Chapter 426: Battle the Roman Six!
"The Han army, the Han army appeared, coming from the north!"
In the southern battlefield, all the Romans, Macedonians, and Americans who were besieging the city were stunned.
Although Alexander judged that part of the Han army had arrived by the leaderboards and clues, the official report of the Han army's appearance in the north of the battlefield by his partner cavalry still terrified the three legions.
At present, the army of the Han Empire in the battlefield of the national war has become a giant, and no one knows how many troops the Han Empire sent.
"Companion infantry, Athenian hoplites, Spartan hoplites lined up. The Han Empire had to defend two main cities, and they dared to intervene in the southern battlefield, with a maximum of 500,000 people. If the Han army had sent more troops, the Mongols would not have spared their two main cities. ”
Alexander personally commanded the cavalry of his companions.
His army was at this time extremely prosperous.
Historically, after Alexander's death, his generals broke out in the Diadochi Wars, which were divided into several kingdoms and gave the Romans the opportunity to rise. At present, Alexander has a luxurious lineup, with several king-level generals under his account.
His judgment was also very reasonable, it was impossible for the Han army to send more than 500,000 troops.
The Macedonian army began to move, the Roman legions were arrayed, the United Nationals, the Hook and Sickle militia, the Axemen, the Tribal soldiers were assembled, and the Rangers were patrolling and guarding.
The Roman commanders Caesar, Pompey, Scipio the Great, and Scipio the Younger commanded the Roman legions, and they were not afraid to confront the Han Empire head-on.
"The Roman legions against the enemy, and the legions of the United States against the defenders."
Alexander, who was earlier in history and had a higher status than the Romans, served as commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, and his panel was no less than anyone in the current Han Empire.
The coalition forces faced the Han Empire, as well as Catherine in the city.
After Alexander came into contact with the Roman legions, he knew that the Roman legions had several emperor-level commanders, and they were fully capable of blocking the impact of the Han Empire.
What worried Alexander was that the United States would not be able to stop Catherine in the city.
In order to attack the southern cities, the United States broke out into war with the Amazonian civilization, Southeast Asian countries, and Mayan civilization, and was killed by Amazonian warriors in the jungle 150,000 people. In the battle of the main city in the south, it was attacked from behind by Catherine's hundreds of thousands of troops, killing and wounding 300,000.
The present United States had no more than 200,000 men, and Catherine's army still had 500,000. Such a gap is quite dangerous.
All the magnates of Rome, Macedonia, and the United States paid attention to the arrival of the Han army.
As far as the eye can see, the sand and dust are rolling, and thousands of troops are coming!
Wei Qing, Huo Quzhi, Xue Rengui, Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, and Yang Ye each held weapons, and with the ups and downs of the galloping horses, the rear was a dazzling cavalry!
In the rear, in the dust, the dense footsteps of the marching army sounded, apparently with a large number of foot soldiers and crossbowmen in the rear.
"How many people are there?!"
The elderly Caesar had beads of sweat on his forehead, and his shirt inside the cuirass was drenched with sweat.
The dust raised by the Han cavalry showed that the opponent had a large number of troops.
The southern main city was located on the border of the plain with the jungle and did not affect the actions of the cavalry, which had enough flat ground for assault.
"Lord Duke, the Han army is coming to help, and there is still a place for you in that person's heart."
Sophia said to Lord Catherine.
"Hmph, I'm not uncommon for him to come to support. With our strength, we can also hold off the coalition forces. The war of nations will soon be over. It's only here now, it's too late. ”
Ekaterina absently removed her horned hat and straightened her long, somewhat messy wavy hair.
A war eagle returned and landed on Catherine's shoulder.
On the talons of the war eagle, there is the corresponding information.
"You want me to cooperate...... Since we are the besieged side, we will reluctantly do what he commands...... Sophia, reorganize the army, concentrate the elite, and destroy the United States! ”
Catherine was dissatisfied with the United States, which was her enemy, and Chutian asked her to lead her out of the city and fight the tripartite alliance with the Han army.
At present, in the southern theater, because of the tragic siege warfare, Rome has 250,000 left, Macedonia has 400,000, and the United States has 200,000, a total of 850,000.
The Grand Duchy of Moscow has 500,000 troops, while the number of Han troops is unknown, Rome and Macedonia have several imperial commanders, and the United States has a large number of special troops, the arquebus militia, and the victory of the Han Empire-Muscovy Grand Duchy of Moscow is low.
Still, Catherine had to take a gamble.
Adjutant Sophia said to Catherine before she went into battle herself: "Can we trust the Han army?" What if they deliberately lead us out of the city, consume us with Rome, Macedonia, and the United States, and then take our main city? For now, the best strategy is to hold on to the city and wait for the end of the national war. The grain and grass in the city can be held until the end of the national war. ”
"Sophia, all kinds of city fortifications have been basically destroyed by trebuchets and ballistas, and it is becoming more and more difficult to defend the city, it is better to go out of the city and fight, I still need points."
Ekaterina drew her saber and planned to take command herself.
That's how tough a fighting nation is.
"Yes."
Sophia, as a qualified and loyal lieutenant, would only faithfully follow Catherine when she made up her mind to go out of the city to wipe out the United States.
The gates of the city opened with a bang, and the Cossack cavalry galloped out of the city, brandishing sharp and curved sabers!
"The Muscovites have really sent troops!"
Marshall, the lord of the United States, immediately mobilized the arquebus militia and the hook-sickle militia. The Hook and Sickle Militia and the Arquebus Militia formed the initial arquebus line.
This is a top-notch tactic that can be used by the United States, which lacks historical generals, and it is a special compensation, after all, the history of the United States is too short.
The arquebus was not reloaded quickly, and there was another group of Indian longbowmen in the rear and on both flanks to compensate for the lack of arquebus fire. The Indian longbowmen already wielded iron arrows, and they were no less powerful than Marshall's servants.
In addition to the main infantry force, there is also a team of Rangers armed with blades, and a priest as an auxiliary class. Priest heroes have a motivational effect and healing skills similar to those of the Eastern Healer.
It can be said that the United States, as a great civilization, although it lacks historical heroes, its troop mix is not weak.
It's just that the United States is very unlucky, it is at war with tribal civilizations such as the Amazon, and it was harvested from the rear by the Cossack cavalry, and it suffered heavy losses, and its current power is not as strong as Rome and Macedonia.
"Musket militia reload gunpowder!"
The generals of the United States commanded in the front row.
The United States was characterized by the relaxed conditions for recruiting arquebusiers, so it was possible to organize two or three groups of arquebusier militia.
The cavalry of the Grand Duchy of Moscow galloped out and took the initiative to launch an offensive against the United States!
It takes great courage for the cavalry to break the arquebus blockade of the United States!
"Cossack cavalry, flanking on both flanks, frontal intrusion of the Poye cavalry!"
Catherine knew the power of the special forces of the United States, and instead of rushing head-on into a mixed phalanx of arquebuses and hook-sickle militias, she sent light cavalry to flank them.
The conditions for recruiting arquebusiers are still somewhat harsh, and the United States has not yet been able to form a dense arquebus line, therefore, in Catherina's opinion, there is enough opportunity to directly wipe out the United States with an army of half a million!
"Wishful thinking about breaking my phalanx, wishful thinking! A mixed phalanx of arquebuses, bows, and hooks and sickles, how many cavalrymen came were sent to death! ”
Marshall saw the cavalry of the Grand Duchy of Moscow pouring out of the nest and blocking Catherine's offensive with a mixed phalanx!
On the other side, the Han cavalry had already launched an attack on the Roman legions, and the galloping cavalry threw a rain of arrows and harvested hundreds of Roman soldiers who had not adjusted in time.
"Just a big man, how can you shake the morale of our army!"
Caesar regrouped his army, and he had six incomplete Roman legions, cobbled together into three Roman legions, and a group of servants to meet the Han cavalry.
The Roman soldiers used tortoiseshell formations, rows of square shields, and mountains to block the cavalry's rain of arrows, while the longbowmen in the rear began to draw their bows and throw, and the rain of arrows hit the Han cavalry!
The Roman archers were relatively weak, but the dense rain of arrows still caused casualties to the Han cavalry.
"Pompey, Constantine, attack!"
Caesar blocked the Han cavalry assault from the front, prompting the legions of the other two Roman giants to attack.
Pompey's legion is on the left, Constantine's legion is on the right, and the Han army is flanked on the left and right!
The Han cavalry engaged the Roman heavy infantry, who were skilled in hand-to-hand combat, and the Roman heavy infantry threw sharp javelins, whose armor-piercing power shot a group of Han cavalry!
"Shoot the arrows!"
Crossbowmen such as the Shooting Battalion and the Jianyan Crossbowmen fired thousands of arrows, and the Roman infantry and archers were shot and killed by hundreds!
A group of fierce generals under Chu Tian's command stepped forward to fight!
The white-robed army rode and shot, covering Xue Rengui and Zhao Yun to break through the battle line of the Roman legions, and engage the legendary heroic and good Roman legions!
Xue Rengui, Zhao Yun and a team of white horses ploughed like iron ploughs, and the Roman soldiers along the way died!
Chen Qingzhi led the white-robed army behind him, forming an invincible military force, going forward one after another!
A Roman general who was commanding on the front line was killed by Fang Tian's halberd, his helmet fell to the ground, and he was killed on the spot!
Xue Rengui killed a Roman general, while Zhao Yun engaged two Roman gladiators, and in the battle, Gentian Liang Silver Spear stabbed one gladiator to death, and the other gladiator was shot away!
The two fierce generals opened the way, and Chen Qingzhi's white-robed army then broke through and fell into the Roman legions!
The white-robed army had 3,000 before the start of the national war, and many were killed during the period, and they were replenished to 2,000 by Chutian. Although the number of people has decreased, with Chen Qingzhi's bonus, the white-robed army still shows terrifying strength!
With a straight blade, the white-robed army swept through, like an autumn wind chopping leaves!
Wei Qing and Huo Quai, two cavalry generals, took advantage of the situation to attack Caesar's same Roman legion. Huo Qubing bravely crowned the three armies, the same as Xue Rengui and Zhao Yun, but Huo Quai's cavalry troops were sharper against foreign races, and he was a cavalry general specializing in foreign warfare! The cavalry that Huo An gave him was the Han cavalry of the Western Regions Protectorate, and he had an extra bonus when dealing with foreign races!
It can be simply considered that under this specific situation, excluding the influence of the general's personal force, the destructive power of Huo Quai's cavalry is twice as high as that of Xue Rengui and Zhao Yun's cavalry troops!
The Roman legions encountered the Han Empire's leading cavalry general, Huo Quai, and the pressure increased sharply, resulting in more casualties.
Zhang Liao and Yang Ye protected Wei Qing and opened the way for Wei Qing's cavalry!
Zhang Liao and Yang Ye can weaken the morale of the enemy, and if used well, they can cause the morale of the enemy to drop during the engagement, and then the soldiers will storm and the morale of the enemy will collapse.
Only this time it was not an ordinary legion, but the Roman legion of Julius Caesar.
Julius Caesar brought the same strong bonuses to the Roman legions, and at the same time, there were many gladiators, generals, and strong men in the Roman legions who fought with tigers and lions, strengthening the combat power of the Roman legions.
Zhang Liao and Yang Ye had limited demoralization of the Roman legions.
Even Chutian's "Heavenly Khan" failed in the face of Caesar, who also had the characteristics of the Great Emperor. Caesar's Great Emperor trait is also ineffective against Chu Tian.
It's a close encounter.
"Father, the Han army is concentrated on attacking the Third Legion, and if this continues, the Eagle Banner of the Third Legion will be cut down by the Han army."
The young Octavian, who was with his adoptive father Caesar, was apprehensive when he saw the Han army concentrating on the Third Army in Rome.
The temporarily reorganized Third Army had only more than 5,000 men, and it seemed to be a matter of time before it was destroyed by the Han cavalry after being opened by the enemy's fierce generals.
The establishment of a Roman legion was 6,000 after Marius's reform, and it was not small to fight in divided Europe, but in "Lord", a legion with only such a small number of people, and the third legion, which was attacked by the cavalry of several Han generals, was in danger of being completely annihilated.
"The Han army placed the elite cavalry in the middle, and the two flanks were Han infantry and crossbowmen, as long as the legions of Pompey and Constantine attacked its left and right flanks, the Han army could be broken."
"Anthony, you lead the 1st Legion, Lepida, you lead the 2nd Legion, support the 3rd Legion. All the soldiers, wait for Pompey and Constantine to defeat the flank of the Han army! ”
Caesar commanded calmly.
At this time, Caesar has an almost all-star lineup!
Caesar, Pompey, and Constantine (replacing Crassus) are the first three giants of Rome, while Octavian, Antony, and Lepida are the last three giants, which is equivalent to the six giants of the late Roman Republic are all on this battlefield!
The six giants of Rome, either king or emperor!
In addition, there is Scipio the Great and the Small, the Imperial Commander!
The Han army has to face a Roman lineup that has already taken shape!
But......
The Roman legions were inflicted heavy losses by the Mongol Empire, and some of the siege losses were made, and now less than 50,000 Roman citizens remained of the 200,000 Roman men, and the rest were servants.
The First Army Corps and the Second Army Corps led by Anthony and Lepida supported the Third Army Corps and contained Wei Qing and Huo Quai.
The three Roman legions, currently with only more than 10,000 people, fought fiercely with the cavalry of Wei Qing and Huo Quai.
"Auxiliary Legion, eat this cavalry!"
Caesar sent auxiliary legions to assist the Roman legions, mainly heavy infantry, in fighting the Han army.
Pompey's legion and Constantine's legion have attacked the flank of the Han army!
Zhou Yafu's fine willow battalion and Pang Juan's Wei Wushu against Pompey's legion, Le Yi's Yanjia legion and Li Xiuning's women's army, against Constantine's legion!