Chapter 241: So It Continues
Within the first hour of battle the Greecians had lost 10% of their overall force, but as time wore on, the enemy learned to adapt to Romanus fighting tactics and the casualty rate fell but not disappearing entirely, meanwhile slipups started happening more and more on the Romanus side as the long period of battle continued to take it’s toll, even with the rotations occurring the rest provided did not offset the intense effort required when in the front lines.
But still even as midday passed and the men on rest consumed a little water and ate their rations as their brothers defended their backs, those injured were quickly filed out and sent off to the medicus.
The Greecian numbers still had decreased by a considerable number.
[Greecian Alliance Army: 84,697]
[Romanus 2nd Legion: 4,983]
The Greecians themselves were running on fumes, as the battle had dragged on for so long as the already exhausted men were now starving on top of dead tired.
The casualty rate had begun to increase once again, but it was only about to get worse for them.
Seeing the enemy’s breaking point as being near, Julius himself had come down the hill and joined into the legions ranks, having spoke with those who’d be around him in his line.
The first horn blast had called and Julius found himself enveloped within the sea of men, the sounds of combat all he could hear as his view ahead was simply the back of the man in front of him’s helmet.
As he stood their waiting for his own chance on the front lines was hell.