Chapter 12: The Iron Wall of Fire (Part II)
On the other side, the main force of Paluma's new cavalry army also crossed the right flank of Rabinus and attacked their camp frantically, but Rabinus's fortifications were very cleverly constructed and twisted, so that the ballistas and rods above could rain down on them, covering all directions without dead ends, and also making it easier for the infantry to form groups against cavalry raids.
On Paruma's side, two cavalry captains had been killed by flying stones, and when the standard-bearer was bravely attacking, when he crossed the trench dug by the enemy on the side, he was hooked by the spikes of the inverted horse stakes inside, and was killed by the enemy on the spot, and the team mark in his hand was captured, and the head was thrown to this side.
About 1,000 Spanish soldiers were arrayed on the other side of the trench, on a high platform made of excavated sand and baskets, and guarded by wooden fences, and very arrogantly waved the captured banners of the new cavalry, provoking Paruma.
"Calm down, stand back!" After General Paruma's trumpeters sounded the signal, everyone retreated and regrouped their ranks, "Wait for the six legions and the other three legions to break through on the front!" ”
But at this time, the Sixth Legion and the Twelfth Legion also encountered a stalemate, Rabinus used a small number of troops very accurately, with the fortification, sandwiched them in the middle on three sides, while the Fifteenth Legion had cavalry cannons, stone throwers, and a large number of elite archers, but they were afraid of accidental injury, and as a result, they were blocked behind, and they could only stare dryly if they could not go up.
The whole scene was another chaotic scene, and in front of the central camp, Rabinus had remounted his horse, and he wanted to take advantage of the time difference in this favorable situation to come up with a quick solution - to concentrate the two most elite regiments at hand, with nearly 5,000 cavalry. Straight ahead across the Tumr River. Attack the hilly camp where Li Bida was.
Other words. According to the Roman art of war, Rabinus had already strangled Lybida's most powerful left-wing army with his flank army, fortifications, and great courage, and now he wanted to take advantage of the weakness of the opponent's center to form a local advantage, "to defeat and capture Lybida's camp from the center, or to kill him outright and save the republic." The hills were low. The rivers can also be crossed, and all the infantry under my command are Spaniards who are skilled in fighting in the mountains and hills, and all the cavalry are also nimble and ferocious. Bless my loyalty to my country and my people, all gods! I used to fight for kindness, but now I'd rather die for my country! ”
After thinking about it, Rabinus raised his sword high, and the sunlight reflected a moving light on his armor engraved with red double snakes, "The whole army, the head of the target Li Bida, charge over!" ”
"Oh!" Cavalry in all arrays. There was a bang, and everyone howled and raised the swords in their hands. Following the red cloak that had risen high in Rabinus, they rushed towards the camp where Li Pida was, and the lightly armed infantry, some carrying pikes and some holding shields in both hands, also ran hard in the middle or around the cavalry.
"The enemy's left flank is completely pinned, don't be afraid, charge me directly!" All the servants and standard-bearers of Rabinus shouted to the people around them, "Attack that hill, cut down everyone inside, kill the thief Lybidaeus, and the victory will be ours!" ”
At the same time, a legion on the left flank of Rabinus also pressed over, and the thirteenth legion of Li Bida rushed and strangled together in the river, the chief centurion Polo was in an extremely anxious mood, the soldiers were in the flowing water that did not reach the waist and ankles, you pushed me, the flags of the two legions were almost next to each other, and the standard-bearers carrying the "lion flag" also drew their swords and came out to fight the enemies everywhere.
"Send four brigades back to reinforce the commander's camp, the enemy has concentrated men and horses to launch a surprise attack on the front!" Several centurions in the same column shouted to Polo, who still didn't believe his ears, but stood in the water with his shield on his waist, defending himself and recovering his body, "What? But the high priest did not signal the flag. ”
In the short time that Polo hesitated, Labinus's cavalry had already rushed to the banks of the Tumr River, and the imminent victory encouraged many people, especially when they saw that under the hill where Li Pida was located, there was not even a staghorn wooden fence for guarding horses, only a trench, and their morale was greatly boosted, "Raft! With this shout, the cavalry on both wings stood out first, and plunged into the turbid current, and the planks and bundles of wood hanging from the saddle were also lowered, tied with chains, and arranged into two "walls of flesh and blood", which weakened the impact of the river, and then the rest of the elite foot riders, led by Rabinus, broke through the middle of the shallower Tumr River with a shout, and hurried towards Li Bida's camp, "Li Bida, how much of a role can your recruit corps play?" ”
"Woo woo woo" a trumpet, followed by the earth-shattering drum sound, Rabinus looked up and saw that in front of the main gate of the camp, Li Bida was wearing a blue cloak, standing there alone, looking at himself from a distance, behind the earthen ramparts and wooden fences, lined up with long recruits, and on the hilly slopes in front, there were also two columns of recruits, their Lius battle flags were waving in the wind.
"Leus Recruit Corps, let's meet the enemy!" After Li Bida finished speaking, he raised his arm violently, and then clenched his fist and slashed down again—several of them threw out several black cylinders that tumbled and burned in the air from behind him, and with brilliant sparks, they all fell into the trench under the hooves of Rabinus, "Damn! Rabinus, instinctively aware of the danger, clamped his horse's belly and stabbed his sword in the rump, so that the horse leaped in pain and with a long chirp in the flames that rose one after another in the trench.
But the cavalry on the left and right around him, some of them were directly swept down by the qi wave, and some of the men and horses were covered with fire, screaming and rushing over, and Rabinus's red cloak was all on fire, "Keep rushing, don't look back." Hundreds of cavalrymen with blazing flames, heeded the commander's shouts, shouted and burst into flames without hesitation, still holding their weapons, and swooping down on the hill with their lives in mind.
"Shoot!" The recruits with cuirasses and helmets arranged on the hills all set up the brass pipe in their hands on the movable fork, and then the soldiers behind shouted and pulled the trigger with the handguard behind the brass pipe fiercely, and then everyone twisted their heads in an instant.
The distance was less than a hundred Roman feet, and the dull loud noise tore at him, like a furious Jupiter throwing lightning on the clouds, and the shotguns in the brass flew out like countless vicious hornets, and Rabinus's helmet and cuirass immediately became many fragments, and fell backwards on his back, and in the smoke and smoke, the cavalry around him fell almost simultaneously, and some of them rolled to the ground with men and horses, and the entire bushes around the trench were hit by this momentary lightning volley, and there was not a single leaf left! (To be continued......)