Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 111: Ballista (please subscribe)
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Bagul’s expression gradually became firm after listening to his sister-in-law’s words. He said loudly, “You’re right. I’m from Lucania, but I’m also a Dionian citizen. We can’t let this go. A good opportunity to unify Lucania!"
"Brother, now there is a problem." Seeing that Baggul had a good idea, Asistes immediately asked: "Picosis's strength is growing too fast. You see, do we need to support Kersey? Their tribe?"
"We don’t do anything, and that cunning Sinsing Nager believes that we are in trouble." After Baquel relieved his confusion, he devoted himself to the battle that was about to begin, as the Third Army. Grumentum’s actual commander, his decisiveness and determination showed: "Moreover, these tribes in the south have been notified by us in advance, they have been prepared for a long time, and now everything is ready, only waiting for the army commander Hironi Moose and Lizaru arrived with their troops. I believe Lizaru is eagerly looking forward to using a big victory to wash away the humiliation he suffered in the Isthmus!"
Although Asistus is also looking forward to the early arrival of the battle, as Baghul’s assistant, he received Daves’ request to "help Baghul organize and complete Grumentum’s battle plan." Therefore, we have to consider the problem more carefully, in order to help the rude Bagul to check the omissions: "There is no movement in Potentia, is there any problem?"
"Don’t worry, the Potentians have been terrified by the last failure. They have to defend against the Samonis and cannot withstand a big loss. And, as far as I know, their leader Pua Morte is a very stable person, I am afraid that when he wants to act, we have already launched an offensive under Picosis!" Bagul smiled confidently.
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Nikuru fled back to Cosenza in embarrassment. Pi Anlun was shocked. After listening to Nikuru’s story, he was surprised and regretted: The Dionian fortress was built so soon. The good news shocked him, and knowing that Bisignia was captured by the Dionians, sending Bisignia fighters to attack was indeed a faint move he made in desperation. There was a shortage of Bruti fighters. In this dilemma, more than two thousand elite soldiers were disintegrated in this way, which really made him sad!
Although Nikuru promised him: as long as he came to the front of the battle and shouted, these Visignians would not turn back immediately, and would have no intention of fighting.
Pi Anlun didn't intend to believe his words completely. This grumpy and brutal leader of Bisignia was not very good at getting people's hearts at all, and the rebellion of Bisignia fighters also had a lot to do with him.
Pi Anlun can only press down on anxious mood at this time, while strictly ordering other tribes to send as many soldiers as possible, while waiting for the army led by Petaru to arrive.
At dusk, not only Petaru led his army to arrive, but Bogam, the chief leader of Anbania, also led his army to join him, and Pi Anlun felt a little bit more determined.
In the early morning of the next day, 11,000 Cosenza fighters, 2,500 Ambalian fighters and 5,000 fighters of other races led by Pi'anlun, Petalu, Bogam and Nikuru, totaling nearly 20,000 People, and two thousand slaves, marched east together.
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"Big Chief, it's not good! The enemy is about to attack the city!" Hearing the report from his subordinates, Panguilu was not too nervous. After Nikulu and Bogam left with their troops for two days in a row. , The Dionians did not appear, so he began to believe what Bogam said: Knapetia is not the focus of the Dionians' offensive!
"What's the panic! Didn’t the Dionians never attacked before, didn’t they all have been easily repelled by us! Don’t worry, due to the strong walls of Knapetia, the Dionians took us Way!" Panguilu encouraged his men.
"However, the Dionians are a little different in this siege. They are digging for soil..."
"Digging?"
When Panguelu rushed to the city wall, the soldiers of the Dionian Fourth Army had already paved the **** 100 meters away from the city wall with earth and stones, creating a flat ground about 20 meters in length.
Then Pangueru saw that the Dionians placed wooden shelves about one person high on it... The Bruti warriors were curious to guess what it was. Many people thought : This is a tool for the Greeks to offer sacrifices to their gods.
Pangailu stared at the front, watching the enemy laboriously lifting the wooden boxes to the side of the wooden frame, and the anxiety in his heart gradually increased...
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"Are you ready? Can it be launched?" Hiros came to the front of the "ballista team" Davos called, and asked expectantly the ballista captain with a red crown.
The ballista captain replied embarrassedly: "We still need the sighting hand to locate the ballista."
This observer is an apprentice from the Institute of Mathematics built by Daves. He is standing next to the captain. After hearing the question from Hiros, he turned around and said: "Yes. , But we have to try it out first."
He pointed to the city wall in front of him and added: "Although it is about 100 meters away from the city wall, Knapetia City is a bit higher, and it is not on the same plane as the ballista. It is difficult to judge the landing point. I need After reading the test results, make corrections."
The captain nodded to express his understanding, while Shiros was a bit at a loss. He knew that he could not learn all kinds of knowledge as easily as Daves, and get along with those knowledgeable scholars. He didn't understand, but he knew that since Daves had selected this observer from the Academy of Mathematics that he valued, his ability would definitely be no problem.
"Put the elevation lever to the middle position and pull the bowstring to the maximum scale." The sighting hand said.
Immediately, the captain gave a loud order to all the ballistamen.
The ballistamen immediately turned the multiple sets of pulleys at the end of the ballista, and the iron hook also began to pull the bowstrings of the thickness of the fingers outwards The improvement of the gun makes it more labor-saving for the gun to pull the bowstring. As the bowstring moves more and more backward, it drives a section of the two wooden crossbows fixed on the iron main beam by the torsion spring group to move back. The two ballistas felt a little strenuous, and even the torsion spring group connected to the main beam made a "creaking" sound. The crossbow arm even showed a slight bend, and the bowstring was pulled to the position of the last scale of the rail. The ballista was busy. The shaft of the pulley is stuck.
"Ballista ready!" The captain ordered, so the ballistas took out a fist-sized stone bullet from the wooden box beside it. It is solidified in the mold and polished by the slave, so the shape is round and smooth), and put it on the woven mesh bag in the middle of the bowstring.
"Launch!" The captain gave an order, and the ballistamen pressed the circlip, and the spring set formed by the tightly twisted two strong tendons drove the pulled crossbow to rebound suddenly, which was caused by the torsion force. The huge force drives the bowstring, and the bowstring drives the stone bullet to roll forward on the smooth rails like lightning, and then pass through the circular hole in the middle of the main beam.
Only hearing the sound of "hoo", under Hiros's gaze, the stone bullet flew out, and in a blink of an eye it turned into a small black spot in the air.
In Panguelu’s field of vision, the small dot in the air quickly became larger. Amidst the exclaims of the soldiers, it flew over the city wall, fell into the city, and smashed through the roof of a house, causing Exclaimed.
The soldiers discussed what it was in panic.
Panghelu's face is gloomy: This is undoubtedly Dionia's new siege weapon, but why did it not use it some time ago, but it was only after Nikulu and Bogam left that they began to use it for siege? Is it all planned in advance?
"The elevation angle is high, and the shooting distance is about 300 meters." After observing the flight trajectory of the stone bullet, the sighting hand made a rough judgment. He took a close look at the comparison table of elevation angle, torque scale and range drawn by the Institute of Mathematics based on the newly studied parabolic equation in his hand, and then said: "Put the elevation lever one step forward, and the bowstring is still stretched to the maximum. , Playing."
The captain gave the order. When the ballistaman was busy, the sightingman said to Silos: "According to our research, the upper and middle section of the wall is generally weak. Our ballistas should focus on this section of the wall. Area..."
Silos nodded seriously while listening.
The stone bullet flew out again, this time accurately hitting the city wall, there was a loud "bang", the rubble was splashing, and the enemy's exclamation was still clearly heard 100 meters apart.
The sighter and the captain are obviously satisfied with the location of this bombardment, so they continue to order: "All ballistas are fired according to the previous settings."
A dozen stone bullets flew out one after another, exploding clusters of blooming "stone flowers" on the enemy's walls.
"Keep firing, don't stop!" Silos is obviously also satisfied with the power of the ballista, but he is not entirely dependent on this secret weapon. He has another preparation: "Order the soldiers to start building the causeway. !"
The messenger was ordered to leave.
Silos turned around and said to Cipros, who had been following him, "Master Cipros, I hope your men can also participate in assisting the siege."
"Don't be so polite, Captain Hiros, please do not hesitate to order!" Cipros said respectfully, his gaze did not deviate from the roaring stone bullets in the air, and a roar came to his heart with shock: Dio This kind of siege weapon invented by the Nyas and the four-meter-high engineering tower that is being produced in the camp, and which city-state’s wall can withstand the attack of the Dionians, even if the Greeks are defeated, as long as Will the era of hiding in the city and being able to withstand the attack of a powerful enemy be over?
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In the deliberations hall of Bisignia City, Dracos, the commander of the Third Legion, sits in the middle, with the seven captains on the left, and Bachilippi on the right and Bream who was persuaded to surrender by Bachilippi. There is also the newly elected Kreru from the original Nikuru clan (that is, the young man who took the lead in leading the Four Bishniya fighters to drive out Nikuru).