Three Kingdoms Eschatology

Hannibal had no choice but to abandon his plan and no longer divide his troops to stay in the empty cities that he had reoccupied.He bit his head and led his troops all the way eastward to kill the city of Nicosia in the hinterland of Sicily.Now he can only hope that the luck of the other two troops will be better, or that he can capture the main force of the third army and capture a little grain after the decisive battle.

The city of Nicosia finally appeared in front of Hannibal's army, located in a semi-circular basin on the edge of the northeastern mountains of Sicily.The northwest, northeast, and southeast of Nicosia are surrounded by mountains, and only in the southwest is an opening about [-] miles wide that connects with the central plain of Sicily.

Hannibal stopped the army at the opening of the basin, and then sent dozens of scouts into the valley to investigate.The scenes encountered along the way and the terrain of Nicosia made him feel uneasy.He judged that the enemy army might have set up an ambush in the basin, and as long as he entered the basin, the enemy army would block the opening of the basin to the outside world.

But unexpectedly, these scouts reported to him after returning from the scouts that there was no abnormal phenomenon in the basin plain and the surrounding forests, and there were no signs of large-scale crowds appearing in the forests in the recent period.It's just that there are a few enemy soldiers and horses patrolling the top of Nicosia Castle.Hannibal still couldn't believe it was that simple.He sent more, hundreds of scouts to investigate, and ordered them to expand the scope of reconnaissance several times.

In the end, Hannibal got the same result as before.Only then did he feel relieved, but he still saved his hand and ordered people to set up a camp at the opening of the basin, with two thousand troops stationed there.Mossolis volunteered to lead the army here, but Hannibal ordered another general to be in charge of the camp after hesitant for a while, and Mossolis was still kept by his side.

After finishing all these arrangements, Hannibal entered the basin with the rest of the brigade and headed straight for the city of Nicosia.This is the first time since his march this time that he has attacked a city guarded by enemy soldiers and horses.Someone means there is food, and going to the other party seems to be planning to stick to the lonely city for a long time, which shows that there is still a lot of food.This gave Hannibal a kind of excitement as if he had survived a desperate situation.He shouted loudly to cheer up the rebel soldiers: "Brothers, there is not only food in the city, but also wine and meat. As long as we can enter the city as soon as possible, everyone can eat and drink to their heart's content!"

The rebel army has been running out of supplies in recent days. It is good for people to get ordinary coarse grains that can fill their stomachs. There is no such thing as eating meat and drinking.They heard Hannibal say this, and their spirits lifted.

When seven or eight thousand troops surrounded the castle of Nicosia like an iron barrel, the defenders at the top of the city disappeared. In fact, they were all lying behind the walls of the battlements, ready to defend the city.The defender of Nicosia is Dianqing, and the actual defenders only have 2000 soldiers and horses.However, these two thousand are the elite left by Feng Yu to Dianqing, and most of the veterans drawn from Liang Jun to serve as instructors are included in these [-] people.

Dian Qing confidently assured Feng Yu that even if [-] rebels came to besiege Nicosia, the city would not be lost within half a month.And Feng Yu's request to him is only to guarantee to keep Nicosia for ten days.

Hannibal looked at the closed city gate and the eagle flag still flying on the city wall, knowing that the Roman army had not actually withdrawn.He didn't let his soldiers camp near the castle, so he couldn't wait to order: "Send an order to attack Nicosia! We must take this castle in the shortest possible time!"

But Mosolis advised from the side: "General, this city of Nicosia has a tall and strong wall, and we don't know how many soldiers and horses there are in the city. Why don't we wait until we have set up camp and built siege equipment before Take this city in one go. If we attack rashly, the number of casualties of our soldiers will be unpredictable."

Hannibal snorted coldly: "When we are all ready, I don't know how many days have passed. No one knows what will happen at that time. What's more, we are in urgent need of food. If we can break through this city one day earlier, we will These foods can be obtained earlier and more.”

Mosolis quickly responded: "What the general said is that the subordinates lack these considerations."

Immediately, the horns of the rebel army sounded one after another, mixing together in the basin.Soldiers came from all directions, carrying a simple ladder, and rushed towards Nicosia Castle in a row.Most of the time in the past, they used this simple siege tool to capture castles on Sicily.Often when two or three hundred of them climbed to the top of the city, the Roman defenders in the city would break up and flee.But now, the Roman army they faced was not the Roman army they had encountered in the past.

Wooden ladders were built on the top of the city of Nicosia, and the rebel soldiers climbed up the walls like ants along the wooden ladders.When they just exposed their heads and chests at the battlements, the defenders' spears and sharp knives stabbed them mercilessly.Corpses with pierced heads or chests fell one by one.

Some rebel soldiers were lucky enough to climb to the top of the city, but found that there were still some defenders squatting along the inner edge of the city wall, holding the kind of chilling individual ballista in their hands.The short-range direct fire within seven or eight feet is almost full of "guns".The rebel soldiers who had just jumped over the wall collapsed on the top of the wall with their bodies pierced by crossbow guns.

In addition to the casualties on the top of the city wall, some of the rebel crowd attacking under the city wall were also shot and killed by cold arrows that hit from time to time.Those were Feng Yujun's seven or eight longbowmen, who were hiding in the arrow tower of the city wall or some other commanding heights.

The attack lasted for nearly an hour, and the corpses of rebel soldiers on and off the city walls became more and more numerous.Even a commander who supervised the battle with only three or four battles in front of Hannibal was sniped and killed by the opponent's longbowmen.

Hannibal saw with his own eyes the body with the arrow in it falling from the horse.His face gradually changed from anxious ruddy to disheartened iron blue.The general of the rebel army reminded: "General, our casualties will be a bottomless pit if this continues."

Chapter 1066 Waste One

Hannibal himself knew that if the attack continued like this, it would be impossible for the two or three hundred soldiers under his command to step up to the top of the city no matter how long it took.Moreover, even if two or 300 people can successfully ascend to the top of the city, the Roman army in the city may not necessarily break up and abandon the defense.So, it's not only a matter of huge casualties, but it's not going to result in a lot of casualties.

In the end, Hannibal had no choice but to order: "Send the order to suspend the attack. Set up camp first and build enough siege equipment before attacking."

Mosolis on the side also echoed: "The general made timely decisions. I know there is a fable in the East that the woodcutter sharpening his knife can't waste his time chopping wood. We spend some time building enough siege equipment, and we will definitely be able to do so." Conquer this city in one fell swoop."

When Hannibal heard what Mossolis said, he remembered that there was such a person by his side, and hurriedly said: "Mosolis, I kept you by my side just to let you give me an idea and be a consultant. What good way do you have to capture this city now?"

Mosulis murmured, "There is no tricky way to do this. Originally, we could use the method of sieging the city to consume them slowly. But now we are also rushing for time, and the time is running out, and the food in the city is also depleted." It will be eaten up by them. So we can only patiently build siege equipment, and finally capture it in one go."

Hannibal turned his head away, ignoring him.But he cursed secretly in his heart, what Mossolis said was useless nonsense.If I knew this person would use it alone but didn't dare to use it, but if I kept it by my side but couldn't come up with any useful ideas, he was a complete waste.It would be better to kill him for the crime of dereliction of duty at that time.At least one person's rations can be saved.

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While Hannibal's central army was besieging Nicosia, the rebel right army was advancing rapidly along the northern coast to the Strait of Messina.At this time, they had entered the narrow passage with a cliff on one side and the sea on the other, with an average width of only four or five miles.Passing through this channel, you can reach the beach with a pontoon bridge in another fifty li.

However, the soldiers at the front of the marching line saw the scouting horse galloping back, who were supposed to be exploring the road ahead, and shouted loudly from a distance: "It's not good, the road ahead is blocked. A large number of enemy soldiers and horses appeared in front of us?"

Hearing this, the leading general groaned secretly in his heart, and he hastily ordered: "The whole army stops advancing!", and then he wanted to lead the way with his horse, and went to investigate the situation himself.He traveled less than three miles, and sure enough, a large number of soldiers and horses appeared at the end of the front.These soldiers and horses extend from the root of the cliff to the sea, and there are as many as five or six rows.In addition to the layers of shield walls, there are horse antlers.Sealed several miles of passages tightly,

The leading general had followed Spartacus to fight Feng Yujun in Messina, and he knew that the opponent was powerful.He didn't have much time to think about it before he ordered: "The order, the front army becomes the rear army, the rear army becomes the front army, the whole army withdraws! Quickly retreat!"

Amidst the clamor of passwords, the nearly ten thousand army finally turned around and fled westward along the same route.But they had only walked twenty miles, only to find that thousands of soldiers and horses appeared in the back road, with layers of shield walls and horse-repelling antlers.In this way, nearly ten thousand rebels were blocked on the narrow passage between the cliff and the sea.

The leading general said desperately and angrily: "There must be a traitor among our high-ranking generals! Otherwise, how would the enemy know that we are going to march from this route? We need to deploy at least five or six days in advance to succeed!"

However, it was too late to say anything now, and several Roman cavalrymen holding white flags had come on horseback, shouting to persuade them to surrender at a distance of dozens of battles.But before they could shout a few words, they were forced back by the random arrows from the scorpion crossbow.

The rebels bite the bullet and launch a breakout attempt.The result was as the general expected, except for heavy losses and no progress.

The rebel soldiers held shields, spears, short swords and various weapons.In the howling and shouting in unison, they rushed to Feng Yujun's defense line like a torrent.When the two sides were only [-] battles away, Feng Yujun responded to them with intensive crossbow shots, and the javelins of the rebels also threw them like a torrential rain.

Rows of rebel soldiers were pierced through their bodies by crossbow guns and fell in a pool of blood.The effective throwing range of the javelin is twenty battles, so most of the javelins fell to the ground before reaching Feng Yujun's defense line.The javelin that barely reached the position also became the end of the crossbow. It hit the shield, poked a hole in the shield, and was dropped to the ground by the bullet.

When the "tide crest" of the torrent of rebels rushed near the line of defense with dense crossbow guns, there were not many people left.When they tried to cross the Juma, they were shot through the body by crossbow spears at close range.Only a few people reached the front of the shield wall, but were quickly stabbed to the ground by daggers piercing out from behind the shield wall.

In a short time, Feng Yujun's corpses were piled up in front of the defense line.The rebel army suddenly became sluggish, and everyone began to be afraid to move forward.The morale that had just been boosted by the generals above with "painting big cakes" before they set off has been rapidly drained.

The general who led the troops also knew in his heart that it was difficult for him to command and drive these soldiers to charge desperately at this time, even if they could do it, they would not be able to break through the opponent's defense line except for sacrificing in vain.He had to give the order to stop the attack.

At this moment, the soldiers around him stammered and reminded: "Legion Commander, it's not good. Behind us, the Roman army that intercepted us is pressing up again." Less than sixty battles later, a large number of Roman soldiers, holding layers of shields, carrying horse antlers, chanting, marched forward in unison.

However, when they were only fifty battles away from the rebels, they put down the horse-repelling antlers and lined them up to form a static line of defense again.The rebels were trapped in a tighter area.

Behind the shield wall, Feng Yu, who was surrounded by his own soldiers and generals, was located in it.He ordered in a cold voice: "Pass on my military order, continue shouting to persuade you to surrender, this time you don't have to shout at the front of the battle, just shout at the back of the line of defense!"

After a while, dozens of Feng Yujun soldiers each held a tin trumpet and shouted to the outside: "Soldiers of the rebel army, you have no way out now. You have only two choices, one is to become all of you in this seaside wilderness." The second is to surrender to our army. Our general said that he will keep you alive and not be abused. The most important thing is that he will give you a chance to be a free citizen. Please now Make a choice for yourself!"

The voice of persuading to surrender was repeated more than a dozen times, but the rebel side became silent, and almost everyone was listening carefully to these words of persuading to surrender.

Chapter 1067

Under the cliff, on the coast, the width is only less than two miles, and the length is no more than six or seven miles.Nearly ten thousand soldiers and horses of the rebel army crowded into a group.The soldiers in the front whispered Feng Yujun's persuasion to surrender to the people behind them, spreading it to ten and ten, and soon everyone knew that Feng Yujun was willing to give them a way out, and even had the possibility of regaining their freedom.

The general who led the army knew that it was not good, and tried his best to prevent the morale of the army from wavering. First, he ordered the soldiers not to whisper to each other.However, there was no effect. Immediately afterwards, the rebel soldiers at the front began to throw their swords, guns and shields on the ground, and raised their hands high.

The leading general yelled angrily: "You are so stupid, the enemy army just tricked you into putting down your weapons, and they will come to kill you right away. Pick up your weapons quickly!"

However, what he said did not happen, and Feng Yujun had no intention of doing anything.Those rebel fighters who dropped their weapons did not pick them up either.The leading general shouted again: "Where is the supervisory team? Those who defect and defect to the enemy will be killed without mercy!"

But no one responded to his military order, and his supervisor team has disappeared.One of his soldiers said: "General, according to the current situation, if we don't surrender, then we really have only one way to die..."

Before the soldier finished speaking, he shouted: "Fear of death, die in battle, die in battle, give up freedom or give me death!" Before he finished speaking, the spear in his hand pierced out, hitting the soldier's chest .

The latter screamed and immediately fell down in a pool of blood.Another centurion-level soldier grabbed his spear and shouted, "You are crazy! How dare you kill your own brother!" It turned out that this general and several of his soldiers were as close as slaves. brother.

Another soldier also shouted with red eyes: "Xiao Si persuades you with a word, and you kill him. He doesn't even have the freedom to speak, why not be free or die?"

The rebel general still screamed out of control: "You are not allowed to surrender! Have you forgotten your oath? Are you willing to believe the lies of the Roman army and be enslaved again in order to save your life? lay down your weapon…"

Before he finished speaking, he found a sharp spear protruding from his chest, and he fell to one side on the saddle, spitting blood.His personal soldier drew out his spear blade and murmured, "If we don't even have the freedom to choose, I'd rather you die, brother."

More than half an hour later, nearly ten thousand rebel soldiers and horses trapped on the coast all abandoned their weapons and surrendered.They were ordered by Feng Yujun to stand in line, and then they were escorted out one by one.At this time, many rebels felt uneasy again.They couldn't be sure whether the opponent's Roman army was playing some tricks, and they would kill them after they were completely restrained.

When a commander passed Feng Yu's army, he boldly shouted: "Your words don't count, what are you going to do with us?"

In Feng Yu's army, a general riding a tall horse, wearing a red shirt and chain mail replied: "Of course it counts. This is what I said. I will definitely find you a man who can live and be free." the way out."

"who are you?"

"I am Feng Hu, the administrator of Rome's No.30 Second Legion."

"Ah, you are Feng Hu!" When the rebel soldiers heard that it was Feng Hu himself, they all stopped to check.It wasn't until Feng Yujun's soldiers scolded and urged them that they continued to walk.These captives will be temporarily taken to the small island near the Strait of Messina to be imprisoned.

When the prisoners were almost transferred, Feng Yu said to the commanding soldiers beside him: "Order, we must quickly transfer to Nicosia and block the enemy army in the middle."

In the mountains and forests in the northeastern part of Sicily, birds soared into the sky from time to time, and all kinds of wild beasts ran wildly in the bushes. More than 2 Roman troops shuttled through the mountains and forests.Among the more than 2 people, nearly half are soldiers and horses of Feng Yu's headquarters, and the other half are the original Roman security guards or armed civilians in Sicily.They were traversing the northeastern mountains of Sicily by a hidden path.

Although the mountain road was difficult, more than a dozen pro-Roman armed forces entrenched in the mountain area prepared food and temporary camps for Feng Yujun in advance on the road near their settlements, and even repaired the road for Feng Yujun.So the speed of the [-] army is not too slow.

In just three days, they went north from the edge of the northeast mountainous area, out of the mountainous area, and then Feng Yu turned southeast as planned, where the exit of the Nicosia Basin is located.

When Feng Yu was riding his horse, he saw a horse coming from a distance. It was his guard's messenger. "Report! General Qi, the forward scouts discovered that there is an enemy camp in the opening of the Nicosia Basin."

This situation was beyond Feng Yu's expectation. He gave an ooh and ordered: "Send scouts to investigate and find out how many people they have stationed in that camp. Also, be careful not to startle the enemy. Be careful!" Then, he ordered the army to stop for a while to rest.

Within two hours, another message came from the scouts ahead, saying that depending on the size of the camp, there were at most two to three thousand soldiers stationed inside.Feng Yu secretly calculated in his heart that with two to 3000 troops, as long as he launches an attack with all his strength, no matter how strong the camp is, the battle can be resolved in a few hours.But the problem is that these few hours are enough time for the rebels in the Nicosia Basin to become alert and flee.In this way, one's own plan cannot be successfully implemented.

Feng Yu thought about it, and now there is only one way, he whispered a few words to the guards beside him.

Below the city of Nicosia, the camp of Hannibal's army was brightly lit, and some rebel soldiers who were artisans and slaves were still making various siege equipment.In one of the tents near the edge of the camp, Mosolis was walking back and forth restlessly.The few "confidantes" next to him sat in the corner of the big tent with their eyes closed and rested, as stable as Mount Tai.

At this time, one of them suddenly opened his eyes, shot two deep gazes, and said, "Did you hear the sound?" Monk Zhanger Mosolis asked in confusion, "What? What sound? There is no sound at all?"

The rest of the people also opened their eyes, and they listened carefully again. One of the people from Guishuang said: "Yes, they are our people. We need to send someone out to make contact. Let me go!" After he finished speaking, he got up Out of the tent.

Mosolis said inexplicably, "What voice? Who is it? Why didn't I hear it." But those who were still sitting in the tent ignored him.In the dense forest outside the camp, a rhythmic bird call was still ringing over and over again.

Chapter 1068

In the big tent, Mosolis became even more uneasy.He had a premonition that something bad was going to happen to him.Sure enough, not long after, the "soldier" who had gone out returned to his tent and said to Mossolis: "Your Excellency, there is an order from above to let you do something."

Mosolis asked alertly, "What's the matter?"

The other party responded indifferently: "Pretend to be the new commander sent by Hannibal, deceive the barracks outside, and take over the command there!"

Mossolis smiled wryly and said: "Brother, this is not easy. You may not know that although these slaves are a rabble, Hannibal has a natural military talent. The order process and rules in the army he personally designed are almost Invulnerable. How do you want me to take over a military camp with just one face without any letters? It might be possible to change it to Spartacus, but I am not Spartacus. You have also seen Now, Hannibal doesn't trust me...Take a step back, even if I succeed in taking over, people will soon find out, and then not only me, but you will also die with me without a burial."

Another person said in a cold voice: "You don't have to worry about this, we will naturally get the letter seal for you. You just need to come forward and take over the barracks outside. After taking over, you will follow our orders and keep you safe."

Mosolis thought in his mind that he must agree if he does not agree to take this risk now, otherwise the consequences will be unpredictable.He had no choice but to say: "Okay, wait until you get the letter seal. Naturally, I will go and steal the big camp at the opening."

As soon as he finished speaking, except for one person who stayed in the tent, the rest of them had already left the tent.After just over half an hour, these people quietly returned, and one of them handed a golden token to Mossolis.

Mosolis said in surprise: "How did you get this highest-level token? This token is usually kept by Mosolis himself, at least it is only possible for his bodyguards to have it."

It turned out that Hannibal divided tokens into four levels. Not only were the levels of tokens used by officials at different levels different, but the military orders transmitted were also divided into four levels according to the content of the military orders. The military orders of each level required corresponding orders. Cards can be high but not low.For example, the military order to transfer the command of two thousand soldiers or to mobilize two thousand soldiers belongs to the silver medal level.Naturally, the gold token can be mobilized even more.

Only then did Mossolis realize that there seemed to be blood on the golden token, and exclaimed in a low voice, "Ah! Did you assassinate Hannibal?"

The other party said noncommittally: "Don't worry about it so much, you just need to complete your task."

Mossolis said quickly: "Okay, okay, I'll do it now, I'll do it now." He wiped the golden token clean with the corner of his clothes as he spoke, and then sneaked towards Stride outside.The few "confidants" arranged by Feng Yu for him also quietly followed behind him.

Although, as Mossolis said, he cannot be compared with Hannibal or Spartacus, his face is still no problem as a proof of passing the gate of the camp.They went out of the gate of the barracks very smoothly, and galloped towards the barracks at the opening of the basin ten miles away.

However, they were blocked when they entered the barracks at the exposure.The sentinel guarding the camp gate shouted to them to stop from a distance, and even though they recognized Mossolis when they got closer, they still did not take the initiative to move the horse and open the gate, but asked politely: "Yo, so it is General Mossolis, why are you running all the way to us in the middle of the night?"

Mosolis said with a fierce face: "Stop talking nonsense. I was personally appointed by the general. I have important military affairs and I have to explain to your commander! Open the gate of the camp quickly and let me wait in! Otherwise I missed a big deal, and I will hold you accountable."

When the sentries heard this, they didn't dare to be negligent, and seeing that Mosolis and the others only had a few horses in total, it was expected that letting them in would not be a big deal, so they hastily moved the rejecting horses away, and opened the gate wide.Mossolis and the others immediately whipped their horses and galloped into the camp.

The commander in charge of the entire battalion was still sleeping soundly, and the call from the guards came from outside the door: "Commander! Commander! Wake up, there is an emergency!"

Reluctantly woken up by his own soldiers, the commander asked sullenly, "It's not even dawn, why are you howling in the middle of the night?"

"Back to the commander. It is General Mosolis who has come, and he said that he came with the general's password to report something important." Hearing this, the commander just rolled over and fell off the bed.While getting dressed, he asked, "Why is he here so late? What military order can be so urgent?"

He said so, but he got dressed as fast as he could and walked outside.Mosolis and the others had already been waiting for him in the outer tent.As soon as he saw him come out, Mossolis said: "The general has an order to hand over the command of the entire army in this camp to me."

The commander couldn't help being taken aback when he heard this nonsensical sentence.But then I thought about the random changes on the battlefield. It is common for a temporary camp to suddenly change generals and suddenly change the command of an army.He stretched out his hand and said to Mossolis: "Since the general has a military order, of course I have to follow the order, but can General Mosolis show me the general's order."

Mosolis replied with a smile: "The matter is urgent, and the general has no time to write the warrant. He just asked me to convey it by password."

Hearing this, the commander gasped and said, "Why is it so urgent? Besides, even the password must be..." Before he could say anything, Mosolis took out the golden token from his pocket and said: " As for why the matter is so urgent, I can’t tell you yet, because it is a matter of confidentiality for the entire army. Although I did not have a warrant and only brought a message because of the urgency of the matter, I still have this golden token as proof.”

The commander no longer had any doubts until he arrived here, and quickly said: "General Mossolis, please wait a moment, I will let the soldiers gather all the generals in the battalion to come here to complete the handover ceremony of the command."

Mosolis nodded, and said at the same time: "Then please, Commander-in-Chief, as soon as possible. Again, the situation is urgent and there should be no delay."

Not long after, the generals and officers in the battalion were awakened from their sleep and gathered in the open space in front of the Chinese army's big tent.After the commander and Mosolis informed everyone about the relevant matters, the handover began.After the ceremony was over, Mossolis looked at the whitening sky in the east, and said, "Give me an order to set off now and enter the forest in the north."

The commander wondered, "What are we doing in the forest?" He didn't notice that Mosolis' brows were already wrinkled.

Chapter 1069

After being silent for a while, Mosolis sighed and said, "Originally, this is to be kept secret, and I will only tell you when I arrive at the destination. Seeing that you are so suspicious, then I will say it first. More than three hours ago, the general Hannibal received a top-secret message, saying that a Roman reinforcement of about 2000 men was coming from the jungle in the northeast. Hannibal planned to ambush them, but time was running out, so he had to draw troops from the basin and line up again. It's too late. So I can only mobilize the army near you. That's why I came to take over the command."

After finishing speaking, he didn't allow the other party to think about it, and said in a different tone: "We must act quickly, otherwise, if we delay this matter, you and I will not be able to afford it!"

There were no obvious loopholes in what Mossolis said before, and his last threatening words made the other party respond immediately: "Now the command power is in the hands of General Mossolis, and naturally everything is under your arrangement. Let's gather our troops and set off right now. It's just that there shouldn't be one camp left empty."

Mossolis rolled his eyes, pretended to think for a few seconds, and said, "It is enough to leave two centurions to guard the house. Anyway, there are no other enemy troops nearby except the Roman army that is about to come."

The horn of assembly sounded in the barracks immediately, and the team of more than [-] people assembled in the open space of the barracks in a short time, and then, except for the two centurions left behind, the rest of the troops drove out of the barracks one after another.

They had only been walking for half an hour, and a mass of black figures appeared around the camp, quietly approaching the camp.When they were discovered by the rebels in the camp, the entire camp was completely surrounded.More than [-] people in the camp screamed in panic, arrows and crossbows whizzed past their heads.

At first, the 200 people were scattered around the wall of the camp to defend, trying to block each other.But how could such a sparse defense line resist it.Feng Yujun's soldiers poured into the camp like a tide after knocking down or burning down more than a dozen village walls in undefended areas.In just a quarter of an hour, the entire camp was completely occupied by Feng Yujun.Two hundred rebel soldiers were either killed by crossbow shots or by the opponent's random swords, leaving no one alive.

Almost at the same time, the team led by Mossolis and the others was passing through a small forest.They were also attacked suddenly.The crossbow spears fired from the forest on both sides of the road knocked these rebel soldiers to the ground like harvesting straw.Before their original commander-in-chief understood what was going on, a crossbow spear pierced his head deeply from the temple.

Just a few seconds before the ambush was launched, Mosolis was dragged off his horse by those Feng Yu sent by his side, and dragged towards the bushes by the roadside.Only in this way did he avoid being shot into a sieve by the flying crossbow guns.

In less than a moment, the [-] rebel soldiers were left screaming and howling. During this process, Feng Yujun did not persuade him to surrender at all, which was obviously a dead hand.

Immediately afterwards, three or four thousand ragged soldiers in Roman uniforms swarmed out of the woods.Except for the [-] soldiers of Feng Yu's army armed with single-armed crossbows, the rest of them were not Feng Yu's direct troops, but the remaining soldiers or civilians of the original Roman army on Sicily.They hated the rebels deeply and had no mercy for each other. Even if individual rebel soldiers knelt down and begged for mercy, they were stabbed to death on the spot with a spear.

Soon the entire battlefield fell silent, and even the screams of the wounded soldiers disappeared without a trace.After busy recovering the crossbow guns from the corpses and the ground, Feng Yujun's soldiers, led by Dian Qing, rushed towards the opening of the Nicosia Basin.

There, Feng Yu's main force has completely occupied the camp of the rebel army and built a line of defense.His supply soldiers built two small camps on both sides of the camp, and dug trenches between the camps, built barriers, and built defense lines.