The legion commander's face was pale and complicated, and he rode back and forth on his horse.
Finally, seeing that Xu Ding led the cavalry into the left flank and withdrew to the miscellaneous army in the rear, and helped the rebel army defeat the 1 people, he decisively ordered: "Gather the soldiers and withdraw the troops!"
The governor died in battle, and there must be an explanation for this matter. If the governor is not around, who will coordinate the war is a problem.
Although the commander of the first army is qualified to manage the subordinate legions, it is hard to say whether the other armies will listen to him.
Moreover, after the governor died in battle, morale dropped. Do the soldiers still have the confidence to continue fighting?
Joel Bolin's misfortune, it's hard to ask him to bear it.
After comprehensive consideration, the commander of the Ninth Army reluctantly ordered the troops to be gathered together to form a large formation, and then slowly retreated to the city of Thessaloniki.
The defeated soldiers on the left wing who were defeated by Xu Ding and the infantry regiment of the rebel army also fled in this direction one after another.
Xu Ding continued to chase and kill with his men, but he didn't attack the retreating Ninth Army Corps and the affiliated Army Corps. He only attacked these miscellaneous soldiers.
He led the cavalry to chase and stab, and the infantry to capture the prisoners behind.
After chasing ten miles, this is the end.
In this battle, not only the Macedonian governor was beheaded, more than [-] enemy troops were killed and [-] were captured.
Numerous weapons and equipment were seized.
Looking at the bloody and messy battlefield, Xu Ding immediately asked his subordinates to count the casualties.
The victory against the enemy head-on was a victory, but it was also achieved with extreme tragedy and a lot of sacrifices.
Returning to Alexandria City, the heads of various arms came to report the casualties.
Xu Ding, the cavalry, knows best.
Of the 500 people, there are only more than 260 people left, and a hundred or ten people are injured, and those who are seriously injured are not included in the calculation.
The archers lost the least, with nine hundred left.
The sword soldiers heard the biggest loss, with only five hundred remaining.
There are only [-] spearmen and [-] shield soldiers left.
"More than half of the casualties! It seems that today's battle was really hard." Xu Ding got the specific data, with a bitter smile on his face.
"It's very hard work. If it weren't for an invincible and brave man like you, the commander, who led us, the entire army would probably be disbanded." Said the shopper.
This is not pure flattery.
It is a miracle to know that an army with such a percentage of casualties has not yet collapsed.
You must know that it took only half a month for their rebel army to fight all the way from the Apennine Peninsula to Macedonia. It was the first time they fought against the regular Roman army, and it was still five times their own strength.
It is really not easy to behead the enemy governor-commander in this way, it can be called a miracle.
The others also nodded, admiring Xu Ding.
Xu Ding used this battle to prove to them that Alexander Qin can create miracles and lead them to victory. Even if they confront the enemy head-on, they can still win.
This is very important.
Confidence and fighting spirit.
"Although we won the battle, we did not harm the enemy's base. The Ninth Army and its affiliated armies did not receive corresponding damage.
Moreover, the city of Thessaloniki is still in their hands, and what we are facing is still a mountain that is difficult to shake. We still need our solidarity and solidarity, and the soldiers need to work hard to complete our great cause of freedom. "Xu Ding glanced at everyone, and then asked:
"What do you think we should do next?"
Of course Xu Ding had a plan in mind, it was just a routine meeting, he needed to be more democratic, and at the same time he needed to train his generals.
Shopping around: "I think we should first replenish the team headquarters and add fresh blood to the army.
Today we captured 4000 people, and most of these 4000 people were slaves and poor landless peasants. I think we can absorb them.
They are what we strive for. "
"I'm afraid this is inappropriate. They are captives. If they are absorbed, half of our army will be captives. If they make trouble or drag us back in the next battle, it would be worse." Meng Meng Du stood up and objected.
What he said was not unreasonable, and everyone nodded frequently for a while.
Xu Ding cast his eyes on Vila Toli, and Vila Toli said: "The commander-in-chief has always been strict with the soldiers. In the words of the commander-in-chief, it is better to lack than to overuse. We can take prisoners, but we don't need all of them." absorb.
Just follow our original establishment and supplement all the ministries in place.
At the same time, the captives who have been replenished must do one thing, and that is to pledge their allegiance to us and surrender their sincerity.
It is impossible for all the captives to be slaves and poor peasants, and it is impossible for them all to be recruited by us. There are also many nobles and slave owners.
It's better to let these people who are screened out to join our army deal with those nobles or slave owners' captives, so that it will be difficult for them to turn back when they have the blood of the enemy on their hands. "
After Villatoli finished speaking, everything was silent.
What a vicious plan.
Prisoners kill prisoners, or in other words, captives who can be won kill the class rulers they oppressed before, so as to draw a line and hand over their names.
In this way, they are not afraid of repenting or running away.
It has to be said that Vila Toli is very ruthless and his ideas are vicious.
But it worked.
Xu Ding said: "Just do what Vila Toli told you by shopping around, and when you kill someone, go to Kimina."
"The commander-in-chief is wise!" Seeing what Xu Ding said, everyone's eyes lit up.
Deterrence, incidentally exposing the identity of the joiner, can also deter Kimina and force him to surrender.
After finishing talking about the team's replenishment, Xu Ding said, "Other things, such as how to capture Thessaloniki? How to eliminate the Ninth Army and its affiliated armies? How to open the passage to Thrace?"
"Commander, we should take advantage of the victory to attack the city, attack Kimina, and lead the Ninth Army out of the city to fight. They have no other troops in this battle. We can deal with them specifically." A centurion stood up and suggested. .
Immediately someone said: "No! The Ninth Army is still strong. We will fight head-on with it. The outcome is hard to tell. We should rest and attack other cities to recruit more soldiers."
Soon everyone started discussing one sentence at a time.
But none of their suggestions were nutritious, Xu Ding looked at the three commanders under him again.
Mengdu said: "Commander, in my opinion, let's break out of camp and go north. Go north, enter the mountains, break through the mountains and passes between the provinces, and go to Mercia. At that time, we will attack Dacia or Selei. It's all convenient."
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