Cavalry, as the most critical mobile force in a unit, is generally used to protect the flanks, maneuver and harass, and make a final decision at a critical time. Where is there such a thing as being used as cannon fodder at the very beginning of the battle?

After all, there were generally no perfect stirrup riding equipment in that era, and it was difficult for knights to maintain the center of gravity of their bodies in the charge.

Although puzzled, the Roma army also quickly made targeted deployments, after all, this kind of cavalry charge formation is still very scary.

Without Graeber's personal command, the Roman phalanx in the middle of the battlefield became automatic and efficient. Huge square shields were firmly erected at the front of the team. Around the shield were spears stuck diagonally on the ground, the sharp tips of which pointed straight at the cavalry units that were rushing forward.

According to their experience, to withstand the onslaught of cavalry, it was necessary to carry out intensive verification. The first few rows of soldiers had to be physically in contact with each other, combining the physical forces of several rows of soldiers to form a solid human wall of defense. And rely on the dense spikes of spears to inflict devastating damage on enemy horses.

Kress also saw the efficiency and swiftness of the enemy's formation changes during the high-speed charge. In just a few breaths, the enemy's front row of troops had already gathered together in three layers and three layers outside, and it seemed that it was difficult to break through at all.

And just as the Roma soldiers looked at the cavalry troops that were rushing up, their hearts were beating wildly. The cavalry in front of them suddenly made a massive group turn as if they were conducting a large equestrian demonstration class.

The charging cavalry unit suddenly split in two from the center, and the front rows of the two units began to twist and turn in the right and left directions, respectively, and began to run.

The Roman army was shocked by this strange change in cavalry formation, where had they ever seen such a magical horsemanship, and they were able to change direction quickly under a high-speed charge. Changing to their own transformation would have been thrown out of the horse long ago.

However, the reaction of the Roman army was also very fast, and with the change of the direction of the cavalry attack of the rebel army, the Roman army also carried out a dense formation of the military formation in this direction almost synchronously, not giving the rebel side any chance to take advantage of it at all.

However, once the rebel cavalry force began to turn around, it had no intention of stopping, and the two cavalry units reversed 90 degrees as if they were blooming. After accelerating again, it was already in the direction of Graeber's flank in an instant.

At this time, it was the turn of the cavalry units in Graeber's army to be surprised and puzzled. Could it be that this strange operation of the enemy is to hedge head-on with the escort cavalry on the flank?

Intuitively, although the number of cavalry of the rebel army is also quite large, there is still a significant gap between the number and Graeber's army. What's the point of doing this?

Just as the cavalry on either side of Graeber's army was preparing to boost their morale and take on the rebel cavalry, they were again shocked to find that the cavalry still seemed to be speeding on both sides.

It seems that there is no intention of attacking the flanks and fighting them head-on. And their speed has increased to a rather terrifying level, and they are almost far away from the entire frontal battlefield, is this a kind of escape?

This strange performance, not to mention that Graeber's entire army looked at it with a blank face, and even the ordinary soldiers on the rebel army's own side felt puzzled.

But by the time some of them began to react, the cavalry unit had already traveled a long way. The rebel cavalry left the battlefield far away, then turned 90 degrees again, bypassing Graeber's entire force.

So what is the purpose of this act? Without much guessing, it is likely that it is going to be a surprise attack on their rear camp.

Graeber has fought for so many years, and he has never seen such a strange battlefield routine. But when he thought about it, he realized that there was something strange about it.

The enemy's cavalry units first took advantage of the momentum of the charge and formed a dense formation of their own infantry phalanx. In this way, if your infantry phalanx wants to turn around and disperse, it will take a lot of time and energy.

It would have taken a lot of time to deal with the shield wall and the spear array planted all over the ground. And the cavalry on the flank, even if they react now, need to start, turn around and accelerate, and so on. For a time it was difficult to catch up with the rebel cavalry.

In this way, the rebel cavalry team almost took advantage of their mindset and left the entire army of Roma in front with a single shot here.

The cavalry units of the insurgents, marching at high speed, could storm their rear positions with great speed. And it was precisely because of the fact that his side was too cautious that he threw all the main forces into this frontal battle. How could the empty rear withstand the onslaught and harassment of the cavalry troops?

If Graeber and the others had been able to observe more closely, they would have found that the rebel cavalry almost did not carry heavy armor weapons when they charged.

Horses, with the exception of saddle stirrups, are completely light. And the knights seemed to have some strange bottles and cans behind them.

This is obviously not a posture to charge the formation, from the very beginning according to the situation of the main force of the Roman army, to a great extent to give full play to the advantage of maneuver to go around the rear to carry out a surprise attack.

At this time, the cavalry of the Roman Army, which had reacted, had already begun to collectively turn around, trying to catch up and intercept this extremely cunning cavalry team as quickly as possible.

And they were surprised again to find that the speed of the opponent's cavalry far exceeded the maximum speed of their own side, and the distance between the two teams became larger and larger.

How did they know how well the rebels cared for the horses of this cavalry unit. It can be said that even several of the main generals of the rebel army did not enjoy such generous treatment.

The horses were well rested and fed for a few days before the battle. At this time, the stored energy of the horses suddenly burst out, leaving behind the Roman cavalry troops who had been on the road for several days in a row.

As the cavalry of the two armies moved away from the battlefield, the infantry battle formations of the two armies were looking at each other, and the atmosphere on the battlefield was not strange. If Graeber had ordered the infantry phalanx to move in disregard of the situation in the rear at this time, I am afraid that the rebel army would inevitably have to roll up its sleeves and do a big job.

But now he has to worry about the stability of the rear camp. Otherwise, once the grain, grass, money and food materials are damaged. How to ensure the logistics of nearly 30,000 people? Even if a battle is won, how can it solve the troubles that will come later?

Therefore, after hesitating again and again, Graeber still gave up the plan of a frontal assault of the whole army, and it was more safe to let the soldiers of the whole army withdraw to the camp position to protect the important strategic materials as much as possible.

The rebels had no intention of stopping their retreat. It seems to be like a playground rehearsal to watch the previous scenes happen, just watch a battlefield reality show performed by tens of thousands of people.

Kress and the other rebel knights were suffocated for days. According to Jin Zhan's orders, their troops had to lead their horses on foot for several days in a row, and they had to take them to find places with abundant water and grass as much as possible to enjoy themselves.

For a while, they couldn't tell whether it was a cavalry unit or a pet horse breeding club.

But at this time, each of them realized the effect of the previous preparation. The horses now seem to have an inexhaustible power, galloping freely across the field.

There was a sound of breaking the air in his ears, accompanied by the regular beating of his heart, and the raging battle intent in his body continued to burn and rise.

After a short time, they found that the enemy's Chinese tent was ahead. The size of the barracks used by 30,000 people is huge. Although many of them had stormed the camp of the Varilius army before, they found that the camp in front of them still looked so grand and neat.

The passages between the tents are well planned, which is very convenient for the rapid assembly and movement of horses and personnel in the tents. But now this orderly layout of the camp provided great convenience for the cavalry of the rebel army.

It didn't take long for them to see a very conspicuous place in the camp where supplies were stored. The logistical military supply of 30,000 people is a very large number.

There are also a lot of Roma miscellaneous servants working hard, and there are many guards patrolling and scouting, but this is still not enough for the high-speed cavalry troops.

After all, the kinetic energy generated by people and horses at high speed is not at all something that ordinary manpower can block. Even if the guards of the Roman army were to fight the mantis to block the car, it was obviously in vain.

Without targeted fortifications and battle formations, the fragmented armed forces could not have any impact on the cavalry charge, let alone this cavalry unit equipped with stirrups.

The rebels drew their sabers one after another, and ruthlessly overtook these moths to the flames.

Then Kress did the same again, the previous operation when he attacked the granary of the Varilius army. And this time, on the basis of the previous one, a number of newly developed incendiary wine bottles were added. This multiplies the efficiency of combustion and the scale of flame spread.

With the help of these incendiary bottles, Kress and the others don't have to worry about whether the burning is sufficient, whether the flame has spread, etc. After throwing the incendiary bottle, he turned and walked away without any extra lingering.

So when the Roman cavalry, who were hurrying in the rear, finally came to the front of the camp, all they saw was the sea of fire in the center of the camp that deeply pierced their nerves.

What a kind of sorrow, despair, helplessness and anger this is. They could only watch as the horde of enemies departed from another exit in the camp, leaving a terrifying flame for them to clean up the aftermath.

The opponent simply doesn't give them a chance to fight head-on. Now all they can do is race against time to find as much water as possible to put out the fire. The amount of food and materials that can be rescued determines their follow-up movements this time.

More than 2,000 knights dismounted one after another to find water, and then desperately rescued their food supplies. However, the 30,000-strong army used too many supplies, and the speed of the fire spread extremely fiercely.

Coupled with the large coverage of alcohol, it is difficult to achieve the original effect of water inactivation. Their little bit of rescue could not stop the further spread of the fire.

It wasn't until Graeber led the infantry brigade back in a desperate run that he gradually reversed and curbed the spread of the fire with concerted efforts.

But the previous time had already caused devastating damage to a large area of supplies, grain and grass. Not counting the other materials for the time being, most of the grain and grass alone have been lost. This is a complete blow to the morale of their entire army.

The whole army of Rome hated the rebels to the bitter roots, but now that they were short of food, how could they deal with that hateful and cunning enemy for a long time?

If the enemy retreats at this time, the scoundrel does not engage them in a frontal battle. Sooner or later, the one who will be dragged down will also be the army on his side.

Graeber had only two options in front of him. Either he mustered up Yu Yong to fight with the rebel army here, and now he basically has no worries, anyway, he is no longer afraid of what tricks the enemy will use and then sneak attack, but once it is not achieved, it is difficult to retreat.

The other option is to retreat again in vain and wait for the sanction of the Senate of Roma.