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Volume Two: My Country Seven Hundred and Eighty.  victory of the roman legions

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    Hells looked back and saw that in the middle of the "pin" formation formed by three legions, hundreds of catapults were placed there, but their size was obviously much larger than the catapults he had seen in the past. Each catapult  There were almost seven or eight auxiliary soldiers from foreign nationalities busy next to the weapon.  "No wonder the stone bullet can be thrown so far!" Hells thought to himself.

    "The first battalion continues to advance." The chief centurion's order came from behind.  The Roman legions began to move forward slowly again, and the huge slings also stopped firing, moving awkwardly under the protection of the three legions.

    The Parthian commanders did not seem to have figured out any good way to deal with this situation. The range of the Roman slings had far exceeded that of their bows and arrows. The tried and tested magic weapon in the past - strong bows and hard arrows was lost.  The power.  He could only watch the Roman legions gradually advance forward. Fortunately, the Romans could only advance under the protection of slings, and the speed was very slow.

    Occasionally, several groups of Parthian cavalry would rush over, taking advantage of their fast horses and arrows to attack. Such harassment was simply insignificant to the Roman army of tens of thousands.

    Finally, the Parthian commander lost patience and decided to test the power of his cavalry.  After two probing attacks on the Sixth Legion, a large number of Parthian cavalry outflanked the "Legion of Roses" and "Legion of Lightning Throwers" on both wings.  £®  £®  £®  £®  £®

    Hells watched the two legions behind him engage in a fierce battle with the Parthians. Obviously, the Parthians did not take advantage. Many cavalry fell to the stone bullets before approaching the phalanx, and when he came to  Within the range of the bows and arrows, the damage done by the Parthians to the turtle formation of Roman soldiers was negligible. Moving forward to about 20 meters away from the phalanx, they were baptized by Roman javelins. From time to time, cavalrymen were penetrated through the body.  The war horse fell down.  The light cavalry who finally reached the formation were horrified to find that a forest of spears suddenly stood up in the Roman phalanx to greet them.

    Just as Hells was nervously watching the progress of the battle behind him, a shout brought him back to his senses.  It turns out that the breakthrough point chosen by the experienced Parthian commander was not the "Legion of Roses" and the "Legion of Lightning Throwers"!

    Suddenly there were two fierce Parthian cavalry on the front, like two sharp arrows, thrust straight into the gap in the "pin" formation, which was the junction of the sixth legion and the two following legions.

    The catapults that were raining down bullets on the Parthian cavalry on the left and right wings had no time to react. Only a few catapults hit them with stone bullets.  At this time, the 8th and 12th battalions of the 6th Army, which had not participated in the battle, desperately blocked the direction pointed by the arrows of the two Parthian cavalry, one on the left and one on the right.

    "Signal Corps, order the 4th and 5th Battalions to attack to the left and the 6th and 7th Battalions to attack to the right!" A cold voice came to Hells' ears. This was another sight that he had not seen before.  How to look down on Jaculius.

    After the battle, Hells told the Romans:

    "Chief Centurion Jacurius stood next to a catapult. He was wearing shining armor that day, and his golden helmet was decorated with feathers that were usually only seen in military parades or parades. The white feathers  It stands out against the dark red cloak.

    Since his cheeks were covered by two protective plates connected from the helmet, and I was far away from him, I couldn't see clearly what his face looked like, but when his eyes fell on you, you would feel  There are two stunning rays of light sweeping towards you.  £®  £®  £®  £®  £®

    After the four battalions in the first column intercepted the enemy, our battalion moved forward under the command of the chief centurion and returned to the front of the legion.  It seemed that the two cavalry were the elite of the Parthians. They were so fast that they were fighting with the six battalions in almost the blink of an eye.  To be honest, at that time, I saw my comrades fighting against the Parthians behind me, and many familiar figures fell under the hooves of the Parthians. I was as anxious as a cat scratching my head, and I wanted to rush over immediately.  Share their pressure.  But the chief centurion didn't give the order, so we could only watch helplessly. I was really afraid that the brothers in the 8th and 10th Battalions wouldn't be able to withstand it.  £®  £®  £®  £®  £®

    The Eighth and Tenth Battalions gradually became unable to support themselves as they became more and more afraid of something.  £®  £®  £®  £®  £®  The fourth battalion only intercepted half of the charging cavalry, and with the shooting of some turned slingers, they blocked the cavalry behind. The eighth and tenth battalions and the Parthians who had already rushed over  The people were in a complete melee. Some of the comrades grabbed the Parthian's spear, dragged him off his horse, and stabbed him to death with a dagger; others ran under the Parthian horse and stabbed the horse in the belly.  .  Catapults cannot support them at all. Their numbers are getting smaller and smaller. Only the ninth battalion behind them has not participated in the battle. If the cavalry rushes into the open space where the catapults are placed, we will be finished.  £®  £®  £®  £®  £®

    "At this moment when my palms were all sweaty, a sharp horn sounded from far away. Every time it stopped, there was a new horn horn.It's getting clearer and clearer.  We veterans all know that this is the Parthians conveying urgent military information. Something extraordinary must have happened, otherwise the trumpet sound would not be so urgent.  £®  £®  £®  £®  £®  "

    That day, while telling this story, Hells took a breath and drank all the wine in the glass. An impatient Roman quickly picked up the jar of wine and filled it for him, gesturing with his eyes for Hells to continue talking.  .

    "At this time, another centurion roared loudly. His voice was not as calm as usual, and he was trembling with joy: 'Brothers, the Apollinus Army! Regiment and our cavalry have passed through the Syrian Pass.  Go into the desert and kick these barbarians to death!

    Now the brothers are in high spirits, but the Parthians are confused.  Taking advantage of this opportunity, Commander Yaculius immediately ordered the 2nd and 3rd Battalions on our left and right to fight back and help the 8th and 10th Battalions. Like cutting wheat, he cut down a large number of people who had not yet recovered.  The coming Parthian cavalry.  At the same time, the 9th Battalion, which had not participated in the battle, joined the 8th and 10th Battalions. The Parthians' plan to break through from the junction went bankrupt.  £®  £®  £®  £®  £®

    At this moment, anyone who has fought a war knows that the Parthians must either leave these cavalry entangled with us and go back to deal with the Apollinus Army and our cavalry, or they can rush in before the Apollinus Army.  When we came to the battlefield, we were dealt with. No matter who the Parthians chose, they would be in trouble.  £®  £®  £®  £®  £®  "

    Hells¡¯ expression became solemn: ¡°In the end, they chose the latter option!¡±

    The commander of the Parthian Army carefully examined the entire battlefield situation and finally made up his mind.

    Withdrawing now, at least half of the troops must be left on the battlefield to be slaughtered by the Romans. It would be too risky to take the remaining half of the soldiers with low morale to face the unknown number of enemies behind them!  What's even worse is that after the retreat is cut off, if all the arrows carried on the camels in the army are shot out, they will never be able to replenish them.  Then, the commander's eyes fell on the front of the Roman army formation, and when he saw the first battalion standing there alone, he no longer hesitated.

    Thousands of animal skin war drums beat at the same time, shaking the soul like thunder. The fields were densely covered with iron crops, and the river water turned black due to the flash of iron.  £®  £®  £®  £®  £®  The Roman soldiers who had experienced this scene all showed fear.

    He is a "stove man"!

    The pride of the Parthian Army - the armored cavalry "Stove Man" is about to appear!

    "The Furnace Men" are Parthian cataphracts. Because they were wearing heavy armor and had to endure the terrible heat under the scorching sun in the desert area, they were called "The Furnace Men" by the Romans.

    They are covered in armor. Their helmets and breastplates are made of a single piece of fine steel. Other parts of their bodies are covered by scale armor or chain mail. A ferocious metal mask covers their faces. Even their mounts are covered by bronze scale armor.  As long as the horse's knees.

    The main weapon of the "Stove Man" is a spear, which is three and a half meters long; the auxiliary weapons include a long sword, a hammer or a mace.  In previous battles, the "furnace men" did not take the lead. Instead, they waited for the enemy to be greatly weakened by the light cavalry and the formation was scattered, then formed a dense formation to attack the enemy's formation.  This elite cavalry team founded by the famous Parthian general Sulena was not very fast, but its power was amazing and it was invincible.  For the defeat of Crassus, Sulena mainly relied on this armored cavalry and superb light cavalry tactics to create the pinnacle of his military career - the Battle of Calle.  From then on, the Roman soldiers were afraid of the "furnace men".

    In the sound of drums that was mixed with the roar of wild beasts and rough and harsh thunder, the Parthian cataphracts who were in the upper hand used their spears to scratch the ground and stir up the dust in the sky, making the Roman soldiers invisible and speechless.  Get closer together.  £®  £®  £®  £®  £®  Immediately, the soul-stirring heavy sound of horse hooves was heard in the wind and sand.  £®  £®  £®  £®  £®

    The Parthian light cavalry, who have been fighting for a long time, understand that this is a reserve army entering the battle, and they must do their best to help it!  They began to cling to the Roman soldiers in front of them without caring about their casualties. Their deep and terrifying roars filled the entire plain.

    The outcome of the entire battle now depends on the performance of the 1,200 warriors of the first battalion. The Parthian light cavalry on the left and right wings mustered up their last courage to avoid defeat, but they could not last much longer;  The Parthian assault cavalry was locked in a stalemate with the other nine battalions of the Sixth Army, and it was difficult to tell the winner for a while; if the Parthian armored cavalry could not break through the first battalion blocking the front and advance into the display before the two wings collapsed.  As for the open space for the catapult, the Parthians in front of them had only two options: to eat sand in the desert to the south or to escape to the rugged Armenian mountains to the north.

    "The first row sets up shields, and everyone sets up spears! It's up to us today!" Chief Centurion Yaculius yelled.

    ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?Hells in the first row stretched out his spear from the gap between the two shields. After the two shields were juxtaposed, the semicircular gap in the shields formed a circular hole.  The comrades in the second row put a longer spear on his shoulder and stretched it out. The comrades in the third row put a longer spear on the shoulder of the Roman soldier in the second row and stretched it out.  £®  £®  £®  £®  £®  The entire First Battalion turned into a hedgehog made of iron.

    At this time, Hells could almost clearly see the ferocious metal mask on the face of the "Stove Man".

    The strong momentum transmitted from the shield almost made Hells lose his balance. He thrust the spear outward desperately, and the sharp sound of the tip of the spear rubbing against the metal surface could be heard from outside.  He gritted his teeth and pulled the spear back, then thrust it out again. This time he felt the tip of the spear piercing into a soft body through a hard gap, and then heard the sound of a war horse falling to the ground.  A strong smell of blood and horse smell wafted over.  Without thinking, he immediately pulled back the spear and continued to stab outwards fiercely.  £®  £®  £®  £®  £®

    The first shock wave of the armored cavalry was repulsed. Before Hells and the others could take a breath, the second wave of shock began again!  The Parthians changed their tactics. The assault cavalry, who were fighting fiercely with other troops of the Sixth Army in the middle, ignored their increasing pressure and sent a large number of light cavalry to both sides of the first battalion to cooperate with the armored cavalry.  Only sharp arrows flew in the air towards the first battalion. At this time, the newly issued armor before the war played a vital role, otherwise they who did not form a turtle formation would probably fall in large pieces at once.

    The sun in the sky silently watched everything happening below it: tens of thousands of human beings had been fighting on this plain for most of the day. The Parthians were like a torrent that broke the embankment, desperately trying to drown the Romans arranged like a chessboard.  The sharp swords and fine steel shields were clashing in the battlefield, the spears were falling on the hard armor, arrows were flying, and the war horses were neighing.  £®  £®  £®  £®  £®

    Hells didn't know how long he could hold on to the position. His comrade beside him had already fallen and was replaced by a comrade behind him, and one of his feet was nailed to the ground by an arrow, unable to move. He just kept stopping.  He repeated the simple action, each thrust of the spear becoming weaker and weaker.  The Parthian armored cavalry still pounced on them like angry waves crashing on the shore, and several gaps had already appeared in the phalanx.

    Suddenly there was a burst of cheers from the Parthians, and Hells heard a horrified voice in his ears: "Our flag! Our flag has fallen!"

    Ignoring the situation in front, I hurriedly looked back, only to see a figure leaping up, grabbing the legion's eagle flag from the legion flag bearer who had fallen to the ground from the arrow, and strode to the queue of the first battalion with the flag in hand.

    "Comrades of the first battalion, the governor of Syria ordered me to be here. I am Yaculius, and I am with you!" Yaculius's firm voice rang throughout the entire front: "From tomorrow on, Rome will not  I will call you the Sixth Legion again, but the Iron Wall Legion!"

    "Line up the square formation! The commander-in-chief is watching us! We are an iron wall!" The enthusiastic Hells and his comrades roared together.

    The phalanx of the first battalion became airtight again.  Every soldier stood as still as if he had taken root in the ground.

    These 1,200 people became a granite fortress just as the entire army hoped; arrows, knives, and spears had no effect on them.

    ??It refuses to give an inch and remains majestic.

    The Parthian cavalry on both wings began to flee in full flight first, followed by the assault cavalry in the middle. At the same time, the Roman soldiers in the front row had faintly seen the flash of the spear tips of the Apollinus legionnaires.  £®  £®  £®  £®  £®

    The Parthians were defeated like a mountain.  £®  £®  £®  £®  £®

    A group of vultures circled over the battlefield, and the broken corpses lying in a pool of blood attracted their greedy eyes.  The horses and camels that fell to the ground were covered in blood and flesh. They raised their heads, stretched their necks, and struggled to stand up.

    A large number of Parthians were taken prisoner, and like the mountains of armor and weapons next to them, they had now become the spoils of war for the Roman legions.  These prisoners were forced to take off their clothes, leaving only a pair of close-fitting underwear to cover their shame. They attracted the eyes of another kind of "vulture":

    Some bold slave traders have come to the battlefield impatiently, and slaves at this time are the cheapest.  They assessed the Parthian men standing in piles in front of them with skillful eyes. Unfortunately, most of the captives were scarred, and they might lose money if they bought them back and died on the road, so they selected them very carefully.

    There are still some soldiers searching for valuables on the corpses. Just now, people were fighting like wild beasts.  Now, they are worse than beasts.

    Hells did not see this scene. At this moment, he was riding on a red Parthian horse, following Jacurius among a large group of cavalry.

    As soon as the battle on the plain ended, the chief centurion announced to the soldiers of the first battalion:??He asked a group of willing warriors to change horses and accompany him to pursue the remnants of the Parthian army, and Hells immediately signed up.  At first, Jakulius shook his head when he saw his newly bandaged injured foot. It was not until Hells repeatedly emphasized that he was a Gallic tribe who was good at riding horses - Arobloges, and Jakulius knew Hells well.  Si was eager to make meritorious deeds, so he reluctantly agreed to his request.

    This cavalry of nearly 2,000 people is all lightly armed, and each cavalryman has two empty horses for replacement.  They chased the defeated Parthians all the way, and the frightened Parthian cavalry did not get a moment to breathe: often just as they stopped to cook, Jaculius's pursuit troops arrived.  After they fled in all directions, the meals prepared just satiated the hunger of their pursuers.

    After the pursuers crossed the Euphrates River and trekked eastward for a while, the thousand-year-old ancient city of Kalai appeared in front of these dusty cavalry.  At this time, many Parthian soldiers who had fled had gathered outside the city. They were hesitating whether to attack the city. As soon as they saw Jacurius's flag, these Parthians immediately lost their courage. They lacked bows and arrows and their horses were tired.  Under unbearable circumstances, most people chose to surrender.

    "Jaculius!" A brave young Roman warrior rode a black horse and rushed out of the city first.

    "Venicius!" Jacurius drove his mount straight over, and the two hugged each other tightly on the horse.

    "Jaculius, you have won, Pompey will be proud of you!"
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