Chapter 151: The Cross Sword

?? The king prepared them with a very rich supply of ammunition and arrows, and Ducarus ordered the ranged troops to open fire and fire. The Spanish sergeants had no advantage in mountain warfare, and they suffered a loss in positional warfare.

By the time Ducarus gave the order to enter the city, the defenders had suffered more than 60 percent casualties. After entering the city, the Macedonian hoplites used the powerful propulsion force of the pike-forming phalanx to fight their way into the city square.

In the square, all the defenders' phalanx were already mutilated, either by the artillery fire of the stone crossbows, or by the arrows and javelins, as well as all kinds of light and heavy infantry and cavalry defeated by the phalanx. The Spanish vassal king Ambon was among them.

The Spaniards were aggressive, and the civil war never stopped. According to the region and ethnic customs, it is divided into five major factions, among which the Iberian tribes on the southeast coast are the richest and powerful, the Betica region at the southern end relies on the strait and is well-funded, the soldiers of the northern border tribes are the most capable of fighting, Lusitania in the west is the weakest but remote and barren, and the northwest tribes are the most tenacious and strong. Only the middle road area was flat and uninhabited, and later Gauls immigrated in, and the Spaniards adapted to mountain life, so they were not interested in this land, and the two peoples were friendly and did not disturb each other.

After the conquest by Carthage, a powerful Iberian tribal chieftain in the southeast established himself as king of Spain. Because he was closest to the conquerors, he was supported by Carthage. But the rest of the tribes simply did not want to admit it.

The king, who had not been wearing the crown for long now, had been defeated and besieged in his capital.

The Campanian Legion fought smoothly and became more and more courageous. Inspired by the fact that General Ducarus personally supervised the battle on the front line, the Macedonian warriors marched forward bravely, rushing to be the first, and the cavalry and infantry were all over the city, and they were surrounded from all sides of the square.

Everyone rushed up, almost squeezing the Spanish defenders standing in the square into meat sauce. An Peng had already died tragically in the chaos, and the scene was chaotic, and he didn't know which part killed him.

The Macedonian army successfully captured the city of New Carthage. Aloyos' crosssword was pierced into the heart of the Iberian cow with precision.

Ducarus, on the one hand, took over the management of the city, and on the other hand, nervously strengthened the defenses. After all, they are alone, and they have not yet established a land supply lifeline, and they cannot rely only on erratic naval transportation.

For a while, thorny problems came flooding in, and the problems in front of him were:

Will more Spanish troops come to besiege and take the city? In the event of encountering an enemy force several times larger than oneself, whether to hold on to the fortifications or maintain the posture of withdrawing troops, you can retreat to the shore and escape by boat at any time.

Local residents secretly resisted and refused to implement the new decree. Fires or damage to important buildings are frequent. Now that Ducarus' army is partly dependent on the city, it is impossible for him to massacre its inhabitants and destroy it. But the hostility of the Spaniards really made them restless.

The Carthaginian Navy may intervene. If the enemy cut off the waterways, then the Campania army would be in a desperate situation of being helpless, isolated, and lacking in supplies. Because at the moment the lifeline of the corps is at sea.

Thinking of the honor of the Third Legion and its glorious history, Ducarus gradually calmed down. He believed in Brother Wang's decision-making and believed that friendly forces would open up the coastal corridor in time and penetrate the occupied area by land. And the naval brothers will not give up on them no matter what difficult circumstances. Because the Macedonian army has a tradition of Guan Rong.

In the end, he knew the strength of his soldiers. As a special combat force in Macedonia, they are also elite soldiers.

So, while constantly strengthening the city's defenses, he sent lightly armed troops to try to meet the army raid from this side. Everyone is working on it.

Belgium

Anaxosus and Sigimo arrived in Normandy. By order, they needed to build fortresses to defend against the Britons invasion.

Anaxaxos knew that Sigimo was a very good Germanic general, and that his command and combat skills were completely capable of taking charge of the battle. With this barbarian commander, he was enough to confront and even defeat the Britons. But this general is usually quiet and good at practical actions. He wasn't very close, but of course they didn't have a problem communicating, and Sigimo had long been fluent in Greek.

Anaxaxos had been trying to figure out how to win Sigimo to his side. It wasn't until he arrived in Normandy that Sigimo took the initiative to come to Anaxaxos.

"Governor, at the moment when I was about to be besieged by the Macedonian army, it was your father, General Oonos, who gave me a way to live. His life is what he has given me now.

After that, he joined the old general and followed loyally. and was promoted and appreciated by his old man. I am so grateful for all of this, and I always feel that I can't give anything in return.

Now, I am determined to serve you. From now on, you are my master. In any case, I only follow your orders. "Sijimo

"Hurry up, my general.

Why do you and I have to see each other, your fierce loyalty to your father, which one of us does not know. Although you are a foreigner, I have never treated you as an outsider.

Thanks to the general's unrelenting efforts, I would like to respect you as a brother, and we will share blessings and hardships in the future. "Anaxaxos

"Humble people are stupid by nature, and they are not good at words. Please brother atone, but I will serve you with all my heart. Go to the soup and go to the fire, and do not hesitate. ”

"Now that I'm my own brother, I'm gone. Please teach me how to defend myself against the British invasion so that I can complete my mission. You also know that I am not good at fighting with soldiers. ”

"With the intention of our subordinates, the two of us will divide our troops and deploy, you will be in Normandy, and I will go to neighboring Belgium. This was enough to block the main landing sites of the Britons.

If he attacks you, I will do my best to help you. If you attack me, you will outflank their weak flanks; If he doesn't have long eyes and lands between the two of us, we'll flank them and squeeze them into pate. ”

"Hahaha, that's great. With my brother, you lead the troops to help me, why don't I become famous. ”

"On the northern coast of Western Europe, the Britons would have landed in Normandy or Belgium, and other locations were not suitable for disembarkation, or were too remote to be invasive.

The forces assigned to us by the king can rival the British barbarians, but they are not very strong. With my strategy, I will be able to hold Wren and Samaro Briva. ”

Anaxaxosus deployed his forces according to Sijimo's plan to strengthen the guard and guard posts.

In less than a month, as Sijimo had expected, the Britons landed in the middle of their garrisons.

The two agreed on a time to attack, and appeared on the left and right of the British army at the same time. The new leader of Britain, Anerin Gisoliaken, wanted to come to the mainland to make a fortune, and after leading the newly formed barbarian army ashore, he encountered a strong opponent.

The armies of both sides fought in the open plain.