Chapter 15: Horned Vipers and Vipers (Part 2)

At this time, Herod, who was stationed in Aegira, actually did not know the situation in Armenia at all. His channels for obtaining information were too lagging and slow. In other words, his current thoughts and ideas were all blinded by revenge. Many tribes Continuing to gather around him, more noble warriors also arrived at Aegira. Herod also made a bold plan, which was to disguise himself as a disadvantage and induce Lepidus from Mount Lamiyi and Chinodosha to attack him. , then surrounded and annihilated it on the Plain of Maximus, then joined the Armenian army, marched straight into Anatolia, isolated and cut off the external communications of the Roman Syrian province, and then completely eliminated it, so that the Parthian Empire could Saw the blue ocean.

However, Herod felt that the military strength was still lacking, and it was necessary to mobilize part of the siege force of Seleucia, so he sent a transfer order to General Serxis, asking him to bring five thousand cavalry. Let the old man Vaghisis continue to besiege the city. The old man doesn't like running around anyway.

As a result, Herod waited for a long time before, but could not wait for half of Serxis. Finally, a letter came from Vaghisis in the siege formation. The old man complained: "Surena is too He just said that Crassus' troops could be surrounded and annihilated near Kalai immediately, so he transferred all the elite soldiers of General Serxis to his staff for dispatch. "

As a result, Herod, like Crassus, slammed down the letter and was so angry that he secretly cursed all the ministers and followers and said, "It is only Surena's hand that crowns me." , is a boring ritual process. Does he really think that relying on his strength can make my throne stable? No. It is precisely for the sake of stability that I must deal with his family members after the war. They all lowered their bodies and told Assasis that they were willing to follow the monarch's wishes forever and kill such a treacherous villain.

After losing his temper, Herod could only ask his subordinates to continue sending out documents urgently, asking Armenia and the Kingdom of Eubotia to dispatch their troops as soon as possible. He was waiting in Aegira for the opportunity to dispatch.

But Herod was still waiting. Lepidus, however, had no patience to let him "continue" waiting.

At the foot of Mount Lamie, Helen Putina, who was covered with a cool cloak, and Elcapa, who was carrying a crossbow, rode straight up to the Roman camp on the top of the mountain. Then they opened the curtain and found their daughter Neeko. She is combing her hair in a rare neat braid. Sitting upright on a small chair, playing Egyptian beast-fighting chess with his father, "Is this too difficult for you? I can give you three spaces, little Nicole."

"No need, father." Perhaps because she had lived in the wild for too long, Nicole began to speak in the style of his mother. It's a warrior-like, refined introduction.

Then Lepidus looked up and saw Helenputina, who told him that after careful investigation, the Parthian army besieging the city of Seleucia went to support Surena. Herod's military strength was insufficient in front of him, and he seemed to be waiting for help.

"Still stupidly waiting for reinforcements from the north. Then I won't be polite. I will concentrate my military forces at once and drive Herod away from the city of Aegira again. It is best for him to return to Ctesiphon." Lepidus Then he touched his daughter's head and stood up, "This time it's our turn!"

Now, Lepidus' military strength could independently launch an attack on Herod. Although the infantry of the fourth legion was not completed, Lepidus assigned the barbarian cavalry including the Mattians to Paulus according to the local combat characteristics. , a total of four cavalry brigades, and the German Hansk was appointed as the supervisor of the cavalry, and Helenputina was responsible for the guide. In addition, Titus Polo was the chief centurion to assist the infantry who had not yet fully entered their own system. Luce and Lepidus also felt very relieved. "The fourth legion is the vanguard of the entire army this time!" This was what Lepidus specifically reminded in his lecture to the soldiers. As for the seventh legion, which was not only fully organized under the leadership of Anthony, but also received the cooperation of the original elite attached cavalry brigade, Sabo Still Anthony's "supervisor". In the end, Lepidus and Petnaeus together with the lightly-armed Serapis legion, plus several auxiliary archer brigades, served as the rear defense force for the first two legions. The Cyrenaic legion, which was severely damaged in the Battle of Mount Ramii, was left behind in Zinodosha as a back-up, and was being repaired in detail. They could only regret losing this exciting opportunity to participate in the war.

In this way, Lepidus, with his fourth and seventh legions advancing together, once again approached the city of Aegira. He came extremely quickly, set up a camp ten Roman miles away from the city, and repelled several incursions of Parthian cavalry—— The Parthians simply lost their advantage over the Roman partial division equipped with a large number of archers and cavalry and were helpless. However, on the other hand, the Parthians did not have the advantages of the Roman regular legions - the construction of fortifications and the construction of siege equipment. Three days later, Lepidus dug trenches around the front of Sinaka City and deployed cavalry cannon and trebuchets according to the furthest range.

Herod, who was useless in the city, was anxious again. You know, with the mechanical engineering technology that Rome learned from the Greek world, his army could not compare with it. If Lepidus pushed more crossbows and catapults to the city in a few days with the cover of infantry and fortifications, Sinaka would soon be smashed into pieces, and his cavalry would lose its support and collapse. No, Herod could not bear to fail in front of Lepidus for the second time. He could not help but deepen his resentment towards Surena who casually drew away the fresh troops. Especially when Lepidus's letter of decisive battle was delivered again, it said that he had prepared the chain to tie his neck, and that the Romans would treat Herod's wife and two sons well after sacrificing Herod's blood on Mount Vilia. This letter made Herod full of nervousness, like a trapped beast in an iron cage, roaring and tearing with his claws, but there was no hope of stretching freely, and he had to be anxiously guarding against the opponent's surprise attack.

Finally, the letters from Armenia and Eubetnia with the royal seals came to Herod, which confirmed the other party's oath that they would soon march south from Artaxeta.

At this time, Mentis flattered his Highness Achasis in a timely manner, saying that now was the time to implement the king's plan. We can pretend to retreat, abandon Aegira, lead the Romans into the Maxinu Plain and inflict heavy damage on them. Then the Armenians will cut off their way back, and our army can reap the full rewards!

Very good, Herod, who was also very happy, was determined to implement this bold and wonderful tactic.

Before the starry night was bright, Herod's troops retreated rapidly from the back door of Aegira. The Parthian monarch even ordered his concubines and ministers to ride horses to speed up the pace. The Roman army that also captured Aegila did not even have time to rob, but continued to pursue rapidly with their equipment on their backs. Lepidus unified and mixed thousands of cavalrymen from the Matian and Vipicinus peoples, and served as the front line to follow behind Herod's rear guard. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets on Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m. to read.)