It was early autumn, and it was harvest season. Macedonia's actions against Rome are also about to bear important fruit.

While Antigone was sweeping Sicily with his troops, the Roman Julius family launched several attacks on Macedonian troops in Campania, both large and small, but none of them succeeded. Julius' army was devastated and eventually had to reclaim the front north of the city of Rome.

This leaves Aloyos with a chance.

Seeing the opportunity, Aloyos resolutely led the expeditionary force of the Second Roman Legion across the border line and invaded the Latin plain. From this time on, the battle of Macedonia to attack Rome's Northern Alliance began, and the flames of war were officially ignited in northern Italy.

Aloyos was determined to take the city of Rome in one fell swoop. At this time, however, the city of Rome was still guarded by heavy troops in the Latin region.

If Macedonia wanted to seize the city, it had to divide the victory with these heavy troops.

After recognizing the form, Aloyos did not panic and settled down, and decided to completely wipe out the enemy forces in this area before attacking the city.

According to the Scouts, his current opponents are mainly the elite legions of the Roman Senate. They are:

The 1st Elite Legion of Rome, led by Rantulus Maxentius, guarded the north-south gateway to the city of Rome;

The 1st Elite Legion of the Senate, commanded by Decius Maxentius, defended the eastern side of Rome;

Finally, the leader of the faction, Marcus Maxentius, the chief citizen of the Roman Senate, and the lieutenant general Severs Maxentius, led the elite Roman garrison to defend the city. Walls to the wall, street melee combat, they are all right.

In addition, on the west coast of Rome, there was now a small force of the Roman family Julius, intent on boarding ships and withdrawing to the northern mainland.

The enemy's defensive deployment sounds really terrifying, but it is not known what the actual combat capability is. Because all this time the people in the other camps of Rome were very skeptical about the actual combat capabilities of the Senate army. Aloyos decided to strike at the enemy's weakest link.

That's the force on the west coast that is ready to retreat. Aloyos' idea was to send a single force of fast cavalry to intercept Julius' army and destroy it.

The infantry and a small number of cavalry guards of the 2nd Roman Regiment of the expeditionary force were stationed in place, building improvised fortifications and preserving their strength.

Aloyous would personally lead the main cavalry in pursuit of the retreating Roman army on the west bank.

The Macedonian cavalry moved quickly and, as expected, caught up with Julius's army. However, this was not a small force, but the Roman auxiliary legion of Farius.

As the name suggests, the auxiliary corps is a unit that provides cover for the main corps and assists in the battle. The strength of the troops tends to be half or two-thirds of the size of the integrated regiment, and the rest make no difference. In stark contrast to the Macedonian all-cavalry units, the Roman auxiliaries were more evenly balanced. In contrast, the Roman cavalry was much weaker, with only three squadrons of light cavalry. The infantry had four Roman youth military formations, three Roman heavy infantry phalanxes, and four Roman light infantry formations. A mastiff unit was deployed.

The Macedonian side was all cavalry, consisting of a general guard, a squadron of Macedonian cavalry, three squadrons of Macedonian light cavalry, and two squadrons of Macedonian heavy cavalry.

The confrontation between the two sides has its own advantages and disadvantages, and they can fight. Apparently the Macedonians were taking risks, because there was no infantry resistance line. If Macedonia relied on the elite of the cavalry and engaged the infantry head-to-face, then the cavalry with a high target would be dangerous once entangled in the infantry and encircled.

In such an infantry and cavalry encounter, whether or not you can use cavalry tactics well is the key to victory. The more skilled the cavalry tactics, the greater the chance of victory, and the more brilliant the results. This is in keeping with Aloyous's style of warfare, who was aggressive, offensive, and made good use of cavalry.

When Aloyos saw the enemy in such a position, he felt that he could not be tough. Of course, having entered the battlefield, it is impossible to retreat.

The general ordered the cavalry to be divided into two teams, one of which was light cavalry, and the Greek cavalry, which was light, and placed under the command of Tiparos; The other team was all hoplites, which he led himself. Then, the two groups of cavalry marched against each other, separated from the left and right, and went around the enemy's flank from both sides.

Seeing that this Macedonian army only had cavalry and was not fully equipped, Farius felt that he would definitely win. He gave the order to attack on all fronts. Step forward to fight.

The Macedonian cavalry began to avoid fighting, and circled around the enemy. The Romans thought that their opponents were cowardly, and they were confident to pursue them boldly. The cavalry divided into two routes, and Farius did not think much about it, and pursued accordingly. But after chasing for a while, the infantry was so tired that they were out of breath and could not keep up with their footsteps.

This is exactly what Aloyos wants. The Macedonian side deliberately kept a distance from the enemy, and when they saw that they were going to be overtaken, they let the horses run away from a safe distance. So the Roman infantry was helpless. Enraged, Farius tried to entangle the opponent's cavalry with his light cavalry, and then the infantry ran and rushed to surround the Macedonian cavalry. The battle plan was good, and Farius decisively implemented it.

Two squadrons of Roman light cavalry hurried to catch up. Seeing that the opportunity to make a move had come, Aloyos deliberately let the heavy cavalry run. Although the Roman light cavalry was faster, they fell within the distance of the enemy infantry reinforcements. It's about to catch up.

As soon as Aloyos gave the order, all the heavy cavalry immediately turned their horses and turned their heads to kill back.

The elite Macedonian hoplites swooped back like wolves and tigers, and as soon as they made contact, they killed the Roman light cavalry one after another. The Roman infantry was dumbfounded, the friendly cavalry had been defeated so completely and quickly, and they were so exhausted that they could not support at all.

When Farius saw the defeat of the cavalry, he was discouraged and angry, and slashed with his sword. As a result, he happened to encounter a royal friend, and the knife slashed at the shield or armor without harm. In a panic, he was impaled through the body with a rifle by three fellow cavalrymen almost simultaneously, and fell from his horse and died.

The enemy infantry soldiers couldn't help but feel chills when they saw how terrible the Macedonian cavalry was.

On the other side, the Macedonian light cavalry first dragged the enemy to exhaustion, and then turned and attacked violently. Disperse a detachment of enemy light cavalry and a young army formation.

The main Roman infantry still existed, but they lost their cavalry units and could lose the battle due to physical exhaustion. Morale and the situation on the field changed. The Roman army was in decline, and the Macedonian cavalry gained the initiative in the war of movement.

Aloyos continued to let the cavalry drain the physical strength of the enemy's infantry, running a few steps as fast as he approached, and changing to a walking stance to save his own stamina when he was too far away. If the enemy does not pursue, go back and rally around them or attack in suit. Hold back the enemy so that they cannot advance or retreat.

If you spot a lone team, quickly go up and flank to crush and kill the enemy.

Slowly, the Roman auxiliaries grew smaller and smaller, while the Macedonian side suffered few losses. The Romans realized that defeat was inevitable.