Augustus Road

"The so-called tactical strategies are only a small part of military command." - Xenophon, he believes that discipline, regulations and the political system behind the army are far more important than conspiracy.

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"Oh!" Some soldiers of the Sixth Army, watching Rabinus' arrogant provocation, roared a little desperately and threw hunting spears at him, but Rabinus easily dodged them. When he saw When Lepidus and the guards protected the eagle flag and headed towards the core of the team, seemingly preparing to retreat back to the camp in defeat, their momentum became even higher. He hit the horse again and rushed within the hunting spear throwing distance of the Sixth Legion, pointing at those The young soldier who was helpless about his cavalry said, "You are all a group of recruits with no combat experience. What I said is absolutely correct. You have soiled the name of this regiment, recruits!"

At this moment, a short centurion wearing a black and white horsehair helmet suddenly ran out of the opponent's queue. There were gold chains and gold medals hanging on his breastplate, and a ring of "Amira" (gold armband) on his arm. ring, a reward awarded by the commander of the legion), suddenly shouted to Rabinus, "I am not a recruit, Rabinus!" "Then you should give proof, Centurion." Rabinus Although Si was a little surprised, he still made this request.

Then the other party took off his helmet in front of him. Rabinus saw that the other party was indeed a veteran with scars on his face, but he did not recall any past experiences of serving together with this centurion. In his dazed moment, the centurion threw down his helmet and picked up a hunting spear. It was thrown towards Rabinus like lightning. Rabinus hurriedly pulled on the reins and prepared to escape. But the opponent's spear-throwing technique and accuracy were by no means comparable to those of Lepidus' previous soldiers.

Rabinus's horse let out a scream, and its abdomen was heavily pierced by a hunting spear. Fortunately, Rabinus had quick eyesight and quick hands. The moment he fell, he rolled onto the sand. The cavalry around him were afraid that the horse's hoof would accidentally injure the commander. Officer, there was a strong commotion and everyone scattered. Even the military flag was accidentally brought down.

Then, Hebrida, who threw the hunting spear, pointed at Rabinus who got up from the ground, and shouted fiercely, "Don't be proud, Rabinus, this is what the Sixth Legion will give you." It’s awesome!”

Just when Rabinus's flag fell, he saw the second echelon of Pompey's army in the distance - the cavalry commanded by Ignatius also rushed up. Lepidus was determined not to give himself time to slack off, and he immediately called out All the tribunes and centurions conveyed the order. "Don't hug each other, otherwise the person in the middle will be squeezed to death. Everyone stretches out according to the horizontal line of the centurion. Then every other brigade's formation distance, the left side fights frontally in the direction indicated by the team logo. Fight on the right side in the direction indicated by the team logo. "Although the Sixth Army is a young and inexperienced army, its most basic drills and tactics training in Xiaoya Winter Camp are still in place. Since the cavalry commander issued the order. With such clear instructions, its left wing, right wing and center army were quickly divided into two defense lines, front and rear. On the contrary, Rabinus's surrounding infantry and cavalry were divided into two halves that could not care about each other. At this time, Rabinus happened to be When the Nuss cavalry rushed up and prepared to trample them, when the cavalry entered a distance of about fifty Roman feet, all the soldiers of the Sixth Army threw the "Pilum" heavy javelins with all their strength and very densely amid the whistle.

In an instant, the desert light cavalry under Rabinus were all rolling on the ground, and those who rushed up from behind had nowhere to stand. Then the soldiers of the second row of the Sixth Army also rushed out alternately, and then threw the second Bo "Pirum", many Numidian cavalry who had just struggled to get up from the ground were stabbed to the ground again, with blood flowing all over the ground.

"Soldiers from all the brigades facing the front of the team logo can launch a counterattack this time. Don't relax and drive the enemy off the battlefield in one go!" So, the soldiers on the front of the Sixth Army shouted and launched a fierce counterattack. , and facing the large group in the opposite direction, they counterattacked against Rabinus's cavalry that had crossed the two flanks. The Vipicinas cavalry also remounted their horses, squeezing these separated enemies to the trench of their own camp, allowing them to With no way to advance or retreat, the lightly wounded, sick and military slaves in the camp came out with weapons in hand and killed all the enemies between the wooden fence and the trench.

Rabinus himself also paid the price for his haste and recklessness. He changed horses, but still could not contain his defeat. Thanks to the reserve force of Lelias's chief army of the first legion, he was able to Blocked the counterattack of Lepidah's Sixth Army.

At this time, the sky had reached noon, and the scorching sun was rising. The men and horses on both sides were sweating profusely and exhausted, so they each set up rearguard teams and slowly retreated in the opposite direction.

After returning to the camp, Lepidus immediately rewarded Hybrida with ten talents and punished and flogged some centurions who had cowered in the battle just now. However, he was still very satisfied in his heart. This battle gave Labienus The heavy damage made his quick attack plan go bankrupt.

On the next day, fresh troops from around continued to approach his side. Now Lepidus had no worries at all. He ordered all the cities that had surrendered to defend themselves firmly and not to give Pompey's party members an opportunity. Then he sent all the elite cavalry to They gathered together and galloped around the water source outside the camp, demonstrating to Rabinus, "My strength is getting stronger and stronger."

This is indeed the case. Labinus' scouts reported that Lepidus began to expand and reinforce the camp, and more and more ships, cavalry, archers and equipment entered. "We must withdraw to Zeta in time, otherwise Lepidus will seize the opportunity and eat us in turn." Finally, after the battlefield situation changed, Labinus decided to retreat.

After Labinus escaped, Condicius and Scipio in Leptis could no longer stay, because the hatred in the eyes of the city residents towards them was increasing day by day. If the stalemate continued, riots would happen sooner or later. On the full moon of October, Scipio took all his beloved wild animals and retreated to Zeta under the escort of Condicius' cavalry.

Five days later, Lepidus' army recovered Leptis and the entire Libyan coast was in its hands.

The cavalry commander was very excited. Theoretically, there was still a full month before the winter camp. Moreover, the weather in Africa made it possible not to hold the winter camp. The enterprising Lepidus immediately asked Sabo to draw up a package plan to attack Zeta. Now he just waited for the delivery of logistical supplies.

Soon, grain from Cyrene and Egypt arrived in time, and the coastal cities also provided a lot of food and fodder. There were also furnaces and a large number of craftsmen who entered the camp to cast lead balls and stone bullets and forge new and sufficient weapons. This made Lepidus, who had to patrol every day, very satisfied. He just waited for the food and fodder from Sardinia and Rome to be delivered. As long as these supplies were in place, he could smoothly carry out the next step of the war.