Chapter 11 Before the decisive battle (2)
As he galloped, Paruma lowered his body, and the sun and wind in the desert passed by his ears like magma and flames. He felt his entire hair burning. Then he leaned slightly, because the little pigeon was a lame man, and he could only be in this position on the saddle. Following the sharp friction sound, he pulled out a pair of sharp Spanish swords from the sheaths on both sides of the saddle, holding the hilt in his backhand. His front body was tightly attached to the support point in front of the new saddle, and his legs tightly clamped the horse's belly. Then he fought. The Spanish cavalry, who had not yet reacted, was cut from his waist to his ribs from his waist to his ribs, and blood and internal organs were spilled out.
There was another cheer, and Parumma's body sideways on the saddle, and the javelin thrown by the Ming Enemy Cavalry, and then he took off the arm of the enemy's team's bidder, and the team fell to the ground with a sword.
"Long live, for the glory of the high priest!" Following closely behind Parumma were Germanic cavalrymen who had transferred to the tall Cyrani horse. Each of them held a short tube, and the horse's hooves were intertwined, and then a thunderous sound resounded throughout the battlefield. The red and yellow flames, with gunpowder smoke, drew a trajectory and flew towards the group of Spanish cavalry. Many people turned their heads in fear on the spot, lay on the saddle, and fled wildly, while many light infantrymen were thrown in place. The clever one had already pulled the horsetails of their cavalry and ran away. The clever ones died under the long swords and maces of the German cavalry.
Parumma's new cavalry army attacked and struck the Rabinus cavalry, which were separated between the 15th Legion and the remaining team, "Don't stop. Everyone replaced the second horse. Tear the blockade line of the 12th Legion in front of me!"
The two exhausted legions under Rabinus were unable to break through the defender line organized by the 12th Legion. The cavalry responsible for ambushing and encircling were completely disbanded by Parumma. Li Bida sent two legions to rescue Waga City, and the main force retreated completely to the edge of the riverbed.
"Reward all the soldiers, and declare to the outside world that our side has successfully ambushed Libidaus and achieved a brilliant victory." After nightfall, he sat alone in the tent, Rabinus spoke slowly at the token officer standing in front of him under the candlelight.
Then, he covered his cheeks with pain: for a whole year, they braved the severe cold and heat in Spain and the Balearic Islands, and the infantry, scattered soldiers, cavalry, and fleets, all carried out extremely strict training, let alone veterans. Even new recruits, Rabinus firmly believed that he could exert the combat effectiveness of any main legion of the Republic.
However, as soon as they fought against Li Bida's main legion today, they suffered a lot of bitter fruit. Although hundreds of enemies were killed, the four infantry legions on their own reduced their number by no less than 500 people, and the exchange ratio was three to one or even four to one.
What's more, according to the terror of the wounded, the enemy's cavalry had been "reborn". Many people could spew out ghostly fireworks and sounds from the cylinders hanging under the saddle. Coupled with the war drums they beat during the charge, our army's war horses had to escape in front of the battle before the battle was met, and the enemy did not chase them. First, they brutally massacred all the light infantry that had lost the cover of the cavalry, and then cooperated with their infantry to advance the front line, leaving our cavalry helpless.
"If I tried my best to temper the army into the elite of the Republic's contemporary era, and Li Bida's army can be said to have transformed into a monster that surpassed the times in the past two or three years. In other words, can I personally be unable to defeat the times?" Rabinus murmured to himself, then sighed and lay on his back on the chair. He was extremely frustrated and stared at the wine jar on the flat-footed dining table next to him. This thing is a decoration on weekdays, because Rabinus has always been a drink, but today is different, he wants to drink it.
After drinking a few glasses of wine, not only did it relieve fatigue as the legendary thing, but it deepened Rabinus's despair and frustration. He rubbed his nose and made a rumble sound. His eyelids began to become heavy. He felt very tired and no longer wanted to continue to sober up in these hopeless and ending struggles. Such pain would only deepen.
"Then let's die in a grand battle, just as Pompei told the Senate before the Battle of Tapsus, like an eagle, a real eagle, bravely hitting the cliff and smashing to pieces in the face of lightning and thunder."
The next day, Rabinus ordered the bodies of the Libida officers and soldiers who were killed in the battle yesterday to be placed under the city of Vaga again, and ordered his subordinates to brutally kill all the prisoners in front of the soldiers guarding the city. Some were nailed to the cross, some were smashed to death with stones, and some were tied up and burned to death.
Screams and curses all reached the hands of the Hitius Party, which was still defending the city. Everyone was holding the city walls tightly, "Don't have any anger or reckless thoughts. The guy Rabinus had previously liked to kill prisoners and his former companions. He was a bastard. People like him should be locked in the stinky dungeon of Rome, so we can neither be killed nor caught by him-the best way is to continue to hold on to this city area, which is the heaviest blow to the enemy, making them angry and helpless." Hitius walked around the temple and the city, constantly encouraging all the soldiers and citizens.
When the battle report was handed to Li Bida in the camp, he didn't believe it at first, so he severely questioned the three generals of Seerha, Karenus and Paruma, and called the chief centurion, cavalry captain, and Hanske of the three legions. After repeated review and comparison, he finally realized his impression and couldn't help but laugh, "In three to five days, we can carry out the decisive battle!"
Looking at the surprised generals, Li Bida patiently explained:
"From the military reconnaissance the day before yesterday, it is not difficult for us to see that Rabinus's legion's combat effectiveness and tactics are not my opponent at all. Therefore, the timing of the decisive battle will not be delayed. As long as we defeat Rabinus here, we will turn around and completely annihilate Rilias who came from the bypass. If I enter Spain, there will be no big battle, and the loss of my troops and materials will be reduced to the lowest level - of course, the most important thing is that we still have the left to reinforce the battlefield of Caesar in the Greek region!"
When talking about "Yu Yu", Li Bida couldn't help but remember the information sent back by his spy liner next to Oudawei:
In terms of combat, Young Caesar was no match for Brutu, and he was not good at fighting many times. What's more, Casio also landed in the Peloponnese area and began to threaten Young Caesar's army from the side. At this time, Young Caesar had written letters everywhere, asking Anthony for help, asking him to send an elite legion as soon as possible to fulfill the mutual assistance covenant.
Chapter completed!