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Chapter 30 The Crown Falls to the Ground (Part 2)

At night, the Libida army, which brought cavalry cannons and bellows, had set fire to several camps at the foot of the mountain. In the flames, Libida's cavalry and archers continued to attack back and forth violently and carried out intensive shooting. Only his direct entourage were left, as well as palace nobles or urban gangsters who worshiped him as gods. Many people rushed into battle with musical instruments, lying under the bow and arrow.

By the next day, Ptolemy Thirteen's camp was split into two pieces, one was the core position of the highland, and the other was the position adjacent to the Nile River. "Don't pause, organize a strong attack for me!" This was the order issued by the cavalry commander who was commanding on the river, because Cleopatra did not allow his brother to continue to live. The more cruel and thorough the war was fought, the more it could weaken Egypt's future hostile force. However, the next few reports from the cavalry would verify that several charges were not going smoothly, and the troops suffered a lot of losses and were very tired.

Because the camps in the highlands were asked by Septimius to make great efforts, and the wooden fences and walls on them were densely winding. Although the field skills of the Pharaoh were quite poor, they could still throw stones and shoot arrows behind the walls. They were all deadly soldiers, and they would be killed when they resisted. When Li Bida's attacking team was in front of them, they would be attacked by the enemies along the river. The group of people ran to the reed boats on the river, shot arrows from afar, and rushed to the shore from time to time, appearing on the back, killing the Romans who were not prepared.

As the arrows and stones were mixed together, Li Bida drove his horse over the simple bridge of the tree trunk and rushed to the front line to supervise the battle and inspect. The soldiers holding the shield and attacked upwards and shouted excitedly when they saw the cavalry commander's scepter and flag. They urged their subordinate centurion to issue an order to charge as soon as possible, and they must not be allowed to passively be beaten before the general.

But Li Bida ordered to stop all provocations. He asked the soldiers to calmly divide them into two parts, staying behind the shield and the deer fort. "The rewards for this battle must be given to those who protect themselves. Everyone should wait for the crossbows and weapons to enter. Then launch a flexibly and bold attack." Then, he found Saab and the commander of the army, and began to walk down the mountain. Finally, he suddenly found that there was no sign of Egyptian soldiers walking on the highest mountain pass on the high slope. "They should have all abandoned this place and rushed to support the foot of the mountain where the war was fierce." Saab also observed and made an inference.

"Can it be the enemy's trick?" Li Bida asked.

Sabo shook his head, and he must say that the resistance officers around Pharaoh are brave and stubborn, but the planning is a mess. The cavalry commander should make up his mind to attack in surprise.

"Very good, Highbrida, Highbrida!" Li Bida shook his baton, and the chief centurion walked through the soldiers' array and rushed up. "Immediately hand over the chief brigade of the Sixth Legion to you, go around the back of the highland, climb up along the cliff, and take down the highest pass! And Polo is responsible for commanding all the brigades in the front, and the two armies attacked at the same time, causing the Egyptians to be caught off guard. How about it?"

"Then don't hesitate, give the army's eagle flag to me!" Hebrida shouted in a rough voice.

Then, Hebrida took over the Silver Eagle Battle Flag of the Sixth Legion and carefully covered it with a cloth cover. Then, he led the chief brigade and shouted encouraging calls, following the previously destroyed camp, and began to detour behind the mountain. At this moment, in the smoke of gunpowder, Ptolemy Thirteen also saw that the Romans at the foot of the mountain seemed to have signs of division of troops, so he asked Ceptimius around him how to deal with this situation, but the other party looked at it and said casually that according to my years of service, the Romans should have just withdrawn some of the teams to rest. We like to give the enemy the illusion of a steady stream of troops, so we like to adopt the strategy of "alternating rotational warfare".

At this time, the sound of trumpets and trumpets at the foot of the mountain shook the earth. Polo once again commanded six brigades, rolling up the hillside, and began to crush the Egyptian army's remaining fortifications at the foot of the mountain. In addition, the three brigades took the leads to the affiliated legion. At the command of Angandinus, they used Salmontoga and the javelin to disperse the Egyptians on the edge of the river.

So all the officers and soldiers under the Pharaohs picked up their weapons and fought bravely. The teams of both sides fought in a squad at the foot of the front mountain until a day later, the chief brigade of the Sixth Army commanded by Hebrida rushed to the highest mountain pass and raised a shiny silver eagle flag. "Long live!" The chief brigade of the Sixth Army used shields and swords in the camp at the mountain pass, knocking the earth and shaking the mountain. Then, like a spark bursting, they attacked the Egyptian camps below them. The only ones behind them were eunuchs, maids and military slaves under the Pharaohs. These people had no courage to fight and resist at all, and could only scream and flee everywhere, fleeing from this camp to another camp, shaking their own formation into a mess, and what was even more fatal was the collapse of morale and fighting spirit.

"Brother is the first to rush in. We are going to seize the flag of the Pharaoh." Hebrida rushed into the royal tent of Ptolemy Thirteen with skill. The eunuch inside shouted and fled with something in his arms. Hebrida quickly blocked it or caught up and killed it. Hebrida stepped forward step by step and walked towards the most core of the tent, where he saw a golden mask, an ivory chessboard, a flag embroidered with golden cobra patterns, and a pile of boxes. Now all of these belong to Brother!

"Unrespectful villain!" In the shadow of the pillar, the eunuch Mothamenis held the dagger in a funny gesture and rushed out suddenly, but he did not expect that Hebrida was used to holding a shield in his right hand. The centurion hit the shield with a shield and knocked the noble eunuch to the ground. Then he stepped on it and used a fighting sword to "puchi puff" a few times. The eunuch's throat and eyes were all pierced. He scratched the pillar a few times, and then swallowed his last breath.

At this moment, the figures moved around and all the soldiers came in. Hebrida suddenly stood up and shouted to her comrades, "Don't move, the battle outside is still fierce. I have killed this eunuch with a high hat. I just saw the pharaoh running out along the door next to me. Hurry up and chase me. You must know that if you get the pharaoh's head, there is a reward of 30,000 dinars." The other soldiers shouted excitedly. Most of them were the children of simple farmers who came to join the army from Sardinia and Corsica, and they rushed to make contributions without thinking too much.
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