Augustus Road

Saradu the Thracian wowed all the girls in the city - a tribute to this swordsman is engraved on a wall in Pompeii.

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Calabis was so angry that he was about to explode, but at this moment Demetrius grabbed his arm: "Calabis, don't stop!" Calabis looked back, fifty or sixty meters away, Hebrida was glaring angrily, biting her lip, holding a sword and shield, and ran towards them.

"Get up." Calabis pulled her with his long arm, and as Adiana yelled, "Be respectful of the amphorae," he lifted her up, and then took out a short knife (this is standing The former Third Army specially issued it to him), now Adiana's scolding was replaced by a panicked scream, "Amphora, what are you going to do!"

I saw Calabis grabbing the hem of Adiana's skirt, cutting it with a knife, tearing it with his hands, and turned back to Poti and Demetrius and shouted, "What are you doing standing still? Come together to help, hurry up." The two people stayed for a while, and then joined the ranks of "hand-tearing cabbage", which made Adiana yell in embarrassment. Soon her skirt turned into a Hawaiian grass skirt, and the length only exceeded her knees. "Okay, it should be much easier to run now. Come on, Potty, hold her and let her go!" Karabis ordered while running forward, because Highbrida was only twenty or thirty years away from them. It’s rice...

In the Armenian king's camp, Tegranis stood at the entrance of the tent in military uniform and held a sword. He waved his sword and issued orders to the chiefs and kings. His mind had been completely confused by grief and alcohol last night, which led to his orders. Either it was unclear or the order was confusing, but the chiefs and kings could only keep nodding, and the carriages and horses came and went rapidly, trying to dispatch the tens of thousands of troops and effectively stop the Roman offensive.

"Where is Charnus of Godini? Where is Charnus of Godini." Tegranis suddenly thought of this small vassal country. He needed King Godini to take his country's spearmen to the left The plains blocked the Roman cavalry attacks.

But he roared for a long time, and Charnus did not come to see him, until a slave came and whispered to him: Charnus of Godini abandoned the camp without authorization and fled with his team, fearing that A secret agreement had been reached with the Romans in advance.

Tegranis was furious when he heard the news, and struck at the doorpost of the tent with his sword, as if it were the body of the traitor Charnus.

The fierce fighting lasted until the afternoon: the Roman team successfully crossed the Sophini River, and many centurions were deeply wedged into the Armenian camp, some of which were only a few stadia away from the main camp of Tegranis. In the distance, the Armenians were killed and captured thousands of people. The remaining defeated soldiers gathered around the camp of Tegranis, as if it was safer here.

Many staff, including Prince Tegre the Younger, desperately suggested that Tegrenis retreat quickly to Tegreseta, where he could replenish his subsequent military strength and compete with the Romans again. But some chiefs from Arabia or Armenia went to the night banquet of the King of Kings, drank wine and boasted, saying that the Romans' spirit had been severely dampened by their bravery in the day's battle, and as long as today Reward them well in the evening, and they will ensure that the counterattack the next day will defeat the Romans until they are driven into the Aegean Sea.

Tegranis was also very confused at the moment. He could no longer tell which side was telling the truth, because in today's battle, he did not witness the situation on the front line with his own eyes.

At this time, he saw Biduita at the banquet, the strong indigo-colored highland warrior, who was devouring wine and meat. While looking at the plump female slaves who were wiping the table, he raised his wine glass. Question: "Your master, what mission did you come here to perform?"

"I was escorting my father Metodorus, but now it seems that this task has become obsolete." Biduita answered while smacking the drink in his bearded mouth.

"Then will you protect the safety of me and Nessa now? The price is not an issue, and the slave girls you are eyeing are all yours tonight." Tegranis continued to ask.

Biduita laughed and said it was my honor.

"But you won't protect me like you protect Metdorus, will you?" Tegranis tried half-jokingly.

"Please rest assured that now my master has no reason to fall out with His Majesty, so I swear on my own sword that I will never use a sword against Your Majesty." Biduita pulled out the Celtic long sword he was wearing. This was a Such a dazzling treasure that the kings and chiefs at the entire banquet were overwhelmed by its brilliance.

"A very good weapon, does it have a name?" Tegranis drank a glass of wine and was also attracted.

"Of course, she is my Albona. I am not the owner of the sword. On the contrary, this sword is my owner, so my nickname is Albona's right hand."

Tegranis and Nessa both laughed, raised their glasses, and shouted: "Cheers to Albona, the Celtic goddess of horse herding and war!"

"Cheers!" Everyone present raised their glasses wildly.

On the other side, at the foot of the mountain nearly a thousand meters above the head of Tegrenis, in the vast dusk, the third regiment, which was rushing very fast, encountered the Armenian security detachment stationed at the mountain pass.

Both sides did not expect the sudden appearance of the other side. The Armenian soldiers discovered the enemy's situation and rushed forward in a swarm of howls. The first to bear the brunt was the centurion commanded by Uterius who was walking in front. The Romans' group horizontal formation tactics, in the narrow There was no time to use it in the mountains, and they could only fight in a melee with the brave Armenian mountain people fighting troops.

"Diamond formation, diamond formation!" Uterius kept whistling and shouting orders. The flag officer next to him had three javelins in his body, like a pierced sack. He sat on the ground and was still not completely He fell down, but only the breath came out of his nostrils and mouth. Uteris then took the camp flag, planted it on the ground, and shouted, "This is the boundary. Don't take a step back. Don't let the enemy take away the camp flag of the Sixth Brigade." He also said to the trumpeter: "Blow." Sound the enemy signal and tell Hebrida to come up quickly!" The soldiers of the Centurion followed his order and formed a diamond formation, so that all sides of the team could be protected by shields. Arrows and flying stones hit it, making a sound. There was a continuous thumping sound.

The camp slaves sandwiched between the two centurions also began to get confused. Several Armenian soldiers had already rushed into their ranks, just like a leopard entering a sheep pen. Many of them were cut down and shot down, "hiding". Come to the woods on the side, everyone back to back, leaning on the tree trunks!" Calabis held a bronze ax in his hand. This ax was bought in the city of Amisus for a drachma. Engraved with the inscription "Exquisitely crafted in Coppolule's workshop", he moved with Adiana, Poti, and Demetrius. They all hugged each other and slowly leaned against a big tree on the roadside.

An Armenian soldier saw them, holding a short spear and a round wicker shield, and rushed over with a roar. Calabis's hand shook with his axe, and Demetrius shouted for God's blessing - but it was Adi. Anna grabbed the ax and her grass skirt jumped with her running movements. She avoided the soldier's stab and hit the opponent's neck with the ax. The soldier spurted out a stream of blood, followed by Xiang Xing threw himself on the ground, his legs shook twice, and he died.

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