▁out ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁turning ▁point ▁in ▁the ▁battle ▁for ▁Met ell us ' ▁men ▁counter - att ack ed ▁in ▁reven ge ▁and ▁pushed ▁back ▁the ▁I ber ians . ▁All ▁the ▁Rom ans ▁who ▁saw ▁or ▁heard ▁of ▁this ▁[ Met ell us ▁being ▁wounded ] ▁were ▁filled ▁with ▁shame ▁at ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁desert ing ▁their ▁commander . ▁The ▁same ▁event ▁filled ▁them ▁with ▁f ury ▁against ▁the ▁enemy . ▁So , ▁they ▁covered ▁Met ell us ▁with ▁their ▁shield s ▁and ▁carried ▁him ▁out ▁of ▁danger . ▁Then ▁they ▁fell ▁ener get ically ▁on ▁the ▁I ber ians ▁and ▁pushed ▁them ▁back . ▁Vict ory ▁changed ▁sides . ▁ ▁Met ell us ▁then ▁compla cent ly ▁decided ▁to ▁rest ▁his ▁troops ▁and ▁made ▁camp . ▁S ert or ius ▁in ▁the ▁meant ime ▁had ▁re group ed ▁his ▁men ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁evening ▁launched ▁an ▁unexpected ▁attack ▁on ▁Met ell us ' ▁camp , ▁and ▁attempted ▁to ▁explo it ▁its ▁vulner able ▁position ▁by ▁cutting ▁it ▁off ▁with ▁a ▁tren ch . ▁Unfortunately ▁for ▁the ▁S ert ori ans , ▁Pom pe y ▁and ▁his ▁army ▁now ▁showed ▁up ▁and ▁forced ▁them ▁to ▁withdraw . ▁Over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁battle ▁Pom pe y ▁had ▁lost ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁men ▁while ▁S ert or ius ▁had ▁lost ▁only ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 , ▁but ▁to ▁offset ▁this ▁Per per na ▁had ▁lost ▁some ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁soldiers . ▁Met ell us