*After crossing the river, Septimus immediately discovered the movement of the enemy heavy cavalry.
He knew that the enemy possessed heavy cavalry and, therefore, he was extremely wary of it.
The heavy cavalry could not have much influence on the enormous battlefield, but casualties when facing them would be inevitable.
The clone army advanced like a black tide in square formations.
Thousands of clone legionaries crashed into the enemy Armenian army.
A brutal battle broke out between both armies, and the orderly Roman formation could not remain completely aligned in the face of thousands of tribal and Armenian soldiers who charged in disorder.
The heavy cavalry that was on the hill took advantage of the opportunity and began charging downhill.
The Galatian and Numidian light cavalry did not have the will or the ability to stop Tigranes' heavy cavalry.
In a short time, the Armenian heavy cavalry crashed into the flanks of a formation of clone legionaries.
The square formation of almost one thousand clone legionaries quickly broke apart.
The Armenian soldiers took advantage of the opportunity and roared like madmen as they attacked.
The clone legionaries showed no weakness and attacked the enemy without the slightest hesitation.
The heavy cavalry also suffered casualties when facing the clone legionaries.
Many clone legionaries launched suicidal attacks to kill the horses or riders.
Arrows began to rain down on the other formations of the Roman army that continued resisting.
Thousands of javelins were thrown at the Armenians in retaliation.
The javelins, with their great penetrating power, were very effective.
The Armenian and tribal soldiers with little protection were easily eliminated by the javelins.
The clone legionaries showed a strong will to fight when facing an enemy superior in numbers.
The Roman formations barely held together when facing the pushing force of thousands of men.
Inside a Roman formation, Julius Caesar roared as he threw a javelin that easily pierced two Mithian soldiers.
The Mithians, compared to the Armenian soldiers, were more unprotected.
Many Mithians were not equipped with shields or simple leather armor or other materials.
Compared to the clone legionaries, who were heavily armed, they were on completely different levels.
Many times, blunt swords struck the Romans, but they did nothing to them.
Instead, the Roman dagger easily pierced the body of the Mithian soldier, leaving him with a bleeding hole.
The Mite people resisted for less than half an hour before being defeated, but there were too many people behind them, and they pushed and struggled desperately to reach the rear.
Many Arabs who were coming from behind did not understand what was happening farther ahead. Upon seeing that the Mite soldiers in front had even thrown away their weapons and were fleeing for their lives, they were perplexed. Had they been defeated?
The defeat was far too fast!
The sudden flight of the Mite people caused the Arabs to panic and triggered a chain reaction.
Not only did the right flank collapse, but the left one, controlled by Armenians, was also unable to withstand the offensive of the clone legionaries.
"How is this possible?!" said Tigranes with an expression of disbelief on his face.
Tigranes had an army of more than 300,000 men, so how could his flanks collapse so quickly even before his main force arrived?
Mithridates and Nexus exchanged bewildered looks; everything was happening too quickly.
They could already perfectly imagine what would happen next: the two flanks would retreat inward and then an encirclement would form.
The final result would be that the central army would collapse, followed by a total defeat.
Tigranes was unwilling to accept defeat so quickly, and he roared, ordering two reserve Armenian armies to come to the rescue.
Now he understood that the barbarians could only boast and that warfare depended entirely on the Armenians.
Messengers ran everywhere looking for the reserve soldiers.
Minutes passed, and Tigranes received devastating news.
The two Armenian armies were unable to advance and were eventually decimated by the retreating armies of various ethnic groups.
Upon hearing the news, Tigranes felt dizzy from the shock.
How could he have been defeated?
He had an army of 360,000!
"We lost, in the end we lost."
Mithridates sighed and said, "One gets used to it after witnessing the same situation so many times."
"I just told you to be careful, but there are always people who do not believe me," said Nexus while sketching a contemptuous grimace.
The few tribal leaders, sheikhs, and self-proclaimed kings who were nearby were filled with fear and paid no attention to Nexus's provocations.
Mithridates spurred his horse and left, causing Tigranes to ask, "What are you doing?"
"Run for your lives! Do you want to come with me?" said Mithridates as he rode away.
Tigranes' lips twitched. He hesitated for quite a while, but finally agreed.
Upon seeing Tigranes' royal standard retreating, the central army, already severely damaged, immediately collapsed.
Those heavy cavalry riders who had become entangled with the light cavalry and the clone legionaries also tried to escape the battlefield, but unfortunately, it was impossible for them to evade the pursuit of the light cavalry because they were completely armored.
The clone legionaries broke their formation and pursued the enemy in all directions.
The Galatian and Numidian light cavalry joined the pursuit of the enemy.
The main objective of the pursuit was the enemy heavy cavalry that had caused numerous casualties at the beginning of the battle.
The clone legionaries would not let them escape.
On the other hand, the quick victory surprised Septimus.
No wonder the historical records state that when Lucullus defeated the Armenian army, his losses were 100 wounded soldiers and 5 dead.
The battle was simply too easy.
The casualties of the clone army were definitely greater than those described in the historical records.
Septimus knew that history is full of exaggerations, and historians would probably describe his battle against Tigranes in the same way.
The clone army did not stop its pursuit of the enemy.
For three consecutive days, the clone soldiers massacred thousands of men across hundreds of kilometers.
Every few steps, a lifeless corpse or a person agonizing on the verge of death could be seen.