For successful people, the ability to discard useless things is a must-have. Busy people are busy with anything but life.

- Seneca (famous Stoic philosopher of ancient Roman times)

It is true that Himika and Himiko in the city of Qusayr were wary of the Jugurdah legions outside the city, as Jugurdah had imagined; Even if the Jugurdah Legion never really attacked Qusel, the hostile status of the two sides and the aggression of the Jugurdah Legion still made the Himika brothers full of hatred for them.

Of course, this hatred also includes the previous battle of both sides; Although Shimiko successfully returned to the city of Qusel, the casualties of 2,000 soldiers still left the Himika brothers distressed. In particular, among the 2,000 soldiers killed in the battle, there were not only 1,000 newly recruited Iberian infantry, but also 1,000 elite round shield cavalry from the Vimyna lineage.

And the Juguda Legion only paid a thousand javelinmen with the weakest combat strength and weapons and equipment, and the real elite combat force under its command was 2,000 long shield cavalry and 2,000 camel cavalry still wandering outside the city unscathed. Of the remaining 7,000 Iberian infantry in the city of Qusel at this time, in addition to 4,000 recruits who were not strong in combat, the other 3,000 were the descendants of the extremely powerful Vimyna.

These 7,000 armies formed an absolute superiority over the Jugurdah legion in numbers, but it was only a numerical superiority; If the Himika brothers wanted to launch an attack on the Jugurdah army, it would not be possible. Although the 4,000 cavalry of the Jugurdah Legion could not launch a siege of the city of Qusser, its field combat capabilities were extremely strong.

It was easy for the Himika brothers to defend the city of Qusel with their 7,000 Iberian infantry; However, 7,000 infantry against 4,000 cavalry in a field battle, even if their opponent was just ordinary cavalry, it was difficult to defeat, not to mention that the cavalry of the Jugurdah Legion was the most elite cavalry force in the Sahara Province.

Based on such a balance of forces and the characteristics of the troops, the Himika brothers also maintained considerable restraint, and only trained their soldiers diligently while strengthening the garrison of the city wall every day; This is not to say that the Shimika brothers do not want to attack Juguda, it is just that they are more sensible.

Of course, this also includes the trust of the Himika brothers in Hannibal; In their opinion. As long as they work hard to complete the tasks assigned by Hannibal and Vimyna, with Hannibal's strong command ability, victory will belong to Carthage sooner or later. When the day of victory comes, what hatred cannot be avenged?

Jugurdah's impassiveness. The Himika brothers' patience waited, and the two sides staged a sit-down war without gunpowder in the city of Qusel. While Hannibal's army began to regain the lost territory of Baisasian and march on Qusayr, Jugurdah had made all the preparations for surrender in the barracks.

The four thousand cavalry and dozens of generals and generals belonging to the Jugurdah Legion were all gathered together by Jugurdah, and then Jugurdah gave a speech full of emotion and sorrow; In his speech, he not only told the soldiers about the plight of the Saharan Kingdom one by one, but also succeeded in portraying himself as a tragic hero of the Saharan Kingdom.

And then again. Although Jugurdah himself was an ambitious tyrant, his affection for the Sahara kingdom was unquestionable; In his eyes, power is supreme, but the fundamental purpose of gaining power is twofold. The first is to satisfy one's own selfish desires. The second is to develop and expand the Saharan kingdom and give the Saharan people a better life.

Jugudah's reputation in the Sahara Kingdom has always been very high, otherwise it would not have been possible to train 5,000 loyal elite troops in a small Saharan Kingdom. Don't you see, the Kingdom of Tripoli, which has more fertile land and a larger population than the Sahara Kingdom, has a worse army than the Jugurdah Army!

So. After Zhu Guda's speech, all the officers and men of the Zhu Guda Legion present expressed their support and support for Zhu Guda. In fact, this is also a lot of Jukuda's move; The soldiers of the Jugurdah Legion did not have a good opinion of the Numidians, and in their minds, the Numidians were nothing more than a bandit kingdom that bullied their own country.

As for the Kingdom of Carthage, although the Kingdom of the Sahara was once a subsidiary kingdom of the Kingdom of Carthage, the two were not closely related because of their distance and desert relationship; In other words, the Kingdom of Carthage did not generate hatred and resentment among the Saharans. So, for the matter of ending the war with Carthage and leaving the Numidian camp. The soldiers are all genuinely supportive.

And the reason why Zhu Guda knew that he didn't need to explain, and patiently explained to the soldiers was that he firmly held the hearts of these people in his own hands. Juguda knew that everything he had for himself was owned with the support of the Saharan people; I can only cherish their support and firmly grasp their support. It is possible to stand all the time!

After settling the internal problems of the Jugurdah legion, Jugurda ordered his 2,000 shield cavalry to continue to garrison outside the city of Qusel; And he himself personally led two thousand camel cavalry to Hannibal's army, which was less than fifty miles from Qusser. At the same time, Hannibal and Sakab led the Legions of the Holy Order and prepared to attack.

According to the reports of the scouts, Hannibal learned that the Jugurdah Legion had been standing still outside the city of Qusel; He himself had already made up his mind about Jugudah, and he knew that this was a precursor to Jugudah's preparation to surrender. Hannibal, however, was not prepared to accept Jugurdah's surrender so easily; Appropriate brand new self strong strength. Only then can the ambition of the careerist be completely stillborn!

Therefore, Hannibal was ready to show Jugurdah the most powerful army of the Kingdom of Carthage before he surrendered; The 10,000-strong Holy Order Legion began to prepare for war under such an order. Because the 4,000 men of the Jugurdah Legion were all cavalry, Hannibal had Sakarb march slowly in the rear with 5,000 Templar infantry; He himself personally led the cavalry of the 5,000 Holy Order to attack.

Five thousand well-armed and imposing Holy Order cavalry formed five huge cone-shaped offensive formations; Hannibal led a thousand cavalry in the center to advance steadily, and on the left and right were two formations corresponding to each other. Less than fifty miles from the city of Qusser, Hannibal received information from a scout that Jugurdah was coming with an army.

At this moment, Hannibal became more aware of Juguda's willingness to surrender; However, how can you not use the dismount that has been prepared for a long time? The distance of fifty miles was only two distances for the two cavalry marching onwards; Therefore, Hannibal immediately ordered the cavalry of the Five Thousand Holy Order to maintain formation and launched a forward charge!

The rumbling sound of horses' hooves resounded through the sky with the galloping of five thousand cavalry, and of course Zhu Guda and his own two thousand camel cavalry quickly sensed the smoke and dust that was rapidly attacking in the distance; It's a pity that Juguda chose to surrender this time. Instead of stubbornly fighting to the end. Therefore, looking at Hannibal's rapidly attacking cavalry army, Juguda decisively ordered the two thousand cavalry under his command to stop advancing and stay put!

But. The stagnation of the Juguda army does not mean that Hannibal will be merciful; The five thousand cavalry of the Holy Order still came towards Zhuguda and the two thousand cavalry under his command in an indomitable charging attitude. The galloping cavalry of the Holy Order still maintained its formation in the slightest, but the powerful impact made Juguda and the two thousand cavalry under his command turn pale.

It is impossible for anyone who has not faced a massive cavalry charge to face the fear in the hearts of those who have not faced such a charge, and even Juguda is terrified by the fear that Hannibal will accept his surrender. To know. It only takes one to be careless, or one to be ungraspable; Juguda and his two thousand cavalry will become the blood and mud under the iron hooves of the five thousand cavalry who charged.

However, looking at the familiar armor at the front of the charging cavalry, Jugurdah knew that the direct commander of the other side was Hannibal, and Jugurdah believed that it was impossible for Hannibal to attack irrationally; Otherwise, he would not have been able to make Hannibal what he is today! Juguda is gambling his net worth with Hannibal's personality, winning may not be life, but losing will be death!

In the end, though, Juguda won the bet; Because just as Hannibal's cavalry was less than a hundred meters away from Juguda, Hannibal finally gave the order to stop advancing. Hannibal and the cavalry of the Thousand Saints under his own command tightened the reins at the same time. The four thousand cavalry on both flanks took advantage of the situation to surround the cavalry of Juguda from the left and right.

Hannibal did not stop his horse until he was less than ten meters in front of Jugudah, as did the thousand cavalry that followed; Although the powerful impact was suppressed, the power it generated still made every cavalry of the Zhuguda Legion present break out in a cold sweat, and even cold sweat appeared on the tip of Zhuguda's nose!

When Hannibal led his army to two hundred meters and did not slow down, Juguda thought that he had made a mistake; Beyond this distance, it was not so easy for the cavalry to stop from the charge. One hundred and fifty meters later, Juguda was simply disheartened; I didn't expect Hannibal to stop the massive cavalry charging at a distance of 100 meters!

This not only frightened Juguda almost to the point of heartbreak, but also made him feel the elite of Hannibal's cavalry in his heart; With such a seemingly simple 100-meter charge to slow down, how many cavalry in the whole world can do it? Zhu Guda asked himself, even the 4,000 cavalry under his command, who had always been called elite, was completely impossible to do; Hannibal. Extraordinary!

Ever since Hannibal stopped his horse, he had been looking at the unpredictable Jugurdah with a playful face; Finally, after Hannibal had waited for nearly two minutes, Jugurdah, who had recovered from his recovery, began to move on his own. Juguda rolled over and dismounted. slowly came to Hannibal's position, which was less than ten meters away from him; Then he looked at Hannibal and knelt down on one knee, and with his sword in both hands, he said respectfully:

"Juguda, the sin general, because he was coerced by Zuguta of the Numidian kingdom, led the people of the Sahara into the territory of the kingdom of Carthage, and all the sins that arose during this period were the fault of the sin general! It was hoped that General Hannibal would forgive the helplessness of the Saharan people and re-admit them as great Carthaginian vassals. Sin will be willing to pay for it, even my life! ”

Juguda's move not only made Hannibal treat him squarely, but also made the two thousand camel cavalry behind him excited; After experiencing the charge of the Holy Order's cavalry, these so-called Saharan elite cavalry naturally understood the difference between the enemy and the enemy. If Hannibal really decided to attack the Jugurdah army, then the Jugurdah army would have been defeated.

So, the only way out for the Juguda Legion was to surrender; But these simple Saharan cavalry did not know that surrender required their own kings and leaders to be so low-voiced. When Juguda knelt under Hannibal's horse and said these words, the two thousand camel cavalry turned over and jumped off the camel in unison, and also knelt down on one knee and said to Hannibal in unison:

"We are willing to rejoin the Kingdom of Carthage, and hope that General Hannibal will be magnanimous and spare the general's life!"

Looking at Juguda and the two thousand cavalry under his command who knelt at the feet of his war horse, Hannibal jumped off his war horse with laughter and bent down to help Juguda up, and then said loudly to the cavalry behind Juguda:

"Who said I was going to punish your General Juguda! I am glad that General Jugurdah was able to lead his army to set things right and return to the embrace of our Carthaginian Kingdom at a time when my Carthage Kingdom was in danger; How can I do what my relatives and enemies are happy with?

Don't worry, I won't embarrass you, let alone your General Juguda! Now, though, we still have a lot of things to deal with; When I'm done with that, I'll have a good talk with General Djuguda. ”

After saying that, Hannibal once again turned on his horse and led the cavalry on the march towards Quselle; Juguda followed with two thousand cavalry!

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