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Centurion Seklas read out Apys's resolution aloud on the stage, all the slaves of the Muna Legion stood under the stage, staring blankly at the scene in front of them, the long-term abuse and monitoring without human rights have made them lose their expectation and understanding of the so-called freedom, in their eyes, it is a blessing to be able to eat and drink enough every day, not to mention that the Legion Commander wants to give them freedom now. It wasn't until Sekras shouted for them to pack their bags that some of the slaves present came to their senses and rushed excitedly to the recruits to receive the fine Roman armor.

Of course, this was a battle with little hope of survival, and Appis couldn't help but take a deep breath as he watched the enthusiastic, dancing slaves frantically snatching the armor and equipment of the Roman recruits. But this is war...... That's the reality......

In just one morning, two thousand legion slaves were armed, and they slowly walked out of the camp under the watchful eye of the Roman regular army, and each centurion who led the team Apis met with him personally, and also explained what they might encounter next, to put it simply, to be cannon fodder, so Apis also promised them that their salaries would be doubled when they returned, and in addition, the spoils of war would not have to be handed over, and if they were killed, their wives and parents would be duly protected, In front of all the centurions who led the group, Apis divided the property in the army's treasury, which belonged to them as absolute assets, whether they died in battle or came back alive, these riches belonged to them after they left the camp.

In this way, in an atmosphere of pathos, more than a dozen centurions of the Ninth and Tenth Legions, with nearly two thousand Roman slaves, walked out of the barracks.

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"This is their ruse, the Romans want us to think that they are breaking through, let me send men to surround his breakthrough troops, but I will not do this, just let them wait, let all continue to hold their positions, according to the method I have taught you, build fortifications, cut off the Romans' drinking water, Apis is an arrogant and arrogant man, in my case, he will suffer."

In the evening, the slave army came out of the camp in a huge way, carrying a cloud of dust, however, Pharnacissus did not mobilize a large force to pursue the slave army of Appis, and the nomadic cavalry still gathered in the camp to gamble and drink, without the slightest intention of pursuing the Roman army. Pharnacissus drank in front of the crowd and mocked the ignorance and naivety of the Roman officers.

"But what if it's true? If the Romans were really breaking through, wouldn't our previous efforts be in vain? ”

However, among the leaders of this improvised barbarian army under Pharnacis, there were still people who commented on it.

"In vain? Oh no, we've managed to prevent them from getting water. The Roman legions' water reserves will not exceed half a month, and as long as we hold on to that narrow front for half a month, the stunned young man of Apis will definitely surrender to me. They couldn't really break through, the risk of breaking through was too great, and as I understand it, their commander Appis was not a risk-taking person. He was very cautious, the Tenth Legion was Caesar's elite, and every soldier killed was a great loss for them, and besides, two legions, of such a size, it was impossible for a breakthrough to be such a small movement, and if there was no movement the next day, then I could be more sure that it was just a trick of deception. ”

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"Damn the barbarians, they didn't go after our legions!"

Standing on the sentry of the camp, looking at the river beach positions that had remained silent for several days, the number of rebels did not decrease, but in the rear of them, a fortification of the city was almost the same as that of the Roman legions, with guard towers and ditches around the perimeter. Apis began to regret that he should have chosen the riverside when he built his camp, but the situation that day did not allow it, as the rebels were so numerous that they surrounded Apis's legion in the middle, and the camp could only be built within the shield wall. There is no other option.

"Let the soldiers get ready, and at night, we will prepare to break out."

In desperation, Apis could only be ruthless and said to all the generals.

Pharnacis's cunning was more cunning than Appis had imagined, and if the legion did not break through, it would only face a depletion of water, and the last time it was replenished was seven days ago, when the fresh water in many of the baggage trucks began to stink in the hot climate.

Grain can still be stored, but the water source cannot be maintained for long, which is the biggest dilemma at the moment.

One can only pray to heaven that Lepida's legion will arrive as fast as possible to overtake Pharnacis's lair. Appis pondered.

The raid began in the night without warning, first dozens of Roman heavy ballistas were quietly erected in the night, aiming at the rebels' copycat version of the legion camp, and then, under the unified order of Appis, dozens of heavy stone shells smashed into Pharnacis's camp under the cover of night. The bombardment of Roman siege weapons immediately caused chaos in the enemy camp.

Immediately, dozens of Roman centurions were divided into hundreds of squads, along the route and objectives set during the day, Apis arranged tasks for each centurion before the battle, requiring them to capture their respective targets within the specified time, and the objectives were assigned, and all the centurions arranged specific tasks to each centurion, so after a whole day of deduction and task arrangement, after the battle in the night began, everyone had a very clear and definite goal in their hearts, Some of the Roman squads even ignored the blows of the rebels on the road, and directly carried branches and trees to pave the trench in front of the enemy's position.

The elite men of the 10th Legion then stormed the camp along the ballista-infused wall and began a massacre of the unprepared rebels. Or rather, it wasn't unprepared, but Appis's raid was too fast, and the distance between the camps of the two armies was so close that although Pharnassis thought that the trapped Roman legions would choose to break through, he didn't expect the Romans to raid so quickly. Due to the detailed tactics arranged in advance before the battle, when Pharnacis's elite guards rushed to the camp to prepare for a defensive counterattack, they found that around the camp, there were countless Roman legion squads floating like fiery snakes, they came from all directions, but they did not know which way, which was the main force of Appis's attack. (To be continued.) )