I put out his fire

The Gaul province is composed of large and small tribes, like a loose sand.These tribes usually form an alliance to fight Rome together.

Before setting off, Nero came up with a special tactic: pair a cavalryman with an archer, and ride on the same horse.

When the battle started, the cavalry brought the archers into range, and the archers jumped off their horses to use the long-range firepower of the bows and arrows to cover the cavalry's attack; when it was necessary to transfer, the cavalry would pick up the archers, and the two moved together.

This combination of far and near tactics has greatly improved the combat capability of the legion.

The Roman Legion is well-equipped, coupled with Nero's new tactics, it has gained absolute crushing power.

In just ten days, the Romans captured most of the territory of the E tribe, leaving only this last city.

However, at this critical moment, the allied tribes of the E tribe suddenly rebelled.This undoubtedly lowered Rome's chances of winning.

In desperation, Claudius and Lei Ke took part of their troops to quell rebellions in other places.

So Nero was left with [-] exhausted soldiers and his Rhodes to attack the city.

Dirty chain mail wrapped tightly around Nero.He was riding a horse, with a tight waist and a long sword soaked in blood.A lock of curly forehead hair drooped like silver smoke, hiding his dark eyes.

During these ten days, Nero took part in the battle himself.A masculine fighting charm overflowed his body.

Rhodes held the rein in his hand, and rode behind him like another shadow of him.

Behind the two is an army of [-].Soldiers with shields and swords in hand rushed onto the road like black waves.The raised dust overflowed between the people like steam, like a layer of yellow mist.

On both sides of the team are unfinished fireworks, and the surrounding area has been razed to the ground by the fire. The thick ashes are like black mud, and the burnt smell can make people cry.

——When the Ethnic people fled, in order to cut off the food supply of the Roman legion, they burned all the towns and crops along the way.

"The last battle." Rhodes tightened his leather gloves for combat, and his beautiful eyes emitted a wanton black light.

His voice was slightly hoarse from continuous fighting.

Nero pointed forward, where stood a tightly closed city wall, like a dead tomb.

"This place is easy to defend but difficult to attack. There are swamps on three sides, and there is only one road." Nero said referring to the map, "My scouts told me that there are a lot of supplies and soldiers of the E people hidden in that wall!"

"They are stubbornly resisting." Rhode's expression was serious.

The conversation between the two was almost drowned out by the rumbling march.

Nero's pale yellow eyes reflected the black city wall in front of him, like a piece of dirty mud pierced in.

Under his raised eyebrows, there is a shadow of worry, "The food and grass we carry won't last for a few days. The E people are stalling for time. They want to wait until the army is hungry and dizzy, and then take the opportunity to break through!"

Rhodes smelled a hint of danger, and his face was as cold as gray iron.He drew out his long sword, and the cold light suddenly illuminated his fragile face.

"As long as the siege is successful, the supply of food and grass will be resolved." He said urgently, "If it is not successful...whether we can withdraw our troops safely is a problem!"

The tension was frozen in the air like a thin layer of flimsy ice, as if a slight poke would trigger a collapse.

Soon the army will be at the bottom of the city.The Roman army hit the city gate with tree stumps, and some set up ladders in an attempt to climb into the city wall.

The Ezu people have some countermeasures.They set up catapults and ballista on the city wall, dropped heavy stones and sharp arrows, and stabbed the Romans with sharpened wooden spears.They also boiled oil and poured it on the Romans who were attacking.

The sword stones were as dense as rain, as if a huge animal claw fell from the sky.The Roman legion suffered heavy casualties for a while.

The condescending advantage made the Ezu people quickly suppress the attack.

Nero ordered a halt to the siege.The confrontation between Ecuador and Rome reached a stalemate.

He glanced around for a week, his brows were suddenly furrowed, and his youthful demeanor was tinged with gloom.

"I lost some troops." He was a little irritable.

The soldier was burned unconscious by the oil, and his exposed face was covered with withered yellow blisters.Some even had their heads smashed into flesh by stones, leaving only a bloody headless corpse.The smell of flesh being scalded by oil spread in the air, and the strong smell of blood rolled under the tip of his nose like boiling.

Rhodes pondered for a while, his facial features were as if frozen.

"Build siege towers now," he said to Nero. "Build them higher than their walls, and push them over with wooden carts to gain the advantage of the heights."

Nero thought for a while, and a trace of solemnity appeared on his expression.His bright silver hair was dulled by the dust.

"Building the tower will consume a lot of troops, and the E people will take advantage of this time to break through." He said in a heavy tone.

Rhodes smiled, flipped his hands, and the sharp sword light was retrograde on his face like a swimming dragon.His facial features are too bright, even in the sand and stones that cover the sky, they are as unconcealable as the rainbow light that leaps high.

"Then let me lead the troops to restrain them!" He smiled confidently, his bright black eyes exuding wildness like raging fire.Rhodes at this moment is invincible, from body to heart.

Nero was stunned as if his lifeblood had been pinched.He shook his head and stopped, "No! That's too dangerous..."

"Now is not the time to worry about danger!" Rhodes had already grabbed the reins.The aggressiveness he exuded forced out from under the thick armor.

He beat the horse with his calf, "All you have to do is build the tower as fast as possible and kill the bastards on that wall!"

He didn't wait for Nero to react, and he rode past him immediately.The horse let out a sharp growl.

Nero looked at his receding back, and Rhode's black shadow slowly turned from a thick ink block into a little black light in his eyes.

He froze for a moment, and then seemed to be manic, the flush of worry rose from his neck to the corners of his eyes.The violence in his nature swelled in his body, and it was about to occupy his reason immediately.

"Build the tower! Build the tower now!" He snapped to his subordinates.

The E people observed that the Roman legions were building equipment, and they broke through when their troops were scattered.

Rhodes led a group of iron cavalry and rushed into the roaring Ezu army like a huge wave.

Arrows rained down all over the sky like black clouds. He raised his shield to block it, and the arrows came pouring down, making a loud bang.He used a hedgehog-like shield as a cover to cut off the bodies of several E tribesmen.It wasn't until the horse he was riding was shot down that he turned over and jumped to the ground, fighting hand-to-hand with the surging E tribe.

Surrounded by powerful enemies, Rhodes was sweating profusely, his eyes were red from killing.His ears were filled with the sharp sound of sharpening knives and halberds, and his eyes were full of powder and splashed flesh and blood.

In fact, he had been hit by several arrows, but he pulled them out as if without pain.He has put his life on the tip of the knife.

The E people failed to break through the encirclement many times, but they grew wildly again like weeds that have been mowed for a long time.

On the other side of the battlefield, the Romans piled up mud bricks to build a solid bottom layer, and then used planks to support layers of countertops.They put this simple siege tower on a wooden cart.The archers climbed up the high platform with arrows and hot oil, and the riders pushed the wooden wheels to approach the city wall.

The situation suddenly reversed.

The Roman army occupied a higher place, and arrows, stones, and boiling oil covered the E tribes on the city wall like ghost hands covering the sky and the sun.

The E tribe was killed and wounded very quickly, like a colony of ants being run over.In desperation, they had no choice but to break through even more frantically.

Rhodes, who was in charge of restraining and breaking through, continued to fight from noon to night.

The remains of severed limbs were piled bloody on the ground, and his iron boots were covered with sticky blood clots.Rhodes loosened the body stabbed to death by him, his face was dirty, and he walked wearily among the bloody corpses. The black battle armor had long been dilapidated.

His steps were soft and his lips were white from blood loss.Exhausted physically and mentally, his eyes turned black, his breathing gradually weakened, and his blade-like footsteps were a little weak as if worn out.

Using his sword as a crutch, he stepped into a shadow darker than night.

Rhodes raised his head vigilantly, a sharp gleam flashed in his dull black eyes.He bumped into a tall and strong Ezu.

"There is no time to stop." Rhode laughed at himself with a smile.

The battle horn sounded when their eyes met.

The E clansman waved his knife and ax and swept across with a whistling sound, and Rhode's blood-stained black hair was blown up by the wind of the knife.He resisted the attack with the damaged sword blade, and when the sword and the ax collided, a series of fierce sparks were drawn out, and the sound of metal friction was as sharp as a knife cutting the side of the ear.

The E people were also very tired, and their hard blocks bulged like bricks.He was speaking an incomprehensible barbarian language, and he jumped forward suddenly, like a heavy hammer falling from the sky.

Rhodes' vision is no longer clear.He felt that the ground was faintly shaken by the E tribe, and followed the direction of the shock to meet him hand-to-hand.

All he can rely on now is his flexible fighting moves.In the competition of strength, he is at an absolute disadvantage.

The E tribe slashed down with an axe, but Rhodes dodged like a ghost, and the ax blade plunged into a dead body on the ground.

At this moment, Rhodes stepped on the handle of the ax and hit his jaw with all his strength.

The E tribe roared hoarsely, hitting his neck with a discus-like hand knife.

Rhodes spat out a mouthful of blood.He lost all strength and fell to the ground unconsciously, splashing a hideous and dirty blood.

The E tribe took two steps forward, holding up the dull giant axe.Rhodes narrowed his eyes weakly, and the shadow of the ax moved between his clear eyes.

At the critical moment, a long sword plunged into the face of the E tribe, spun around in the skull, and then slashed out horizontally.The blade of the sword was swept out from the bridge of the nose of the E tribe, and half of the head flew out.

The E tribe, with only half of his face left, stood stiffly, with flesh and blood sticking to his pale cheekbones, and his fat lips were still trembling nervously.The ax in his hand hit his foot with a bang, and his strong body fell down like an avalanche.

Some blood and brains were splashed on Rhode's weak face.He relaxed and saw Nero with an anxious face.

Under the firelight in the distance and the cold silver moonlight, Nero had a head of translucent silver hair, and his thin silhouette was like a descended god.

At this moment, Rhodes' thoughts went back infinitely, thinking back to Nero back then.Black mist gradually appeared in front of his eyes, and his consciousness was as blurred as if he had fallen into the deep sea.

Rhodes forced a fragile smile, and said in a daze, "Nero...you came to protect me..."

Nero ran over in a panic, splashing blood all the way.Panic cracked on his young face, and his breathing became more and more disordered.

Rhode's face was ashen, his soft black hair was scattered in a pool of blood, his whole body was soaked in blood, and he was very embarrassed.

His always hard body was like a cracked conch, revealing the most fragile inner core.

Nero fell to his knees in front of him.

"Is the city broken..." A weak question escaped from Rhodes' mouth.

Nero nodded frantically.He lifted Rhodes up tremblingly, and said with trembling lips and teeth, "Well... the E tribe surrendered..."

Rhodes was so angry that he closed his eyes lightly and said, "That's good..."

Sour and full Nero's heart.He hugged Rhodes into his arms, and wrapped his arms around his weak back like a prison.His eyes were hot, and his heart ached like a knife had been cut out.There seemed to be thunder in his ears, and the bitterness pierced his whole body like countless thin needles.

"I'll never let you get hurt again..." He said distressedly, with a trembling breath mixed in his words.

Rhodes chuckled in his ear, "Stop being hypocritical..."

Nero was already in tears.

The author has something to say:

For the tactics and tower building in this chapter, I refer to "Gallic Wars".The military strategy described in this book is very exciting. Caesar is really powerful. Children’s shoes who are interested can go and have a look~