Comus also participated in the battle led by Camillus to repel the Celts ten years ago, and the ferocious onslaught of the Celtic cavalry with large swords and the impact of his chariots was indeed very lethal, but these black cavalrymen with spears were clearly not Celts.

At that moment, he heard several screams, and then heard the soldiers shout in panic: "Watch out for the javelins!" ”

Comus subconsciously raised his big shield to protect himself, and when he turned around, he saw a soldier not far away who was pierced in the right chest by a short javelin, struggling and wailing on the ground, and the black cavalrymen who were only a dozen meters away from them handed over their spears in their left hands and held javelins in their right hands, slowing down their horses and slowly swimming around them, looking for the next opportunity to throw.

"Damn! These enemy horsemen will throw javelins! Comus was a little flustered, it was the first time he had encountered such a cavalryman.

What to do? Cummins pondered anxiously: Keep going? It was ten miles from the camp, and the slowness of the pack wagons to guard against enemy cavalry attacks and pack wagons could be imagined. The soldiers have been on guard for a long time, and whether they can hold on to their physical strength is also a big question! After retreating to the village, waiting for rescue? The village was not far behind the group, and it was quick to get back, but it was uncertain when reinforcements from the camp would arrive, and the enemy's cavalry was here, so perhaps there would be infantry......

While Comus hesitated, the captured Wolsey, taking advantage of the fact that the soldiers were guarding against the black cavalry and could not take care of them, quietly untied the horses of the pack carts, drove them through the protective ring of the unsuspecting Roman soldiers, and then took advantage of the confusion to sneak out.

Several angry Roman soldiers went in pursuit.

"Stupid, come back!" Comus shouted anxiously.

However, it was already too late.

I saw several black cavalry chasing after me.

The Roman soldiers, who noticed that the situation was not good, were not too panicked, and they raised their shields to face the enemy cavalry, and strode back.

Unexpectedly, several black cavalry rushed from behind, and they couldn't dodge and were directly knocked down by the horses.

At this time, the enemy cavalry in front also quickly rushed in, and the Roman soldier who was hit did not have time to raise his long shield, but saw the enemy on horseback bow down, leaned out his spear, and with the speed of his horse, the spear pierced into the body covered by chain mail, and then quickly released the spear to avoid being pushed off the horse by the strong reaction force.

Seeing the tragic condition of his teammates and the skillful cooperation of the enemy cavalry, the Roman soldiers were both angry and uneasy, and without the pack beasts, it would be difficult to transport the looted supplies back, Comus finally made up his mind, he abandoned the pack carts, gathered the soldiers together, formed a dense column, and advanced towards the camp at a slow pace while guarding against the harassment of the enemy cavalry from time to time.

This happened to every Roman squadron that spent the battalion to raise food, except that some of the squadrons took the same measures as Comus, while others simply returned to their villages and waited for help......

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Camillus and Frius, who were in the camp, soon received news that "the troops leaving the camp were attacked by the Dionian cavalry", and Camillus did not hesitate any longer, and immediately made the decision to "send the light infantry and cavalry to meet the attacked food and cavalry at once, and to repel the Dionian cavalry".

Soon, the north gate of the Roman camp was opened, and nearly 2,000 light infantry and more than 800 cavalry poured out of the camp.

Originally, the light infantry in the Roman army was served by Roman civilians of the fourth and fifth ranks who were poor and could not afford to buy heavy infantry equipment, but since Camillus implemented the military reform, and with the great assistance of the Carthaginians, Roman civilians could also serve as heavy infantry, but their equipment was provided by the Senate and returned after the war. In this way, the light infantry in the Roman army was mainly supplied by Rome's other allies.

At this time, these light infantry and the Roman cavalry spent a lot of time outside the camp before they divided into a dozen teams, led by the scouts, and rushed to their respective goals.

In the Great Tent, Camillus received another astonishing news: seven or eight thousand Dionian soldiers were marching rapidly towards the Roman camp!

Frius looked at Camillus in surprise: "The Dioonians just arrived, and they want to attack our camp?!" ”

Camillos pondered for a while with a solemn expression, and gave an order: "Send scouts to the south to investigate the movements in the cities of Setia and Polafnum, and once you find that an army is coming out, report it immediately!" ”

Camillus did not believe that the Dionians would dare to attack his camp with only seven or eight thousand men, so he kept a close eye on the movements of the Wolsey, and at the same time he did not dare to take it lightly, and began to mobilize his soldiers to prepare for the defense of the camp.

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At this time, in the city of Polyfnonam, its consul Catemuntalus received news from the messenger of the First Legion of Dionia, and he said in surprise: "The First Legion of Dionya is preparing to attack the hateful raiding forces of Rome in order to lure the main Roman army out of the camp and attempt to engage in a battle with them, and ask for our cooperation!" ”

"These Dionians are really impatient, and they want to fight the Romans before they know the situation." The general of the Olongchi reinforcements said in a strange way.

"At least it shows that the Dionians are genuine and want to help us Wolsey!" The words of the consul Toulus of the Sersche were a little embarrassed for both Oronch and the general of the Sidisinian reinforcements, who had been leading their troops to Wolsey for almost half a month and had not yet fought with the Romans.

"But...... The Roman army was very combative! As soon as our army broke away from the protection of the city walls, fought the Romans in the field, in case ...... Fail, and we, Wolsie, will be in danger! The consul of Teresina, Quarters, said with a worried look on his face, he had led reinforcements to rescue Villitre, but was defeated by the Romans, which eventually led to the fall of Villitre.

"Dionia, as the most powerful kingdom in Italy, must have the confidence to defeat the Romans since they dared to propose a battle with the Romans!" Coronnas, the former consul of Antium, was anxious to retake the occupied town, and cried out: "What's more, according to the tradition of our Wolsey, how can a distinguished guest be desperately helping with the work, while the master stands by and watches!" ”

As the commander-in-chief of Wolsey's army, Catemuntalus finally made up his mind, called the messenger of Dionia, and said: "Please go back and tell the commander of the armies of Amintas that all the warriors of Wolsi will be waiting for his order to attack at any time!" ”

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Since the Dionian cavalry was mainly concentrated to the west and north of the Roman camp, the Roman scouts could reconnoiter the movements of the Dionian army in relative safety to the south of the camp.

An hour later, Camillus received the news that the Dionian army had approached the Roman camp!

When he reached the watchtower in front of the south gate of the camp again, he could already see the dust and mist rising in front of him.

Camillus did not feel the slightest nervousness, he looked at the soldiers who had already stood up on the wooden wall, and hoped that the light infantry sent out and the Roman soldiers who were raising food would return soon, so that he would have no worries at all, but fortunately two or three Roman squadrons had already returned to the camp, and he did not seem to have to wait too long.

After standing on the watchtower for a while, he was shocked to find that the diffused dust mist was not getting closer to him, but seemed to be moving away.

Just as he was wondering, a Roman scout rushed into the camp and reported to him: "Military officer of Camillus, the Dionian army has turned to the west of the camp. ”

West? Camillus was stunned for a moment, groaned for a moment, and suddenly his face changed greatly: Could it be that the Dioonians want to bypass the camp and attack the human soldiers outside our camp?!

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"Captain Amintas, Captain Rydes has sent me to tell you that the cavalry legion is running out of javelins, the Roman light infantry is attacking fiercely, some cavalry have been wounded, and he can no longer do all his strength to prevent the Romans from retreating to the camp."

Hearing this, Amintas's face darkened: the addition of Roman light infantry and cavalry had made it difficult for the 1st Cavalry Regiment of Theonia to carry out the plan to slow down the Romans' retreat. The combination of Roman light infantry and cavalry, in turn, posed a great threat to the scattered Dionian cavalry, so at the suggestion of Printors, he reluctantly let the cavalry led by Ryders give up blocking the other Roman squadrons, and concentrate on the three Roman squadrons closer to them, to the southwest. But unexpectedly, now the Roman light infantry has also rushed to this side.

Is his battle plan about to fail? Amintas was reluctant and said to Ryders' herald, "Go back and tell Captain Rydes, 'I'...... Please insist on it any longer, the First Legion will arrive soon, your cavalry has worked so hard for so long and paid a lot of price, you can't just give up! ’”

Amintath's request apparently impressed the herald of the First Cavalry, and he hesitated and said, "...... I'll relay all of your words to Captain Ryders. ”

After the herald galloped away, Amintas's face was completely gloomy, and he scolded loudly: "Go and urge the First Legion again!" If they can't get here right away, let the Romans go, and punish them all! ……”

While Amintas was scolding, the adjutant Aristonos suddenly looked happy, guided his face with his hand, and shouted loudly: "Commander, our soldiers are here!" ”

Amintas immediately turned his head to look back, only to see dust and mist billowing in the distance, and the sound of footsteps rumbling.

Amintas immediately grinned: "It seems that these guys are not willing to complete the task properly if they don't scold them hard!" ”