91. Bloody battle of the Parthian coalition
"Fight for Rome!"
When a large number of Eastern infantry rushed up, the chief centurion of the legion, Trebony, shouted loudly. The golden eagle banner www.biquge.info the pen "Fun" Pavilion was held high by the veterans of a hundred battles, which symbolized the glory of the legion.
The black-pressed Roman heavy javelins flew by, unable to stop the charge of the massive Parthian infantry, like a yellow sandstorm, pounced on the seemingly fragile three-tiered defense line of the Roman legions.
On the battle front, blood soon flowed in blood, and countless short swords pierced through the cracks in the legion's shield wall, stabbing the Parthian infantry back and forth, but the short spears and scimitars of these eastern militiamen could not break the great shields of the Romans. The sturdy armor and massive shields allowed the Roman legionary infantry to completely overwhelm the Parthian militia of the East. Coupled with a high degree of discipline, the Roman legionary phalanx remained immobile under the onslaught of the massive Parthian militia, and the high-quality legionary veterans were like efficient killing machines, wielding sharp Roman short swords, unloading the limbs of the enemy in front of them. And each sword also stabbed almost the enemy's vital parts. When the dagger pierced into his body, blood flowed and splattered, and the fallen Parthian infantry was kicked away by the Roman infantry to meet the next Parthian militia who rushed up.
The severe disparity in the quality of the infantry staggered the frontal battle loss ratio, and one Roman centurion even assassinated twenty Parthian soldiers before leaving an inadvertent wound on his wrist. Blood has covered the entire land. By the time the battle had only been half of Rome, the Parthian infantry army was already faintly showing signs of rout.
However, the mighty kingdom of Parthia itself did not rely on infantry to win, and his real cavalry had not yet appeared, and in the absence of an advantage in long-range shooting, and the infantry was deeply defeated, the Parthians finally used their killer weapon to let the ironclad cavalry attack......
These noblest knights from Parthia were covered with thick scale armor, and even their horses were covered with heavy iron armor. The iron hood protects the horse's entire head, revealing only two pairs of eyes to look straight ahead. The hoplites were the absolute elite of the Parthian army, few in number, but capable of delivering a fatal blow to a powerful enemy. Now, the Parthian generals were apparently helpless against the tactics of the Roman legions, and could only send ironclad heavy cavalry to risk their lives.
Gradually, on the midday horizon, Parthian knights in iron armor reflected the golden sunlight and rolled from the wings of the Roman legions. The Parthians' intention was clear: to charge from the flanks and encircle the main phalanx of the Roman legions. On the scene, it was like two thin yarns launching a swift assault on the red Roman legion phalanx in the center.
And such a moment is exactly the moment that Anthony was waiting for.
"Brothers, we have been living a life of stealth under the rain of Parthian arrows, and we have resisted the arrows of these eastern riders with our shields, and we have not even had the opportunity to pick up our spears for a decisive battle, and now, I tell you, that today, this opportunity has come, and in front of us are thousands of Parthian hoplites in full iron armor, whose target is our legion, our heads. What they want is to take away our glory. Today, then, I will tell them that Rome is not a weak nation, that we have the blood of Romulus in our veins, and that all the aliens who dare to despise us will pay the price of blood, and for the sake of Rome, follow me to charge! ”
The arrival of the Parthian hoplites made Antony nervous and excited, he knew that the whole battle, victory and defeat in one fell swoop, and all the patience before could finally be released and exploded at this moment.
Immediately, Antony shouted loudly and led all the cavalry of the three Roman legions to roar out. and the Parthian ironclad heavy cavalry on the plains engaged in savage and brutal hand-to-hand combat......
The horses neighed and charged in the direction of their enemies, and the Parthian cavalry pulled down the cheeks of their helmets, their heads tightly protected in thick iron armor. In the howling sand and hot wind, he rushed towards the oncoming Roman cavalry. At the moment of hand-to-hand combat, blood splashed everywhere, horses neighed, and countless spears pierced each other, picking off the cavalry on horseback.
The neighing of horses and the exchange of spears became a sonorous but bloody and tragic percussion on the battlefield, and the spears of the Roman cavalry stabbed at the oncoming Parthian riders, while the oncoming Parthian cavalry took the lead, clenched the cavalry with both hands, and stabbed into the chest of the Roman legionary cavalry. Under the powerful impact, the Roman legionary cavalry was even picked off by the whole person, and the sharp cavalry spear was broken in the air, and half of the wooden pole was inserted into the chest of the legionary cavalry who had fallen to the ground, and hot blood continued to gush out from the broken wounds.
Antony swung his sword and severed the oncoming Parthian knight's arm, and his bloody limbs rose into the air, splashing scarlet blood. More cavalry collided with each other, the horses collided with each other, neighing in pain, many horses fell directly to the ground, and the Roman cavalry and Parthian cavalry on horseback also fell off their horses, and after falling to the ground, they were either crushed to death by the body of the war horse, or were injured and disabled by a huge inertia. And the warriors who can still raise their weapons can only continue to fight.
In the blood mist, Antony stabbed his sword into the head of the Parthian knight in front of him, who instinctively resisted with his arm, but his palm was brutally pierced. Then, Antony, who was extremely strong, grasped the hilt of the long sword, and then exerted his force forward, and the poor Parthian knight's entire palm was directly pierced, and the next moment, the knight's sword was extremely sharp and pierced into the helmet of the Parthian cavalryman, gluing the horseman's palm and head together.
Then, the bloodthirsty Roman commander Mark Antony stepped on the chest of the Parthian knight, and angrily pulled the sword out of the Parthian knight's broken cheek, and the blood was sprinkled on Antony's feet, and everyone became a demon on the bloody and cruel battlefield.
The cavalry could not be approached, the infantry battlefield was in a state of decline, and then, the charge of the heavy cavalry was intercepted by the cavalry of the Roman legions, and the Parthian commander had the idea of retreating. At this time, the Egyptian chariots came from the east side of the battlefield, carrying heavily loaded axles and archers.
As soon as these weapons of mass destruction appeared on the ancient battlefield, they immediately caused the morale of the Parthian infantry to collapse, although only fifty Egyptian heavy bow chariots were enough to deal a fatal blow to the Parthian infantry.
However, the sudden appearance of the Egyptian chariot, the Parthian commander could not know it at the first time, the yellow sand rolling battlefield, the commander could only see a small area in front of him, where the Parthian elite ironclad infantry still achieved a phased advantage, and on the side of the entire battlefield, Cleopatra's chariot troops had bloodifully and brutally torn apart the Parthian defense. The chariot dragged the thick iron chariot, and the sharp axle knives on both sides of the wheel reflected the cold white light in the sun, and then, the Parthian light infantry, who had no time to dodge, were harvested in pieces like ears of wheat after autumn, their bodies and limbs were cut off by the high-speed charging chariot, and the axle knives on the wheels rolled by, and soon, the white blades were dyed extremely scarlet. Blood flowed like a feast of hell slaughter......
When the guards found out about this situation too late, the Parthians had already been defeated in the frontal battle, and those who had not yet fled, seeing the other companions fleeing in terror, also became frightened, and fled after them, like a yellow sandstorm, and the legions hastened the pace of pursuit......