Chapter 28: Fire Escape (Part II)
The network was cut off last night, and today it is not in arrears, three more.
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"Despicable singer, I've heard a long time ago that you and Pompey are secretly communicating, and your two younger brothers, Pacius and Philip, are your only remaining relatives on this shijie, right?" Adiana looked back, "Stratonis, I'll give you Zuihou one more chance." First, don't continue to oppose me; Second, hand over the six thousand Talrants you have in your possession. Otherwise, I will let you and your family all die in the stinking ditch, and you will go back wherever your filthy and despicable family came from. ”
Stratonis's gaze also burst into sparks, "It was your father who possessed my body, pampered me, and promoted me to the noble lady of Pontus, since I entered the den of poisonous snakes of the Mitra family, I have seen how many princes, concubines and noblewomen died inexplicably, isn't the palace of the Pontus Kingdom floating on corpses and blood, do you really think that I can live until now, relying only on my face?" Don't forget, in this war, you are in the camp of the Empire, and I heard that the same Calabis who killed my father in the first place, is in the camp of the Romans, and my goal is to get rid of both of you at the same time. ”
Adiana's eyes turned into two crescent moons, and she said contemptuously, "Perhaps, the amphora clay pot is destined to not win against me, who is his former master, but I believe that he will have no big problem defeating you who are stupid, and Menander, who is suffering from the same illness as you." With that, Adiana's chestnut eyes looked at Stratonis coldly for a moment, then made an execution gesture with her hands, and then left with a laugh like a silver bell.
Bidouita, the indigo warrior next to Adiana. He also bowed politely to the princess. Follow the princess.
Wait until the princess is gone. Two young and beautiful officers came out of the tent, none other than Adiana's Patchus and Philip, and they whispered to their sister, "Minander, it's ready." ”
"Haode, as the battalion officer of the Bronze Shield, you must faithfully help Minander break the Romans' camp, and when we enter the city of Ponticabion, we will launch an army. Persecute the current emperor to execute that little bitch like a wild cat, and then the Pontus Empire will be you're both of you, my dear brothers. Stratonis touched the handsome faces of her brothers, "You two are so much like my father when I was young, and the scene of my father's tragic death has often awakened me from nightmares, and it will soon be time for us to take revenge and take what we deserve." ”
"Do you have to kill Adiana? Sister, you have to know, she is so beautiful, Weishenme can't be our brother's entry into the curtain. Pasius couldn't help but say it.
Stratonis slapped her brother hard, "Then you might as well have a poisonous cobra at the head of your bed." Don't be silly! ”
That night, when the wind cooled down and the sun set in the west. The first round of attacks began by the Pontic Shields in front of the chariot formation, and they deliberately left Adina's new model army in the rear - this was also a decision made by the annoyed Menander after listening to the advice of the two Pasius brothers, and the new model army was not annoyed, and sat down in a line to eat and rest under the orders of the centurions (most of whom were Pompey's deserters).
The attack of the Bronze Shield Army on the chariot formation was indeed as Adiana expected, the Roman army's throwing stones and javelins were like a rainstorm, Calabis's order was, do not scruple about consuming ammunition, anyway, there were so many baggage carts and pack horses, and they threw out their brains regardless of the goal, and the Bronze Shield Army really used the copper shield, and they also stacked layers of shields like the Romans, stretched out their spears from the gaps between the shields, and moved slowly and clumsily towards the enemy position, but in an instant, countless "little suns" rose in the Roman chariot array, It was a burning stone bullet wrapped in asphalt and resin, with a beautiful death light in a flash, smashed into the dense bronze shield army, and instantly burst into a huge ball of fire, but the bronze shield army still walked through the embankment regardless of casualties, and rushed through, ready to break into the chariot formation and fight the Romans hand-to-hand.
But at the end of each embankment, it was blocked by a baggage cart connected by iron cables, on which were military slaves who shot cross-fire with belly bows and stones, and behind the vehicles were Roman soldiers who also held spears and pierced the bronze shield army on the embankment, and they were also two or three people holding a very long one, which was easily found in the armory of the Bosphorus Kingdom, and Pop found a lot of roots in advance, tied short blades, iron nails and other things to them, and asked the soldiers to stand on the cart, and slapped the head and shoulders of the bronze shield army from top to bottom. The soldiers of the Bronze Shield Army, who were shot and swept away, could not stand on their feet, so they could only fall crooked in the trench filled with thorns and broken pottery, and there were screams and moans everywhere.
Zuihou, Minander could only give the order to retreat.
The Roman chariots fell silent, and Calabis walked along the lining of the baggage workshops, occasionally peering in front of the trenches, and then found Heblida and Pope, "We must be ready to withdraw to the Acropolis and take all the mules and horses with us." ”
"If you retreat like this, you will be pursued by the enemy." Pop said worriedly.
Hebrida was silent, and sat on the ground without moving, neither agreeing nor protesting, still angry at the death of Arminius, the old fellow.
Calabis was also silent, and then said, "Prepare to retreat first." ”
After arranging the vigilance troops, the rest of the Roman hundred-man army was seated in the chariot formation, and the mules, horses, and noble baggage were also ready, and they were not far from the acropolis, and when the right time came, they ran into it with all their might.
The night was deep, the wind was howling, and the camp of the Bronze Shield Army of Pontus was in turmoil, and the bonfires were bright, and they must have been preparing their equipment for attacking the fortified positions with all their might, preparing to lay down a makeshift formation at dawn.
Time passed little by little, until a soldier told Calabis that there was a strange dark shadow on the shore, and Calabis leaned over to see that there seemed to be a black wall on the sea, moving rapidly in the roar of the sea, and his mind was hot, "This is the fleet of the Pontic people, who have sailed into the bay between the Acropolis and the city of Ponticabiang, to cut off the connection between the two cities!" Just as he was about to make everyone retreat in desperation, his hair was blown to the other side by the wind, and his left ear was not leaking! The wind has changed!
He snatched the torches of the soldiers next to him, and ran through the entire position, "All staff, pour oil on the baggage trucks, and then pile up the watered hay and asphalt!" ”
Soon, the heavy vehicles of the military formation became torches, and the smoke that came out covered half of the night sky, and drifted to the camp of the Bronze Shield Army of Pontus, which was busy with the changing direction of the wind, Minander covered his eyes and mouth, and shouted to the soldiers not to run around, and to prepare to prevent the enemy from attacking at night, but there was a stimulating smoke everywhere, and the soldiers could only crouch down to prevent inhaling the terrifying mist. (To be continued......)