The stars reappeared on the sea surface, and in the sky, the weather in Afiriga changed unusually rapidly. The rainy rain turned into a more stuffy summer air in the middle of the night, steaming around the camp. The term "summer" was then cast on the skin and heart of every soldier with the real heat.

After about the fourth stairs, the army led by Li Bida drove away, targeting Zeta City, with a distance of sixteen Romans, but before departure, Pope found him and told him that the 15th and 12th archers were worth ten or three, all thanks to the flooded warehouses before, "Each cavalry brought eight arrows, and each archer brought fifteen arrows." This is the amount of ammunition carried at the final departure, but fortunately, most of the infantry of the 15th corps would install five short spears in the groove of their skin shield, so they could also supplement the risk of lack of arrows.

At the dawn of the desert, with the end of the rain, thousands of gorgeous mists rose, just like wandering on the heads and the hillsides. This scene can only be found in this uninhabited area. After Libida's two legions walked about ten Romans, they discovered a small town called Agaba on the edge of the valley. Then Libida immediately called Anthony, Vicintoli and Dussenvier, three cavalry generals, rushed in with the vanguard cavalry, and found that there were no residents in the town. They either fled or lost their lives in the chaos. In the trenches around the town, there were still a few slaves corpses lying, probably because they were afraid of being killed by their masters before leaving. They were already highly rotten, and were buzzing on them.

The town is not big, with about a hundred houses. They are above the surrounding desert and there are trench guards. "They didn't even take away the window frames and door panels. They probably ran in a hurry, and they were afraid that they were robbed and slaughtered by the Numidian cavalry." Dussenvier said on a horse and circled around.

The more cautious Vichentoli first ran to the ditches and wells on the edge of the town, and took his personal soldiers to draw a few cans of water, allowing the pack horses and hounds to drink a lot. After observing for a while, he felt relieved. He said that the water source in this town was not polluted or poisoned, so we can use this as a base.

Anthony was different from the first two. He kicked open the door of the most impressive house and began to rummage through boxes and cabinets, looking for fine wine and delicious food. His entourage kept reminding this person that in this situation, could he still find such things?

"Don't deceive me, I'm also a famous figure who has been to Egypt for war. The environment here is similar to that of Perusim, Egypt. People there like to build huge basements, just below the main hall." As he said that, Anthony knocked the floor open, and there was indeed a unique mystery below. He snapped his fingers proudly, as expected.

Now Anthony's discovery was amazing. Almost every household in Agaba town has a basement. No matter how big or small, it contains a lot of barley, dried figs, oil, and some wheat flour. But Anthony was disappointed because there was no wine at all. These supplies were used by residents to guard against war and famine, so naturally there was no luxury like wine.

Then Li Bida, who arrived with the army, ordered the army to collect half of the supplies, leave half of them, and throw down some silver coins, write "Emergency Requisition" on the wall of the basement, and then build a simple fortress along the town of Agaba. "The next day, our army will attack Zeta City and obtain more supplies, leaving Anthony, Vichentoli, two thousand cavalry and light infantry in this temporary fortress responsible for the support."

At dawn the next day, Libida's infantry and cavalry shouted and rolled over the wheat fields and woods under Zeta. The only one who tried to stop them was the 500 Numidian cavalry, which was vulnerable. The battle lasted only half of the time. Half of these cavalry were killed and captured, and half fled. Under the leadership of Tagus, the chief brigade of the 12th Legion rushed into the city first. The knight Reginus sent by Scipio, and the elder Atrius from Utica, were all tied up. Then, the 12th Legion skillfully plundered all the wealthy families in the city and the warehouse, put them on their own luggage and mule carts, and rushed towards the direction of Agaba.

Li Bida and the 15th Legion stopped at the position outside the city gate and sent scouts from afar. When the 12th Legion escorted the supplies of Zeta City and advanced along the valley, they served as the rear army and followed the guards.

Soon, the scouts came in panic and said that in the valley west of Zeta, there were dust and thunderous sounds everywhere, and many people were approaching here.

"It's impossible that it was Caesar's troops. Pompei's army must have attacked us!" Li Bida then asked the token officer to step forward and notified the front army - all the infantry soldiers of the army were still in the middle, sandwiched on both sides, holding shields, ready to fight!

Soon, the enemy soldiers charged in the mountains and fields. Most of them were Mauritanian cavalry, with Numidian Javeliners on their way, and behind them were Rabinus himself pressing the formation, and his approaching speed was like a strong wind.

"Hula!" The soldiers of the 15th Legion formed a defensive formation, waiting patiently and bravely for the enemy's vanguard to approach, and then shouted, and a wave of short spears shot out like lightning with one arm. The enemy's cavalry and light infantry immediately fell down a large area. They thought the enemy would throw hunting spears, so when the short spears flew over, they thought they were at a safe distance.

But this time the enemy did not retreat. Many people stepped on the bodies of their companions and threw javelins against each other with the 15th Legion. For a moment, the sound of javelins and javelins on both sides broke through the air was overwhelming. Many people in the 15th Legion immediately died, and the mount of the commander Seerha who was supervising the battle in front was also hit and died.

Seerha, who had transferred to a horse, was extremely angry and ordered the infantry of the vanguard to launch a counterattack. After a fierce battle, they were driven back to the valley.

"Keep going, don't delay." Li Bida watched the enemy retreat, but when he saw Rabinus still staying on the ridgeline, he knew that the battle was far from that simple, he hurriedly ordered it.

As a result, the front army, even Tagus's troops who were walking in the front, were suddenly attacked by the enemy. The same countless light cavalry and infantry rushed out from the mountains on the side and shot javelins at them fiercely. The number of arrows of the archers and archers was very limited. After a few rounds of shooting, the ammunition was exhausted. They could only draw out their short swords, escort the baggage mule cart like hiking infantry, endured casualties, and ran towards Agaba.

As a result, before Li Bida's rear army had reached a hundred steps, Rabinus' second round of attacks came again. The light troops, like hornets, were still densely packed, with javelins, and quickly pressed over, "Get calm, calm." The soldiers of the 15th Legion formed a formation again, and they all suppressed a fire in their hearts. If they had carried enough arrows today, they would have shot you all over the line! (To be continued...) r1292
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