13. Counterattack the Roman phalanx

"Left! Left! ”

Crane shouted, and the Roman infantry hurled javelins from the left flank. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

The gladiators hurriedly raised their wooden shields for protection, but several javelins still penetrated the wooden shields and nailed them to the gladiators' hands, unable to pull them out. Blood suddenly stained the wrists of Preeni and Fabius like a spurting spring water, and it was clear that the two of them had lost their combat effectiveness.

"Siege formation, attack!"

The Roman centurion shouted, and soon, the Roman squad of forty men gathered into a neat phalanx and pushed towards the gladiator ranks.

The situation is precarious. Zhang Ce knew that this was the strongest infantry phalanx in the ancient Roman world, but on the battlefield, the infantry phalanx of the Roman army was composed of eighty people, but in the arena, it could not accommodate so many Roman soldiers, and besides, the gladiators were only 20 people, and if the Roman regular army was too numerous, the audience would say that it was more than the smallest.

"Crane, tell everyone to disperse, you and I will rush through the wings and cut off their calves and heels."

After nervously observing for a while, Zhang Ce came up with a way, and it was the only way to crack the Roman phalanx now. The siege formation is that the soldiers put their shields close to each other, assembled, formed an impermeable shield wall, and then advanced towards the enemy, such a defense can be very good to resist the attack in front and diagonally, but because the shields of the Roman legions are limited in size, they can not cover the ground, that is to say, the calves and heels of the Roman soldiers are not protected by the shield wall. Zhang Ce seized the only flaw and yelled at Klein.

Klein quickly understood what his comrade-in-arms meant, and with his sharp sword in hand, he and Zhang Ce began to charge towards this neat Roman phalanx.

Shocking images.

On the field, all the gladiators of the Graeus family dispersed in an instant, so that the legion phalanx suddenly had no main direction of attack, while Crane and Zhang Ce had already galloped to the two wings of the phalanx, and in the moment before rushing to the phalanx, Crane fell to the ground and slid away, and the sharp gladiator dagger reflected a cold white light in his hand.

All the Roman soldiers thought that this stupid gladiator was going to carry it head-on, but in the next second, Klein's body sank, and the Roman short sword turned into a cutting machine, and while sweeping the flank of the legionary phalanx, he cut the heels of four or five Roman infantrymen, and Zhang Ce left and right, just put down seven or eight Roman heavy infantry.

"Whew."

The sudden bloody scene made the audience forget the roles played by the two teams, and the civilians began to rise and roar in anger to cheer for the gladiators.

……

"What's going on?"

The Brutus family in the stands began to question the host of the arena, which was originally a competition to torture the gladiators and promote the supremacy of the legion, but now, the situation in the arena has evolved to such that the gladiators have the upper hand, and even the civilians have begun to cheer and cheer for the two gladiators. If this continues, the original purpose of this game will not be carried forward. It is tantamount to working hard and losing money.

"Well, it's just an accident, esteemed Brutus."

In the face of the questioning of the Roman aristocracy, the host of the Colosseum was also hesitant for a while and could not answer. I just hope that this damned Roman army will quickly rise up and fight back and kill these troublesome gladiators.

"Roar."

The roar of the gladiators was heard again from the field, and Crane, after cutting the ankles of four Roman hoplites, rushed into the phalanx with a roar before the Roman infantry could stand firm. Then began the feast of killing.

Zhang Ce also seized the fighter, one rolled, and broke into the interior of the phalanx, the two gladiators held double knives, and one by one the Roman soldiers were cut throats and pierced in the abdomen by the bloodthirsty gladiators.

The sudden outbreak of blood made the audience in the audience boil, and all the civilians stood up and unconsciously uttered "Kill, kill, kill." Shouts.

The atmosphere of the scene was pushed to a climax step by step.

"Ahh

Before the Legion phalanx could adjust, Crane killed the last Legion infantryman, and then left the phalanx amid Zhang Ce's loud shouts. After all, two people against thirty people is still weak, once the phalanx gives way to the open space and allows the legion infantry to have a position to fight freely, Zhang Ce and Klein still have to hang.

The Legion phalanx had to change its formation on the fly, and everyone stood in a line, facing the gladiators head-on, ready for a head-to-head confrontation.

This is what Zhang Ce wants to see, once the Roman legionnaires stand in a straight line and fight freely with the gladiators, these Roman infantry are no match for the gladiators at all. Gladiators fought bloody battles in the arena, all one-on-one combat, heads-up, and the legionary infantry simply occupied the bottom.

"Brothers, let them see the faith of the gladiators! Courage and honor, brothers! ”

After killing eight Roman infantrymen, Crane returned to the ranks of the gladiators, shouting slogans, and the morale of all the gladiators present was boosted to the extreme. In the next second, fifteen gladiators of the Graeus family collectively roared and launched a beastly surprise attack on the enemy.

In the next moment, this battlefield in the Great Colosseum became a pool of blood and a place of killing.

Zhang Ce launched a fierce charge against a Roman heavy infantry under the cover of his teammates, with the help of a shield as a stepping stone, his strong body jumped high, and under the terrified gaze of the Roman soldiers, the gladiator's short sword pierced the throat of the Roman heavy infantry, and bright red blood suddenly splashed all over the sand.

The Roman citizens on the stage, both civilians and knights, shouted frantically, cheering for the gladiators' bloody performances, what Hannibal, what the Afrika Korps, all were left behind, and at this moment, only the bloody massacre could satisfy the visual needs of the audience.

"Roar."

With another blow, Zhang Ce sent the short sword into the mouth of the Roman infantry with great precision, and a burst of warm blood suddenly splashed all over his body. Half a year ago, it was a dead house in the game, but now it has become a god-like existence, this role change Zhang Ce can no longer adapt, more often he is integrated into this cruel and bloody world, and forgets his identity in his previous life.

In the end, only two trembling Roman infantrymen remained at the edge of the field. They had come to perform the competition, but at this moment, they had become the target of the slaughter of the beasts. The pathetic legionnaires don't even want any honor, they don't want any reward, they just let themselves out, but how is it possible, the battle has been going on so far, the audience has gone crazy, if at this time, let go of the legionnaires and punish the gladiators, it will only cause strong indignation among the Roman civilians, and that will undoubtedly be contrary to Caesar's original intention of holding this event.

So, the poor Roman legionnaires could only be pushed into the corner, waiting for the final slaughter of the gladiators.

"Kill, kill, kill!"

On the field, there was once again a cry like a storm, 50,000 Roman spectators chanted together in the stands, that scene, that momentum, had made the gladiators' blood expand, this is what they came here for, to fight for glory and freedom! Without mercy, Crane plunged his dagger into the Roman infantryman's throat.

The blood gushed out the crowd and drove the audience crazy, the most spectacular performance they've ever seen. Although they would still be grateful to Caesar for his generosity and selflessness after the war, they forgot Caesar's true purpose and had the plebeians and knights support them in their conquest of Gaul......

After this battle, Zhang Ce not only became a hero of the gladiators of the Graeus family, but also became an idol among the Roman commoners.