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At this time they only took heavy javelins, and not everyone in the first row will use heavy javelins. Every other person holds an oval shield and a broad-bladed short sword.
The middle-aged soldiers in the second row are equipped with the same weapons as the young soldiers in the previous row. The difference is that the positions of their men holding javelins, swords and shields are just opposite to those in the previous row.
These two columns form a three-dimensional and complementary long and short array.
The adult soldier weapons in the third column are slightly different from the first two columns.
They were older and most experienced men in the whole army, and their long arms were spears, and their defensive weapons were long shields, which were heavier and thicker.
If the first two columns are killed and the enemy rushes away, their third column is the mainstay of the entire formation, responsible for carrying the banner of victory and defeat at the most critical time, and defending the last line of defense for the army.
"Ha!" The Roman warriors holding heavy javelins shouted in unison, then stood upright, lifted the heavy javelins, held them, and thrust forward.
For a while, there were many spears and spears, and there was a feeling of nowhere to start, which made people feel afraid and shrink back.
But this is a small scene for Xu Ding.
With a small formation of only 60 people, the formation of his Weiyuan Island Roman team was much more shocking than theirs.
Perhaps there is a way to crack it long ago.
He drew his bow and hung it on the horse, then swung it sideways and bent down, hugging a log for the arbor and pulling it up.
Then the arbor fell down, and then Xu Ding smashed it with his arms around the tree.
Just as the horse rushed, the speed slowed down slightly.
With a sound of "Boom!", the log smashed in, and the formation of spears and spears was immediately blasted away, and several Roman soldiers died with howls in a hurry.
Then Xu Ding swept with all his strength, and the huge log knocked down the three rows of Roman soldiers on the left flank and knocked them into the air.
The horse rushed in and stepped on the Roman soldiers on the ground, and the bones were broken immediately, and the surviving Roman soldiers were also disabled.
Xu Ding waved his backhand again, and the Roman soldiers on the right wing dodged one after another. There was no formation at all.
At this time, only the ruthless parents lost a pair of legs.
With a bang, countless soldiers vomited blood and hit the street again.
"Kill!" Meng Yu and others took the opportunity to rush in, slashing with their swords.
The aggressive small formation just now fell apart and was defeated. Other gladiators also took the opportunity to charge forward and wiped out this small group of Roman soldiers.
By the way, pick up the spears, heavy javelins, round shields, long shields, and broadswords that fell on the ground.
Xu Ding waved the log and rushed towards the small formation of hundreds of people on the other side, as if he had entered the land of no one. The long, heavy and big log was better than any javelin or spear.
All the long and short weapons of the three rows of Roman soldiers were shot off.
Then, bearing Xu Ding's sweeping sweep, three or two children were beaten into a mess and the ground howled in pain.
The gladiators, who had just suffered a big loss, took the opportunity to counterattack and quickly killed the hundred-man squad, and obtained usable weapons.
This time, the entire gladiator army also had a lot of weapons at hand, and Xu Ding, a super general, commanded them.
The Roman general on the opposite side almost jumped out of his facial features, holding a long sword in his hand, his face turned bitter.
"Who the hell is this bastard? He broke my first detachment just like that." However, he has not lost his strict quality as a soldier, so he immediately ordered: "The second detachment and the third detachment are reunited." Team, build six or six formations! Centuries go down to the city for me, and I will face the rebels with you."
After he finished speaking, he glanced at the captain of the bow and arrow detachment.
The captain nodded slightly, and then quietly ordered everyone: "All aim at the log hugger for me, shoot him, and he will be promoted to two ranks, and the rewards will be countless."
120 archers aimed their arrows at Xu Ding one after another.
"Give me two shields!" Xu Ding reined in his horse and stopped, then threw the log on the ground.
Someone immediately handed over the two round shields that had just been seized.
The round shields of the Roman army are more finely crafted. They are first spliced and shaped, then covered with leather, and covered with a layer of cloth.
It is very beautiful and there is a certain buffer after the arrow and the weapon are stabbed.
Generally speaking, it is still practical, but it is very expensive.
But Xu Ding weighed the weight, and it was much lighter than the heavy shield of the Euphorbia Warrior.
"Everyone listen to the order and follow me to break the formation. If we rush over today, we will survive. If the other Roman troops rush over, we will all be killed here. This battle can only be fought to the death!" Xu Ding put up two shields , Shouting to all the gladiator army.
Meng Yu, Huobi and others held up their weapons and shouted: "Fight to the death! Fight to the death! Fight to the death!"
If you don't want to die, then fight. There is no way out. Someone looked behind, as if Yijing felt that the Roman army was about to arrive.
"kill!"
Xu Ding took the lead and urged the horse to rush out, Meng Yu and others followed closely behind, all of them shouting and killing with enthusiasm.
"what!"
"what!"
"what!"
The Roman army was also in danger. At this time, Rome was still in its strongest period, with a large number of soldiers and affluent finances. It had strong deterrence and combat effectiveness both internally and externally.
Of course, the more important thing is that the Romans never lose confidence, they always think that they are the strongest.
They are proud, and they despise any enemy.
"Fire the arrow!" Seeing Xu Ding and the others enter the range, John, the general guarding the city gate, swung his long sword again.
The bow and arrow detachment on the top of the city shot all the arrows at Xu Ding in an instant.
Xu Ding rushed to the front, and put the two shields together to block the horse's front and two wings.
In an instant, arrows flew densely, and the sound of thumping continued.
The shields on both sides are full of arrows.
"Let it go!" The Roman archers hurriedly raised their arrows and opened their bows again, but at this time Xu Dingyi rushed to the front of their infantry and threw out a shield.
Right in front, it was knocked down.
Then Xu Ding extended and threw out the other shield.
The Roman infantry in the rear row also howled and fell down.
Xu Ding drew out his left and right battle swords, slashed left and right, and slashed and killed the Roman soldiers who were trying to make up for the gap.