Augustus Road

"Bastard, bastard! These treacherous and insincere guys, whether they are guides, Surena, Herod, or the shameless virgins in the Temple of Vesta, they do nothing but deceive others. "Is this a trick?" Crassus almost fainted with anger. The pain of betrayal, embarrassment and the loss of his son these days came to his mind and climbed up to his throat. He fell slumped on the pillow and could only hear the sound in his ears. The cold wind whizzed by like a knife. How eager he was to prove his military prowess again, but everything was impossible. The Parthians used this extremely rogue but effective tactic, His troops were completely torn apart, and he was unable to effectively command the troops at all. The kind of dignified battles that used to be fought in formations throughout the Mediterranean region were not feasible in this area full of deserts and countryside. Now he is still following him. , there are probably less than a hundred people left, and we can only hope to catch up with Ogutavis' forward as soon as possible.

In fact, the sound of fighting just now on the flank of Crassus was exactly the right wing of Angandinus covering his troops. That night, Feisal cleverly led him and the four brigades to a certain area in the dark. On the high tower of the water source, he told Angandinus to be calm and not to run around like other groups. "If there is water here, don't waste it. Let people and animals drink as much as they want." Angandinus followed the guide. On his suggestion, a group of soldiers raised their shields to guard half of Gaofu, and the rest of them drank the spring water happily. They formed a tight formation and followed Feisal's advice and did not flee in all directions. Many Parthian cavalry, even General Serxis's retinue of cavalry, rushed over the high hills here. and fired arrows fiercely at them. But the arrows at night lack accuracy. Seeing the sudden tenacity of this group of Romans, they thought that it was not worth wasting the energy of arrow clusters and horses to annihilate these enemies, so they abandoned the four brigades of Angandinus and continued to pursue Crassus.

"As the proverb goes, ordinary people often survive in harsh battlefields." Angandinus secretly screamed in shame, and then the Arab guide reminded him again dutifully to pay attention to the moon, which was surpassing Scorpio. when. He led the troops and continued to move forward, because this was an effective way to calculate the time and direction at night, so at the specified time, Angandinus took the four groups and formed a marching column, and also accommodated many people along the way. He routed his troops, killed some Parthian stragglers, and prepared to go to protect Crassus. However, about twenty furlongs from the swamp, they encountered Surena's main force. Angandinus was frightened and confused again, and it was the Arab guide Feisal who encouraged him. "When the Arabs lived in tribes, they had to rob other tribes for a living every day. But when there was no outsider to rob, we would rob our own brothers. This is the way to survive in the desert. I myself also hope to receive Fifty drachmas go back to buy sheep, so General, you'd better rush over with your sword raised, but don't hope to meet up with your governor. There is a large swamp in front of you. I guess he has been tricked into it. Let's go in the opposite direction! Let's go in this direction, so that the enemy will temporarily abandon us." Angandinus shouted, and the soldiers of all four groups raised their swords with ferocious faces and rushed to the front of the Parthian cavalry, pulling their pack horses. Hacking and hacking indiscriminately, some cavalrymen originally thought that these Romans would stay where they were and wait to be killed, so they were caught off guard and many were killed. Other cavalrymen fled away one after another. "They were breaking out in the opposite direction, that is, Ignore these people who are trying to seduce us into giving up Crassus. They have won my respect for their bravery. Let us go and hunt down Crassus in that swamp first!" Surena, who was supervising the battle behind the cavalry, "saw the trick." He ordered hurriedly.

Sure enough, the Parthian cavalry immediately abandoned Angandinus' team like a tornado and headed towards the swamp in darkness. Under Feisal's continued guidance, they boarded the mountain two hours after the sun rose. We went to Gaofu, another place in the east with a water source, to rest for a while. This place was already close to the remnants of Sinaka Mountain. When the soldiers saw the steep cliffs, they all felt an incomparable sense of security and cheered collectively.

"You can leave at any time now. Follow the mountain wall to the west and you will reach the city of Iconi." After hearing this, tears burst out of Angandinus's eyes and he quickly gave the ugly guide a full two hundred coins. Silver coins, but Faisal insisted on only fifty. He explained, "Sooner or later the gods of this world will punish those who try to exceed their due, and the blessings of contentment will continue. Your governor, Patti Asia’s general, Akbarus, who was never honest in his dealings, and his minion Edlomachus will all be punished.”

As a result, before these words were finished, a centurion pointed to the horizon further east and shouted, "The cavalry of the whole group, the cavalry of the whole group!"

Angandinus almost cried again. Could it be that the teams of other Parthian generals also joined the ranks of encircling and annihilating us? But when he looked towards the strong sunlight, he found that the cavalrymen were advancing rapidly with the light on their backs. Many of them were covered with Gaul cloaks and chainmails, carrying Spartan swords, and there were also many black people and nomads. , the horses and equipment are all different, but the goal is highly consistent - to run towards the west!

"Eagle, our eagle!" At this time, everyone on Gaofu shouted more cheerfully, and they also raised the shining team logo, "This must be the partial division of General Lepidus coming to save us. ”

Lepidus's cavalry generals, Dusongville from the Boii, Hansk from the Germans, and two men with silver visors, led all the cavalry to the foot of the hill quickly, and then formed a vigilant encirclement. The man with the silver visor immediately replaced the tired horses with several scouts and went forward to scout again.

Next, on the horizon, infantry holding various flags slowly patted the broad plane, and marched in strict order under the cover of the flank cavalry. "General Lepidus, the governor of Syria is now in a very dangerous situation. He is being chased by enemy cavalry in that swamp, and his life and death are uncertain." Angondinus walked down the hill and ordered four battalions of soldiers to join Lepidus' battle line, reporting.

"Is there no force in the city of Carrhae to provide support?" Lepidus jumped off his horse, hugged him, and then asked.

"There is only the Fifth Legion, which was placed in the city of Kale by the Governor, and it is good enough to protect itself."

"Your Excellency the Governor should have left an extra elite legion to rely on the Fifth Legion in Kale to stop the enemy's pursuit. This is his mistake. General Angondinus, I order your troops to accept my command immediately and open up the road to Ikni along this route!" Lepidus said hypocritically.

"What, are you not going to save Your Excellency the Governor?" Angondinus was a little disappointed. (To be continued...)