Augustus Under the Horseshoe

Julian calendar 405, Maya month, the 30th. (May 30, 405 AD)

The first gleam of light from the east, the morning dew drops that shined more and more clear, beautiful, crystal clear body, gently gliding over the tender leaf veins, splashing waves of ripples on the tip of a pale white horse's nose.

Painhurs slowly opened his golden vertical pupils that were cold and ruthless like a reptile, moved a bit and stood for a night, with a somewhat stiff body.

A centaur is like a horse. If you want, you can hold a weapon and fall asleep standing up. Once you encounter a night attack, you can open your eyes to beat people. However, this way of sleeping is definitely not comfortable on your stomach, but during the war season. I can't take care of so much.

After a short preparation, the entire large army of people and horses awoke from their deep sleep. They moved their bodies and took out a large amount of food from the back of the packhorse. They drank fresh water and ate roasted naan, bacon, and various beans. After simply feeding the horses they carried, the mighty army continued to set off. After abandoning the heavy armor, several fearless soldiers with astonishing speed acted as scouts, vigilantly inspecting any disturbances nearby.

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The heads of a hundred families took his men and horses like a violent wind, raging on the Roman land, on the slender flagpole, behind the hideous and terrifying dragon head, and the long blue flag, hunting in the morning breeze of Asia Minor. Rattle.

Jubal looked at his army with satisfaction, the blood, and the excitement of killing intent, surging inside his six limbs! He could feel that the thin chain mail shirt on his body, the longbow feather arrows in his hand, and even the lance, scimitar, and halberd he wore on his back were all yearning for blood!

Juba Khan is a variegated horse that was born in peacetime, and its white body is covered with red lightning patterns. When he was born, the warchief had unified Gredinian, and he was surrounded by plump pasture extending to the horizon, and endless horses, cattle and sheep. Whether he was participating in the war of the Eastern Roman Empire or the expedition to Abkhazia, he was not qualified to participate. Even with his extraordinary bravery, he successfully obtained the title of one hundred households and managed one hundred tents. Have not participated in any war.

When the veterans who accompanied the warchief in the Southern and Northern Wars drank a bowl of milk wine, tore the leg of lamb that was roasted to golden brown, and boasted about their military exploits, how many powerful enemies they had killed and captured, they I can only envy the **** picture they painted in my heart: thousands of horses and horses in heavy armor, at the same time launching a destructive charge, even the earth will be crushed by the thunderous sound of horseshoes. A magnificent sight!

But this time, the warchief needs more soldiers! Therefore, even his own group of 100 households, which is composed of all recruits, has also obtained the qualification to participate in the war! After this battle, when I go back, I can drink milk wine by the campfire and tell my story to other little horses!

"The head of the hundred households of Jubahan? The head of the hundred households of Jubahan! Listen!"

Suddenly, two exclamations aroused Jubal from the fantasy. Several fearless and nervous looking around, they heard a strange sound, like the sound of thunderous horseshoes, mixed with some discordant notes, but, scout We looked around, but found no signs.

"What's wrong? You heard..."

Before the young hundred households could speak, they found that something was wrong! On the flanks of the troops, three lanky ghosts wearing red shirts suddenly appeared. They murmured, a group of arcane flames constructed by magic, burning in their hands, and then like flaming meteors, passing six hundred in an instant. The multi-foot sky, exploded beside Juba Khan!

The flames rose, sparks splashed, and the tyrannical shock wave engulfed the gorgeous orange magic flame, surging through the entire army. The explosion of flames, mixed with the roar of the elves, resounded across the sky!

"Cough, cough! The right side! The enemy is on the right side! You, go and inform the warchief! Others, fight back with me!!!"

With his terrifying reflex nerves, Juba Khan dragged his burned body and rushed out of those gorgeous and beautiful burning clouds, bent his bow and shot arrows, and shot at the mage with one arrow, but the huge arrow Hit a piece of invisible and body armor in midair, and fell to the ground feebly.

"Three mages! Can fight, charge! AlanNure Painhus!"

The head of a hundred households launched a charge to the left like a violent wind, and the white body dotted with red electric patterns, shot three arrows quickly while galloping, led the survivors of the flame explosion, and launched a vengeful counterattack!

The half-man and half-horse monsters screamed fiercely, and the rain of arrows that covered the sky and the sun rose up!

According to Painhurs’ orders, once the outlying scout troops find out the enemy, no matter how large the opponent is, the first task is definitely not to charge blindly, but to quickly retreat in the direction of the main force while sending animal partners to stare at the opponent. , For help.

After all, this is the enemy's territory, and you never know what amount of huge reinforcements will be behind a small group of harassing troops. This kind of behavior, which is already extremely dangerous in the hinterland of the enemy country, must be as cautious as walking on thin ice, without tolerance.

However, when passing by the fortress before, the weak performance of the frontier army successfully left these recruits who had not seen the horrible side of the Romans, and left a good bully impression. These horses, who were born and grew up in peaceful times, are eager to make contributions. ······

"Dirty beast! Use your flesh and blood to nourish the land of the Romans!"

The wizards of the high elves held up their chests proudly, proud of their Roman identity. At this time, a more frightening picture was reflected in the pupils of Hundred Households: the fourth red-robed mage also tore off his invisible veil.

Accompanied by the phantom veil covering almost a two-hundred-foot radius, like a piece of cloth, torn to dust by the hand of arcane, a full two hundred heavily armed Roman heavy cavalry appeared out of thin air like a mirage!

They rode the strongest steed in the empire. Compared with the Roman style, the armor was closer to the shape of Sassanian Persian. The forged metal boots extended to the knees, and the iron scales were like dragon scales, densely stacked. , The lower edge of the scaly skirt, even extending to the position of the calf, protects their lower body without fail.

And the weapons they are equipped with are no different from the brave heavy knights of centaurs and Sassanids. A five-meter spear hung on the shoulder, like a dense steel forest, rushes into the sky, and the compound short bow in their hands is neat and tidy. Shoot a round of cone-shaped armor-piercing arrows in an orderly manner!

"The same group invisibility technique as Christian! Those strange noises just now are their horseshoes! The head of a hundred households! That spellcaster is the same level as the dark horse! Get out!

Several fearless surviving flames exclaimed and wanted to retreat, but it was too late. The rain of arrows that covered the sky and the sun instantly drowned these people. Juba Khan had a few arrows in his body. Those **** cone-shaped arrows easily passed through the holes in the chain mail shirt, biting his skin, and contained them. Your own charge.

Immediately afterwards, the two hundred heavy cavalry chanted the names of the Empire and Augustus, the two wings went first, the center was behind, and they instantly formed a three-pronged copy of the cents and horses. After firing the three arrows, they were well-trained and pulled out. The spear riding behind, aimed at the hearts and throats of the horses!

"Retreat, retreat!"

The head of a hundred households is about to retreat with his soldiers, but those high elves riding their horses are faster!

Three groups of golden dust exuding dazzling brilliance, and a group of yellow-green poisonous fog tumbling with unknown and death, sealed their back road, a centaur did not stop the car, and rammed into the terrible poisonous fog. , Four hoofs softened, and he collapsed directly to the ground, no more sound.

"For the Empire!!!"

At this time, the heavy cavalry of the field battle group also completed the three-sided encirclement of the centaurs. The red cloak and the flag were hunting and hunting in the squally wind brought by the galloping horse. A rifle roared and pierced the air. Accurately point on Juba Khan's neck!

Hundred households escaped this deadly sprint dangerously and dangerously. However, the tip of the gun was still on his side neck, tearing a **** and horrible scratch, and the blood anger and violence in the horse's heart was instantly ignited, and his hand The halberd pierced fiercely, although it could not cut through the well-made imperial armor, it also made the enemy exhale in pain!

The roaring heavy cavalry only stopped in front of Juba Khan. The galloping horse was still rushing forward. The high elf decisively threw away the lance in his hand, stopped, turned the horse's head, and pulled out. A nail hammer for piercing armor on the waist.

However, the insurmountable gap between the centaur and the ordinary cavalry was manifested at this moment. While the heavy cavalry was controlling the direction of the horse, Juba Khan had already turned his soft waist back 180 degrees, with the halberd in his hand. A sweeping, sturdy hammer surface hit the opponent's back hard! The howls of pain and the cracking of bones resounded through the sky!

"Puff!"

Accompanied by the scarlet blood rain splashing in the sky, the second Roman lance whistling tore through the thin chain armor shirt of hundreds of households. The cold tip of the gun penetrated his heart as if it was rotten, engulfing a large number of internal organs. Fragment, sticking out his sharp spear from behind!

The shadow of death instantly covered Juba Khan’s eyes. He coughed up blood, grabbed the tip of the spear that penetrated his heart in his left hand, raised the halberd in his right hand, and slashed at the second enemy, but his wrist, The spear of the third cavalry was pierced with precision in an instant, and the halberd fell to the ground weakly accompanied by the rain of blood.

Killing, death, roaring, howling.

After learning from Sassanid Persia and nomadic tribes, the reorganized cavalry of the field battle regiment showed their terrifying tactics and strength in front of their teachers.

With the help of arcane magic from the four red-robed mages, the fearless scout who quickly strangled the horses and men, taking advantage of the right time and place, and taking advantage of their numbers, almost ate up hundreds of Juba Khan's households.

However, at this moment, the first scout sent out also rushed to the side of the warchief. Painhes, who felt the violent arcane fluctuations in the distance, had arrived at the elves with an army of ten hundreds of families. End of field of view.

"Pale hair, Golden Crown of the Nine Demons! It's Painhus! Retreat!"

The Greek elves made a sound of jealousy. The picture of the white horse killing the Sasanian Persian religious leader is vivid. The strength of this guy is at least at the level of the legionnaire, far beyond his own.

The heavy cavalry is not in love with battle. Their task is to delay the enemy so that more field battle groups and auxiliary troops can be assembled. After hearing the order, they immediately turn around and run. The red robe mage headed by the red-robed mage waved his hand, almost a chapter. Covering a two-hundred-foot illusion veil, once again covering the body of the heavy cavalry, the entire unit immediately disappeared in front of the centaur, if it weren't for the bright red blood and the corpse of the centaur, it seemed that this unit had never appeared... ··

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