Augustus Under the Horseshoe

"Cuckoo! The final report of the Governor of Cilicia! The Armenian Sphinx has rebelled! They took the Persians and madly stormed the empty eastern defense line of Asia Minor! Anatolia's eastern gateway-Cilicia Has fallen! The fortified city wall was overwhelmed by the hordes of purgatory war elephants entwining the flames of hell! Cuckoo!"

"Cuckoo! Report of the 30th Urpius Victory Legion! The sphinx foreign cavalry in the army fled overnight! Nowhere! Cuckoo!"

"Cuckoo! The third Gaul legion that was maimed by the orcs reported that the remaining Sphinx of the legion suddenly launched a rebellion. Although he was suppressed by the legion commander, he was also seriously injured, and the legion’s strength was out of ten! The empire is desperately needed to replenish its forces! Cuckoo!"

"Cuckoo! The scouts reported that the number of Persian troops rushing into Asia Minor could not be estimated, but they saw the back of a super giant war elephant, built a golden shrine of Zoroastrianism, and a bunch of **** flames rushing into the sky-- That is the King of Kings's car and handsome flag. The flags of the Immortal Army and the Holy Meteorite Cavalry can be confirmed from a distance. Cuckoo!"

"Cuckoo! Stationed in Asia Minor and the east coast of the Mediterranean, all thirteen legions have been assembled in Palestine. The thirteen legions commanders, and at the same time, ask Augustus for your opinion-who is the coach? When? Replenish the cavalry power? Cuckoo!"

The boundless anger in Augustus's pupils burned more and more vigorously. The Armenian rebellion seemed to be the last straw that crushed the camel, almost completely crushing his thin shoulders.

In order to fight against the blood axe orcs raging in Palestine, he had to send all the eight legions stationed in Asia Minor to local support. He thought that there were sphinxes blocking the between Anatolia and the Persians, and Asia Minor at least It was very safe for a certain period of time, but... those **** monsters actually chose to betray...

This is not the most terrible, whether it is Romans or various elves, the most outstanding are infantry units. The Roman legionary infantry, wearing heavy armor and holding a tower shield, is the strongest shield among the civilizations around the Mediterranean. Once successful, it is an immortal wall made of steel and flesh and blood.

Behind these legion infantry are thousands of archers wearing chain armor and holding heavy crossbows. The rain of arrows they shoot can also cover the sky above the enemy. The sound of the rain of arrows is enough to make any Creatures are creepy.

A scorpion crossbow that is easy to disassemble, assemble, and move flexibly, can shoot a round of two-meter-long armor-piercing spears with thin arms, and even the scales of dragons can penetrate them. In this way, the white dragons that entrenched in the Alps, hunted and preyed in groups, were conquered by the Romans.

The high elves, which originated in the mountains of Greece, also started as infantrymen. The steel forest composed of shields and spears is sufficient to suppress the frontal charge of all the cavalry. The rangers, magic archers, and the rain of arrows shot from behind are equally hideous and terrifying. Hundreds of shots are filled with all kinds of magic. The arrows, mixed in like a downpour, are densely packed into a line of arrows, making it even more difficult to guard against.

As for arcane power? After the fusion of the two civilizations of humans and elves, the research on arcane arts has almost reached its peak! The assiduous study of long-lived elves, mixed with the pragmatism of short-lived humans, has produced a qualitative change.

Today, the low-level mages of the empire, almost like the low-level warriors, are produced in batches from the white towers of Rome and Constantinople, joined under the command of various legions, and shine in various battlefields.

First-class heavy infantry, first-class long-range unit, but their cavalry...

Because of historical and traditional issues, the Roman legions are still dominated by infantry. Although Alexander left a top cavalry unit for the high elves, but the number is too small. It is basically used as a forbidden army to guard Constantinople and the rest of the empire. The cavalry force is basically composed of some alien races who are good at riding and shooting.

For example, the cavalry of the Western Empire were mostly Germanic barbarian tribes who had returned, and nomadic clans who migrated all the way from the prairie. Among them, they even included some green-skinned orcs and half-human and half-horse monsters. There are also Berbers recruited from Africa.

As for the cavalry of the Eastern Empire, they were mainly Sphinxes from Armenia. These half-human, half-lion monsters accounted for three-quarters of the total cavalry. They were the most important source of cavalry in the Eastern Roman Empire.

This sudden rebellion caused Augustus's hair to be pale. At the critical moment when facing hundreds of thousands of Persian cavalry and charging at full speed, his cavalry turned back! Do you want to take a bunch of slow-moving heavy-armored infantry and play field battles with them? What a joke, there is a Krassus in the Roman Empire, and a battle of Kalai is enough!

News from all parts of the empire, like countless surging rivers, gathered in the minds of one hundred and sixty-nine members of the Dove Whispering Court. The huge flow of information repeatedly scoured every nerve in their brains. Some young members’ seven orifices even shed red blood. The priest, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately called for the divine energy of the **** of punishment to heal their broken. Body.

"The undead army, the holy meteorite cavalry, the guy Yisui, have moved all the family out?"

Arcadius’ eyes were bloodshot, and under tremendous pressure, Augustus turned his head overnight. The seventeen-year-old emperor did not look like a vigorous young man at all, but like a seventy-year-old man. Dying old man.

"Through my order, order the Second Trajan's Legion in the direction of Egypt to immediately return to the port of Alexandria and take a boat to Rhode Island in the southwest of Asia Minor, waiting for my next order."

"The Palestine battlefield, the thirteenth legions are too much, too much. Three legions are drawn out and let them go to Rhode Island to assemble. Um...just the Fourth Sisu Army and the Twelfth Thunderbolt The Legion, the 30th Urpius Victorious Legion is ready."

Arcadius’s brain was running wildly, with four full-man legions and forty thousand professional soldiers. Facing the elite Sasanian Persian, he was still a little bit indifferent. How many of the seven legions stationed in the direction of the Danube can be extracted?

"Of the seven legions stationed on the Danube Defense Line, three were drawn out, the first Italian legion, the second Hercules legion, and the seventh Claudia legion. They also took a boat to Rhode Island."

Augustus gradually recovered his former composure from the hysterical madness. Looking at a strategic map constructed by arcane magic, he slowly said his decision.

"Egyptian war commander. Let the scornful mistress drow serve as her chassis. After all, there is her chassis. These **** black-skinned elves know the terrain of Egypt better than we do.

The commander of the Palestinian side was temporarily represented by the commander of the Third Cyrenaica Legion: Fogen, the Phoenician Elf.

The seven legions assembled in Rhode Island are led by the commander of the 4th Scythian legion: Peturabo interim commander. Once the seven legions are assembled, let him land in Asia Minor and stop the King of Kings on the main road. pace of! I don’t want to see the Sassanian Persian flag when I look at the coast of Asia Minor in my palace. "

"Your will!"

The members of Pigeon Whispering Court continued to work overloaded, passing Augustus' will to all corners of the empire.

"Seven Manchu regiments and 70,000 professional troops are still not enough, not enough."

Arcadius frowned and began to dispatch some non-staff foreign legions.

"Tell the tauren on Crete and let them roll out of the underground labyrinth! Their leader must lead at least one-third of the entire clan's population to join this huge war.

Tell the giant kingdom in the mountains of Asia Minor and let them all mobilize! Join the war in my name!

Tell the harpy inhabiting the forests and cliffs of Macedonia that if you don't want to be annihilated by the empire, take up your weapon and join the battle immediately!

Tell the mermaid leaders living in the Aegean Sea, order them to immediately enter a state of war, blockade the Marmara Sea and the Aegean Sea, and scuttle every ship that does not bear the mark of the empire. In case, I mean, if the war fails, even if I lose all of Asia Minor, I must not let those demons set foot on the land of Greece and Thrace.

Huh, huh-send another message to my brother, Augustus of the Western Empire-depending on the love of my own brother, I beg his help! I need cavalry, a lot of elite cavalry! Hasn't he recently received tens of thousands of Evil Sun Orcs? Borrow it! "

After some orders, Augustus seemed to be completely drained of energy, and he slumped in a comfortable chair, breathing fresh air.

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"Cuckoo! Honored Felavis Hornoliu Augustus wrote back. They have no extra energy to help you win this war.

I don’t know what happened in the north. The Germanic barbarians have been crazy for the past few years. They are constantly attacking the borders of the empire. Britain has fallen. Stiliko is taking the Vandal barbarians and the evil Japanese orcs with a legendary barbarian. The Visigoth army led by Alaric fought.

However, your noble brother said that the Augustus, who lived in the White Tower of Rome, transformed into liches and gained eternal time, have already acted. Cuckoo! "

"Hey, are those old things coming, but there are still no cavalry! Cavalry, cavalry! I need a large number of cavalry who can move fast, circuitously, and have strong impact!"

I don’t know how long it took. After hearing the news from his brother, Arcadius fell into a state of hysterical madness again. His fragile nerve was like a wire that was constantly twisted and bent, cracking at any time. danger.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty?"

Suddenly, an elderly member of the Dove Whispering Court spoke cautiously.

"What's the matter, say!"

Arcadius' eyes were bloodshot, and he looked viciously at the source of the sound.

"I, I just searched the communication data saved in recent years, trying to find some information that can solve your problems.

A few months ago, you sent a battalion of Legionnaires to try to vassalize Gredinian’s Orthogoths... The person in charge at the time was a battalion of the 30th Urpius Victory Legion. Long Quintuchus. "

The elderly wizard mage slowly said.

"At that time, he said that a whole gang of evil day orcs, and a large number of men and horses, were attacking the castles of the Eastern Goths and crushing the barbarians' armies."

Centaur!

Arcadius' eyes lit up. Once, he did have a centaur foreign army in his hand: the Greymane clan of Gorell.

Those guys are indeed beautiful in the fight, although the destructive power of their hoofs is not as good as the claws of the Armenian Sphinx, and they have no fancy spell-like abilities, and the number is very rare.

However, their endurance is terrible. Very good at using bows and arrows and spears, an adult sphinx is eight feet tall and weighs only seven hundred pounds, which is only three hundred kilograms.

These half-human, half-lion monsters are good at attacking light infantry. Facing the heavy infantry of the Roman Legion, they are somewhat powerless. They can only rely on the lethality of the lance and the bells and whistles to assist in the battle.

However, the seven-foot-tall centaur is generally weighing more than 2,200 pounds, which is more than three times the mass of the Sphinx! After putting on the armor, the weight easily exceeded a ton.

If they are not equipped with super long guns, even Legionnaires will have their legs weakened in the face of a swarm of people and horses that are attacking at full speed. Legion commanders who have worked with them are very eager to keep these terrifying and efficient monsters in their army. Among.

It's a pity that those guys don't know what happened. For hundreds of years, everyone has been working together very happily, but the other party somehow ran away a few months ago.

"Sent an envoy to Gredinian and drew three centuries of imperial troops to personally **** them. Let the ambassadors go to the peninsula to find the traces of the people. Money? Land? Beauty? Wonders? No matter what the price, it must be. Let the monster chieftain lead his people to help me win this war. The empire does not lack this wealth."

Augustus waved his hand arrogantly. Signaled the left and right attendants to deal with this matter immediately.

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