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Chapter 16 The Messenger (Part 2)

At this time, under the city of Athens, on the entire front of nearly one hundred Stadia, the nearly seven legions to which Leo all formed a strict battle formation, relying on his own camp, facing the direction of Brutu's attack.●⌒

Leo himself, wearing a cloak, holding the gilded baton given by his father, stood on a hill behind the entire formation under the escort of the cavalry. He wisely entrusts the command of the front line to Secres, Seerja and Petternius and other generals, asking them to be responsible for the battles of the left, center and right wings, and he plays the role of supervising the war.

"All the soldiers of the Leo Legion have set up copper tube guns and guarded me in front of my defense. You are the last barrier of the camp. Logically, you don't need to really fight, but just in case, everyone should be prepared to shoot!" Leo waved his baton, and all the Leo Legion shouted in unison.

Between the passage and the Eye Castle in front of Athens, Brutu's legions walked out in an orderly manner, and formed a wide formation, heading towards Leo's position step by step.

Suddenly, the right wing of Leo's position moved, which was the location of the 10th and 15th legions with the strongest combat effectiveness. All the soldiers quickly formed a single column, with a very long front line and began axle-shaped maneuver, which seemed to be an attempt to encircle Brutu's left wing.

On the entire open ground, the five legions of Brutu attacks were in agitation and uneasy. When their light infantry and cavalry attacked on the left wing, before they could enter the throwing distance of the guns, the Fifteenth Legion of Seerha poured out several brigades with the Golden Fly flags, using powerful compound bows, and several rounds of rapid shooting. As a result, the Brutu scattered cavalry, responsible for the avant-garde, suddenly suffered heavy casualties - they simply lacked the experience of confronting Li Bida's army.

In desperation, Brutu could only hand over the two legions to Caratafermius, defending on the left wing and resisting the side attacks of Leo's troops. He and Signes walked around the front of the center with nearly 4,000 cavalrymen. Now, among all the cavalry teams, there are about 2,000 Ettorians. The rest are all mixed cavalry drawn by Brutu from other legions.

Now Brutu really realized the importance of cavalry. "The four thousand cavalry are concentrated and the momentum is not small. It seems that Li Bida's son has placed all the elite infantry on the right wing. Then Leo, feel the power and horror of the Etolian warriors!"

At this time, all the cavalry were arranged in a dense assault formation in a wall shape. Sinesis stood at the forefront with his tribes, relatives and fellow villagers, and swore with each other. "All warriors of the Etorian League, may the Apollo of Delphi protect us. They will be invulnerable to swords and guns on the battlefield and break into the enemy's position like the wind. Now I ask you, every warrior of the alliance, to break through the enemy's formation three times, and do not have any fear. Even if you are slightly injured, if you cannot do this, what should you do?"

The Etolia cavalry all shouted, "Then we would rather not go back to our hometown. When we pass through any house in our hometown and see our relatives and children, we will have no face to face their contempt and blame!"

"Let's die as if you're home!" Then, all the cavalry ran in small steps, slowly speeding up, and heading towards Leo's central army.

At this time, from the positions of the Thirteenth Army, the Eleventh Army and the Isthmus Army, cavalry cannons and large copper-barrel cannons were rumbling out of the queue. Then stones, lead bullets and flames erupted out, and fireworks burst out from the formation, and fireworks broke out from the Ettorian cavalry around the formation, and the rear and core exploded and rose up. Synesis saw the surrounding followers falling down whinely. The cavalry from other tribes and states could no longer be able to maintain the sequence of impact, but the elite and brave Ettorians still shouted the battle horns, scrambling to each other and closely together, trying to continue to maintain the formation and power of the charge under such a blow.

Behind Brutu dismounted himself and waved his dagger. The followers beside him were holding flags. The infantry of the three legions were not behind at all. They all braved the firepower of the Leo Central Army and went on one after another, stepping on the corpses of our enemy and our horses, and risked their lives to advance.

The fourteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth corpses on Leo's left wing were always silent on the defense line. At this time, on the Central Front, the Dalmatian cavalry brigade of the 11th Legion, the remaining part of the new cavalry corps (most of which were sent by Leo to support the city of Julipis), and nearly a hundred light chariots also flocked out. The cavalry of both sides waved weapons to each other, like two bloody and barbaric bullfighting, rushing fiercely to each other.

Looking at the flying clouds below, Leo, who was facing the battlefield of the large corps for the first time, held the baton in his hand in a little at a loss. Beside him was Karenus, a general specially appointed by Li Bida, who gave up the command of his 12th Legion commander and came to assist Leo.

"Hiss Commander, what should I do now!" Looking at Leo who was fighting so cruelly at close range, he tried to calm himself down and asked Karenus, who was silent.

"You stand under the flag of our army. This will benefit the entire army. Don't advance or retreat. Bear here under the protection of the guards. Look at the soldiers of the Liwus Legion, they will sacrifice their lives to protect you. Even if you can't see your appearance, they will follow the military flag." Karenus replied, "When the situation of war has not changed, the Supreme Commander does not need to do anything at will, as it will harm the entire army."

"Yes, Commander Karenus, your suggestion has benefited me a lot." Leo could only say this, and then he calmed down and looked at the chaotic battlefield ahead. Now, except for the defense line of the Liwus Legion in front of him, the troops of about seven or eight legions in front fought each other. The howlings of soldiers rushed to the sky, dispelling the clouds and sandstorms in the sky. It was difficult for us to distinguish between the enemy and me. A large number of enemies came out from the smoke and clouds and rushed towards Leo's camp.

"Everyone, calm down! Flakus, go to your team's location and command the Leus Legion to block the enemy that was coming." Seeing that the surrounding entourage was floating, Leo pulled out his baton and gave an order.
Chapter completed!
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