Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 142: Strike the city of Rome (14)

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But it was too late. The Dionian cavalry quickly rushed forward. When the protruding spear stabbed the light infantry, the cavalry quickly let go of their hands, and then drew their extended Greek sabers. (Dionian cavalry is different from infantry. They are not equipped with short swords. Instead, they use Greek sabers that are more than one meter long, which is convenient to chop the enemy on the horse and is more conducive to combat. It is not easy to fall off the horse), waving in the hand, Very experienced drove the frightened light infantry and let them crash into the middle of the Roman army.

At this time, Paulus, who knew that the squadrons on the two wings would not be able to arrive in time, was already mobilizing the squadrons located in the back of the center. Although he knew that this would seriously affect the combat of the soldiers in the front of the center, the most important thing was to Block these routs and cavalry first to prevent them from disrupting the array in the middle.

The Roman military system based on the squadron demonstrated its flexibility at this time. Under Paulus’s order, several squadron captains quickly commanded the soldiers to turn around and rush Go to the back and want to rearrange them into an array.

However, hundreds of light infantry who were driven by the Dionian cavalry and rushed like headless flies crowded with them, and even pushed down the Roman soldiers in front of them in order to escape. .

The light infantry and the Roman heavy infantry were crowded together, but the Dionian cavalry on the periphery wielded their sabers and slashed at them, making the situation more chaotic.

"Stab these light infantry down! Hit them!..." Paulus yelled anxiously, and swung his spear first, stabbing a light infantry who rushed in front of him.

The Roman heavy infantry also had to learn how to stab them down one by one, but the chaotic situation could not be solved immediately.

Paulus stabbed the ruined soldiers, while shouting for the army to regroup.

At this moment, he heard the panicked shouts of the soldiers: "Enemy! Another enemy is coming!!..."

Paulus’s heart sank, and he took a few steps back and looked straight ahead. His eyes passed through the gap of the Dionian cavalry, and he saw a black horizontal line appearing on the ground in the distance. Move forward quickly, as it moves, the black line keeps getting longer and wider...

Paulus, who has led troops on expeditions many times, knows: This is the illusion of sight caused by the dense phalanx of infantry moving in the distance, and this uniform, bright black clearly shows that this unit can never be Romans or Latins completely left Paulus with no luck.

At that moment, he felt horrified that his heart was empty, his hands and feet were no longer supported, and his body might fall down at any time.

At this moment, the men beside him said anxiously: "General, the enemy's reinforcements are here, and we are already defeated, so let's withdraw first!"

"Yeah, hurry up! I won't be able to leave anymore!..." These guards composed of his clansmen and diners also persuaded one after another.

Go? ! Rome is gone, where can I go? ! ... Paulus showed a painful look on his face. He remembered the miserable years when the Celtics captured Rome and the young self was left and desolate more than ten years ago. A force rose from the bottom of his heart, and he answered firmly. "No, I want to fight to the death against the enemies who invaded Rome like the Fabius family back then!"

He raised the lancet in his hand and shouted sharply: "For Rome, never retreat!"

On weekdays, enjoying the various benefits provided by the clan, the heirs of the patriarch have now issued a call. According to Roman tradition, these people and diners must of course follow to the death, so the guards successively shouted: "For Rome, the deadly battle will not retreat! !......"

Their shouts infected other heavy infantry, and they also shouted: "For Rome, never retreat!!!!..."

For a time, Rome's morale was rising.

Before them, the light infantry were still panicking, and the Diorian cavalry had begun to retreat to the two wings, making room for the attack of the soldiers of the Diorian Reserve Army in the rear.

This newly arrived Dionian army was quickly fully displayed in front of the Roman soldiers. They lined up in a dense and neat phalanx, with their heads high and their chests high, and they were walking forward. Obviously they still had a good physical reserve. , And its array is about one mile long, and it can be seen that there are not many people.

"Woo!..." The bugle blew, and the Dionian soldiers shouted in the name of Hades, speeding up and running forward.

"Ready to fight!" Paulus, who was standing in the forefront, clenched the shield spear in his hand, and said in a deep voice. By this time, he had already put his life and death aside.

But at this moment, there was some confusion among the soldiers behind him.

The Dionian soldiers who were fighting the middle of Rome also heard the trumpet and suddenly stepped up their offensive. The middle of Rome had been weakened before, so the soldiers were forced to retreat, and the result was that they were preparing to defend. The soldiers in the rear ran into each other.

At this time, Dionia's reinforcements had approached within 30 meters and quickly threw the javelin in their hands. They took out the lancet and started the final charge.

The Roman army was caught in a two-sided attack...

Paulus and his guards, as well as the surrounding soldiers, want to fight to the death, but for most Roman civilians who have just been allocated land and become heavy infantry a few months ago, their loyalty to Rome The heart is far from that strong.

When the enemy’s offensive bugles sounded in the rear, and when Dionia’s reinforcements rushed in like a tide, some of the Roman soldiers who saw this scene were shaken, and their escape soon triggered the whole The collapse of the army.

Adoris, who was in the center of the heavy infantry brigade of the Second Army, suddenly found that his comrades in front, who had been almost motionless, began to move forward in strides.

"Quickly chase! Quickly chase! The enemy is fleeing!..." The cheers of his comrades lifted his spirits. Like other soldiers, he strode forward and rushed forward.

At this time, on the outside of the right wing, the defeat of the Roman army from the center has not been transmitted here. The Roman heavy infantry is still attacking, and they are resisting by the Dionian light armoured brigade that has just arrived. The court guard led by Lotokatax.

Light-armored soldiers fight heavy infantry. Of course, the Dionians will suffer, but the battle has just begun, and the gap is still not visible.

For Klotokatax and the court guards, their armor and weapons are of better quality than the enemy, and these soldiers are eager to prove themselves, so they still occupy Some advantages.

Klotokatax is also actively attacking under the influence of the surrounding guards, small steps, shield tops, gun jabs, bows, shields... Since childhood, he has been in school and at home for more than ten years. In training every day, the military skills that have been incorporated into the body are becoming more and more free to use in the fight, and the lancet from the enemy on the opposite side no longer makes him feel flustered, making him feel as if he is often fighting against Martius. The same, although it is nervous, it does not cause danger.

His long shield once again blocked the enemy's stabbing spear, and suddenly moved forward.

The enemy did not have time to withdraw the lancet, and his figure was a little unstable, revealing a gap.

Clotokatax immediately thrust the stabbing gun forward like lightning.

The enemy lowered his head hurriedly, and the sharp tip of the gun was poking on the helmet. The power transmitted by the gun body obviously made the enemy dizzy.

At this moment of dazedness, Croto Kataks' instinctive right hand retracted slightly, and quickly stabbed a second shot.

I was stabbing the enemy's face door, and Cloto Kataks was taken aback by that scream and the horrible look on the enemy's face.

"Be careful!" The guard next to him yelled and heard a "puff" sound. The lancet poked from the side was blocked by the guard's long shield extended in time.

"Don't be distracted when fighting!" The guard reminded loudly when he was in a hurry, regardless of the difference in identities.

Clotokatax was shocked in a cold sweat, and the shame in his heart made him forget the discomfort of the first murder, and he made up for his previous mistakes with a more fierce attack.

However, the resistance ahead suddenly weakened.

There was a riot in front of the enemies, and soon they turned around and fled.

Klotokatax, who had not yet enjoyed the battle, immediately followed his comrades around him and chased him forward.

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

But this is when the First and Second Cavalry Regiments came into play. Thousands of Dionian cavalry galloped across the vast plains, brandishing spears or sabers, and chasing after they fled and threw away their shield guns. The Romans broke down, I believe that there are very few Romans who can escape the battlefield in the end.

It didn't take long before the final resistance of the Romans disappeared.

Epiteans stood in front of the **** Paulus corpse covered in sword wounds, and his towering red cap proved his identity.

"It's a warrior, but unfortunately not smart enough!" Epithenis looked down, turned around, and said to the adjutant disapprovingly: "It's a general, buried him, and took off his helmet by the way. There is also the Roman flag, these are our trophies!"

"Yes, General!"

At this moment, Tolmead rushed over on horseback.

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

"Immediately lead the army back to the camp and wait for your majesty's instructions!" Tolmid said sternly.

"I'm so anxious, don't let my brothers take a breath?!" Epithenis said half jokingly and half complaining.

"You can rest as much as you want when you take down the city of Rome, but now other legions are attacking the city with all their strength, and there are dead and wounded soldiers at all times. Time is very important to us, I don’t think you still have the mood to delay here. ."

Tolmeide's words made Epithenis look serious, and he said loudly to the adjutant: "Shoot the trumpet now and call for the brothers to gather!"

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Actually, as Daves expected, the Roman reinforcements from the south partly followed Paulus’s attack from the southwest of Rome, and some followed Mejus’s attack from the southeast. However, the scattered reinforcements coming from the south began to attack from the southeast. Attack on the Dionia camp from the south.