"Brothers, you have followed me for many years, we set out from Rome, marched out to Gaul, fought bloody battles against the Germanic peoples, conquered the most bloodthirsty and brutal northern barbarians, penetrated deep into Spain, and conquered Africa. What have we been through? If someone asks me that, I will tell him that we have gone through a legend, we have trampled countless lands under our feet, and although we, I, have occasionally failed, this still does not change the fact that we have won countless glory. However, I know that in everyone's hearts, there will always be an inseparable complex, that is, we are all still thinking about our hometown - Rome. It was a great city, and that was our home. I haven't been back to Rome for six years, and so are you. Now, I'm going to tell you that we're going home soon, and that day is coming. However, before it arrived, an army stood in our way. That was Octavian's Thirteenth Legion. It was the most elite army in Italy. Now, it's the only thing left to stop us from going home. And I, to defeat it, and then, with the glory of blood, return to Rome, to my homeland. Brothers, do you follow me to fight this last battle, to fight this battle that will determine history? ”

With the war just around the corner, tens of thousands of legionnaires stood in the open space in the barracks, listening to Appis's rousing pre-battle speech. At the same time, what Apis said was exactly what they needed, and what they wanted was no longer glory, but home, wealth. In one hand they held the thirty percent interest that Apis had promised them, and in the other hand the hope of returning to Rome. The morale of the regiment was high. Even though Apis had been defeated by the barbarians, he had never been defeated in a civil war.

At the same time, Octavian, who had been working in Perugia, finally set out and returned to Rome with almost all of the main Italian army. Relieve the siege of Rome.

Massive hoplites, Roman cavalry, and auxiliaries marched south, their weapons rumbling as they were dragged. From a distance, it looks like a red ribbon winding and undulating, flowing slowly across the valleys and plains.

Five days later, the army arrived along the banks of the Yarua River. This is an unknown river, just like the Rubicon River, the river is not deep, but the current is slightly turbulent, the cavalry can barely pass, if the infantry want to force the river, the river is just flooded to the chest, in early summer, the river is still a little cold, but if you must cross the river, it is not too difficult.

Octavian observed the situation of the lower river and decided to cross it directly. Because if the bridge was to be built, it would take at least another week to waste time, and winning the hearts and minds of the city and the people became Octavian's top priority at the moment.

However, he did not know that on the other side of the river, tens of thousands of Roman Gallic soldiers, archers, and slingers were already waiting to sharpen their swords. They had been lying in ambush here for a long time, and now, at last, they had waited for Octavian's army to cross the river south. This is the location where Appis has carefully chosen and decided to ambush him. Along the banks of the Yarua River, grassy greenery, dense bushes and dwarf trees serve as natural shelters.

Tens of thousands of soldiers of the Roman Gallic legion lay in ambush in the grass, almost holding their breath, quietly watching the Italian legion on the opposite side step by step from the cold river water to the shore, they were all soaked, the clothes on their bodies became heavy because of the moisture, and also, walking in the turbulent river water, the resistance was great, and it required a lot of physical strength, Appis saw that many Octavian soldiers sat directly on the ground and rested after coming ashore. Several centurions responsibly drove the seated soldiers into formation, but the soldiers also rose almost under the threat of violence from the centurion.

"We should attack, the enemy is already ashore, and looking at their appearance, they are exhausted."

Crane whispered to Appis deep in the grass. His helmet was wrapped in a black cloth to prevent sunlight from shining on the iron, reflecting the light and being spotted by the enemy.

"No, wait, this is a great opportunity, I want the main force of the whole Annihilation of Octavian, not just half of it. Look at them, now the troops are only half across the river, and more soldiers, probably still on the other side of the river, are eager to try and are preparing to go into the water. At this time, the attack will only kill some of the soldiers who have already crossed the river, and those soldiers who have not crossed the river will definitely stop crossing the river, which is not the result I want. What I want is for them to cross the river before launching a general attack. ”

Hiding in the grass, Apis stared at the Roman army that was crossing the river and said nervously.

This is a great battle that will affect the fate of Rome, and there can be no mistakes.

As the minutes ticked by, Apis and his tens of thousands of soldiers waited for the commander's order and the horn of the attack.

Finally, at noon, when Octavian crossed the river on horseback, the neighing of wild beasts sounded from the woods by the riverside...... It was the sound of countless Germanic cavalry sprinting on soft mud and dry grass, and horses galloping, gathering from all directions, charging at the tens of thousands of soldiers of the Italian legion who had just come ashore.

Then, the battlefield was like a shepherd driving a flock, six thousand Germanic cavalry charged wildly, and by the Arrua River, hordes of Roman soldiers were overwhelmed by the sudden cavalry assault, some of them were lined up, but their strength had not yet recovered, they were wet, and, crucially, no one would have thought that there would be an ambush here. The formation was soon shattered by the Germanic cavalry.

Eight Roman legions, four auxiliary legions, on the river beach, crowded with people, densely packed, with no end in sight. Together, they outnumbered the Germanic cavalry that had raided them, but they were frightened by the barbarian cavalry.

Appis's Germanic cavalry was like a scattered swarm of black bees, crashing into Octavian's large and dense red crowd...... Rampage all the way, where the heavy cavalry passed, screams rang out everywhere, and heads fell to the ground one after another. Blood.

"Damn it! Flewe, tell me what's going on. ”

On the vast battlefield, when Octavian had just come ashore, he didn't even know what was happening in front of him, he only saw countless people crowding, raising up dust, and the neighing of war horses and the screams of soldiers could be faintly heard in the distance......