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    The rain of arrows released by the Han army at this time was actually more of a deterrent and suppression, used to suppress the Romans from throwing spears to counterattack.  For the Han army sergeants, the rain of arrows was the signal to attack.  The Han army formation rushing in front immediately accelerated its advance.  The sergeants began to raise their shields and stretched out their spears.  Spear formation, a weapon specially used by Gao Yang to fight against the Roman turtle formation.  The soldiers of the Han army did not use dragon spears that were several meters long to deal with cavalry, but very ordinary metal spears.  But this kind of spear is extremely useful at this time.  This ordinary spear is of suitable length.  The Han soldiers were able to attack the Romans, but the short swords in the Romans' hands could not reach them.  The waistbands of the Han army sergeants were also equipped with sharp knives. Once the Romans gave up their formation, they could rush over and engage in close combat.  The Han army sergeants just threw away their spears, drew their sabers and killed people directly.  The drums are beating and the bugles are blaring.  A large number of Han troops finally moved forward.  The spear in his hand was flattened, and the densely packed spears began to thrust into the Romans on the opposite side.  The extremely strong tortoise shell formation of the Romans was not completely unsolvable.  There are gaps between their armor and shields.  The spear stabbed along the gap and opened a large hole in the Roman's body in an instant.  From time to time, Romans screamed and fell to the ground, and their formation gradually became looser.  This is the case in large-scale army operations. Once the formation is lost, the entire army will gradually collapse.  Facing the attack of the Han army, the Romans responded differently.  Some were even closer together, using their shields to block the spears.  Some rushed out of the formation, hunched their bodies and walked through the forest of spears to kill the Han army's formation.  Some braved the huge threat of the rain of arrows flying in the sky and began to violently throw spears to fight back.  The brave Romans braved the threat of arrows and threw spears to threaten the Han army.  Many Han soldiers died in the battle because they failed to block and were penetrated by spears.  But more of those brave Romans were killed by the dense rain of arrows.  The chain crossbow's wide area coverage attack is very powerful.  Once a Roman soldier left the protection of the turtle formation, he was trading his life for his life.  "Kill!" A Han army sergeant in his early twenties held a sharp saber tightly with one hand. He gritted his teeth and roared angrily. He fiercely slashed the saber in his hand towards a man who was already close at hand.  A Roman soldier.  At this time, the battlefield where the two sides were fighting was already in chaos.  The dense forest of spears kept thrusting into the Romans' tortoise shell array.  Little by little, the Romans were driven into despair.  The Romans were unable to fight back effectively because of the weapons in their hands.  The armor formation assault that they were proud of also lost its effect after being blocked by countless spears.  Many Romans who were unwilling to be slowly worn to death chose to bravely break away from the armor formation, hunched their bodies in front of the forest of spears, and approached the Han army, trying to resolve the battle at close range with their daggers.  The Roman soldiers had no idea that their opponents were actually equipped with swords!  The characteristic of this era is material scarcity.  Different from the great abundance in the industrialization era, in this era due to technological productivity, the output of various things is very small.  In this case, it is rare for a large army to be equipped with multiple valuable metal weapons at the same time, especially if they are already wearing metal armor.  The Han army broke this potential common understanding.  Not only did they wear gorgeous metal armor, they also held metal shields in their hands.  In addition, he had a spear in his hand and a saber hanging from his waistband.  There was a dagger stuck in his boots, a crossbow, arrows and a large amount of personal equipment on his back.  Not to mention anything else, the luxurious equipment of the Han army alone is enough to make these barbarians jealous to death.  Especially at this time, the Han army dismounted and fought as infantry.  If you include their war horses and pack horses, none of the knights in the Roman Empire can compare with the most ordinary Han soldiers.  The Roman soldiers who had given up their heavy shields could avoid spear thrusts with their agility, but they were powerless in the face of such fierce sword blows at such a close range.  The short swords in their hands could not reach the Han army at all.  Desperately, he raised his dagger and prepared to resist a fatal blow, but sadly found that the weapon in his hand could not withstand the powerful and heavy chop of the sharp sword.  "Ah!!!" After a desperate cry, this brave Roman soldier was beheaded on the battlefield.  And this scene is just a microcosm of this massive battlefield.  After a long period of fierce fighting, the morale and physical strength of the Roman legions continued to decline.  Because the Han army was oppressed so tightly, the Roman legionnaires fighting on the front line had almost no chance to retire.  When facing arrows flying all over the sky and a dense array of spears like a forest.  They can only grit their teeth and endure.  The Roman legions' front began to gradually collapse, and they were constantly pressed backwards.  On the battlefield, there were left behind a continuous pile of corpses and wounds that were wailing in pain.??.  The Han soldiers were also breathing heavily, crossing the corpses with heavy steps, and beheaded the wounded with their sabers.  Continue to move forward to pursue the oppressive Roman formation.  Unlike the Romans, as the attacker and the party with the initiative on the battlefield, Gao Yang's legions could get the opportunity to rotate.  The sun in the distant sky gradually sets towards the west, and fiery red fire clouds fill the sky.  After a long and fierce battle.  The fighting troops on both sides gradually fell into a state of weakness.  The difference is that the Han army has sufficient numbers and has enough reserves to enter the battlefield to seal the victory.  Not so with the Romans.  They were outnumbered and suppressed.  When it was getting dark, the two Roman legions on the front line finally collapsed due to heavy casualties and exhaustion of physical strength.  A huge gap was opened in the Roman formation.  But Tulus did not have any power in his hands to fill this gap.  He could only watch helplessly as the entire military formation gradually collapsed. Tens of thousands of Roman soldiers lost their victory, abandoned their weapons and shields, and began to flee desperately.  "Win!" Gao Yang on the hill looked at the Roman legions that were beginning to collapse on a large scale, waving his arms excitedly.  The Romans were indeed very strong, and they had never encountered such a powerful opponent during the Western Expedition.  However, they were ultimately defeated at the feet of the Han army!  "Pursue! We must completely defeat them!" Gao Yang loudly ordered the pursuit.  Since we have won the battle, we must expand the results.  Is there anything on the battlefield that can be more satisfying than chasing down the scattered enemy troops?  Zhao Yun, who had been waiting for orders, finally heard the sound of the attack bugle.  After taking a long breath of relief, Zhao Zilong, who was wearing a white horse and a silver gun, pulled down the visor on his helmet, took off the spear from the victory hook, waved it forward vigorously, and shouted "Attack!" The Macedonian area is mountainous and not suitable for  Cavalry combat.  But this does not mean that cavalry cannot be used at all.  The Romans themselves were not good at cavalry, and they relied on their powerful infantry phalanx to make their fortune.  But Gao Yang was different. He paid special attention to cavalry tactics during the cold weapon era.  Even in Macedonia at this moment, he still hid thousands of the most elite cavalry behind the military formation, just waiting for the perfect moment to strike a fatal blow!  The horses¡¯ hooves are flying and the war horses are galloping.  Amidst the cheers of countless Han army sergeants, thousands of elite cavalry waved their specially made swords and shouted, chasing the Romans who were completely routed.  Some brave Roman soldiers, led by centurions, tried to block the pursuing Han army.  However, under the impact of thousands of powerful cavalry, these small-scale resistances were like waves in the sea, tumbling a little and disappearing without a trace.  "It's over." Tullus, the commander-in-chief of the Romans, muttered to himself as he looked at the ruined situation in despair.  "General, go quickly!" Tulus's personal guards rushed forward, hurriedly putting Tulus, who was in a sluggish state, onto his horse, and escorted him to quickly escape from the battlefield.  Now that the sky is getting darker, as long as he can hold on until dark, it is very possible to escape.  Under the last rays of the setting sun, the entire battlefield was in chaos.  The Romans fled all over the mountains and plains, and the tide of Han troops chased them behind. Even the Greeks who had been maimed rushed out to take advantage.  This magnificent battle soon entered its final stage.  The elite Han and Roman armies of this era rarely suffered from night blindness.  They have their own long civilization, and although they don't know the cause of night blindness, they do know how to solve this problem.  Moreover, in these times, the supply of various materials is extremely abundant, and there is no shortage of necessary materials.  "If we wait hundreds of years later, the two great empires of the East and the West will be invaded by barbarians from the north who have no civilization at all, resulting in a large number of civilizational gaps.  The East entered the chaotic China, and the West entered the ignorant Middle Ages.  The civilization that dealt with night blindness has long since died out.  Before nightfall, Zhao Yun's cavalry group achieved brilliant results. At least more than 10,000 Romans fell under their sabers or were taken alive as prisoners of war.  By the time the hunt, which lasted all night, was over, more than 30,000 Romans had been captured!  Tullus escaped from the battlefield. He ran hundreds of miles overnight to his base camp. He took an eagle legion left behind and quickly headed north, chasing him around northern Italy and returning to the city of Rome.  Almost all other Roman legions were abandoned on the battlefield.  This battle was extremely brutal.  The Greeks who were used as cannon fodder suffered more than 20,000 casualties. More than a dozen kings were beheaded, and almost the same number of kings died in battle.  The Romans were even worse.  Although there was no big loss against the Greeks.  But when the Han army came up, their losses immediately skyrocketed.  Especially when being chased after a collapse, it would be really littered with corpses.  At least 40,000 people were killed or maimed on the spot, plus those who wereMore than 30,000 people were captured.  The main Roman legion in Macedonia was almost gone.  As for the other soldiers and horses, they were all listed as missing.  Anyway, we don¡¯t want to see these defeated troops in the short term.  The losses on Gaoyang¡¯s side were not bad, with only a few thousand people killed or maimed.  Thanks to a good medical rescue system and advanced drugs, most of the injured can survive.  This is in sharp contrast to the Europeans who died after being injured and infected.  (To be continued)?¡­
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