At the sound of the trumpet, the Tatan infantry let out a shout, and their phalanx cavalry began to quicken their pace, and at a distance of about two furlongs from the Setratai warriors, launched a swift and dense assault, followed by the infantry of the Nationals with spears and swords, and also ran after the cavalry.

At this time, little Hortensius and Sabo Kemus raised their flags at the same time, as a signal, the Setratai warriors suddenly separated from the left and right, from the horizontal formation to four separate small formations, so that the four small formations happened to leave three wide passages, and then the greatest fear of the Tatan cavalry appeared, three huge beasts ran out of the three passages, everyone present felt the trembling of the earth, and the air waves that could blow helmets and hats away, this is Li Bida's killer weapon - in the jungle of spears and swords, The war elephants of the Afrikaner Forest, with ringing bells around their necks, four pillar-like legs, and long curly snouts covered with bronze armor to protect themselves, and two outstretched fangs covered with sharp iron, had stuffed cork into their mouths to keep them quiet, and now they were stimulated with their bars, and with an irresistible momentum, they rushed towards the phalanx of the Tatan cavalry!

The roar of the forest war elephant, and the terrible sight that it can overturn the entire shijie when it runs, frightened the original pace of the Tatan cavalry, many horses bared their teeth and shouted, and suddenly turned back and fled, but the cavalry lined up in a dense assault phalanx was easy to advance and retreat, and soon the front and rear cavalry of the Tatan people rushed into each other in chaos, and in the long whistle, the three war elephants covered with copper and iron rushed in one by one, Li Bida and all the attendants who watched the battle saw that several Tatan riders were knocked into the air and flew upside down. The whole scene was like three huge meteorites smashing into a large crumbling earthen wall - the formation of the Tatan People's Army was shattered.

"Hooray!" Hortensius Jr. and Saab Khamus were on horseback again. Lay the flag flat. The Setatayan warriors all shouted in response, and then, like a wave of rage, followed the unhindered war elephants, and slaughtered into the chaotic camp of the Tatan army, and this second wave of successive blows completely destroyed the morale of the Tatan army, and many people fled in the direction of the city gate with the war elephants. Everywhere were limbs stirred up by trunks and tusks, and the rest of the bolder ones were huddled back to back in the waves of the beast's air, slashed either by the swords of the Setratai warriors, or stabbed in front of the spears thrown by the Numidians who had been outflanked from both wings.

At the city gate, more than 100 civilian soldiers still wanted to defend the place to resist the sudden arrival of the Setratai warriors, but they were quickly torn apart by the war elephants who roared "can't stop at all". Li Bida's subordinates took the opportunity to follow the pace of the elephant and broke into the city walls. Soon. The towers and houses of Tatan were covered in black smoke.

"General Margo, it's all over. Now it's time for you and me to harvest the crops. Li Bida smiled and made a casual gesture to Brother Ma, who was also proud.

Towards evening, the city of Tatan was sacked effectively and quickly, and the men and horses of Libida did not waste time in the massacre, they expelled all the inhabitants into the houses, intimidated them and forbade them to come out, and then the detachment plundered the temples, warehouses, and noble longhouses, and the war elephants were still running back and forth in the streets of the city, and one of them knocked down the statues and altars of the indigenous gods, and the priests fled like frightened spiders in the wood and tiles that collapsed.

"Don't just grab gold and silver, but also a lot of forage, a lot of it. Forage is now more precious than gold and silver. "Li Bida, who stood in front of the burning temple, waved his baton and personally instructed the centurions on the details of the robbery, and behind him the three elephants were still walking wildly in the streets where smoke and fire were everywhere.

When the nearby Spanish garrison arrived at Tatan three days later, they saw nothing but the sacked city and all sorts of horrific tales about the looters: three elephants in armor, swordsmen wielding thunder and lightning and fire, strange armor and banners, soldiers who spoke various languages, and a general with black hair and yellow eyes. When the damage was verified, it can only be said that the city of Tatan and the dozen or so market towns around it were robbed of no less than a hundred tarents, and that the army was still advancing further north towards Betnari, but the garrison did not have the courage to pursue it.

In this way, the strange army swept through Betnari like a whirlwind in a dozen days, and the market towns and settlements of Lusitania were attacked by them, as were those loyal to Rome, robbing money, robbing strong men, looting forage and grain, plundering all kinds of weapons, plundering livestock, and everything. Thus, by the time they reached the border of Betnari, that is, at the beginning of the spring season, Lybida's army had swelled to five thousand men, many of them were bandits and heroes who had joined in a scattered manner, three thousand military slaves, and the size of an army was fully formed, and it carried the proceeds of plunder that even Sabokemus feared—four hundred tarents, "Your Excellency the Treasurer!" I think—we can't turn back, and if we go to the Tygas to join the Governor, we'll all be executed," Sabokemus muttered in distraction, holding his head.

Half-lying under a poplar tree, the soldiers around him walked up and down in front of him, picking up their luggage to move on, and Habaruka put Caesar's questioning letter before his eyes, "Just say, that's it." "Let's just say that we have snow all over the mountains and valleys here, yes, we mean Kimira and Ossier, not to mention that we have crossed Betnari, so we have to camp in place to ensure the training and morale of our soldiers." And the elephant that the king of Numidia gave to you, yes, there are only three left, and one of them died during the sea transport, and it is called Vida, and I am very sorry for its death—Habaruka, don't ask such a stupid question about a corpse, your Excellency Caesar would never ask such a stupid question, Vida died at sea, and of course its huge corpse was thrown into the depths of the ocean. In addition, these three elephants have made me a deficit, so I have been raising more money and food, so that I can rush to the south of Lusitania to meet you in the spring, and only then have to pay a year's tax advance in the city of Cadiz, and yes, I must write the words "very sorry and trembling". After finishing speaking, Habaruka folded a pile of clipboards, and was about to transcribe them on the vellum paper. Habaruka said yes, Li Bida said with a weak heart, will this seem like I am weak-hearted, Habaruka said it doesn't depend on whether you are weak or not, it only depends on Julius. Lord Caesar is not stupid. (To be continued......)