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- Repeated failures and humiliations have completely angered the immortal Caesar.
In particular, the barbarians not only did not kill Ibis, but also cut off one ear and put it back. This was a great shame in the eyes of Caesar and all the Roman generals.
Now, a sneak attack is no longer possible, and Caesar has given up such illusions.
Caesar¡¯s greatest advantage is that no matter what kind of difficulties and failures he encounters, he can always control his emotions well and find a way to win from failure.
The same is true this time. He forced himself not to be carried away by anger, and forced himself to be calm. No matter what happened, he must find a way to defeat the barbarians.
Under the attacks of the past few days, half of the obstacles in the frontal barbarian defense have been cleared. Once all are eradicated, the frontal battlefield for the offensive will become open, and the advantages of the Roman legions will be fully exerted.
Caesar decisively focused on this point. £® £® £® £® £®
Before the new large-scale attack could begin, all Roman auxiliaries were engaged in clearing the obstacles. These auxiliary soldiers, under the cover of the Romans, risked terrible casualties and carried out their work desperately.
This is very impressive. The auxiliary soldiers demonstrated their loyalty to the Romans very well on the battlefield.
And Wang Weiyi also knew that these obstacles alone could not stop the Romans for long. £® £® £® £® £®
However, he was not too worried. Just as the Romans were racing against time, good news came from Xiaoling. The trebuchet Wang Weiyi needed had been completed.
When Wang Weiyi led a group of Germanic warriors to the river, the Germanic people were completely stunned.
Twelve behemoths are neatly stacked there. What are these behemoths used for? When did it appear here again?
??The Germanians really can¡¯t think of it even if they try hard to think of it. £® £® £® £® £®
"Trebuchet, warriors of Germania!" Wang Weiyi told them with a smile: "This will be our most effective weapon against the Romans. I said, although His Majesty the Emperor of the Holy German Empire only sent a few of us here But the emperor will give us all the help when we need it most! This is the gift given by His Majesty to defeat the Romans."
A cheer erupted from the mouths of these Germanic warriors who were originally astonished.
Although they do not yet know the power of these trebuchets, they believe that the gift from His Majesty the Emperor of the Holy German Empire will definitely be able to exert terrifying power on the battlefield.
The only thing that makes them strange is how are these trebuchets transported?
Anliugus was also confused. He looked towards the water. The water was so calm. £® £® £® £® £®
Is it transported from this river? Could it be. £® £® £® £® £® Is the Holy German Empire hidden underwater?
Guo Yunfeng and Richthofen looked at each other and smiled. Probably at this time, the Germans were already full of mystery and awe towards the so-called "Holy German Empire". £® £® £® £® £®
Their guess was not wrong. It was the mysterious appearance of the trebuchet that strengthened the Germanians' confidence and awe in the Holy German Empire. In the future, this magical story began to spread throughout Germany. All the Germans were telling the story of the consul Ernst. Brahm was favored by the gods and was given mysterious powers. And the Holy German Empire was actually inhabited by some awe-inspiring gods. They were protecting and helping the Germans. £® £® £® £® £®
This is the characteristic of this era. Once what they see cannot be explained, they will always be connected with the gods. £® £® £® £® £®
When these huge trebuchets were delivered to the tribe, everyone in the tribe was jubilant.
Wang Weiyi selected a group of strong warriors from the Germans specifically to operate these trebuchets.
The launch of the trebuchet is not complicated. However, this batch of trebuchets have been specially modified by Xiaoling and have become lighter, faster to load and throw faster.
Or to be more precise, the manufacturing technology of these trebuchets has exceeded the skills that the Romans could master. £® £® £® £® £®
The Germans are even eager to try out the power of these new weapons.
Something strange happened to the Romans. The barbarians stopped harassing the Romans, and the work progress of the auxiliary soldiers was greatly improved
Although I don¡¯t understand what the barbarian is thinking, at least this is pretty good news.
The obstacles were quickly cleared, and now the Roman legions could attack unscrupulously, but they probably would never have dreamed that the barbarians, who they regarded as uneducated, had already prepared a state-of-the-art weapon. They were waiting there calmly for their arrival. £® £® £® £® £®
Caesar still handed over the command of the front line to Kalleni, whom he trusted immensely, and Kalleni was also ready to express his gratitude for Caesar's trust with a hearty victory.
The new curtain of the war is slowly opening!
Countless Roman soldiers have been assembled, and the cavalry galloping back and forth are constantly conveying orders one after another.
Javelin soldiers and shield soldiers. £® £® £® £® £® All Roman soldiers completed preparations for war.
Kaleni, who was riding on the horse, was obviously very satisfied with the preparations of his men. Although the barbarians had won the victory, this time, he vowed to return all the shame intact to the barbarians.
He must tell the barbarians: Roman dignity cannot be provoked!
"let's start!"
Following Kaleni¡¯s order, the terrifying horn sounded on the battlefield. £® £® £® £® £®
The Roman army began to advance. £® £® £® £® £®
"let's start!"
On another battlefield, Wang Weiyi issued the same order as he watched the Roman legions slowly advancing towards him.
The huge trebuchet was pushed out, and the Germanians were about to witness the terrifying lethality of these weapons.
Pieces of boulders were put into the leather bullet bag of the trebuchet, and then the bullet tip of the trebuchet was pulled down with force.
The trebuchet Xiaoling shoots has three gun tips installed on a gun mount, which means that each trebuchet can fire three ammunition at a time.
But compared to the trebuchets used by the Romans, Xiaoling has greatly improved the manpower required and used advanced mechanical devices, so that a trebuchet only requires 25 soldiers to operate.
This is absolutely unbelievable to the Romans.
According to the Romans, this kind of trebuchet, which can fire three rounds of ammunition at a time, requires at least about 120 soldiers to use it. It also has a slow loading speed and can only be used during sieges. In the field, it cannot play any role.
But what the Romans never expected was that in addition to the barbarians, the enemy they faced also had a war machine - the Purple Light Military Base.
This base holds knowledge that is thousands of years ahead of the Romans. There are countless terrifying weapons stored in the base that are enough to destroy the city of Rome thousands of times. If it were not unavailable in this era, I am afraid that once the Romans see it Completely desperate.
The trebuchet is nothing more than an insignificant weapon to Xiaoling and Ziguang Military Base. £® £® £® £® £®
But even such a meager weapon was about to make the Romans suffer a lot.
Wang Weiyi raised his hand. £® £® £® £® £® All the Germanians held their breath. £® £® £® £® £®
Although they know that such a weapon must be very powerful, they don't know how powerful it is. £® £® £® £® £®
The Romans came closer, and then came closer. £® £® £® £® £®
Wang Weiyi¡¯s hand fell heavily!
Twelve trebuchets fired at the same time, and thirty-six boulders were thrown out in perfect arcs!
At this moment, Wang Weiyi, Guo Yunfeng, and Richthofen seemed to see the mighty German artillery on the German battlefield!
The accuracy of trebuchet shooting has been greatly improved by the machine designed by Xiao Ling himself. Moreover, this kind of trebuchet can accurately control the throwing distance under the operation of the machine and the strength of the pull-up.
Although such a trebuchet is crude and unworthy of mention in Wang Weiyi's eyes, to people of this era, it is simply a god-like weapon.
Of the thirty boulders, at least more than half of them hit the target accurately.
"Boom - boom -"
The Romans, who maintained their intact formation, were blown down in large pieces in an instant.
Sad cries and miserable wails suddenly sounded among the Roman legions.
The shooting was so accurate, coupled with the complete formation of the Roman legions, that the first attack achieved remarkable results.
In the Roman phalanx, corpses and wounded soldiers lay in a mess. £® £® £® £® ??
Then, the second round of attacks came again!
Huge boulders kept falling among the Roman soldiers, which caused heavy casualties to the Romans. The remaining soldiers gave way, fearing that the terrible boulders would fall on their heads.
The Roman phalanx was in complete chaos!
The stones whizzing in the air stunned Kalleni and all the Roman generals.
What is this? What is this? £® £® £® £® £®
Yes, this is a trebuchet. The Romans had it long ago, but how could the barbarians have such a weapon? Moreover, this is not a trebuchet used during city siege at all. How can such a weapon be used in a field battle?
Kalaini knows too much about trebuchets. One type is an elastic trebuchet, which was used in ancient Greece and Rome. It relies on the elasticity of the bow string to project. In addition to firing large arrows, it can also fire stone bullets. It is a mechanical crossbow. variant. There is also a torsion trebuchet, which was developed from the bow and was used in ancient Greece and Rome. It relies on twisted ropes to generate force for ejection. The ejection rod is usually upright. The top of the rod is a "spoon" or leather bag for holding projectiles, and the lower end of the rod is inserted into a tightly twisted horizontal rope.
When ejecting, first use the winch to pull the ejection rod to a nearly horizontal position, and put the projectiles in the "spoon" or leather bullet bag. When the winch rope is released, the ejection rod returns to the vertical position and the projectile is ejected. This kind of trebuchet looks like a donkey when it launches and then kicks, so it is called "wild donkey".
But whether it is an elastic trebuchet or a torsion trebuchet, they are all used during sieges. Although they are occasionally used in field battles, their effect is not very great.
But now those barbarians who were backward and ignorant in the eyes of the Romans have completely changed all the Romans¡¯ understanding!
It¡¯s in chaos, the Roman legions are in complete chaos!
As stones fell one after another, gunpowder smoke and blood flew on the battlefield at the same time. The Roman soldiers were embarrassed to avoid the enemy's attacks. From time to time, someone was hit, and then either died immediately, or screamed sadly in a pool of blood.
Under the barbarian attacks again and again, the Roman soldiers completely lost the ability to attack. The only thing they can do now is to desperately avoid the attacks from the stones.
Stones have now become a more feared weapon than swords in their eyes. £® £® £® £® £®
"Retreat, retreat!" Kalani gave the order in a hissing voice.
He is an excellent general, and he clearly sees that under such a terrible attack by the barbarians, he has no chance to continue to let the soldiers attack, and will only bring them greater losses.
After the order to retreat was given, the Romans ran out of this terrible battlefield in defeat and did not even take care of the wounded soldiers. £® £® £® £® £®
The Germanians were also surprised to see what happened in front of them. They could not imagine that they could defeat the arrogant Romans so easily!
Crazy cheers rang out among the Germanians, and they released their inner ecstasy to their heart's content.
"¡ªAlexon Alexon¡ªAlexon¡ª"
Suddenly, someone made such a sound.
"¡ªAlexon¡ªAlexon¡ªAlexon¡ª"
More and more people are joining in the cheers.
Ernst. Alexson. Feng. Brahm, the baron personally conferred by the emperor of the empire, just accepted the cheers and admiration of all Germanians.
He is qualified to enjoy such honor.
At this moment, Baron Alexon was already like a god in the eyes of all Germanians.
With him, victory will surely belong to all Germanians. £® £® £® £® £®
Caesar also saw with his own eyes everything that happened on the battlefield, which made him feel incredible and even forgot his anger.
How did this happen? Is it my imagination? No, this was not an illusion. I had clearly witnessed the terrible things that happened on the battlefield with my own eyes.
The trebuchets used for sieges were actually used by barbarians in field battles, and judging from the throwing distance and accuracy, they far exceeded the knowledge that the Romans could master.
Things that were impossible to happen happened without warning. £® £® £® £® £®
A disgraced Kalleni stood in front of Caesar, with nothing to distinguish for himself.
And Caesar had no idea how to blame this loyal subordinate. Even he himself didn't understand how all this happened.
¡°What else can we say???? Caesar laughed at himself: "Are those across from us barbarians?" If they are really barbarians, why do they have more advanced weapons than us? Dear Roman citizens, who can answer the questions in my heart? "
All the Roman generals were looking at each other and they didn't know how to answer. £® £® £® £® £®
It¡¯s terrible, it¡¯s really terrible. What happened on the battlefield today shocked them too much.
The barbarians are brave and good at fighting and are born warriors. They have known this for a long time. If they were allowed to possess advanced weapons, they would become the most terrifying enemies of the Romans.
"I think it's probably the weapons that Ernst Brahm, the leader of the barbarians, found for them" Kaleni murmured: "Maybe the Holy German Empire really exists.
"But how did they transport these trebuchets? And where did they transport them from?" Caesar began to look a little irritated: "Who could transport so many trebuchets without anyone noticing? ?¡±
Still no one can answer his question. £® £® £® £® £®
"My Lord Governor, there is a barbarian outside requesting to see you."
At this time, such a voice interrupted Caesar's thoughts.
"Barbarian? Want to see me?" Caesar's brows knitted together tightly. He thought for a moment and decided to see this barbarian.
The person who came turned out to be Tebius, and Caesar suddenly became angry: "Tebius, you traitor to Rome, do you still have the nerve to stand here?"
"Of course I can stand here. I have always been a German!" Even in front of Caesar, Tebius showed no fear at all: "This time, I brought what the consul wanted to say to you. ¡±
"A consul?" Caesar snorted coldly from his nose: "A consul who has not been approved by the Senate? Tell me, what does that barbaric Ernst have to say to me?"
"He is the consul elected by all the Germans. He does not need to be recognized by the Romans." Tibius refused to show weakness at all: "The consul asked me to tell you that there are still many Roman wounded on the battlefield. The soldiers are struggling to death, so the Archon allows you to bring back these wounded soldiers without any harm."
The Roman generals were completely stupid. Is this what barbarians would say?
Such kindness and integrity are no less than those of the Romans!
On the battlefield, probably few people on both sides of the enemy would do this.
Caesar didn¡¯t quite believe it either: ¡°Did Ernst really say this?¡±
"Yes." Tebius nodded.
"Did Ernst say anything else?"
¡°He told you to get out of here quickly, this is a place that belongs to all Germanic people!¡± - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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