Rome Must Fall

When Wallis saw these "Ardi people", the "Ardi people" also saw the Segestika people coming in a hurry. Instead of panicking, they all looked happy.

"Captain, we didn't wait in vain, the Segostikas are finally here!"

"Captain, can we throw away these broken weapons now and replace them with our own?"

"Captain, should we form an array and kill him now?"

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These "Aldi people" were all disguised as rebels. They all asked their opponents to fight with great fighting spirit. The team officers almost all replied with the same sentence: "What are you yelling about! Peace of mind and wait for the order from the legion commander!" "

Phissarus and Torrelugo stood on a high ground not far from the team, staring at the Segostica army arraying in the distance.

"The array of Segestica people is similar to what Budokaribas said. It seems that there are quite a few of them. Uh, how many people are there?" Tolerugo's last sentence was not about Pheasalus, but about him. He asked Cassius behind him. Because this child was very good at arithmetic, he was sent by Maximus to assist them.

"About 4,500 people." Cassius replied confidently.

"4,500 people...is similar to the number of warriors in this village of Segestika that Budokaribas had previously estimated." Fesalus said slightly excitedly: "It seems that the number of soldiers in this village of Segestika is The soldiers are out in force."

"It's a good thing to mobilize the entire army, but can your first army stop it?" Tolerugo looked suspicious.

"Of course my brothers can stop them, but I'm afraid that your second legion will let them go." Pheasalus countered not to be outdone.

"Don't worry, my brothers in the Second Legion are hungry. With this big can of fat in front of them, they can eat at least half of it!" Tolerugo said confidently.

"It's only more than half, I thought it was all." Pheasalus said sarcastically.

"It's not like you haven't fought before. You don't know that it's impossible to annihilate all the enemies when they flee!"

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"The enemy has begun to attack!" Cassius's shout caused the two to immediately stop their quarrel and stare eastward together.

Seeing that the Segestica people were slowly moving towards him in a loose and wide horizontal formation, Pheasalus did not give the order immediately. He waited for a long time until the distance between the opponent and his team was less than 200 meters. At this time, he told the orderer: "Let the soldiers put on their weapons and form a defensive formation!"

The order was quickly conveyed, and the eager soldiers of the First Legion threw their wooden shields and spears back, reached into the loose soil under their feet, and pulled out their square shields, short swords, and helmets. They were not wearing any Armor, because time was short, there was no time to put it on.

Under the shouts of the team officers, two brigades of 2,000 people from the Second Army quickly formed a dense square formation of 400 people horizontally and 5 people vertically, facing the approaching Segestica army.

When the phalanx was formed, the distance between the two sides was less than 50 meters, and the Skordisqi, as the vanguard, had already begun to charge.

In order to lure the enemy, the rebels did not start changing their weapons and formations until the Segostica army was in front of them. This was not reckless, but a reflection of Quintus and other lieutenant generals on this army that had endured difficult experiences in the previous four months. trust.

"Put up the shield!" Amidst the shouts of the team officers, the soldiers calmly looked at the Skordisqi men who were charging fiercely, and calmly placed the square shield on their chests, holding only the The helmeted head was exposed.

Although today's Segostikas have trampled on the Skodisci under their feet, they still remain vigilant towards these former masters. They closely monitor them on weekdays and often starve them to reduce their number. of resistance. Because they had to fight today, Volris gave them a good meal in the morning, and also promised that after defeating the enemy, they would have a delicious meal of mutton and have a good rest for the day.

Such a small reward is still very attractive to the Skodisqi people who don't have enough to eat, not to mention that the warlike factor in the blood is also stimulated during the running process.

The enemy in front of them originally held a simple wooden shield, but suddenly it was replaced by a neat red square shield. The Scodisqi people didn't think much about this. They only had one thought in their minds: knock down the enemy with a stick!

With the sound of whistling wind, the wooden stick slammed down hard on the enemy in front of him.

The soldiers of the First Legion skillfully raised their square shields at an angle to protect their heads. The wooden stick hit the curved shield and was bounced off. The half-crouched First Legion soldier barely swayed and blocked the opponent's fierce attack.

Immediately afterwards, due to the inertia of the previous rush, the Skordisqi's whole body hit the shield. Because of the support given by the comrades in the rear, the rebel soldiers in the front were not knocked down by this force. On the contrary, they Quickly thrust the dagger in his hand out of the gap in the square shield.

The opponent who was in close contact with Fang Dun had lost his guard. His thighs, waist and even chest were immediately bleeding, and he fell to the ground screaming...

After a while, the Skordisqi fell to pieces. This tragic situation was like a basin of cold water pouring away the fighting enthusiasm of the other Skordisqi. They threw away the wooden sticks and turned around and fled back.

The Segostika heavy infantry following closely behind the Skordisqi originally expected these male slaves to disrupt the enemy's military formation, and then they took advantage of the situation to rush into the formation, continue to expand the gap in the enemy's formation, and then follow up. A large number of light infantry poured in to completely defeat the enemy... This is the tried and tested tactic of the Segestica people.

But now they were surprised to find that the male slaves not only did not break into the enemy's formation, but actually fled.

As a result, they mercilessly cut down the fleeing male slaves of the Skodis.

Voorhees was not a stupid Skordisqi male slave. He discovered that the enemies in front of him had changed their equipment and adopted a dense shield formation that he had never seen before. He immediately realized that these enemies were probably not the same as before. The Ardei people fought with.

But now that the two armies are close at hand, it is impossible for him to order the army to retreat first and then continue fighting after he has a clear understanding of this new enemy. Even if he gave this order while he was in the battle, the soldiers who were about to start fighting would not be able to hear it. So he decided to defeat the enemy in front of him first and then think about other things.

He speeded up, took two big steps forward, raised his sword with both hands, roared, and slashed hard at the enemy.

The person fighting Voorhees happened to be Centurion Staggs of the First Legion of the Rebel Army. He was not intimidated by the opponent's astonishing momentum. He used his arm strength to quickly raise the square shield and lowered his head at the same time.

The big sword struck the upper edge of the square shield, actually cutting off the iron rim and cutting in. Fortunately, although the main material of the Roman square shield was wood, there was an iron core in the center that served as the frame of the square shield, so the large The sword failed to split the square shield in half, but became embedded in it.

Staggs glanced at the sharp sword blade only five fingers away from his left arm on the shield, and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, but this did not affect his next action. He pulled the square shield back violently. .

Due to inertia, Voorhees, who was holding a big sword, was staggered forward.

Staggs seized the opportunity and stabbed out with the dagger in his right hand.

There was a "clang" sound, and a large shield stretched out from the side in time to block this fatal sword. It was the guard who followed Wallis who saved the leader's life.

But then, the First Legion soldier who was facing the guard took a small step forward and at the same time thrust out his square shield.

The guard who was originally standing sideways and extending his shield to protect the leader was knocked backwards, and the dagger in the soldier's hand protruded diagonally downwards.

With a scream, the guard's left foot, which was not protected by the armor, was pierced.

"Captain, I killed one!" the soldier shouted excitedly. Under the helmet was a young face, but it was Casaridoa. The long march and battle allowed this young man from Sarapia to survive in just 4 years. After a few months, he quickly transformed into a qualified legionnaire.

"Idiot, concentrate on fighting!" Staggs just cursed and felt a strong pulling force from the square shield. He immediately turned the square shield back and forth with force and thrust out the dagger again.

Voorhees was unable to withdraw the sword that was embedded deeply in the square shield, and was forced to retreat to avoid his opponent's attack.

The Segestika light infantry from behind had already surged up. Volris, who was filled with anger, stretched out his hand to grab one and shouted loudly: "Give me your shield and spear!"

When the soldier saw that he was the leader, he didn't dare to object, so he obediently offered his weapon.

Voris held a shield and spear and shouted loudly: "Warriors of Segestika, follow me and kill all the enemies!..."

He charged forward again, and the surrounding Segostika warriors also roared and followed him forward to kill.

"The enemies are coming up, and they are beginning to surround the flanks of your legion!" Tolerugo, who was standing on a high ground, reminded.

"Don't worry, even if the Segestika people surround my first legion, we can still hold on!" Fesalus said confidently: "Is your second legion just looking at it like this?"

Tolerugo didn't say anything, picked up the armor and weapons hidden in the grass, turned around and walked towards the river.

Pheasalus, who had been fighting alongside him for a year, immediately shouted: "Are you going to fight in person? The army has laws, and the legion commander must sit in the rear and command!"

"Aren't you here? Besides, what kind of legion does it have with only 2,000 people? I'm not disobeying the order. I haven't gone into battle to kill the enemy for a long time. I must kill as hard as I can today!" Brother Toleru laughed and ran to the place. On the dug-out construction site, soldiers from the Second Corps were already waiting there.

"Brothers, you can't wait any longer. Hurry up and change your armor and weapons. It's our turn!" Tolerugo said with high spirits.

The soldiers were waiting for these words, and immediately took out the armor and weapons they had hidden early in the morning from the mounds of earth and wooden baskets. It was more troublesome to wear segmented armor, but everyone helped each other, and soon 2,000 soldiers from the two brigades were fully equipped. The armed legionnaires are ready.

There are still hundreds of baggage team members left on the construction site. They are not only here to confuse the enemy, but also shoulder the responsibility of bandaging and transporting the wounded. At this moment, they are sending blessings to the soldiers one after another.

Tolerugo said loudly: "I won't say much more. According to the deployment before departure, we will go around from both sides of the First Army. Don't take action yet. We will draw up the queue and try to surround the enemy before launching. Attack! Take action!"

After Tolerugo finished speaking, he led a large group and ran towards the left side of the First Army's phalanx in a column, while the other large group ran towards the right side.

The two Second Legion brigades are like two open arms, trying to surround the enemy with iron arms.

Some of the Segostika warriors on the periphery who had already circled the flanks of the First Legion noticed something strange. They shouted loudly in an attempt to attract the attention of the leaders and nobles. However, in this one-mile-long road with loud killing sounds, On the battlefield, there can be no waves at all.

Some Segestica warriors simply bravely stepped forward in an attempt to block the enemy's advance, but their personal strength could not stop the advance of a well-trained heavy infantry army.

Before setting off, during the march, and even when advancing in formation, the Segestica people were confident that they would defeat the enemy as easily as before.

However, when they started fighting, they discovered that the enemy they faced was holding a very solid shield and built an iron wall in front of them in an extremely tight array. The charge of the Skordisqi male slaves was completely ineffective and almost Total destruction, the most trustworthy heavy infantry could not break the opponent's shield with their sharp long swords, the largest number of light infantry could not break the opponent's array, and they had to be careful of the daggers thrust out from the gaps in the shield at all times...

The Segestica people were in a bitter battle. The key was that the leaders and nobles were deeply trapped in the battle. No one could stand up to reorganize the army that had become somewhat chaotic and show them a clear way to defeat the enemy.

In fact, this was impossible. This was their first time fighting such a powerful enemy. When all the previous tactics were ineffective, everyone was confused, including Wallis, who had stopped roaring because of his hoarse voice. He just kept slamming his shield into the enemy's shield array, showing the momentum that he would not give up until the shield array was broken.

At this moment, he heard a deafening roar from behind him, but it quickly disappeared, and the noisy sound of fighting filled his ears again. He didn't pay much attention to it, and even if he did, it was useless. Behind him, on the left and right, people were crowded The Segestika warrior could only focus all his attention on the enemy in front of him.

But as time went by, the noisy fighting sounds in my ears turned into panicked shouts: "We are surrounded!... We are defeated, run away!..."

Wallis was shocked. He quickly turned around and looked back, only to see that the soldiers had begun to flee...

"Stop! You all stop! -" Regardless of his sore throat, he subconsciously wanted to stop him harshly. Suddenly, his arms were held by the guards on the left and right, dragging him back, and a voice rang in his ears urgently. : "Chief, we are defeated and must rush back to defend the stronghold!"