Augustus Road

"I was born a man and not a beast, I was born a man and not a woman, I was born a Greek and not a barbarian." - Thales, the philosopher of Miletus, expressed his gratitude to fate

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When this group of Aedui people rushed in front of the Parthian Oven Cavalry, they were hit by countless arrow clusters shot from all directions. Some people fell off their horses and died. Little Crassus was also hit by an arrow in the ribs. It felt like all the blood and muscles there were being twisted together, and the bumpy horseback was tearing at his internal organs, but the brave young commander still tried his best to shout, encouraging the people around him to gather. Beside him, continue to charge forward.

Finally, the oven cavalry with great impact collided with the Roman Aedui cavalry. These Parthian elite riders were obviously prepared. They lowered their spears a little, and the Aedui cavalry Most of Yiren's mounts were pierced by spears and died, but the moment they fell, many of them flew towards the Oven Cavalry and rolled down with them. Others kept waving their swords on the ground. Stab the enemy's soft horse belly till the intestines bleed, or hack the horse hooves and human legs of those armored monsters until you are trampled into a ball of flesh by the horse's hooves.

Soon, the following oven cavalry rushed over completely stepping on the corpses of both the enemy and ours. Little Crassus also fell off his horse, but he was lifted up by the remaining loyal and brave men and pushed onto the horse's back again. At this time, the people behind him Under the scoldings of Megabe and Sensolenus, the infantrymen also rushed forward one after another, braving arrow feathers, and temporarily protected Crassus' son with their shields.

A group of oven cavalry crossed out and cut off the passage between Little Crassus and the Roman square. Then thousands of light cavalry surrounded this prominent group of Roman troops and continued to shoot endlessly, even if they formed a shield formation. Among the Romans, there were constant casualties and injuries, and even more could not bear the torture. He broke away from the team and headed towards the figures of the Parthian cavalry that were quickly shuttled through the dust in the sky. As a result, they were all shot down and killed one by one on the way.

"Oh my God. Please maintain the most basic Roman formation, pick up the shield again, and rush out with the sword. We will always fight side by side together!" Little Crassus jumped off the horse again in pain, and All the centurions stood together with the ordinary soldiers. His black curly hair was stained with blood and dust, but he kept asking the Aedui to leave their injured mounts and rush out with the infantry.

But there were more and more wounded, and Crassus saw that many people had been shot in the wrists and legs, and could not lift their shields at all. Then Megabe shouted to him, saying that he would lead a large army to the rear, and let him and Sensolenus rush across the plain to escape.

There's so much hurricane dust all around, where can I find the road? ? But there was no time to hesitate. Little Crassus took the arm of his father's most trusted general and said that the enemy cavalry's offensive has temporarily eased. We don't need any sacrifices from the rear. All the cavalry will gather together and rush out. I believe they will be rescued. The forces are united! So everyone ran towards the other end, braving the blinding heat and grit. The Parthian cavalry soon discovered their intention and chased after them. The Romans endured heavy losses, but still supported each other and ran wildly. Finally, Megabe discovered that there were people on the other side of the plain. A small hill. So he asked Crassus to take all his troops up to defend, which could offset the advantage of the enemy's cavalry and wait for our rescue.

In fact, once we get here, we can break through the Parthian cavalry blockade as long as we advance forward with a swift attack. They got closer to the main force of Crassus who was coming to rescue them urgently. However, at this moment, little Crassus was unable to judge the distance and direction, because they were surrounded by enemy cavalry shooting, so little Crassus felt pity for his wounded companions. Still following Megabe's advice, all the troops rushed up to the nameless hill.

But when they got there, they were surrounded by Parthian cavalry regiments that rushed over. Moreover, the hill was completely covered with gravel. There were no ditches, woods, or even shrubs for shelter. Instead, all the people were surrounded. The men and horses were crowded together, so that the Parthian cavalry did not need to aim at all. When an arrow fell, they were killed and wounded everywhere.

In desperation, the two Greek guides beside Crassus, both local rich people, urged him to abandon the wounded and take the remaining mobile troops with him, and not to take the risk of joining your father again, because Patti The demi-humans must have set up a large number of warning troops wherever they are. It is better to go directly to the northwest. There is a small town called Ikni not far away. "Although it is small, there are still wells and some food and grass, which is enough to last for about three days." At that time, the Parthians were all cavalry and had no siege equipment.”

At this moment, little Crassus looked at the two seriously injured infantry commanders, a light of perseverance flashed in the corners of his eyes, or he could no longer hold out much hope for the severe arrow wounds in his ribs, so he went to talk to the two infantry commanders. The two guides hugged each other and said, "Perhaps from an overall perspective, you are completely right, but I have been engaged in the military career of the Republic for almost ten years, and I have never abandoned any of my friends or subordinates at any place. Whether they are Romans, Spaniards, or Aedui Gauls, I'm sorry, I'm sorry! You two are not combatants and do not need to suffer the miserable treatment of death, so get on my horse and get out of here!"

Finally, the two Greeks, carrying special flags, were actually allowed to pass by the Parthians. They looked back with tears in their eyes at the hills full of corpses of men and horses under the setting sun, and had to leave in the direction of Ikne. Little Crassus also waved to them with wounds all over his body, and then a desperate pain surged through his body. He couldn't help but sit down. He couldn't raise his hand to draw his sword, so he ordered his shield slave, "Untie the chain mail on my side."

"Yes, that's it, then draw my dagger and stab it in!"

Little Crassus's shield slave, of course, knew the meaning of his master's words, and also deeply understood the situation of everyone. Now no one can escape. His master just didn't want to be insulted by the victor. "I hope someone will avenge you, master." After saying that, he stabbed the dagger into Little Crassus's side. The son of the archon twitched violently for a few times, stretched out his hand as if trying to grab something, and then fell into the arms of the shield slave and died.

Next, Megabaeus and Synsorinus stabbed each other to death. When the Parthian cavalry rushed up the hill at dusk, the corpses of the Romans were scattered everywhere from there to the plain below. The two thousand cavalry led by Crassus the Younger, five hundred archers, and eight battalions of Roman infantry, totaling about six thousand people, except for five hundred people who were captured, the rest were all killed and perished in the desert. Crassus's main force could only watch them suffer a devastating disaster and sigh in vain.