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Chapter 796: Attacking the City of Rome ([-])

But it was too late. The Dionian cavalry quickly rushed forward. When the protruding spears stabbed the light infantry, the cavalry quickly let go of their hands, and then drew out the extended Greek sabers (Dionian sabers). The Nian cavalry is different from the infantry. They are not equipped with short swords. Instead, they use Greek sabers more than one meter long, which is convenient for chopping enemies on horseback. It is more conducive to combat and is not easy to fall off the horse.), they wave it in their hands and are very experienced. They drove the frightened light infantry and asked them to rush into the center of the Roman army.

At this time, Paulus, who knew that the squadrons on both wings would not be able to arrive in time, was already mobilizing the squadrons at the rear of the center. Although he knew that this would seriously affect the operations of the frontline soldiers in the center, the top priority was to block these squadrons first. The troops and cavalry were routed to prevent them from disrupting the array in the center.

The Roman military system, which was based on squadrons, showed its flexibility at this time. Under Paulus's order, several squadron captains quickly commanded the soldiers under their command to turn around and rush to the rear. Want to rearrange the array.

However, hundreds of light infantrymen who were driven by the Dionysian cavalry and ran in a hurry like headless flies crowded with them, and even pushed down the Roman soldiers in front of them in order to escape for their lives.

The light infantry and Roman heavy infantry were crowded together, while the Dionysian cavalry on the periphery waved their sabers and slashed at them, making the situation even more chaotic.

"Stab these light infantrymen down! Hit them!..." Paulus shouted anxiously, and took the lead in wielding his spear, stabbing a light infantryman who rushed in front of him.

The Roman heavy infantry also had to follow suit and stabbed down the light infantry who had fought side by side before but now put them in trouble, but the chaotic situation could not be resolved immediately.

Paulus stabbed the defeated troops to death while shouting for the troops to reorganize.

At this moment, he heard the soldiers shouting in panic: "Enemies! Another enemy is coming!!..."

Paulus's heart sank, and he took a few steps back and looked forward intently. He looked through the gap between the Dionysian cavalry and saw a black horizontal line appearing on the land in the distance, and it was moving rapidly towards Moving forward, as it moves, the black line continues to lengthen and widen...

Paulus, who had led troops on many expeditions, knew that this was a visual illusion caused by the dense infantry phalanx moving in the distance, and this uniform, distinctive black color clearly showed that this unit could never be Romans or Romans. The Latins completely left Paulus with no luck at all.

At that moment, he felt terrified that his heart was empty, his hands and feet had no support, and his body might fall at any time.

At this moment, the men beside him said anxiously: "General, the enemy's reinforcements are coming, our defeat is certain, we might as well withdraw first!"

"Yes, retreat quickly! You won't be able to leave any later!..." These guards, composed of his tribesmen and diners, also advised him one after another.

Walk? !If Rome is gone, where else can we go? ! ... Paulus had a look of pain on his face. He recalled the miserable years when the Celtics captured Rome more than ten years ago and his young self was homeless. A force rose from the bottom of his heart and he answered firmly. : "No, I want to fight to the death with the enemies who invaded Rome like the Fabius family did back then!"

He raised the spear in his hand and shouted loudly: "For Rome, we will fight to the death!"

They usually enjoy various benefits provided by the clan. Now the heir of the clan leader has issued a call. According to Roman tradition, these tribesmen and diners must follow them to the death, so the guards have shouted one after another: "For Rome, fight to the death!!... "

Their shouts infected other heavy infantrymen, and they also shouted: "For Rome, fight to the death!!!..."

For a time, the popularity of the Romans was high.

In front of them, the light infantry were still panicking, while the Diorian cavalry had begun to retreat to the two wings, making room for the attack of the soldiers of the Dionia reserve army behind.

This newly arrived Dionian army was soon fully displayed in front of the Roman soldiers. They lined up in a dense and neat square formation, held their heads high and marched forward. They obviously had good physical reserves, and other The array is about a mile long, and it can be seen that there are not many people in it.

"Woo!..." The bugle sounded, and the Dionian soldiers shouted the name of Hades and accelerated forward.

"Get ready to fight!" Paulus, who was standing at the front, clenched the shield gun in his hand and said in a deep voice. At this time, he had no regard for life and death.

But at this time, there was some confusion among the soldiers behind them.

The Dionian soldiers who were fighting fiercely with the Roman center also heard the sound of the trumpet, and suddenly strengthened their offensive. The Roman center had been weakened before, so the soldiers were forced to retreat. As a result, they clashed with the rear soldiers who were preparing to defend. Touched together.

At this time, Dionia's reinforcements had approached within 30 meters and quickly threw out their javelins. They took out their bayonets and began the final charge.

The Roman army was caught between two sides...

Paulus, his guards, and the surrounding soldiers wanted to fight to the death, but for most Roman civilians who had just been allocated land a few months ago and became heavy infantry, their loyalty to Rome was far away. Not that strong.
When the enemy's attack bugle sounded in the rear, and when Dionia's reinforcements rushed in like a tide, some Roman soldiers who saw this scene were shaken, and their escape soon triggered a panic in the entire army. Collapse.

Adoris, who was in the center of the heavy infantry group of the Second Legion, suddenly found that his comrades in the front who had been almost motionless began to stride forward.

"Hurry up! Hurry up! The enemy has escaped!..." The cheers of his comrades cheered him up. Like other soldiers, he took long steps and ran forward.

At this time, on the outside of the right wing, the defeat of the Roman army that started in the middle has not yet been transmitted here. The Roman heavy infantry is still attacking, and what resists them is the newly arrived Dionysian light armored brigade, as well as the Krotoka The palace guards led by Tuckers.

When light armored soldiers fight against heavy infantry, the Dionysians will certainly suffer, but the battle has just begun and the gap has not yet been revealed.

But for Clotokatax and the palace guards, the quality of their armor and weapons was better than that of their enemies. In addition, these soldiers were eager to prove themselves, so they had some upper hand in the initial fight.

Affected by the surrounding guards, Crotokartax is also actively attacking, taking small steps, shield top, spear poke, lowering his head, shield block... He has been training every day in school and at home for more than ten years since he was a child. , the military skills that have been integrated into his body are becoming more and more comfortable to use in the fight, and the constant stabbing spears from the enemy on the opposite side no longer make him feel flustered, making him feel as if he often sparred with Martius, although Nervous but not dangerous.

While his long shield once again blocked the enemy's spear, he suddenly thrust forward.

The enemy had no time to withdraw his spear, and his body was a little unstable, leaving a gap.

Clotokatax immediately thrust his spear forward like lightning.

The enemy hurriedly lowered his head, and the sharp spear head was piercing his helmet. The power transmitted by the gun body obviously made the enemy faint.

In this dazed moment, Crotokatax instinctively retracted his right hand slightly, and quickly stabbed out the second shot.

As he stabbed the enemy in the face, the shrill scream and the miserable look on the enemy's face made Crotokatax stunned.

"Be careful!" the guard next to him yelled, and there was a "swell" sound. The stabbing spear thrust from the side was blocked by the guard's long shield that he stretched out in time.

"Don't be distracted during the battle!" The guard warned loudly in desperation, regardless of the difference in status.

Clotokatax broke out in a cold sweat. The shame in his heart made him forget the discomfort when he killed for the first time. He made up for his previous mistakes with a more violent attack.

However, the resistance ahead suddenly weakened.

There was a commotion among the enemies in front, and soon they turned and fled.

Crotokartax, who had not yet had the full enjoyment of the battle, immediately followed his comrades around him and pursued forward.

At this time, except for the hundreds of soldiers led by Paulus who were still fighting on the entire battlefield, the rest of the Roman soldiers had begun to flee.

But this is when the first and second cavalry legions came into play. Thousands of Dionysian cavalry galloped on the vast plains, waving spears or sabers, chasing the Romans who had thrown away their shield guns because of their escape. Soldiers, believing that few Romans would eventually be able to escape the battlefield.

It wasn't long before the last remaining Roman resistance faded.

Epithenes stood in front of the body of Paulus, which was covered in sword wounds and covered in blood. His towering red tassel had already proved his identity.

"He's a warrior, but unfortunately he's not smart enough!" Epithenes looked down, turned around, and said to the adjutant disapprovingly, "He's a general anyway, so bury him and take off his helmet by the way, and that Face the Roman flag, these are our trophies!"

"Yes, General!"

At this time, Thormid came over on horseback.

Epithenes immediately smiled and said: "Tormid, are you here to congratulate me?"

"Immediately lead the army back to the camp and wait for His Majesty's instructions!" Tormid said seriously.

"In such a hurry, why don't you let the brothers take a breath?!" Epithenis said half-jokingly, half-complainingly.

"After the city of Rome is captured, you can rest as much as you want, but now other legions are attacking the city with all their strength, and there are casualties all the time. Time is very important to us. I don't think you still have the mood to delay here."

Thormedes' words made Epithenes look serious, and loudly said to the adjutant: "Blow the trumpet immediately and call the brothers to assemble!"

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Indeed, as Davos expected, some of the Roman reinforcements from the south followed Paulus to attack from the southwest of Rome, and some followed Megios to attack from the southeast, but the scattered reinforcements that came one after another began to attack Dai from the south. Oniya camp.

(End of this chapter)