"There is no road here at all!" Apis. ”

Walking among the densely vegetated mountain forests, Crane began to complain about Appis's whimsical idea. In order to reduce the casualties of the storming of the fortress, Apis once again made the unimaginable decision to launch a surprise attack from the rear of the fortress through the thorny mountain forest. Some of these mountains are so steep that soldiers need to work together and step on the shoulders of their teammates to climb some cliffs and platforms. Although everyone was very bitter in their hearts, everyone adhered to the principle that the commander's orders must be carried out.

"Don't complain, brother, climb up, we are about to reach the great rear of the enemy fortress. There will be no guards, no fortifications and no defenses. There is an old saying that there was no road in the world, but when there were more people walking, a road was formed. Klein, we are the pioneers of the open road. ”

Appis said, smiling optimistically and brightly. And Klein was eager to rush up and pull him down, so that the madman would not climb any further, it was easy to climb up, but it was difficult to come down.

Four days later, however, the Roman team finally saw hope, and from the top of the hill they could see the camp of Domitius, a fortress that could not be conquered on flat ground, right under their noses.

"Soldiers, you have questioned me and complained about me, but now, I want to tell you that we are going to succeed, because because of my efforts and dedication, our comrades will no longer have to pay the price of blood to attack the city. We will save thousands of lives, we are heroes. Tonight, rest well, eat the last dry food and food you have carried, and tomorrow, we will launch a general assault on this insurmountable fortress! ”

Standing on the small high platform, Apis said excitedly.

Immediately afterward, the Roman soldiers in front of them also erupted in enthusiastic cheers. For four days, they did not dare to make a fire and ate all kinds of plants and insects raw, so that they could wait until this day. Now, it's finally here.

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"Marcus, I bet you, Apis can't find a way into the back mountain, where it is said that there is a road, but it is just a path that some mountain people have walked out of the mountains to hunt themselves, and it cannot be used for marching at all. In a few days, our commander will have to return because of the lack of food. I estimate that if you want to conquer this fortress, you still need to pile up fortifications and storm the fortress. ”

Outside the valley, at the base camp of the Roman legions, Odyssius said disgruntled to his companion Marcus. In the past few days, their fortifications had reached the edge of the fortress of Domitius, and the soldiers could even stand on the fortifications and shoot bows and arrows at the defenders of the opposite fortress.

It seems that it is not impossible to storm the fortress from the front.

"Honestly, my friend, we will do whatever Appis tells us to do. I really couldn't find a way, I didn't launch a surprise attack, and when he came back, let's study the tactics of a frontal attack. ”

In the face of Oedyssius' nagging, Marcus Yoble replied tirelessly.

However, while the two legion commanders were chattering, behind Anthony's fortified fortress, thick clouds of smoke rose up into the sky.

"Apis is besieging the city!"

The Roman legions of the fortress cheered, and their commander once again took a selfless adventure, bringing them the smallest sacrifice.

"This is Appis, and I will become like him."

Tretus stood inside the fortifications and swore an oath. Tiberius, on the other hand, just smiled faintly and didn't say anything. Then, led by Ossidius and Marcus, all the legionnaires rushed out of the camp. A general assault was launched on this valley fortress of Anthony.

At the rear of the fortress, Apis drew his sword and went into battle in person, boosting the morale of the whole army. They swooped down from a height, the defenders of Domitius barely reacted, several of the posts had been burned, and then, when the defenders in the fortress reacted and tried to stop the Roman squad that "fell from the sky", the regular Roman army outside the fortress also launched a fierce attack on the fortress. Domitius was in a hurry. He led a small group of soldiers to stop the assault force of Appis, but the Roman army that rushed in from the back hill was obviously no ordinary hundred-man team, they were all agile and amazingly combative. In less than a quarter of an hour, there were already hundreds of garrison soldiers lying under the sword of this Roman squad.

The defenders of the tower fired arrows at the Roman assault team inside the fortress, and the Roman veterans under Apis quickly raised their shields and lined up in a dense tortoiseshell formation to defend them. Then, from the gap in the phalanx, the archers of Appis's auxiliary legion fired a counterattack with extremely accurate arrows, even if they were condescending, the defending archers were still not their opponents, and an arrow from the shield wall even pierced the throat of a soldier on the tower, and before he could even scream, the soldier fell like a stone statue. It fell to the ground with an unpleasant muffled sound.

And as the general assault progressed, more and more soldiers climbed the indestructible fortress, and above the fortress, they engaged in bloody hand-to-hand combat with the defenders. Teretus even pierced the abdomen with a sword of a defender soldier who looked to be a round older than him. But Tretus, who was born to be a warrior, was so brave that he drew his dagger in the soldier's body, and blood splattered his face. Then, another defender of the city pounced on him, and at this time, Tretus was crushed underneath and struggled, but his veteran saved him once, and the veteran of the legion pierced the enemy who was pressing on Tretus with his sword, and the short sword pierced through the back and out of the chest, and the soldier lost his strength and lay on Tretus, his eyes still in horror before death.

"Appis! You win, you win again. But please spare these soldiers, they are innocent, they have been ordered by me to build a fortress here and stop your army. The root of all this lies with me, come on, kill me, enslave me, but please stop slaughtering these young people! ”

During the scuffle, Domitius recognized Appis. They used to work together, and even did things together after Caesar's death. Now, Domitius appeared alone in front of Appis, and the guards around him tried to protect him, but Domitius refused. He stood there, covered in blood, but his eyes were fixed on Appis alone.