers on the front line were fighting the German army. The fierce attacks of the German soldiers made their defense very difficult. While they were struggling to support themselves, a large number of broken troops rushed in, disrupting their array, and the screams of panic were even louder. It shook their morale, and the defeat spread quickly...

When Trebonius received the news of the incoming large number of barbarian cavalry, he already had a very pessimistic judgment about the battle situation on the left wing. However, he still issued orders and changed the formation for defense, hoping to try his best to delay time and allow the left wing to After the rout achieved victory on the right wing and center, it would not affect the Roman army's final victory in the entire battle.

But he didn't expect that the mixed army would be defeated so quickly. He didn't even need to listen to the reports from his men, he could see the dust mist rolling in from the north and the increasingly clear screams of terror...

In an instant, his face turned pale, and he knew very well: the defeat of the mixed army would soon spread to the new fifteenth army, and the complete defeat of the entire left flank was inevitable, and he had nothing to do about it...

"Quick! Go tell Anthony! The barbarians sent a large number of heavy infantry and cavalry to attack the weak mixed army. The mixed army has been defeated! The left wing will be defeated soon! Let him find a way to save the defeat as soon as possible!..." Trebo Nius said anxiously to the messenger.

After the messenger left, Trebonius immediately led his men to move quickly southward and to the rear of the center, getting away as quickly as possible from the left wing that frightened him.