Augustus Road

The entire Pontic camp was like a pot of steaming porridge. In the Roman camp, Apis climbed up to the tower with a "bang bang bang" and looked at the chaotic Pontic people with incredible eyes. Between the intertwined arrows, he saw a group of people running quickly in their direction. They were all wearing dirty legionary sweatshirts. Some people fell down after being hit by arrows, but they were still shouting and running. "It's the three regiments that escorted the Princess of Pontus before." Elcapa looked at them twice with her eagle eyes and said to Apis.

Apis nodded quickly, then put on his round helmet and said to the people next to him: "Send a signal to Sonagius over the camp and ask them to prepare a ball offensive and take the captured people of the third legion of the Seventh Legion to Get out!"

At this moment, the main force of the Eighth Army, seven brigades, arrayed beside the camp, also saw this incredible scene. Basically all the soldiers stood up, prepared for battle, and were waiting for the tribunes. Or the centurion gave the order. Sonageus, who was under the banner of the Eagle, heard the ticking sound from Apis in the camp, and made up his mind to attack. He was also a subordinate of Luculas and had worked with Apis for many years. Naturally, there is a sense of cooperation.

A spherical offensive was when the Roman legions formed an inseparable single commando force with their elite infantry and cavalry. During the battle, they would not be divided or dispersed. All the troops would gather together and launch a life-threatening surprise attack at the enemy's weakest part, just like a smash. It looks like a "big iron ball" pointing toward a person's head, hence its name. This kind of offensive is suitable for use when one's own troops are divided.

About four centurions, together with the cavalry at the outpost, formed the "iron ball" of the Eighth Army. The men and horses rolled forward with shouts, crushing the Pontic vehicles, light infantry, and archers in front of them. The centurion with the cane suddenly saw a black-haired man on the side, pulling a woman wrapped in a legionary cloak, and shouted to himself: "I am the Liagori of the Seventh Legion (camping, baggage slave) means)!" He said while waving his bare arm, which indeed had a tattoo of the Seventh Legion's vines.

"Get to the back of the formation!" The centurion didn't bother to chat with Carabisto, and shouted with a wave of his stick.

At dusk, the remaining warriors of the third legion, nineteen in total, including Hybrida and Arminius, were sitting on the ground of the camp stained with blood. With the help of God, they were killed by the Eighth Legion. The "ball offensive" rescued them, but the rest of the people were all drowned in the camp of the Pontic army and could never come out again, including the tenth commander Safano, who disappeared while following Hebrida. People know how he disappeared. Maybe he fell down due to an arrow, or maybe he was trampled to death by the rebel army. No one can tell clearly.

Hebrida leaned against a shield with arrows and hedgehogs, sipping wine to anesthetize herself after escaping from the fierce battle. Arminius, a veteran on the battlefield, served for twenty-eight years and encountered this situation five times if not ten times. It is said that he was protected by Mercury. He ran with the wind under his feet, brushing the wind. With oil on his face, he is a cunning and lucky immortal old fox, sitting cross-legged next to Hebrida, leisurely and leisurely, facing the setting sun, carving wooden statues with a knife.

"Who?" Hebrida asked feebly as she took another sip.

"Uterius, I think his soul has entered the Temple of Mars and has become a minor god. He can continue to bless our team." After saying that, Arminius continued to concentrate, and the two of them He stopped talking and fell into a long silence. Until Hebrida saw Karabis and Poti walking towards him.

"Pig, you are lucky enough." Hebrida looked at Calabis. I don't know whether this sentence was insult or admiration.

"Calabis, return to the Tri-Team."

"There is no Third Regiment anymore..." Haibrida uttered an ouch, and slowly stood up with a wine bottle in hand. Looking at the wounded soldiers moaning on the ground, she added, "I guess there is no one left." Winter camp in Bithynia..."

They did not know that at this time, in the tent of the camp, the military tribune Apis, the lieutenant of the Governor of Silesia, Sonagius, and the newly appointed commander of the Eighth Army, Triali, had a fierce dispute. The next step for the Legion.

"Mithridates is already here, and he was stabbed by one of our centurions at the risk of his life. He was seriously injured. He may not live for a few days, and he still has all the last remnants of his troops. We can't avoid it, we should Fight him with all your strength, defeat him, and completely resolve this war for the Senate and the Roman citizens!" Triali was emotional and hit the sand table with his fist. He was the newly appointed commander, and he was appointed by Bi. Governor of Tinia, Glabrio, the consul of the previous year, this kind of sudden change in military personnel often has a very strong behind-the-scenes purpose.

Because the original "Unicorn" legion had always been led by Sonagius, Lucula's deputy general. Now the Senate asked Triari to take over. This is a very obvious signal in itself - that is, Rome versus Lucula There was an extremely subtle change in attitudes about Spaniard himself, his army, and his war.

Triari was shouting and spitting as he described the decisive battle plan, while Sonages remained silent because he was already a general who had lost his power and knew that it was useless to say more. In the end, it was Apis himself who made a different suggestion: "Sir, although I have great respect for you, I disagree with your opinion. I think the most urgent task is for the Eighth Legion to stay put and not fall into Mithridates's trap because of blind actions, and then wait for the two legions of Lucullus to come back for support, and then cooperate to eliminate the enemy in front of them."

"Apis. Yodel! Don't forget that you are the tribune of the legion, you should stand on the side of the civilians, Lucullus was once a general of the tyrant Sulla, and his war is about to end! He will be relieved of his post, and there may be several thorny issues when he returns to Rome accusations await him, and he may be ruined. And us! "At this point, Triari pointed at Apis and then at himself, indicating that they should stand in the same camp, "We will be famous forever for destroying Mithridates. I felt today that the army of Pontus is vulnerable. They are all a mixture of barbarians and slaves. "

Who would have thought that Apis would insist on his opinion expressionlessly, saying that he was born a commoner and would not stand on any side as a military tribune. He just thought that waiting to join forces with Lucullus was the wisest choice at the moment, and his opinion was not mixed with any subjective color.

"Then you just watch me make achievements. Are you still a Roman, Apis?" Triari waved his hand impatiently. Apis immediately saluted to leave, but added: "Sir, please allow me to keep two battalions of fresh troops in the camp to take care of the wounded."

The new commander of the Eighth Legion nodded in agreement. Sonajius, who had been silent, said: "Sir, who will replace Tuna Luculas, Pompey?"

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