An entire legion was wiped out in the day's battle, and the Parthians lost less than five hundred cavalry. The thick smell of blood could still be smelled across a sand dune, which had now become an impassable hill of death, over which no Roman soldier or cavalry dared to climb again, for, no one knew how many Parthians were hidden behind the hill.

During the night, the soldiers took off their jugs to drink water, only to find them empty. Fortunately, the baggage of the two legions was still there, and the water on the carriage was enough for the two legions and the three auxiliary legions to last a few more days, but it was only three or four days of stock to be killed, and a way to break through must be found, otherwise, without the Parthians launching a general attack, the Roman legions would also die of thirst in the desert.

"There is still hope for us, General. Fifteen miles away from here was a small Parthian city called Delbas, which had a complete wall, which, though earthy and not tall enough, was strong enough to hold the onslaught of the Parthian cavalry. There were wells in the city, and there was a certain amount of food in stock, and we could spend some time there, and use this time to ask Appis for help and wait for his reinforcements. ”

During the night, in the middle of the position, Adjutant Herris proposed.

"But can you determine the direction of the breakout? Once the battle starts, I'm afraid that the scene will be the same as today's daytime, the sky is dark, the yellow sand is all over the sky, and you can't tell the direction at all. And, now, the most crucial thing is how to maintain such a formation to break through. You can also see the battlefield during the day today, our soldiers and cavalry cannot cooperate perfectly, I can fight with the Parthians in this arrangement, but I didn't expect them to fight at all, just harassing around. Don't even dare to get close to the range of our ballistas. ”

After a fiasco during the day, Crassus Jr. finally admitted his mistake in command. He strengthened the proportion of archers in his army, and protected heavy weapons such as long-range ballistas with heavy infantry, so that the Parthians did not dare to attack, but there were always flaws in the movement of large formations, as evidenced by the daytime battles. Crassus the Younger learned the lesson of his father's defeat in battle, but he did not expect that when the Parthians encountered the powerful Roman legions, they simply did not attack. They maintained extreme patience and did not move at all unless the legion took the initiative to attack.

"As long as the legion is not chaotic and listens to the command, direction is not a problem. The daytime battle was fought because the soldiers were already panicked and did not have time to pay attention to the orders given by the regimental commander. I think we can break through like this this time. That hill of death is the commanding height of the entire battlefield. As long as our catapults and ballistae were up the hill, the Parthian cavalry would not dare to approach our heavy infantry, and from the top of the hill, the ballista could shoot any enemy in the entire area, so that our infantry and cavalry could break through. ”

Heres continued. His ideas flowed more than the commander-in-chief of this army, Marcus. Crassus had more to think about.

"But will the Parthians easily let us go to the high ground? Now the situation is that by daytime fighting, the Parthians occupy the hill of death, and tomorrow, if we want to attack the high ground, we will have to pay tenfold. Not only does the back-up attack consume stamina, but the enemy's arrows are also more powerful. ”

Legion Commander Celestial Celedas. They must think through the problem, and every plan now is related to thousands of lives tomorrow.

"Do you have a better way? We have to go to the high ground. Even if we don't break through and defend in place, we need a high place, so that our siege ballistae and catapults can be of better use. Tomorrow, when we attack the hill of death, we can have the ballistas and catapults throw shells at the high ground, and when the Parthians are unable to stand the artillery fire and retreat, our heavy infantry and cavalry will rush up to the high ground. ”

Herris said resentfully.

"I hope so."

Celeodas sighed helplessly.

In the early hours of the morning, the huge corps began to move again, and the heavy ballistas and catapults were pushed down the heights, and then rows of hoplites lined up in front of these projectile weapons like guards standing guard. They brought their shields close together, shoulder to shoulder, to prevent the surprise attack of the Parthian heavy cavalry. In that year, in the Battle of Calle, Licinius. Not only did Crassus's cavalry die early, but even the catapults and ballistae were crushed by the Parthian heavy cavalry. Now, little Crassus must not repeat his father's mistakes.

Rows of Roman hoplites, each armed with a spear, lined up in a neat array, with two rows of Syrian auxiliary archers in the rear, and besiege ballistae and catapults in the back. On the periphery of the military formation, there was cavalry protection.

Thus, at dawn, hundreds of Roman siege ballistae and catapults bombarded the hill.

A stony shot swept through the sky and flew towards the Parthian army on the hill.

For a moment, blood splashed and screams resounded throughout the hills of death. The Parthian cavalry ran back and forth to avoid the stones that fell from the sky. However, the more they ran like this, the more chaotic the scene became, and many people collided and squeezed together in terror, causing the cavalry to crash into a pile of rotten meat...... Some of the riders didn't have time to dodge, they were crushed under their horses, screaming incessantly, and blood covered the hills.

Even Sulena did not expect this sudden blow, and when he opened his hazy sleepy eyes, there was a chaotic scene in front of him. However, below the hill, the Roman legions were already in full formation, densely packed, and were pouring towards the top of the hill.

"Raise the king's flag! Drummer! ”

In desperation, Sulena shouted loudly. The heralds quickly conveyed the order to the drummers, and the Parthian banner, a symbol of the commander's build-up, was temporarily raised. However, in the midst of the Romans' barrage of shells, the Parthian infantry and cavalry were never able to assemble in an orderly manner. They were either worried that the flying rocks above their heads would hit them, or they had just assembled and were knocked off or knocked down by the shells. But the result is undoubtedly the same, that is, flesh and blood fly, and he died on the spot.

The Parthians on the heights were in disarray, while the attacking Roman legions had already rushed to the edge of the heights. From a great distance, little Crassus could also see that his army had climbed the hill of death, and ordered all catapults and ballistas to stop the bombardment.

The hill was not large enough for the Parthian cavalry to run back and forth, and the Parthian infantry and archers, frightened by the menacing Roman heavy infantry, retreated until they were squeezed out of the ground by the Roman legions......