At the same time, Caesar's envoys also declared the wartime province to the Fourteenth and Twenty-second Legions, but the soldiers and centurions did not understand it at all, so the envoy said directly, "Your annual salary has been doubled with the permission of the dictator and the cavalry commander, and a colonial committee will be set up to help you settle a complete large expanse of the retired land in Africa." ”

After speaking, the envoy even read aloud in front of all the soldiers the resettlement cities of each legion, the fourteenth legion is in Cales, the twenty-second legion is in Vinesia, and everyone will receive a discharge salary of thirty percent more than the current level as long as they are disarmed and returned to the field.

The two legions rejoiced, and the leading tribunes and centurions, with great pride, had completely forgotten the idea of retreating to the old camp of Cornelius, and they needed a great victory to repay the dictator's kindness and favor. In the end, more than 200 centurions of the entire four legions came to Curio in unison and demanded an attack on the enemy led by Turas in front of him.

"Now that the morale of the entire army is like divine help, and our resources are very abundant, then Your Excellency the Acting Administrator, you should seize this opportunity to fight, or you will disappoint everyone with your commanding authority." Curio's lieutenant Rybrus, who is also a warrior from Sicily, said.

At this time, Curio was also full of joy, because of the availability of military hearts, even if this attack could not eliminate Pompey, as long as he could defeat Tulas, he would at least be able to get a triumphal victory.

So the young general went out of the tent and said to all the people who were gearing up, "I will never forget it." In the battle of Kofinium. How you have fallen to Lord Caesar. Pledge your loyalty, and then all the towns of Italy will follow your example, and turn away from the darkness one by one. The dictator sees you as his most reliable friend, and Pompey sees you as his most hated enemy, because it was you who made him flee from Italy and cross the sea. Now the dictator's reward has come, and you have gained money, power, and eternal freedom. And I, as his closest comrade-in-arms, were also fortunate to witness this great moment here. So I ask that, on the ruins of Carthage, may the heroic spirits of our ancestors bless us, all of them, whether they are Masi, Marukinis, Pelini, Romans, or Libyans, whom I have newly recruited. You're all Culio's warriors, polish your armor. Take out your shields, put on your feathers, tie your military shoes, feed your horses, and relive the glory of your ancestors in this desert wasteland! In front of him is Turas, the general of Pompey's party, and Pompey's old son is behind him, let's teach Turas a hard lesson first, so that Pompey will be scattered for his fiasco! ”

In the roar, the main gate of the camp of Curio's legions was wide open, and all the troops, whether they were light and heavy infantry or cavalry, rushed out in an orderly manner, Curio personally commanded the right flank of the troops, the adjutant general Rybruce commanded the heavy infantry in the center, and the treasurer Rufus led the light infantry and light cavalry on the left flank, and in the agitated trumpet, Rufus's light troops took the first step, quickly seized the steep mountain between the positions of the two armies, and then sent a signal to the rear, Seeing this, Curio also pressed up densely with the most elite Marukini and Libyan cavalry on the right flank.

On the other side, a panicked Turas hurriedly ordered his two legions to be armed, and when he realized that Curio's men and horses were already in danger, he was afraid of the onslaught of the opposing cavalry, so he ordered the soldiers in the camp in front of him to retreat two or three furlongs to avoid the charge of Curio's cavalry. Covering the retreat was Turas' lieutenant Bugatias, who rushed to the foot of the hill with a force of 3,000 cavalry and lightly armed marksmen, ready to stop Curio.

"Don't hesitate, the enemy's camp is in disarray, they are trying to escape." Curio took a look at the situation on the hill, and gave the order to assault on the right flank very decisively, and he rushed down the hillside with all his cavalry, and Bugadias saw the bravery of the other party, and was so frightened that he quickly turned and fled with his cavalry, only to trample the light infantry that followed him to the ground, and at this time the infantry of Turas had just lined up and watched the light infantry on their flanks being chased and killed by Curio's cavalry.

Turas under the eagle was trembling with fright, and after half an hour, Curio's cavalry had killed Bugatias's 2,000 light infantry and wedged deep into the depth of Tulas's left flank.

On the other side, the infantry under the command of the brave Rybruce also pressed towards him, "Quickly retreat to the camp under the city of Utica!" Turas was determined to retreat quickly, otherwise he would be in danger of being outflanked and annihilated, he really didn't understand, it was clear that the two Curio centurions who had come to surrender had told him that there was infighting in the opposing army, and why he was as fierce and brave as a ghost today.

The two legions of Pompey and Africa, running like the waters of the ebbing tide, saw this, and Rufus, who was in charge of the left flank of Curio's army, also ordered his light cavalry to go into pursuit, and they followed and charged into the camp abandoned by Turas, taking prisoners of thousands of slaves and countless burdens, and killing six hundred of the enemy's remaining troops. And in the streets outside Utica, Curio also led his men to slaughter Tulas's rout.

Curio took advantage of the victory to pursue almost three Roman miles, and only stopped when he saw that Turas and his defeated troops had all fled into the fortified camp under the city of Utica, and when he returned with his cavalry, countless of his men rejoiced, surrounded him in the middle, chanting "Imperato", of course, this time this title was given to Curio, from the hearts of all.

"It turns out that courage and determination can really overwhelm the enemy." Curio, who stayed in the camp, looked at his hands repeatedly with excitement and joy, today on the battlefield he slashed two enemy cavalry, heard the sound of blood flying out of the opponent's body, the pleasure was simply indescribable, and then he shouted happily to the herald and finance beside him, "Distribute all the loot captured today to the soldiers!" ”

The next day, the four legions of Curio, whose morale was high, rushed into the camp under the city of Utica, and found that Turas had already fled, and that he must have fled in the middle of the night last night, and fled into the fortified city, leaving behind only a trumpeter and many regimental flags to bluff.

"What a rat!" Curio looked at the trumpeter who had been tied up, and after understanding the situation, he laughed at Turas and said, then he ordered the legions to build the blockade and send men to the old camp of Cornelius to fetch timber for the construction of siege equipment. (To be continued......)