107. Dead in battle
"Brothers, the time of the decisive battle has come. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info You used to hide from the barbarians in the dark cellars, forage for raw food in the damp forests, and spend the long autumn in hunger and bitter cold, but now, I want to tell you, all these days of misery have come to an end. Today, here we will face tens of thousands of barbarians, we, with the most advanced weapons and equipment in the world, the highest morale and the most powerful legions, let us fight hand in hand, pierce the bodies of our enemies, take out their entrails to lubricate our long swords, defeat fear, we will march forward! ”
"Brothers, stay in formation and charge with me. Today, what we do will forever be recorded in the annals of history. ”
On the edge of the Germanic Black Forest, Apis, riding on a tall white horse, shouted the loudest and most powerful slogan against the 8,000 Roman legionaries behind him. At this moment, the regiment was boiling, the fighting spirit of the cavalry was burning, and the cold winter could not stop the high-pitched fiery morale. "For Appis! For Rome! All shouted like the roar of a mountain beast.
The next moment, a loud horn sounded, the war horses neighed, and Appis, dressed in military uniform, led all the main cavalry forces of the Northern Legion and began to attack the back of the Germanic army.
It was a death-defying charge, with no way back, with all the anger and hope. The legionary cavalry was like a rushing flood, the sword of a giant, sprinting down the hillside.
Without the obstruction and interference of the Germanic cavalry, the well-equipped Roman legionnaires galloped all the way to the rising sun, and the 8,000 Roman cavalry were like a silver sword, tearing through the defense behind the barbarians.
"Rome will win!"
Apis shouted with all his might, and behind him the hordes of Roman legionary cavalry bathed in the morning light, reflecting the silver light. Then, ten thousand horses galloped, like a surging tide, and rushed to the black positions of the Germans.
Apis raised his sword and fell, and a living Germanic head soared into the air, scarlet blood splattered everywhere.
Then, countless war horses neighed and crashed into the unprepared barbarian crowd.
The morning light obscured the Legion's cavalry, and the Germanic warriors raised their spears and axes in an attempt to fight back, only to be knocked away by the tall horses. Flesh and bone separated, and blood splattered.
Vast expanses of the Germanic infantry were knocked down, ruthlessly and brutally trampled by the hooves of the horses, and the weight of the horses combined with the weight of the riders could not resist even the strongest Germanic people. Many barbarian infantry were trampled on their bodies, and even worse, the horses' hooves were directly trampled on the soldiers' faces, and the flesh and blood were blurred and miserable.
And the barbarian infantry, who was not knocked over, could not escape the fate of being slaughtered. On the way they had to charge the legionary cavalry, the legionary cavalry clenched their cavalry guns, the war horses whistled past, and the long cavalry spears also pierced through the bodies of the barbarian infantry, and under the powerful impact, the cavalry spears broke in the bodies of the Germanic warriors, or directly nailed to the bodies of the barbarian infantry. With a scream, the Germanic warrior fell in pain. The spear that hit the chest pierced the lungs, and blood poured out, waiting for the arrival of death.
A round of charges fell, leaving behind a bloody and terrifying corpse belt in the rear position of the Germanic army. Countless spears and lances were stuck in the bodies of the barbarian infantry, like an extreme torture. The blood and entrails were all over the floor.
Riding on his horse, Apis slew a Germanic infantryman under his horse, the knight's sword swept through the barbarian infantryman's neck, making a deep cut, blood gushing from the broken veins, and then the Germanic infantryman clutched his throat and fell in pain, blood staining the dirt beneath his feet.
Another Germanic warrior swung a sledgehammer and smashed it down with a roar, and the horse under Appis's crotch was hit in the neck because he couldn't dodge, and he fell to the ground with a scream. Appis, who was on the battlefield of a hundred battles, reacted quickly and jumped off the saddle before the horse fell to the ground. Prevent being crushed by the body of the warhorse.
In the next second, the barbarian's sledgehammer smashed down mercilessly, and a black shadow fell in front of him, and Apis quickly rolled his body and rolled to the side with his instinctive reaction, and then, the stone sledgehammer fell wildly on the ground where Apis had just fallen, making a terrifying muffled sound. The splash of dirt pounced Appis in the face.
The barbarian warrior pounced again, and this time, the Roman knight appeared from behind the barbarian and stabbed him in the throat with a sword. The iron tip of the sword protruded from the throat of the barbarian warrior, and then, the legionary cavalry brutally drew the sword, and pulled the short sword from the neck of the barbarian warrior, and the blood of the Germanic warrior suddenly spurted out, and almost before he could speak, he collapsed breathlessly, and the broken veins were still flowing with blood.
On the battlefield of the cavalry raid, all the Gallic cavalry, the Roman cavalry, at this moment, were all drenched in blood, like devils who came out of hell one by one.
However, the group's charge of the cavalry did not crush the Germanic army in one blow. Because there are too many Germanic peoples. Like the tide of the sea, they slammed over and over again on the red of the Roman legions, tirelessly, defying the blood and death of the sword.
The rout of a few thousand men was not enough to cause the entire army to flee. The Germans were still fighting back frantically on the front line, roaring and fighting like wild beasts. Barbarian warriors north of the Elbe wielded sledgehammers and axes, cutting through the legion's defenses like meat cleavers.
The huge war hammer smashed head-on, and the legionary infantry tried to block with a large shield, but the shield was shattered by the savage and powerful Germanic warriors, and the strong legionary shield was instantly shattered, and sawdust flew everywhere. What's more, the bloodthirsty barbarian warrior smashed the helmet of the Roman legionnaire with a single hammer, and disgusting flesh and blood flowed out of the iron helmet. The Roman soldier, who was originally sturdy, suddenly knelt down weakly and fell to the ground......
In the almost frantic battle, everyone was just fighting troublesomely, raising the short sword in their hands, stabbing at the enemies who rushed up again and again, and using the shields in their hands again and again to meet those bloodthirsty and violent barbarians. The battle line of the legion retreated again and again, and the numerical superiority of the barbarians gradually caused the flank encirclement of the Roman legions to fail, and on the contrary, the ferocious barbarian soldiers continued to approach from the flanks, causing great pressure on the flanks of the entire legion.
However, Appis had no way to go, all the tactics were used, and the plan was so smooth, but the fighting spirit of the barbarians was high and the number of people was far from being able to win by tactical arrangements.
The two sides are fighting fiercely on this land. The blood-stained dagger lay feebly into the ground, the shattered Legionnaire shield was scattered around, and the legionnaires defended the line with the last of their strength until his head was brutally cut off by the barbarians.
Ocaus guarded the eagle banner until the Germans slashed the bloody body over and over again with their axes......
"Retreat! Fall back! ”
The sky was covered in blood and Appis was covered in blood, shouting.
The remnants of the army gradually withdrew from the battlefield, and the veterans dragged the wounded recruits on the battlefield strewn with corpses.
In the same way, after such a bloody battle, the Germans were also devastated and unable to fight again. Like Appis, Burda reluctantly chose a truce. There were very few tribal warriors willing to fight any longer, they were exhausted, and the tribes that fled were countless. This woodland in early winter has undoubtedly become a bleak place for tens of thousands of soldiers on both sides.