The twilight was rising and the night breeze was blowing, bringing coolness to the soldiers of the Roman army who had been on the move for a day. Varilius, who personally led the army, and the senior generals in the army were also exhausted at this time.

It is rare for them to experience such a laborious military activity. At such times, naturally, they were already resting and eating in the tents that the soldiers had set up for them.

The junior soldiers and the miscellaneous slaves who accompanied the army were still toiling hard. The size of the army of more than 10,000 people can be regarded as overwhelming and dense. The few rare mountain roads in the middle of the hilly terrain were almost entirely covered with their scattered tents.

As the night grew thicker, smoke rose from the camp of the Roman army. At this time, in addition to the constant hard work of the miscellaneous servants and slaves, the Roman soldiers could also enjoy their time as civilians or free men.

I have to say that the food treatment in their army is still relatively good. Each soldier was given enough food, as well as a certain amount of meat and a little drink. This journey can definitely be called a beautiful one.

It is precisely because of this conscription system in the Roman Republic that the free people who have nothing to do with the production of the common people at the bottom of the Roman Republic are willing to join the Roman army to maintain law and order for the local area, and at the same time increase the income of their families.

At the same time, due to the fact that the army of the Republic of Rome at that time recruited personnel had a high degree of local characteristics. Therefore, most of the personnel in an army know each other well, and even many of them are fathers and sons who go into battle, and brothers on the battlefield.

Therefore, under the superposition of this kind of companionship and kinship, the combat effectiveness of the Roma army is relatively superb, and there are few large-scale routs.

For example, the troops sent out by the Varilius army to garrison Napolus were actually considered the relatively weak fighting force of the entire army, so they were so completely defeated in the street battles.

Although the combat effectiveness, cohesion, and morale of the Roma army are now extremely high. But when they have eaten and drunk enough, the normal physiological response of the human body will make them start to feel drowsy. What's more, the hard work of the past few days, coupled with the rugged and difficult road in this hilly area, and the potholed mountain roads have made them even more tired.

At this time, no one, including the high-ranking generals of the army of Varilius, could have imagined that the troops of the rebels would be encountered here. After all, they had expected the rebels to sail away in a few large ships, most likely to attack the city of Capua, where they had once lived well.

Even if you guess wrong, you probably want to escape from this place to Sicily by boat. and even as far away as other regions of the Mediterranean coast. After all, the supplies they had plundered in the docks were enough to sustain them on a short voyage to the sea.

However, they would never have imagined that the rebels would land on the shore here and ambush them in this remote mountainous area.

If we take another 10,000 steps back, there are already more than 10,000 horses and horses in our army, and just by virtue of their huge numerical advantage, they are confident enough to be at ease in this deep mountain and old forest. How dare ordinary bandits and robbers be presumptuous at will.

In the darkness in the distance of the narrow mountain road, more than 200 knights of the rebel army have been gathered. Strong gladiators held a variety of weapons in their hands. There were heavy lances and spears, and long-handled knives, and some men who were good at shooting carried bows and arrows on their backs.

But each of them also wore a saber around their waists. This classic cavalry weapon of agility, weight, and high damage is equipped as standard for every knight.

Everyone was now covered with heavy armor of various colors. Although there were only more than 200 horsemen, the sky-high fighting spirit and strong murderous aura exuded by the troops were still convincing from a distance.

Fortunately, in the previous activities, the gladiators followed Jin Zhan's instructions and did not let the mounts share too many riding tasks, providing the horses with good rest time and physical support. Therefore, at this critical time, the horses are in a state of energy, energy, and desire to run.

Therefore, with a silent command from Kress, everyone did not suddenly speed up in the darkness. The hooves of more than 200 war horses beat crazy drums on the mountain road. From the 1st whole note to the seminate, to the 4th note, the 8th note, the 16th note.

The tempo is getting faster and the drumbeat is getting denser. until they joined together, forming a death rock song that echoed through the valley and echoed in the clouds.

On this mountain road, because the terrain is not completely flat, the entire battalion of the Roman army is relatively scattered, and there is no neat defensive formation.

And they did not take into account the reasons for guarding against enemy attacks, and they did not set up any anti-horse outside, did not dig trenches and ravines and other fortifications to defend against enemy cavalry attacks.

Therefore, when Kress rushed to their camp with the cavalry units of the rebel army, it was really as easy as entering a no-man's land.

At this time, only sporadic bonfires were still burning in the tents that stretched for miles. Most of the people had already returned to their tents and had taken time to rest. The working slave servants, the miscellaneous laborers, had also been given their own rest time by this time, so that the outside of the tents was largely empty, and not many people wandered outside.

In the tent, there was a lot of jubilation and noise. For people who have traveled a long distance, the rare enjoyment of activities is bragging and chatting, and even some drinking and boxing that is not over. Although the outside of the camp was empty, the inside of the camps was brightly lit.

As the thunderous sound of horses' hooves began to echo through the valley, only the soldiers in the nearest tents began to react a little. After all, this rhythmic high-frequency drum beat is all too familiar to them. That's the movement of the cavalry galloping.

Although this is too unbelievable for them, as soldiers who have been in the barracks for a long time, they will also have a certain knee-jerk reaction. Could it be that there was an enemy cavalry attack at this time?

Whether it is a cavalry attack or other friendly troops passing by, the probability is very low, but now that it has actually happened, then there is only one choice on your side, which is to quickly return to combat readiness.

It is possible to go from a state of unpreparedness to a state of intense and orderly combat readiness at once, and there is no way to cross the huge gap in an instant. Even the quickest-reacting and most disciplined soldier had only time to put on his wallet, and before he could touch his weapon, he noticed that the enemy cavalry seemed to have rushed to him.

Their army did not actually have much combat experience, but enjoyed a better life in the oily port and wharf area of Napolus than in other places.

As a result, the response and mobilization efficiency in an emergency situation is much lower. Occasionally, a few groups of soldiers reluctantly rushed out of the camp with their weapons, trying to see what was going on, but before they could react, their heads had been cut off by the enemy's long-term weapons.

By this time, more than 200 knights of the rebel army were already galloping at high speed on the various paths of the camp of the Great Army of Varilius. Before the raid, Kress and the others had already overlooked from the high ground and reconnoitred the pattern of the entire camp.

They already have a general sense of orientation in their hearts about the deployment of troops, personnel structure, and the location of materials in each area.

Therefore, although this assault was extremely fast and pervasive, they all had a precise sense of location and a relatively clear focus of attack in their hearts. Of course, for the Roman soldiers who dared to attack rashly and block the car with their mantis arms, they were naturally very willing to send their opponents on the road.