ps. Present today's update, by the way, pull a vote for the "starting point" 515 fan festival, everyone has 8 votes, and the vote will also give the starting point coin, kneel and beg everyone to support and appreciate!

There is a charm to conversation, like love and alcohol, that can be tricked into revealing our secrets without us knowing. ﹎＿＿﹍8ｗ·ｗ·ｗ=．-

- Seneca (famous Stoic philosopher of ancient Roman times)

The city of Rome at midnight is like a strange and eerie haunted realm, without a single light or sound; There was no sound on the wide Roman avenue except for the footsteps of the warriors and the clashing of armor. Decius looked at the silent city of Rome, but he felt a sense of foreboding in his heart grow stronger.

Upon arriving at the west gate, the guards who had already arranged for the gate opened the heavy Roman gate; Immediately, Decius left the city of Rome with his army and headed out into the dark distance. Only ten minutes later, the Chinese army led by Nusis and Ares also left the city of Rome.

The last to leave were naturally the rear army led by Calais and Charles, but they still cautiously closed the city gate quietly again; Then, they also quickly went out in the direction of the Chinese army. The interval between the front, middle and rear armies is about ten minutes away, so that they will not be too far apart to echo, nor will they be too close to each other to be exposed.

When Decius left the city of Rome with his army for half an hour, the outline of the city of Rome had completely disappeared from the sight of Decius and others; Even the lights on the Roman walls were invisible. Turning back to look at the city of Rome, which was no longer visible, Decius finally exhaled a sullen breath from his chest.

At this moment, Decius suddenly felt that his life had been in vain; Although he lived for 60 years, he did not live for himself for a single day in these 60 years. I have been calculating this, calculating that, and trying every means to make the Maxentius family strong; The result?

The Maxentius family, which had stood in Rome for hundreds of years, finally perished in their own hands; Of course, the Maxentius family can still rely on the protection of the Augustan family to continue the inheritance, but is the Maxentius family still the Maxentius family? The Maxentius family, one of the four supreme families of Rome, is finished. _Bar_w·w·w·.·

Perhaps, it is not only this family that determines the fate of a family. There are other families; If it weren't for the rise of the Augustus and Julius families, how could the Maxentius family end up like this? The one who should be hated the most is still Marius, this person's scheming and the depth of the city are simply rare in the world; It's no wonder that he has been able to get to where he is today.

Hopefully, the Maxentius family will be able to return to Rome one day. Even if the Maxentius family was no longer the masters of Rome at that time; As long as you can return to Rome as a victor, you will be worthy of the ancestors of the deceased Maxentius family, all thanks to Marcus!

Just as Decius was in his own rams, the front army of 4,000 men finally entered the trap that Antony and Octavian had already laid in ambush; With a sudden sound of horns, the dense Roman hoplites slaughtered the unsuspecting 4,000 troops from the darkness.

Decius immediately threw all the thoughts in his head behind him. Hurry up and command the army to stabilize the formation; Because of the cover of the night, the sneak attack of Antony and Octavian did not cause many casualties to the four thousand guards, and the two sides fell into an anxious melee. After all, night is not as good as day, even with torches; If you are not careful, the possibility of accidentally injuring allies is also very high.

In addition, people in this era generally had night blindness, and without the help of torches, they could not see the enemy army in the dark at all; Therefore, although the battle between the two sides was fierce, the pace of the battle was not very fast. This is also mainly related to the mentality of Antony and Octavian. They are really not willing to pay a greater price for the total annihilation of this enemy army.

As Marius had said before, the Maxentius family could use only three or four thousand troops at most; And now the army that appeared in front of the two of them was already four thousand. Needless to say, these 4,000 troops should be the breakout army of the Maxentius family; In the eyes of the two, as long as these 4,000 people are controlled in this area, it is only a matter of time before they are eliminated, so why rush?

Of course, it was not only Marius's speculation that caused the illusion of Antony and Octavian, but also the appearance of Decius and his son; Antony and Octavian decided to attack in large part because they had the presence of Decius and his son. Generally speaking, the core of the breakout of the Maxentius family must be these three people; Since they're all here. These 4,000 troops are naturally the breakout army of the Maxentius family.

Although the soldiers on both sides did not fight particularly fiercely, the sound of the battle still reached the Chinese army, which was only ten minutes away from the battle site; As a result, Nusis immediately led the Chinese army as a whole and began to retreat from the flank of the battle site. > it>___w-w-w=.-y'a-w-e·n·8·.· c-om at the same time. Nusis also sent heralds to inform the rear army to advance to protect the Chinese army.

The change of course between the Chinese army and the rear army is also a planned thing, but this also means that with the passage of time, it is inevitable that the 4,000 former army will be surrounded and killed by the ambush army; After all, the enemy army of 4,000 is a full 14,000! More crucially, in order to be able to increase the march, these four thousand guards were all lightly armed with weapons and equipment; Their opponents were standard Roman legionary hoplites.

Even if it is dark, it can cover the guards and minimize casualties. But the disparity in numbers still puts them at a disadvantage; Although Antony and Octavian were reluctant to pay too many casualties to win, that didn't mean they would let go of the breakout army of the Maxentius family and flee the area.

Therefore, Antony wholeheartedly commanded the army to slowly crush the army of the Maxentius family on the front; Octavian led his legions to slowly surround the army of guards, which was already less than 3,000, from both flanks. the roar of the warriors, the clash of weapons, the shouts of the generals; The entire battlefield was in a chaotic situation.

More importantly, the armies of both warring parties use the same similar weapons and equipment, and the uniforms and flags are the same; This inevitably made the warring parties feel unusually uncomfortable, you must know that this was the first serious civil war in the history of the Roman Republic!

Seeing that the situation is becoming more and more unfavorable to his side, and the family's army of four thousand guards has been surrounded on three sides; Decius knew that the final moment had come. So Decius hurriedly called his eldest son Sevio and second son Marcus, who were commanding the battle, to his side; Seeing his two sons returning to the rear lined up in blood and panting, Decius's heart was sour.

If he hadn't recruited Marius as his son-in-law, the Maxentius family would not have had such a catastrophe; Pity. This is not the time to sigh about this. Decius had no choice but to collect his emotions and ordered to Marcus, "Mal, it is impossible for me to send a guard to escort you away; You yourself use my war horse to make a detour from the rear to catch up with the Chinese army. ”

Marcus listened to his father's breezy orders, and then looked at the encouraging eyes of his eldest brother; I really feel like I'm about to explode. But. This is his fate, he must live, he must live for the future of the Maxentius family, and he must live better than die! Marcus didn't say a word, just tearfully led his father's horse; He got on his horse and left.

Look at Marcus as he rode away. Decius, however, smiled at Sevius; Decius smiled at Sevio and asked, "Sevie, I chose to leave the chance to live to Mar without consulting you; You can't blame me, do you? ”

Sevios also replied with a smile: "Father, in fact, we all know that it is easiest to die in battle here; Choosing to live is the most tiring. If you let me choose to live, I don't have the courage to persevere; Marr has always been better than me, and he should be responsible for such a big responsibility, and the simple things should be left to my brother, who is not a master! ”

"Sevi, you know what? You are better than you think, and in my heart you have never been worse than Marl; It's just that your personality is too emotional. Otherwise you're better than anyone else. Today's battle is the end of our Maxentius family in Rome, and it is also the first time that our father and son have fought side by side; Sevi, kill the enemy with your father! ”

After Marcus left, Sevious and Decius worked together to fight Antony's army; With the leader's personal battle, the guards who were absolutely loyal to the Maxentius family once again burst out with strong combat effectiveness, and even overwhelmed the offensive of the Roman army for a time, forming a local advantage.

Marcus, on the other hand, was desperately whipping his horse while allowing his tears to blur his eyes; The hatred between the Maxentius family and Marius has finally risen to a new level. At this time, Nussis's central army and the rear army of Calle and Charles were once again united; In order not to waste the time that the Maxentius family had bought with their lives and blood, everyone even stepped forward.

When Marcus came to Nussis's Chinese army. All those present guessed the outcome of the army of the Maxentius family and Decius and Sevios; Marcus's mother, Mrs. Honoria, and his sister-in-law, Marciana, were overbroken and unconscious on the spot, and Prisca was crying to death, but Marcus stood by without saying a word.

No matter what happens, the army is still flying; Hatred needs to be washed away with blood. Marcus knows this better than anyone else. At this moment, the always mild-mannered Marcus finally became what Decius had always hoped for; It's a pity that Decius can no longer see the change in this wonderful son.

Two hours after Marcus left the battlefield, the army was still completely unaware of movement in the rear; Maybe it's too far to be noticed, or maybe it's over. Either way, the deceased is gone. The living still have to continue to work hard for survival; However, the scene in front of them made everyone desperate.

In front of the originally dark expanse, a large firelight suddenly appeared; If nothing else, this should be another ambush arranged by Marius. This time, it was impossible for the army to make a detour; Because this road is the only way from the city of Rome to the port, it is impossible to bypass it, and you can only choose to rush through it with a fight to the death.

However, with the current 5,500 tired divisions, how easy is it to rush through the defense of 7,000 hoplites? Once the time drags on for a long time, there will be a division of interception in front and an army of pursuit in the rear; The Maxentius family, the Richard family, and the Carters family would have lost their lives in exchange for their lives, and no one would have escaped Rome alive.

At this time, Ares made his own suggestion: he wanted Calle and Richard to immediately lead 4,000 guards to attack Marius's blocking army, and Ares himself would personally lead 500 elite Sorrowful Dead to hide among them; Finding an opportunity, Ares did whatever it took to tear a hole in the middle of the interceptor army.

At that time, Nusis took his guards to escort the family members from the mouth to evacuate quickly; Then, Calle and Charles need to lead the remaining guards to entangle Marius's army to the death, in order to stop their pursuit and buy time for Prisca and the others to retreat. Once this plan is implemented, it means that Calle and Charles must die generously with their four thousand guards; Would they like to?

Without waiting for the others to speak, Carlle and Charles knelt down on one knee in front of Prisca, who was still teary-eyed, and said in unison: "In the future, I hope that Madame will take care of our family!" Immediately, the two of them took four thousand guards and killed the army of Marius who were waiting for it without hesitation; Ares also nodded to Nusis and followed closely with his own five hundred tragic dead soldiers.

[It's about to be 515, I hope to continue to hit the 515 red envelope list, and the red envelope rain will be able to give back to readers and promotional works on May 15. A piece is also love, and it must be better! (To be continued.) )

ps: Recently, there have been a lot of things in the chasing family, coupled with some trivial personal affairs, which directly led to the slowing down of the renewal of chasing the wind; Updates of two chapters per week have been reduced. Not only that, but the communication with friends has also been reduced a lot; I hope that the friends who have been supporting Chasing Wind can understand more, and Chasing Wind is grateful. In addition to thanking the friends who have always supported Chasing the Wind, Chasing the Wind would also like to thank the book friend "French Team"; Because of your support, Chasing Wind finally got a monthly pass, thank you! Thank you again for your support, thank you very much!