"No need to be sneaky anymore. Tell everyone to assemble in the four directions of east, west, south, and north. In ten minutes, launch a simultaneous attack on all four openings in the fence. Whoever reaches the royal tent first and kills King Stobi will receive a great merit and be admitted to the Senate!"
After weighing the pros and cons, Pompey issued an order for an assault.
Upon hearing this, ten thousand Republican Guard soldiers began to assemble. Within ten minutes, they had gathered at the edge of the woods surrounding the four gaps in the fence wall, with more than two thousand people in each area.
"Time's up! Launch the attack!" Pompey gave the order.
Immediately, four teams emerged from the darkness and began to attempt to openly attack the place where the king's tent was located.
"Enemy invasion! Enemy invasion!"
The Myrmidon guards, which Achilles had deployed at night, issued an immediate warning.
Although they didn't expect to have to fight a battle right after arriving, the Murmidon warriors in the surrounding tents still quickly got up and put on their equipment.
By the time the troops were leaving the tents, the Roman Republican Guards had not yet been able to break through the hundreds of Myrmidon guards on night duty and rush into the fence wall.
"What's going on? Why are these night watchmen so strong?"
The attack went against his will from the beginning, and Pompey frowned unconsciously.
What he has on his hands are the best of the best Roman Republican Guards!
Although they were not allowed to carry heavy equipment in order to sneak in stealthily, even so, it was still far beyond the reach of ordinary Roman swordsmen.
Not to mention, the number of enemies guarding the four gaps in the fence was so small, only a few hundred.
According to normal logic, those rabble should collapse at the first touch.
Then, while the other soldiers were still asleep and had not yet gotten up and picked up their weapons, they charged in at once.
Even if we cannot completely wipe out these 40,000 to 50,000 enemy troops, we can always prevent them from becoming an obstacle to the killing of King Stobi.
However, the opposite happened!
Those hundreds of Stoby warriors are really strong!
Blocking the four gaps, the formation is tight and the coordination is tacit!
There are ten times more strong men on our side, and we just can’t bite them!
Looking ahead, rows of soldiers are ready to go around the enemy's tent.
Looking back, more than two million people on the periphery also began to wake up.
Pompey was extremely anxious and annoyed.
If we had known that this group of enemy troops on night duty were so powerful, we should have concentrated all 10,000 of them and attacked just one gap.
He was too greedy and didn't want to leave King Stobi a way to escape. He wanted to catch him in a trap.
The result was counterproductive and the war ended in the current stalemate.
"Why are you still awake in the middle of the night? What are you making such a fuss about?"
Outside, there was a chorus of shouting and fighting. Xia Zhe, already feeling uneasy, woke up immediately.
Xia Zhe was extremely surprised when he lifted the curtain of the tent and walked outside.
In the dark night, in the military camp that should have been silent, a large number of Murmidon warriors were forming up.
They all held shiny iron armor and weapons, looking particularly eye-catching.
"What are you doing?" Xia Zhe asked in confusion.
"We've spotted the enemy outside the fence! We're rushing over to join the fight! Rest assured, my king! Even if we fight to the last man, we won't retreat!"
Hearing the king's personal question, the Murmidon warrior's blood boiled and he answered excitedly.
What?
Enemies spotted outside the fence!
Hearing this, Xia Zhe's heart tightened. He had been half asleep, but this time he suddenly woke up.
The Romans have just been driven away, and there should be no more powerful enemy forces within hundreds of kilometers!
We only slept for a short time, and the enemy killed more than two million of our troops on the periphery and reached here?
This is simply impossible!
unless!
Unless a big country in the south also comes to fight for Seranda!
"Which way is north? Show me!"
Tonight, the moon is dark and the wind is strong, and the stars in the sky are dim. In these ancient times, without online maps, Xia Zhe has no idea which directions are east, west, or north.
In fact, even if the stars were shining brightly tonight, Xia Zhe did not have the ability to confirm the direction by looking at the stars.
Since he judged that the enemy should come from the south, Xia Zhe decided to flee to the north immediately.
"North is that way!"
Although he didn't understand Wang's purpose in asking for directions, the soldier still pointed to the north and gave a firm answer.
"Hurry up and call your people to gather here, and follow me!" Xia Zhe ordered hurriedly.
After saying this, he turned and went into the tent, called Lillian who had already gotten up, packed up important things such as the Heart of the King, and quickly went out of the tent again.
Outside, about a hundred Murmidon warriors were already lined up in an orderly manner and waiting there.
"Follow me!"
Without any nonsense, Xia Zhe waved to everyone and led the way to the north.
The cries of fighting and killing from all sides gradually died down. Xia Zhe was worried, thinking that the enemy had already gained the upper hand. If he didn't leave now, he would die here!
In fact, the noises around had become quieter, not because the enemy had the upper hand.
Quite the opposite.
With a large number of Murmidon warriors going into battle, the offensive and defensive situation in the gaps on all sides has been completely reversed.
The Roman Republican Guard soldiers made a horrifying discovery that not only the hundreds of enemy troops who were on guard were extremely powerful.
The combat effectiveness of the newly joined enemy troops is no less than that of the enemy troops on guard!
If our side could be equipped with all the equipment and fight against the enemy soldiers alone, we might be able to hold our own.
But in order to launch a surprise attack tonight, I didn’t bring any heavy equipment.
Relying on the light armor and short sword at hand, fighting against the enemy who is as strong as you but armed to the teeth, you are really at a disadvantage.
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