Rome Must Fall

Tinibazus' centurion was at the forefront of the right wing of the entire formation. He stared at the dust and smoke rolling in front of him, felt the ground tremble slightly, and couldn't help turning his head and said: "This formation of the Segestica people It’s not a small battle, it’s going to be a tough battle today! Samoras, when the battle starts, please leave me alone, take care of yourself, and take care of your brothers!”

This was the first time that Samoras heard Tinibazus say this before the battle, and he was a little confused: "Huh?"

"No, ah, ah, do you hear me clearly?!" Tinibazus kicked him backwards with his foot.

"Ming...understood." Samoras nodded heavily.

"Today, let us brothers have a good fight!" Tinibazus cheered while holding his shield sideways.

Samoras smiled foolishly and hit it hard with his shield.

"You idiot, be gentler." Tinibazus cursed, turned to the front again, looked at it for a while, and muttered: "The Segestica people should stop advancing, right? Otherwise, the guys behind are not Bai is ready."

Tinibazus's guess was correct. The two armies were still a hundred meters apart, and Andres waved his sword to stop the advance of the team.

The rumbling footsteps disappeared, and the billowing dust and smoke also disappeared. Soldiers from both sides faced each other at a distance of a hundred meters: the Segostika warriors waved their swords and spears, roared, and threatened each other; The rebel soldiers just stood silently with their shields on the ground.

The contrast between one stillness and one movement is extremely sharp.

The middle of the rebel army's formation is where the Second Army Corps is located. The commander of the army, Tolerugo, stood at the front of the array. Looking at the performance on the opposite side, he laughed and said: "The enemy is really stupid to do this. He will not let our soldiers If you feel afraid, you will only consume your energy prematurely and will not be able to fight us for a long time!”

The soldiers in the front row shouted loudly: "Legion Commander, we all heard it, you'd better go back to the rear first!"

"Why are you in such a hurry? Are you afraid that I will go into battle in person soon and kill more enemies than you!" Tolerugo turned around and said.

"We are afraid that you will be punished by the military judge again!" the soldiers responded in unison.

"You guys!" Tolerugo pretended to be angry and pointed at everyone.

Everyone burst into laughter.

Andres, who was a hundred meters away, saw the relaxed smile of the enemy on the opposite side, frowned, and said, "Let the slaves attack!" After giving the order, Andres rode back to the rear of the team.

Gowes was once a Skodisci noble. When he was young, he witnessed the final decline of the Skodisci tribe. He became a slave of Segostika, and his sword hand became He holds a plow and is occasionally used as cannon fodder to attack enemy lines.

However, even though he was holding a wooden stick, he still performed well after being trained in military training since he was a child, so his treatment was better than that of ordinary slaves. Because of this, he was always placed at the front every time he charged into battle, but this was exactly what he wanted. The tribe's destruction made him suffer for a long time, and being able to die on the battlefield was his best destiny.

Although the Segestika people shouted loudly from behind, Gowes did not move forward in a hurry. Seeing the enemy in front, the deepest nightmare in his heart was brought out, making him very uneasy. He told loudly Compatriots around me: "Follow me closely! Run slower, the enemies this time are different from before, you must be very careful!"

More than 2,000 Skordisqi male slaves were arranged in a loose horizontal formation, about one mile long. Gowes deliberately walked at the front in the center of the formation, deliberately slowing down his speed. He was more prestigious among the slaves. Seeing this, most slaves followed suit.

After walking more than ten meters, Gowes suddenly heard singing from the enemy formation in front.

This voice... Gaweisi's heart moved, because it was the voice of his hometown.

As the song became louder and louder, more and more slaves heard the lyrics: "...people who were born in the wilderness and grew up in the dense forest,

Please understand the teachings of the Druid.

Our hearts are connected to nature.

When you feel in danger, don't panic.

Like the wild bear, get strength from your faith.

When you encounter setbacks, don't lose heart.

Like a hamster, learn to persevere through adversity.

…”

This is Druid Ballad! This is the song they will definitely sing when they hold sacrifices and listen to teachings! ...All the Scodischi male slaves who heard this song were very shocked.

And just when they were feeling doubtful, countless people in traditional Skordisqi attire poured out from the enemy's staggered array and quickly came to the front. Small flags were raised, and the paint surface All of the paintings on it were of a wild bear, which the women in the supply camp spent an afternoon and evening on. Although simple and crude, the effect was very good, and the male slaves were impressed by the look. They were greatly shocked.

At this moment, the Skordisqi compatriots standing in front of them stopped singing and shouted in unison: "Skodisqi warriors, what is in front of you is not your enemy, but your Dear! Come and follow us, escape from the Segestikas, and let’s go home together!”

These Skordisqi compatriots, both male and female, kept waving at the male slaves, looking anxious, and some even ran forward to pull the male slaves over.

But what Govis saw was different. In front of him stood an old man with long hair and beard, wearing a robe and a leaf crown, with his hands open and raised high...even though he had become a slave. For more than ten years, this image often appears in my dreams at midnight, because this is the druid revered by the Skodis!

What's more, the old man's appearance felt familiar to him, and he was about to ask.

But the old man spoke first: "Gawes, what are you waiting for! Take the others with me quickly and get to the safe rear! If you wait a little longer, the Segostika's long sword will come over! ... …”

This voice...this face...is Emmerich! The revered Emmerich Druid! ...Gaweis was so shocked that he no longer hesitated and shouted loudly: "Everyone, hurry up and follow Sage Emmerich!"

In fact, when he was shouting, many people were already running desperately towards the front. Yes, many of them have had their illnesses treated by this old man. Even if some of them have not seen him again for more than ten years, their memories become more profound with each passing day.

All the Skordisqi male slaves began to run forward desperately. In order to make themselves run faster, many of them threw away the wooden sticks in their hands. Their compatriots also turned around and retreated at the same time. The hamster flags led the two converging teams to quickly retreat to the rear through the gaps in the thousand-man phalanx.

During this process, the rebel soldiers erected square shields and built shield walls around the phalanx. They were wary of the Skodisci slaves passing through the array.

The Skodisci male slaves were also worried. They were worried that they would be attacked by rebel soldiers when passing through the array. They were just out of trust in their compatriots and druids, and they wanted to escape from Segestika. Human eagerness outweighs this fear.

The Skordisqi male slaves did not attack the rebel array, and the rebel soldiers did not stab them with daggers. However, the Segostika warriors who followed these male slaves and were responsible for supervising them discovered that something was wrong. When shouting and cursing failed, they began to slash at the male slaves who were running forward.

The screams that kept coming from behind forced the male slaves in front to run away desperately, and some chaos inevitably occurred.

"Brothers, hold on to the square shield! Don't swing your sword without my order!" Tinibazus, like other team officers, used his body to hold the shield to resist the panic of the Skodisqi male slaves. As the shield formation collided, he loudly reminded the soldiers under his command.

And at this moment, a long and thick horn sound came from the front...

As the leader of the entire Segostika tribe, Andres could not lead the way like he did when he was young. He retreated to the back of the team. Naturally, he could not see the Skordis in front of him through the layers of warriors. Something unusual happened to the male slaves later.

The entire Segestika array followed the past practice, and only slowly started after the Skodisci slaves in front moved forward for a certain distance. Even if the soldiers in the front line discovered an abnormality, it was simply impossible for a loose array of more than 15,000 people to respond quickly.

In the end, several soldiers supervising the battle of Skodisci slaves ran back quickly and urgently reported the matter to Andres.

Andres, who felt he had been fooled, turned livid, and roared angrily: "The damn Skordisci slaves actually surrendered to the enemy in front of the battle line! It seems they don't want to live anymore! Charge with the horn and crush them!"

The flag command of the Segestica people is far less complicated than that of the rebel army. It only has one - blowing the horn to attack.

Once the horn blows and the attack begins, it is no longer under the control of the commander. Therefore, before the advancement and stop of the entire team, Andres led the surrounding warriors to demonstrate first, and the other warriors followed... But now Andres couldn't just watch more than 2,000 Skodisci slaves run away so easily and then turn against him, so the attack order was issued in advance.

The horn sounded, and the Segostika heavy-armed warriors in the front began to run, followed closely by the light infantry behind them. The thunderous footsteps rumbled, like a roaring tide rolling towards the rebel army. .

At this time, the vast majority of Skodisci slaves had fled to the rear of the rebel army's formation, leaving only a few injured slaves crawling hard in front of the formation, but the rebel army could no longer waste time waiting.

The three legion commanders Pheasalus, Torrelugo, and Carminus issued the order to "form up" almost at the same time. The thousand-man phalanx in the rear quickly moved forward to fill the gap between the thousand-man phalanx in the front. gap.

After a while, a long steel wall was built between the two swamps.

The injured Skordisqi male slaves stared dumbly at the tightly sealed shield formation in front of them, and howled in despair... In an instant, they were trampled by countless pairs of feet, and soon fell silent.

The heavily armored warrior of Segostika rushed to the front of the formation, swung the long sword in his hand and slashed at the enemy.

The rebel soldiers did not huddle behind the square shield, which was about half a man tall. Instead, they raised the shield at an angle and tried to use the iron horn in the center of the shield to catch the long sword. This was the experience they had learned through previous battles to avoid the enemy. The sharp long sword can damage the shield, and the thick impact angle can also easily damage the enemy's wrist holding the sword, making it impossible for him to use his full strength.

Many of Segostika's heavily armored warriors also kept in mind the warnings of the few survivors of previous battles and did not dare to rush into the shield array to prevent being stabbed by the enemy's daggers.

The battle broke out in full force, and the sound of killing resounded through the sky...

Maximus looked down from the front: Under the enemy's charge, the rebel army's originally straight array had dents one by one, and then slowly returned to its original shape...

Maximus breathed a sigh of relief: "Yes, Emmerich successfully picked up his compatriots, and we also scrambled the formation in time to block the Segestika charge. This first step of the plan, We succeeded!"

"The battle has just begun, the next plan is the most difficult!" Quintus reminded in a deep voice.

Maximus nodded. Asked: "When will the formation change begin?"

"Don't worry, consume more of the enemy's physical strength. When their bodies are exhausted, their heads will stop thinking." Quintus pointed to his head: "They will become blindly obedient!"

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Before Gowes could stand still behind the rebel formation, deafening shouts of killing came from behind, only to be blocked by the thick iron wall behind him.

Are we safe? ! ...Gawes seemed to be in a dream.

Many Skordisqi male slaves recognized acquaintances among the compatriots who came to rescue them, and excitedly wanted to reminisce with them. More people flocked to the Amway group to express their gratitude and miss... The team of more than 2,000 people squeezed together, which was quite noisy.

Even Emmerich himself was so excited when he saw these long-lost compatriots.

At this time, many people outside shouted his name: "Emmerich!! Emmerich!!..."

He hurriedly pushed away the crowd, only to see Frontinus standing there with a serious look on his face, leading a group of soldiers.

As soon as he saw him coming, Frontinus criticized: "Emerich, have you forgotten the promise you made before?! Letting so many people gather here is a huge hidden danger! Why don't you hurry up and get your Gather everyone together and take you to where you should go!”

"I'm so sorry. I was so excited just now that I couldn't complete the task in time. It's my fault!"

Emmerich sincerely admitted his mistake, which made Frontinus's face light up a little. He said in a deep voice: "Looking at how they are now, will they really be able to go into battle to kill the enemy in a while? I'm afraid you have to make great efforts to rectify them!"

"Believe me, they can definitely do it!" Emmerich said with confidence.