Chapter 27: Inseparable (Part II)

After saying that, Anthony shouted to all the cavalry, "Don't worry about the mutinous legions, they won't pose any danger to me for the time being, because most of the soldiers are still in the dark and hesitate, and you should first follow my banner and go to reinforce the Eighth Legion to repel the sneak attack of the Senate army!" ”

"Oh!" The cavalry of the Lark Legion all raised their spears and swords, Ying He said.

Who would have thought that at this time, the city of Mutina was full of killings, it turned out that Dehemoth saw the beacon fire, and knew that Octavian had launched an attack, so he organized several brigades that still retained their combat effectiveness, and also bravely attacked from the northwest corner of the city, trying to break the siege barrier of the 11th Legion, Dehemoth was very shrewd in military affairs, he knew that the barrier on the side of the Ninth Legion must be the main direction of Antony's attack, and the elite soldiers and strong generals must be placed there.

"What should I do?" Anthony didn't think for a long time, so he called Wentitis, "You take the infantry and the projectiles, rely on the front of the camp of the Fifth Legion to organize the defensive line, if the enemy rushes down, don't fight hard, just hold them back; I will lead the cavalry to kill Dehemoth, and then save you. ”

Wendisis said no, and Anthony assured him, "I understand that the Caesars should not continue to kill each other like this." Anthony then said to Leo, "Stay behind me, and I'll slow down my mount, you're a smart boy and should know you're protecting you and not restraining you." ”

Leo nodded, and then drove his horse with Anthony, and with all the cavalry shouting the battle trumpet, around the walls and ditches where the arrows were flying, towards the fortress of the Eleventh Legion.

"Trample the enemy as much as you want." Anthony yelled. Got it up to speed. Cut horizontally into the Dehemoth army, which was desperately breaking through in front of the wooden fence. Wielding his sword, he slashed off the head of a swordfighting slave with a single sword, along with a hat and helmet. At the head of the city, the people, along with the soldiers, were constantly persecuted by the warlords behind them, lighting the pine resin-coated fire and throwing them at the siege towers and ramparts of the Eleventh Legion, for the apparatus of Dehemos had been destroyed. Seeing the soldiers of the 11th Legion who came with cavalry from the commander, they extinguished the burning flames everywhere, and re-controlled the ballista shooting, Leo, who was protected by the Anthony guards behind the wall of the rampart, clearly saw that every time the ballista javelin was fired, two or three people at the head of the city were pierced alive and fell into the city. But someone came to take over, and then he was hit by a piercing, and the cycle continued. Until the crossbowmen of the Eleventh Legion got impatient and sent them directly with balsa arrows with fire. Not only did it shoot through the people at the head of the city, but it also brought all the fire behind them into flames, and the people and the battlements were instantly entangled in a terrible sea of fire, and the screams were endless.

On the outer front, Octavian had already personally led the guards to the camp that had just been captured, and received the cheers of the soldiers, and the young Caesar was in a very good mood, but when the general asked him about his next strategy, he was speechless: should he rush down and attack Antony's camp directly, or should he take it step by step and capture all the camps of the Eighth Legion?

Later, seeing that the general was asking questions, Octavian thought it was safe to go forward, "First capture all the enemy's camps on this front in turn." ”

However, most of the seven camps of the Eighth Army were blocked by trenches, steep slopes, and streams, and the ensuing attack became very difficult, and the cavalry cannons and stone throwers were being dismantled and ready to be transported, which gave Curio a good time to reorganize the defensive line.

About half a day later, Wentitis' infantry also appeared at the foot of the mountain. After seeing the banner of the Fifth Legion, the Forty-second Legion could be described as extraordinarily red-eyed, and they were the newly victorious division, so they recklessly rushed down the mountains and fields, and then the Forty-third Legion of Hejius also pressed down.

Keeping Antony's teachings in mind, Wendisis commanded his subordinates to resist step by step, constantly telling the light infantry to go around the flank of Octavian's army to block. At this time, the Sixth Legion also set up cavalry cannons, and fired a few shots at Wentitis's troops, Wentitis began to retreat slowly, and soon the Forty-third Legion rushed to Anthony's camp with ivy hanging ivy and a golden eagle on the top, knowing that this was the location of the enemy's commander, so they rushed in, and Anthony's military slaves scattered and fled, and when the soldiers of the Forty-third Legion entered, they saw Anthony's daily tables, chairs, cabinets, marching beds, all kinds of precious carvings and utensils, as well as gilded and silver-inlaid altars and ring chairs, He shouted victory and shouted a slogan, demanding that Hejus, who was behind him, come and accept this great victory.

The shouts of "victory" came one after another, and even reached the ears of Octavian, who was stationed in the camp, and many soldiers of his guard flocked to carry him on his shoulders to accept this great victory, and even the number of enemies destroyed came out - Octavian's clerk came to say that more than 10,000 enemies had been destroyed, and that Caesar could win the honor of "Imperato" for the first time in command, and that the whole republic would give him a grand triumphal ceremony and a sacrifice of thanksgiving.

Octavian's face was full of drunkenness, and he accepted the cheers of "Imperato", and deliberately handed over the task of sweeping the rest of the camp to the sixth and twelfth legions to which his guardian belonged, while he himself was cheered by countless soldiers and slaves, many of whom took the ribbons on his shoulders and ran with him, pointing and saying, "Antony's camp has been taken for us."

"Turinus, now the camp and the enemy situation in front are not clear, don't go any further, it's too dangerous, just leave this matter to Hejius." Agrippa, who was guarding him on horseback, kept reminding. Octavian, however, was unimpressed: "The enemy's command center has been destroyed, Antony is far away, I must be there, and the soldiers are waiting to share the joy with me." ”

At this time, the 9th and 10th legions also sent envoys to Octavian, saying that they had been deceived by Antony before, and were now willing to join Caesar the Young, so the whole team was blocked at the bottom of the mountain, and Octavian did not seem to have come to command the battle, but as if he was going to make an impromptu speech in the Civic Plaza in Rome, he greeted the envoys of the two legions very cordially, and asked them to hand over their watches, and vowed never to cause any danger to the honor and personnel of the two legions, "Of course I know that you are all my adoptive father's most trusted subordinates. ”

"Turinus, no, look!" Agrippa pointed in the direction of that side and hurriedly shouted, Octavian turned his body on his shoulder, and looked at the distance of ten stadia from him, there was smoke and dust, and the sword was shining, Antony came back with the cavalry, they hid behind the infantry and camps of the Fifth Legion in advance, and when the scouts in front saw Octavian's gorgeous and eye-catching shoulder, Antony immediately gave the order to assault. (To be continued......)