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Germanic Total War Final Battle 048 The most valuable prey ran away

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    Seeing the new cavalry troops, Vanius knew that if he wanted to ensure victory in the battle, he had to mobilize the Guards Corps.

    And when the flag of the new army appeared in Vanius's field of vision, Vanius knew that not only did he have to mobilize the Guards, but he also had to have a good fight with the enemy on the opposite side.

    At this distance, it is impossible to see clearly the markings on the opposite army flag with the naked eye.

    But with Vanius¡¯s cheating ability, he clearly saw the affiliation of the opponent¡¯s army¡ªthe Sixth ¡°Iron Wall¡± Legion, Legion Cavalry.

    This means that the Sixth Legion, which followed Caesar to fight in Greece, Egypt, Syria, and Pontus, was not hidden by Labienus, but was used by the other party as a surprise force to achieve the goals of his own army.  The effectiveness of launching a fatal blow at the most vulnerable place.

    Moreover, at this time, the opponent's cavalry troops attack the flank of his right-wing troops from the hillside, and they can definitely determine the outcome with one blow. In the entire front on Vanius' side, the most reliable one is Macmanni on the far left.  Field legions; followed by the Bills and the United Kings on the left of the central front; and then the British Allied Forces - the most unreliable ones are the northern Gallic tribal coalition on the right of the central front, and the newly organized auxiliary legions.  .

    As you can imagine, the legionary cavalry of the Sixth Legion rushed down from the hillside and attacked the auxiliary legion directly, causing the auxiliary legion, which was not united in the first place, to fall apart.

    After that, the cavalry of the Sixth Army and the infantry of the Fifty-fifth Army joined forces to outflank the northern Gallic tribal coalition forces - under the impact of the defeated troops and outflanking from many sides.  This one won't last long either.

    Next, with the entire right wing exposed to the Romans, the army of the United Kingdom was also in danger - the so-called avalanche effect, this is what happened.

    so.  To avoid this unfortunate situation, Vanius had to prevent an enemy charge on the flank.

    Without hesitation, Vanius ordered Acre to attack immediately and launch two or three waves of attacks on the newly emerged enemy cavalry, giving the Gauls ample time to prepare. Vanius now had the advantage on the left wing.  As long as the balance of power between the right wing and the center is maintained and the Macmanny Field Corps is in place, victory will be just around the corner.  There is absolutely no need to use his precious Guards Corps to risk their lives against the enemy.

    After Acre's light cavalry attacked with a full supply of javelins, light salt water and prepared horses, Vanius not only did not relax, but frowned even more tightly - after the legionary cavalry of the Sixth Legion, appeared  New mounted troops.

    But as soon as this mounted troop appeared on the hillside.  They all dismounted and formed a formation - therefore, this was an army that maneuvered on horseback and fought with dismount.

    Historically, when the Roman legions were marching, each soldier had to carry his own weapons and luggage.  and marched on foot.  In addition to officers at all levels, there is another group of people who can be exempted from this fatigue-retained veterans.

    ??Without exception, these people have served in the military all year round, survived a hundred battles, and successfully survived until the end of their service period before they can retire.  But for various reasons - for example, if I don't kill someone for a day, I feel uncomfortable all over, and for example, I feel that I am stupid if I don't get a high salary.  Another example is the veteran who is grateful for the kindness of the commander-in-chief and is willing to continue serving - and continues to serve in the army.

    Retain veterans even though they may be older and their physical strength is no longer at its peak.  But the combat experience is undoubtedly rich.  Moreover, there is no doubt about the personal combat skills of those who have survived so many years of fighting and continue to serve. Although they are not many in number and their physical strength is not as good as that of young people, they are the most terrifying group in the Roman legions.  warrior.

    These soldiers not only receive high salaries, enjoy certain privileges and are exempted from duty, but most importantly, they can ride horses when marching - this is not only an honor given to them by the commanders, but also to fully save their precious physical strength so that they can  Use your energy where it counts most.

    Seeing such a team appear, Vanius suddenly became nervous - according to his understanding based on the Rome Total War game, the so-called retained veteran troops are basically Roman legions with nine experiences - not only has higher morale, but also  The attack power and technical defense are much higher than the average Roman legion.

    If this group of veterans cooperates with the legionary cavalry of the Sixth Legion to attack together, although it seems that the enemy's infantry and cavalry only have about 2,000 people, the 4,000 light cavalry in Acre will probably be worse.

    With this in mind, Vanius immediately ordered the German men's gun troops and assault infantry to march to the right to fight against the sudden appearance of the Sixth Army - the assault infantry in front, the men's guns behind, and the assault infantry lowered their bodies during the battle.  As support and barrier, the men's gun troops are responsible for blocking and assassinating the enemy.

    In fact, thisThe movement was also very dangerous for Vannius - although the central front still seemed to be in a stalemate stage, no one knew when the Gauls would be defeated.

    If he keeps the German gun troops in his hands, when the Gauls are defeated, Vannius can block them with gun formations and force the Gauls to retreat from both sides - this way he still has a chance to maintain the front and regroup.  Allies, fight again.

    But now he has sent out all the gun troops and assault infantry, leaving only heavily armed elite axemen, selected archers and assault cavalry on hand.

    Those well-equipped and brave warriors are undoubtedly experts in charging into battle, but they are somewhat unsatisfactory when it comes to maintaining the front.  And the selected archers struggled to even fight hand-to-hand, let alone maintain the line.  As for the assault cavalry

    It¡¯s better to stop joking.

    After thinking about it, Vanius ordered the assault cavalry to go around from the left wing - when the Macmanian field legion was dispatched, they also launched a charge together, trying to spread the team's face as wide as possible, and strive to defeat the Romans in one go.

    And selected archers were also sent to the right wing - when necessary, these archers need to use arrows to block the infantry of the Sixth Army.

    Next, living up to Vannius¡¯s expectations, the entire Sixth Army also appeared on the hillside - and at this time, the cavalry of the Sixth Army were roaring and charging.

    After that, Acre's light cavalry passed by the flank, rushed towards the Roman cavalry amidst the screams of the Gauls, and at the same time threw the javelin fiercely.

    The Roman legionary cavalry who were attacked by javelins instinctively raised their shields to defend themselves against the javelin.  But the next moment, they discovered that the target of the Germanic javelin from the beginning was not them, but the war horses under their crotches.

    The formation of the German light cavalry was more dense than that of the Roman legionary cavalry, so the javelins were much denser.  Coupled with the Romans' instinct to raise their shields to defend themselves, the war horses were more exposed.

    So, accompanied by the wail of war horses, the first row of Roman cavalry was almost immediately reduced by one-third.

    Immediately afterwards, while the cavalry behind were avoiding their horses and companions, the second wave of javelins had been thrown.

    After throwing two javelins, before the Roman cavalry on the opposite side could react, the German light cavalry had already reined in their horses, turned around and ran away with the whistles.

    The Roman legionary cavalry, who had lost many people in this attack, naturally pursued them without hesitation - in their haste, they did not notice that the enemy actually outnumbered them.

    At the same time, the Roman legionary cavalry who were eager to catch up with the German light cavalry for revenge did not notice that the enemy did not flee straight towards the infantry array, but pulled an arc and ran towards the west.

    After seeing that the light cavalry had lured away the Roman cavalry, and that the German gunmen and assault infantry had already arranged arrays close to the flanks of the Gauls, Vannius felt relieved - in this way, even if  The remaining Roman army launched an attack, and with the assistance and encouragement of their own Praetorian Guards, the Gauls should be able to withstand it.

    At this moment, a sharp whistle suddenly pierced the din on the battlefield, even the rumbling war drums, and reached Vannius's ears.

    Hearing this sound, Vanius was shocked and turned his attention to the center of the battlefield again - when he heard this sound, he knew that the assault cavalry was launching an attack!

    This means that the MacManni Field Corps has completed the outflank and launched an attack.

    Although Vannius could not see the tragic scene when the Romans were attacked from behind from this distance, the wavering of the eagle flag and camp logo on the Roman military formation still clearly marked the wavering of the Roman military formation.

    Immediately afterwards, the joyful cheers of the Gauls coming from the front fully explained the tragic situation of the Romans.

    When the battle reached this point, unless some miracle occurred, the situation would be irreversible. It was not until this point that Vanius felt relieved.

    At this time, Carlo issued a warning again: "Look, the new Romans are about to retreat!"

    Hearing these words, Vanius felt somewhat helpless - the Sixth Army was the most valuable prey on the entire battlefield, and it was also the last to enter the battlefield, and it hadn't even entered the battle yet.

    With the overall situation decided, the commander of the other side believed that there was no need to waste the Sixth Army on a losing battle, so it was natural for them to withdraw.

    But for Vannius, allowing the infantry of the Sixth Army, especially those who retained veterans, to retreat unscathed and return to the protection of the fortified city means that he will have to pay a greater sacrifice in the future.price to annihilate the enemy.

    However, he currently has no additional cavalry troops on hand, and it is obviously impossible to expect the heavily armored elite axemen, whose physical strength declines much faster in the tropics, to catch up with and destroy the Sixth Army.

    Therefore, he could only watch the Sixth Army retreat intact¡ªwith it, there were even some troops of the Forty-fifth Army¡ªand the only thing worthy of the situation was that the Forty-fifth Army also began to retreat.  After that, the entire Roman front completely collapsed.  (To be continued)

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