Chapter 60 Counterattack (Part 1)
At a time when one could die at any time, if someone raised his arms and shouted that he could lead everyone together and there was a chance of survival, who wouldn't want to give it a try, even if it meant risking their own life! Before long, more than 20 people gathered around me, forming a temporary small square formation.
"For, traitors!"
Out of compassion, I turned around and looked at Levi who was struggling to pull the reins in the melee, "Do you want to live? If you want to live, come here quickly!"
Seeing that Levi was still reluctant to leave the carriage, his face flushed as he pulled the four horses. The Burgundians beside the carriage simply didn't get on the carriage. They waved their axes and sticks, chopping at the valuable carriage like a mob.
The eyes of each of them were filled with anger. "Aetius! Aetius! Aetius!" They roared again and again, hitting the carriage of this sworn enemy in their eyes. In the eyes of the barbarians, this priceless carriage was just a toy for them to vent their anger. The precious wood was chopped down by them, and the rare cloth and silk in the carriage were pulled out by them and thrown on the ground and trampled. Little did they know that a piece of cloth and silk could make any of them worry-free for the rest of their lives.
"Aetius! Aetius!"
Perhaps because they didn't see the person inside, they realized they had been deceived and started shouting the man's name and looking for him everywhere.
"You idiot!"
Seeing that Li Wei was still stubborn, I rushed out of the small square and knocked down the barbarian cavalry who came to block the road. He was already panting and exhausted, and naturally vulnerable to me. Without time to help him up, I rushed straight to Li Wei, grabbed him, and knocked the reins out of his hand with my sword. At this time, the four frightened horses retreated one after another, pulling the dilapidated carriage into the crowd of Burgundians, causing a lot of chaos!
"You're asking for your life! There's no Aetius in there!"
As I said that, I grabbed his arm and pulled him towards our small formation.
"I know."
I paused and turned to look at Levi, who was also looking at me. I asked him, "What did you just say?"
"I know, Marshal Aetius is no longer in the carriage!"
Li Wei stared into my eyes and repeated what he had just said: "I said, I know he's not in there! He didn't get on the bus when we set out, I know that." He was so arrogant, and he could remain so calm in such a critical moment. It made me feel as if I knew something. This guy in front of me must know the whole content of this conspiracy.
"So," I was calmer this time, and my tone was also milder, because even with such a large group of bloodthirsty beasts surrounding him, Levi could still remain so amazingly calm, without even a drop of cold sweat. What right did I have to lose my temper with him? At this time, I just hoped that he didn't see my wet crotch. "So, you knew it was a trap when you set out?"
"right!"
Levi answered directly. In such a chaotic situation, he still calmly spread his hands and said to me: "Isn't this what we are here for?"
"You mean to say that Aetius intends to sacrifice us to complete his current plan?"
“That’s right!”
Levi's words were even shorter, and he refused to say even one more word.
My hands began to tremble. For such a big thing, Aetius, you didn't take responsibility for the more than 500 people in our First Battalion, and you even spared your own loyal guards? Looking back, I saw the flag of the Gemini Legion, which stood out like a crane among chickens, waving back and forth in the crowd, like a strong light in the dark night, attracting the attention of all the Burgundians.
Under the flag was the chief centurion Guy, who led the remaining four or five square formations, about two hundred men, lined up in a row. I don't know what Guy said, but the morale of the soldiers was greatly boosted. They raised their arms and shouted and kept beating their shields, causing the Burgundians who were besieging the carriage to turn their spears and point them directly at the two hundred square formations. Guy waved his flag forward, and the two hundred soldiers behind him held their shields, drew their javelins, and rushed towards the Burgundians who were like a tide.
The Burgundians came in groups of three or five, completely ignoring our remaining remnants who were struggling to put up a fight, and rushed towards the flag with their weapons raised high.
"Who is this idiot? He is waving to those Burgundians and telling them to come and fight me!"
Although I said this, I knew in my heart that it was our chief centurion Guy who was leading the team. He was holding a flag and rushing towards the red tide of Burgundians.
"This is a completely suicidal attack!"
My hand tightened and I pulled Levi to the front of our square formation, where there were about fifty soldiers who had escaped death.
"The three phalanxes at the beginning are all finished, and the last bit of incense of the first brigade is also finished!" I smiled bitterly, found a piece of rag, and wiped the blood off the blade.
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"It's not all over." Levi sneered behind me and said, "It's not over yet, how can you define it so early?" Even at this point, he was still so calm, as if he was not concerned about it.
"What do you mean?" The anger in my heart suddenly grew more and more intense, watching the Burgundians surround the only two remaining centuries.
"Phalanx, defend against tortoise shell formation!"
Chief Centurion Guy raised his sword and shouted, and the soldiers immediately formed a circular formation to resist the siege from the Burgundians from all directions. Things have come to this point, and I think I can no longer give up the right to resist because of exhaustion. Now running away means death, and counterattack also means death, so it is better to resist, even if I drag someone with me before I die, but my strength alone is far from enough!
"Our Chief Centurion is in trouble!"
I looked at the blood-stained ground behind me. Many people were already covered in wounds, and the chain mail used for protection on their bodies was chopped down to look like a beggar's shirt (because the weapons in the hands of the Burgundians were mostly crude, so they could not cause too much damage to the chain mail with good protective performance, but the chain mail could not provide any protection now). "We are not qualified to rest yet!"
I don't know what I was thinking. I actually stepped forward at this time. Is it wrong for me, a mere centurion, to order my colleagues here? Especially with such a high-ranking official as the Marshal's Guard Captain here, it's a bit of a guest taking the initiative. I must correct this mistake in time. I don't know if there are rules in Rome like in China? "So, Captain Li Wei, do you plan to say anything?"
I looked at him.
(End of this chapter)