Chapter 32 Big Ship (Part 2)
These words silenced Hebrida. He had to admit that Faobinas's guess was somewhat reasonable, but the first choice now was to first conquer the cliff fortress that blocked Anthony's retreat. It is better to rush to reinforce Antony. Based on Hybrida's nature, he asked like this, "Phaobinus Greek, hand over your chief group of the Cyrenaic Legion. Select a regiment from each of the thousand men, followed by the auxiliary group, to climb and conquer the fortress, kill all the circumcised guys inside, then we will remove the obstacles here and go to meet the military tribune. "
"No, I can just lead my own brigade to besiege here. The Hasidis don't have enough troops left. This doesn't seem to be a mistake that David Anget will make. Hurry up and take the chief brigade of the Thirteenth Army, and This auxiliary brigade is going to reinforce Anthony. "Obviously, Faobinas disagreed with Haibrida's arbitrary actions. He also said that there might be elite Hasidic soldiers around, and they might all be killed after getting the signal from the cliff fortress. Gathering here.
Therefore, I have to wait here for the main force of General Petheneus!
Just as the two were arguing endlessly, the shrill horn sound suddenly came to mind, and it felt like the mountains around the entire valley were shaking. There were figures everywhere moving at the foothills and tops of the mountains. This guy seemed to be no less than a few thousand people. Haibrida instinctively touched the helmet on her belt and put it on her head. As a result, she touched the freshly burned blood scab and tore off a piece. The pain was so painful that he almost curled up his back like an Egyptian cat. .
The two brigades plus an auxiliary brigades were instantly close to each other and lined up along the river bank. The Hasidis were just as Faobinas expected. Killing out from the valley in a steady stream. But they clearly lack effective organization. In other words, it was difficult for Pation to assemble these huge temporary troops who were originally herdsmen and craftsmen to charge in an orderly manner. He was also a shepherd himself and had no formal military training, so he relied on his bravery.
Over there, Hebrida had the auxiliary brigade stand at the forefront, and the arrows were fired like a storm. The believers who rushed in with religious fervor were shot to the ground row after row. As a result, after a quarter of day, the archers of the auxiliary brigade were so exhausted that they automatically retreated to the rear, and the infantry of the two brigade formed the battle line. "They all seem to be novices, and they are here to consume our energy!" "Faobinas shouted loudly to Hebrida, "So you immediately lead your army to attack towards the cliff during the attack. I will contain them here, otherwise the hedgehogs will gather together. I fell into the trap of these believers.”
"Guys. Form a fighting column, put your shields in your left hands, and follow me forward. Don't lower your heads. What the opponent will throw at you is only rocks, not feces." Hebrida walked at the front of the queue, staring at the people who were watching. Scar, holding up his shield despite the raindrops of blows, took steady steps and led his men forward to attack step by step. Most of the Hasidis seemed to be frightened by the previous Nubian bows and arrows, so they stood still On the edge of the cliff, rocks and javelins were thrown at Highbrida's brigade, but this light weapon could not cause substantial damage to the heavy infantry, so the Highbrida team was like a rolling wave. Occasionally, there were some small waves, and they quickly broke through the obstruction and headed towards Anthony's troops.
Phaobinas did make a prompt decision, because at this time Antony was also ambushed and was in great embarrassment. The wooden boat fleet was the first to die. Hasidic believers who were hiding under the abandoned river embankment suddenly rushed out and threw oil and torches, burning the two leading wooden boats. The fire dyed the river red, and the soldiers above screamed. They turned over into the water with flames, and everything sank to the bottom. The small boat behind them could not move forward. The soldiers were spinning around in the original water surface when they were nervous. They were shot by the believers who boarded the river embankment with projectile weapons. Many casualties were caused. The captains and centurions who had gained strength hurriedly encouraged everyone to move closer to the west side of the river bank, where Anthony's attached cavalry brigade was running back and forth along the river bank in the same panic, not knowing what to do.
For a long time, soldiers carrying densely packed spears, arrows and shields stepped on the shallow water and dragged the sunken wooden boat to the shore while cursing, and then set it on fire to prevent being captured by the enemy - Lepidah's military discipline was very strict, and the soldiers There will be extra pensions for those killed and injured in battle. You can also be captured. The legion will pay the ransom for you, but you will be executed for escaping from battle, and you will be executed for discarding weapons. This wooden boat is also classified as a weapon, so the soldiers will only destroy it with a fire. , to prevent being charged.
As soon as the two regiments ashore met Anthony's cavalry brigade, a brigade of Hasidic ambushes appeared on the west side of the river bank. They formed a horizontal line between the cliff and the river bank, without any gaps, holding bright spears and pressing over like a forest.
Anthony was a little frightened, but Dusonville was still very skilled in his business. He shouted to all the cavalry to dismount and shoot arrows. The Vibichinas jumped off their horses and formed a horizontal line. They fired fiercely at the Hashidi phalanx, and immediately Because the spears were lined up too densely, the square team screamed and twisted around and fell. They temporarily stopped because of the chaos of the formation, "Quickly retreat, there are enemies on the cliff outflanking!" Anthony's vision was sharp this time. After a lot of fighting, he hurriedly asked all the soldiers to get on their horses. Two regiments of infantry served as rearguards and retreated crazily towards the rear. Hasidic believers continued to kill in the mountain passes along the way. At this time, Anthony's divine power showed up and he led the cavalry to guard the ground. The interceptions of small stocks continued to break through and be defeated. However, the number of believers was too large and increasing. Even the small fleet of the Yazda Fortress began to dispatch. There was a strong trend of outflanking and annihilating Marco Antony by both land and water.
Finally, many of the Vipicinus' mounts were killed or injured, so they fled in panic and fled to a fortress that had been abandoned by Hashidi before. However, the cunning foreskins dug up the canals in the fortress and destroyed the walls when they retreated. Anthony's cavalry brigade stood in the middle of the empty space, and two infantry regiments stood in front to form a battle line.
In the midst of the smoke and dust, countless Hashidi believers launched a series of attacks from all directions. Some of their communication signals were Egyptian fork bells, some were Greek trumpets, and some were black hand drums. In short, the harsh sounds were endless. The sun was blocked by the sound waves and sand waves. All the Romans were fighting alone. After suffering heavy losses, the infantry regiment began to retreat, and the Vipicinas could not distinguish their targets in the shadows and dust. Anyway, they just shot the arrows in their hands desperately, but the Hashidi archers on the opposite side also picked up their arrows and shot them back. The sky was full of arrows, all falling towards the center of the abandoned fortress. The wounded were concentrated in the middle. Many people were shot and died silently, and blood began to flow into the canal. (To be continued...)