Chapter 23: Joining Teachers with Kalenus (1)
"The pastor doesn't like to praise the eleventh tax, but he must be ruthless when collecting it." - The 14th century British poet Chansel
Soon, Flakus led the chief brigade of Liwus's army and arrived in a flying stairs and joined the battle. For a moment, Dasius' subordinates could not resist, so he called several slaves to run over and told the soldiers who were staying in the camp that there was no war, saying, "Pile all the luggage and supplies along the north corner of the camp, protect them with weapons, and guard them against the enemy's robbery."
After receiving this order, the soldiers in Dasius camp immediately followed suit. Then they extinguished the bonfire, all holding axes and daggers, holding themselves around the baggage, waiting anxiously for the battle situation on the front line to advance to the favorable side.
At this time, the south and west of the camp, the sound of killing sounds shook the sky. Li Bida's troops were brave and good at fighting, launching fierce offensives one after another. Daxiu's subordinates were numerous and powerful, and slowly stabilized their emotions and began to fight back to the death. Both sides refused to let go. The javelins were flying between the wooden fences and towers of the camp, and no one could do anything to each other. Often, Li Bida's tent team climbed up a corner of the tower and killed all the guards above and left their bodies. They were about to rush in, but they were counterattacked by several times the opponent's troops. All of them were killed, and the bodies were abandoned one after another. The situation was extremely cruel.
Seeing the wars everywhere in front of him, Audac, who had previously been lurking quietly on the hill, asked the others to set up a formation along the hill and took twenty personal soldiers down. They happened to go around to the place without a bonfire in the north corner. They groped slowly. They wade through a trench without horse stakes and thorns (this is usually the way that was left for their soldiers to withdraw), then set up a ladder and flipped in one by one.
Then they used Latin language, blew the trumpet, and shouted in the camp, "The generals in front have failed, but we still have a way out. Go to the small riverside hill in the northwest corner to defend!" The first thing that panic was the military slaves. After hearing this, they hurriedly opened the originally closed back door, and then carried baggage and luggage, the sound shook the world and randomly headed towards the direction "instructed" by Audacs, and the hill three furlongs escaped.
Then, some soldiers on the towers and posts that did not fight were mistakenly true and began to slip towards the hills. Soon the situation had an avalanche effect. Dasius, who found that the reserve force was unaware of the fact that Dasius was furious on the front line of fierce wars, temporarily entrusted his command to his chief centurion. Then he led the guards to head towards the north corner of the camp where the random incidents occurred.
In the dark night, Dasius encountered a team of cavalry following the trench, holding torches, and oncoming to the scene, wearing Saganm jackets, holding swords and shields. This time, his mind finally became clear and he shouted "Report your order."
"The invincible Lius, for the glory of the high priest!" After these Spanish cavalry shouted these few words, they immediately became clear about the enemy and me. They rushed up and fought with Dasius's extremely guards, and disrupted the command center of the Spanish Sixth Corps. Dasius completely lost command of the front line. He could only hold a sword himself and seize the way through the enemy's fierce trenches. He dug a trench and hurt him. Dasius's mount sprained his ankle on it. The commander himself rolled into the trench and was stabbed by the trench and covered in blood. He could only shout to save me quickly. Everyone was forced to discard the horses, dismount and continue to draw their swords to fight. They could not tell me at all in the dark night, so the commander's call for help finally caused panic among everyone - even his guards began to escape.
At this time, Li Bida's men quickly gained the upper hand. They destroyed the wooden fence, seized the tower, rushed in from several breakthroughs, and slashed and slashed. Dasius's defeated soldiers were all congested between the trenches. A few of them fought to the end, while most of them could only kneel down and kill.
And there, when the soldiers all over the mountains pulled the pack horses and baggage, ran out of the camp and came towards the hill, they saw hundreds of cavalry, densely lined up along the ridge, and the eyes under their hats and helmets emitted a faint light at night like hungry wolf. The Spanish machete in their hands reflected the sharp edge that was swaying, as if they were waiting for them.
The military slaves had no power to fight back against the assaults of the cavalry, especially the Spanish light cavalry that was fierce and scattered. After a few minutes, they fled in the opposite direction again. No, they fled from all directions, and all the baggage and the pack beasts were abandoned.
As for the end of the morning battle, nearly half of the Spanish Sixth Army suffered casualties, and the rest of the soldiers and most of the soldiers had to surrender. The dead bodies filled the trenches in the camp, and the bodies and armor of the dead and wounded soldiers were hung on the towers and pickets. Li Bida's troops also paid the heavy price of four hundred people being killed. The only difference is that he was the winner, and for such a victory, it was worth it.
The body of the enemy commander Dasius was found in the trench. It is impossible to say clearly who the merits of killing him should be attributed to, or to be more direct, he committed suicide - his body was torn by the thorns he had laid, bleeding too much, and no one came to save him in the dark night - so in fear and anxiety, he raised the sword in his hand and cut off his neck.
From this point of view, Dasius is lucky than Rabinus and Rilias. The two people behind him cannot even commit suicide, and they can only die after suffering pain.
"One of the most important legions of the little Thor was completely eliminated by me, and the city of Uria, the throat land, also fell into my hands. I personally sit here and contact the three legions of Karenus who came to the other side of the Bebbetis River. Next, I will capture the city of Corduba and completely encircle and annihilate the Rous Pompei. As for Syketus Pompei, let him pass the city of Ursau, or the river of Sinkilis, and finally destroy it."
About two days later, General Karenus, who had attacked the Thirty Romans of Corduba, received a letter from the high priest. He immediately collected some ships, quickly set up a pontoon bridge on the River Bybertis, and sent vanguards to build a bridgehead on the other side, and then handed over the task of besieging the city to Seerha, but Seerha said that we were both deputy generals of the high priest, and each ruled a legion, and if we wanted to act, we could only transfer this task to the Thirteenth Legion, because it had no direct commander for the time being, and the command was handed over to its chief centurion Quintus Polo.
Naturally, Polo had no choice but to defend himself with the two deputy generals, so the 12th and 15th legions crossed the pontoon bridge to the south, and after a day and a night, he arrived at Uriah and came to the command of the high priest.
At this moment, the local elders of Korduba City have begun to send envoys to the military camp to discuss the matter of surrender with the high priest. (To be continued...)
Chapter 23 Meeting with Karenus (Part 1:
Chapter completed!