Vol 8 Chapter 138: Storm in Rome (10)

"Don't worry!" Daphus smiled. "The supporters of these Latin city-states on the south side of the camp are not fighting the army that Tolmide is heading in the west. They are now moving toward the Sixth Corps. They can't There are more soldiers to attack our camp, and the Light Armored Brigade of the Second Legion can completely guard the big camp alone."
Despite the ease of Davers, the staff still felt a little uneasy, and then a staff member rushed out to order, just as the adjutant of the Second Legion came.
"Matonis asked for more soldiers..." Daves heard the slightest surprise in his heart and asked the second leg of the deputy officer about the battlefield. He sighed: "This guy is also anxious!"
To be honest, according to the information Daves had received before, the young and middle-aged citizens in Rome were sent to attack Helsinki, with only 3,000 left-behind soldiers. This is why Davers dared to directly attack the city of Rome. In his view, even if the Romans even sent the elderly and women to defend the city, it would not be possible to compete with more than 50,000 Daonian soldiers who had advanced siege equipment and were strong and experienced in combat. But I did not expect that the fighting lasted for so long, and the various legions did not make significant progress.
Is the resilience of the Romans so strong? ! He secretly clenched his fists.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..." Henipolis said that Davers was a little stunned and shouted.
Davers immediately returned to his face, his face quickly returned to calm, and said to the adjutant: "There is no heavy infantry in the camp. You immediately go with 300 light armor to support."
"Yes!" The adjutant respectfully finished the military ceremony and turned around.
Davers glanced at the slightly worried staff, confidently saying: "I still have more than 200 court guards. They are no worse than the army's heavy infantry, plus the remaining light armor, full of thousands. Don't worry about the safety of the camp."
He said, he turned his finger to the front and looked confident: "Not to mention, even if the enemy is destroyed by the enemy, it is no big deal, because the place we want to camp tonight is the city of Rome!" In fact, he still has nothing to say in his heart. Out: If the siege fails today, he will lead the army to withdraw immediately to Ostia. This camp is of course of no use.
My army will definitely be able to capture the city of Rome today! ... Daphus cheered himself in the bottom of his heart.
At this time, there were reports of warfare: newspapers, north of the Roman vertebral bridge, and about 4,000 enemy troops marched toward the military battalion of the Third Army.
"What?!" Someone exclaimed in the staff.
Davers’ eyes narrowed, and his right hand suddenly grabbed the back of the chair.
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At this moment, on the embankment on the west side of the south side of the Roman vertebral bridge, the battle between Rome and the soldiers of the Diony is not like strangling, more like a wrestling.
The soldiers of the Dionysian army held their long shields with their hands, resisted the shield of the other side, buried their heads in the long shield, and evaded the poke of the enemy's stabbing guns. They pushed forward with the strength of the whole body, and then climbed up for the subsequent climb. The comrades earned a bigger foothold, for which they whispered, their face swelled red, their necks swelled, and their expressions were so painful because they were doing their best to fight Rome with a thin array. A thick military squad, often one has to fight against the overlapping forces of five or six enemies. The reason why they can barely support is because the comrades behind them are squatting and slashing their short swords between their legs. Scratching the enemy's legs and feet, weakening the enemy's combat power, making it impossible for them to push them into the river because of their scruples.
Even though the Dionian soldiers fought so hard and gave the enemy a lot of damage, the battle lines between the two sides were still close to the embankment, crooked, and intermittent.
Constantly, the Dionian soldiers were squeezed down the embankment and fell into the river, and the Roman soldiers who rushed to the shore had to work hard to stop the figure, or they would fall into the river.
At this time, the Dionysian soldiers on the crow suspension bridge used the long shield to protect the top of the head, and the short-sword attacked the enemy's legs, which often worked, forcing the other party to retreat and re-enter the embankment.
Therefore, this flat embankment has advantages and disadvantages for both soldiers. The Dionysian soldiers cannot completely establish a firm heel on the embankment, forming a strong line of defense, and the Roman soldiers cannot destroy the suspension bridge and cut off the enemy's attack route.
Because the Roman garrison did not expect the Diaonians to build a pontoon with a warship, there was no preparation for the smoldering oil. After the fierce battle between the two sides, the smoldering oil could not be transmitted to the embankment through a thick array.
Of course, there are Roman archers who shoot the rocket into the river by throwing fire, but there are also sailors on the Diaonia ship to clean up the rockets in time.
More sailors patrolled the deck and saw the fallen soldiers immediately jumped into the river and rescued them. The 20 pontoons are 20 life rafts. Even if there are unsuccessful soldiers in the water, they are missed. There are more than a dozen Clippers on the river downstream of these pontoons. Therefore, although the Diaonian soldiers have a lot of water, most of them They are all in good health, and even after being rescued, they take a break on the warship and will soon be able to fight again.
The Roman soldiers seem to have an advantage, but the soldiers have been injured in the legs and feet and have withdrawn from the battle, so that the number of soldiers who can fight is slowly decreasing.
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In the direction of the Roman vertebral bridge, the combat situation is completely different.
At the beginning of the battle, the Roman soldiers blocked the enemy in the bridgehead in time, but they could not rely on the strength of the people to push the other side down the river like the comrades on the embankment, only to harden the enemy's impact from the front.
The first squadron of the third legion of the Dionynia squashed the entire Roman vertebral bridge. The foremost enemy soldiers used long shields and stabbed with short swords. The soldiers behind them pushed with the body and poked with stab guns. The soldier also throws a javelin while pushing all the way forward...
At the beginning of the battle, the two sides were still in a stalemate. After half an hour, the Roman soldiers, mainly composed of old and weak, supported by the strong belief in defending their homeland, could not withstand these Dionys, whose physical strength, skills and fighting spirits far exceeded them. The impact of the soldiers of the Asian Army began to recede little by little. Even if Cassius was anxious to come to the police, he could not recover.
More and more Deonian soldiers crossed the bridge and expanded the attack area of ​​the first brigade, which increased the difficulty of the Roman soldiers. If it was not the timely arrival of more than 3,000 reinforcements, the Roman soldiers who defended at the bridgehead might be afraid. Has been defeated.
But with so many reinforcements, Cassius’s brow still did not stretch.
Because Roman citizens, regardless of their age or young age, have been receiving formal military training from Rome since childhood. Even if they lack strength or experience, they can still rely on the whole to fight the attacks of the Diorian soldiers, but these free people and slaves even Wearing Roman armor, holding long shields and stab guns, but completely ignorant of Roman tactics, especially some slaves, they even do not know how to use shield guns.
To this end, the hardest part is the team officers who are responsible for directing them. They have to shout loudly, reminding their recruits how to do it on the battlefield of killing the sky, and soon all the voices become Deaf, but the formation of the new reinforcements has not improved much, and it is still loose and messy.
Cassius was worried and began to blame: When the Roman city was rebuilt, why did the Senate did not call on the people to build a wall on the embankment? ! Otherwise, with the protection of the city walls, these recruits can play a greater role even without combat experience.
At this moment, he vaguely heard the sound of the military number familiar to the other side, and the spirit suddenly recovered: Is our reinforcements coming? !
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And a few minutes ago, Lizaru, the leader of the Third Army who stood on the opposite side of the bridge and was concerned about the situation, received news of the arrival of the Roman reinforcements.
Since he had been reporting on the return of "the Roman reinforcements gathered in the north of his camp", he had already prepared for it, but he did not appear to be alarmed.
"Only more than 4,000 enemies, I think that the troops we left behind in the camp can completely repel them in the field!" Lizzar said confidently.
On the side of the third fleet naval commander Miladodes said with concern: "The soldiers in the defensive camp have gone out to fight, in case there are more enemies coming -"
"Midorades ~EbookFREE.me~ You have to believe in the ability of the Third Legion's detective and mountain reconnaissance squad. In addition to the coming Roman reinforcements, they have not found other enemies within ten miles. After defeating them, our soldiers have plenty of time to go back to the camp!" Lizaru explained in a serious way to eliminate his concerns: "I let the left-behind troops take the initiative, not because I am militant, but because Because the camp we built is too big, if it is just a simple defense, the soldiers will suffer!"
Midorades understood what he meant: Yesterday, the Third Corps and the Third Fleet were equivalent to two camps on the north bank of the Tiber River, one at the bridgehead and one at the riverside on the west side of the bridgehead. In order to accommodate these more than 40 huge three-story paddles, and at the same time allow enough space between the ships to facilitate the warships being towed, into the water and to prevent fires, the camps on the riverside are long and wide. This has led to an increase in the defensive area of ​​the soldiers. In order to completely defend, the strength is slightly insufficient...
The reason why Midodides is so much because the soldiers are defeated can also escape, reorganize and fight again. But if the enemy is rushed into the riverside camp, his ships will be on the river and become a piece. It was easily burned and the third fleet was completely over.
But after all, he has been through the battlefield for a long time, knowing that he can't hesitate at this critical moment, so he decisively said: "I agree with your opinion and temporarily hand over the command of the fleet infantry to you!"