#142 Storm the City of Rome (14)

But it was too late, the Dionian cavalry quickly rushed forward, and when the protruding spears stabbed the light infantry, the cavalry quickly let go, and then drew out the extended Greek saber (Dio Unlike the infantry, the cavalry of Nia is not equipped with short swords, but uses a Greek saber more than one meter long, which is convenient for slashing the enemy on the horse, which is more conducive to combat, and it is not easy to fall off the horse), waving in the hand, very experienced The terrified light infantry were driven away, and they were sent to rush into the middle of the Roman army. vertex

At this time, Paulus, who knew that the squadrons on the two wings could not arrive in time, was already mobilizing the squadrons located in the back of the middle. Although he knew that this would seriously affect the operations of the soldiers in the front of the middle, the top priority was to block them first. Routines and cavalry, preventing them from disrupting the formation in the middle.

The Roman military system based on squadrons showed its flexibility at this time. Under the order of Paulus, several squadron leaders quickly commanded the soldiers to turn around and rushed to the rear. Want to rearrange the array.

However, the hundreds of light infantrymen who were driven by the Dionian cavalry and rushed like headless flies crowded with them, and even pushed down the Roman soldiers who stood in their way in order to escape.

The light infantry was crowded with the Roman heavy infantry, and the Dionian cavalry, who were on the periphery, slashed at them with sabers, adding to the confusion.

"Stab these light infantry down! Hit them!..." Paulus shouted anxiously, and took the lead in swinging his spear, stabbing at a light infantry who rushed in front of him.

The Roman heavy infantry also had to follow suit, stabbing down the light infantry who had fought side by side and now put them in trouble, but the chaotic situation could not be solved immediately.

Paulus stabbed the fallen soldiers and shouted for the troops to rearrange their formations.

At this moment, he heard the panicked shouts of the soldiers: "The enemy! Another enemy is coming!!..."

Paulus sank in his heart, took a few steps back, fixed his eyes on the front, his eyes passed through the gap of the Dionysian cavalry, and saw a black horizontal line appearing on the land in the distance, and it was rapidly moving towards the ground. Move forward, and as it moves, the black line keeps getting longer and wider...

Paulus, who has led troops on many expeditions, knew that this was an illusion of sight caused by the dense phalanx of infantry moving in the distance, and the uniform and bright black clearly showed that this army could never be Romans or The Latins completely left Paulus with no luck in his heart.

At that moment, he felt terrified that his heart was empty, he had no support for his hands and feet, and his body might fall at any time.

At this moment, the subordinate beside him hurriedly said: "General, the enemy's reinforcements are here, our defeat is already determined, why don't we withdraw first!"

"yes,

Get out now! Can't go any longer! "..." These guards, composed of his clan and diners, also persuaded.

Walk? ! Rome is gone, where else can I go? ! ... Paulus had a painful look on his face. He remembered the tragic years when the Celts conquered Rome more than ten years ago and his young self broke through the exile. A force rose from the bottom of his heart, and he answered firmly. : "No, I want to fight to the death with the enemy who invaded Rome here, just like the Fabius family back then!"

He raised the stab gun in his hand, and shouted sharply: "For Rome, the fight to the death will never retreat!"

Enjoying the various benefits provided by the clan on weekdays, now the heir of the patriarch has issued a call. According to Roman tradition, these clansmen and diners must of course follow to the death, so the guards shouted one after another: "For Rome, the battle to the death will never retreat!!  … "

Their shouts infected the other heavy infantry, and they also shouted: "For Rome, fight to the death!!!"

For a time, the popularity of the Romans was high.

In front of them, the light infantry was still running in panic, while the Diorian cavalry had begun to retreat to the flanks, making room for the attack of the Dionian Reserve Legionnaires in the rear.

The newly arrived Dionysian army was soon fully displayed in front of the Roman soldiers. They were lined up in a dense and neat phalanx, with their heads held high, and they marched forward. Obviously, they still had good physical reserves. The array is about a mile long, and it can be seen that there are not many people.

"Woo!..." The bugle sounded, and the Dionian soldiers shouted the name of Hades and ran forward.

"Prepare to fight!" Paulus, who was standing in the front row, clenched the shield gun in his hand and said in a deep voice. By this time, he had put his life and death aside.

But at this time, there was some confusion among the soldiers behind him.

The Dionian soldiers who had fought fiercely in the middle of Rome also heard the trumpet and suddenly intensified their offensive, while the middle of Rome had been weakened before, so the soldiers were forced to retreat, and the soldiers in the rear who were preparing to defend bumped together.

At this time, Dionia's reinforcements had already approached within 30 meters, and they quickly threw the javelin in their hands. They took out the thorns and started the final charge.

The Roman army was caught between two sides...

Paulus, his escort, and the surrounding soldiers wanted to fight to the death, but for most of the Roman civilians who had just been allocated their land and became heavy infantry just a few months ago, their loyalty to Rome was far from it. Not that strong.

When the horn of the enemy's attack in the rear sounded, and when Dionia's reinforcements rushed like a tide, some Roman soldiers who saw this scene were shaken, and their escape quickly triggered the entire army formation. Collapse.

Adoris, who was in the center of the heavy infantry brigade of the Second Army, suddenly noticed that his comrades in front, who had been almost motionless, began to stride forward.

"Quick chase! Quick chase! The enemy has escaped!..." The cheers of his comrades cheered him up. Like the other soldiers, he strode forward and galloped forward.

At this time, on the outer side of the right flank, the defeat of the Roman army from the middle road has not been transmitted here. The Roman heavy infantry is still attacking, and what resists them is the Dionysian light armoured brigade that has just arrived, as well as Klotoka The palace guards led by Tux.

Of course, the Dionysians would suffer when light armoured against heavy infantry, but the battle had just begun, and the gap was not yet apparent.

But for Clotokatax and the palace guards, their armor and weapons were better than the enemy, and these soldiers were eager to prove themselves, so they still had the upper hand in the initial fight.

Influenced by the surrounding guards, Clotokatax is also actively attacking, small steps, shield tops, spear thrusts, bows, shield blocks... From childhood to adulthood, he has been training every day at school and at home for more than ten years. , the military skills that have been integrated into the body are becoming more and more free to use in the fight, and the stabbing guns constantly poking at the opposite enemy no longer make him feel flustered, making him feel as if he is often practicing with Martius. Nervous but not dangerous.

When his long shield blocked the enemy's stab gun again, he suddenly pushed forward.

The enemy didn't have time to withdraw the stab gun, and his body was a little unstable, revealing a gap.

Clotokatax immediately jabbed the lance forward like lightning.

The enemy was busy bowing his head, the sharp gun head was poking on the helmet, and the power transmitted by the gun body obviously made the enemy faint.

At this moment of daze, Clotokatax's instinctual right hand was slightly retracted, and he quickly stabbed a second shot.

As he was stabbing the enemy in the face, the shrill scream and the tragic look on the enemy's face made Klotokataks stunned for a moment.

"Be careful!" The guard next to him shouted, and he heard a "swelling" sound. The stab spear poked from the side was blocked by the long shield that the guard extended in time.

"Don't be distracted during the battle!" The guard shouted loudly despite the difference in identities in a hurry.

Clotokatax broke out in a cold sweat, the shame in his heart made him forget the discomfort of the first killing, and he made up for the previous mistakes with a more violent attack.

However, the resistance ahead suddenly weakened.

There was a commotion from the enemy in front, and soon they turned and fled.

Clotokatax, who had not yet had a good fight, immediately followed the surrounding comrades in pursuit.

At this time, except for the hundreds of soldiers led by Paulus, the entire battlefield was still fighting, and the rest of the Roman soldiers had already begun to flee.

But that's when the 1st and 2nd Cavalry Legions came into play, thousands of Dionian cavalry galloping across the vast plain, wielding spears or sabers, in pursuit of the Roman rout who had thrown away their shield guns because of their escape. Soldiers, I believe that there are very few Romans who can finally escape the battlefield.

It didn't take long for the final resistance of the Romans to disappear.

Epithenes stood before the bloodied corpse of Paulus, bruised with swords, his towering red cap tassel attesting to his identity.

"He's a warrior, but unfortunately he's not smart enough!" Epithenes looked down, turned around, and said to the adjutant in disapproval: "Well, he's a general, buried him, took off his helmet by the way, and that The Roman flag is our booty!"

"Yes, General!"

At this moment, Thormid came over on horseback.

Epithenes immediately smiled and said, "Tormid, are you here to congratulate me?"

"Immediately lead the army back to the main camp and wait for His Majesty's instructions!" Thormed said sternly.

"In such a hurry, don't let the brothers take a breath?!" Epithenes said half-jokingly and half-complainingly.

"When the city of Rome is captured, you can rest as much as you like, but now other legions are attacking the city with all their strength, and there are dead and wounded soldiers all the time. Time is very important to us. I don't think you are still in the mood to delay here."

Tolmid's words made Epithenes' expression become serious, and he said loudly to the adjutant: "Blow the trumpet immediately, and call the brothers to gather!"

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Indeed, as Davos expected, some of the Roman reinforcements from the south followed Paulus from the southwest of Rome, and some followed Mejus from the southeast, but the scattered reinforcements that came one after another began to attack from the south. Onia Camp.