Chapter 161 - 116: Warplane
Despite Maximus’s hesitation on "whether to stay and defend" before the Roman Army’s attack, once he decided to fight the Romans here, his commitment and vigor in battle were extraordinarily high. After listening to two veteran soldiers, he decisively gave the order: "Immediately inform Torrelugo, have the Second Legion advance! Uh...what about the Third Legion?"
Maximus’s last sentence was directed at the two veteran soldiers because he realized that it was somewhat inappropriate for the formation of the Third Legion to remain in place after the Second Legion had advanced.
"Let Camillus lead the Third Legion forward, maintaining the same line with the Second Legion, but do not attack yet, to prevent the enemy from flanking," Quintus quickly added. He felt a bit ashamed, having been eager for the Second Legion to seize the opportunity, he had momentarily overlooked the Third Legion, and now this young leader who hadn’t experienced a major battle spotted the issue.
"Then it’s settled!" Maximus nodded heavily.
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"Legion Commander Torrelugo, the leader orders you to immediately lead the Second Legion to advance!"
Upon hearing the order delivered by Akegu, Torrelugo was overjoyed. Although he had become the legion commander of the rebel army, the blood of the gladiator still burned within him. He had been standing stupidly here, confronting the Roman Army for hours, and could hardly restrain himself.
"Quick! Quickly inform the Great Captains, tell the brothers to advance!" Torrelugo urged the messengers beside him.
The messengers galloped to each company. The attack order was not communicated using the military horn because the entire formation of the rebel army was curled up in a confined area, with each unit having its own task. If the attack horn sounded across the battlefield, it could lead to a misunderstanding among the First Legion Soldiers who were defending the riverbank, causing them to abandon their advantageous position and launch an attack, which would be problematic.
The leader gave the order to the legion commander, the legion commander conveyed it to the Great Captain, and the Great Captain passed it to the Centurion. The process was a bit cumbersome, but the rigorous training of the Maximus Army over the past half year had its effect, and the entire relaying process went smoothly without a hitch.
"Bro...brothers, hear my command—advance!..." Centurion Tini Bazus shouted three times, shaking his short sword in the air a few times, then forcefully swung it forward while stepping forward.
The soldiers in the same row on the right followed closely, and the soldiers in the rows behind also followed suit, forming a 25x4 block of a hundred soldiers beginning to move forward. The entire western line of the rebel army was pressing towards the Roman Army as a long wall composed of countless such hundred-soldier blocks in staggered formations.