Volume 3 Spartacus Chapter 89 Shock the Formation
According to the deployment of Jin Zhan and Spartacus, they divided this force into several forces. They spread out through the dense city of Capua.
Each squad has some powerful gladiator forces as the spearhead, with different weaponry, mainly shieldmen, pikemen, and short-sword swordsmen.
Due to the scarcity of Roma's offensive weapons and the lack of qualified archers, the only effective ranged units in the team were missing.
But even so, the heavily armed squads that traversed the neighborhood had a huge impact on the scattered Roma soldiers.
As Jin Zhan expected, at this time, Graeber and several other Roman generals were on a large scale to contain the Roma soldiers who had escaped all over Capua.
At this time, they did not use strict military law to deal with the soldiers who had just escaped, but rallied and stabilized the morale of the army as soon as possible.
Although they suffered extremely heavy losses in the fire just now, the nobles were disgraced. But when enough troops were effectively assembled, the gladiators and slaves were still unable to confront them.
However, at this time, Jin Zhan and the others' sudden return to the horse gun made Graeber and the others' plan completely ruined.
The group of Roma soldiers who were gathering back one after another were suddenly attacked by a group of naked and muscular strong men, and even if it was just a huge visual pressure, they instinctively panicked.
After all, the people who can become gladiators are surprisingly tall and strong. Where are ordinary soldiers and opponents of their magnitude.
Under the same heavy shield hedge, the Roma soldiers were pushed down and fell to the ground in embarrassment like dominoes. The gladiator who followed him would use the two short swords in his hand to frantically harvest the lives of the fallen Roman soldiers.
This kind of killing, they have practiced countless times in the arena of Capua and in various training grounds. Unexpectedly, the stunt that was once used to fight for life and death became the scythe of death that slaughtered the soldiers of Rome at this time.
Under the head-on confrontation, the Roma soldiers were crushed in all aspects, both in terms of physical combat effectiveness and morale. Under such unequal fighting conditions, the Roma soldiers quickly gave up their resistance and fled in the direction of the large army.
Graeber was now gathering his own troops on the periphery of the arena, his face clouded with smoke in utter disarray.
Illicia beside him was still clutching his arm, refusing to let go. I still remember the impact of the slaves just now, and it is difficult to calm down.
She has been pampered in her life, and when has she ever suffered such a painful experience. But Graeber is different, he is a man who has been tested on the battlefield after all.
He naturally understood some basic military concepts, and it was only when their side was caught off guard and hit by fire, beast attacks, and other comprehensive factors that the army's morale collapsed.
And the group of gladiators on the other side is still a temporary organization to put it bluntly, how can they resist the crushing of their regular army without formal military training?
He watched with relief as the number of his troops continued to rise, and there were about 1,000 Roma soldiers gathered in front of him, which made Graeber's uneasy feeling gradually disappear.
The demeanor of a commanding general was written on his face again. Seeing her husband's majestic performance in this way, Illicia gradually regained her proper nobility.
At the same time, her vitriolism is also online again, and her Graeber says, "Honey. I'm going to go with you to the front line to hunt down those hateful thieves. I'm going to see our troops crush their lowly slaves to pieces. ”
Graeber turned around and hugged Illicia, and said confidently, "Don't worry, when my cavalry arrives, I will take you out of the city to hunt them down." I will definitely make them repay the grievances you have just suffered. ”
As Graeber's words fell, he saw countless soldiers converging in from all directions, which made him smile again.
But it didn't take long for him to realize that something was wrong. These soldiers were also too panicked, and when they returned to the ranks, they were unexpectedly disorganized, and they rushed into their positions in a hurry, and their formations were messy.
Over time, he realized that this was exactly what the defeated troops in front of the battlefield looked like. He hastened to order the Overseers at the front to stop the onslaught of the defeated soldiers.
But he didn't have time for this adjustment. Behind the rout of Roma's soldiers, a large group of men of exceptional size gradually rushed in.
How could Graeber not see these mighty gladiators? There are some faces among them, and he is even more impressed. Isn't it the once-glorious Kress who rushed to the front?
Before the Battle of Shadow of Death, Cress was almost a symbol of the champion of the Capua region. And now this person is extremely irritable and angry, and he shows no mercy to the Roman soldiers in front of him. When his angry eyes drifted to Graeber, he couldn't help but shiver.
But Graeber has experienced a big scene after all, although he is not shocked. Organize as effective defensive formations as possible for a short period of time to block the rout and the ensuing gladiator ranks.
A heavy square shield was erected at the front of the line. The massive shield could even block the onslaught of cavalry, so even a gladiator as strong as a gladiator would have to make a great deal of effort to rush in a short time.
At this time, the Roman army had formed a fixed and effective tactical system. After all, after repeated training and polishing by the Macedonian phalanx and the Carthaginians, the Roman Republic generally had powerful and efficient fighting machines at this time.
The combination of a square giant shield and a metal short sword makes them both offensive and defensive, and it is difficult to be scattered and defeated in a short period of time.
Looking at the Roma troops, who had quickly stabilized, the proud high-ranking man Kress and his men were also at a loss.
If they do not have an effective impact force to open the way, it will be difficult for them to effectively expand the results of the battle in a short-handed battle. And once it enters a tug-of-war, the number of Roman soldiers is far greater than theirs, and the situation will be reversed.
Just as Graeber began to get complacent, he noticed another small force on the flank of the group. It was almost the same configuration as Kress's side, with high school gladiators in front and relatively ordinary slaves in the back.
The small force also assembled in a formation that looked like an arrow, and slammed into the flank and rear of Graeber-Roma's troops.