"Report! Patriarch, the rebel commander Alexander Qin was found ahead, and he was in front of us with cavalry! ”

"Hmmm! Alexander Qin, why didn't he withdraw? "Chuan Pu had a good premonition that Alexander Qin suddenly stopped here and waited for his army, and it was certainly not for nothing.

A flag, a man, an army stood there.

The two subsidiary corps did not dare to advance half a step.

If no one remembers correctly, in the battle of Kimina, Alexander Qin faced a standing army, a subsidiary army, and a miscellaneous army of 20,000.

But in this way, he slew the governor with his pitiful five hundred horsemen, and crushed and destroyed twenty thousand miscellaneous soldiers.

This led to the loss of the Ninth Legion and another subsidiary legion.

The name of the person, the shadow of the tree, the two legion commanders did not dare to take it lightly.

When Chuanpu came to the front line, he saw that it was indeed Xu Ding who was in front with the cavalry, and he couldn't help but be puzzled.

"Elder Chuanpu, you really dare to chase after you, aren't you afraid of death?" Xu Ding saw that Chuanpu's banner had moved the front team from the position of the Chinese army, and sneered.

Chuan Pu frowned, as a patriarch, his aura was very full when he was about to fight, and he didn't show much anger, all of which were secretly hidden.

After observing for a long time, Chuan Pucai said, "Qin! What do you want? ”

"Chuanpu, I said that you can only take it if I give it to you, and if I don't give it to you, you will die if you take it, and Thessaloniki will give it to you, then give it away.

Kavala sent it to you, and it was sent too.

Now that you're coming here, I'm not happy, look at what kind of place this is, do you think I'll give it to you? Xu Ding pointed around, slightly curled the corners of his mouth, and the entire cavalry pulled out their weapons in unison, exuding a murderous aura.

What is the surrounding area?

Surrounded by plains, flat land, and endless plain farms.

This plain stretches straight to Komotini and is very wide.

Of course, this means that on the peninsula, the north of the Arctic Plain is covered with mountains, and only the coastal area has flat land, so it is larger.

The plain is suitable for cavalry charges, which is conducive to cavalry combat, and can be straight and round.

In short, this is a paradise for cavalry.

So Xu Ding chose the battlefield here.

"Elder, it looks like Alexander Qin wants to fight us here." One of the corps commanders reminded.

Chuan Pu asked, "Are you sure?" I heard that Alexander Qin's cavalry is very strong, equipped with special weapons, which can increase the combat effectiveness of the cavalry by several levels. ”

"Patriarch, we have not fought with Alexander Qin, so we have no way of judging, but I suggest that the army be divided into two parts, one legion in the front and one in the rear, and the legion in the rear will occupy the Luce River first, so that if something unpredictable happens, the whole army will not collapse." The corps commander suggested.

Not far behind, the Luce River is a small checkpoint that is a must-stop on the way back to Kavala.

The north side flows down from the mountains, and the total length of the plains is no more than 2 miles to reach the great coast.

If the Luce River had been controlled by the enemy first, they would not have been able to cross it.

There was an accident and the whole army was wiped out.

Chuan Pu said: "Okay, just do as you say, the army is ready for battle, I want to see how powerful Alexander Qin is, how powerful his cavalry is." ”

After the discussion, Chuanpu retreated with a legion, first controlling the Luce River, leaving a legion to fight Xu Ding in the front.

This corps immediately formed a formation and defended in a zigzag echelon according to the three-three system.

The most taboo thing to deal with cavalry is to elongate the horizontal and engage in a long snake formation, and it is obvious that the commander of this attached regiment also has a lot of combat experience.

However, all their actions seemed to be jokes on Xu Ding's side.

Xu Ding and their cavalry remained motionless, and had no intention of attacking.

Just looking at it from afar, just watching quietly.

"What's the situation, why don't the rebels attack!" In the rear, Chuan Pu saw that the army in front of him had set up a defensive formation in a warp formation, but Xu Ding's side did not attack.

On the contrary, after a while, Xu Ding and their cavalry dismounted and sat on the ground to rest.

Then I ate dry food, drank water, talked and laughed, relaxed and comfortable.

The Romans were stunned by this scene.

What does that mean?

Aren't you going to attack, aren't you going to fight?

Lao Tzu's pants are all off, you don't attack or fight.

Are you here for a wild trip?

Soon there was an uproar in the Roman army, and then there was a lot of talk.

After all, maintaining a formation, holding an ordnance, and maintaining a certain posture is also extremely physically demanding.

"Commander, what now, if the rebels don't attack, can we also rest!" A subordinate captain asked.

The legion commander shook his head and said, "No, don't take it lightly, the rebels may just want to confuse us like this, let us relax our vigilance, and once we relax, they can turn over and rush over." ”

The cavalry's reaction speed is fast, and once they get on their horses and sprint, it is easy to kill this side.

They should not dare to let their foot soldiers relax.

Can time survive anyone or anything?

Half an hour later, the Roman soldiers who maintained the formation couldn't stand it anymore and asked for a rest.

The other party is resting leisurely, but they have to endure hard.

To fight or not to fight, give a happy word.

The corps commander thought for a while and said, "Come on, go over and ask Alexander Qin, whether he is still fighting or not, how can he be so childish in order to be the commander of an army." ”

A cavalry squad of this legion immediately ran forward, but Xu Ding and the others still had no intention of facing the battle on the ground, but most of the generals had a grass in their mouths, and stared playfully at the enemy cavalry that stepped forward cautiously.

"Your Excellency Alexander Qin, our corps commander asked me to ask you, if you still can't fight, if you fight, please attack immediately, if you don't fight......"

"What if you don't fight?" Xu Ding tilted his head and picked up the longbow beside him.

The cavalry squad swallowed his throat and said: "If you don't fight, please also say something, we are all soldiers, please don't do anything that humiliates the soldiers, whether you fight or retreat, please ......"

"Whew!" Before he could finish speaking, the cavalry leader was hit by an arrow in the chest, and he glanced at the feathers of the arrow, and then fell straight off his horse.

The other 31 riders immediately urged their horses to turn around and run back.

The talented team of this army and the soldiers suddenly shook their spirits, and they all grabbed their weapons and prepared to face the battle.

The Lord was fishing for fish in the back of the Luce River, and he also raised his head violently to dispel all the sweet dreams.

"Are you going to fight?"

Chuanpu asked.

His subordinates looked around for a moment and said, "It seems that there is not, Alexander Qin sat and shot an arrow, and his cavalry did not move." ”

Chuan Pu's face darkened.

He sat down and shot an arrow, startling both legions.

"Elder, our legion commander sent me over to ask, do you want to take the initiative to attack Alexander Qin?"

Chuan Pu stood up, looked at Xu Ding's position, thought for a while, and said: "No need, this may be exactly what Alexander Qin wants to see, I estimate that if we take the initiative to attack, he will retreat, he must have some conspiracy waiting for us." ”

After speaking, Chuan Pu added: "Let the soldiers rest!" ”

The messenger came back to report to the corps commander, and after the corps commander heard this, he said to his captains: "The herald rests!" ”

When the Roman soldiers heard this, they breathed a sigh of relief.

After holding it for so long, I can finally rest.

This battle was really a crime, and it was fought and not fought, and it was withdrawn and not withdrawn.

But now I can rest.

However, as soon as they got into their arms and sat on the ground, Xu Ding, who was opposite, turned over and got on his horse, and all the horsemen also jumped on their horses, and then beat the drums, which had the intention of attacking.

"Hurry! Stand up, line up, get your javelins, your shields, your broadswords......"

All of a sudden, the Roman soldiers who had just sat down to rest stood up again, grasped their weapons and equipment, and arranged them in an orderly manner, ready for battle.

But Xu Ding and the others on the opposite side still didn't move, still talking and laughing there, discussing something interesting one by one.

Or not attack!

At this time, all the Roman soldiers wanted to scold.

After a cup of tea, I saw that Xu Ding and the others still did not attack, but dismounted again.

The legion commander had no choice but to wave his hand and say, "Rest!" ”

The Roman soldiers were pardoned, and then sat down to rest, one by one leaning their bodies, but still holding their weapons in their hands, and not all of them were put down.

Sure enough, they had just sat down for less than a minute, and Xu Ding on the opposite side got on the horse again.

The corps commander had no choice but to order to stand up and line up again.

This time, the result was the same, and the rebels still did not attack.

After another cup of tea, the regiment commander couldn't stand it anymore, and the torment was unbearable, so he waved his hand and said, "Rest!" ”

Soon Chuanpu's people came over and said to the commander of the legion: "General, the patriarch has an order, if the rebel cavalry still plays the same trick, half or one-third of the troops can be put on guard, and the rest of the troops can rest and recover their strength, and by the way, drink some water and eat some dry food." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Ding and the others on the opposite side got on their horses again, and the corps commander said: "One, two, and three are in the queue formation, the other brigades are resting, and the cavalry is guarding the left and right flanks of our army." ”

With the exception of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd brigades, all the other Roman soldiers shouted hooray.

Finally, I can rest with peace of mind.

As the sun overhead moved little by little, an hour, an hour and a half, and two hours passed quickly.

Xu Ding's side rested from time to time, and from time to time got on his horse to make an offensive gesture, but the Roman army was also vigilant because of the previous cause.

After looking at the time and estimating it, Xu Ding said: "Solve personal problems, and everyone will go to fight after half a cup of tea!" ”

"It's the commander!" This time, everyone rides on the trumpet on the trumpet, on the tuba, on the tuba, continue to rest when resting, eat to replenish physical strength, and drink water to replenish water.

Or wipe down the weapon, count the arrows, check the condition of the horse, adjust the saddle stirrup, etc.

Seeing the situation on the opposite side, the Roman army on the opposite side muttered one by one: "It is said that Alexander Qin's rebel cavalry is the most elite existence, and the military law is strict, but why is it so loose now!" ”

"Yes! Didn't you hear that he was very brave and unstoppable? Why don't you dare to attack us? Toss us around? ”

"This time it won't be another trick, want to trick us!"

"I think it's ......"

This time, the Roman soldiers did not have such a strong sense of precaution as they used to have about the behavior of Xu Ding and the others, and began to talk and laugh.

After all, the rebels' feints have been engaged in all morning.

I didn't see them actually kill them.

Even Chuanpu and other corps commanders and deputy corps commanders also have the same attitude and opinion.

At this time, Chuan Pu probably wanted Alexander Qin to play such a hand, probably trying to delay time, and wanted to block them at the gate of the plain.

But suddenly someone pointed to the south side of the coast and shouted: "Look! Look, that's ......"

When Chuan Pu and the others heard this, they looked to the south, only to see countless black spots on the sea gradually approaching.

Ships of various sizes made their way to the shore.

There was no flag with a clear logo on board.

"Is this our warship? Reinforcements from the city of Rome? ”

A Roman soldier asked, but no one around could answer him.

The generals looked at Chuanpu.

Chuan Pu shook his head and said, "It's not our battle fleet, they should be a few days away from Kavala, so it's even more unlikely that they will appear here." ”、

These corps commanders and deputy corps commanders suddenly came to their senses.

Yes, it is impossible for the naval armies of the Roman Empire to appear here so quickly, and they will inevitably fly the flag of the Roman Empire.

Now this naval army is not flying the flag, then they can only be enemies.

It's the rebels.

Didn't you say that the rebel navy went north?

They turned back again.

"Ready! Get ready, look at the East, don't look at the sea, don't look at the seaside, cheer up, get up, get up......"

The commander of this attached legion in front of him, wielding a long sword, rode through the gaps of the brigades, constantly reminding.

The seven brigades, which were still resting, stood up one after another and hurriedly lined up.

Because Xu Ding on the other side really launched a charge this time.

The horses took heavy steps, their hooves constantly trampling in the soft earth, and the rumbling sound of the sweep came from the ground.

The Romans of this legion knew that this time the rebels were really going to attack.

However, because of the continuous rest, they are a little uncomfortable.

The strength of the body seems to have been drained a lot.

At this time, in the face of the cavalry charge, his legs trembled a little.

"Shoot the arrows!" Xu Ding rushed in front, took a bow and shot arrows, and the same was true for the horsemen behind him.

They opened their bows one after another, and when they were only a hundred and ten paces away from the Roman army, they suddenly shot arrows.

After shooting, Xu Ding drove the war horse to the north, and did not directly impact the Roman legions.

The same is true of the horsemen behind him, who followed Xu Ding to the north after shooting the arrow.

Wave after wave of arrows were fired into the Roman army.

Although the direct distance was only a short fifty meters, due to inertia and the acceleration of the horse's high-speed movement, the arrows in the hands of the rebel cavalry were still shot farther away.

"Stand on the shield!"

"Knock knock knock ......!"

Countless arrows were aimed at the shields, but many of them still got into the hole and landed at the Roman soldiers.

Especially in the back rows.

"Damn it!" When the commander of this legion saw this, he couldn't help but curse.

If you get closer, your troops will be able to shoot javelins.

In general, the Romans had a killing distance of about 20 meters for heavy javelins and 30 to 40 meters for light javelins.

The rebels were stuck just fifty meters away and turned, which left the Roman army without a chance to shoot javelins, even light javelins that were not very lethal and could reach an effective distance.

It can only be said that Xu Ding figured out this characteristic of the Roman army and calculated it directly.

This made the Roman army quite depressed and passive.

The other party can hit you, but you can't hit the other party.

The average range of a bow is at least fifty meters, a hundred meters with good arm strength is normal, and two hundred meters like Xu is at least.

Therefore, the rebel army can completely use the style of the Han light cavalry, that is, to attack and shoot non-stop.

Until the opponent is consumed, of course, provided that there are enough arrows with you.

After pulling a distance to the north, Xu Ding turned back and attacked the left flank of the Roman army.

The army commander hurriedly commanded: "The three brigades on the left flank immediately change their formations and defenses, and don't let the rebel cavalry rush over." ”

Although the casualties of the cavalry shooting just now were not many, and it could be very small for the entire legion, it gave the legion commander a new understanding.

The cavalry can still fight like this, Alexander Qin is really a peerless and difficult opponent, a scourge of Great Rome.

Another rain of arrows, this time the three brigades on the left flank were not well coordinated and not fully prepared, and more than a hundred people were killed and wounded at once.

However, Xu Ding still did not break the formation, and walked back with the horses, and then came back to attack the cavalry.

Constantly weakening the morale and strength of this legion.

Mosquitoes are small and meat, a hundred or dozens at a time, enough for the Romans to drink a pot.

This increased the pressure on the legion.

Of course, his pressure is not the greatest, Chuan Pu is.

Because just when Xu Ding attacked, Soros took his naval forces to the near coast, and the big ships began to release small boats, medium ships or small boats directly

Make it to the shoals and start disembarking and landing.

Of course, there are also some strange ships, the cabins are not there, or they are deliberately dismantled.

There was a trebuchet on the ship, which carried stones, and behind it there was a supply ship that supplied the ship with stones and crew wrestlers.

"Ready! Launch! ”

These trebuchets were made in large quantities by craftsmen in Kavala, and they were all small or medium-sized, and the stones projected were not very large, but the distance was considerable.

It's enough to fight the army of Chuanpu and others.

With Soros's order, one trebuchet after another blasted towards the shore.

The Roman soldiers, who had just lined up to fight back against the rebel landing, were hit or fled in fright.

The formation of the good army was disrupted at once.

The trebuchets on each ship do not need to be in command, they are busy with their own work, and they shoot stone bullets as quickly as possible.

Faced with the threat of stone projectiles that could hit him at any time, Kawapo had to order his troops to retreat to the shore and distance themselves from the catapults.

At this time, Soros's sailors took the opportunity to rush ashore and jumped off the ship to land ashore.

Of course, small and medium-sized warships were dragged along the Luz River to the sea, and with them, of course, catapults.

The trebuchets bombarded both sides of the Luz River, causing the Roman army, which had been in disarray, to hide even more thoroughly and move away from the riverbank.

"This is not a way for the patriarch, we can't stop the rebels' sailors from entering the inland waterway, at this rate, the rebels will occupy the Luz River sooner or later, we have to prepare early." A deputy corps commander said to Chuanpu.

Chuan Pu's face was cloudy, looking at the legion that was fighting with Xu Ding, and looking at the subsidiary legion that was beaten by the rebel army and couldn't fight back, he finally gritted his teeth and said: "Withdraw!" After all the withdrawal of the Luce River, we returned to Kavala. ”

"Kill!" At this time, Soros's troops landed in full force and rushed towards the Roman army on the shore.

Soon the rebel navy was engaged in battle with the nearest detachment of the Roman army, and the two sides fought desperately and became a mess.

However, a steady stream of naval armies kept joining, and suddenly the number was overwhelming, and these Roman armies retreated.

This made Chuanpu more determined to evacuate, and the corps commander and deputy corps commander below had no intention of fighting, and retreated west with their troops.

Soon the Luce River was occupied by naval warships, and the sailors drove away Chuanpu and seized control of the Luce River.

Soros also jumped out of the boat, stepped on the solid ground, pointed his sword at the Roman army to the east and said: "Bring me the trebuchet down, smash them, we will destroy them......"

At the end of the turbidity world, a group of sailors stopped pursuing Chuanpu, and came to the east bank to assemble, and then formed the same formation, pressing towards the legion that was left behind by Chuanpu.

The rebels had a slight advantage in numbers, and there were Xu Ding and other horsemen who were constantly attacking and killing.

The Roman legion was flanked on both sides, and the regimental commander had to make a new tune.

However, morale fell further, and the senators fled, and he and his regiment were surrounded by rebels.

The funny thing is that they are surrounded by auxiliary cavalry, and there are also sailors who are not good at fighting land battles.

"Shoot!"

The trebuchets that were moved down counted as one by one, moved behind the Luo army, and then smashed stones frantically.

Soon, this legion also received the same treatment as Kawapo just now.

After laying dozens of pieces, the formation of the Roman army began to be chaotic.

The Roman army, armed with shields and javelins, was hit by flying stones and did not know where to go.

"Attack, don't defend, charge me, and fight with the rebels in close quarters......"

The commander of the legion finally let go of his style of play completely, urging his horse to rush towards the navy, and with him, the cavalry of this legion also rushed in the direction of Soros and others.

Soros hurriedly commanded: "Block the formation for me, the trebuchet continues, the archers release arrows, the spearmen hold me up, and the shield soldiers stabilize the ......"

"Projection!"

After the archers of the navy fired a wave of arrows, the Roman army rushed to twenty or thirty meters, and then threw both light and heavy javelins.

Dense javelins flew like rain, but fortunately, the navy army was also prepared.

The shield in front blocked a lot of javelins.

However, many people were shot and fell to the ground.

Even if the javelin is blocked by the shield, it is not easy to move.

After throwing their javelins, the Romans drew their short swords and broadswords at their waists and struck them.

Soros and his naval officers also had weapons in their hands and stepped forward to stab the Romans who rushed up.

Of course, more people fell in their comrades and still rushed forward, and the two armies immediately engaged in hand-to-hand combat, and there was a bloody battle.