Chapter 787
At first glance, Scipio The Great and the soldiers were shocked. They thought it was a miracle!
However, Scipio The Great quickly understood and ordered his guards to shout, "There are people in the carriages! There are people in the carriages! " Thus, the panic of the soldiers was dispelled. m.
Scipio The Great and the soldiers watched as the hundreds of wooden carriages entered the range of the archers, but there was nothing they could do.
After a while, the wooden carriages at the front stopped in front of the trench, and the wooden carriages at the back quickly followed. One by one, the wooden carriages connected from end to end. Soon, five wooden carriages were formed in front of the trench, extending beyond the range of the archers.
Behind them, there were many carts filled with the sacks made by the Diónia soldiers yesterday. Countless unarmored Diónia soldiers lined up and passed the sacks forward one by one. The soldiers who pushed the wooden carriages earlier did the same. Soon, the sacks were thrown into the trench one after another.
This strange way of filling the trench surprised the Roman soldiers on the wall, but it made them even more nervous.
Although Scipio The Great did not know what these wooden carriages were used for, he still ordered the soldiers to fire arrows at them out of instinct. However, the wooden carriages at the front were covered with a thin layer of soil and wrapped in soaked linen, so it was not easy to ignite them.
At the same time, many wooden carriages with a wide wooden plank erected in front of them were lined up side by side, advancing toward the wall in the middle of the five wooden carriages. The ones pushing them were the light infantry of the Second Legion of Diónia. With the wooden plank as a shield, the arrows could hardly hurt them.
These wooden carriages were pushed to the front of the trench, forming a wooden wall that was not very continuous. The light infantry of Diónia fired arrows at the Roman soldiers on the wall through the gaps between the wooden plank.
Adoris was in a wooden carriage. Like the other soldiers, he was not wearing any armor. This was to conserve his energy and make it faster to carry out his mission.
In fact, Adoris did not know how many sacks he had passed to the front, but he still felt very energetic.
At this time, the captain at the front shouted, "Brothers, pay attention! Push the carriages forward!"
Before the siege, the officers had told the soldiers the plan of action, so Adoris knew that the trench in front had been filled. The wooden carriages in front would be moved to the trench, compacted the ground, and covered with wooden planks. This way, the siege weapons could pass through the trench.
Although the wooden carriages were large, except for the wooden roofs and sides, the interior was hollow, so they were not heavy. The wooden carriages had two wheels, so they could be stuck on the walls of the carriages instead of connecting the two sides with a long axle. This ensured that the wooden carriages could pass through the middle without any obstruction.
Adonis and his comrades pushed the wooden carriages forward. Soon, the wooden carriages were connected with the front and back. and soon connected with the front and rear wooden carriages. Adonis. Wooden planks were passed from the wooden carriages. Adoris.
Then, the officers organized the soldiers in the wooden carriages to retreat in an orderly manner.
When Martonis, who was at the front of the siege formation, heard from his men that Adoris was fine and had retreated with the other soldiers, he heaved a sigh of relief. He ordered his adjutant, "You can let the heavy infantry attack now!"
"Thanks for your hard work, brothers. It's our turn now!" The legionnaires who passed by Adoris and his comrades said in high spirits.
"May Hades bless you!" Adoris and his comrades gave their blessings to their comrades. Then, they started to put on their armor and looked at the fully-armed legionnaires enviously. Some of them were carrying ladders, while others were holding spears and shields. They lined up in two columns and quickly entered the wooden carriages. Soon, they appeared at the opposite side of the city. The siege began.
When Martonis saw the ladders hanging all over the city wall and the soldiers of the Second Legion gathered at the foot of the wall, he could not wait to give another order. "Let the siege towers attack!"
Under the orders of the messenger, many more soldiers rushed to the front. Their mission was to push the wooden carts into the trenches. This would not only provide more paths for the follow-up troops to attack the city, but it would also allow the large-scale siege weapons to be pushed to the bottom of the city, clearing the obstacles.
As some of the wooden carriages had been set ablaze by the fire arrows, the soldiers had to expend more energy to push them away. After the wooden cart was pushed away, what was revealed was an extremely smooth road leading to the city walls.
Scipio The Great ordered his soldiers to attack the Diónia heavy infantry at the foot of the city wall, as well as the Diónia light infantry at the foot of the trench. Therefore, he could not stop the Diónia soldiers from pushing the wooden carriages away. He was also puzzled by the seemingly unnecessary action of the Diónia soldiers.
Not long after, he saw five towering wooden towers in the distance. They seemed to be taller than the city wall, and they were slowly approaching the city wall.
He was just as shocked as the soldiers around him. In his long career, he had participated in many sieges. The most difficult one was undoubtedly the siege of Venus, which lasted for almost ten years. Although it was difficult, it had also enriched his experience in sieging and defending a city. But today, Diónia's novel method of sieging a city had already made him a little nervous. Now, the appearance of the super siege towers had completely shocked him and the soldiers of Rome. After all, the surrounding forces that he had faced in the past were either inferior to the military technology of Rome or equivalent to that of Rome. On the other hand, the Kingdom of Diónia had completely crushed Rome in this aspect. This showed the gap between the civilizations, and it made Scipio The Great feel a little helpless. But he quickly pulled himself together and shouted, "Prepare the fire arrows! Burn them with fire! "
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The engineering team of Diónia was able to build five siege towers in a day not only because they had a large number of builders, but also because the Devers had considered the needs of the siege before they set off. They had asked them to make some key components of the siege machines in advance and brought them along with the army. For example, the wheels, axles, pulleys, and the L-shaped iron frame used to fasten the wooden joints of the siege towers. This allowed the engineers and carpenters to save time and complete the task in the past one and a half days.
Compared to the siege towers of Syracuse, this siege tower was very different. Its front was less than three meters wide, just the same as the width of a wooden cart. Therefore, it could smoothly pass through the few sections of the trenches that had been leveled. The rear of the siege tower was slanted downward, forming a trapezoid shape. Wooden ladders were placed on the outside, allowing the soldiers to smoothly and quickly enter each floor of the siege tower.
As the siege tower was being pushed forward, the wooden window of the second to last floor was opened. The bowstring of a Belly Bow was pulled open, and iron arrows were loaded. The soldiers pressed the trigger, and the iron arrows whistled through the air and flew to the top of the wall in a flash, piercing the chests of several Roman soldiers and bringing them down to the back of the city.
The power of the Belly Bow terrified the Roman soldiers who were facing the siege tower. They had to divert their attention to guard against this terrible killing weapon. Naturally, they could not focus on attacking the Diónia soldiers who were climbing up the wall. If it were not for the mobile troops deployed by Scipio The Great on the wall, the Diónia soldiers would have almost reached the top of the wall.
Before the Roman soldiers could catch their breath, the Diónia light infantry at the top of the siege tower began to throw arrows at the defenders who were already within shooting range.
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While the Second Legion was attacking, the Legio VI soldiers on the east side of the Second Legion, under the command of Legion Commander Trotiras, also adopted the same siege method as the First Legion. They launched an attack on the eastern section of the southern wall of Rome, forcing the defenders there to defend with all their strength. They dared not send any troops to assist Scipio The Great.
On the western section of the southern wall, the Fifth Legion led by Giogris and the Legio IV led by Olivers concentrated on attacking the southwest corner of the Rome wall.
Dozens of ballistae had been bombarding this section of the wall since yesterday afternoon. Today, one-fifth of the ballistae had been damaged, but the two legion commanders were not stingy. They ordered the ballistae to continue attacking since the early hours of the morning, and they focused on the lower part of the wall.
After being hit by the stone bullets for a long time, the stones on the outer wall were shattered, and large pieces fell off. In some places, a thick layer of rammed earth was exposed.
Then, the ballistae concentrated their live ammunition on the highest part of the wall. Although some of the stone bullets crossed the wall, the stone bullets that hit the wall caused stone shards to fly everywhere, causing danger to the defenders at the top of the wall. They had no choice but to retreat.
The heavy infantry of Diónia took the opportunity to carry thick wooden planks, rushed to the trench, and laid them on it. The heavy infantry carried ladders, stepped on the planks, crossed the trench, and began to attack the city. The ballistae attack also stopped.
Among the attacking tide, there were also siege wagons and lion chariots. They were carefully pushed across the wooden bridge by the soldiers and rolled towards the wall that was exposed by the rammed earth …
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The entire city of Rome was surrounded by high walls. There was only one place without walls, and that was the north side of the Rome Bridge, which was more than a mile away on both sides. However, it was blocked by the wide Tiber River in front of it, and there was a steep embankment that was seven to eight meters high as a barrier. The people of Rome regarded it as the safest place.
A few decades ago, in the two wars with Venus, the biggest enemy of Rome in the Tiber River Valley, the people of Rome repelled the enemy's attack by holding the bridge.
This time, when the people of Diónia occupied the other side of the bridge, the former patrol captain in charge of the northern defense of Rome, Pullo Cassius, was still prepared to adopt the same tactic.
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