"For Caesar!"

Apis roared, and a sword stabbed at the Roman infantry in front of him, and the short sword stabbed into the soldier's throat, and then with a splash of blood, the sharp Roman short sword was pulled out of the soldier's broken throat, and thick blood spilled all over Apis's body. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Under the command of the Legion Commander, hundreds of veterans of the 10th Legion formed a tight defensive formation, constantly assassinating the invading Pompey legionmen.

After successfully breaking through from the city of New Carthage, Appis and Crassus the Younger led 2,500 legionary infantry all the way to break through, but they were constantly surrounded and attacked by the troops sent by Rabienus.

This army of a hundred battles was constantly reduced on the road, but it was never able to find the enemy's main force for a decisive battle. Rabienus is also an experienced Roman legion commander, knowing that in a frontal battle, even if the army of tens of thousands of people may not be able to defeat the 3,000 legion veterans led by Appis, the British name of the Tenth Legion is not in vain, it is the most elite army under Caesar, frontal combat, once the Spanish Pompey army is defeated, it will cause the morale of the whole regiment to collapse, so that Apis can seize the opportunity to defeat the army of Sektus in one fell swoop. And if the tactics of guerrilla warfare were adopted, and the 10th Army was constantly ambushed on the way to escape, and the army was constantly attritional, in the end, Appis naturally had no troops to use and could only surrender. This was the strategy of Rabienus, to wear down this elite army through a war of attrition.

At this moment, Appis was helpless against such tactics. Secectus alone could easily have dealt with it, but now that Rabienus had joined in, the war had become so difficult. The veteran has a lot more experience than Apis.

"General, we lost another fifty-six brothers in this battle."

The Chief Centurion came over covered in blood, and reported to Appis with a sad face.

The soldiers of Pompey's legion were still moaning in pain, and the annoyed Apis directly thrust the blade angrily, ending the soldier's noise. At the same time, the blood was even more slippery around Appis's feet.

"Taking care of the wounded, we continued north. Go find Anthony's troops. ”

After having the soldiers quickly rip off the spoils of war from the dead enemy soldiers, Apis gave a simple and updated order for everyone to continue north. Look for Anthony's army. This is perhaps the only way out right now. Otherwise, it would have been impossible to defeat and get rid of the army of more than 10,000 soldiers of Sextus with just two thousand and five hundred soldiers.

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"Appis, have you ever thought about meeting our old friend?"

At night, sitting in the camp where the legions were stationed, little Crassus suddenly said with a very gloomy expression. The light on the torch clearly outlined the outline of his face, but what one could read was a pessimistic desolation.

Apis understood what he meant. At the moment, the legion was cornered, there was not much food to bring from the city of New Carthage, and there was not much left of Pompey's army on the road. There was no way to get a frontal battle, there were constant ambushes, and the mood of the soldiers was depressed. From the captured Pompey legionnaires, it was learned that Rabienus was also in Sexetus's army, and that the command was almost the same as Sexetus, that is, the entire Pompey army in Spain, half of which was under the orders of Rabienus. That's why the current war is so difficult. Crassus Jr. probably meant to negotiate a compromise with Rabienus, hoping that the old general would see his former colleagues and reach a peace agreement. At least this army returned to Rome.

"I've thought about it. However, as far as I know of Rabienus, it is impossible for him to spare us at this time, unless I lay down my arms, take off my armor, and become their prisoners. ”

Appis replied slowly, recalling his days in Gaul......

"I also know the character and approach of Rabienus. But perhaps we have no way out. ”

Marcus? Crassus said sadly. But Appis was surprised that even in such a desperate situation, the son of the former richest man in Rome was willing to stand so firmly on Caesar's side. It is no wonder that he enjoyed a luxurious and wealthy life in his old age, probably because Caesar saw his heartfelt in the civil war.

Desperate?

For a moment, Apis thought of the desperate situation he had encountered since he came to this bloody and barbaric ancient Roman world, but no less than ten times. Those hurdles, large and small, that could not be crossed, have all become memories that have disappeared in vain.

Fraud? Appis suddenly thought of a solution that seemed shameless. But on the battlefield, staying alive is more important than anything else. Perhaps Rabienus's trust in his character could be exploited to deceive the old general once.

Appis knew that during the years he had fought with Rabienus, the old general had been so impressed with him that he would consider Apis Gnaeus to be a Roman who did what he said, a young man of faith.

"Brother. There's something I'd like to ask for your consent for. ”

Apis suddenly pleaded earnestly. After all, the command of this army belonged to Apis and Marcus, and Apis could not move the legions without the consent of Marcus Crassus.

It's just that little Crassus seems to be a little surprised by Appis's reaction.

"Say it. It's just not about honor and betrayal, I can accept it. ”

Little Crassus's conscientious and rigorous style has always been a favorite of Appis.

"We went to meet Rabienus and Séxus. But that would be doomed to nothing, because we would not be able to accept their terms. In fact, it was just a sham peace talk. During the peace talks, I will have Chief Centurion Biculus with three hundred of his most elite veterans raid the baggage camp of Sextus. Of course, we must find out the deployment of their baggage convoy before the peace talks. Rabbi Enus would not pay attention, because he believed in me and believed that I would not do such a discredited thing. So I plan to use that to make up for our current defeat. At the very least, with food, we can have a chance to go north and join Anthony. ”

Sitting in front of little Crassus, Appis said with sorrow.

"Nope! That's too dangerous. If Rabienus had been well prepared by then, not only would our raid be ineffective, but your reputation would have been ruined. I don't allow that to happen. ”

Little Crassus immediately denied it. During negotiations between the leaders of the two armies, allowing their soldiers to plunder each other's grain and grass was considered the most dishonorable act in ancient Roman times. However, Appis didn't care about these nihilistic things. In the future, in order to gain power and obtain the legions, Octavian actually did much more ruthlessly than Appis. However, as long as the results are achieved, who cares about those processes. In front of the sword, even the most despicable ruler will be praised as a hero. (To be continued.) )