87.Fire Attack (II)
Rockets rained in, lighting up the pitch-black night sky and shooting into the crowd. The fuel wrapped in the arrows burned wildly www.biquge.info and the barbarian infantry who were shot suddenly turned into scorching fire men, screaming and running, but their companions could not do anything, watching their own people being burned to a charred corpse in a short time. The air was filled with the strong smell of blood and the stench of burnt flesh.
Frightened, the team that had been charging was suddenly reduced by a third, but many Germanic barbarian warriors continued to charge bravely, leaving behind them a terrible sea of flames.
The Germanic cavalry was also hit hard by the flaming arrows, and the horses did not dare to step over the blazing flame belts, which were more terrifying to the cattle than the sword. Then, the cavalry of Maxim and Crassus the Younger divided into two lines and flanked the Germanic cavalry. This is a tactic arranged in advance, but I didn't expect the plan to go so smoothly this time, the front is the sea of flames that cannot be crossed, and the rear is the cavalry of the Roman legions, and the Germanic cavalry has no way to retreat, so they can only risk their lives. The secondary riders, who were crouching on horseback, dismounted and threw a rain of arrows in the direction of the Roman cavalry, while the main rider clenched his spear and bravely rushed out. They are savage warriors who do not retreat when there is no way back, and face death.
Blood splattered from the whizzing horses, the knights fell off their horses, and the leader of the barbarian cavalry smashed his hammer into the cheeks of the oncoming Roman cavalry. The Roman legionnaire company didn't have time to scream before he fell on his back, blood flowing from his shattered helmet.
Another Germanic barbarian cavalry flew off his horse when he approached the Roman cavalry, clenched his spear with both hands, and frantically stabbed the horse under the Roman cavalry. After falling to the ground, the Roman legionary cavalry undoubtedly became the sword of the brave and good Germanic riders.
The Germanic rider then drew the stone axe on his waist, like a raging black bear pounced on the fallen Roman cavalry, the short stone axe savagely and frantically chopped, smashed on the helmet of the Roman cavalry, only to hear a few screams from the Roman legionary cavalry after falling to the ground, and then there was no sound, and the air was filled with the sound of the Germanic barbarians chopping the iron armor with the stone axe...... Blood splattered from the twisted helmet......
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"Brothers, hold this line, after tonight, the legions will crush the villages of these barbarian tribes, and we will feast on their women all night! They're just a herd of animals! ”
Sekras stood at the forefront of the legion, commanding the chief brigade in a loud voice against the onslaught of these tribal warriors. After the first round of charge, many Germanic warriors rammed into the shield wall of the Roman organization, and many barbarian warriors jumped on top of the legion's shield wall, wildly slashing at the impermeable shield wall of the Roman legion. All kinds of beastly screams rose one after another on the front where the two armies met.
The oncoming Germanic warrior swung his battle axe and was caught head-on by Sekras's great shield, and then the battle-hardened old centurion Sekras stabbed his short sword into the neck of the barbarian infantry. The blade of the sword plunged through the neck and almost pierced the heart of the barbarian warrior, and blood splattered everywhere, staining the hilt of the short sword red.
Then, the Germanic warrior on the opposite side showed an extremely painful expression on his face, and when Seklas drew his short sword, the barbarian warrior's whole body collapsed like a loose statue.
In the sky, rockets from Roman ballistas were still whirring, spilling into the rear of the Germanic battle line, blocking the barbarians' way back into the forest, and at the same time, burning the struggling crowds of the land. Behind the entire battlefield, the flames soared into the sky.
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"Queen? The queen of Egypt ordered to support us with food and money? ”
"Yes, Commander."
In September, when the scorching sun was receding, Anthony sat in his temporary command office in Damascus, listening to the battle reports and military information coming from his subordinates. Anthony first expressed a faint sense of joy at Cleopatra's sudden support, and then a wave of disgust and hatred. Obviously, Antony, as one of the last three giants, quickly guessed the intentions and ambitions of the Egyptian queen.
"The Viper's gift cannot be accepted, my Legionnaire, for that food may contain her deadly venom, however, since we have accepted it, we must thank and repay this 'generous' queen. Quite simply, Cleopatra didn't actually really want to help us, but the Parthians would not attack Rome in the short term, Egypt was a pedal, and Cleopatra knew that once Syria fell, the next target for the Parthians would be Egypt. She was clever and used moral assistance to give us no reason to conquer, enslave Egypt, and by the way keep her throne. ”
Anthony said, picking up the wine glass in his hand and gently shaking the purple liquid inside, as if the beast was contemplating.
"General, do you mean that the support of the Queen of Egypt was purposeful and planned?"
Dortius stood in front of Antony with a serious expression.
"Yes. Her support is ostensibly helping us, but in fact she is planning for her next steps. ”
Anthony changed his sitting position and analyzed coldly. It was as if he had stripped the queen clean and re-examined it. Beneath that bewitching skin lies a voodoo heart that craves power and profit.
"So, are we going to meet this power-hungry Cleopatra?"
Dortius asked, poking out a pair of clever eyes.
"No, the status of the commander of the Roman legions cannot be lowered. We just have to wait, just wait here, the weather in Damascus is mild, the queen will come in person, she will take the gorgeous ship, bring the sexy maids, set foot on the port of Damascus, and we, just need to sit in our place and wait for this bewitching and beautiful little beast to visit. ”
Anthony gritted his teeth and said with anger in his breath. Dortius, on the other hand, saw a flame burning beneath his seemingly calm face. Obviously, even if Antony was infatuated with the queen's appearance, he was not stupid enough to be seduced by her and ruled Rome, Egypt is naturally nothing, and Mark Antony has decided that he will not be willing to be a mediocre Roman in this life since he followed Caesar across the Rubicon, and his ambitions are also higher than the peaks of the Alps, overlooking the entire Roman continent.