Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Bagul listened to his brother-in-law's words, his expression gradually became firm, and he said loudly: You are right, I am a Lucanian, but I am also a citizen of Dionia, we can't let go of this unified Lukania. Great opportunity for Kania!

Brother, there is a problem now. Seeing Bagule's idea, Asisters immediately asked: Picosis' strength is growing too fast. Look, do we need to reinforce Kesima and theirs? tribe?

We don't do anything, that cunning Cincinnag will be convinced that we are in trouble. After Bagul was relieved of his confusion, he was already fully immersed in the battle that was about to begin, as Grumman of the Third Army. Tum's actual commander, his decisiveness and determination showed: And these tribes in the south have been notified by us in advance and have been prepared for a long time, and now everything is ready, just waiting for the army commander Hieronymus and Lizaru and the others have arrived with their troops, I believe Lizaru is eagerly looking forward to a big victory to wash away the humiliation he suffered in the Isthmus race!

Although Asisters was looking forward to the battle as soon as possible, as Bagula's assistant, he was instructed by Davos to 'to assist Bagula's organization to complete Grummentum's battle plan', so he considered the problem. He had to be more detailed in order to help the rude Bagule check to fill in the vacancy: Potentia hasn't made any movement yet, is there any problem?

Don't worry, the Potentians have been terrified by the last defeat, and they have to defend the Samones, and they cannot afford a big loss. And, as far as I know, their great leader Puamot is a A very stable person, I am afraid that when he wants to act, we have already launched an attack under the city of Picocis! Bagule smiled confidently.

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Nikuru fled back to Cosenza in embarrassment. Pianren was shocked. After listening to Nikuru's story about his experience, he was surprised and regretted: the news that the Dionian fortress was built so quickly It shocked him, but knowing that Bisinia was captured by the Dionysians, and sending Bisinian warriors to attack was indeed a foolish move he made in a hurry, in the predicament that Brutian warriors were already in short supply. , more than 2,000 elite soldiers were disintegrated like this, it really made him sad!

Although Nikuru assured him that as long as he was in front of the battle and shouted, these Vicinians would not be willing to fight, if not immediately defect.

Pian Lun didn't intend to completely believe his words. This grumpy and reckless Bissinian leader was not very good at winning people's hearts. The rebellion of the Bissinian warriors also had a lot to do with him.

Pian Lun could only press down his anxiety at this time, while strictly ordering other tribes to send as many soldiers as possible, while waiting for the arrival of the army led by Petaru.

At dusk, not only did Petaru arrive with his army, but Bergam, the great leader of Ambania, also led his army to join him, and Pian Lun was a little settled.

Early the next morning,

11,000 Cosenza warriors, 2,500 Ambarian warriors, and 5,000 warriors of other races led by Pianlon, Petaru, Bergam, and Nikuru, totaling nearly 20,000, and 2,000 slaves , head east together.

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Boss, it's not good! The enemy is about to attack the city! Hearing the report of his subordinates, Pangailu was not too nervous. None of the Nians showed up, making him believe what Bergam said: Knapetia was not the focus of the Dionysian attack!

What are you panicking about! Didn't the Dionysians never attack before, and we were easily repulsed by us! Don't worry, with the firmness of the city walls of Knapetia, the Dionysians have no way to take us! Pangailu cheered his men.

However, the Dionian siege is a little different this time. They are digging soil...

Dig soil?

When Pangailu arrived at the city wall, the soldiers of Dionia's Fourth Legion had already covered the slope 100 meters away from the city wall with earth and stone, creating a flat surface with a length of about 20 meters.

Then, Pangailu saw that the Dionysus placed wooden shelves about one person high on it... The Brutite warriors were curious to guess what it was, and many people thought: it was A tool used by the Greeks to sacrifice to their gods.

Pangailu stared at the front, watching the enemy laboriously lift the wooden boxes to the wooden frame, the anxiety in his heart gradually increased...

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Are you ready? Is it ready to launch? Hiros came to the front of the ballista team that Davos called, and asked the ballista captain wearing a red crown with anticipation.

The ballista captain replied embarrassedly: We still need the sighting hand to position the ballista.

The spectator was an apprentice from the Mathematical Research Institute built by Davos. He was standing in front of the captain. After hearing Hiros' question, he turned around in a gentle tone and said, It's alright, but We're going 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, the city of Knapetia is higher, and it is not on the same plane as the ballista, so it's hard to judge where it will land. I need to finish the test. After the results are obtained, make corrections.”

The captain nodded to show his understanding, while Hiros was a little dazed. He knew that he couldn't learn all kinds of knowledge as easily as Davos and mingle with those knowledgeable scholars. He didn't understand it, but he knew that since this spectator was selected by Davers from the mathematics research institute he valued, there must be no problem with his ability.

Place the elevation rod in the middle position and pull the bowstring to full scale, said the spotter.

Immediately, the captain shouted an order to all the ballistas.

The ballistas immediately turned the multiple sets of pulleys at the end of the ballista, and the iron hooks also began to pull the finger-thick bowstring outwards (this is an improvement of the Syracuse ballista after Mattikris' research on pulleys achieved certain results. , making it easier for the gunner to pull the bowstring), as the bowstring moves more and more back, it drives a section of the two wooden crossbow arms fixed on the iron main beam by the torsion spring group to move back, not only the two crossbows The gunner felt a little hard, and even the torsion spring group connected to the main beam made a squeaky sound, the crossbow arm even showed a slight bend, the bowstring was pulled to the last scale of the guide rail, and the ballista was busy jamming the pulley 's shaft.

Prepare the ballista! The captain ordered, so the ballista took out a stone bullet the size of a double fist from the wooden box next to it. made and polished by slaves so that the shape is round and smooth), put it on the woven mesh bag in the middle of the bowstring.

Shoot! The captain gave the order, and the ballistas pressed the circlip, and the spring group formed by two thick tendons tightly twisted to drive the pulled crossbow arms to rebound suddenly, and the huge force generated by the torsion drove the The bowstring, the bowstring drives the stone bullet to roll forward like lightning on the smooth rail, and then passes through the circular hole in the middle end of the main beam.

Just listening to the sound of huo, under the gaze of Hiros, the stone bullet flew out, and it turned into a small black dot in the air in a blink of an eye.

In Pangailu's field of vision, the small dot in the air quickly became larger. In the exclamations of the soldiers, it leaped over the city wall, fell into the city, and smashed through the roof of a family, causing exclamations.

The soldiers panicked and discussed what it was.

Pangailu's face was gloomy: This is undoubtedly Dionia's new siege weapon, but why didn't it use it some time ago, but only after Nikuru and Bogam left, it began to be used to siege the city? Was it all pre-planned?

The elevation angle is high, and the shooting distance is about 300 meters. After observing the flight path of the stone bullet, the observer made a rough judgment. He carefully looked at the comparison table of elevation angle, torque scale and range drawn by the Mathematical Institute based on the newly researched parabolic equation in his hand, and then said: Put the elevation rod forward by one grid, and the bowstring is still pulled to the maximum. , is firing a bullet.

The captain gave the order, and when the ballista was busy, the observer said to Hiros: According to our research, the middle and upper sections of the city wall are generally relatively weak, and our ballistas should try to focus on this area of ​​the city wall...

Shiros nodded earnestly while listening.

The stone bullet flew out again, and this time it accurately hit the city wall. There was a loud bang, the gravel splashed around, and the exclamation of the enemy was still clearly heard a hundred meters away.

The spectator and the captain were obviously satisfied with the location of the bombardment, so they continued to order: All ballistas are fired according to the previous settings.

More than a dozen stone bombs flew out one after another, blasting out clusters of blooming stone flowers on the enemy's city wall.

Keep firing, don't stop! Hiros was obviously satisfied with the power of the ballista, but he didn't rely entirely on this secret weapon. He had another preparation: Order the soldiers to start building the causeway!

The messenger was ordered to go.

Hiros turned to Cypros, who had been following behind him, and said, Lord Cypros, I hope your subordinates can also participate in assisting in the siege.

Don't be so polite, Commander Hiros, please give your order! Cypros said humbly, his eyes did not deviate from the roaring stone bullets in the air, and a roar reached his heart, full of shock: The Dionian The siege weapon invented and the four-meter-high engineering tower being made in the camp, and which city-state wall can resist the attack of the Dionians, even if the Greeks are defeated, as long as they hide in the city Will the era of being able to withstand the attack of a powerful enemy will come to an end as a result?

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In the council hall of the city of Bisinia, the commander of the Third Legion, Drax, sat in the center, with the seven captains on the left, Bachilippi and Brim, who was persuaded by Bachilippi to surrender, and the original The newly elected Kleiru from the Nikuru family (that is, the young man who took the lead in leading the four warriors of Bisinia to drive out Nikuru).