Seeing the Qin army forming a square formation, Zhang Tieqiang fired, and the cavalry divided into two teams and walked around the formation.【k
But Caracalla did not rush forward desperately like Geta. Instead, he took his time and approached the Han cavalry steadily. Although the bows and arrows of the Han cavalry also caused damage to the Gallic army,
There were some casualties, but the huge phalanx was not affected too much.
Seeing that this plan failed, Zhang sneered, reined in the horse's head, and shouted: "Withdraw!"
Seeing the Han cavalry sweeping away the dust, Caracalla did not catch up immediately, but continued to advance step by step. In fact, with the impact of the Han cavalry, it was completely possible to launch a surprise attack on this infantry phalanx, but if
In that case, you will also suffer huge casualties.
While retreating south, Zhang paid attention to the movements of the Qin army and found that Caracalla had not caught up. Zhang Le turned to his horse and led the cavalry to fight back. This was repeated three or five times, but Caracalla's infantry phalanx still looked like a
The huge hedgehog never showed any gaps, making the Han cavalry start from behind.[
After a stalemate for nearly two hours, Caracalla's Gallic Legion moved less than ten miles south. The soldiers in heavy armor were very tired. But Caracalla did not dare to relax at all.
I have never faced such a cavalry force that comes and goes like the wind. There are also knights in the Qin army, who also wear thick armor and move slowly, not much better than infantry. Facing light cavalry like the Han army, his heavy armor
The infantry simply cannot catch up with the opponent. They can only huddle together and attract the opponent to take the initiative to attack, so that they can win in the counterattack.
At this moment, the Han cavalry, which had been retreating all the way south to disrupt the Gallic Army's position, suddenly stopped retreating and lined up a long queue 800 steps away from Caracalla's infantry square, posing in a formidable position.
The posture of a decisive battle with the Gallic Legion. Caracalla couldn't help but cheer up and said loudly: "The enemy has no patience. We are pressing forward steadily. We must annihilate them all here!"
The exhausted Gallic legionnaires immediately cheered up and sped up their pace significantly. They roared and charged towards the Han cavalry. However, as one of the most powerful legions in the Qin Empire, even during the charge, Gao
There was no trace of chaos in the Lu Army's phalanx.
However, Caracalla, who is cautious by nature, ignored one of the most important things. The enemy army on the opposite side was not the Parthian army, but from the distant Han Dynasty. The cruelty of the regular army training of the Han Dynasty was
It is unimaginable for them that they only know that obeying orders is their bounden duty under any circumstances. Even if the stalemate lasts for three days and three nights like now, they will not lose their patience.
Just when the Gallic Legion began to charge, a loud rumbling sound suddenly came from behind the Han cavalry team, the sky darkened, and countless stones fell from the sky, accurately hitting the Gallic Legion.
in the square array.
Fifty thousand soldiers of the Gallic Legion were crowded together. When the stones fell, they had no place to hide. The heavy armor on their bodies could effectively prevent damage from bows and arrows, but it had no effect against these stones as big as alms bowls. Many of them had no place to hide.
People were smashed on the spot with broken bones and tendons, brains splattered everywhere, and the originally tight phalanx suddenly fell into chaos. Many people cried, "Devil, devil." More people began to trample on each other, and there was no need for Zhang to start.
During the attack, the Gallic Legion had suffered more than half casualties.
The long line of Han cavalry remained motionless, but the sudden rain of stones did not stop, and as if it had eyes, it aimed at the square formation of the Gallic Army. The Daqin soldiers of the Gallic Army finally could not hold on any longer.
No longer caring about Caracalla's shouting, they all abandoned their helmets and retreated back.
At this time, the rumbling noise suddenly stopped. Zhang pointed the iron gun in his hand forward and shouted: "Kill!"
Following Zhang's order, the cavalrymen of the Third Army, who had already suppressed their energy, urged their horses, shouted and charged forward, waving their sabers and harvesting lives wantonly. For a moment, blood and flesh flew everywhere on the battlefield, and Daqin
The soldiers had no fighting spirit, either abandoning their weapons and surrendering, or running away, and it soon turned into a one-sided massacre.
Caracalla knew that the situation was over, and quickly fled north with dozens of guards. Zhang did not pursue him. After cleaning the battlefield, he stationed here. It turned out that Zhang saw that Caracalla's heavy infantry phalanx was very tightly defended, so he
He changed his tactics, and while dealing with him, he sent people to bring up the trebuchets behind him.
Nowadays, the Han army's trebuchets have been further improved and have become increasingly miniaturized, and can be easily transported using a carriage. To deal with the dense heavy infantry phalanx of the Qin army, the trebuchet is really the most suitable weapon.
Caracalla ran wildly for more than twenty miles. When he looked back, he saw no pursuers. Then he gathered the remaining soldiers and gathered more than 500 people. They walked dejectedly towards the direction of Ptimius's tent.
From a long distance away, Caracalla could see the smoke and dust there, and from time to time the neighing of war horses could be heard. The sound was no less than tens of thousands of war horses. There were not many war horses in the Qin army. Caracalla immediately became alert and ordered his remaining soldiers to hide.
They arrived behind a small hill. After a while, they saw a large group of cavalry roaring past in front of the hill. The cavalry's clothes and armor were exactly the same as those they had encountered just now.
Caracalla did not dare to reveal his whereabouts, and finally waited until dark. Then he took his men and horses and sneaked back to Ctesiphon under the cover of night.
As the capital of Parthia, Ctesiphon was originally a prosperous city, but now it has become the base camp for Putimius' eastward march. Many Qin troops are stationed in it, as well as some civilians responsible for transporting supplies and supplies.
They are all concentrated here, and the whole city seems chaotic. But now, there are many wounded soldiers missing arms and legs in the city, making it look even more desolate.
When Caracalla saw all this, his heart tightened. Just now he made a decisive decision and did not flee to where Putimius camped, but fled directly back to Ctesiphon because after seeing those cavalry in black and black armor, he felt that
Putimius' camp was not safe either. Seeing these wounded soldiers now further confirmed his suspicion. Caracalla did not dare to delay and hurried towards the palace.
Only when he arrived at the palace did he find out that not only was his Gallic legion defeated, but Geta's German legion had been defeated earlier than him. Even Putimius' camp was attacked by the Han cavalry, and the garrison in the camp was attacked.
The four legions of the battalion didn't even have time to form a formation, and they were rushed to pieces by the Han cavalry. Only under the desperate protection of the guards, Putimius finally saved his life.
The most embarrassing person was Gaeta. He was hit by an iron arrow and all the bones in his left arm were "shot" off. He was bandaged and screaming at the top of his lungs, clamoring to raise the whole country.
Trample Parthia to the ground, shame today with blood.
Caracalla was much calmer than his younger brother, and said hurriedly: "Father, this must not happen! Those people know a magic method that can make stones fall from the sky, and the entire fifty thousand warriors of the Gallic Legion were smashed in an instant.
Pour half of it!"[
Superstition was a very common phenomenon at that time, and it did not only exist among the Han people. The people of Qin were also very superstitious. Hearing that his opponent actually knew magic, Putimius stood up in surprise and said repeatedly:
"No, we must ask a doctor!"
Caracalla hurriedly said: "But those people who are from the Senate..."
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As he was talking, a guard suddenly reported outside the door that General Ogede had returned. Ogede was the commander of the Gallic Legion and one of the most capable generals under Putimius. He was also closely related to Caracalla.
They were very close personal friends. In yesterday's fierce battle, it was thanks to Ojeed's cover that Caracalla was able to escape. Hearing that Ojeed was back, Caracalla couldn't help but be overjoyed and strode out to greet him.
As soon as Ojede entered the hall, he knelt down and said loudly: "Dear Your Majesty, I'm sorry for you. I have brought shame on the Great Qin Empire. Please punish me!"
Putimius forced a smile and said: "It's good to come back, it's good to come back. Today we lost, we just have to win again tomorrow. Get up."
This was not because he deliberately comforted Ojeed, but that was what he really thought in his heart. Yesterday, he was sitting in the big tent, and suddenly the Han cavalry broke into the camp and killed him. How could he have the nerve to blame Ojeed?
?And he was able to firmly sit on the throne of the Emperor of the Qin Empire because of the support of these military generals.
Unexpectedly, Ojied refused to get up, and still knelt on the ground, continuing: "Dear Your Majesty, this villain was put back by them. He really has no shame to be this general anymore. Please forgive me! However, this
This battle cannot go on any longer. Our opponent is not the Parthian Vorogis, but the army of the Han Dynasty!"
Knowing that Ogede was a prisoner, Putimius was about to get angry when he suddenly heard that the enemy was an army of Han men. He couldn't help but exclaimed and fell down on the bench. He was silent for a long time before shaking his head and saying
: "Impossible, the big men are thousands of miles away from here, how could they come so fast!"
Ojede knelt on the ground, took out a piece of paper from his arms, held it in both hands, raised it high above his head, and said: "Your Majesty, this is the letter that the envoy of the Han Dynasty asked me to bring back..."
Before Ojeed could finish speaking, Geta stretched out his uninjured right hand, grabbed the letter, read it hastily, and suddenly shouted in a deep voice: "Bah! What a big man, how dare you
Propose to mediate the war between us and Parthia? Humph! Ignore him, after finishing dealing with Parthia, we will march eastward and destroy the big men together!"