42. Brutus's fleet
For several days, the legionary infantry built the Haitiao Dam in the midst of the enemy's flying rocks, and the legionary infantry in front used large shields to form a shield wall to cover the comrades behind to build the embankment. Although sporadic soldiers fell wounded and fell to the ground under the incessant fire of the Gauls, the field doctor quickly dragged them back to the camp for treatment.www.biquge.info
In the space of a week, Apis witnessed the great building ability of the Roman legions, 6,000 legionary infantry, under the long-range attack of the enemy, forced to build a sea dike, and it was definitely not a tofu scum project. In such a situation, Appis suddenly sighed why the military routes of ancient Rome were still so strong and strong after more than 2,000 years, and the Italians even used them. The legions were not only a weapon to defend the country in battle, but also a hero in the construction of Rome......
"For Rome! Courage and glory! ”
After the seawall was repaired, the Seventh Legion, under the personal leadership of Kota, launched a fierce assault on the barbarian city.
Catapults and catapults continued to shoot deadly stone projectiles from behind, smashing into the city walls with a terrifying crashing sound, knocking the barbarian archers at the head of the city into the back of the city. Leave behind the blood that shoots in the air.
"The first brigade, the fifth brigade, attack those two towers, and the others concentrate on attacking the middle gate."
Kota shouted orders for the troops to split up, and the legions scattered in the open field under the walls. The barbarians roared on the walls, like the roar of wild beasts, intimidating the Roman soldiers from going up the walls. But the legionnaires, who had undergone severe training, simply ignored this battle cry. Still under the command of their respective centurions, they ascended the city in an orderly manner.
The arrows of the Celtic archers struck the shields of the Roman phalanx with a tinkling sound.
Outside the city, 10,000 Roman legionnaires were like a sea of red, crowded in the middle of the two seawall dams, their shields were collectively raised, and any bows and arrows, stone projectiles flew over, like a swarm of insects drowning in the sea, and the damage to the Roman legions was almost minimal.
"Roar."
The barbarian leader roared and cut in two a Roman infantryman who had just climbed the walls, blood and entrails spilled from the soldiers' waists and filled the city. The war was so bloody, but it could not stop the Roman conquest of the barbarians.
A large number of legionary infantry, under the cover of their own catapults and ranged troops, climbed the walls and engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the barbarians.
But in this battle, Apis could not participate. As a pitiful number of scouts in the legion, he is still the captain. Cota doesn't risk his baby eyeliner. Therefore, throughout the battle, Apis could only stand on the small dirt slope behind the legion and watch his comrades rush into the city and win glory......
The waves washed the embankment, and the battle lasted from morning to evening, Sabinus did not foresee wrong, such a special terrain, the legion did need a whole day to attack the city, half a day was completely insufficient, but fortunately, under the "whimsy" of Appis, the flood control levee was built, protecting the legionnaires to pass through the road into the city intact and with peace of mind.
By dusk, the Seventh Legion, three brigades, had completely captured all the towers of the Venites. The Gallic hunters hiding in the tower were slaughtered and pushed down. The scene was tragic.
However, the rout of the barbarians did not make the Roman soldiers happy, because, in the distance, in the harbor of Secati, hundreds of sail warships were already at the pier, where a large number of Veniti were lining up to board the ships.
"Damn, they were ready for a long time."
Seeing this, Kota couldn't help but curse loudly, however, the resistance from the front continued, and the legion could not drag out more soldiers to pursue the barbarians who were boarding.
Finally, when Appis arrived with a small number of cavalry, eighty percent of the Venites had boarded the ships and left the harbor. The Romans were left with an empty city, without a single slave, without a sack of grain, and without a single useful supply.
"!"
Seeing the hundred warships leave the harbor in a majestic manner, Kota wished that he could fly over and pursue these barbarian "deserters" with wings.
"My old friend, I have long said that if you want to conquer this tribe once and for all, you must fight them at sea."
At this time, Sabinus, accompanied by the escort officer, slowly walked to the dock and came to Kota's side. But there was no mockery in his words, although Kota was very unhappy in his heart.
"I've never seen such cunning, cunning barbarians. They are as nimble as rats, moving around, and every town is chosen to build in such a **** place. ”
Cota's resentment can be felt in words. Appis stood aside and didn't dare to speak, after all, it was he who proposed to build a seawall, and now, the siege was ineffective, and he wasted a week's time in vain, wasting money and labor, but only getting an empty city.
"But don't be too anxious, Brutus has already sent a letter, his fleet was built two weeks ago, and I guess in a few days a large Roman fleet will appear here."
In the face of Cota's resentment, Sabinus was calm.
"I'm afraid the citizens of Rome will laugh again at the fact that the great Seventh Legion can't conquer a small barbarian town, and that Brutus' fleet will have to defeat the enemy."
When Cota said this, the expression on his face was very strange, Sabinus listened to Cota's statement with a smile, there was always discord within the Roman legions, and bumps and bumps between the various legions were always inevitable, but every time Caesar had a meeting, he seemed to like to listen to his subordinates express their opinions there, and finally it was up to him to decide how to march. How to fight.
But internal private disputes always seem so insignificant in the face of a common enemy.
Five days later, when Brutus' fleet appeared on the sea outside Sekati, the two captains were still ready to welcome their companions, and the Roman fleet was clearly flagged and neatly formed, and they appeared on the golden sea, and the sunset was shrouded in a somewhat unreal beauty, if it were not for the time of war, such a picture was intoxicating.
The construction of a naval fleet was a task that Caesar had arranged before his departure, and he had Sabinus and Kota march by land to the Viniti tribe, and Brutus to build a fleet in the port of Ekhosen, twenty miles from the Viniti tribe. Preparing to let the three legions join forces to attack the Veniti tribe, but he didn't expect Apis to come up with a way to storm the Veniti town again.
When Brutus disembarked, all the officers and men of the army cast concerned eyes, and Caesar paid more attention and relied on this young officer, except for Rabienus, who was the most valued young officer by Caesar.
Appis noticed the embarrassed and strange look on Cota's face when the "young and promising" Brutus disembarked and hugged Cota with a fist. As if to say, "Ah, don't come and rob me of my military exploits again." Brutus. However, he couldn't really say that......