Augustus Road

A Numidian spear with a loud sound swung into the wooden poles supported above. Then on the shallow river beach, the two armies roared and used shields to collide with each other in the narrow combat area. Then the sword blades in each hand intertwined into red and white light, and the wounded and dead fell into the water one after another, trampled back and forth by the footsteps of both the enemy and ourselves.

"There's enemy cavalry over there!" The Centurion, who had been posted by Little Thunder God on the police sentry upstream of the river, stood up from the lurking bushes and shouted, followed by the piercing sound of horns and the shaking of flags. As expected, the hundreds of cavalrymen on the other side of the river, Lying on the saddle, riding on the rolling waves, they pressed forward with shouts, followed by the light infantry of Esio armed with bucklers and spears, and a large group of Spanish barbarian soldiers who had been placed on the shore by Sextus in advance. They also formed a loose formation, holding javelins, and tried their best to block the enemy's cavalry in the water. After a chaotic battle, Petheneus' cavalry was defeated.

Then, the armies of Petheneus and Sextus started a melee that lasted for half a day in various areas of the Zincilis River. They fought each other seven times, but there was still no winner - Pat Neus's seven legions were battle-hardened and sophisticated. Sextus had good forts that could control all river crossings, and he was familiar with the hydrology and geography of the place. Therefore, although he only had one legion, he was still growing steadily. Set up defenses, constantly counterattack, and fight vigorously.

"Don't be anxious, as long as we can bite Sextus here." In the camp before sunset, Petheneus replied easily to Curia and Combano who asked for a fight.

"But according to the report of the scout cavalry, a large number of enemy soldiers appeared above our army. They seemed to be preparing to attack our army's detachment." Curia said with worry. But coach Petnaeus remained unmoved. "This is the mission assigned to us by the high priest. Before receiving further instructions, we cannot act rashly. If you young and energetic generals have any ridicule, just do it to me, this old guy - Seven All the legions built a trapezoidal fortress on the right bank of the Xingilis River, preparing to fight Sextus for a long time. "

Therefore, all seven legions could only resist the desire to rush into the decisive battle. Build forts by the river and dig trenches.

In the camp of Sextus, the little God of Thunder sat on an armchair and looked at the entire empty place. It turned out that there were Rabinus, Laelias, Machius, his brother and father-in-law. Wait, now these companions and relatives are dying one by one, or scattered. Sextus couldn't help but feel sad, knowing that he would not be able to survive this war no matter what. What we should be thinking about now is how to live up to the reputation of the Pompey family, cover his brother's escape, and die a worthy death.

At this time, the centurion sent by Machius to ask for help was covered in dust. Under the guidance of his duties, he hurried to the little thunder god. "The enemy's high priest's men and horses appeared at the mountain pass of Snow Nevada and were attacking fiercely. The situation at the fortress that the engineering director is responsible for guarding is very urgent.”

The little God of Thunder flicked his hook pen to the ground, "He finally came as I suspected. This is your road, right? Avoid the flat roads and prefer to walk on snowy and narrow winding paths. To achieve your goal? Then I, Sextus, will turn into lightning in the hands of Jupiter and give you the punishment that a rebellious person like you deserves!"

Then he said to the herald, "Immediately arrange for a review of all my cavalry, and also convey my instructions - call the men and horses of Mukuas closest to Windipo City to rush towards the mountain pass for reinforcements!"

Of course, Sextus did not know yet that Marcius, his fortress, and four legions of soldiers had been defeated and surrendered.

At this moment, all of Lepidus' troops had already moved forward rapidly, twenty-five miles away from Windibo, and occupied the hillside overlooking the passage, with hills and woods on both sides. "Everyone, align with the flags of your respective teams." The high priest ordered, and then he continued to follow the "Battle of Tumul River" model, taking all the shooting teams of the Lius Legion in the center of the hillside , and on the slightly delayed low slopes on both sides, the left wing was in charge of three brigades led by Machius, the right wing was in charge of about 400 Medici guards commanded by Arp and Flaccus, and Dusonville's eight hundred cavalry were hidden behind all arrays.

After all the troops were neatly arranged, they lowered all the flags, covered themselves, and waited quietly. As for the sunset, Mukuas held the flag and led about 800 Sinclair tribe cavalry in double rows. The column came galloping forward, and behind him were about two groups of Spanish barbarian infantry.

Amidst the shouts, Medejie's guards on the right raised the flags of the Golden Fly and King Numa, and went out first, violently throwing smoke and dust at the horses on the winding road below, and the tribesmen around Mukuas screamed. "Look at the enemy on the opposite side. Isn't it Lepidus who once destroyed Sinclair's Glory and seized our territory? Everyone, don't hesitate, charge forward and take revenge!" Seeing this! The high priest under the shining flag, King Mukuas of Sinclair, was extremely jealous, and the soldiers around the king also shouted wildly. They wore refined armor and wore dazzling silver beast horned helmets, surrounding them. Following the king, whether on horseback or on foot, they all rushed towards the hilltop where Lepidus' flag was located.

The Spanish infantry behind Mucuas also rushed over quickly. Without any plan, they were also infected by the king's anger and rushed to attack.

This time, the little Thor obviously made a mistake in his entrustment. He gave the task of going to rescue to this Mukuas. King Sinclair, who was filled with anger, had obviously lost basic control of the battle formation.

"Shoot!" On the front of Li Bi Da's flag, about eighty "Mom" copper tubes were instantly lined up in a row, firing a round of heavy rain of shotgun shells at the team charging towards Mukuas. Suddenly, screams came one after another, and all kinds of broken armor, broken blades, broken cloth strips, and human blood flew in the air along with the gunpowder smoke. The elite warriors in the front row immediately fell down like harvested wheat in the field. But Mukuas did not stop charging. Many barbarian warriors continued to howl and marched at a rapid pace, enduring the pain, waving broken swords and battle axes, and crowded up in a black mass.

After taking the forks and copper tubes, the archers of the Lius Legion retreated in an orderly manner. Then the light infantry in the battle formation rushed out in twos and threes, holding small copper shields and narrow swords. Then came the large group of soldiers holding thorn spears, forming a dense formation, half-kneeling and standing, and extending five to six sharp Roman ruler spears like porcupines and hedgehogs.

"Oh my!" Mukuas took the lead and rushed up. His mount was immediately stabbed by four thorn spears. He rolled off the galloping horse, then stood up with his long sword, waving and joining the melee. (To be continued...)