Rome must fall.

Chapter 29 Rout
  After seeing all the rebel soldiers rushing down the mountain, Maximus stopped putting out the fire and concentrated on the fighting at the bottom of the mountain: the Romans' javelin attack made him feel palpitated, the gladiator's charge made him feel excited, and the two sides entered a stalemate that made him feel nervous. Feeling nervous... Then he saw the troops at the rear of the Roman army split into two and began to circle towards the two wings of the rebel army. The new recruits who were holding farm tools and had never experienced combat saw enemies coming from behind. The situation almost collapsed...

It’s over! ...Although Maximus had expected it based on the memory of his previous life, when he witnessed the scene of the rebel soldiers crying and retreating toward the mountain like a swarm, he felt his scalp numb and his hands and feet cold. It took him a while to recover. Come and shout eagerly: "Arconis! Cornelius! Take your people and run to the back mountain quickly!..."

"Pygris! People in your transport team, hurry up and drive the carriage and run to the back mountain!..."

"Vorenus! Children! Follow me!..." Maximus kept shouting as he ran back.

The response of Arconis, Pygris, and Cornelius rang out in the camp, but at the same time, accompanied by the panicked shouts of other people in the baggage train, some people rushed directly towards Maximus.

Time was urgent, and Maximus didn't care to take a closer look, and led them in a hurry towards the back mountain...

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Grabo couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw the enemy retreating across the board, and immediately ordered: "Ask the cavalry to dispatch and pursue the enemy for me!"

"Yes!"

"Legion soldiers -" Grabo hesitated and said, "Let them maintain their formation and press towards the enemy's camp at normal speed. Let the cavalry and auxiliary soldiers handle the task of chasing down the defeated troops."

The reason why Grabo was so cautious was that he was really worried about the combat effectiveness of these Roman recruits. The charge of the gladiators just now made him frightened. He was worried that the Roman soldiers would scatter during the pursuit, and if the eager gladiators who jumped over the wall counterattacked, there would be Accident……

Widenius had no objection to this.

Roman cavalry and Campanian auxiliaries pursued from both sides, forcing the broken soldiers to flee towards the mountains.

Because the baggage train team gave up putting out the fire, several fires broke out in the camp, making the defeated soldiers even more frightened. Therefore, when many people raised their eyes, they could see hundreds of people from the baggage train team gathered together, waiting behind them. While trekking up the mountain, they fled towards the back mountain in a daze.

More and more people followed, and the back mountain became the main direction for the defeated troops to escape. The gladiators were naturally among them. Since they charged in front when the battle began, they were at the end when they began to flee, but they could The slaves were not afraid. As long as the pursuers were approaching, they dared to attack in reverse. The Roman cavalry and auxiliary soldiers who had suffered several losses did not dare to fight with them. They simply bypassed them and chased other defeated troops.

By the time the gladiators bypassed the Grapefoot Farm and reached the back mountain, the broken troops in front had been dispersed, and the Roman cavalry and auxiliary troops vaguely surrounded the gladiators.

At this time, the gladiators gradually gathered together in the process of escaping. Facing the upcoming siege, although they were nervous, they did not panic. After all, most of them had been surrounded in team competitions in the arena. Therefore, under the loud shouts of Spartacus and Cross, they quickly formed a circular formation of hundreds of people and slowly advanced towards the top of the back mountain.

The weak Roman cavalry and Campanian auxiliaries were unable to stop them, so they had to let go and follow them on three sides.

The slope of the back hill of the Portuguese manor was gentle at first, and became steeper as it went up, and its width gradually decreased. When the gladiators reached a certain height, the width of the hillside was no longer enough to accommodate their circular formation.

Spartacus immediately ordered the formation to be transformed into four columns and continued to retreat upwards.

The trailing Campania auxiliaries faced the gladiators who were always on alert and never dared to attack until the trumpet sounded from behind, and they hurriedly retreated.

It turned out that Grabo followed the Roman army to the rebel camp and saw the auxiliary soldiers confronting the gladiators on the back hill. In order to avoid losses, he issued an order to withdraw his troops.

At the same time, he sent for a guide. He was a guard at a wine farm and escaped danger because he was ordered to go shopping in Naples that day.

"Is there any other way down the mountain besides this one?" Grabo asked, looking up at the mountain.

"Sir." Zhuang Wei replied respectfully: "Except for this side of the back mountain, which is flat and can barely reach the top of the mountain, the rest of the mountain is extremely steep and impossible to climb. And the farther up the mountain, the narrower the mountain road becomes. , the terrain becomes smaller and smaller, and there is only a platform near the top of the mountain that can accommodate hundreds of people. My steward once opened a small vineyard there..."

Grabo listened and suddenly asked: "Is there a water source on the mountain behind this?" "There is no water source." The guide understood the meaning of Grabo's words, shook his head and said, "We built a reservoir in the vineyard on the mountain. But the pool is not big. Even if it is filled with water, it is not enough for so many people to drink for a day..."

Grabber suddenly felt comfortable, but he was not completely relieved. He pointed to the mountain behind and ordered Widenius: "Recall the Campania auxiliary troops immediately and ask them to build a new camp on the mountainside over there and blockade it. Let the legionnaires be responsible for guarding the enemy's passage down the mountain. In addition, send the cavalry to run around the mountain for me to check the terrain of the mountain and see if there are other possible places to go down the mountain."

"Aren't you going to pursue the other defeated troops?" Widenius asked a little unwillingly.

Grabo smiled contemptuously: "I saw clearly just now that those damn gladiators basically fled to the mountains. As long as they are annihilated, the other escaped slaves are not worth mentioning at all."

"What to do with the surrendered slaves?"

"Kill them all, so that we don't have to waste manpower on guarding them." Grabo sighed: "It's a pity that this is just a small slave riot. After the victory, we can't escort them to the Roman Avenue for a victory parade!"

Widenius had participated in the triumphal ceremony with Sulla and did not think it was a regret. He instead said: "Legion Commander, my subordinates will carry out the order now!"

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After the enemy retreated, Spartacus did not relax his vigilance. He and Hamilka led two dozen gladiators to guard a narrow place on the mountain road.

Not long after, he saw Roman soldiers arrayed at the foot of the mountain. When the auxiliary soldiers once again threw away their shields and spears, took off their armor, and picked up shovels and other digging tools, he couldn't help but feel a thump in his heart.

"No, the Romans want to trap us in the mountains!" Hamilka expressed his worries.

The expressions of the gladiators next to him changed greatly, and they all looked at Spartacus.

Spartacus looked gloomily, looked back down the mountain, and said to everyone: "Let's go back to the mountain. There is no need to guard here."

"What if the Romans attack the mountain?" A gladiator asked worriedly.

"I hope they can continue to attack now." Spartacus said this and turned and walked up the mountain.

Of course Hamilcar understood the meaning of his words. The other gladiators were a little confused, but they also followed him.

The mountain road wound upwards, and Spartacus suddenly stopped while walking. He saw a row of carriages without packhorses parked on the side of the mountain wall in front of him.

Spartacus got closer and looked around. There were bags of flour, bacon, some sealed wine cans, and a lot of dry bread in the hood...

Spartacus felt a little relaxed and said to Hamilcar in an echo: "This Maximus is well prepared, but why are they abandoned here? If the Romans attack the mountain, wouldn't it be cheaper? them?!"

　Yesterday afternoon, I played a friendly football match with other units and had a dinner together after the game. I thought I would be able to go home at 9 or 10 o'clock after dinner. Unexpectedly, several brothers insisted on singing and refused to let me go. As a result, they stopped singing. At around one o'clock in the morning, I went home and fell into bed.

　　Went out to play football again this morning. At this age, we need to exercise more and be healthy so that we can continue to write good novels. Otherwise, if we sit every day and stay up late to write, we will easily get sick in the long run. During this time, several of my favorite historical novel masters have become ill. I am very sorry for this. They are sorry!

　　I'm very happy to see that many old readers have noticed my new novel these days! Brothers of the Infantry Corps, create a post and say hello! Hahaha!

　　
  　
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