Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Seeing this, Marcus immediately shouted: Obey the order, don't attack randomly!

Don't shoot arrows!! Don't shoot arrows... The messenger hurried along the aisle along the city wall, conveying Magus' order.

In Marcus' view, the front ranks of the Dionysian siege force were originally heavy infantry, and arrows posed little threat to them, not to mention that they had wooden boards on their heads. Why waste arrows and consume the strength of the soldiers.

The Dionian soldiers had come to the front of the ditch, which was only more than 20 meters away from the city wall. They lowered the wooden planks on their heads and placed them on the ground in front of the ditch.

At this moment, Marcus gave the password to attack, and threw a javelin first, so the Roman soldiers who had been ready shot javelins and arrows at the enemy not far from the city.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the Dionian soldiers put down the plank, they immediately ran back, making most of their long-range attacks in vain.

While these heavy infantry ran back, strange formations approached the city wall in the distance.

Turtle Armor Array?! The Roman soldiers at the head of the city were in a commotion. Since the reform of the Roman army, the most practical tactic for sieging the city and pulling out the fortress has actually appeared in the enemy's array in the past ten years. Citizens who fought against the demihumans said, 'Dionia's tactics are very similar to those of Rome', but when it actually appeared in front of Marcus and the Roman soldiers, it still gave them a palpitations.

When these Dionian heavy infantry arrived in front of the long plank, they quickly dispersed the tortoise shell, and then quickly formed a row of shield walls obliquely to the city head. Before the Roman soldiers could react, they had already completed the array conversion.

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

How could the Roman soldiers let them succeed so easily, the rain of arrows and javelins poured down and hit the shield array, Ding Ding Bang Bang kept ringing, and occasionally a javelin pierced the long shield and stabbed the soldier's arm, Or the arrow passed through the shield gap and hurt the soldier's unprotected thigh, but they still endured the pain and maintained the integrity of the shield formation.

Soon, more than 20 wooden bridges were erected on the trench, and the Dionian soldiers supported the injured teammates and began to retreat. In the retreat, they quickly completed the transformation from the shield array to the turtle armor array.

The enemy's skillful formation conversion ability can always maintain the stability of the shield formation in the face of strong long-range attacks, retreat quickly, and take care of wounded soldiers... This is definitely an extremely well-trained and combat-experienced team! Magus knew that he had met a formidable enemy,

But at this moment he had no time to feel panic: launch rockets and burn those wooden bridges! He pointed to the planks on the trenches under the city, and gave an urgent order.

The auxiliary soldiers immediately wrapped the arrows around the tar cloth and handed them to the archers.

While the Dionian soldiers under the city were retreating, there were more soldiers forming larger tortoise shell formations and advancing towards the city wall. Behind these tortoise shell formations were nearly a thousand soldiers without armour, some of whom had shoulders slung over their shoulders. Bows, they were lined up in looser formations, and were about to get into the range of the bows and arrows.

It's Dionia's light infantry! The Roman squadron leaders at the top of the city made a quick judgment, and decided to hit them head-on to prevent them from coming under the city and threatening the defenders at the top of the city.

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

Marcus was a little puzzled when he saw some of the Dionysian light infantry keep swinging their arms. Soon he saw countless black dots roaring, most of them smashed on the city wall below the Roman soldiers, and there was a chaotic sound.

Ah! A soldier not far from Magus suddenly screamed and fell to the ground, only to see blood dripping from his brow bone.

The soldiers picked up the troublemaker and handed it to Marcus.

This is a black lead shot that is slightly smaller than an egg. Marcus weighed it with his hands, still a little heavy.

Slinger! This is the slinger of Dionia that Camelus speaks of! Marcus suddenly recalled the battle report that Camelus had made in the Senate.

That's right, this is the characteristic arm of the First Legion - the Rhode Island slinger, and the only remaining one in the entire Dionian army. After the first throw, they adjusted it according to the landing point, so when the After they waved the slings again and threw the lead shot out, this time the throw was obviously much more accurate, and most of the lead shot landed on the city head.

The Roman soldiers hurriedly put their long shields on top of their heads, while the archers had no protective gear and could only dodge to the side of the heavy infantry. The section of the city wall where Marcus was located showed a panic.

At this moment, Dionia's tortoise shell array had reached the wooden bridge. They quickly unfolded, revealing two ladders hidden in the formation. Every six soldiers carried a 20-meter-long ladder. Rush over the wooden bridge and rush to the city wall ahead.

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

The Roman soldiers at the head of the city did not care to avoid the incoming lead pellets, and began to throw javelins and arrows down one after another.

Under such a fierce attack, the Dionysian heavy infantry began to suffer casualties, but at this time they did not care about helping their comrades. 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 feet of the ladder plunged into the soil, and the curved iron hooks tied at the top hooked. Once the battlements are in place, and there are soldiers on both sides to support them, the ladder stands quite stably.

The Dionian heavy infantry guarded their heads with long shields with their left hands, and climbed up with their right hands on ladders.

And the young Roman soldiers began to play their role. Some threw stones and logs, some poured thin oil, and threw torches. Some brought freshly boiled water and poured them down. The sword slashed at the junction of the ladder and the iron hook...

The light infantry of the Dionysian First Army also rushed to the city, throwing arrows and javelins at the city. Those Roman soldiers who attacked downwards but exposed their bodies outside the battlements became their key targets...

Brothers have done a good job, and they have successfully attacked the city without much loss! Amyntas has come to the rear of the slingers, less than 200 meters away from the city wall, which is convenient for observing the battle situation. , able and convenient to command, he was still very satisfied with the progress of the siege so far, so he said to Printols next to him: This is all your credit!

Davos was worried that Amintas, who was attacking the city alone, would take too much risk and cause the First Army to lose too much, so he sent Printols, just considering that the cooperation between them was quite pleasant.

Printols said humbly: The main reason is that the First Corps you lead is well-trained!

Yeah, the First Corps has the strongest combat power! And the reserve soldiers added before did not embarrass the citizens of Turii, and they are no worse than the veterans! It's a pity that Your Majesty did not put siege towers, siege vehicles, ballistas... These siege weapons are handed over to our first army to use, otherwise the enemies in the city will suffer more! Amyntas complained loudly.

Printols didn't answer. Davos had already warned him when he came: This time the First Army was in charge of the auxiliary attack. The First Army had fought successively before, and the losses were not small. Do your best to be ready to come in handy later in the battle.

As the second officer of the staff, Printols actually knew in his heart: His Majesty Davos still had a consideration that he did not say. He couldn't always let the First Corps be the main force and make contributions in battle, but also let other legions have the opportunity to make contributions in battle. It is not only a balance, but also conducive to exercising the combat effectiveness of other legions and improving the overall combat effectiveness of the Dionysian army.

However, even without those siege equipment, our First Army can still break through the city of Rome between the other groups! Amyntas said confidently: Plintors, in half an hour, I will Send the remaining three brigades to put more pressure on the Romans!

Plintos was startled, and hurriedly persuaded: Commander, the siege has just begun. Shall we observe the enemy's defense before making a decision? And whether Rome's allies will come to help, it is still unclear. Not sure, we must always pay attention to the return of the reconnaissance cavalry, so these three brigades are the reserve team, it is best not to act lightly for the time being!”

Amyntas stared, and was about to have a seizure, but he quickly refrained. He had been in the Dionysian army for so many years, and his mind was much more delicate than his appearance: before the war, His Majesty Davos sent Printols to the First Army. Why did he come? Then he said these words, isn't it His Majesty's order?

Amyntas suddenly didn't want to speak, he just put his hands on his hips, and kept watching the battle ahead, never looking at Printols again.

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Scipio the Great stood in the middle of the southern city wall, which was the closest to the center of Rome. Since the back of the city walls on the left and right sides were next to Mount Esquiri and Mount Sirio, even if the Dionians broke through those two sections of the city wall , Due to the blocking of the hills behind, it is impossible to quickly advance into the city, so this will be the focus of the Dionysian attack.

Scipio the Great felt that his judgment was correct, because after he heard the bugle sounding from the enemy camp outside the city, he saw many enemy soldiers pouring out of the camp and began to form an array, but then he did not see the Dionian soldiers. Approaching the city wall, the rectangular wooden vans, without the traction of the pack beasts, lined up in columns all the way and automatically rolled towards the city wall...