Sepsius was a real setback for this battle. In order to find the main force of the rebel army to fight at the first time and thus delay the pace of the rebel army, he directly abandoned a large number of logistical burdens, and only brought more mobile cavalry units and frontal infantry camps, determined to complete the battle.

Naturally, the rebel army had obtained this information, so the deployment of troops under the urgent preparation had also reached full preparation for frontal combat.

Since the enemy is in a sense a long-distance attack, they don't have much baggage, and methods such as attacking the rear are of little significance. Moreover, there seemed to be signs of large areas of enemy activity in all other directions, so the rebel army did not dare to divide its forces at will.

The high-pitched trumpets and the dull sound of war drums dispelled the early morning mist, and under the fierce sound of armor rubbing, the two armies were in order, and the huge troops began to confront each other in a tight formation.

Jin Zhan and Spartacus stood on the high platform and looked at the endless army of Rome from afar. The size of the legion, which far exceeds 10,000 people, is simply obscuring the sky and the sun, and intuitively it is daunting.

At first glance, the other party is also quite a strong army, and the weapons and equipment are also fully covered. The number of cavalry on both flanks is probably above 3,000, and the other side is obviously a wealthy army.

Spartacus was somewhat concerned about the situation in front of him. He looked at Jin Zhan frequently, but he didn't know how to speak.

The standoff on the pitch has been broken and the Roma side has begun to move forward steadily. The footsteps of more than 10,000 horses already made the earth tremble slightly.

The rebels seemed to be unaware of it, and there didn't seem to be the slightest commotion in the queue.

With the issuance of a flag on Jin Zhan's side, the various units of the rebel army began to prepare in full swing, and the mandarin duck battle formation in the front row took the lead in changing the formation.

Contrary to the increasingly dense battle formations on the side of the Roma army, the troops in the rear began to loosen on the rebel side, except for the heavy shield men in the first platoon, which basically did not change.

This move seemed to the commander of the Roma army to be a joke. Their impression of the rebel army was instantly greatly reduced, and they couldn't help but feel that this team was nothing more than that, and Graeber seemed to be even more illusory.

Sepsius and Illicia's father also stood at the rear of the legion to oversee the battle. Since these two people are actually the main role of the army builders, they also give full authority to other lieutenant generals to manage the command on the battlefield.

The performance of this patchwork force so far has been very satisfactory to them. After all, the strong military literacy of the Republic of Rome has widely influenced the military personnel everywhere. Even this improvised patchwork march was not stage frightened.

But when they searched for the main gladiatorial soldier regiment of the rebel army, as Graeber said, they did not gain anything at all.

This made them put a big question mark in their hearts, where did the gladiator troops, the strongest combat strength of the rebel army, go?

Didn't this guy Graeber say that the gladiatorial soldier regiment was very eye-catching in terms of height and weight? But there is no obvious difference in this large and strange military formation.

Since the gladiator corps mentioned by Graeber was not found, Septios's side still pressed a large part of the main force in case the main force of the enemy suddenly appeared.

Therefore, the Roman army, which is now at the forefront of frontal battlefield operations, can only be regarded as the combat strength of the second echelon.

The rebel army can't manage so much, and the Mandarin Duck battle array is completely complete at this time. There is also sufficient space left in the formation to facilitate the independent action and overall coordination of each subdivision combat unit.

After the tempering of the previous several large and small battles, the Mandarin Duck Battle Formation can basically be regarded as an elite unit. And as long as they appear, the battlefield is a one-sided harvesting situation.

This time it seems that he has finally found an opportunity to fight head-on, and there is no fear in the eyes of the soldiers in the front row of the Mandarin Duck Battle Formation, only a strong desire to fight. The cavalry units of the rebel army had been in the limelight before, and it was time for them to show the results of their hard training.

The heavy shield bearers in the front row are basically people with strong bodies and sufficient strength in their lower limbs, although they are not as tall and mighty as the gladiators, but they can already complete the protection work of the front row very well.

The heavy shields in the front row collided, dull and powerful but unpretentious, and the dozen or so killing moves on both sides were behind the heavy shields.

The main output of the Roma army largely abandoned the bulky lance in favor of more mobile and flexible weapons such as swords.

This method of warfare played a very good role in the face of the Macedonian spear and heavy shield array. In the actual process of short-handed combat, long weapons will be subject to various constraints, but they will not be used.

However, this configuration could not help the rebel army's mandarin duck battle formation at all. In contrast to the sharp spear head that pierces like a venomous snake, these short-weapon attacks, which seem to be varied and seductive, are almost easily invisibized by the equally nimble rattan players.

The weight of the rattan is as light as a wooden shield, so there is no pressure at all to hold it in one hand. And the sword is a weapon that is basically difficult to cause any damage on the rattan card. The short weapon held by the rattan player in the other hand can block the fish that the rattan has not been able to defend against.

Therefore, the rattan player played a good role in the actual defense and killing effect as the second defensive front of the Mandarin Duck Battle Formation. This made the Roman army, which faced the mandarin duck battle formation for the first time, feel very uncomfortable.

But what really hated them was still to come. The third row of wolf warriors finally began their performance, and these large fork-like weapons, which seemed comical to the eyes of the Roman soldiers, covered a wide range of ground when wielded by strong, tall and powerful gladiators.

The Roma army could not sit back and relax, even in the heavily backed rear. The wolf's forked and hooked thorns simply covered the sky, and it seemed that they would be shaved in the face and stabbed in the eyes if they were not careful.

Although this weapon did not directly cause death, it caused great psychological pressure on the front row of the Roman army, especially the heavy shield bearers in the front row.

As long as they dare to raise their heads and open their eyes to understand the battle situation, they will be taken care of by the all-pervasive wolf spikes.

What's even more terrifying is that those wolf swordsmen are all tall and strong under closer inspection, not only the heavy shield bearers in the front row, as long as they want, the Roman swordsmen in the back row can be taken care of by the wolf swordsmen. As a result, the front row and the middle platoon of the Roma army basically only dared to close their eyes and bow their heads and not move.

And these wolf-wretched, which looked very cumbersome, seemed to have no weight in the hands of those tall and strong men, and they waved without stagnation, and there was no sign of lack of strength.

As a result, the front line defense of the Roma army was greatly weakened. At this point, the main output of the rebel army has appeared. Due to the fact that there are already wolf players and rattan players in the front row, the space is already relatively crowded. The mandarin duck array on the side of the rebel army naturally chose the spear, the main output weapon.

Due to the confusion in the front row of the Roma Army, the pikemen have a very good output space at this time. After a few rounds, the two spearmen of the Mandarin Duck Battle Formation Team had caused more than a dozen people on the other side to lose their combat ability.

Naturally, this result also blossomed more on the battlefield ahead. With the further rout of the front line of the Roman army, the mandarin duck battle formation also began to change in a uniform formation.

The wolf players and rattan players have all pushed up to the first row in front to continue to interfere and defend, while three pikemen have been replaced in the back to output to the place at the same time. In this way, the efficiency and range of the kill will be much higher.

The number of casualties on the side of the Roma army also began to increase dramatically, and since this force could only be considered a second-tier force, many fronts had begun to scatter.

In fact, for the Roman army, the combat power is mainly divided according to the combat experience and the time of service. Veterans play a decisive role in stabilizing the morale of the army and preventing its collapse.

But now the veteran units are hidden, and the troops of the second echelon are clearly somewhat deficient in the quality of personnel and combat experience. Some of the recruits were unable to resist the fear that had grown in their hearts and began to try to flee the battlefield.

This rout greatly increased the speed of the chaos. Originally, even if the front row of the Roman army lost some troops, it could be filled by a steady stream of reserve echelons in the back, so as to give full play to the advantage of numbers and conduct a war of attrition.

But now that this is the case, their own people have completely disrupted their formation, and the overseers behind have also begun to continuously cut and kill deserters to stabilize the morale of the army.

But once it reaches this point, the soldiers who turn back in fear will be greatly reduced in combat effectiveness. In fact, it only further increases the level of confusion among the troops in the front row.

Looking at the soldiers who kept falling in front of him, the officer Roma who was in command behind him was also anxious. He kept urging Septios: "General, let's send our main force to the field." Otherwise, if this continues, the casualties will be small, and the morale of the entire army will be greatly damaged. ”

Septus wasn't stupid either. By now, he had also reacted that the rebel army did not have such a special force composed of pure gladiators as Graeber said.

Based on the performance of the battlefield, it is likely that these gladiators have been assigned to various combat units, and have played a key role in them.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but grit his teeth with hatred. I didn't expect this Graeber to play this game with himself in the face of such a big right and wrong, didn't he really want to save his wife?

However, the situation was far from being salvageable, and he immediately agreed to the commander's request, let the main force replace him, and immediately sent cavalry units in ambush on both flanks to outflank the enemy's flanks and rear.