"Retreat!"

Only the commander of the Parthian cavalry was heard shouting loudly in his native Chinese, but his orders were to no avail. A large number of ironclad cavalry were tripped by the Romans' thistles, and they were now falling to the ground and struggling, even if they were not stabbed in the body by these iron thorns on the ground, they were also wounded by the rain of arrows and barrage just now, and they were bleeding profusely.

Their horses were even more wounded, galloping all the way, covered in blood.

At this moment, the Roman legion heavy infantry on the battle line rushed towards the battle with javelin shields. Like a wave of red water, it soon overwhelmed and surrounded these silver-shining Parthian ironclad knights.

With a bitter hatred for the Parthians, the Roman soldiers stabbed down with short swords in their hands like slaughtering livestock, until the other man's flesh was blurred, lying on the ground twitching and draining the blood.

Appis himself went into battle, grabbed a Parthian cavalryman lying on the ground and struggled, and threw a short sword into his chest, and blood gushed out like a fountain, staining the Parthian cavalryman's chest red. Crane also rushed forward, shooting a Parthian hoplite on horseback with a javelin, and then, quickly reaching up, picking up his large shield and smashing it into his iron-clad face.

Stimulated by money and honor, the Roman soldiers were bloodthirsty and killed, and of the 2,000 Parthian hoplites, less than 200 escaped, almost all of them were wiped out.

"Attack! For Rome! ”

Under the dim sky, Apis roared with his sword in hand.

Then, with their morale high, the Roman legions roared and swooped down on the Parthian positions again.

"Archer!"

In desperation, Sulena adjusted his tactics and ordered a large number of foot archers to shoot freely. Shoot as fast as you can, without having to aim.

The Roman legions rolled in like red waves, but the next moment, the Parthians rained down on arrows.

Dense rows of arrows filled the sky overhead, making a piercing whizzing sound.

The centurions gave an urgent order, and all the Roman hoplites immediately raised their large shields above their heads and made a crouching position. The next moment, countless arrows rained down, whether it was the shields of Roman soldiers or the open space on the side, which were instantly filled with Parthian arrows.

"Steady!"

"Keep going!"

After fending off the first round of arrows, the centurion shouted again.

In this way, 20,000 Roman heavy infantry advanced steadily and orderly in the rain of arrows of the enemy.

Every two steps, you have to half-crouch down to block the enemy's rain of arrows. Anger built up in the Roman soldiers, eager to kill, eager to rush to the enemy's position to kill the enemy. One hundred steps, fifty steps, the distance is getting closer a little bit. However, just when the Romans were full of confidence and eager for the final charge, from the two flanks, a large number of Parthian archers appeared, no longer armed with short bows and sharp arrows, but replaced their weapons with simple spears, and it was obvious that the light cavalry was going to be used as sprint cavalry to storm the Roman phalanx.

In a hurry, Maximus did not have time to consult Appis and directly ordered the legionary cavalry to attack.

The Gallic cavalry rushed out from the rear. The cavalry of the two armies strangled together on the flanks, and blood and dust rose everywhere.

"Steady! Advance! ”

In the crowd, Appis gave the latest command. With the protection of the flank cavalry, all the officers and men, with high morale, continued to advance.

However, Sulena was not a foodie, and the next moment, just as the Roman phalanx was about to approach the Parthian archers, all the Parthian infantry archers began to retreat frantically. Like a sandstorm, it moved backwards.

"Damn it! A bunch of cowards! ”

Klein shouted angrily. However, to no avail. Such was the case in battle, these oriental militias were lightly armed and faster, and the Roman heavy infantry wore heavy chain mail and held large square shields, and even if they had more strength, they could not outrun their opponents......

While the Parthian infantry archers retreated, peasant soldiers from Babylon and mountain infantry from Hecania also rushed forward, and the two groups of people made an exchange on the battlefield. The light infantry followed, and the archers withdrew.

The Babylonian city infantry was easy to deal with, but the mountain infantry from the mountains of Hecania was not so easy to deal with. Like savages, they fought with the most primitive axes and stone hammers, and fought bravely, even if they had no armor on them and wore only a few rudimentary cloth clothes. Apis used to think that the infantry of West Asia was scum, but now it seems that this may not be the case.

A large number of Parthian infantry and Roman legionnaires fought in the center of the battlefield, and the battlefield soon became bloody. The sharp Roman dagger stabbed back and forth on the battle line, reflecting the white rays of the day. The fallen Parthian infantry increased in pieces, and their corpses were piled up in front of the Roman soldiers, but the legions also paid a price, and each wing suffered battle losses and wounded. Klein used his short sword to pick open the belly of one of the Parthian infantrymen, and blood and intestines flowed all over the ground. The Parthian soldier lying on the ground tried to fight back, but immediately, the Roman soldier next to him made up his sword and chopped off his head, and suddenly, blood splashed on the soldier's face, and then, the head was kicked away like a leather ball, and on the corpse, the Roman soldier continued to fight, slaughtering, assassinating......

Battlefield casualties have also increased exponentially over time. But the problem soon arose, and it was not expected by Appis before the battle, that Maxim's Gallic cavalry was not able to defeat the Parthian archers, and in fact, these horseback riders, since they were able to shoot arrows on horseback, also mastered the skills of melee combat. They fought with spears and scimitars, and for a time they were on par with the Gallic cavalry of the Romans. What is even less optimistic is that Sulena ordered the retired archers to continue to shoot back arrows in the backfield. The dense rain of arrows continued to fly, crossing the battle lines between the two armies and flying towards the Roman legionnaires in the back. Even the tightest formations and solid shield walls could be wounded, and the arrows constantly wounded the wrists, soles and calves of the soldiers. The tide even shifted in favor of the Parthians.

"Retreat!"

Weighing the pros and cons, Apis issued the latest order. He ordered the entire army to retreat. Withdraw to the camp.

The Roman soldiers, who were fighting the enemy on the front, did not understand at first, but soon they carried out the orders of their commander. The idea of Roman legionnaires obeying orders was so ingrained that they had to retreat even if they were given the order to retreat in the face of a defeated division.

So, on the bloody front, the Roman legions began to withdraw in an orderly manner. The soldiers in the back row drew their swords against the enemy, gave way to the passage, and let the soldiers on the front line retreat through the gap in the aisle. The long and winding front was filled with the shouts and whistles of the Roman centurions. 10,000 Roman legionary heavy infantry withdrew from the battlefield in an orderly manner, and on the other side, Sulena did not dare to fight again. The casualties of his army were obviously much greater than those of the Roman legions, and the Parthian army suffered almost three times as many losses as the Roman legions, both in the previous cavalry charge and on the infantry battlefield at this moment.