130. Defeated

"Forward, for Rome!"

In the midst of the rainstorm, Apis roared. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 Behind him, thousands of Roman legionary infantry lined up in three neat formations, constantly advancing forward, the corpses of barbarian soldiers piled up at their feet, internal organs, blood mixed together, staining the ground under the feet of the legionary infantry, just like Appis's speech before the battle, the scene that appeared at this moment was extremely bloody and shocking.

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"We have fallen for the tricks of the Romans, and their real main force is at the main gate! Everyone, follow me, and withdraw to the main gate. Fast! ā€

At the main gate of Kielkovia, the Roman legions had broken through the lines of the Gallic defenders, and the camps of the Gallic tribes had fallen, and the Vicintoli in the city suddenly realized that he had fallen for Caesar's tricks again, and ordered his large army to quickly set off towards the main gate.

Behind him, thousands of Gallic noble warriors quickly put away their weapons, stepped on their horses, shouted loudly, and ran towards the southern gate first. The roads inside the city were constantly crossed by Gallic soldiers, and the whole city trembled under the attack of the Romans, even though the Roman army was so few in number.

"Soldier, prepare to retreat."

Seeing the increasing reinforcements from the Gauls, Appis also knew that it was time to retreat. Rabienus had a clear order before the siege, and this siege was only to boost the morale of the legions, to combat the arrogance of the enemy, and to withdraw in time once a phased victory was achieved. Because with Caesar's current strength, it is impossible to storm and completely conquer the Gallic tribal alliance in the city in a war. If the Edui do not rebel, wait until the five legions of Cicero and Brutus come from the north to converge, close to the combat strength of ten legions, and besiege Kirkovia, there may be hope of victory, but now it is impossible to fight against the hundreds of thousands of troops of Vicintoli with only four legions in the hands of Caesar. So, at this moment, the purpose of launching a feint has been achieved, and it is time to withdraw the troops.

Under the blood-colored sky, Apis blew the whistle for the withdrawal of troops, and the flag bearer waved the flag vigorously, but the front line was still a sea of red......

"yes, what are they doing? Quickly withdraw labor and management! ā€

The horn of withdrawal had sounded, and it was only then that Apis realized that the Roman soldiers at the forefront had become bloodthirsty monsters, and they continued to fight the Gauls even after hearing the order to withdraw. Humans are prone to losing their minds in the face of bloody killings, which is the feeling and experience that Apis has gained from the past battlefields, however, this time, Apis did not notice this.

Ahead, the Roman soldiers, who had lost their minds, were like a frenzied band of bandits, fighting the growing number of Gauls and robbing them of their belongings.

Stimulated by blood and money, the desires of the Roman soldiers were maximized.

They cut off the fingers of the dead Gauls and put them whole in their pockets, because they carried rings made of metal.

When the blood sticks to the face, but I don't know that the tired slaughter, in the battlefield, everyone is a devil.

"You bastards, get out of here!"

Seeing that the Gauls were receiving more and more reinforcements, Apis was anxious. Rabienus also rushed from the rear and personally pulled down the soldiers at the front. Appis ran over and punched the disobedient soldiers and centurions, swung his scepter and knocked them unconscious, and then let his personal guards drag them down. On the battlefield, there was chaos.

"Appis, it's too late, we have to organize a counterattack, there are too many barbarians, don't retreat yet!"

The situation was getting worse and worse, the large forces of Vicintoli were already pressed on all fronts, and the Roman soldiers on the front line were in a bitter battle, and if they did not organize a counterattack in time, these weak legionary infantry would soon be crushed. In desperation, Rabienus shouted to Appis, telling all the centurions who had not yet joined the battle to join the battle with their own men, form a defensive line, and then fight and retreat. Stop the barbarians from rushing over.

The clarion call for retreat again evolved into a clarion call for attack.

The legionnaires, who had already possessed sanity, had to join the battle again, for the sake of their stupid companions.

"Damn it, you cattle, Caesar will whip you all when you return!"

Rabbi Enus yelled, but had to command the reserves to join the battle. The Roman line of defense was temporarily organized, and the main forces of Viccintoli arrived, and the battle for the walls began on the spot.

A large number of Gallic soldiers, led by their own leader, were demoralized and stormed the positions of the Roman legions again and again, and a single tower was repeatedly fought over five times.

"Let the reserves come up and top, and the front row of soldiers retreat."

During the bloody battle, Apis gave temporary orders for the battlefield. The Roman legionnaires seized the gap between the onslaught of the Gallic soldiers and constantly changed their personnel, and the wounded soldiers in front quickly retreated to the rear through the passages in the phalanx, while the legionnaires in the rear quickly rose to the top. These seasoned legionnaires were Roman soldiers who were about to retire from the army, and they had survived hundreds of battles, and if it wasn't for the last resort, the commander would not have fought again. It's just that for the time being, both Rabienus and Appis had to use these legion veterans.

In front of them were bloodthirsty and furious barbarians, and bloodied legionnaires, the anger in their eyes turning to fear. The large forces of Vicintoli were not only large in number, but also of high quality, and some noble warriors were equipped even more than the Roman legionnaires.

"Commander, we lost."

In the midst of the bloody battle, Utirena spoke to Rabienus. This is indeed the reality, the barbarian army has reoccupied the city walls, and the number is still increasing, every time they fall a warrior, three or four companions rush up behind them, obviously, Caesar's prediction and decision is correct, even if the city is conquered by stratagem, with the current strength of the Roman legions, it is still impossible to fight these barbarians, who are as numerous as ants. Vicintoli may have been hiding in a high place, watching the Roman legions being besieged and laughing at Caesar, and the Roman legionnaires would eventually be defeated.

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"Anthony, Lepida, set out with your cavalry to stop the pursuit of the legion by these barbarians. Go now, quickly, right away! ā€

While the phalanx of legions in front was fighting a bloody battle with the Gauls, Caesar temporarily adjusted his tactics in the rear and sent Antony's cavalry troops out. It is necessary to cover the retreat of the front-line legions, this is what Caesar thinks at the moment, if the front-line troops cannot be withdrawn safely, even the reserve corps may be in danger, the barbarians are high-spirited, there are many people, and Caesar's worries are getting heavier and heavier.