In response to Spartacus's question, Vero replied categorically: "Then they must be allowed to go and have no return." Otherwise, it would have been in vain for me to have been lying on my back for so long. ”

As he spoke, he took out a bottle or jar from behind him, and as his hands shook, there was a strong smell of wine in it, and a strip of cloth was stuffed into the mouth of the bottle. It doesn't look like something that can be used in battle.

Spartacus didn't bother to ask in detail, and the two might have an incomprehensible conversation that was not answered, so it was better to see the truth on the battlefield. He then got up and said, "Okay, then it's up to you to perform Vero." ”

When Jin Zhan saw the Roma army, he had clearly deduced all their possible walking routes in the three-dimensional topographic map in his brain.

In view of the effective strikes of the Kress cavalry troops against the enemy's grain and grass before, they must have already returned to their hearts at this time, so in the choice of roads, they will definitely give priority to routes that are relatively close to the big cities in a straight line.

And in this way, under several combinations, they will inevitably be unable to bypass a natural pass. Otherwise, if you have to take a long detour to the main road, it will take an extra day.

How could Varilius, on the other hand, not take into account this practical problem? They now have to act according to the plan envisaged by Jin Zhan.

The previously elusive cavalry force had now become a lingering threat and nightmare that haunted their minds. Even Varilius himself, who was heavily defended, was still very worried about whether there would be any other dangers along the way.

In this situation, when everyone is at risk, their physical consumption is even greater. Often, when you don't have a lot of miles, you have to stop and rest. But fortunately, the march plan drawn up earlier was indeed extremely reasonable, and the cavalry troops escorted the front and rear gave the Chinese army enough confidence and confidence.

Varilius himself was surrounded by a phalanx of spears, protecting him like a hedgehog. This was a way for him to feel a little comforted, after all, in the face of such a dense spear phalanx, even the enemy's elite cavalry units in position would be difficult to break through.

However, when the army reached a very steep mountain pass, Varilius instinctively sensed extreme danger. Even his eyelids kept beating.

And his staff officers, like him, always felt that the terrain of this pass was indeed too suitable for ambushes.

Unfortunately, their physical exertion was not enough to support them on a detour. Otherwise, I am afraid that without the pursuit of the enemy, hunger and sleepiness will allow this army to collapse on its own.

The pass sits between two peaks, forming a natural V-shaped gap. Among the peaks on both sides, if the ambush soldiers were buried early, it would inevitably cause incalculable damage to the troops passing through the pass.

For now, I have no choice but to get through this terrible place as soon as possible. Otherwise, if you hesitate again, if the front is blocked like this, then I am afraid that the military spirit of the entire army will be completely out of control.

Under the joint discussion of the adjutant general of staff, Varilius once again compressed the formation of the army. The continuous compression and integration of long columns of vertical formations has dramatically increased the number of soldiers within the length of each unit.

This dense formation is obviously good for preventing sudden onslaughts from the opponent. The front was still open by cavalry units. At the same time, the front, back, left and right can form an effective overall defense system.

At this time, on the high slope of the pass, several high-ranking descendants of the rebel army had gathered around Jin Zhan and Spartacus. Facing the rolling army of Roma, everyone's hearts were filled with excitement, nervousness, anxiety, hesitation, impatience and other emotions.

After all, the size of the more than 10,000 troops below is too huge, and theoretically it is not what they can afford now.

But at the same time, this huge size also represents a huge temptation, if you can swallow this army at once, then there will be no shortage of weapons and armor in the development of the rebel army in the future, and the morale of the rebel army will be unprecedentedly high to an unimaginable level.

Kress looked at the cavalry unit in front of Roma's army before reaching the pass, and couldn't help but ask, "How is it?" It's time to act, right? ”

Ai Ligang shook his head and denied: "Don't worry, the cavalry unit in front is quite impactful, it's not easy for us to stop them, let's let them go first, let's concentrate on dealing with the thickest corps in the middle." Presumably, it must have been the location of Varilius himself or a high-ranking general in the army. Once the thief and the king are captured, their army will inevitably be in chaos. ”

Everyone felt that what Ai Ligang said was quite reasonable, but they didn't expect that the person who stood on Kress's side this time was Jin Zhan.

He gave Kress a thumbs up and said, "Kress has a big enough appetite. This time, I think we should make good use of this opportunity and eat happily. ”

Then Wei Luo, who was beside Jin Zhan, immediately turned around and stood up without saying a word. At the same time, he was holding a strangely shaped bottle-shaped object in his hand. A long cloth bag stretched out from the mouth of the bottle, and Vero set the ribbon on fire with flint and threw it out of the valley ahead.

The bottle streaked across the silent night sky with a burst of fire, and then smashed down on the empty ground, only to suddenly burst into flames on the ground.

And as he completed this action, countless similar fire bottles suddenly flew out of the mountains and forests. At the same time, a lot of wood kept rolling down from the mountain. Those flasks of fire combined with the trees that rolled down on them, instantly forming a terrifying web of flames.

The Roman cavalry, who had been rushing in front, suddenly saw the huge fire that suddenly appeared in front of them, and they couldn't help but be shocked and tremble, and they didn't know why. And the horses they sat down on were instinctively afraid of the burning wall of fire.

So there was no command from the rider at all, and the horses began to be confused, neighing and retreating. Even many of the horses began to break free from the riders' grasp, turning back and rushing towards their own formations.

If a powerful force suddenly appeared in front of them, then this Roman cavalry force still had the courage to rush forward and charge at him. But what appeared in front of him was a huge net of flames rising from the ground, and this feeling erased the resistance of the knights from the bottom of their hearts.

The infantry in the rear of the Roman army at this time, due to their line of sight, although they also noticed that something was wrong in front of them, they could not see the appearance of the wall of fire so clearly. Therefore, it is still moving forward according to the original instructions.

But who knows, what awaits them is the impact of their own cavalry. This made the soldiers with spears and huge shields not know what to do, and one hesitated and was knocked into disarray by uncontrolled horses.

By the time this commotion reached Varilius' Chinese army like a wave, the entire front half of the team was already in disarray.

The second half of the team is still advancing rapidly at the original speed, and this huge momentum cannot be stopped and reversed in an instant.

This requires the entire army to digest the orders of the supreme commander layer by layer, so that the orders and prohibitions are carried out. Every small command post and link must play its due role. But now this army of Roman, who is like an arrow, is obviously unable to do this.

Chris and Spartacus couldn't help but be shocked as they looked at the flasks of fire thrown by Vero and his men. Unexpectedly, these bottles containing wine stuffed with cloth strips could actually ignite the empty ground at once, and then the rolling wooden branches that rolled down blocked the entire road with a wall of fire.

How did they know that this was the result of Wei Luo's arrangement under Jin Zhan's arrangement of distilling and purifying the liquor he had painstakingly collected many times. Due to the level of the alcohol brewing industry at that time, it was not easy to refine these low-alcohol wines to a ratio suitable for combustion.

It takes a whole set of complex distillation and condensation equipment, but fortunately, Vero is quite clever and clever. According to Jin Zhan's drawings, according to the drawings, Suo Ji was stunned to find him a lot of tools that could barely make it work.

Although the effect of the first purification was not ideal, under the tireless and repeated work of the remaining members of their rebel army, a lot of this high-altitude liquor above 75 degrees was finally extracted.

Fortunately, during the ancient Roman Republic, based on the crystallization of the exploration of natural science by the Aegean civilization, many exploration achievements in natural science were also inherited and carried forward.

For example, in the glass manufacturing industry, there are already certain primary leveling methods, so Vero sent people to collect a lot of bottles and cans of various colored utensils.

A high concentration of alcohol is poured into it, and a long strip of cloth is used to penetrate the alcohol into it, while the mouth of the bottle is plugged and a piece of cloth is left on the outside for people to ignite at any time.

When the bottle hits the ground and breaks, the alcohol that is gradually ignited inside can form a deep flame on various terrain in an instant. The result was the incendiary vial, a powerful chemical weapon now used by the rebel army.

It's a pity that there are no such petroleum extracts as kerosene and diesel fuel in this era. In addition, it is basically difficult to find underground oil mineral resources in this part of the Yapennine Peninsula. Otherwise, if there is a crude oil product plus alcohol as a mixture, it will achieve a better combustion effect.

These high concentrations of alcohol are mixed with combustibles such as wood blocks and branches, and the persistence of its combustion is also greatly improved, coupled with the continuous upward volatilization of alcohol in the air, so that the outer flame of the flame is also continuously increased.

In a short time, this fire net completely turned into a wall of fire that covered the sky and the sun. At this time, the Chinese troops who arrived one after another had already completely seen the situation ahead.

Unexpectedly, the pass of this valley actually rose up like a punishment from heaven to form a huge network of fire, which made many devout believers in the Roma army tremble from the depths of their souls. How can they still afford the strength and will to fight?

Even Varilius himself could only open his mouth and sigh when he saw this huge wall of fire. The fire that burned in the granary in the camp two days ago still seems to be in front of us. Now it was blocked by a monstrous wall of flames. At this moment, Varilius had already risen with deep regret. He has even begun to regret choosing to lead troops to fight in this industry. With the strength of his family, why didn't he choose to go into politics or business. He has never experienced a real war, how can he know that the water and fire on the battlefield are ruthless.

The staff officers and lieutenants of Varilius had apparently not experienced such a horrific situation. It is clear that the hope of breaking through the front has been dashed. No one has the will and determination to break through this wall of fire. Either wait for this wall of fire to slowly extinguish, or quickly make the army turn around and retreat in the opposite direction.