"Hold the camp and don't let the barbarians climb the walls!"

Rain and snow drifted above the camp of the Tenth Legion, and an ant-like barbarian army continued to pound the crumbling defenses of the Roman legions. The dead Celtic infantry were piled up with ravines and traps dug by the legions, but, perhaps out of hunger or hatred, the barbarians could not wait for the Romans to starve to death in the camp, so they launched one onslaught after another.

There were very few soldiers left of the legion, and only more than 2,000 people remained in the camp.

With a noisy roar, Apis stabbed his sword into the barbarian soldier as he tried to climb the wall, and then he was pushed off the wall with screams and gushing blood. Fall into the pile of people below. Crane was also exhausted, and used his axe to cut off the palms of the barbarian soldiers who were climbing the wall. Fleshy palms remained on the fence, and the barbarian soldiers screamed and fell.

All people, in order to survive, turned into beasts.

The ballista man operated weakly on the tower, and the cold cannon roared and smashed into the Celtic crowd, splashing a faint mist of blood. Like a desolate lament, it resounded and wandered in the land of North Britain.

……

"After this battle, we lost another hundred and forty-seven brothers, Appis."

After the hard battle, Crane walked up behind Apis and reported the outcome of the garrison battle. In the past few days, the British Union has accelerated its attack on the camp. The dead soldiers did not have time to deal with it, piled up in the trenches outside the camp, and the blood dried up.

"Hmm."

"The important thing is that we don't have any food in stock."

Seeing that Appis was unresponsive, Klein raised his pretone and emphasized the dire situation in front of him. The legion had to pay out its rations every seven days, and tomorrow was the day of the rations, but the army's baggage was empty.

"Crane, my brother, I've been thinking about this question for a long time, and now, at last, I have an answer, a cruel and bloody one. You have to be mentally prepared. ”

Appis turned around, his face gloomy. It's like the sky before a storm. It's so serious that it's a little scary.

"Say it."

"Tonight, you lead people to drag the dead enemy corpses outside the camp and in the trenches back to the camp, and the flesh and blood of these barbarians will be our last food."

Appis said with pathos. And this answer was actually already guessed by Klein, and he was ready to cook the corpse...... In the cold winter, the corpses are not perishable and become the last food for the army. It's disgusting, but war is so brutal.

Power and glory are piled up with bloody corpses. At this moment, Appis understood the meaning of this sentence more and more......

……

"General, Apis is in trouble now, you must take your legion to Britain to save Appis and save the Tenth Legion. They may still be alive, and if they hesitate, it may be really too late. ”

In northern Britain, Apis led the remnants of his soldiers in a bloody battle. In the peaceful Gaul in the south, Crassus Jr. hesitated because of the complicated situation. Maximus came to his house again and again and begged Crassus Jr. to attack with the legions. However, little Crassus was always hesitant about it. There are so many noises around that a lie is told a hundred times before it becomes the truth. Those aristocratic faction, those who oppose Apis, continue to spread rumors that Apis has died in battle, and the people around Crassus Jr. are almost all talking about Appis's death, which makes Little Crassus confused.

If Apis was really defeated and killed, then there was really no need for the legions to go north, but to stabilize the border of Gaul first, and not to let Octavian take advantage of the situation to enter and attack the border cities. And, in fact, psychologically, little Crassus even doubted the motives and purpose of Maxim's trip. What was his purpose in the event that Apis had been killed in battle, as everyone had said, and Maximus in front of him had asked for himself to enter northern Britain with his legions? Will they want to take this opportunity to unite with Livius, control the Janissaries and the standing garrison, and occupy Gaul?

"But with only two legions at my disposal, will it be enough to aid Appis and save him from the barbarians?"

Little Crassus hesitated in front of Maximus, all kinds of thoughts, doubts, speculations, flooding his brain. However, in front of Maximus, he tried to remain as calm as possible. Don't let the cavalry captain in front of him see his ambivalence.

"Enough, one legion is enough. The Ninth Legion is a legion of veterans who have been with you for many years, and if you bring it to Britain, the situation will once again turn in our favor. If you feel that Gaul needs someone to calm the situation and you cannot leave, then please give me the order that the commander of the Ninth Legion or the Flying Serpent Legion be lent to me, and I will return to Britain with the Legion and rescue Appis. ”

Maximus said sincerely in front of Crassus Jr. that, on the one hand, out of respect, he could not say anything to Crassus, nor could he accuse and question him. Maximus, on the other hand, was in a hurry, and for every minute he stayed here, Apis had to stay up for another minute in northern Britain. Maybe it's because of this procrastination that the last chance to rescue is lost.

"The stakes are high, and I have to consult with everyone before making a decision."

But Maximus waited anxiously on the side of little Crassus, but met with an indifferent answer.

It was only at this time that Maximus did not know the state of mind of Crassus the Younger, and perhaps he, like many noble councillors, wanted to wait for the news of Appis's defeat and death to re-establish order in Gaul. In that way, they would be able to master all of Gaul.

A person who does not have a firm mind will one day be corrupted by villains and slander, Maximus sighed from the bottom of his heart.

In the days that followed, Maximus sat down with many of Apis' supporters, discussing measures for his rescue, and even came up with the idea of raising money to redeem Apis from the barbarians. But these ideas were not adopted in the end, because the barbarians wanted the head of Apis, not wealth and money, and no amount of wealth could be exchanged for Apis. They weren't greedy Egyptians or pirates in the Mediterranean. Eventually, everyone sat down at the square table in the apartment with their heads down, waiting for the bad news to come.

However, on the fifth day, little Crassus suddenly sent someone to tell Maximus that he should take his army of flying snakes and go to Britain immediately to rescue Appis. The surprise was so unexpected that Maximus didn't even have time to explain the situation to Tertilla, so he went directly to Mars Square to count the team. Then, at daybreak, the legion set out for Britain to the cheers of the civilians......