At this time, under the city of Athens, on the entire front stretching for nearly a hundred stadias, Leo's nearly seven legions were all lined up in a tight battle formation, relying on their own camps, facing the direction of Brutus's attack.

Leo himself, cloaked in a cloak and holding a gilded baton given to him by his father, stood on a hill behind the entire formation under the escort of cavalry, and wisely entrusted the command of the front to the generals of Sekdilius, Serha, and Peternius, who were responsible for the battle on the left, center, and right flank, while he himself played the role of overseer.

"All the soldiers of the Leus Legion, set up brass cannons and guard in front of my defensive line, you are the last barrier of the camp, it stands to reason that you don't need to really fight, but just in case, everyone still has to be ready to shoot!" Leo waved his baton, and all of Leus's legions shouted in unison.

Between the passage in front of the city of Athens and the fortress of the eye, Brutus's legions walked out in an orderly manner, and also formed a wide formation, pressing towards Leo's position step by step.

Suddenly, the right flank of Leo's position moved, where the 10th and 15th legions, the most combat-ready were located, and all the soldiers were rapidly formed into a single column, and the battle line was stretched very long, and an axis maneuver began, apparently in an attempt to outflank Brutus' left flank.

Throughout the open field, there was a commotion and unrest in the five legions of Brutus, whose light infantry and cavalry had not yet reached the throwing distance of their spears on the left flank, when several brigades of the fifteenth regiment of Serha poured out with golden flies and strong compound bows, hundreds of Roman feet away. It's just several rounds of rapid shooting. As a result, the Brutus stragglers, who were in charge of the avant-garde, suffered heavy casualties - they simply lacked experience in confronting Lypida's army.

In desperation. Brutus could only hand over two legions to Calatafemius, leaving them on the left flank to defend against the flanks of Leo's troops, while himself, together with Synesis, with nearly 4,000 cavalry, moved at the front of the center, and now there were less than 2,000 Aetolians in all the cavalry ranks. The rest were all mixed with cavalry drawn from Brutus' other legions.

Now Brutus really realized the importance of cavalry, "Four thousand cavalry are used intensively, the momentum is not small, it seems that Li Pida's son has put all the most elite infantry on the right flank, so Leo, feel the power and terror of the Aetolian warriors!" ”

By this time, all the cavalry had formed a dense assault formation in the shape of a wall, and Synesis, with a striking sign, stood at the forefront, raising his hands and swearing with his men, relatives, and countrymen. "All the warriors of the Aetolian League, may the god Apollo of Delphi bless us. Invulnerable on the battlefield, breaking into the enemy's position like the wind, now I ask you, every warrior of the Alliance, to gallop through the enemy's formation three times, without any fear, even if you are slightly wounded, if you can't do this, what should you do yourself? ”

The Etolian cavalry shouted, "Then we would rather not go back to our hometown, and we will have no shame to face their contempt and reproach when we pass by any house in our hometown and see our relatives and children!" ”

"Death is like home!" Then, all the cavalry ran in small steps, slowly picking up speed, towards Leo's central army.

At this time, from the positions of the 13th Legion, the 11th Legion and the Isthmus Legion, cavalry cannons and large brass cannons rumbled out of the ranks, and then stones, buckshot and flames erupted one after another, and bursts of rubble and fireworks burst out from the periphery, rear and core of the Aetolian cavalry shock formation. Still shouting the battle trumpet, scrambling to be close to each other, trying to continue to maintain the formation and power of the charge under such a blow.

Behind him, Brutus himself dismounted, wielding a short sword, his retinue all holding their flags high, and the infantry of the three legions did not lag behind at all, all braving the fire of Leo's army, and they went forward one after another, stepping on the corpses of our enemies and horses, and rushing forward at the risk of death.

The 14th, 17th, and 18th legions on Leo's left flank were always silent on the defensive line, and at this time, on the central front, the Dalmatian cavalry brigade of the Eleventh Legion, the remaining part of the new cavalry corps (most of which were sent by Leo to support the front of the city of Julipis), and nearly a hundred light chariots, also swarmed out, and the cavalry on both sides waved their weapons at each other, like two bloody and savage bulls, and violently charged their horns into each other.

Looking at the battle clouds flying below, Leo, who was facing the battlefield of the large corps for the first time, held the baton in his hand a little at a loss, and beside him was the veteran general Kalenus specially appointed by Li Bida, who gave up the command of the commander of his 12th Legion and came to assist Leo.

"Your Excellency, what should I do now!" Leo, who was watching such a brutal fight up close, tried to calm himself down, and asked Callernus, who was silent.

"You stand under the banner of our army, Your Highness, so that it is good for the whole army, do not advance, do not retreat, under the protection of the guards, just stick here, you see that in front of you are all the soldiers of the Leus Legion, they will sacrifice their lives to protect you, even if they can't see your own face, they will follow the banner." Karenus replied, "When the tide of battle is not reversed, the Supreme Commander does not need to do anything at will, which would be to the detriment of the whole army." ”

"Yes, Your Excellency Commander Karenus, I have benefited a lot from your advice." Leo could only say this, and then he calmed down, looking at the chaotic battlefield in front of him, now in addition to the defense line of the Leus legion in front of him was still quiet and heavy, about seven or eight legions of men and horses in front of him were fighting each other, and the howl of the soldiers went straight to the sky, dispersing the clouds and sand in the sky, and it was difficult for me to distinguish the enemy, and a large number of enemies in the smoke cloud penetrated and rushed towards Leo's camp.

"Everyone, calm down! Vlachus, go to the location of your team and command the legions of Leus to hold back the approaching enemy. Seeing that the surrounding Hu Cong was fluctuating, Leo drew his baton and gave the order.

"That's right, that's it, Your Excellency, just keep your calm like that." Callernus said approvingly. (To be continued......)