Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece - Chapter 313

[Chapter 111 Ballista]

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. Good opportunity for Kanya!”

“Brother, there is a problem now.” Seeing Bagule’s idea, Asisters immediately asked: “Picosis’ strength is growing too fast. You see, we need to Don’t we

need reinforcements for the Xima and their tribe?”

“We will do nothing, and that cunning Cincinnagar will be convinced that we are in trouble.” After Bagul released his confusion, he was already engrossed in what was about to begin. In this battle, as the actual commander of the Third Army Grummentum, his decisiveness and determination were displayed: “And these tribes in the south have been notified by us in advance and have long been prepared, and now everything is ready. , just wait for the army commander Hieronymus and Lizaru to lead their troops to arrive, I believe Lizaru is eagerly looking forward to using a big victory to wash away the humiliation he suffered in the isthmus!”

Asistes Although he is looking forward to the battle as soon as possible, as Bagule’s assistant, he was instructed by Davos to ‘to assist Bagule’s organization to complete Grummentum’s battle plan’, so he had to think more carefully. , in order to help the rude Bagule check to fill the vacancy: “Nothing has happened in Potentia yet, is there any problem?”

“Relax, the Potentians have been terrified by the last failure, they To defend against the Samonites, they can’t afford big losses. Also, as far as I know, their great leader, Puamt, is a very stable man, and I’m afraid we’ll already be in Picossi by the time he wants to act. Sicheng is attacking!” Bagule said with a confident smile.

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Nikuru fled back to Cosenza in embarrassment, Pienren was shocked, and after listening to Nikuru’s account of his experience, he was surprised and regretful: Dionia The news that the man’s fortress was built so quickly shocked him, and knowing that Bisinia was captured by the Dionysians, it was indeed a foolish move that he made in a hurry to send Bissinia soldiers to attack. In the predicament of the shortage of Brutite soldiers, more than 2,000 elite soldiers were disintegrated like this, which 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 fighters, 2,500 Ambarian fighters, and 5,000 fighters of other races led by Pianren, Petaru, Bergam, and Nikuru, a total of nearly 20,000 people, also 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 of his subordinates, Pangailu was not too nervous. After leading the troops to leave, for two days in a row, the Dionians did not appear, which made him begin to believe what Bergam said: Knapetia is not the focus of the Dionians’ 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…”

“Digging?”

When Pangelu arrived at the city wall, the soldiers of the Dionysian Fourth Legion had already destroyed the city wall. The slope 100 meters away is paved 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? Yes. Has it been fired yet?” Hiros came to the front of the “ballista team” that Davos called, and asked the ballista captain with a red crown in anticipation.

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

This sighting hand is an apprentice from the Mathematical Institute built by Davos, and he is standing in front of the captain. , after hearing Hiros’s question, he turned around in a gentle tone and said, “It’s alright, but we have to try firing a bullet first.”

He pointed to the city wall in front and added: “Although it is about 100 meters away from the city wall, The terrain of Knapetia City is higher, and it is not on the same plane as the ballista, so it is difficult to judge where it will land. I need to read the test results before making 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 mingled with those learned scholars.

He didn’t understand, 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 sets of pulleys at the end of the ballista, and the iron hooks also began to pull the finger-thick bowstring outwards (this is the 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 backwards, 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. , before 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 bombarding this area. This area of Duan City Wall…”

Hiros 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 bullets flew out one after another, blasting out clusters of blooms on the enemy’s city wall.” Stone Flower”.

“Continue firing, don’t stop!” Hiros was also obviously satisfied with the power of the ballista, but he did not completely rely on this secret weapon, he had another preparation: “Order the soldiers Start building the causeway!” The

messenger was ordered to leave.

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.

” Ross 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 siege weapon invented by the Dionysians and the four-meter-high siege weapon that was being made in the camp. The engineering tower, which city-state wall can withstand the attack of the Dionians, even if the Greeks lose the battle, as long as they hide in the city, they can withstand the attack of powerful enemies. Will this end?

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In the council hall of the city of Bisinia, the commander of the Third Legion, Drax, sits in the center, with the seven captains on the left, and Bachilippi and Bachili on the right. Pi persuaded Brim, who had surrendered, and Kleilu, who was newly elected from the original Nikuru clan (that is, the young man who took the lead in leading the Four Vessinian warriors to drive out Nikuru).