Chapter 1186 Red Blood Camp
"You are truly terrifying, Arnubis!"
In the Roman camp, Marche was also full of emotion.
The biggest difference between him and Marche is that he has no monarchical talent.
The talent of Alnubis is called guiding the future. He can choose a future that he most hopes to see, and then use this thing to give mental hints to both the enemy and us, so that both sides believe in this ability.
He also used this monarch talent in many ways. The first was mental suggestion. He could use his monarch talent to make it easier for others to believe in something.
For example, the barbarians now desperately attacked the city because Anubis promised them that they could become Roman citizens if they killed the enemy or waited for the city. Even if they survived several attacks and returned safely, they could also become Roman citizens.
Although the probability of death was 90%, or even 99%, a large number of barbarians were still granted the status of Roman citizens by Anubis.
As the Duke of Rome, Arnubis had this right.
Just as , the Roman Dukes could also promote the barbarians to Roman citizens and allow them to enjoy the same status as Roman citizens.
However, half of these citizens, called Duke Electors, have basically no possibility of entering the Senate. If they make contributions in the future, there is still room for promotion, but the upper limit of the space is stuck there.
The practical benefits, coupled with the spiritual suggestion of Anubis, made almost all the barbarians crazy about it, just like half of the fanatical believers of the church, fighting desperately for an illusory future.
Even though they knew that there was a hell and a fire pit ahead of them, they jumped in without hesitation.
The pressure on the front wall was increasing, and Xu Rong finally deployed the last reserve team on the wall to take turns to defend.
Since the war started, Rome has been attacking for seven days and seven nights. With the incarnation of the sun god hanging in the sky, they can hardly tell the time.
Fortunately, nowadays, top officers all have a mechanical watch in their hands, which can help them record time.
Shen Pei has sent a message saying that the migration has been completed and a defense line is being built, and he asked them to hold on for two more days.
Xu Rong couldn't help rubbing his head. It wouldn't be difficult to hold on for a day, or he could at least hold on for another month or so if he kept going.
However, since this city is destined to be abandoned, it would be a waste of energy to defend it, and it would greatly affect the subsequent breakout.
However, since Shen Pei made the request, he stuck to it.
Fortunately, the Romans only had a steady stream of barbarians attacking the city, and the tough ones did not move at all. In most cases, there were only a few particularly active Roman officers who rushed up to the city wall and wreaked havoc for a while, and then were driven down.
It can be said that seventy percent of Zhang Liao and Gao Lan’s workload came from these annoying Roman generals.
If it was a life-and-death battle, Xu Rong would have ambushed some sharpshooters and killed a few of them ruthlessly, but in this situation, they had better just accept the consequences.
It is a blessing to suffer a loss. Anyway, suffering a loss now is to pave the way for the future. When the limelight is over, I will give these damn guys a little shock next year.
"Send someone to contact the three troops outside the city and inform them of Shen Pei's news. Tell them to stay calm. We will break out at noon in two days." Xu Rong took a deep breath and gave the order.
The trio of Yan Liang, Wen Chou and Zhang He had been staying in the snow and ice for a whole week. During this period, they sent people to contact him, but he was waiting for news from Shen Pei, so he could only let them try their best to overcome the difficulties.
After all, they had brought enough supplies when they left, and coupled with the superhuman quality of the guards per capita, the ice and snow could not have much impact at all.
Two days later, Xu Rong let the main soldiers start to rest, and sent the blood puppet soldiers who had been consciously gathered in the past few days and Gao Lan and others to the city wall.
He also activated the secret defense technique at night to buy the soldiers a day and a night to recover, and then he opened the meals so that all the soldiers could have a full meal.
Plan to break out directly after resting.
Looking at the defensive secret spells lit up on the city wall, Arnubis was delighted.
"Do you think they can't hold on any longer, or are they planning to abandon the city and break out?" A smile appeared on Arnubis' face. This is what he was waiting for.
"No matter which one it is, it's good news for us, isn't it?" Marche shrugged. "But I prefer the latter."
"It seems that the Yuan family also has some little ideas!" Mark said meaningfully.
"Politics is what it is all about, fighting for life and death in front of the stage, and exchanging interests behind the scenes!" Arnubis did not deny it and even laughed.
He is not just a soldier, he is a duke, and political struggle is part of his struggle.
"Okay, let the barbarians have a good rest and wait for the Yuan family to make a move!" Arnubis gave the order easily.
One thing was determined at the command level on both sides, that the city would belong to Rome.
In other words, the tone of Rome's victory had been set, and no matter how much loss it suffered afterwards, this city would become an achievement that could not be ignored.
Expanding territory is nothing more than this . Taking over a city means that their Roman territory has been greatly advanced, which is a very rare honor.
Then the remaining things are what truly test the capabilities of both sides. Whether Rome wins a big victory, a small victory, or even a tragic victory, all depends on their next battle.
When the agreed time for breaking out arrived, Yan Liang ordered his men to cook a meal. After eating a hot meal, they began to march. Even though Yan Liang consciously slowed down the speed of all the cavalry, by noon he had still approached a position sixty miles away from Rome.
This was the final order given by Xu Rong for the breakout. He would attack first to disrupt the Roman army's line of sight, and then after Xu Rong gave the signal to break out, he would immediately leave with his troops.
As for Zhang He and Wen Chou, they would ambush them on their retreat route and cooperate with Yan Liang to disrupt the barbarian pursuing troops and create opportunities for Ju Yi.
The distance of sixty miles is already quite dangerous. During marches and battles, scouts would sometimes even take the initiative to explore within fifty miles.
Although Rome was attacking the city, the Fourteenth Army was able to transform into white horses after all, and sixty miles was a piece of cake for the white horses.
Therefore, the distance of sixty miles means that they are very likely to have entered the Roman reconnaissance range, and every step they take forward may lead to an ambush by the enemy.
Therefore, Yan Liang placed a thousand blood puppets in front of the army, so that they could block bullets for them in the first place if any problems occurred.
As expected, Yan Liang's whereabouts were discovered by Alnubis.
"About 6,000 Yuan cavalry are approaching our camp from 60 miles away?"
Arnubis frowned. Could it be that the Yuan family was making a mistake and that the situation had changed again? Did the Yuan family not intend to give up the city and were planning to fight them to the death?
"It should be a feint to the east and attack in the west. If nothing unexpected happens, it is to attract our attention and cover the troops in the city to break out!" Mark gave his opinion after thinking for a moment.
"Well, it's the same as I thought. If six thousand people want to reverse the situation, it's a bit too outrageous. The main purpose should be to make a feint to the east and attack in the west!" Arnubis nodded.
"Let the cavalry prepare for battle. Benito, go inform Lucius and other legion commanders to be ready to chase us down!"
After figuring it out, Arnubis immediately gave the order.
"In that case, you continue to command from the center, and I will go to the front line to fight." Marche spoke again.
"Okay, as long as you can hold off the Yuan family's troops, leave the rest to me!" Arnubis said with a smile.
"Leave it to me, I'll go to the east gate first!" Marche waved his hand and walked out of the tent, galloping towards the east gate with the temporary troops.
Although he felt that the Yuan family was more likely to break out from the north gate, the east gate was the farthest city gate after all. If the Yuan family forced their way through the east gate, when Arnubis rushed over from the west gate, there was a high possibility that the other party would slip away.
Therefore, Dongmen needs a reliable commander to judge the situation and hold on to the opponent's main force as much as possible, and Marche is such a capable commander.
On the other side, Yan Liang had already seen the barbarian cavalry at the end of the horizon, and they came to snipe Yan Liang.
Now that we know Yan Liang's purpose, the natural thing is to strengthen the defense of each city gate while driving Yan Liang away.
"Everyone follow me! Today we will fight with swords and guns and trample the enemy camp!"
Yan Liang announced loudly that the weapons, equipment, dry food and other things had already been checked, and Yan Liang did not need to do anything to boost morale. His will fully blossomed along with the Great Xia Dragon Bird, and almost all the soldiers felt that firm will to fight.
The six thousand cavalrymen followed Yan Liang's sword and charged forward. There was no need for awe-inspiring movements or loud declarations. They just followed their leader with absolute will to complete the war and killing.
We are so confident that we can win!
Facing the barbarian cavalry charging towards them.
"I am invincible, kill me!"
Yan Liang roared and activated the legion's talent. In an instant, the Red Blood Cavalry, which were originally in armor and formation, all showed a dim blood light, and even a fishy and salty smell of blood rust appeared in the air.
The violent will that was so deep that it almost burst out from the depths of the soul suddenly blossomed with Yan Liang's order. At that moment, the barbarian soldiers could even hear the muffled sound of the Red Blood Knights' hearts beating simultaneously in their chests.
These Red Blood Riders absorbed too much blood evil energy, perhaps as many as sixty to seventy thousand of them.
Even Dou Xian's personal guards back then might not have absorbed so much bloody evil energy. Although there is only quantity but no quality, quantitative change will lead to qualitative change.
Now that the Red Blood Cavalry soldiers have activated their full strength, their murderous aura is so overwhelming that it can almost be said that it has overwhelmed and frightened all the barbarians.
The terrifying aura, with that brutal and bloody color, directly weighed on the hearts of all the barbarians.
At this moment, the Red Blood Cavalry under Yan Liang's command were so terrified that the word "overwhelming" could not describe the horror. Even Yan Liang's own terrifying will was impacted and wavered a little.
The murderous intent even briefly eroded Yan Liang's will. Although Yan Liang quickly got rid of it, he still felt a chill in his heart.
He didn't know when it started, but he was no longer able to bear the backlash brought by the Red Blood Rider's talent.
"Get out of my way!" The leader of the Red Blood Cavalry swung his spear, knocking away several people on the opposite side, but then the spear broke. The barbarian warrior saw the opportunity and pounced directly at him.
Facing the barbarian warriors who were charging at him, the leader of the Red Blood Cavalry roared and punched the opponent. The terrifying force directly caused a dent in the opponent's chest at the moment of impact.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
Countless blood-colored auras entered the body of this elder, and his originally blood-red eyes instantly became even colder. However, the problem that followed was that his consciousness further sunk.
His moves became more and more vigorous, and finally he hit the barbarian legion leader, who was beheaded with a single blow.
"Damn it! Talent is starting to get out of control!"
Yan Liang cursed angrily upon seeing this. He had seen the same situation happening in several places. Although the soldiers who had gone crazy had greatly increased their strength, they had no idea how to dodge and it was easy for them to go deep into the enemy's territory alone and be seized by others to be killed.
Even if one's internal energy leaves the body and charges forward with all their might in such a chaotic battle, one might still be hunted down, let alone a group of soldiers who have completely lost their minds.
However, as more and more soldiers fell into the slaughter, the two cavalry legions of the barbarians were quickly defeated.
With the appearance of the first crack, the front of the entire cavalry corps was like a flood bursting through a dam. In the next few breaths, hundreds of Red Blood Riders poured out from here, and then the specific corps of the Barbarian Cavalry collapsed into several pieces, and then completely shattered.
It was not simply being pierced through, but being completely killed, with their hearts devoured by fear, and then they fled in all directions.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
At this moment, even Yan Liang had somewhat lost his mind. The bloody murderous aura, which had already reached its limit, became even more out of control due to the intense fighting on the battlefield.
But after all, he was a god who broke through the boundary. Even though he was eroded by murderous intent, Yan Liang remembered his goal and did not chase after the scattered fleeing soldiers.
Instead, he rushed directly towards the Roman camp.
"They are all a bunch of trash, Graze, you take my guards with you!" Arnubis in the camp was furious when he heard the news.
Even if two double-talented elite soldiers are unable to defeat a legion of royal guards, they .
It was obvious that we only needed to block them for a while and the other party would retreat tactfully, but now we were able to tie them down instead.
"boom!"
Just after Alnubis gave the order, the defensive secret technique was activated, smoke filled the entire city, and a shocking explosion was heard from the direction of the north gate.
"Report, Your Excellency the Duke, Yuan's army broke out from the north gate, and a fire has broken out in the city!"
"You would rather burn it down than leave it to us? How... stupid!" Arnubis didn't care about the bottles and jars in the city. Just burn them. The city was already in his hands anyway.
All that remains is for the district to hunt down these escaped guys.
