Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 140: Strike the city of Rome (12)

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"The walls have collapsed!! The walls of Rome have finally collapsed!!!..." Amid the cheers of the soldiers of the Dionian legionary in front of the trench, a short section of the wall in the southwest corner of Rome in front of them roared, Along with the tremor of the ground, a cloud of dust rose up, accompanied by the screams of Roman soldiers.

After a while, when the dust and fog dissipated, a large gap in the city wall appeared in front of everyone: it was an inverted trapezoid, wide at the top and narrow at the bottom. The bottom was about four meters wide and more than three meters above the ground. After the sand fell, a **** was naturally formed on both sides of the gap.

"Come over! Infiltrate the city of Rome!" The soldiers of the Fourth Legion of Dionia near the gap were so excited, as if they had been beaten with blood, they stepped on bricks and rammed soil on the ground, regardless of falling down. , Rushing to the gap quickly.

The city defenders who had just been shocked by the collapse also recovered at this moment, rushing to the top of the gap, smashing javelins, stones, and wood down, trying to inflict a lot of damage on the enemy and prevent them from entering the city. .

But this can't stop the high morale of the soldiers of the Fourth Army. When the forefront soldiers rushed through the gap one after another, they stopped involuntarily, because not far in front of them was a thick spear wall, countless The Romans in simple clothes were arranged in a dense array, and the spears facing them shone coldly.

"Stop! Stop! Quickly form a phalanx!..." The leader of the forefront soldiers shouted loudly, but in this battlefield, the extremely excited soldiers were screaming crazy The influx, the organization order has long been chaotic, they could not obey the order, but pushed the comrades in front to face the spear wall.

The soldiers in the front had to raise their long shields in a hurry to protect themselves, and ran into the enemy.

Soon the open space between the spear wall and the gap was filled with the influx of Dionian soldiers, and the dense spear formation composed of the landless Romans was composed of the guard general of the Western Wall, Sevius. Murcia personally commanded. This general was born in a Roman poor, but because he fought bravely in previous battles, he was promoted by Camillos several times, and he became the prestigious Roman squadron commander from a lowly status auxiliary soldier. This time he It happened to be among the 3,000 left-behind soldiers.

The reason why Scipio Scipio selected Murcia from dozens of squadron captains to take charge of the defense line to the west of Rome is not because Scipio, like Camillos, has the human vision and mind regardless of origin and ability. It’s because in the critical situation where the army was under pressure and the Roman nobles and civilians happened to be in conflict, his helpless move was that he hoped that Murcia could use his prestige among the civilians and be able to integrate a large number of people to live in Rome. The power of the poor and slaves in the west of the city blocked the attack of the Dionians.

In fact, so far, Murcia has done beyond Scipio’s expectations. He not only temporarily eliminated the dissatisfaction among the civilians and slaves, but also inspired their determination to participate in the war. He also effectively organized them. Defending the enemy's attacks on and under the city with all their strength has led to the simultaneous attack of more than 10,000 elite soldiers from the Fourth and Fifth Legions of Dionia to this area, yet no significant progress has been made.

Although the spear and gun array temporarily formed by Murcia did not cause great damage to the Dionian soldiers, it was not scared by the enemy's fierce attack, but stubbornly blocked the enemy's breakthrough.

The biggest damage to the Dionian soldiers who rushed into the gap was the defender at the head of the city. The Dionian soldiers under the city were so dense that the defenders threw every javelin and every stone down. It may cause harm, not to mention kerosene. The unfortunate Dionian soldiers were doused and turned into fire men, which would pose a great threat to the surrounding comrades.

Fortunately, in the battle up to now, tar and olive oil have been used in large quantities to burn down many siege equipment. There are now very few left. Otherwise, for the Dionian soldiers who rushed into the gap, it would be It was a disaster.

The 4th Army Commander Oliver, who was excited because the city wall was collapsing by the siege vehicle before, stomped anxiously after learning about the battle in the gap: "Order the light infantry to approach the city immediately, violently Attack the enemies in the city and relieve the pressure on the soldiers inside!"

"Let the brothers at the gap retreat quickly to make room for the soldiers inside so that they can form a square formation against the enemy!"

"Assemble the Mountain Reconnaissance Squad and let them try, can they climb from the gap to the city and attack the enemy!"

The messengers accepted the order and ran on horseback one by one.

"Also... immediately notify Geogris, the commander of the Fifth Army, and tell him about our predicament!"

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After Geogris got the news of the unfavorable situation of the Fourth Army, he looked dignified and looked forward: under the city wall a hundred meters away, among the soldiers who were trying to attack the city were burnt down. The siege vehicle and the arrow-retaining vehicle were in thick black smoke, and among them, there were three still intact siege vehicles lined up under the city wall. They were hitting the city wall without interruption. "The vibrating sound can even be heard by Geogris behind him.

He can even see the ever-increasing cracks on the wall, as well as the dust and stones that have not stopped falling, almost burying the siege truck.

"Go and notify the first brigade immediately, to withdraw the trench and line up in front of the collapsed city wall! After the city wall collapses, don't worry, you must enter the gap in a complete formation, and be careful that there are enemies behind the gap. Long spear phalanx!"

"At the same time warn other soldiers in the brigade that they should not enter the gap without getting an order, and those who violate the order will be punished heavily!"

"Yes, commander of the legion!"

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When the Fourth and Fifth Legions were fighting under the city, not far to the west of them, the army led by Tolmeide was in fierce fighting.

Although the total number of Roman troops led by Paulus is less than the opponent, most of his soldiers are heavy infantry, which is twice the number of heavy infantry led by Tolmeide, fighting in front of them. China gradually began to gain the upper hand.

If it were not for the continuous attacks of the 1st and 2nd Cavalry Corps of Dionian from the rear wing of the Roman army, which contained part of the Roman army, then the Roman army would probably assault with all strength and force the Dionian array. Take a big step back.

But as time went on, Paulus became more and more anxious: he was charged with the important task of rescuing the city of Rome, but he was blocked here, unable to make progress for a long time, and then dragged on like this, even if the last hit After retreating from the enemy in front of him, I am afraid that Rome has broken the city, and he will also become a sinner in Rome.

Therefore, he finally issued a ruthless order and ordered the Roman squadron at the rear of the array: only a part of the squadron was left to guard the Dionian cavalry roaming around, and most of the squadrons should stop paying attention to the threat of enemy horses, immediately Spread to the two wings, and then turn to attack the enemy's flanks.

Under his supervision, the Roman military formation started to extend its arms from the original oval shape and switched to the "one" formation.

The two cavalry corps chiefs, Leides and Cuzius, who were behind the Roman formation, felt uncomfortable when they saw this situation. By this time, the javelins of the two cavalry regiments had long been used up. They divided the cavalry into small groups to gallop back and forth behind the enemy, posing an offensive posture, just to force the Romans not to dared to attack with all their strength, but now the Romans are fierce. The Cavalry Corps could not allow them to achieve their goals.

"It seems that there is only an attack..." Leides sighed. He knew that cavalry attacked densely heavy infantry, even if the opponent was in motion, the effect would not be very good, especially the horses would be damaged. The cavalry was greatly reduced.

It was the younger Kuchius fighting spirit: "Then let the Romans see how powerful the Dionian cavalry charges are! Commander of the Ledes Legion, you lead your army to attack the enemy's left side, and I will attack the right side. Side!"

Speaking, he is going to drive south.

"Wait a minute!" Leides stopped him, pointed at the Roman army that was pulling away from the Roman army in front of them, and said in a deep voice: "...Even if we want to prevent the enemy from spreading out on the wings, These Roman soldiers might also rush to both sides to stop us."

"That's for sure, but there are not enough of them to stop our charge!" Cuzius said confidently.

"Then—their departure will expose it!" Following the direction of Ledes’s fingers, Cuzius’s eyes lit up: because that’s the back of the Roman Army’s middle road. The threatening light infantry of the Ionian cavalry was gathering there, under the protection of these Roman heavy infantry.

Leides’s voice continued to ring in his ears: “We gathered cavalry on both sides to attract the enemy’s attention, but quietly sent some cavalry back, out of the enemy’s sight, and then you and mine The cavalry corps launches an attack on the enemy's wings. These heavy infantry will inevitably rush to both sides to intercept. The cavalry we hide can take the opportunity to launch an attack on the enemy's light infantry. These light infantry will inevitably be unable to resist and will be chaotic and drive away. They disrupted the front line of the enemy's mid lane and created a chance for our infantry in the mid lane to win."

"Good idea! Commander of the Ledes Legion, listen to you, so do it!" Kuzius responded readily: "When we gather the legionary cavalry, we open the cavalry space to cover the enemy. Then they sent out four companies (the cavalry regiment’s company organization is 50 horses), rushed to the rear, waiting for the opportunity to act."

Leides nodded, saluted solemnly, and said in a deep voice: "Time is tight, then act. May Hades bless us so that we can succeed!"

Kuzius immediately returned the Israeli military salute: "Under Hades's blessing, we will definitely succeed!"