Chapter 269 Aulus’s Decision
Temagis looked around at the calmed down tribal leaders and said with emphasis: "What we need to do now is to take the soldiers to the stronghold of Segestika, let them get a good rest, regain their morale, and then cooperate The armies of several other large tribes will attack the territory of the Nyx people and completely destroy them. At that time, I will want to see if this damn Nyx army still has the courage to shout at us! "
Temagis's words convinced the tribal leaders of Daixitiatai, and some of the Segostika tribal leaders who had become homeless dogs would not object, because they could not wait to leave this place that made them heart palpitate as soon as possible.
Seeing that the Pannoni army on the other side of the river had stopped their confrontation and started marching westward along the river, Nicks' officers were dumbfounded and asked Peckett eagerly: "What should the army commander do? The enemy did not take the bait, they ran away." !… Let’s chase them across the river and continue fighting them!…”
"Shut the f**k up!" Pecot roared, making the surrounding area quiet.
His men were anxious, and he was even more anxious: according to his previous plan, he had launched a surprise attack while the enemy was crossing the river. If the enemy who stayed on the north bank of the river responded hastily, they would inevitably be at a disadvantage, and the enemy who had already crossed the river would return to support them. , then another part of the soldiers of the Fourth Army led by Aulus will rush to the south bank as soon as possible and launch a surprise attack on the enemies stranded on the south bank. In this way, the enemy will be attacked from both sides and trapped in the river. Even if they can finally escape, they will have to pay a heavy price. Huge casualties...
But what he didn't expect was that once the raid was launched, the situation would be out of his control. The enemies on the north bank were too weak and quickly collapsed without waiting for reinforcements from the enemies on the south bank. As a result, the plan was only half successful, which was troublesome! …
"Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Hurry up and light two fires, they will make a lot of smoke!" Pecot urged his men loudly.
Seeing two plumes of smoke rising into the sky, Pecot just hoped that Aulus would see it immediately and retreat quickly to avoid any losses.
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"Legion commander, look!" his men pointed at the two smoke pillars rising in the sky ahead and reminded Aulus loudly.
"I saw it." Aulus looked solemn. He and Pecot had made an agreement in advance: if the plan goes well, they will light a fire, and he will lead his army to attack the enemy; if the plan does not go well, he will light a fire. Two fires, and he would immediately return with his army and defend Westney with all his strength.
Although Aulus did not dare to send exploration horses to investigate the situation due to the strong Pannonian cavalry, in the early morning he sent out all the ships parked in the port of the Westeni River to the lower reaches of the Kupa River, and at regular intervals The farthest ship was moored next to the dismantled pontoon. It was possible to roughly observe the fighting situation between the two sides and then send messages back... Therefore, Aulus led the army precisely because he knew that Pecot had begun the raid. After leaving Westney, it was precisely because he contacted the crew on the river and learned that Pecot's team had the upper hand that he asked the team to speed up their march...
But now two plumes of smoke told him: The plan failed? !
He thought for a moment and immediately realized: It was very likely that the main force of the Pannonian army that had crossed the river did not return to rescue, which meant that if he led the army to continue moving forward, he might encounter a head-on collision with a far superior force. His Pannonian army, without the geographical advantage and the restraint of Pequot, would undoubtedly die if they faced an enemy who was far more numerous than themselves.
Faced with the worsening battle situation, Aulus took a deep breath and resolutely issued an order: "Speed up the march! Get to the Segostika stockade ahead of the enemy!"
He paused for a moment and then ordered: "Notify the nearby crew and let them find Pequot as soon as possible! Tell him that Chief Maximus has sent a messenger and the army led by him will arrive soon. Let us Try your best to contain the enemy. Before the main force arrives, we must not let this enemy escape back to the territory of Segostika or escape into the village in front! "
"yes!"
This is why Aulus took the risk and continued on with his team.
In fact, Maximus sent a messenger yesterday, agreeing with the battle plan they were going to implement, but reminding them to be cautious and not to alert the enemy.
Today, after Aulus led the team to set off, Maximus once again sent a messenger to find him. The messenger turned out to be the cavalry captain Hagux. The order he gave was just now, which was enough to show Maximus's determination to annihilate the enemy.
When Aulus led the army on a rapid march, there was a small group of Pannoni's cavalry in front of them, but they did not step forward to stop them. Instead, they retreated and watched, and at the same time sent people back to report.
But when Aulus's team bypassed Amrotas's stronghold, the Pannoni coalition could not see anyone.
Aulus quickly arranged 2,000 soldiers into a tight square formation a hundred meters away from the east gate of the stockade to block the road leading to the stockade.
After forming the formation, Aulus also encouraged loudly: "Brothers, didn't you complain before that you didn't have the opportunity to make meritorious deeds! Now the opportunity to make meritorious deeds is here! As long as we try our best to block the enemy troops coming from the front and prevent them from entering the rear It won't take long for the leader to arrive at the village with his army and annihilate them all! By then, each of you will be promoted and rewarded! Tell me, do you have the confidence to complete the mission? !”
"Have confidence!!!" the soldiers shouted in unison, the sound shook the sky. Although they were tired, they all had high fighting spirit.
Aulus looked at their excited faces, his nervousness slightly relieved. He felt relieved that he had the soldiers put on armor as much as possible before setting off. Although most of them were still leather helmets, they could provide more protection to the soldiers during the formation battle, so that the phalanx could Hold on longer.
This Roman legionary veteran relied on his instinct for battle and his persistence in traditional habits to make a difference at this critical moment.
Then Aulus said as gently as possible: "Everyone can sit down first, seize the time, and recover your strength! Slowly wait for the enemy to give us credit!"
The soldiers burst into laughter, and they all sat on the ground amid a crash of armor.
Temagis led the team to march slowly. On the one hand, he was dragged down by the defeated army of Segestica, which had extremely low morale. On the other hand, he had to be on guard to prevent the enemy from crossing the river to surprise him again. .
When he learned that another enemy force of about 2,000 men was approaching him from the front, Temagis' first thought was: The decision I just made was right, otherwise I would be in trouble now.
The second thought is: The enemy came just in time, I just need a victory to boost my morale!
It didn't take long for him to see a "thick wall" across the road ahead. The enemy seemed to be blocking his way, but he could avoid it as long as he led his army into the field on the left and made a big circle. Intercept and enter the village of Segostika.
But Temagis will never do this. He has not rescued friendly troops before. If he avoids fighting again this time, what will the Segestika people think? The warriors of his own tribe will also be disappointed...
These cunning Knicks relied on sneak attacks to win once, and they thought they could win again with less and more! This is simply a dream! ... Temagis looked at the square formation in front of him, waiting quietly for the enemy troops. He felt inexplicably angry, but he still remained rational. When the team continued to move forward to a distance of 300 meters, he gave the order: Stop go ahead!
Then he asked 500 cavalry to line up in front, and at the same time, he asked the leaders of the Daixi Tiatai tribes to form their warriors into long and dense formations of different sizes, with about 5,000 warriors facing the front. The enemy formed a formation, and more than 2,000 soldiers turned to the rear to prepare for the enemy group on the north bank.
In the middle of the two large infantry arrays were nearly 3,000 warriors of Segedischi Segestica. This defeated army was temporarily commanded by Cassinos, the son of Kabdus, and Temagis had no intention of letting him go. This friendly force is fighting, but Cassinos is asked to restrain his team and not cause trouble for him.
It took some time just to form the formation, but Temagis thought it was worth it. Since the opponent was inviting a fight openly, he would also defeat the opponent openly to show his reputation as the great leader of Desitia Tai. Speaking of which, this was still It was his first time to engage in a field battle with this mysterious army that defeated Andres. The last time he had stormed the well-defended camp of the Nyx people, and he had just been attacked while crossing the river. He felt unspeakably aggrieved.
"Terles, it's time to attack!" Temagis shouted to his own brother, who was leading the cavalry.
"The cavalry attacks me!" Terles swung the long sword forward with force in his right hand, shook the reins fiercely with his left hand, and the horse immediately took four hooves and ran forward.
The other cavalry followed closely behind. At first they were just jogging, but their speed gradually increased. After entering within a hundred meters, the horses galloped with their manes flying, and the entire cavalry team was pulled into a line several meters long. In a ten-meter column, all the cavalry, led by Telles, roared loudly, waved their swords, and rushed towards the left wing of the Nix phalanx, threatening to stop until they broke through it. momentum.
The recruits of the Fourth Army of the Knicks had never seen such a battle before. Listening to the heart-trembling sound of horse hooves like a rapid drum, and watching the powerful power contained in the four-legged beast that was taller than a man as it ran rapidly, I couldn't help but think: If I were hit head-on, my bones would be broken!
If it weren't for the hatred of the Pannonians and the desire to advance through meritorious service that kept their fighting spirit alive, they might have all turned around and ran away at this moment, but even if they were still standing, their hands and legs were still trembling with fear.
