As in the Battle of Zama, the garrison of Zama went out of the city, relying on the walls and towers and the three legions of Lelias, ready to hold off the onslaught of Rilias, who lacked the necessary supplies and equipment.

Then, in the dust that flew in the sky, thousands of Paruma's cavalry appeared like wolves on the edge of the skyline, so that the soldiers in the rear of Lilias seemed to hear an indestructible thunder fire under their feet, and their flank cavalry was instantly crushed, and then the infantry array was trampled, and the enemy's cavalry sat firmly on the high saddle, carrying spears and bayonets, and in an instant pierced all the troops on the left flank, and then their second round of cavalry came up alternately, wielding maces and swords, Massacre the terried two-legged infantry - for this day, Lelias can only use this word to describe them, and for a hundred years Rome's line hoplites have always been synonymous with discipline and training, but who would have thought that after encountering the flank attack of this group of powerful cavalry, the originally solid formation would be so weak and vulnerable.

In the decisive offensive, about 2,000 men of the Lelias army were slaughtered in an instant, and the rest threw down their weapons and shields and fell on the hot sand and begged for mercy.

The army of Lelias fell apart in this way, and only survived for a few days longer than the Rabinus side.

As for the one-eyed general himself, he did not even shine a picture of Li Pida's face, and he did not even go head-to-head with the enemy's cavalry - he rode a horse. When scolding and blocking deserters. A flagbearer who was frightened and went insane. Seeing that Rilias did not let them escape, he turned to the commander who should have served him to the death: the top of the flag was itself the tip of the spear.

The general's guards hacked the standard-bearer to death, but Rilius fell from the saddle, his abdomen was pierced, his expression looked so painful that even his intestines flowed out, and the guards hurriedly carried him onto a stretcher. He also erected a leather tent with wooden poles on it, in case he would be scorched to death by the sun before he had gone far.

Afterwards, the servants took out all the money of the army and bribed some of the Gueturian warriors, because this group was familiar with the desert, and they were unwilling to fight the enemy cavalry, but they were still interested in escaping, so there were only 1,300 Gueturians left, and a dozen or so of Lilias's followers, protecting the general's stretcher. Run on foot to the edge of the barren desert where they came, as long as you can travel for three days and three nights. can find the source of the river, and then the seriously injured Rilias may still be saved.

In this way, Lelias lay on the hard rattan stretcher in agony, his eyes stared directly at the leather covering it, the sun and heat continued to seep in from the left and right, sweat soaked his wounds, and soon a terrible infection occurred, Lelias's eyes began to turn blue, it became difficult to breathe, maggots began to grow in his abdomen, but the faithful servants were still unwilling to abandon him, even if the Getulian kept fleeing along the way.

"The enemy has fled into the depths of the desert, and we are not familiar with the conditions there, so there is no need to pursue them, but march into the city of Zama, take in the prisoners, bury the bodies, and prepare to meet and celebrate my father's great second victory, all ten of which have been annihilated by him." Paruma looked at the hordes of captives on the battlefield in disarray, waved his hand and ordered.

At this time, a troop of horsemen ran down the river, led by Hansk, who, after giving a hurried salute to Paruma, hastened to ask, "Your Excellency the High Priestess has received your good news, but he hastily sent me to ask you to pursue you deeply." ”

"However, the enemy has been"

Before Paruma could finish speaking, Hanske sent the warrant scroll over, with an irrefutable momentum, so the little pigeon took it and opened it, and the father did not write any words in it, which showed that it was really aimed at him, and there was a picture on it: a pigeon stepped on the head of a one-eyed bearded general.

Now Paluma understood everything, and he kept saluting Hansk, then put on his black feathered helmet again, and ran towards the herald cavalry lined up in front of him.

Thirty romans south of Zama, at the edge of the desert, at the edge of the desert, the servants cheered low and carried Lelias's stretcher up the steps, a ruined temple, which seemed to have been built by the Libyans a long time ago, in an ancient Greek style, with an exaggerated and colorful face and demeanor, the altar full of bat and mouse droppings, and the mottled and indistinguishable walls and columns, full of cobwebs, and the stretcher of Lailias was placed in a dark corner, the one-eyed general, who was badly wounded in the darkness, gasped hoarsely.

The Getulians, who were willing to stay outside to protect them, picked up some horse dung, lit a fire, and evenly distributed it to the servants, "while resting for a moment, and then taking advantage of the late night, to light the pine and go." ”

"Our general will freeze to death."

"That's fine, just wait for the enemy's pursuers to catch up and cut off his head, that's the right way for him to die." The Getulian sarcastically said.

"Don't take these maggots!" As the attendant next to him helped the One-Eyed General clean his wounds, Rilias suddenly said, "Because it's going to clean up the filth for me." ”

Then, Lelias was still lying on his back, unable to see his face clearly, "It's too late to say this, I'm going to die soon, what a miserable and helpless way to die!" I envy Rabinus, who must have died by the sword of the enemy, or who fled again and was ready to continue defending himself against the enemy in Spain, and me? After saying that, Rilias smiled bitterly, and then his eyes turned slightly sideways, and one pupil was still shining, "That squire with curly hair, you're my newly promoted, aren't you?" ”

"Yes, my name is Gaunerius. Octavian. Scipio. The attendant replied.

Riley Ashar burst out laughing, "Yes yes, of course, you were originally a military slave, and it was I who played a prank on you and gave you this name. The prophecy says that Cornelius will be the third king, Octavian is Caesar's successor, and Scipio has never failed in Africa. After a pause, Rilius continued, "Then ask this great squire to stab me to death, and then take my head to the army of Lybida, and say that I ask him to save your lives." (To be continued......)