Autumn of 516, October 15.

At about half past six in the morning, the vanguard of the Vandal First Army in the Carthage region retreated, and about the falcons in the sky spotted a large number of men and horses, and they knew that they could not stop them, so they retreated.

At the same time, the letter arrived in the city of Aureth, informing them that there was a war, and it was up to them to surrender or take up arms to defend the city. ......

About an hour later, at about half past seven in the morning, Shintori arrived at the camp of the Second Regiment in the Hadra area.

The letter says that if the kingdom of Vandal attacks last night and is expected to arrive before noon, the troops may not be less than six legions.

Let them go to the Forest Fortress to support, and then they can retreat into the forest, and with their weapons, melee combat still prevails.

If you are worried, you can retreat to the oasis deep in the Gobi to the south, from where you can turn to the Aldava region, the capital region of Moor-Rome.

Through the contact between the letter birds, Yamazaki also knew that they had been poisoned, and so did the horses.

Fortunately, because the other party wanted them all to be poisoned, they didn't use strong poison, so they couldn't use it.

Midaiko wants to help detoxify, but Yamazaki stops her, and the god may be watching.

However, it is possible to stimulate the body of them and the horses a little, as if they have mentally controlled the body in anger and irritation, and the body forcibly secretes excitant substances.

It is equivalent to a stimulant with a long-acting effect but not a high level of excitement. ......

At the same time, the Fifth Army of Gelong in the city of Dorseo received an order from the fast horse to go south to meet the Fourth Army of Vandal lightly.

There is no need for contact combat, as they are trained, just hang the crossbow bolts from a distance, and even if they have a large shield to protect themselves, they can kill their horses.

Without horses, most of them would not be able to get out of the Gobi. ......

At about nine o'clock in the morning, the 5th Regiment of Gelong met the army in the area of Tisdrus-Taparata, and the crossbow flew and fell, followed by the army in the area of Takapa-Gitis, and the area of Hadrut-Leptis turned around and ran directly after encountering a rout.

But they came long distances, the horses were relatively tired, and the Fifth Regiment of Gelong was lightly armed, so they did not run away in the end. ......

At ten o'clock in the morning, Shintori arrived at the forest fortress of the Third Legion.

The rebels outside the fortress numbered more than three legions, but they lacked weapons, so after attacking the forest fortress earlier, they were driven out again, and then hid outside a arrow, besieged but not attacked, waiting for reinforcements.

The 3rd Regiment of Geron was similarly poisoned, and now there were many wounded, most of the horses were gone, either driven away or killed.

Except for the poisoning, Yamazaki had already seen other things, so the letter said that if the army of the Moorish Roman Kingdom had set out last night, it was expected to arrive before noon, and the army strength would be above the six legions, and more could be added at any time, so that they could break through and retreat to the forest and wait for reinforcements from the second legion.

Mei Daiko also stimulates their bodies and gives them the strength to act.

They were the most dangerous, and if they could not retreat to the forest within half an hour, they would be overtaken by the advance of the army group of the Moorish Roman Kingdom.

It's just that what Yamazaki didn't expect was that the remnants of the Third Army actually chose to attack after they had the strength.

The rebels lacked equipment, and under the fire of alloy crossbows, there were many dead and wounded, and finally scattered and fled.

And by this time, the sound of the hooves of the forward legion of the Moorish Roman Army, a regular legion, a slave legion, and thirty-six thousand horses had been heard.

The remnants of the Third Legion hurried forward, lying on their stomachs in the grass and waiting, waiting for the Vanguard Legion to come into range, and gave the Vanguard Legion a rain of crossbows and arrows, causing them to roll on their backs.

After three waves of crossbow arrows, in the rear of the forward legion, the regular legion, which had suffered a slight loss, left behind the legion of slaves with a single wound of dead and wounded, turned around and fled.

Midaiko secretly helped, controlling the remaining horses of the vanguard legion, and did not let them escape too far.

The forward legion has three riders per person, and now there are more than one legion of horses standing, which is enough. ......

On the other side, the main formation of the Vandal Kingdom in front of Yamazaki stopped advancing after converging with the returning forward.

Yamazaki also stopped his advance after calculating the distance, and divided his troops to block the Third Army of the Vandal Kingdom, the two corps coming from the mountains.

There is no way to reach them, but it is possible to meet them and shoot from one mountain to another.

In terms of familiarity with the terrain, the golden eagle Nika can see it clearly in the sky. ......

At about twelve o'clock in the afternoon, the 6th and 7th Legions of Gelong flew in unison on the mountain cliff, aiming at the Third Army of the Vandal Kingdom marching on the mountain.

The sound of crossbow strings echoed through the mountains, and they immediately heard it and reacted immediately.

"Enemy attack! Dismount! Raise your shield!"

The big shield is indeed useful, but it can't protect the whole body, let alone the horses around you.

The horses were injured and fled in all directions, causing many people to fall off their horses and the formation was chaotic.

The second wave, the third wave, the fourth wave.

Three consecutive rains of crossbow arrows rained down on the positions of the Third Army of the Vandal Kingdom, crushing the opposing side.

Some fled, some hid beside dead horses, some cowered behind shields, gritting their teeth even if they were pierced by crossbows.

The Sixth Legion of Gelong, the Seventh Legion withdrew, and there was not even a small group left to guard it, and the other side suffered many injuries, the horses died and scattered, and most of them were gone, so there was no need to worry. ......

At the same time, there was a change in the city of Aures, and a choice was made.

The civilians, who were formerly slaves, took up arms, and they chose to side with the nascent kingdom of Gelong.

Commoners also joined, in the Kingdom of Gelong, they don't have to pay taxes, ten gold coins is less, but for ordinary civilians, they may not be able to save in a lifetime.

Due to the limited armament and equipment, under the leadership of the former warriors, strong people were selected, and a total of three fully equipped legions and three infully equipped legions were formed.

Yamazaki was very happy to see it, at least his policy was still supported. ......

Around four o'clock in the afternoon.

Yamazaki's main camp met the Vandal 1st Army, which he marked on the map, and the other side spread out and occupied the entire mountain field.

At the head were the Ostrogothic hoplites, in the center were the hoplites from Carthage, on the flanks were two legions of slaves, in the back were trebuchets, and the ammunition was fireballs with oil-soaked vines tied to stone projectiles.

They can't make a jar that can withstand the force of the toss, and it will shatter when they throw it, and the oil will be blown back to the formation by the wind, so they can only use fireballs.

Watching from a distance in the back were the king of Vandal and some people of status.

Yamazaki found that the formation was very subtle, they were downwind, and his own side was against the wind.

The range of the Gron's crossbow bolts decreases, and the range of the opponent's trebuchets increases.

If the Gelon army attacked, it would inevitably go into the range of the opponent's trebuchet first. ......