Augustus Road

"That's so right." Anthony then raised his hand. The flag officer next to him was stunned for a moment, and then began to raise the flag. All the cavalry dismounted when they saw this, because this was the commander asking them to fight. At the signal to check the equipment, the soldiers all drank all the water bags on the pack horses for their mounts, and then checked the status of their spears, shields and swords.

"I have to ask again, Selector, what are you doing!"

Antony didn't seem to hear Sabo's complaints and loudly asked the soldiers to tie their armor neatly and compactly. He also carried a water bag to fill up the water in the Acrigama Swamp. "Although this water tastes bad, it is enough to support us." After a long journey, cheer up and let’s go!”

What, Marco Antony actually wants to lead these one hundred cavalry across the path between the two nostrils of the evil god Typhon to raid the rear of Pelusium?

But Anthony's expression didn't look like he was joking with Sabo. After putting on his black and white bear hair helmet, he made a second gesture to Sabo, "Give me ten cavalry for you, return to Edom quickly, and tell Lepidus, I will open the road ahead, and the next day I will ask him to bring the most elite force to follow my footsteps. "

The night wind blew slowly, and the setting sun on the edge of the desert was like fire. Black shadows quickly covered the swamp areas on both sides. In the terrifying mud, crocodiles and poisonous lizards crawled around. The sound of the wind was like a ghost's whistle, and all the attachments The soldiers of the cavalry brigade lit each other's torches with silent expressions, then adjusted their saddles, mounted the horses and formed a formation. Anthony slowly raised his sword, jolted to the far right of the group, and then stretched out his head to correct himself. After getting off the charge line, "Change the horizontal line into a column!" The flag-bearer and Antony, carrying the flag of King Numa's portrait, walked at the front of the column and ran along the narrow road between the two swamps.

"Let's go too!" Sabo looked resolute, got on his horse, and galloped in the opposite direction with ten cavalrymen.

"Dusonville, where are Sabo and Anthony?" At this time, when the first sentry was just being carried out, Lepidus and the generals were supervising the soldiers on duty. Then the security personnel rang the small bell at the wooden tower of the main entrance. Dusonville Ye ran back to the camp with the main scout cavalry and dismounted in front of the second trench on the inside. Several draftsmen handed the topographic map of Perusium Fortress to the commander-in-chief. Then Lepidus looked at Dusonville and asked .

Dusonville explained a few words in poor and simple Latin, and then Petnaeus asked what to do, "Wait, wait until Anthony and Sabo come back, or any of them come back, but in the morning of the next day, Because if it takes longer, there will be less danger. This sea of ​​​​death will always give people so little time to answer the questions." After finishing these words, Li Bida fell silent.

He unfolded the scroll of Perusim Fortress, and to his surprise, this huge fortress was located on the sand between the swamp and the sea. The entire front wall was arranged in a zigzag pattern, with countless counterattacks. There is also a secret eye fort used by archers to garrison and shoot. Although there are not many people stationed in the garrison, with the favorable terrain, solid city defense, and the only water source (which should be located in the core area of ​​the fortress, which is the strongest), it is not necessary to Even if they say there are 6,000 people, it is 60,000 people. It will be extremely difficult to conquer them.

But now that we have reached this point, there is no turning back. The unbreakable truth is that wealth can be obtained in danger. "The whole army set off at the fourth post, attached to the cavalry brigade, and the 1000-man brigade of the 12th Army, under my personal command." , walking at the front; Hybrida led the 1,000-man brigade of the Thirteenth Legion, two archer brigades, all the cavalry artillery, and five infantry brigades, following behind; the chief deputy Petheneus, He led the rest of the infantry group to stay at the camp in the east and allocated all the camels. After the battle started, he went to the front line to supply supplies.

After the arrangement was completed, Lepidus jumped over the ditch of the military camp and stood there, like a thin silhouette in the starry sky. He was waiting for Sabo or Antony to come back. He believed in Sabo Kaimus, since he was willing to follow Antony. If you go there, you must have found a new attack route.

In the torch of the military camp, Haibrida yelled at the recruits in a rough voice, and quickly took pictures of the attack formation along the main entrance of the camp and the central axis road, "The marching and combat command is 'Basita' (the Egyptian cat god), don't Take your time, wear those locks, don't be too hot and heavy, they can save your dog's life in the desert. "

When all the soldiers endured the scorching heat, put on their equipment and got into formation, Hebrida turned his head and looked at Lepidus outside the trench. He was still standing there blankly, then shook his head and stood in the position of the chief centurion. Stand still and wait for the command to rise.

The night in the desert is very short. The sky began to light up around the third sentry. Soon after, the bugle sounded. Lepidus turned around and stood on the side of the main entrance. When Tagus, fully dressed in military uniform, stood in front of the 12th Army Corps, After the first person ran out of the main entrance, Lepidus shouted side by side with him, "Bath, don't let me wait in the sea of ​​sand!"

"Blessed Bast!" All the soldiers shouted one after another, and walked out of the gate of the camp. In the blue sky and yellow sand, gray figures of men and horses lined up in a black turbulent river, heading straight in the direction of the Perusim Fortress. Run away.

Just after running ten Roman miles, when the team stopped temporarily to drink water and rest, Lepidus followed the wind and asked his men to release the "Eyes of Juditia" painted in ocher red to the east. This was what asked Petheny to Message about the departure of Uth's logistics convoy.

At this time, a group of people slowly walked out from the back of the sand dune. The leader's face was dark and his eyes were blurry. The rest of the people following behind were not much better. They relied entirely on their habit to pull the reins to prevent themselves from falling off the horse. " Sabo—Saab!" Lepidah rushed to the front of the team, held up his helmet, and then waved his arm towards Sabo.

Sabo, who had gray lips, also smiled with difficulty at Lepidus, because this kind of nerve movement would hurt various organs in his body. Then he felt that he couldn't hold on any longer, so he tied himself to the horse's neck with the reins. Then he lay down on the saddle, and the horse carried him and ran towards Lepidus' beautiful white mare.

"Between the two swamps, between the nostrils of the evil god Typhon... there is a roundabout way back to Perusium. This is the road map." Sabo handed a volume of sketches to Lepidus' hands. "Anthony has brought a hundred cavalry. Gone.”

When the followers lifted Sabo and others off their horses to rescue him, Lepidus hurriedly asked Tagus to blow the whistle, "Everyone in the front team, change the route and follow me! Everything behind will be left to Hebrida, Tell him that as soon as he reaches the walls of Pelusium, he will use all his strength to build a siege camp without any delay." (To be continued.)