Let's attack! For Rome!

After the rebellion in the north was quelled, Apis took two young Roman nobles and young men to the east to destroy the last of Antony's forces.

However, the smarter aristocrats immediately saw the clues. Teretus and Tiberius are actually two emerging darlings, and whoever gets more favor from Apis will have more power. As a result, in the city of Rome, there were two distinct factions in favor of Teretus or Tiberius.

And their mothers, Lilia and Octavia, became the object of aristocrats.

Just like an investment, if you choose the right person, your future financial path and career will be extremely smooth, and if you choose the wrong person, not only will the investment be wasted, but the superior will also persecute it in the future. It's like a gamble.

It's just that the Roman aristocracy and politicians were always keen on this gamble, because it was a shortcut to a quick rise to power......

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"Tiberius, Teretus, the city that stands before us today is the legacy of the Ponticus, whose country has perished, but the city remains. And, now, it is occupied by our enemy - Mark Anthony. See, the walls of the city are not very strong, and in some places, they are even made of sand. The siege is not very difficult, so, in this battle, I plan to let you test your sword, Tretus, Tiberius, from today onwards, you are no longer an ordinary Roman legionnaire, you are a centurion of a hundred. With the command of eighty soldiers. I'm going to see how you behave in the next siege campaign. However, be careful that at all times, keep yourself safe. If the commander is alive, there is hope for the legion, and the soldiers will not lose their morale and be defeated. Remember? ”

On the eve of the siege of Mox, Apis and his two young men climbed to a small hill on the outskirts of the city, which overlooked half of the city of Mox, where Apis divided the two teams of Tiberius and Tretus. Let them take their soldiers and storm the city. Of course, Apis also knew that two young men of sixteen or seventeen years old would not be able to convince the crowd at all, and that the soldiers would certainly prefer to obey their original centurion, depending on how Teretus and Tiberius dealt with these issues. This is also one of the tests. Military talent is not only the ability to command battles by yourself, sometimes, being able to convince the public, and being good at employing people, and letting others fight for you is also a kind of ability.

The next day, in a state of euphoria, everyone began to attack the city with various siege tools in hand.

The siege is multifaceted and multi-angled. Standing on the hill where he had reached the summit yesterday, Apis was thrilled as he watched his army rush like ants to the seaside town of Mox.

"Brothers, if you believe in me and trust me, give me a chance. Victory will be ours, and we will be the first company to climb the walls. If you follow my lead, I promise that all the loot of this battle will be yours, and I will not have any of them, and you will know very well what I need, brothers. ”

The siege had begun, and seeing more and more soldiers rushing to the city and attacking the city, while his own soldiers did not seem to be in high spirits, Teretus was in a hurry. To do this, he gathered his men and offered them loot and money as conditions to motivate the soldiers to fight for themselves. These soldiers were numb and ruffian, and they did not know that the young man they despised was the target of the Roman aristocracy from thousands of miles away.

In the end, the soldiers agreed to the deal, because whoever commanded the troops was the commander, and as long as they could get paid and rewarded, they were fools who commanded them and were willing.

Led by Tretus, the Hundred-Man took a different approach, bypassing the crowded main gate and attacking from the other side of the wall. However, the soldiers defending the city soon spotted the Roman squad acting alone. Arrows and slings were quickly thrown.

The GI next to him hurriedly placed a large shield on top of Tretus's head to prevent these arrows and stone projectiles from hitting their "God of Wealth". Soon, several veterans observed the terrain and decided to attack the city by "digging the foot of the wall".

They formed a "tortoiseshell formation" and slowly advanced under the rain of enemy arrows, and then the entire phalanx was attached to the base of the city wall like a neat shield. At this time, the soldiers of the first row unloaded their shields, took out the digging tools they had brought with them, crouched down and began to dig up the earth at the bottom of the city walls. The veterans of the second row raised their shields above their heads to protect the soldiers of the first row from being wounded by enemy arrows during the digging process. The soldiers of the third row lowered their shields slightly, sticking to the large shields of the soldiers in the front row, forming a gentle slope, and the soldiers in the fourth row in the back half-knelt and leaned their shields on their shoulders. In this way, whatever objects and debris were thrown on the walls would roll down the shield wall without increasing the pressure on the heads of the Roman soldiers.

Standing in the center of the crowd, Tretus felt the unpredictable battlefield formation of the Roman legions, and the veterans didn't even need a commander to know how to change the formation according to the situation, to adapt to various situations and defeat the enemy.

At this time, Tretus knew why these legion veterans were so disdainful of their own leadership, and their own knowledge and abilities were much less than theirs.

In the chaotic rain of arrows, a dozen Roman veterans clinged to the walls, frantically wielding their pickaxes, digging into the fragile walls of Mox, as if Apis had ordered people to explore in advance, the walls of this city were made of sand. Soon, at the base of the city wall, the Roman veterans dug out red holes one after another.

In the end, with each blow of these Roman soldiers, Tretus was worried that the thin wall would collapse the next moment. Until a Roman soldier struck hard with a hammer, the cracks in the walls were infinitely magnified.

"Stand back! Fast! ”

The original centurion in the group shouted.

Tretus also ran back with the group in terror.

At this time, only a loud rumbling sound was heard, and the earthen city wall above his head collapsed.

A dozen Roman soldiers who had not had time to retreat were buried in the rubble and gravel, but before they could find their bodies, all of them drew their weapons like madmen and slaughtered into the city......