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"I think it's very likely to be true."

Dumigios said, "When the old Metellus attacked Tara, he only carried food and water for ten days. Li Wei is likely to copy his approach. He did not return until five days later, which just proves that over that."

The Jugurtha War had a profound impact on Rome. When Rome was defeated at first, some people even thought it would be another Punic War.

Fortunately, Marius and Sulla rose up suddenly and defeated Jugurtha, king of Numidia.

As a Roman general, he studied this battle very deeply.

"So they're really running out of water."

Iabbas smiled and said, "Do you think we should attack or continue to wait?"

"Of course it is an attack. Such a good opportunity must not be missed. I think all the cavalry should be attacked. Delay their return, and then choose a place to start a decisive battle with them."

Dumigios said firmly.

Iabbas nodded, in fact he thought so too.

Not long after, a large number of cavalry swarmed out of the city and rushed to the depths of the Gobi.

Li Wei finally felt the pressure of the enemy cavalry, who harassed them desperately day and night.

There were several large-scale battles between the cavalry of both sides, if it weren't for Li Wei's cavalry, they had infantry as their backing. They had long since been defeated by the enemy's cavalry.

"Have you found out the enemy's spies?"

Levi asked.

"It was found out. During this period of time, we kept adjusting the position of the water truck. And disclosed it to different people. Finally, we found that there were problems with two groups of people who took refuge in us."

said a centurion.

"Which two bastards are they?"

Levi asked.

"It's Pomilka and Naserka."

said the centurion.

"It turned out to be these two bastards."

Li Wei said angrily, thankfully he forgave Pomirka, but he didn't expect to be a white-eyed wolf at all.

"Are you going to arrest them?"

asked the centurion.

Li Wei thought for a while, and finally shook his head.

"No, I want to pass some news to the enemy through them."

Li Wei shook his head, maybe he had to cooperate with them in acting.

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A cavalry rushed towards the army frantically, "Hurry up, there are enemy cavalry attacking. There are at least 2,000 of them."

Hearing a curse from a military tribune here, the cavalry missed out again, but it happened to let him complete Li Wei's orders.

He quickly issued an order for some soldiers to take out crossbows and arrows from the carriages, and the army moved on as if nothing had happened.

This has happened many times along the way. They have long been able to deal with it proficiently.

The army marched in full combat formation, and only put the water tanker in the middle of the team.

So there is no need to adjust the formation at all.

It didn't take long for them to see a large number of Numidian cavalry, like a pack of wolves, chasing Li Wei's army in this desolate Gobi.

The horses of the Numidian cavalry are a kind of native very small war horses. These horses have no saddles. The Numidian cavalry rides on horseback, carrying two or three javelins and a light spear, and at most a shield .

Relying on these simple equipment, the Numidian cavalry made their name in the Mediterranean world, and even the Romans praised them.

They did not speed up immediately, but controlled the horses to approach the Roman army at a relatively gentle pace.

They had to conserve every bit of horsepower before charging.

Seeing this, the army finally stopped, ready to meet the cavalry.

What they didn't know was that at this moment a military tribune was saying something that would break the soldiers under him.

"Remember, our task this time is to let them destroy the water. We will be lighter when we start later. The standard for three-shot shooting is reduced from three arrows per person per minute to two arrows. Each shot only If you can shoot in a row, I said that when you retreat, you must retreat. Whether you retreat behind the carriage or look for other bunkers, you must let them destroy the water truck."

The military tribune said that he originally wanted them to retreat behind the carriage, but thinking that these might make the enemy find a loophole, let them retreat freely, which is more realistic.

Those soldiers looked at each other, what does this mean.

"Is this making us bluff?"

someone asked.

"Yes, this is the general's order."

said the military tribune.

It turned out that it was a fraudulent defeat, and the soldiers wondered if the general was thinking of some deceitful idea.

"Remember, this matter must be kept secret. Anyone who dares to disclose it will be sentenced to death immediately."

threatened the military tribune.

These soldiers nodded quickly, expressing their understanding.

At this time, the Numidian cavalry had already begun to charge.

They were wearing shorts and tunics, and with strange growls out of their mouths, they charged at the army.

A sharp copper whistle sounded, and the soldiers standing in the first row fired immediately, and a large number of arrows flew forward at a speed that was hard to see with the naked eye.

"Pfft!"

"Pfft!"

"..."

Although the distance was a bit far, their target was a war horse, so some arrows still hit the target.

At this time they began to retreat, and the soldiers in the second row stepped forward, raising their crossbows to aim at the target.

Some war horses fell to the ground whining after being hit, and the cavalry on the horses fell directly to the ground, rolling on the ground for an unknown number of times before stopping. Can lie on the ground and howl helplessly.

But more horses were not hit, and the Numidian cavalry pressed their bodies tightly on the horses and continued to charge forward.

Another whistle sounded, and a round of arrow rain was fired again.

Part of those Numidian cavalry fell down again, and they were less than a hundred meters away from the army at this time.

Round after round of arrows rained out, the closer the distance to the formation, the higher the hitting power of the bow and crossbow, and the stronger the penetrating power.

A large number of cavalry fell on the charging road, and the cavalry behind faced the fallen horses and soldiers either jumped over or directly stepped over, the scene was extremely bloody.

But they finally rushed within 40 meters. The huge casualties made some cavalry lose their temper and tried to use the high speed of their horses to throw their javelins.

Some of those javelins missed the target, but a few hit the soldiers.

Seeing this, some centurions were not calm.

But in order to achieve the goal, the soldiers were ordered to continue shooting.

As the distance approached, the hit rate of the bow and crossbow was astonishingly high. Once it hit the horse, it would completely sink into the horse, which caused terrible damage to the cavalry.

But the military tribunes who commanded them knew that they must retreat, and a trumpet sounded, and the soldiers immediately scattered and fled.

Many fled to the back of the carriage, using the cover of the carriage to escape the opponent's javelin.

Seeing this, the cavalry couldn't help but be overjoyed.

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