The 10th Army marched on the corpses of the Numidian infantry, seemingly loose but impregnable, and now it was only Agrippa and his Italian hoplites who stood in their way. In the narrow alleys, the Roman legionnaires, who were equipped with the same equipment and fought in exactly the same way, began a brutal and bloody hand-to-hand combat.

"The time has come to break out, brothers, take your swords and shields and rush out with me!"

After receiving the order, Crane excitedly picked up his short sword and gathered all the soldiers who could still carry the sword, and they were already on standby in theater square. With the order of the chief centurion, more than 2,000 Roman legionary heavy infantry rushed out from various exits of the Grand Theater.

The scorpion ballista at the top of the theater fires fragments of cannonballa, covering the soldiers' sorties.

Since the large army had been drained by Agrippa, the Numidian soldiers who had stayed behind to block the Grand Theater began to become panicked. They hid behind improvised fortifications and fired arrows and spears at the Roman soldiers who broke through. was stopped one by one by the remaining veterans of the Seventh Legion. Then many people picked up spears and javelins on the ground and threw them back. Shoot the Numidian soldiers all over the ground for teeth, and blood is pouring out.

Appis and Crassus Jr. also personally broke through with a group of men.

In the narrow aisles, the well-equipped Praetorian Guards finally took advantage of their unmatched strength in close combat. These veterans of a hundred battles, selected from various legions, formed a tight defensive phalanx and marched in unison. Both spears and bows and arrows were kept out of the impermeable shield walls. But he disembowels the enemies in front of him one by one and cuts off his limbs.

Then, a terrifying hiss rang out from the alley again. It was a familiar voice to all, the African war elephants who had destroyed the Seventh Legion in the previous battles were back......

The behemoths cut through the streets, their stout bodies knocking down many of the piles of debris in their path, and as the sound approached, the ground began to tremble uneasily. This time, however, Appis was well prepared. The Praetorian Guards tarred all the javelins, and the auxiliaries handed them torches, and everyone pointed their javelins at the torches, and in an instant the Roman heavy javelins burst into flames.

"There is no way back, only fighting!"

Appis shouted, though he was a little timid in front of the huge war elephant. But now, there is only a hard fight. The Praetorian Guard skillfully picked up the javelin and threw it at the Numidian war elephants on the opposite side with all their strength.

The next moment, the javelin struck the elephant's armor, and the elephant screamed and rushed into the crowd.

The three hundred Praetorian Guard soldiers suddenly dispersed like birds and beasts, but four or five soldiers were still pushed into the air by the wild war elephants. The sound of bones shattering.

More people threw torches around the elephants, and a dozen Janissary soldiers began to beat gongs.

The Numidian riders on elephant backs tried to hold their mounts, but soon the massive beasts were out of control. The African war elephants, frightened by the flames and the sound of gongs and drums, screamed in terror, raised their thick front hooves, and then frantically turned back and fluttered away.

There were also a few crumbling hunting spears stuck in the hips......

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"General, Appis has broken through from the Grand Theater with men. The Numidian army could not be parried! ”

On the main road leading from the dock to the city, the messenger reported in horror the situation in the rear. Obviously, this news was extremely unfavorable for Agrippa and his heavy infantry corps. Because if the battle at the front continues to stalemate, and the army of Appis in the rear is pressing forward step by step, soon, his main army will also be flanked from the front and rear.

After a moment of thought, a shot of the Legion's Pyrus heavy javelin sped past Agrippa's side, nearly shooting him through the head. On the battlefield of crisis, Agrippa gave the order to retreat. If you retreat now, you may still be able to retain a relatively complete corps combat effectiveness, and if you hesitate, you may be wiped out immediately. The distance from the port to the Grand Theatre is not very long. Agrippa knew his opponent wouldn't give him too long.

Indeed, Appis and Crassus Jr. and Klein each led three brigades, all the way rampant. Praetorian Guards, legion veterans open the way. The perfect combination of the short sword and the big shield, and the blood flowers sprinkled on each soldier's body and face like a torrential rain.

The streets were littered with the corpses of African infantrymen and bloodstained severed arms. At the height of the street fighting, sharp Roman daggers pierced the enemy's chest, pierced through the heart, and then from the back. Some soldiers screamed in pain after their arms were cut off, but they were stabbed in the face with a sword......

The desperate Numidian soldiers were not spared even if they fell, and the Roman soldiers brutally stabbed bloody holes in their bodies with their short swords. The blood pooled in the narrow alleyways into scarlet streams of blood......

The efficient slaughter scene caused many Numidian soldiers to lose their fighting spirit and courage, and they looked in horror at the group of red-eyed Roman soldiers in front of them, and began to flee. In front of him, there are the corpses of countless companions with thousands of holes. Blood poured beneath his feet. Like a pack of bloodthirsty and hungry beasts driving away their prey.

Gradually, the two armies combined to encircle a small number of Italian heavy infantry and Numidian infantry in the tunnels. Under the front and rear attacks, the 10th Army barely met resistance. Most of them threw away their weapons and surrendered before the legionnaires could rush up, and Appis knew that the kind of scenes of fighting to the last were probably only seen in literary works or movies.

At the end of the market, a wounded elephant was lying on the sand, panting, covered with large and small holes and wounds, and blood gushed out, making a miserable wail. Several legionnaires stabbed the weak elephant with spears in hand. It's like revenge......

Until the elephant let out one last painful hiss and completely lost its breath. The group eased their anger a little, and pulled the spear from the dead elephant's body.

"Agrippa was not found."

Blood-colored corpses were piled up on every corner of the street, and Maxim ran over and gave a military salute in a standard manner, and then spoke with a slight displeasure. Not only was Agrippa's body not found, but only more than 1,000 Italian hoplites were killed in the battle. That is, Agrippa retained his living strength and fled......

"It's okay, General Maximus, you've done a good job. It came just in time. ”

Facing the slightly frustrated Legion Commander, Appis faintly praised. At this moment, Appis's surroundings, including Apis himself, were covered with heavy bloodstains, and a strong smell of blood emanated from these generals at the level of a legion. Revealing the tragic ...... of the battle just now