50.Bloody Battle of Mannheim (II)
"Brothers, under the mountain, there is a barbarian army of 50,000 Germanic people, their target is not only the fertile land of Gaul, not only countless cattle and sheep, their biggest target in this invasion, is Rome. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info is our home. It is the wives and children of each of our homes, our possessions, our farmlands and the shrines in our homes, yes, their goals are there. And we are the last wall in front of them, the last obstacle for them. Brothers, all those who have fought alongside me in the past, those who have not fought alongside me, today, let us charge together in blood, for Rome! ”
At the foot of the hill, tens of thousands of barbarians constantly stormed the defensive line of the Roman legionary infantry phalanx, and on the hill, Abyss swung his sword and shouted the most impassioned speech. In front of them, thousands of Roman legionary cavalry collectively roared in response to the call of their commander.
Epic battles, epic and grand scale of participating legions. After Abyss finished speaking, he turned around on his horse, and in front of him, under the mountain, was a sea of tens of thousands of barbarian infantry like a black tide. Dense human heads covered the narrow river beach, Abyss pulled the reins, and then, the gorgeous war horse stepped into the heavy hooves, behind him, 8,000 legionary cavalry and Gallic cavalry also followed the commander's steps, the horses' hooves moved faster and faster, gradually forming a picture of thousands of horses galloping.
A large number of cavalry rushed, and the earth seemed to tremble slightly because it could not bear the weight.
"Demons!"
The Germans shouted, and Leonie first noticed the movement on the other side of the hillside, and the whole forest seemed to be shaking uneasily, startling the birds, and gradually the shadows of a large number of legionnaires appeared in the rain curtain. The horses neighed and broke through the rain curtain and charged wildly.
However, the barbarian infantry was so numerous that they were crowded with people and could not retreat, so they could only resist hard.
Swinad, the great chief of the Suwaihui tribe, simply brandished a war hammer and stood behind the crowd, whoever wanted to take a step back, today, he would smash someone's head! There has never been a moment when the barbarians have been so united as they are today.
In this way, a large number of Germanic people, armed with the most rudimentary weapons and even wooden clubs, without a single piece of iron armor, faced the massive collective charge of the Roman legionnaires......
Ancient warfare was majestic and bloody, and when the horses swooped down en masse, the Germanic soldiers in the front row were almost immediately bloodied, their bodies knocked into the air, or trampled by the horses, unrecognizable.
"For Rome!"
Abyss took the lead, riding a gorgeous war horse, together with hundreds of elite cavalry of the legion, broke through the first line of defense of the barbarians, the spear was held backwards, and poked into the chest of a barbarian warrior from top to bottom, the barbarian warrior immediately fell on his back to the sky, with the strength and speed of the war horse charge, the spear fiercely nailed him to the mud. The horses trampled on the ground mixed with blood and rain, splashing up bursts of diluted but still scarlet blood.
The horrific images forced some of the barbarian soldiers in the back row to retreat, however, the Great Chieftain of the Horde, Swinad, fulfilled his promise before the battle, and led the Warlord to wield a war hammer directly, smashing the head of a Germanic warrior who tried to escape, and the bones and brains burst all over the ground. Under the terrifying and powerful deterrence, the barbarian infantry in front no longer dared to flee.
In desperation, they raised their tattered weapons and rushed to the Roman cavalry, which was charging......
The river beach and the woodland were in chaos as more and more people joined the battle, the forest river was completely stained red with blood, and tens of thousands, nay, hundreds of thousands of people should be said to be huddled in this glade, the scene was like a genocide.
The Roman legionnaires fought bloodily under the strict discipline of the legionnaires, Abyss reverted to the rule of ten punishments, and no one dared to flee in plain sight, and on the barbarian side, the barbarian Grand Chief and Leonie and others formed a field warlord, and any Germanic who tried to escape would be mercilessly slaughtered.
With infinite hatred for each other, the two sides fought bloodily, and the blood and water poured this land over and over again...... The number of fallen corpses continued to increase, superimposed, and there were stumps and severed arms everywhere. Abys's legionary cavalry could not even come out after rushing into the crowd, this time, the anger of the barbarians was amazing, they still burst out with terrifying combat power even in the unfavorable terrain and surrounded conditions, what Abyss did not expect was that the destruction of the Cadi tribe was so great a stimulus and blow to the Germans, they saw how the Romans treated their neighbors, Abyss originally wanted to warn the Germans of the consequences of the invasion of Rome through bloody suppression, but the result was the opposite.
At the moment, there has never been a moment when the Germanic people were so violent and bloodthirsty as they are today.
The Germanic warriors who were stabbed and bleeding and were dying even grabbed the last breath of their lives, hugged the Roman legionnaires, and bit their throats or thighs fiercely, and the places that were not wrapped in iron armor became the places where wild beasts gnawed and bloodthirsty.
Not even the most seasoned veteran could face such a horrific and bloody spectacle. The Germans really became beasts, bloodthirsty beasts in this battle......
"We must retreat, Abyss, there are too many barbarians, and there is no intention of retreating!"
Klein found Abyss on the bloody battlefield, and he saw that in front of the legion, the countless bloodthirsty and violent barbarians, led by their respective chiefs, fought like wild beasts, and the psychological defenses of many Roman recruits had collapsed, and the pre-battle ambition was swallowed up by the bloody scene at this moment. As he spoke, the neck of a legionary infantryman was slashed by the axe of a barbarian warrior, and blood splattered everywhere.
"Retreating now will only wipe out the Legion!"
Abis judged the situation on the field with the last shred of reason, and knew that if the Germans did not flee, 40,000 legion infantry alone could not defeat the 300,000 barbarian army, and the difference in numbers was a hard wound. But ordering a retreat in the middle of a fierce battle would have terrible consequences, and the legion would be slaughtered for the unintentional war. A reliable solution must be found immediately, or the war continues, and today, 40,000 Roman soldiers will be buried in this barbaric land.
"Someone has to help break the army, Abyss!"
Crane shouted loudly, the voice so harsh and cruel that Abyss reacted immediately. Yes, it takes a team of men and horses to make the most fearless sacrifices to cover the retreat of the large army. But which will this corps be? Each legion was carefully cultivated by Abys, and Abyss poured his heart and soul into them, and no one should be treated most unfairly at this moment, and what made it even more difficult for Abyss to choose was that he had to deceive them...... Deceive them, and the Legion will come back to save them......