Dirty tricks: bags and belts, quick hands, a greatsword and/or billhook for getting at legion pikes behind the shields, a greataxe/longaxe for 1/2-shotting tower shields, a heater shield to arm with after attacking, the Indomitable perk to trigger after arming with the heater shield, backliners who can Rotate in to fill the same role (or stay back and smash the shieldless legionaries) …