Journey of the Infinite Wizard

Chapter 688: Rome's Disastrous Defeat

Standing at the bow of the flagship, Tiberius recalled the orders given to him by the great Augustus when he came, and his heart felt hot. During his military career, he served as a legionary commander, settled the Armenian throne problem in the east, and claimed from the Parthians the banner that had been taken after the defeat of Csura in the past. He also fought against the barbarians in Gaul outside the mountains, Pannonia and other places, and won all of them. For this reason, he also had the honor of a small triumph.

Although compared to the great commanders in the past history, his military record is not outstanding, but this time he can conquer an ancient dynasty with a history of thousands of years, if he can successfully conquer. Then undoubtedly this will be a highlight in his future political career. Although this ancient dynasty is small, neither Hannibal, Alexander, Seleucus nor Ptolemy have ever conquered here. Under the obstruction of this island country with a small population, the halberd fell into the sand.

Now, this important task falls on his shoulders. Once he can successfully complete the conquest, he will add a province to Rome. Then it means that Tiberius is better than those great conquerors in the past history. Because, he accomplished what they hated to death, but failed to complete. When he thought of this, Tiberius' heart was filled with fire, and his heart was ignited by raging ambition. Until then, he spotted a fleet on the sea level ahead, with ancient banners hoisted on it.

He pulled out the sword from his waist, pointed it forward, and roared loudly, "For Rome!"

"For Rome!"

"For Rome!"

When the soldiers on his flagship followed his call and shouted loudly, other ships also heard shouts one after another, until the continuous shouts became one and shook the heaven and earth.

"General, they have fewer ships than us. From the current point of view, we are undoubtedly in an advantageous position just by counting the ships of the enemy and us." His adjutant said beside him, staring at the company in front of the sea. A piece of the fleet.

"No, Ellius." Tiberius shook his head lightly and said, "Don't underestimate them, they have a history of thousands of years. In the past history, Ramses wanted to conquer it, and successively Many dynasties wanted to conquer it, Hannibal also thought of conquering it, Alexander and other famous commanders and emperors all thought of conquering it. Add a shining star to your crown However, they all failed. In the face of this mysterious ancient dynasty, we should do our best and never take it lightly.”

Elius smiled and said, "But no matter what, this ancient land will add another shining gem to Rome. Rome has successively conquered many powerful enemies, tribes and lands, and the entire Mediterranean Sea has been destroyed. Surrounded by the land of Rome. No matter how this ancient dynasty resists, failure is certain."

"That's right!" Tiberius said proudly, "No one can resist the conquest of Rome!" After speaking, he pointed his sword in his hand, and the herald on the ship immediately waved the flag in his hand, and the huge Roman fleet immediately changed. Formation. The slave sailors at the bottom speeded up their paddles, and the huge fleet began to accelerate slowly. The weapons on the ship immediately enter the firing state, and only when they officially enter the firing range, the war will officially start.

At the same time, the soldiers from the ancient country did not have the slightest fear in the face of the menacing enemy. The eyes were calm with anger mixed, everyone was wearing fine armor and weapons, and the red tassels on the helmets swayed against the sea breeze. The sound of war drums rang, and the atmosphere of chill and tension permeated. Every soldier grasped the weapon in his hand. They are tall, strong and powerful, with black hair, brown eyes, yellowish skin, tightly pursed lips, and sharp eyes like goshawks, looking straight at the approaching Roman fleet. After a single voice command was delivered, the shields were raised in unison, the bows were bent and arrows were set, and the bed crossbow was stringed, and the sound of war swords being unsheathed sounded. Immediately afterwards, the roar of battle sounded, and the formation of the fleet began to change.

The fleet began to accelerate.

Time passed by every minute and every second, but for the two sides who were about to fight, this time was so long. Finally, when the two sides approached each other's range, their respective battle roars sounded, and after that, bursts of arrows were fired towards each other densely like rain. And the leading flagships of both sides accelerated and charged into the opponent's formation. Arrows and bed crossbows were continuously thrown at the opponent's body, accompanied by screams and scarlet blood flowing, creating a 'red sea' on the blue sea.

As the fighting intensified, the two sides immediately fell into a melee, and what followed was a gang-jumping battle. Soldiers on both sides tried their best to hook each other's ships, and then jumped onto each other's ships along the deck. The fierce hand-to-hand combat began. On the narrow and crowded deck, a dense and crowded battle formation was formed. The shields pressed against the opponent's cards, and the sword pierced desperately into the opponent's body through the gaps in the shields. As the number of dead and fallen people increased, the narrow deck became empty, and the real fight with real swords and guns began. The Roman soldiers who had experienced many battles formed a battle formation in twos and threes to resist, and the soldiers of Tutheim did not give up. They were tall and strong, with sophisticated equipment and equipment, and fought and competed with the invaders.

The war lasted from day to night, and the azure Mediterranean was already soaked in the corpses and blood of soldiers from both sides, and was scrambled by many carnivorous animals. Then the retreat horn sounded, and the broken Roman fleet sailed away from the battle sea and fled in embarrassment. They failed, even with the superiority of ships and numbers, they suffered defeat. The fleet caught in the melee was divided and outflanked by Tutheim's army, and they were defeated one by one, causing chaos in the command system of the Roman fleet. Under the personal charge of the local monarch from Tutheim, Tiberius, the future second emperor of the Roman Empire, was beheaded by him.

That mighty blue armor, no matter how Tiberius's sword slashed, it would be difficult to hurt the owner of the armor. In the end, Tiberius was beheaded with a sword by a monarch who was even more skilled than him. As the fire engulfed Tiberius' flagship, the Roman soldiers who had been fighting so hard for so long collapsed.

When the retreat horn sounded, the Roman fleet, caught in the melee, scrambled to escape from the battlefield. On the other hand, the Tutheim dynasty's fleet, with high morale, tried its best to block the attack. It was a battle, Rome's first conquest, a complete defeat. The coach Tiberius, the future Roman emperor, died in battle. Of the more than 30,000 soldiers, more than 10,000 were directly killed in battle, more than 5,000 were captured, and the whereabouts of several thousand people are still unknown. In the end, there were less than 7,000 soldiers who returned to Rome safely.

This fiasco shocked the whole of Rome, and also added a heavy stain to the history of Roman conquest! The army of the Tuthelm Dynasty returned to their land amidst cheers.

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