Rome Must Fall Chapter 27: Rout

After seeing all the rebel soldiers rushing down the mountain, Maximus stopped putting out the fire and concentrated on the battle at the bottom of the mountain: the Roman javelin attack made him feel palpitated, and the gladiator's charge made him excited. The two sides entered The stalemate made him feel 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 something coming from behind. When the enemy attacks, they are almost defeated at the first touch...

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 come back to his senses. 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 from Arconis, Pygris, and Cornelius rang out in the camp, but at the same time, along with the panicked shouts of other people in the baggage team, 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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Grabb couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw that the enemy had retreated across the board, and immediately ordered: "Let the cavalry 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 troops 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, in case the eager gladiators who jumped over the wall would counterattack. , there will be accidents...

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 afraid of being left alone. Therefore, when many people raised their eyes, they could see hundreds of people from the baggage train team gathered together. , when they were trekking up the back 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 retreating troops to escape. The gladiators were naturally among them. Since they charged in front when the battle began, they fell behind when the retreat began. However, they were not slaves who were already timid. As long as the pursuers were approaching, they dared to attack back. 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 were not panicked. After all, most of them had participated in group competitions in the arena. They had the experience of being surrounded, so 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 Roman cavalry and the Campanian auxiliaries, who were weak in combat effectiveness, could not stop them at all, so they had to let go of the interception and become trailing on three sides.

The **** 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 to turn the circular formation into a four-way column and continue to retreat upward.

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 someone to call the guide. He was once the guard of the wine farm. He escaped from 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 gentle and can barely reach the top of the mountain, other places are extremely steep and impossible to climb. And the further up the mountain, The narrower the mountain road, the smaller the terrain. 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..."

Grabb listened and suddenly asked: "Is there a source of water 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 reservoir is not big. Even if it is filled with water, it will not be enough. What a person drinks in 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 one on the mountainside over there. Camp, block the enemy's access to the mountain, and let the legionnaires be on guard. 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."

"The other defeated troops will not be pursued?" Widenius asked a little unwillingly.

Grabb smiled contemptuously: "I saw clearly just now that those **** 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 those slaves who surrendered?"

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

Widenius had followed Sulla in the triumphal ceremony~IndoMTL.com~ did not think this was a regret, and 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 Hamilcar led two dozen gladiators to the rear and stationed themselves at 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!" Hamilcar expressed his worries.

The expressions of the gladiators nearby 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 winds upwards. 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 came closer to check one by one. 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 Hamilka in an echo: "This Maximus is well prepared, but why are they abandoned here? What if the Romans attack the mountain? Are they all cheap?!"