Rome Must Fall

Baka and his son Beta came to the front with the guards and looked at the Aldi coalition. The reflection of the shining armor on the left wing made him squint his eyes: "That is the reinforcement of the Aldi people, from a tribe called Nix?!"

"Yes, father." Beta said solemnly: "According to the information we have obtained, this Nix tribe is located to the north of the Aldi people. It was established only last year. Most of its people are Illyrians. However, they used to fight outside the mountains as mercenaries for many years. Last year, they returned to the mountains and formed an alliance with the Aldi people...

They just came here yesterday, with more than 5,000 people. Our spies said that they were all wearing armor, but I didn't expect that they were all wearing such thick iron armor! Father Dear, should we change the plan we made before? "

Baka pondered for a moment and said, "You should send someone to inform Elida immediately and ask him to take the warriors of his tribe to strengthen the left wing (the former Tribari tribe). I don't ask him to fight to the death, I just ask him to hold back these Ni... Nix people...

Although Nix and Aldi are allies, they only came last year. Logically, they should not have a deep friendship with Aldi. This time they are just acting according to the covenant and should not fight us with all their strength. As long as we win or lose with the Aldi people, I believe they will retreat. "

"Understood, father!" Beta rekindled his fighting spirit, pulled the captain of the guard over, whispered to him, and the captain of the guard ran towards the rear formation.

"Father, look, that Alistarcas is here, we should go over too." Beta pointed to the front and reminded.

"Don't be in a hurry." Baka said calmly: "Wait until Elida and his team arrive at the left wing and take their positions, then we will go over. This will allow that little brat of Aldi to wait a little longer and provoke his anger." Beta immediately understood. Alistarcus was already standing in the center of the two sides' array. He saw that Baka had clearly appeared in front of him, but he stood there motionless. The anger in his heart grew as the waiting time prolonged. He finally couldn't help but shouting loudly: "Captain Baka, are you scared?! You don't dare to come to see me! Chief Baka..." Alistarcus shouted many times, his voice was a little hoarse, and then he saw Baka slowly walking over, holding his head high, glancing at him, with a look of complete contempt: "Boy, aren't you tired of screaming here for a long time? To tell you the truth, if your father was here, I would still like to come earlier, but you... I really don't want to move." Alistarcus was furious and cursed: "You old immortal thing--" Baka laughed and said: "Hey, you are right. I am so old, but I am still living well. This is Ares's blessing! Your father and I are not much different in age. , I heard that he is very ill, I am afraid he will not live long. "

Aristakas was so angry that his face turned red. He wanted to rush over and punch the hateful old man in the face, but he was held tightly by Cleobrotus beside him, and reminded in a deep voice: "Aristakas, don't forget what you are doing here! You are the commander of the whole army, you must stay calm!"

Then, Cleobrotus said to Baka righteously: "Captain Baka, in such a sacred occasion, you treat your opponent so rudely, aren't you afraid of arousing Ares's anger! And if it spreads out, I am afraid that all the tribes in Illyria will laugh at it!"

Baka glanced at Cleobrotus coldly, put away his smile, and then raised the spear in his hand diagonally: "Stop talking nonsense, finish the ceremony quickly, so that I can lead the army to defeat you!"

Aristakas snorted, suppressed his anger, and put the spear in his hand on it.

Both parties shouted the name of Ares and swore to abide by the previous agreement.

After the ceremony, Baka looked at Aristakas jokingly, shook his head, and then turned back.

Aristakas was so angry that he trembled all over. Cleobrotus reminded him to calm down again. He angrily shook his hand and strode back to his team.

While the commanders of both sides were holding the ceremony, Feisalus was walking with a few people between the First Legion's array. As he walked, he said loudly: "Brothers, following behind me are Tassines, a member of the Ministry of War, and Laclede, a member of the Ministry of Personnel. Their task is to record and confirm your merits in the battle!

Everyone remember, only by killing more enemies and making more merits can you gain more land and more promotions! This is a great opportunity given to us by the leader for the First Legion. You must not miss it!..."

Fesalus kept repeating these words. Wherever he passed, the soldiers held their swords and shields tightly, breathing rapidly, staring with eyes wide open, and their fighting spirit was constantly rising...

Back to the back of the array, the angry Aristakas could not wait to let his men blow the horn.

The Aldei warriors in the center and on the left wing began to move forward slowly, but the Nix First Legion on the right wing did not move. Soon, the sound of a brass trumpet came from behind them, and the flags of each brigade pointed forward. The soldiers began to move forward under the shouts of the officers.

Then, a horn sounded from the opposite side, and the Otariat army also began to march.

The two armies advanced towards each other. When they were about fifty meters apart, the soldiers on both sides roared at the same time and began to charge forward at an accelerated speed, like two huge waves colliding head-on. For a while, the sounds of fighting and screams resounded through the sky.

When the Ardei warriors charged, the First Legion did not follow suit, but stopped advancing.

"Brothers, don't panic! Come closer to me! Squat down halfway, with your right foot in front and left foot behind. Press your shield against the back of your teammate in front of you, and stand firm for me!..." Kasa Ridoa shouted at his men like other team officers. His team was in the middle of the array because of the large number of new recruits. They did not have to face the enemy's attack for the time being, but they also needed to make their own contribution to the defense of the entire team. .

As soon as the First Legion set up their shield formation, the Otariat rushed in front of them and violently collided with the tight formation of the Nyx.

At that moment, Pheasalus's heart was in his throat.

Because there were many people in Otariat, its array was much longer than that of the coalition forces. In order to prevent the enemy from surrounding the flanks, Pheasalus lengthened the array and at the same time drew out the array at the suggestion of the staff member Markius. A large group was used as a reserve, thus making the array thinner, with only four columns... Whether he could withstand Otariat's overwhelming charge was what he was most worried about now.

It didn't take long for Pheasalus to feel relieved. The Otariat's charge once bent and even partially cracked the dense shield formation of the First Army. However, once the charge was terminated, the First Army gradually resumed its formation. .

This is mainly due to the soldiers at the forefront. Most of them are veterans who have experienced the war in Italy and have rich combat experience. When the enemy charged, they used square shields to protect themselves and retreated to relieve the momentum. At the same time, they seized the opponent's flaw exposed at the moment of collision. The dagger in their right hand quickly thrust out from the gap in the shield and struck fiercely. Deeply penetrate into the opponent's ribs...

The Otariat were born and raised in mountainous areas. They have been fighting with their own people all year round. They are used to fighting with spears. Suddenly they encountered a unique opponent. They were very uncomfortable with it, and this unsuitability cost them a lot. The price is either injury or death.

The Nyx were armed with large shields and short swords. If they wanted to kill the enemy, they had to fight in close combat, which required the soldiers to have enough courage and sword fighting skills.

There were many people in Otariat. Although the formation was loose during the formation, after the charge, the people behind were rushing over the people in front. The hedgehogs gathered together, and the people behind pushed forward, pushing the people in front to continue the attack. The shield formation of the First Legion made it difficult for the compatriots in front to avoid the dagger thrusts of the First Legion soldiers. However, most of them did not have armor, so the casualties increased sharply for a while, and the offensive was naturally greatly weakened. They even stopped fighting and retreated slowly.

When Pheasalus learned about this situation from behind, he was relieved but also a little confused. Of course, he would not know that the first legion was fighting against some of the tribes that Otariat had conquered before. Knowing them The order given by Baka was to "contain the Knicks' army without fighting to the death." But when the horn sounded, the warriors who began to charge were so excited that they forgot the instructions of the leaders before the war. The constant screams of the tribesmen made them recover. Losing their senses, they began to retreat amidst the loud shouts of the leaders, hoping to distance themselves from the First Army and reduce casualties.

At this time, the cavalry who went to reconnoiter the enemy's situation returned one after another.

It took the rebels a year to establish the tribe, and the number of the army was greatly expanded, but the number of cavalry was reduced because there were not enough horses. This time when they went out to fight, the Ministry of War only equipped the First Legion with 4 cavalry for reconnaissance purposes.

When the war started, Pheasalus sent them all out for reconnaissance. Because Augustiat had no cavalry, he was not worried about the loss of cavalry.

"Report to the commander of the army, the enemy has sent out all the troops, and no reserves have been found."

this is a good news! ...Fesalus felt happy in his heart and looked at the cavalry who went to find out the situation of friendly troops.

"Legion Commander, our left wing is surrounded by the enemy from the flanks, but so far we are still fighting fiercely with the enemy, and we have not seen any obvious weakness."

Fesalus felt a little nervous.

"Regiment commander, our Chinese army advanced too far during the charge, exposing both sides. The enemy seems to be concentrating its forces to attack the Chinese army, and our Chinese army has begun to retreat."