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Part 8:Skirmish

The small amount of men met each other. it was a skirmish. Lucius commanded the skirmish."Men, here's your orders! Hastati, line up in row, 10 ranks deep, if the velites are in trouble, one unit can go and help the velites, as for the rest you would stay behing help the other hastati if help is really needed! Velites, line up in two rows, spread out, 5 ranks deep, once emeny is in range, fire two volleys then go behind Hastati! If it is calvary charge at you fire one then get back, then, Hastati, you take out your pila and charge at the calvary, Velites throwing volleys at calvary to help !" ordered lucius. "Aye, sir!" chanted the men. " Remember the plan! The Egyptians are coming!" cried Lucius. Things were working to plan. The calvary charged at the Velites, but a volley killed the calvary unit's officer and 50 more, taking out a third of the unit's men. Then the Velites ran behind the Hastati, then the Hastati charged at the calvary with their pila and slaughtered the calvary. Then the infantry ran up to the Hastati and charged. The same results happened to the infantry as well as the calvary. The skirmish was a complete victory to the Romans, having lost only 10 men. Then the real battle began...... what happened well that is for another part, expect the new part tomorrow