Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece Chapter 130: Strike the city of Rome (2)

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When Margus saw this, he immediately shouted: "Observe the order and don't attack indiscriminately!"

"Don't shoot arrows! Don't shoot arrows..." The messenger rushed along the walkway of the city wall, and conveyed Margus' orders.

In the eyes of Marcus, the front rank of the Dionian siege troops was originally heavy infantry, and the arrow threatened them very little, not to mention the wooden planks on their heads, and there was hardly any result of the battle. Under the circumstances, why waste arrows and consume the strength of the soldiers.

The Dionian soldiers have come to the trench that is only 20 meters away from the city wall. They put down the wooden planks on their heads and placed them on the ground in front of the trenches.

At this moment, Margus gave the attack command and threw a javelin first, so the Roman soldiers who had been prepared fired javelins and arrows at the enemies not far below the city.

Who knows, as soon as the Dionian soldiers put down the plank, they immediately ran back, making most of their long-range attacks missed.

While these heavy infantry ran back, they approached the wall in a peculiar formation in the distance.

"Tortoise shell formation?!" There was a commotion among the Roman soldiers at the head of the city. Since the reform of the Roman army, the most practical tactics for siege and demobilization in the past ten years have appeared in the enemy's formation, even though they had heard the same before. Citizens who had fought with Dionians said,'Dionia's tactics are very similar to Rome', but when it really appeared in front of Marcus and the Roman soldiers, they still felt a palpitation.

When these Dionian heavy infantry came to the long plank, they quickly dispersed the tortoise shell formation, and then quickly formed a row of shield walls slanting to the head of the city. Their movements were so fast that they had experienced countless training. Before the Roman soldiers at the head of the city could react, they had already completed the array conversion.

Then seven or eight unarmored Dionian soldiers under the protection of the shield formation squatted on the ground, shouting slogans, pushing one end of the plank hard together, pushing the plank through the five-meter-wide trench, letting The other end of the plank is placed on the other side of the trench, forming a simple wooden bridge.

How could the Roman soldiers let them succeed easily? Arrows and javelin rain poured down, hitting the shield formation, "Ding Ding Bangbang" kept ringing, and occasionally a javelin pierced the long shield and stabbed the soldier. His arms, or arrows, penetrated the shield gap, wounding the soldier's unprotected thigh, but they still resisted the pain and maintained the integrity of the shield formation.

Soon, more than 20 wooden bridges were erected on the trenches, and the Dionian soldiers helped up the injured teammates and began to retreat, quickly completing the transformation from the shield formation to the tortoise formation during the retreat.

The enemy's skillful ability to change formations can always maintain the stability of the shield formation in the face of strong long-range attacks, retreat quickly, and also take care of the wounded... This is definitely an extremely well-trained and experienced combat team. Team! Margus knew that he had encountered a rival, but at this moment he had no time to feel the panic: "Launch the rocket and burn the wooden bridges!" He pointed to the planks on the trenches under the city and gave an urgent order.

The auxiliary soldiers immediately wrapped the arrow around the asphalt strip and handed it to the archer.

While the Dionian soldiers under the city were retreating, more soldiers formed a larger tortoise formation and marched towards the wall. Behind these tortoise formations followed nearly a thousand unarmored soldiers, some on their shoulders. With bows slung on them, they lined up in a looser array, just about to enter the range of the bow and arrow.

"It's Dionia's light infantry!" The Roman squadron captains on the city head quickly made a judgment, and decided to hit them head-on to prevent them from coming to the city and posing a threat to the city head defenders.

When the Roman soldiers aimed their bows and arrows at them, these Dionian light infantry stopped 150 meters away.

Margus saw some of the Dionian light infantry waving their arms constantly, and he was a little confused for a while. Soon he saw countless black spots roaring, most of them smashed on the wall below the Roman soldiers, "cracking" there was a chaotic noise.

"Ah!" A soldier not far from Margus suddenly screamed and fell to the ground, seeing blood flowing from his brow bone.

The soldiers picked up the thing that caused the accident and handed it to Margus.

This is a black lead pellet smaller than an egg. Margus weighed it with his hands, still a little heavy.

Slingers! This is what Camillos calls Dionian's slingers! Margus suddenly remembered Camilos's battle report in the Senate.

Yes, this is the characteristic unit of the First Army-the Rhode Island Catapult, which is also the only one remaining in the entire Dionian army. After the first throw, they adjusted it according to the landing point. , So when they waved the sling again and threw the lead pellets out, the throw was obviously much more accurate this time, and most of the lead pellets fell on the top of the city.

The Roman soldiers hurriedly put their long shields over their heads, but the archers had no protective gear, so they could only dodge to the side of the heavy infantry. There was a panic on the wall where Margus was.

At this moment, Dionia’s Tortoise Formation had reached the wooden bridge. They quickly unfolded, revealing two ladders hidden in the formation, and every six soldiers carried a ladder that was 20 meters long. , Quickly rushed across the wooden bridge and rushed towards the city wall in front.

Heavy infantry armed with swords and shields, followed closely behind, and also crossed the trench.

The Roman soldiers at the head of the city didn't care about avoiding the lead shot, and started throwing javelins and shooting arrows.

Under such a fierce attack, the Dionian heavy infantry began to suffer casualties, but at this time they did not care about helping their comrades. The soldier carrying the ladder fell, and the soldier closest to him immediately put down his sword and shield. Stepped forward to take over. In this way, the ladder held high by the soldiers quickly leaned against the city wall, and then quickly pulled the ladder down diagonally. The pointed foot of the ladder plunged into the soil, and the curved iron tied at the top The hook hooked the battlements, and if there were soldiers on both sides to hold them, the ladder stood fairly firmly.

The Dionian heavy infantry guards the long shield over their heads with their left hands, and climbs up the ladder with their right hands.

And the young soldiers in Rome began to play their roles. Some used swords to slash at the junction of the ladder and the iron hook...

The light infantry of the Dionian First Army also rushed to the city, throwing arrows and javelins on the city. Those Roman soldiers who attacked downwards but exposed their bodies outside the battlements became their focus. Goal...

"The brothers did a good job. They have safely attacked the city without much damage!" Amintas has come to the rear of the slingers, less than two hundred meters away from the city wall. It is easy to observe the battle situation, and it is convenient to command. He is still very satisfied with the progress of the siege so far, so he said to Plintors beside him: "This is all your credit!"

Davos was worried that Amintas, who was attacking the city alone, would be too risky and cause the First Army to lose too much, so he sent Plintors, considering that the cooperation between them was fairly pleasant.

Plintors said modestly: "It's mainly the commander of the first army that you lead is well-trained!"

"Yes, the first army has the strongest combat effectiveness! Moreover, the previously added reserve soldiers did not shame the citizens of Turei, and they were no worse than the veterans! Unfortunately, your Majesty did not use the siege tower, the siege vehicle, and the crossbow. Cannon... These siege weapons are handed over to our First Army Corps to use, otherwise the enemies in the city will suffer more!" Amintas complained loudly.

Plintors did not answer the conversation. When he came, Daves had already warned him: This time the First Army served as an auxiliary attack. The First Army fought repeatedly before, and the loss was not small. This time the attack The city does not have to do its best to prepare to be used in subsequent battles.

Plintors, as the second officer of the staff, actually understands in his heart: There is another consideration in His Majesty Daves’s heart that has not been mentioned. You cannot always let the First Corps serve as the main force and perform meritorious service in combat, but also allow other legions to perform combat meritorious service. Opportunity, this is not only a kind of balance, but also conducive to training the combat effectiveness of other legions and improving the overall combat effectiveness of the Dionian army.

"However, even without those siege equipment, our First Legion can still rush to break the city of Rome among the other legions!" Amintas confidently said, "Plintors, more than half. When I was young, I sent the remaining three brigades to put more pressure on the Romans!"

Plintors was startled, and hurriedly persuaded him in a tactful way: "Legion Commander, the siege has just begun. Shall we first observe the enemy's defenses before making a decision? And will Rome's allies come to help? , It’s not yet certain, we must always pay attention to the return of the scouts, so these three brigade as reserve teams, it is best not to move lightly for the time being!"

Amintas stared at him, and he was about to attack, but he soon resisted it again. He can mix in the Dionian army for so many years, and his mind is much more delicate than the roughness on the surface: Before the war, His Majesty Daves sent Plintors to the First Army. Why did he come? Then he said these words, is it not his majesty's instruction?

Amintas suddenly didn't want to speak, but with his hands on his hips, he kept watching the battle ahead, not looking at Priintoles again.

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The Great Scipia stood in the middle of the southern city wall. This is the closest place to the center of Rome. Since the left and right sides of the city walls are next to Mount Esquili and Mount Silio, even if the Dionians break through. Due to the obstacles of the hills behind the two sections of the city wall, it is impossible to advance into the city quickly, so here will be the focus of the Dionian attack.

Great Scipio knew that his judgment was right, because after he heard the bugles sounded from the enemy camp outside the city, he saw a lot of enemy soldiers rushing out of the barracks and starting to line up, but then he did not see Dio. The Niah soldiers were approaching the city wall, but the rectangular wooden vans were not led by the pack beasts. They lined up in columns and automatically rolled towards the city wall...