Chapter 75: First Contact War in Worms

"Attack! Attack!!!"

Chief Centurion Guy finally lost his voice in shouting. We no longer cared about the formation and rushed forward. Facing the Burgundian cavalry with lances, we stuck close to them and slashed at their horses with swords.

I rushed forward quickly, and the Burgundian cavalryman opposite me spotted me.

"ha!!!"

He roared, raised his lance and pointed it at me, stabbing it fiercely. I dodged to the side, and the bloody tip of the lance passed over my nose. Before he could put his lance back, I had already pounced on him. I raised my cavalry sword and stabbed it into the abdomen of the Burgundian cavalryman quickly and accurately. He didn't even have time to cover his stomach, and I had already pulled out my cavalry sword. The moment the blade was pulled out, the wound on the Burgundian cavalryman's abdomen was suddenly exposed and blood gushed out.

The Burgundian cavalryman dropped his lance and fell off his horse, holding his stomach. Without any hesitation, I held the sword in my backhand and stabbed it into the man's heart, twisting it and pulling it out. The man instantly became a dead soul under my sword.

I quickly wiped the blood off my sword, sheathed it, and picked up the spear that the auxiliary legion infantry had dropped from the ground. It was only about half a meter taller than me, so I didn't care about it. I picked up the spear and shouted, "Kill the horse!"

As he spoke, he picked up the blood-red spear, but he didn't know whose blood it belonged to, the Burgundians or the Romans. He didn't care about that now, he raised his spear and stabbed the warhorse in front of him.

The warhorse wailed as I knocked it down, and the cavalryman sitting on it screamed and was killed by the swords of the soldiers who rushed up.

This group of cavalrymen, wearing only helmets and leather jackets, faced the silver spears and iron swords, and their leather-wrapped round shields could not resist our attack at all. Soon, the Burgundian cavalry lost their composure. It was not because the soldiers on horseback were timid, but because the strong smell of blood in the air made the horses feel fear from the bottom of their hearts, and then they kept running away. More and more Burgundians and their horses fell in the pool of blood at our feet.

"Ha! The Burgundians have fled!"

"Look, they run like women!"

The soldiers raised their shields, spears and swords, shouted, and pointed at the dust raised by the fleeing Burgundian cavalry and laughed at them unscrupulously.

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh"

A very strange sound came from the smoke and dust, and the sound was so sharp that it seemed to be cutting through the air.

"Defense! Defense!"

I shouted and pulled the soldiers who were still cheering beside me. Because there was not much time, I pulled them and quickly hid myself behind the shield.

"Swish, swish, swish"

A large number of arrows flew out of the smoke and dust, and the sharp whistling sound passed over my head. This whistling sound interrupted everyone's cheers, and was replaced by screams and groans from falling to the ground. Many people were shot and fell, and the soldiers who came up behind them remembered to hide behind their shields.

A hail of arrows passed by, and the surviving soldiers poked their heads out from behind their shields. At this time, the smoke had mostly dissipated, but gradually emerging from the smoke was a large and dark mass of Burgundian infantry. They held shields and spears and slowly advanced towards us step by step.

"Legion! Return to your positions!"

Chief Centurion Guy raised the Spada iron sword in his hand and swung it in the air, shouting orders. The soldiers of the four centuries stood close together under Guy's orders.

"Legion, defend the tortoise shell formation!"

The soldiers gathered together, including the soldiers from our two phalanxes. They were soldiers from regular legions, so they were able to do a good job in deploying the formation.

Soon, a dense formation was formed. We huddled together, our eyes fixed on the large group of organized Burgundian infantry slowly advancing towards us.

"Damn it, where are our archers!"

Chief Centurion Guy asked loudly, but no one here could give an answer.

The Burgundians' attack horn sounded again, and the Burgundians quickened their pace of attack. They ran towards us quickly with their spears raised.

"They are coming, sir! Attack or defend!"

Everyone was waiting for Guy's order. Seeing the Burgundians getting closer and closer, all the soldiers, including me, looked at Guy. Guy lowered his head, and I saw his sweat dripping down the forehead of his helmet. He was thinking hard, but the Burgundian army pressed forward, but the commanders behind him did not sound any horns to issue orders. The soldiers could only choose to obey the highest commander around them, but Chief Centurion Guy was slow to come up with a feasible plan.

“Fight!”

I really couldn't control my temper. Seeing that the chief centurion was in a dilemma, I was anxious. But as soon as I opened my mouth, Andrew beside me pressed my shoulder. I looked at him and he shook his head at me, probably meaning that I should stop talking. I closed my mouth and could only continue to endure and wait to see what countermeasures this stupid guy could come up with.

The Burgundians were less than fifty meters away from us. Even at the spot where I was standing, I could clearly hear their shouts and screams as they charged, but Chief Centurion Guy stood there motionless.

"Why!"

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Guy finally spoke. He raised his head, his face covered with sweat, and his trembling lips kept muttering: "Why haven't you given us orders yet?" Even though they had arrived at the station, he was still counting on Aetius.

There were less than thirty meters left. Although the Burgundians were wearing heavy armor, they ran very fast, roaring, shouting and killing. The sound was deafening, coming in waves, shaking the ears of each of us.

"Sir! We need your orders!"

Andrew, who had just been trying to persuade me to stay steady, was also a little unsteady. He turned around and shouted loudly to Guy. The chief centurion Guy then raised his head, glanced back at the back of the square, turned around, and muttered, "Kill! Kill!"

"attack!"

I don't know where I got the courage from, but I swung my sword at the Burgundians who were charging towards me and roared. Then, the trumpeter in the army immediately blew the horn to attack.

“Kill them!”

The soldiers put away their shields, roared, drew their javelins, and faced the Burgundians.

"brush!"

A rain of javelins flew out from the army, but most of them fell on the huge shields of the Burgundians. However, the javelins were just a greeting, and the real battle had just begun.

"Boom boom boom"

The troops of both sides collided with each other. The tall and strong Andrew took the lead and rushed into the Burgundian army, knocking down two or three of them at once. I didn't have that much strength, and was almost knocked down by the Burgundians coming from the opposite side.

(End of this chapter)