Chapter 5 The Roman Legion in Madness
By 196 BC, Hannibal was elected as the Supreme Administrative Officer of Carthage and carried out many major reforms.
But these reform measures were strongly resisted by the noble oligarchs.
The Carthage high-ranking officials who had surrendered to Rome were actually preparing to use Hannibal to exchange for the favor of the Romans.
Hannibal had no choice but to escape from his hometown overnight. In order not to leave any future troubles, the Romans followed and chased.
In 183 BC, Hannibal committed suicide by taking poison in a foreign country without a way out.
"Hannibal, a famous Carthage general, once made a bold statement and listed himself above Alexander the Great."
"He is resourceful and knowledgeable. With patriotism, he should have done more brilliant achievements, but he ended up in a tragic ending. He was really born at the wrong time!"
Recalling Hannibal's information in his mind, even though Lei Zhentian couldn't help but sigh for this famous Carthage historical general.
It should be noted that although the Carthaginians at that time were very advanced in the field of navigation, the Carthaginian army was a scumbag during the First Punic War.
The only major battle in the early stage (the Battle of Tunisia) was won under the command of a Spartan, and in the later stage, it was barely maintained an unbeaten situation under the command of Hamilka.
It was a miracle that Carthage had persisted for so long in the First Punic War...
Hannibal led these slap troops to defeat the Romans, so he was great...
In the Third Punic War, after three years of resistance, the Carthaginians defied Carthage, Rome razed the city of Carthagin to the ground, and slaughtered Carthage, searched the houses and found all the residents and killed them.
It is said that the fire lasted for 16 days in the ancient city of Carthage, and the remaining 50,000 Carthages were sold as slaves. All the fields around Carthage were sprinkled with salt, and the Romans wanted it to have no life to survive.
——Carthage disappeared.
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"The Romans are crazy!"
"The Romans are crazy! Run away!"
Lei Zhentian, who was trapped in historical thoughts, was suddenly forced back to reality by a riot.
Wherever my eyes were, I saw a large number of light infantry wearing the same clothes as myself, and some of the Gaul new recruits, who seemed to have lost their souls, kept retreating and shouting in panic.
At this moment of the war, the Romans finally discovered that African heavy infantry had surrounded their wings, and the Gaul cavalry and Spanish cavalry who were chasing and annihilated the Roman cavalry and broke their retreat.
The Romans were surrounded and saw no hope of escaping, and at the last moment, they launched a desperate counterattack!
"Kill these Gaul savages, kill all the Punics, and kill Hannibal!" (The Romans used to call the Carthaginians Punic, which was also the origin of the term Punic War.)
The blood was about to dye the entire battlefield red, but the Romans stood in front of the iron and blood front and still shouted slogans, killing one Iberian infantry after another and the Gauls in front of the battle formation.
The dead bodies were piled up under his feet, and the ground turned into muddy blood. However, the Romans rushed forward desperately so that their main force would not be destroyed.
The fierce battle lasted for only half an hour, and there was a lot of panic and riots on the central front where the Gaul recruits and Iberian light infantry were located.
You should know that any panic that occurs on the battlefield can be contagious. A spark can start a prairie fire. It may be just a small event that can affect the progress of the entire battle situation.
The Romans' failure is irreversible, but if the Carthage Central Front is wiped out, Hannibal, the historical general of the Central Front, may not be spared.
But to be honest, although Lei Zhentian can be regarded as a fan of Hannibal, he will not take the initiative to care about Hannibal's life and death when he is in such a crisis that he cannot even care about.
If it weren't for the limitations of the broken wheel, Lei Zhentian had ten thousand reasons, like other light infantrymen, they ran without looking back.
But unfortunately, the harsh restrictions of the Wheel of War prevent him from taking risks easily with his life.
Others can retreat and escape at will, but Lei Zhentian cannot.
The mission prompts of Wheel of War are still fresh in memory. Without the permission of the commander, he cannot take a step back, otherwise he will be regarded as a vanishing, resulting in the failure of the mission and turning into a cold dead body on the battlefield.
"Kill these Gaul savages and kill all the Punich!"
From Lei Zhentian's perspective, from behind the ups and downs of sand and soil slopes, a group of Roman infantry dressed in exquisite armor emerged. They shouted crazy slogans, with sharp weapons and well-equipped.
Lei Zhentian suddenly discovered that there was no one in front of him, and he had been pushed to the forefront of both sides.
"what to do……"
After experiencing the initial panic and realizing that he had no way out, in shock and anger, Lei Zhentian suddenly became congested with eyes, "Damn it, I can only bite the bullet!"
Anger can enable a person to realize his maximum potential in times of crisis, and can also make a person who is already very brave to become more bold.
Without any hesitation, Lei Zhentian grabbed the light infantry fleeing from him and stabbed into his throat with a backhand before the other party could react.
"Don't retreat! The Orpheus River is behind. Do you all want to jump into the river to feed the fish?" Lei Zhentian didn't know why he spoke Carthage and could speak as fluently as he spoke Chinese.
At this point, he was too lazy to think about so much. All the blood that was shot and splashed out from the neck of the light infantry was ignored by him.
"It's just like this when I kill someone for the first time!"
Now Lei Zhentian is jealous and brave. He only knows one thing in his heart, that is, he can't resist the Romans by himself anyway.
All the people die, so I just fought desperately!
"Do you choose to be a coward or a warrior, the soldiers of Carthage and Gaul drowned in humility or died bravely?"
In the surprised gaze of others, Lei Zhentian's face was covered in blood and he was yelling desperately.
No matter who it is, it is impossible to tell from Lao Lei's heroic face. He is pulling cannon fodder and pulling his back.
A young Iberian light infantryman, his roar and his "heroic" immediately attracted the attention of everyone in this small battlefield.
"Carthaginians, the Gauls are willing to fight with you!"
Several Gaul recruits with upper bodies gathered again and stood beside Lei Zhentian together, which made Lao Lei feel extremely relieved.
Next, with the volunteering of several Gauls, other light infantrymen moved closer to Lei Zhentian. No matter what, the small front where they were finally settled.
The Gauls and the Carthaginians shared the same hatred for the enemy. Facing the Roman legion, they generally showed their eyes to death. They were ready to defeat the Romans' struggle before they finally died.
"What's your name, the brave young Carthaginian?"
At the beginning of the battle, the Gaul warrior with a beard turned his head to look at Lei Zhentian. While feeling ashamed of his own, he was moved by the bravery that Lei Zhentian had just shown.
"Lei Zhentian!" Old Lei Zhen felt a sense of silence in his heart as he stared at the Roman infantry swarming in.
He blurted out with almost no hesitation when he heard the question from the Gauls. He did not realize that it was inappropriate until the words had already been spoken.
"Thunder—Shock—Sky???"
The Gauls learned his strange syllables and were stunned for five seconds before slowly coming to their senses.
"What a weird name." The Gauls muttered, then raised the sword in their hands and roared at countless Gaul recruits and countless Romans who were swarming in, "For Gaul! For thunder-shaking-the sky!"
"kill--"
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Chapter completed!