Chapter 28 Fire Escape (Part 1)
"Her body was beautiful everywhere, so why list them all? I held her in my arms and pressed her breasts against each other. Who doesn't know the rest?" - Ancient Roman poet Ovid
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"I will lead the veteran centurions to the rear!" The two reserve centurions stood up, ready to perform their duties, replace the troops in front and fight to the end, stopping the Pontic offensive and buying time for the main force to retreat, Highbury Tatsu mentioned the sword fight.
Someone held Hebrida's shoulder, it was the old guy Arminius, "Let me go, don't forget to send my military salary home." After saying that, the immortal veteran took a long breath and said, He put on his helmet, put down his cheek armor, turned his head and waved to Calabis, "Veterans will die on the battlefield anyway. You and Hebrida are not that old yet - take all the team flags away." , don’t fall into the hands of that little girl from Pontus.”
Finally, the two reserve centurions passed through the gap between the frontline soldiers. The relay was completed amidst the sound of whistles and bugles. Then the rest of the Roman soldiers turned around collectively, abandoned their heavy equipment, and rushed towards Pope's trench formation. go.
The retreating Roman cavalry took the lead and quickly passed through the narrow vertical embankment between the trenches. The entire car formation was filled with smoke and dust. The Bosporus's servant soldiers could not stop their pace at all. No matter how much Pope scolded and encouraged, he did not look back and went ahead. After escaping from the acropolis, he ran along the long bridge to Ponti Carbion. Many people were trampled to death. Pope had to ask his military slaves to throw the bodies of these people into the trench to clear the way for the following troops. the way.
Calabis followed Ella's horse and galloped all the way to the vertical embankment, then jumped down directly, took the eagle flag from the flag officer next to him, stood up straight, held the eagle flag high, pointed out the passage to the soldiers who were coming, and calmed the morale of the soldiers. With the special envoy saying this, the hundreds of troops who were running around calmed down, lined up their ranks, and followed their respective team flags in an orderly manner to enter the vehicle formation and continue to hold on to their second-line combat positions.
It wasn't until the last soldier ran in that Calabis personally held the eagle flag and walked across the vertical embankment. Helen Putina and three other Amazon female warriors followed behind, while Arminius was attacked from three sides. The shouts of the two centurions he led as they fought in the quarry were slowly blown away by the wind.
The fierce sea wind roared, and the sun hung above the head. It was already noon. Many Roman soldiers in the car formation were licking their cracked lips. They did not abandon their weapons and artillery, preparing to wait for the second wave of Pontus. attack.
"Father, the most important thing for us to do at this time is not to storm the Romans' second line of defense. That line of defense, which is surrounded by trenches and vehicles, will not be captured for a while. Please listen to what I have just said. Strategy." In the camp, several Pontian officers who came to report the battle situation on the front line and waited for the next order stood on the spot, while Adiana insisted fiercely, "If you can adopt my strategy, then the results will be great. It will go far beyond annihilating the two Centuries of Rome, and will definitely be able to recreate the glory of annihilating the Eighth Army and capturing the Eagle Banner three years ago."
"Good girl, we have won the first battle. Isn't the next step to break down the weak grass-like fortifications built by the Romans? The Roman soldiers are all there, why do they want to stay far away?" Mithridates was in a good mood. He clasped his hands in front of his chest and made a thumbs up.
Next to her, Stratonis possessed her and joked: "Perhaps in today's battle, your Majesty's Bronze Shield Legion made a great show, making Her Royal Highness feel a little lonely?" These words made Mithridates and others standing in the camp The Bronze Shield soldiers inside all laughed.
Adiana was a little angry, "If I hadn't asked Archelaus to ambush the New Model Army in the highland forest before, today's battle would have been brutally surrounded and annihilated. It was your Bronze Shield Army, father - this army that carries this burden. The army with the reputation of being an elite is really not worthy of its name, with backward training and backward tactics. The soldiers have no adaptability on the battlefield. The governors and non-commissioned officers are all clumsy and conservative guys. After repeated defeats, they do not think about how to improve. Instead, he continued to commit suicide with a rigid mindset even more stupidly, so..." Before Adiana could finish speaking, the soldiers or officers of the Bronze Shield Army rolled up their sleeves and started shouting to express their dissatisfaction with the princess. Stratonis stood up and smiled mysteriously at the princess.
"Enough, you have said enough, my good daughter." Mithridates stopped the noise in the camp, and then tapped his daughter with his finger as a warning.
But Adiana was very uncool, as if she had opened a chat box, and said with a thunderbolt: "Father, didn't it depend on my strategy three years ago that you deceived the Romans and won the eagle of their eighth legion?" Flag? Previously in Colchis, when there were only a few thousand slaves left around you, it was the new model army I trained with Pompeian deserters that defeated the Achaeans and allowed you to enter Colchis safely. Keith, and crossed the Cimmerian Strait and came here. Believe me, the arrogance, stupidity and greed of the Bronze Shield Army have already made the entire army resentful. Menander and your beloved concubine's two brothers are among them. , you will only brag about yourself, you should not have wasted your wealth on this useless army long ago, you should"
"How can I not teach you a lesson!" Mithridates shouted angrily, interrupting his daughter's angry words, "Speaking of Achaea, wasn't it you who executed their king Agassiz? This This is embarrassing and difficult for me to deal with. My good girl, Adiana, you must always remember that you are just my daughter and the princess of Pontus. Your value and significance is to marry someone who can help my career. I want to go to the kingdom instead of caring about spears and horses, and I don’t want you to be tainted with conspiracy and poison, which will only harm you in the end, good girl.”
"But! In all the countries surrounded by the ocean, there is no husband worthy of my wisdom."
"Then you have to find someone who is not as good as you. God gave you a unique surname, and did not ask you to do stupid things that surpass others. In the future, even if you and a handsome male slave are in a dark palace, relying on alcoholism and desolation to support yourself, Ending your life is also a blessing - do you think that your father's journey through killing and poisoning is a happy thing? Stop having stupid ideas, good girl!" Mithridates finished speaking. After struggling to prop up his fat body on the seat, Stratonis hurriedly supported him. The Pontus emperor then pointed twice at several officers on standby, signaling that Menander, their commander of the Bronze Shield Army, had front-line arrangements. Quan, and then looked at her daughter with some regret, and said softly, "Good girl, I will consider your strategy." Then he limped to the back camp to rest.
"Your reaction today is really off the mark, Adiana." When the princess walked to a tent, Stratonis stepped out from a corner and stood behind Adiana, Much ridicule.