Augustus Road

Rabinus, who was furious and angry, took down the brigade that suffered serious casualties during the day to rest, and then ordered the vigorous brigade to surround the temple town, "Eat, rest, and wait until tomorrow. Flatten all the struggling enemies in one go."

However, just as the stars were rising, traces of the enemy's scout cavalry were discovered outside the camp of the three groups of soldiers left behind in the east of the city.

Hanske sat on the horse and took the leather water bag thrown by his entourage. He took a few sips cautiously and carefully to relieve his thirst. Then he asked everyone to get off the horse in a big way, and took it down right in front of the enemy camp. Carrying the wine and olive oil carried on the packhorse, wiping the body and washing the tired horses, "rest, rest. If the enemy comes to drive us away, we will retreat; if the enemy cowers, we will boldly light a bonfire, Notify the fifteenth legion behind us to catch up as soon as possible. This proves that the enemy does not have a large number of troops to stop us. They are held back by Wagga City. "

At this time, a cavalryman pointed at Waqa with fireworks soaring into the sky under the night sky, "Look at this scene, has the city fallen?"

"The high priest's order is to carry out force reconnaissance first." At this time, Hansk tightened the reins again and rode forward and backward for a while. "The main battle location in the future will be this meander of the river. Over there, there are There is a huge mountain range parallel to the Tumul River, with plants and water sources on it, and this mountain range has a vertical vein extending out." Then, Hansk raised his whip and continued, "Rabinus will not use it. All the troops are invested in Waga City. You see, the enemy has built a camp with fortifications along the mountain ridge that extends to the river. If we rescue Waqa, we will be attacked by enemies from three directions.”

As he said that, several cavalrymen had already lit torches and threw them on a pile of firewood. Then Hanske pulled out a short wooden tube with a lead on it from the saddle hanging bag, leaned down to light the fire, and in a short moment after burning. It shot a brilliant light into the air with a strange and loud sound.

After the smoke rising around Hansk quickly dispersed with the night wind in the desert, under the endless night behind, the torches were lit one by one. The advance troops of the 15th Legion of "Serapis", a total of four archers and A mixed group of light infantry crept out. They all carried small leather shields with spears inserted into the grooves of the shields. And carrying a long sword and a compound bow, "Carry out the pre-planned plan." Hansk waved his hand. The advance team formed a large arc-shaped formation and rushed towards the camp where Rabinus had set up in advance. Then there were thunderous shouts and the sound of bowstrings suddenly sounded - the advance team would A volley of arrows shot into the opposite camp without any aim.

The firelight flickered in the camp, and there were sounds of figures running everywhere. Hansk and a few cavalrymen stood aside, watching carefully, and soon came to the conclusion, "The strength of this blockade camp will never exceed five brigades."

Then Hansk waited patiently, waiting for the Rabinus army from other camps to come for reinforcements. After about half a sentry hour, a few cavalry wings came from the direction of the camp on the Yumai side. The advance team of the legion set up a symbolic rear guard, and then fired a burst of arrows to cover the broken rear. Then, following Hansk's cavalry, they quickly retreated half a Roman mile and began to set up camp.

"Quickly send the general information to the high priest. The city of Wagga should still be holding on. Rabinus has no time to stop us head-on. Now we should attack quickly and quickly, and set up a position on the other side of the river away from the enemy's camp, so that the enemy will At a loss.”

Then, from that night until the early morning of the next day, fireworks with whistle sounds continued to rise in front of the temporary camp of the 15th Army, and then a large number of "Eyes of Juditia" floated into the sky. In the great temple of the Laide Brothers, the Hittius party rested against the city wall on sentry duty and first discovered this scene. "Yes, it is the high priest's thousands of troops who have come to rescue us. Everyone, please hold on. Those who survive will be heavily rewarded for holding on to the glory of Waqa!" With these morale-boosting words, all the uninjured and slightly injured party soldiers walked around excitedly, and they and the armed forces The immigrants patrolled the city closely together, reinforced the city defense with bricks and stones, and carried projectile weapons. The remaining citizens also held up shields and braved the constant flying arrows to draw water from the well next to the temple, incinerate the corpses of the dead, and Treating the seriously injured lying in the temple hall. Although Hitius burned all their houses, everyone also understood that the battle had reached this stage. If the enemy troops from outside rushed in, they would definitely be slaughtered indiscriminately. For now, they can only If they continue to follow this cruel and ruthless monarch of the Four Quarters, they will have a chance of survival, not to mention that the high priest's reinforcements are said to have arrived not far from the city.

Rabinus and Lepidus obtained each other's information almost at the same time.

"The blocking force in the eastern part of Wagga City is too thin. The previous night battle should have been the armed reconnaissance of Lepidah's advance troops. If reinforcements are not sent in time, Lepidah will use the main force to rush in and move closer to Wagga City the next day!" After Binnus had made up his mind, he acted quickly, "Come on Lepidus, I have been waiting for this day for a long time. I still remember the fierce battle with the Helvetic people in Gaul. We were still comrades fighting side by side. You You are an extremely weird and cunning person. Is it my misfortune or luck to be your enemy? Let’s see in the wasteland of Numidia, which one is more powerful is your new tactics or my bravery and wit.”

"Pay attention to the enemy's ambush. Rabinus was very good at using this trick in the war in Africa. Now I can't tell whether he is a Roman general or a barbarian king like Jugurtha." After explaining this, Lepidus handed the token to Carlenus, the commander of the Twelve Legions, "Carrying forward the bravery and tenacity of the Mountain Falcon Legion, as the second echelon of the Fifteenth Legion, we will focus on attacking the Rabinus Army east of the city of Wagga. If we had planned in advance, we would not have to risk being flanked by Rabinus' camp when crossing the Tumur River."

Then, Lepidus handed over a pair of tokens to Paluma, "You take half of the new cavalry legion and follow behind the 12th legion, ready to support gaps in the battle line at any time. You must leave a hand in everything, the battlefield There must always be a reserve team.”

Then he said to the rest of the generals, "The New Army Infantry Corps, the Sixth Army, and the Thirteenth Army, follow me and set up formations along the meander of the river to monitor the enemy troops camped in the mountains on the other side, otherwise they will cause harm to General Carlenus. interference."

At this time, the camp extended to the road to the city of Utica, and countless teams of camels and pack horses were flowing continuously, transporting food, drinking water, and equipment to the front positions all the time. (To be continued...)

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