"Soldiers, push all the catapults to the front line, light the fire and throw. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info without my order, you are not allowed to stop. ”

Under the gloomy sky, Antony rode on his ornate horse and shouted to the Roman legionnaires behind him. This battle is almost a farce, and Anthony thinks that Sextus is insane to fight this battle with him. Because the number of legions on Antony's side was ten times that of Sextus. And they were all veterans of the Gallic Wars who had been trained in blood and fire.

"Appis, just stand by and watch when the battle begins. I guarantee that the Tenth Legion will not need to lose a single soldier in this battle to capture Sextus alive. Look at who he organizes? Beggars, ruffians, bankrupts, oh, probably the only ones who would go crazy for money and join his legions. I suspect they don't even know how to build siege engines. When the time comes, I only need to have these big guys throw a few rounds of flints, and I guess the other side will be a mess. ”

Antony's words were not unreasonable, Sextus had lost his mind, and in the face of emotion and a strong sense of honor, he had lost his due judgment. And on Anthony's side, indeed, it only takes a few rounds of indiscriminate bombardment, and it is estimated that the rabble on the opposite side will collapse in morale and flee as birds and beasts.

Apis rode on his ordinary brown horse and turned to look at Octavia behind her, the melancholy on her face even stronger. In this battle, Anthony originally did not agree to let a woman go to the front line, but Octavia was not an ordinary aristocratic woman after all, she and Caesar were still related, plus opposite was his husband, under the strong insistence, Anthony could only agree. Now, the young mother may still be counting on her last hope to persuade Sextus to return on the battlefield.

But Appis knew that what would happen next would be very tragic, Octavia had never seen a bloody scene before, and she would face a brutal battlefield and an emotional breakdown at any moment. Appis was even worried that she would have a miscarriage because of this outcome? It's just carefully protected.

"Soldier, launch!"

Just as Apis was looking worriedly at Octavia, behind him, dozens of Roman siege catapults, under the orders of the legion commanders, threw flaming flints at the opposite side......

The tar-coated boulder leaped into the air, and the machinery roared loudly. Coupled with the gloomy sky, these tumbling flints look even more hideous. They were thrown en masse, a parabola across the sky, leaving thick black smoke bands in the air, and sparks continued to fall, like a doomsday volcanic eruption, and all the catapults of the six legions were thrown in an instant. The scene was shocking, and it wasn't the first time Apis had seen it, while Octavia screamed.

"Oh, I just knew, don't let her come to war. This is where the men come from, oh fuck ......"

Octavia's screams annoyed Anthony. He rode to the back of the field and sat on the chaise longues prepared by the soldiers, not wanting to hear Octavia's fuss anymore.

"Calm down, dear. Calm down! This is the battlefield, you shouldn't be here, you should stay in the barracks, but since you're here, you have to accept it calmly, and then, whatever you see, don't panic, don't get too excited. If you can't stand it, close your eyes, and when you see Sextus, I'll naturally call you. Calm ......"

Seeing Octavia's panicked performance, Appis rolled over and dismounted, running over to gently comfort him. Immediately, he wrapped his strong arms around Octavia. Help her cover her eyes. Fortunately, Octavian was on the right and did not see this scene, otherwise it is estimated that this extremely intelligent boy would soon question the relationship between Apis and his sister.

"Brothers, forward! For Rome, for Caesar! ”

The vigorous flint throwing finally stopped at Anthony's impatient orders, and soon the chief centurion blew the whistle for the general attack. The drummer puffed out his cheeks and blew the horn vigorously.

Under the majestic horn, 10,000 legionary infantry lined up in a neat long line and pushed towards Sextus's legion. The spectacle was so grand that Apis stood in the middle of the battlefield, and when the infantry phalanx passed by him, he couldn't even see the edge of this army, as if the whole battle line had been connected to the skyline.

Although the soldiers did not roar like the barbarians, the cold weapons and impenetrable heavy shields made people feel a more terrifying sense of oppression.

"Soldier, don't panic. After the war, each person was rewarded with twice the salary! Ready, follow me, charge! ”

Antony's two legions, the Ninth Legion and the Fourteenth Legion, were already rushing towards Sextus, but on Sextus's side, as Anthony had expected, there was a serious panic in the army. The indiscriminate bombardment of the flint rain just now had caused this improvised group of legionnaires to collapse, and many soldiers died of severe burns, and a few were directly crushed by the boulders. The body became a scorched earth.

The horrific images of war are like a nightmare, hell for recruits who have never been to war. No amount of wealth can buy them courage. Even though Sextus shouted loudly, there were very few people willing to follow him and continue the charge.

Only the few veterans of Pompey's legion, who had escaped from the forest ambush, snuggled up to Sextus and swore their last allegiance.

"Attack! Long live the Republic! ”

In the end, Pompey the Younger frantically commanded the rest of the army and rushed towards Caesar's Gallic legions, which were like a red flood. He dismounted, fought with the lowest-ranking soldiers, and charged together.

The crazy scene is a bit sad.

Like a group of beasts fighting trapped in a fight, rushing into the large encirclement net prepared by the hunters in advance, Anthony's two legions, 10,000 infantry, pushed flat, and the two wings continued to close towards the middle, forming a pocket formation. Sextus was almost unable to fly this time.

"Octavia, go, follow me. There was a fight at the front. ”

Standing on the small high ground in the midfield, Appis knew that it was time to take Octavia to the front, although it was risky, but in order to fulfill Octavia's last wish.

Soon, Apis, riding on horseback and carrying Octavia, ran towards the place where the infantry of the Roman legionaries at the front line had converged.

The horses galloped across the vast expanse of the field, and the remnants of the sun shrouded Apis and Octavia like blood. Appis didn't know what odds Octavia would have had seen Sextus on the final battlefield of the Flesh and Blood. Until the soldiers behind made way for them...... (To be continued.) )