"Brothers, you are all veterans who have fought alongside me, and you are my most loyal men, the pride and heroes of Rome. Now, victory is in sight, Brindisi has been broken, now, follow me and rush in and retake this city that belongs to the Romans! ”

"We are the liberators of this city!"

On the battlefield with smoke billowing out, Apis drew his sword and shouted. From time to time, one or two burning cannons passed in the sky, and in front of them was a dense crowd of people, countless people crowded, and the sky and earth changed color.

The flag bearer pushed the eagle flag into the crowd, and the soldiers were demoralized and followed their commander forward.

"Roar, roar, roar......"

Passing through the bloody crowd, Apis climbed a broken city wall, in front of him, there was a moving crowd, arrows across the sky, and the guards around him stood tremblingly beside Apis, for fear that if he was not careful, he would shoot the commander-in-chief in the chest. Appis, on the other hand, watched the spectacular siege with great excitement.

Klein and Carrickus had reached the streets of the city, where Egyptian soldiers were forming a wall of traditional spears with spears in an attempt to fend off the onslaught of the Roman army. However, the besieging Roman hundreds, one after the other, blocked the entire detachment of Egyptian soldiers in the streets and slaughtered them. The Egyptian infantry in front had the courage to raise their spears flat and stop the fierce Roman legionary infantry. The Egyptian soldiers in the rear, under the slaughter of the veterans of the Ninth Legion of Appis, completely demoralized.

Karikus struck the Egyptian soldier in front of him with a shield and knocked him to the ground, and then, before the Egyptian infantry could get up, the centurion's legion dagger brutally stabbed down, the blade pierced the back of the Egyptian soldier, and the tip of the sword pierced out of the lower abdomen in front of him, and then, stepping on the dying Egyptian soldier, Carikus brutally pulled out the short sword, and suddenly, blood spilled all over his calf.

The Roman soldiers around him were like bloodthirsty beasts, one sword at a time, slaughtering the Egyptian soldiers who had broken their will. Immediately, the Egyptian infantry in the front row also collapsed. Behind them they heard the screams of their companions in agony, and the blood stained the streets red, flowing like a city of hell.

Crane roared and jumped in with his shield raised, two spears passing him on either side, and he squeezed in front of the crowd, a hard shield blow, knocking over the Egyptian soldier in front of him, and then the short sword slashed through the chest of the other soldier. Blood sprang out.

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"And a box!"

The Gallic legions had reached the city square, Cleopatra and Antony had fled, and as Antony had predicted, Greek reinforcements had not yet arrived when Apis entered the city. The ships that had been prepared now seemed to be very important. Merchant ships and fishing boats, large and small, were not loaded with soldiers, but with gold and silver utensils, brocade and jewelry...... These were brought from Egypt by Antony and Cleopatra, and were originally intended to be used in the civil war, but now, it seems, they are no longer needed.

The queen's servants and soldiers were resentful when they watched boxes of jewels and gold being loaded onto the ship, but they did not dare to say anything. They were even ordered to help the queen and Anthony help with these properties.

"Damn it, let's go! Walk! Hurry up! ”

Seeing Cleopatra's grinding appearance, Anthony couldn't help but get angry. He drove the sailors to let go of the ropes and let the ship leave the dock as quickly as possible. On the periphery, 3,000 heavy infantry of Alexander's legion formed a ring shield wall, ready to defend against Appis's mad dog-like legion.

"Anthony!"

Eventually, all the large ships were loaded with cargo and soldiers, and Cleopatra urged Antony to hurry aboard, but Antony refused Cleopatra......

"I still have three thousand soldiers here, and I must be with them and retreat together. Damn it, woman, you go first! ”

At the critical moment, Anthony was still worried about his men, and he put on light armor, walked to the front line, and ordered the soldiers to retreat. Each fishing boat could only carry a maximum of forty men, and they continued to board the boats and evacuate slowly and orderly under the orders of the commander.

Eventually, by the time the soldiers of the Gallic Legion of Appis noticed the movement on the docks, Antony's legion had almost evacuated. Only Anthony himself and more than two hundred regimental veterans remained.

The Gallic Legion's squad then rushed forward, and Antony himself went into battle, fighting in black cloak and armor, slashing the two Gallic Legion infantrymen in front of him with his short sword, grabbing their shields to block a barrage of javelins. The soldiers of Alexander's corps were very touched by the fact that the commander fought with himself on the most dangerous front line in order to lead everyone to retreat. They volunteered to stay and let Anthony withdraw to the ship first. Even if he dies in battle, he must cover Anthony's retreat and leave.

"Brothers, I don't know your names, but I, Anthony, will remember what you have done today for me and for Rome."

In the end, Antony had to board the ship, and more and more soldiers rushed out of the alleys of Appis, with only one purpose - to capture Antony.

Javelins "swished" in, and dozens of veterans of Alexander's regiment formed a shield wall to defend against the sudden long-range attack. They then fought with hundreds of Gallic legions.

Blood flowed down the deck of the dock, and a faint scarlet hue floated on the surface of the sea......

Appis cautiously walked through the blazing streets under the protection of the guards. There, corpses were everywhere, blood was on the ground, and even the slightest carelessness would slip. As we moved forward, one or two corpses fell from the second or third floors from time to time. It was his own legionnaires slaughtering recalcitrant Egyptian soldiers or Antony's soldiers.

Under the dusk sky, the soldiers of the Ninth Legion finally found the residence of Antony and Cleopatra, the luxurious municipal residence, but Antony and Cleopatra had already fled, leaving behind an empty and luxurious palace. It was originally the villa of the local mayor of Brindisi, and Anthony bought it at a high price when he arrived, and did not renovate and decorate it. It's a bit like a big palace with a lot of pressure. The extravagant mosaic tiles and walls, as well as some large ornaments, were not even able to be moved, and became the target of the Apis legionnaires......

And just as Apis had promised and shown to his soldiers, most of the slaves and servants in this "royal palace" did not have time to transfer, and they hid in the corners and shivered, waiting for the Roman soldiers to plunder and enslave them. The female slaves knew what a miserable fate they would face today...... Appis promised the soldiers that they would be free to do whatever they wanted in the mansion for three days......