Augustus Road

Over there, the main force of Paluma's new cavalry army also crossed Rabinus's right wing and attacked their camp frantically. However, Rabinus's fortifications were constructed very cleverly and were winding, which allowed The ballistas and rod-throwers above were firing like rain, covering all directions without blind spots. In addition, it was also convenient for infantry to form groups to resist cavalry raids. ￥f，

By Paluma's side, two cavalry captains had already been hit by flying stones and died. There was also a flag bearer who was hooked on the spikes of an inverted horse stake while riding his horse across a trench dug sideways by the enemy during the heroic attack. The enemy killed them on the spot, the team logo in their hands was seized, and their heads were thrown here.

About a thousand Spanish enemy soldiers were arrayed on the other side of the trench. A high platform was built with excavated sand and baskets, and a wooden fence was inserted to hold it in place. They waved the new cavalry quilt very arrogantly and loudly. The flag was raised, provoking Paluma.

"Calm down and retreat!" After the trumpeters of General Paluma blew the signal, everyone retreated and reorganized the team, "Waiting for the Sixth Army and three other armies to break through from the front!"

But at this time, the Sixth Army and the Twelfth Army also encountered a stalemate. Rabinus very accurately used a small number of troops to cooperate with the fortification walls to fight between them on three sides, while the Fifteenth Army had no cavalry artillery. , trebuchets, and a large number of elite archers, but they were afraid of accidental damage, and ended up being blocked at the back. They couldn't get up and could only stare.

The whole scene was full of chaos again, and in front of the central camp, Rabinus had already mounted his horse again. He wanted to use the time difference of this favorable situation to come up with a quick and easy solution - to concentrate on the two most elite men at hand. Legion, with nearly 5,000 cavalry. Cross the Tumul River without any further direction. Attack the hilly camp where Lepidus is.

In other words. According to Roman military art, Rabinus had already choked Lepidus' most powerful left-wing army with his flanking armies, fortifications, and great courage. Now he wanted to take advantage of the weakness of the opponent's center to form a local advantage, "from the center Defeat Lepidus' camp, or kill him directly to save the Republic. The hills are low and the river can be forded. All the infantry under my command are Spanish and all the cavalry are skilled in fighting in mountains and hills. He is also agile and fierce. All gods, protect my loyalty to the country and people! I used to fight for justice, but now I am willing to die for my country!"

After finishing his thoughts, Labienus raised his sword high, and the sunlight reflected the soul-stirring light on his armor engraved with red snakes. "The whole army, target Lepidus' head, charge forward!"

"Oh!" All the cavalry in the array. It started with a bang, and everyone howled and raised the chopping sword in their hands. Following Rabinus' red cloak flying high, they rushed toward Lepidus' camp. Some light infantry carried spears on their backs, and some held up shields with both hands. They were mixed in and covering the cavalry in the middle or around them, and they also fought hard. Running.

"The enemy's left wing is completely contained. Don't be afraid. Charge directly!" All Rabinus's followers and flag bearers loudly encouraged the people around them, "Attack the hills, cut down everyone inside, and kill them." The dead thief Lepidus, victory belongs to us!”

At the same time, a legion on Rabinus's left wing also pressed forward, and Lepidus' thirteenth legion collided and strangled together in the river. The chief centurion Polo was in an extremely anxious mood, and the soldiers, both enemy and friend, were up to their waists. and ankles in the running water, you pushed me, the flags of the two legions were almost touching each other, and the flag bearers carrying the "Lion Flag" also drew their swords and came out to fight with the enemies everywhere.

"Deploy four brigades back to reinforce the commander's camp. The enemy has gathered troops to launch a surprise attack on the front!" Several centurions in the same column shouted to Polo. At this time, Polo still didn't believe his ears, but raised his hand Standing in the water with his shield on his waist, he defended himself while taking the opportunity to recover his strength, "What? But the high priest did not send out a flag signal."

In the short time that Polo hesitated, Rabinus's cavalry had already rushed to the banks of the Tumur River. The imminent victory inspired many people, especially when they saw that under the hills of Lepidus' camp, the company There were no antler fences to protect the horses, and there was only a ditch. The morale was even higher. "Pull out the horse rafts!" With this cry, the cavalry on both wings took the lead in protruding and jumped into the rolling turbid current, with hangings hanging on their saddles. The wooden planks and bundles of firewood were also put down and tied with chains to form two "flesh walls" to weaken the impact of the river. Then the remaining elite infantry, led by Labienus, broke through with shouts. The middle stream of the Tumul River, which had become shallower, quickly attacked Lepidus' camp. "Lepidus, how useful can your new army be?"

"Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooah ta, then the thundering drums sound. L P P T P P T P P P T P T P T look up and saw that in front of the main gate of the camp, Le Pida was standing there alone in a blue cloak. He was standing there in the distance. Looking at myself from a distance, behind the earthen fortress and wooden fence, there was a long queue of recruits, and on the hilly slope in front, there were also two rows of recruits, their Lius battle flags fluttering in the wind.

"Lius's new recruits, let's meet the enemy!" Li Bi Da said, raised his arm suddenly, then clenched his fist and chopped it down heavily - several followers threw several black cylinders rolling and burning in the air from behind him, with brilliant sparks, and fell into the trench under Labinus's horse hooves one after another, "Damn it!" Labinus instinctively realized the danger, he clamped the horse's belly, and stabbed the horse's buttocks with his sword. The horse felt pain, and with a long cry, it jumped over in the flames rising one after another in the trench.

But some of the cavalrymen on his left and right were directly blown down by the air wave, and some of them rushed over with flames all over their bodies, screaming, and Labinus's red cloak was all on fire, "Keep charging, don't look back." Hundreds of cavalrymen with blazing flames obeyed the angry shout of the commander-in-chief, shouting and blazing all over their bodies, still holding their weapons, and rushing towards the hill without hesitation.

"Shoot!" The new soldiers wearing breastplates and helmets on the hills all put the copper pipes in their hands on the movable fork racks, and then the soldiers behind them shouted and pulled the triggers with handguards on the back of the copper pipes. Then everyone turned their heads in an instant.

The distance was less than one hundred Roman feet, and a dull loud noise was heard, just like the furious Jupiter threw lightning on the clouds. The shotgun shells in the copper pipes flew out like countless vicious wasps. Labinus's helmet and breastplate immediately turned into many fragments, and he fell backwards on his back. In the mist and smoke, the cavalry around him fell backwards almost at the same time, and some rolled to the ground with their horses. The bushes around the trench were hit by the lightning volley at this moment, and there was no leaf left! (To be continued...)