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Chapter 25 Reckless Battle (2)

This is the trap of the cruel goddess of fate. The two armies fight on the front line, all the most qualified veterans left by Caesar. Many people go from ordinary soldiers to veterans to centurions, enjoy double, four or even eight times the salary, and retire twice and re-service twice. The only difference is that Anthony's subordinates are the title of centurion, while Octavian's guards are more of a big-headed soldier. However, no matter who this group of people is, the possibility of any enemy trying to kill them on the field is basically infinitely zero, and they are all "Immortal Birds" and "Old Fox" level elites at the level of war. ≤

The only ones who can kill veterans are other veterans.

Now both sides regard each other as traitors of Caesar because they are all tempted by high salaries and are fighting with the supreme commander intentionally or unintentionally inciting and deceiving themselves.

Since the narrow battlefield is a muddy swamp, both sides cannot detour, charge and assault, or even run quickly, they can only walk with their feet with difficulty, keeping dense formations "moving" each other together, unable to wave their shields or throw javelins, and after shouting like this, they approached the opponent face to face silently, and then stabbed the opponent with the sword in their hands at the critical point of the opponent. Of course, the other party was doing the same thing.

At the front line, thousands of Caesar veterans from the two armies were silent like this, with extremely terrifying silence, and they could only hear the sound of broken bones and flesh stirring. Many people also often yelled at each other's names and nicknames from time to time, because they were companions who had fought side by side, and the murdered people often silenced silently and did not suffer much pain. Their heads were all the elites who killed them. They were all the elites. They killed them with one blow.

The person who killed the man was covered in blood and mud, and continued to walk forward with difficulty, almost unable to tell his appearance until he also died and fell down.

The Skylark Legion and the 10th Legion also struggled to encircle the two sides of the swamp, strangling the 12th Legion and the 42th Legion. The 12th Legion was the chief centurion Tagus. He resisted the attack of the Fifth Legion - the "Shan Falcon Legion" was also an elite force tempered by Li Bida's command, and there was no reason to lose to the Skylark Legion, which was famous for its battle with Afriga alone. Both sides also lined up four brigades on the front line, and they also formed a dense array. People in the front were injured and died, and reserves were filled in from behind. They went up and down fiercely, and no one could retreat or advance.

And Pansa's forty-two legions over there were no more. The veterans in the front could resist for a while, but the new recruits in the rear rushed forward when they saw a battle on the front line. They lacked battlefield experience. The biggest feature of the new recruits is that they were very impulsive when they went to the battlefield for the first time, but they were also very easy to be scared. Pansa, who was originally smart, shouted to the rear, "Tell the new recruits not to come up and fight, retreat to Xinzhu Camp, and set up a formation to prepare for the support."

But his instructions were not easily transmitted, and most of the recruits were still in chaos, but then they were in great horror on the battlefield because they were trapped in the battle. Then they saw the veterans covered in mud on the opposite side of the Ten Legions easily penetrated and cut down their companions one by one. Blood and internal organs were flowing everywhere. Some people became like cattle and sheep waiting to be slaughtered in front of the altar, and some people began to throw down their weapons and armor and escape.

At this moment, Anthony's deputy general Wendytes had arrived. He stood on the high dike and watched the battle situation, and ordered: "The Centurion Guard continued to bite Young Caesar's guards, the Fifth Legion bit the veterans of the Shan Falcon Legion, and the Tenth Legion made a breakthrough, but do not rashly attack the enemy's new camp on the opposite enemy, and chase the new enemy recruits."

After the order was conveyed, the 10th Legion issued a terrifying cry in unison, which had completely suppressed the formation of the Forty-two Legion out of the swamp. After they arrived at the flat ground, they threw out the javelins in their hands. Pansa's legion, which was already obvious, was suddenly pierced a large area. The veterans of the legion who could have kept retreating alternately were like frightened spiders and cockroaches, escaping from the cliffs. Pansa walked towards Karenus' camp under the protection of the loyal escorts.

At this moment, Karenus had raised the signal flag for retreating for the third time. More than half of Tagus's men were injured and killed, but they finally successfully retreated. After they quickly entered the camp, Karenus ordered the rest of the 12th Legion to go out to form another camp and force the Fifth Legion to retreat.

But the Fifth Legion had no intention of attacking. They silently turned the direction of attack, and then went around the flank and rear of the Octavian Guard, who was still fighting alone in the swamp, and surrounded the whole group of people...

Avenus fought to the death and was finally a sword slave from the other party. He smashed his helmet with a pickaxe. The blood flowed from his forehead and his vision was completely blurred. However, he refused to go down until he was forcibly dragged onto a stretcher and tied it up and took it away by several veterans. The remaining people behind him sent his stretcher and the guard's flag to Karenus' camp.

In the afternoon, the 10th Legion was still chasing and slaughtering the new recruits of the Forty-two Legion throughout the mountain. The fallen corpses were all over the hills, and Octavian's guards were silent. All five brigades of veterans were killed, and none of them surrendered and begged for mercy. More than 70% of the centurions of Anthony's four brigades were killed in battle.

The 12th Legion held the small camp tightly, never abandoned it, and never attacked. It successively accommodated many defeated soldiers and wounded soldiers, and persisted until the sun was about to set. The Forty-third Legion, which was originally responsible for mobilizing the enemy, finally realized that Anthony was assigned to parade with Hejius, but only a few brigades.

"Go and rescue our army!" Hejius quickly realized this problem, and then he hurriedly ordered the entire army to turn into a column and march quickly. However, when crossing the center of the confrontation line, he was attacked by Anthony's elite cavalry who had been hidden in the camp in advance. The entire army was defeated and lost at least three brigades. Later, with the support of the Sixth Corps, he fled back to his own camp.

Octavian, who learned of the defeat, stayed there from noon until the evening. "It's better to collect the body the next day and give a speech, otherwise the harm to morale will be even greater." Mesenas beside him finally persuaded this sentence.
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