In March, when the sky was clear, Apis led the Seventh and Eighth Legions from Spain to Africa in a huge naval fleet. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoWith the help of ocean currents, the fleet reached the coast of North Africa from the Strait of Gibraltar in a few days. It's just that there is no modern satellite positioning system, Appis doesn't know where he is at the moment, the scenery on the shore is almost the same, either high cliffs or sandy beaches, and he must rely on the judgment of old sailors to know where this fleet is now.

Then, on a sunny morning, the fleet landed on the coast of North Africa. However, the place where the legion landed seemed to be far away from the landing place preset by Appis.

For a morning, the cavalry went inland with the task of scouting the terrain, and found out the surrounding landforms and the distribution of towns. However, the bad news came that the landing site was fifty leagues away from the preset city of Tisdos, that is, the two places were at least seventy kilometers apart, and the sea current blew Appis's fleet directly into the territory of Numidia.

And when it comes to Numidia, Apis is a little worried. From the intelligence point of view, Agrippa had already arrived in Africa a month before himself, and it is estimated that he will not bring many troops, because Italy still needs to guard against Antony's counterattack. Then, since Agrippa himself carried a small number of legions, it was inevitable that the Numidians would be asked to fight in this civil war. Yes, as a province of the Republic, Numidia had this obligation to cooperate with the Roman conscription. So the question is, at this time, if Agrippa and his Numidian army knew that they had landed in Africa, would they take advantage of their unstable heels and directly cull them?

Appis thought it was possible. At this time, then, it may be safer not to go to the Numidians than to seek them, for there is no guarantee that the messenger will be able to persuade them to join him as soon as he passes.

"Pull all the small sailboats to the beach, remove the planks from the boats, and set up camp here first."

Weighing the pros and cons, Appis decided to set up a camp on the spot, and then get in touch with the mayor of the city of Tisdos and ask him to bring supplies and food to the front line, which may not be the front line now, but when Agrippa's scout cavalry found out about it a few days later, it might be.

As soon as the order was given, the soldiers of the Seventh Legion began to dismember the small sailing ships that were docking, using the planks of the hull as the starting material for the construction of the camp. The Eighth Legion, on the other hand, continued to fulfill its role as porters, cutting down trees and carrying timber in the nearby woods.

In order to secure a source of water, Appis not only ordered the legions to build protective fences to protect the stream that flows into the ocean. The soldiers were also ordered to start digging wells on the spot. Without the support of the surrounding towns, the legion cannot be easily dispatched. Otherwise, a team of tens of thousands of people has to ensure their rations and drinking water every day, which is a difficult task. The real-life battles are much more complicated than in the movie games. Even the emotions of the soldiers need to be paid attention to at all times.

As soon as the small galleons were unloaded, Bunodius left the coast with all the large ships and headed for Spain, where another legion would arrive a week later as a follow-up reinforcement for Appis in Aphia.

After a long day's work, Apis began to rest in the barracks. After drifting at sea for more than a week, the ability of the ancient warship to resist wind and waves made Apis embarrassed, and he was seasick and vomited almost every day. Now, it's finally time to keep your feet on the ground......

Coming to the most ordinary legionary infantry, Apis took the javelin, put the washed and plucked chicks into the spearhead of the javelin, and then coated the wet chicken in flour, brushed with roasting oil, added spices and salt, sat among the soldiers, and roasted a delicious roast chicken!

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Two days later, the Germanic cavalry, sent out by Apis to scout the terrain and intelligence, met a small group of local Numidian cavalry. The two races, who had never met before, looked at each other for a moment on the banks of the river, and then, when the Numidian cavalry had come to their senses, realized that the cavalry they had encountered today was the enemy, they began to throw light spears at the Germanic people on the other side of the river.

The Germanic cavalry received orders from Appis not to act rashly if the other side did not move, to try to communicate with them, and to defend themselves against them if the other side was hostile.

Now, sporadic spears are being thrown from the hands of these desert riders, which means that these Germanic cavalry can go on a killing spree. And this river, said to be a small river, is actually just a mountain stream, and the horse's hooves are not even enough to drown the calves of the war horses.

Countless waves splashed on the water, the footsteps of hundreds of Germanic cavalry charged.

These Numidian cavalry were fighting the iron cavalry of the north for the first time, and after throwing the first round of javelins, the Numidian cavalry began to habitually retreat, ready to distance themselves and throw spears. Before Appis improved the Germanic cavalry, the primitive Germanic cavalry used bows and spears to fight, and they did not forget this tradition, and Apis did not let them abandon the rules of using bows and arrows.

So, as the Numidian cavalry retreated, a white-feathered arrow flew towards the Numidian rider on horseback with a piercing sound of breaking through the air. Amid the screams, the desert riders fell off their horses.

The Germanic riders who caught up with the Numidian cavalry were not so patient, drawing their swords or axes, and after catching up with the enemy, they slashed savagely. The Numidian cavalry turned around and faced off, but on the one hand, there were unarmored lightly armed troops, and on the other hand, there were well-trained, well-equipped cross-era cavalry, even with stirrups, Takahashi saddles and other harnesses, the advantages and disadvantages of the two sides soon became apparent, and in a frantic slashing and killing, dozens of Numidians fell from their horses and fell to the ground, and their bodies were cut into a blur of flesh and blood, which was unbearable.

Eventually, amid the frantic shouts, hundreds of Numidian cavalry fled with infinite horror at these barbarian cavalry. The Germanic cavalry, armed to the teeth, then packed up the battlefield and drove their horses back to the barracks.

Dozens of heads of enemy cavalry were brought.

Apis knew that the Roman Empire would one day be conquered by these blond, blue-eyed barbarians, but that was not today, let alone the territory under his control. Now, these northern Germanic people are still loyal to themselves. Their bloodthirstiness and savagery were the strength that Appis needed, a deadly weapon on the battlefield. And these Germanic people fought bloody battles in exchange for their wealth and status, and for their compatriots who were not drafted, these Germanic cavalry who joined the Roman legions were very rich, each with a property in Gaul, and even had their own small treasury and trade department......