After Leo Charles captured Segista, he reorganized the city as soon as possible, obtaining supplies and recruits from the sea.

When he tried to meet the large force of Podare Ríos, he sent reconnaissance cavalry to explore the way. As a result, I unintentionally detected that the army of Opius was rushing here.

"Maybe they don't know yet, but we've taken it. How many people are there? ”

"About three thousand, reinforcements."

"Hmm. We can't let them go. Assemble your troops! ”

The news of the fall of Sagesta had reached Arretion, and everyone was surprised to think that there was a troop of Roman reinforcements rushing there.

"Opius certainly doesn't know yet, and they should be informed as soon as possible. The enemy is fierce, and it is necessary to seek stability first and then try to counterattack. Send a herald to tell them to withdraw quickly! "Hadrian.

"No, we should divide more men to retake Regulia and drive the enemy there back to the sea." Gnaeus.

"No way, the defense of the capital needs manpower. It is not possible to divide troops. "Syxtus.

"Alright, stop arguing." "The Macedonians claim to be a hundred thousand troops, and they have only behaved so much in the face of my army of Julius," said Flavis. Eighty percent of them are afraid. We can't just defend.

Now the enemy has resorted to such a despicable means as a sneak attack. The House of Julius must fight back, retake Sagesta, and destroy the small force that has landed. ”

"You mean to use the main army to eat Leo Charles' troops?" Syxtus.

"Exactly! The initiative in war is fought, and the fighter plane is found in motion. I decided to personally lead the Roman Praetorian Guard and the elite Eagle Banner to destroy the enemy army on the coast. If you want to create the illusion that these two legions are still here, then we will have a chance to break them as quickly as possible, and then attack the flank of the Aloyos Legion down the coast.

By then, Lucius, you lead the remaining two legions to attack from the front. We outflanked the enemy from both sides. Defeat the main army of Aloyos and retake Rome from these aliens. Generals, this time the gamble will be in charge of the banker. ”

"Führer, please bring back to Rome! We respect your arrangement. Everyone agreed, and when they saw that Flavis's tone was firm and unquestionable, they responded.

Only Lucius and Sykesteus were slightly uneasy, holding on to the capital could keep the capital, but it would be too risky to take the initiative in this way.

But at this time, there is no right or wrong, offense and defense are the same, full of hardships and unknowns. Why not?

Lucius looked up and asked:

"Opius, what are they going to do?"

"Let them withdraw as much as possible to join us......

Opius had already entered Regulia when he received the order to retreat, and he was quite unwilling to receive the news that he wanted to retake the city. However, the combat effectiveness of this 3,000-strong force is not yet clear, after all, it is a patchwork. After some ideological struggle, it was decided to carry out the order. The troops turned around and withdrew, and suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves behind them.

"There are pursuers!" Opius looked back in response, and there was a black pressure behind him, it was light cavalry!

"I sent it to the door. Lao Tzu was still trying to fight the city, but now it's good, they ran out and were beaten.

Brethren, turn around. Have a good fight with them! ”

The Roman soldiers turned around and prepared for battle.

The Macedonian light cavalry caught up and did not charge directly, their task was precisely to hold back the enemy and wait for the large forces to fight together. The Roman light infantry took the initiative to challenge. The light cavalry divided into two teams on the left and right to fight the enemy without fighting. The Romans sent light cavalry into battle, and the Macedonian cavalry first fell within the distance of the enemy infantry, and then the two groups of troops joined together, and attacked the Roman cavalry in front and rear.

When the large army arrived, Opius felt that the number was somewhat at a loss, but he could not retreat. In a great battle between the two sides, the Macedonian phalanx defeated the Roman infantry, and Opius was shot by random arrows and fell off his horse. This Roman reinforcement fled. Leo Charles had won one victory after another since landing, and victory came easily, so he ordered his troops to continue the pursuit.

Podare Rios finally met Leo Charis' scouts, and after learning about the specific situation along the coast, he decisively decided to break through to the enemy from this direction. His tactical intention was to send three main legions to move quickly around the left side of the Aletion Line, that is, to the coast, and then use this as the main direction of attack to launch an offensive with the legions remaining in front and all the reserve troops in the center.

His plan of operations was very radical, and it was a general battle against several combined army corps of the enemy with a large army group. And if the main force goes deep into the enemy's flank, you will have to take the same risk. Several veteran generals were a little skeptical of the commander-in-chief's decision, and the young general, who had never commanded a local theater of operations, dared to suppress the whole army for the first time in command alone. However, they are aware of Podare Ríos's harsh law enforcement methods, and they must obey orders with all their might. Say no more.

It was drizzling that morning, and visibility was only a few hundred meters low. Neither side could see what was going on in the other camp, and the elite legions of the two armies secretly moved almost simultaneously and headed for the coast. Both Podare Ríos and Flavies secretly applauded, "God help me." "It's summer, and the plains of Rome are open and grassy. It's cool for the soldiers, and the roads aren't muddy; For the managers of both sides, marching in the rain will not reveal their intentions prematurely, and tactical suddenness can be achieved. Very advantageous.

But that's only the two generals' plans so far, and often the plans don't keep up with the changes. The two had a wonderful idea, but unexpectedly thought of one. The West Coast was destined to be the point where the two armies met and broke off. Soon they will find out each other's intentions, and the elites collide, and that is the key battle. Fravis thought that his tactics of changing from defense to attack were quite bold, and unwittingly mobilized two legions to carry out military operations. However, his opponent was even more daring, and even used three legions!

At this time, everyone was still acting according to the original plan, and they didn't know that the other party had already put the sword pen to their neck.

As mentioned earlier, Leocharis led his troops in pursuit, only to run into Flavis' main force. The Macedonians knew that victory and defeat had to be fought, and it was dishonorable to turn around and run, and the infantry could not escape. It was the elite Roman legion, well-dressed and armoured, and the queue was orderly, appearing to be outnumbered than it actually was. The pikemen had already been frightened by the situation, and the raid was dominated by lightly armed troops, which were struggling to face the heavily armed elite Roman warriors.

After the battle, the Macedonian soldiers, inspired by Leo Charles, fought bravely. Suffering from the disparity in military strength, the Macedonian army fought less and less. The elite Roman warbands won a landslide victory.

Seeing that a third of the troops had been eaten, the whole army would be wiped out if the fight continued. I saw a group of heavy cavalry rushing out of the encirclement and rushing to the location of the main general Leo Charles.

(End of chapter)