Chapter 214: Advancing Step by Step

On the beach, a large number of soldiers were in chaos on the water near the sea. They had no way to retreat and could only struggle under the iron hooves of the Vandal cavalry. The crazy Vandal cavalry formed a group and advanced step by step, pushing the thousand people on the shore into the sea.

More than ten long-range attack warships of Hermanus' fleet have appeared at the rear of the battlefield. Archers draw their bows and shoot arrows in accordance with the orders issued by the flagship. They don't care at all that there are still groups of Roman soldiers floating on the water.

“Swish, swish, swish…”

The arrows that blocked out the sun shot up dozens of meters into the sky, providing a brief shade for the two sides who were still fighting hard. But no one wanted to stay in the shade, they would rather be exposed to the scorching sun or struggle in the sea.

"Crack, crack, crack..." Dense arrows fell and countless people fell to the ground. The sudden damage made the war horses panic. They began to neigh and ran around uncontrollably in the army, disrupting the Wanda people's offensive formation.

With the help of several sailors, Luga boarded a warship in the center of the second landing fleet. Under the surprised gaze of the soldiers, Luga carried the golden flag and slowly stepped onto the swaying deck.

"General!"

Their centurion was the first to come to his senses, and he quickly saluted, standing there trembling and not daring to move, completely surrendering to Luca's gorgeous armor and golden flag. The soldiers behind him also stood there in a daze, and for a moment they were at a loss for what to do when they saw their centurion so distracted.

"Don't be nervous, soldiers!"

Luca, who had never been treated like this, was a little flattered, but fortunately he quickly kept calm. The corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he waved his hand at the astonished soldiers with a shrewd look, and said to them soothingly: "I am just your comrade-in-arms. Of course, I will take this beach with you! Admittedly, many people will sacrifice, but you just have to remember that God and the Olympian gods are watching this battle and hope that we win this round. Follow me and attack in the direction of my flag, so that we can get the victory and glory we deserve!"

Although these words of encouragement were spoken in a stiff voice, they worked, because Luga saw smiles on the soldiers' stiff faces and they nodded to each other, expressing their approval of Luga as the commander.

"The Vandals are just a bunch of uncivilized barbarians. Let us teach them what a civilized greeting is!"

"roar!"

The morale of the soldiers was completely boosted. They raised their shields high and roared, looking eager to rush into the chaotic Vandal army at the next moment.

"Impact speed! Full speed ahead! Full speed ahead!"

The sailors whipped the poor slaves fiercely with whips, forcing them to use all their strength to achieve the speed they wanted and rush to the dock with all their strength.

"Scatter! Scatter!"

The soldiers who were struggling in the sea looked back and saw the galloping warships. They swam desperately towards the shore, trying to avoid the huge ramming horns. However, the warships that were rushing towards them had no intention of showing any mercy to their lives. The ten metal ramming horns were like ten huge sickles of the god of death, like a raging wave coming from the sea, tearing and devouring all the lives in front of them. The sea water was dyed red at that moment. In the red sea water, ten warships broke through the waves and headed straight for the Vandal cavalry who were still running around on the shore to resist.

“Boom boom boom!”

The warships hit the beach, raising up a cloud of sand and knocking several unlucky Vandals away. The Vandal cavalry quickly realized that the Romans were about to start a second landing, so they quickly gathered under the ships, waiting for the fearless cannon fodder to jump down like hungry dogs waiting for food. But this time they miscalculated, and the first to come down were not the unlucky people who were pushed down, but the javelins. Dozens of javelins were like a rainstorm, instantly falling all over the Vandal cavalry, and they were immediately in chaos.

In the chaos, only a flash of golden light was seen, and a man in heavy armor, holding an iron sword in his right hand and a golden flag in his left, fell into their midst like a god of war. He descended from the sky, and the first blow was to pierce the iron sword into the shoulder of a Vandal, and then he would swing the sword in his hand to kill all the living Vandals in front of him.

More and more soldiers followed their chief to the ground, roaring and stabbing the Vandals with their sharp iron swords. One after another, the Vandals were brutally killed and fell. Soon, a large number of Roman soldiers in silver armor were all over the coast.

"Come on, swim back, come on!"

The Roman soldiers struggling in the sea swam hard back to the shore, but the beach was already covered with corpses.

The Vandal cavalry, seeing the battle was over, were forced to retreat, leaving behind their wounded and men without horses, and no one knew when they would return.

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"Gather all the prisoners together and line them up at the front of our army to see if the following Vandals will stop for their companions!" Luga ordered loudly. At this time, ten warships appeared behind him, and ten centuries were once again added to Luga's team.

"It seems Hermanus has not been idle for a moment." This made Luca feel very relieved, because Hermanus's fleet has been transporting troops at the fastest speed, and there are only more than 2,000 people at the moment. Luca led more than 100 people to a hilltop, where the view was wide and they could clearly see the Vandals' attack on Syracuse. At this time, Syracuse had turned into a sea of ​​fire, but the solid city walls stopped Gaiseric's steps.

Gaiseric was not reconciled, and his army was still gathered under the city of Syracuse and was unwilling to leave for a long time. The defeated cavalry naturally attracted Gaiseric's attention. He would not let himself fall into the embarrassing situation of fighting on two fronts, so he changed the direction of the army, gave up attacking Syracuse and chose to counterattack the Romans coming from the sea. He didn't know how many Romans came this time, but he knew that he was just one step away from success. He had to fight hard no matter what, and avenge the shame of the battle in the North Rhine River that year! "Gaiseric is estimated to have more than 5,000 people." Luca watched carefully on the top of the hill, and asked the soldiers behind him to start recording, "I now need 500 long-range archers. Cavalry will not be transported because the war horses cannot adapt for a while. In short, all the warships of the fleet equipped with ultra-long-range catapults and crossbows are close to the coast. I will confront Gaiseric head-on within their range!"

The soldier in charge of recording quickly wrote down the words and retreated. Luca looked at the Vandals who were slowly approaching him, and he was unsure. Without cavalry, there was no flexibility on the battlefield. With infantry everywhere, how could they deliver the most fatal blow to the enemy? Luca was in a dilemma!

(End of this chapter)