55. Gladiatorial fighting
"Rabienus!"
For the first time, Apis called the old general by name. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info his former superior, once single-handedly promoted his own general. At this moment, he is standing on the battlefield of bloody rain. stood on their own opposite. Those blood-stained hands, which were once used to slaughter barbarians, are now used for fraternal fratricide. Even though Appis and Rabienus were ten thousand unwilling, at this moment, the gladiatorial battle had to begin.
"Appis. Finally, we can't avoid the sword confrontation. ”
At the same time as Apis shouted the name of Rabienus, the old Roman general also saw Apis, a young Roman officer opposite. The apprentice who was once his favorite was now stained with the blood of the Romans, standing in front of him.
The moment the two looked at each other, they recalled how many past events, and those fragments became an iceberg stuck between the two at this moment, estrangement. Whoever breaks the shackles of this emotion first will be able to defeat the other party. Because their fighting skills and strength are almost all so close.
"Then today, let's wrap it up."
As he spoke, Rabienus raised his fine Roman dagger and charged in the direction where Appis was. Beside him, a soldier of the Tenth Legion swooped down and was knocked away by Rabienus with a shield holding his shield. Fell without a word.
Appis, on the other hand, trotted intently in the direction that Rabienus was rushing from.
With the ordinary legionary dagger in his hand, Apis wanted to have a barbarian, a Gaul, or a Germanic, or even a Roman gladiator, so that he could charge and kill the enemy without any emotional constraints, but it was Labienus who rushed in front of him. A former mentor of his own.
A Pompey soldier rushed over, and Appis saw the silhouette in the afterglow, a man with a low waist, dodging the assassination, and then the Legion's dagger stabbed mercilessly into the soldier's body, allowing the blood to splatter on his helmet and face.
Now, there was no one, no soldiers, in front of the two of them.
With a beastly roar, Appis rushed out in the direction that Rabienus was coming from.
The speed was so fast that Rabienus had little time to react, but the veteran of the battlefield still used his years of experience in fighting on the battlefield to avoid sideways and swing his sword at the moment when Appis rushed in.
In the next second, the sharp Roman short sword grazed Appis's waist.
Fortunately, the sturdy armor protected Appis's waist, and Labiaenus's short sword only cut through a layer of chain mail, and the linen and leather armor inside served as a buffer, and the blade slightly cut the skin. But even so, a faint stream of blood seeped out of the wound. As the pain came, Appis knew he was hurt. It's not heavy though. But Rabienus' fighting experience does require patience.
After the two sides exchanged venues, they began to get closer to each other again.
Under the cover of shields, the commanders of the two Roman legions approached each other fearlessly, two pairs of equally cold eyes staring at each other, although they were full of memories of the past, but they were bloody.
This time, Rabienus attacked first. He used the Legion's shield as a cover and slammed forward with all his might. The ornate armor swayed as the old general ran hard, making a sonorous sound of iron.
And Appis also knew that it was impossible to dodge this kind of full-body impact, so he could only carry it hard.
It's like two beasts in an arena, in the middle of the battlefield, colliding with each other. Immediately, the two heavy legion wooden shields collided violently, and after a muffled sound, the two began to wrestle.
This almost barbaric way of fighting is the simplest and most powerful way in ancient Rome, there are not so many fancy moves, everything is only real swords and real guns. Sometimes, a simple assassination can kill the other person.
This is the battlefield...... Arena......
They were almost face to face, and Appis could even see the distorted expression on Rabienus's face. Obviously, the veteran general used almost all his strength in the gladiatorial fight.
"Roar."
Until Appis roared angrily and pushed away Rabienus in front of him. Immediately, before the other party could stand firm, Apis stabbed hard. But Rabienus still dodged in time, the Roman dagger only cut the opponent's bracer, the leather armor bracer was cut, and Rabienus's hand was suddenly torn open a bright red wound, and scarlet blood oozed from the deep wound. Old Rabienus almost lost his weapon because of the sword, but in an instant, the Roman general stabilized the situation. Continue to engage in confrontation with Appis.
Around, the fighting of the soldiers continued, and no one had time to stop and observe the gladiatorial battle between the two commanders. Because the battlefield is so bloody, if you're not careful, you'll be killed by the enemy.
The archers have signaled and are taking to the air with Martian arrows. Tell Anthony in the distance that he can march into the army that encircles Rabienus.
However, on this battlefield full of corpses, neither Rabienus nor Sektus noticed this detail. Sextus continued to frantically command the cavalry, and the infantry surrounded the Tenth Legion led by Crassus the Younger and Apis. Rabienus, on the other hand, was dragged in this gladiatorial fight by Appis.
"Rabienus, let it be over. Our gladiatorial battles will decide the outcome of this battle, and do not let the soldiers here make senseless bloodshed, they are all Romans. ”
"No, those who betray the republic are not worthy to be called Romans. Including you, Appis. ”
Under great pressure, Rabienus said that he knew that in gladiatorial battles, he might not be able to defeat the young and vigorous Appis, but in the army, he still had an advantage, if this battle was not a trap for Appis......
"It seems that we still can't reach a consensus."
Appis reluctantly finished speaking, threw away the shield, and casually drew another short sword from his waist, using the usual gladiatorial fighting method to solve the gladiatorial fight.
"You're giving up your own way of life."
When Rabienus saw this, he immediately glued up again with his shield. But perhaps Rabienus may not have known that his centurion had been a gladiator.
Appis leaned sideways, made a feint with his left hand, caught Rabienus's attention, and stabbed the veteran general's weakest thigh with his right hand at the same time.
In an instant, the gladiatorial fight ended at this moment. Rabbi Enus focused on Appis' slash from the front, ignoring the deadly lower leg stab.
The sharp Roman dagger slit Rabienus' defenseless thigh, and blood poured out of Rabienus' pale thigh like a spring...... (To be continued.) )