Volume 3 Spartacus Chapter 90 A flash of cold light
Due to the hasty assembly and change of formation just now, the flank strength of the Roman army is relatively weak, and it is impossible to make an effective defensive deployment in a short period of time.
So this time, the small force of gladiators plunged deep into the flanks of Graeber's troops. In this way, the effective damage they cause is much more substantial.
The man who rushed to the front was none other than the equally famous Drogba. With the swing of his two heavy swords in both hands, the weapons of the Roman soldiers could not compete with him, and the blades either broke off or broke in the process of clashing.
In a short period of time, Drogba had single-handedly knocked out more than 10 Roma soldiers. This terrifying lethality made Graeber, who was 10 meters away, tremble.
Graeber hurriedly gave the order for some of the heavily shielded soldiers blocking Kress to rush to Drogba's side. This also gives Kress room to play.
Drogba personally held the heavy shield and knocked away the Roma heavy shield soldiers in the front row. Stepping on their bodies, he kept swinging his sword to harvest the people who had come up to fill the place.
Without the impermeable shield wall defense just now, Kress has a certain opportunity to take advantage of. The move to tear down the east wall and make up for the west wall obviously did not have enough effect, and there were signs of defensive retreat on both sides.
However, the doom is far from over. At this time, the other flank and rear of the Roma unit were attacked by the gladiators almost simultaneously.
Spartacus, Jin Zhan, Eligon, Barka, Muris, and Omenas also arrived at the battlefield.
This multi-point flowering and all-encircled attack posture made Graeber's already unstable troops difficult to parry.
The strength of the heavy shield and the combat radius are extremely limited. It is simply difficult for them to complete the formation change extremely quickly.
Therefore, when attacked from all sides, the rear and flanks will inevitably suffer huge human losses.
The high-morale gladiator team slashed and killed the enemy all the way, invincible everywhere they went.
Days of intensive training and pampering have filled their bodies with energy. Originally, they were allowed to play in the life-and-death struggle in the Kapua Arena, but at this time, they did not want to become the death knell of the army of the Roman nobles.
Spartacus and the others were also killing at this time, like the god of war, turning around with a sword, moving one step at a time, and constantly slashing and killing the Roman soldiers who rushed up to fill the position.
They have experienced all kinds of difficult competitive competitions all year round, and looking at the Roma soldiers in front of them with poor combat effectiveness is like cutting down kindergarten children, and their strength, combat skills and courage are completely insufficient.
Fortunately, however, the number of gladiators was very limited. Heroes of gladiators like Kress and Spartacus were even rarer, otherwise there would have been only one fate that awaited Graeber and the Roma soldiers.
Graeber and his officers were caught off guard by the sudden blow. However, the strong tactical literacy and discipline of the Roman army were fully reflected at this time.
Although this defensive formation was full of holes, he still did not prevent the phalanx from continuing to effectively shrink and deform. As the formation continued to shrink, the defense line that had been forced to open countless openings just now was reunited in one place.
The Roma soldiers retreated at the same time in a very rhythmic manner, leaving the heavily shielded soldiers on the outskirts. The spearmen, swordsmen, and swordsmen all gathered their minds inside.
As a result, the rebel army, especially the gladiators who rushed to the front, suddenly lost the target of the attack. What remained in front of them was the heavy shield that was like a wall. Even the most powerful gladiators would have to work hard to break through this sturdy shield combination.
As a result, the onslaught of the rebel army encircled from all sides gradually slowed down. And once the Romer phalanx has gained a firm foothold, the classic phalanx cooperation has played a huge role.
Compared with the scattered and fragmented attack methods of the rebel army, the efficiency and offensive and defensive capabilities of the Rome battle formation gradually gradually regained some of the initiative on the battlefield.
The spears that pierced from the back of the shield like poisonous snakes spitting apricots, and the knives that occasionally turned out from behind the shields were clumsy, making the rebels inevitably unable to guard against them.
Therefore, the rebel army went from an all-out active offensive at the beginning to a stalemate defense.
Spartacus had personally fought with the Roman army, so he was no stranger to this classic Roman battle formation. He couldn't help but sigh secretly when he saw the Roman army, which had stabilized its formation and was recovering in morale and morale.
Unexpectedly, this Romer army, which does not seem to be very strong in combat, actually has very good technical and tactical literacy, or it can be said that no matter what the ability of the main general of the current Romer army is, as long as it is continuously trained according to this combination of military formations, the lower limit of the troops is very high.
Seeing that the offensive of the rebel army was blocked, casualties began to increase. Spartacus gave full play to the sharp sense of smell of a good battle general.
He pinpointed General Graeber, who commanded the battle, in the black-pressed patch of Roma soldiers.
At this time, when the Roman army was once again preparing to change its formation, from defense to offense, Graeber and several of his officers were busy issuing orders one after another. And in order for his instructions to be seen by more people, he had to expose himself to a prominent position.
Spartacus picked up a spear from the ground. When he saw that he could not do anything, he rounded his arms like a full moon, and every muscle fiber of his body seemed to tremble regularly, and the flames burning in his eyes seemed to burn the distant target to ashes.
A blast that tore through the air rang out. The spear that Spartacus had thrown roared in the direction where Graeber was standing with lightning speed.
The sound of spears breaking through the air was insignificant in the noisy environment of the battlefield and the shouts of killing, and it was difficult to distinguish at all. The flickering cold light in the dark night had already arrived in front of Graeber in an instant.
"General be careful!" One of the Roman guards next to him suddenly noticed that something was wrong and quickly dragged Graeber towards him. But it was too late.
Graeber's body was able to avoid the sharp spearhead, but his arm was deeply pierced by the sharp tip of the spear, and his body was dripping with blood and flesh.
Although Graeber has been on the battlefield for a long time, he is also a perennial pampered nobleman. When to be physically devastated to this extent.
In a sharp pain, Graeber could not control his body at all, and fell into the crowd with a wail.
Seeing the boss fall to the ground, several junior officers next to him suddenly panicked.