Chapter 113: Documenting the Explosion of Human History
Eventually, Heraclius I agreed to Princess Shahel's request. However, it was not Shahr who persuaded him, but he was attracted by the prophecy of the letter and the mysterious divine punishment.
Heraclius I signed the royal contract brought by Princess Shahr, and at the same time for many reasons. Heraclius I wrote in his contract that divine punishment would only take effect if it could effectively repel the enemy in war. If the divine punishment is invalid, the contract is void.
He ordered the former governor of Egypt, Cyrus, to lead 5,000 men to Avatu, and before setting out, he gave some advice.
In the evening of the same day, Princess Shahr led more than a hundred escorts with the governor Cyrus directly to the front line of Avatu, and brought the news of the alliance with Rome. And the divine punishment also arrived at this time, and at the command of Shahr, it was carried up to the head of the city.
Neither Tlal nor Awatu's defender Hormuzan were convinced that Shahr would be able to persuade Rome to form an alliance. When they saw Cyrus, both Tlal and Hormuzan had to look at the princess in military uniform.
At this time, the army led by the Great Food General Numan bin Mukarim had arrived some time ahead of schedule and was stationed not far outside the city. According to the report of the spies, there are a total of 30,000 people in Da Shi this time, including 20,000 infantry and 10,000 cavalry. Judging from the lineup and scale, the purpose of the Great Eclipse is obvious, which is to crush Persia in one go, and then gather troops to attack Rome with all its might.
Relative to the Great Eclipse, at this time the Avatu garrison had 10,000 men, and Tra led 15,000 men, plus 5,000 Roman men. More than a hundred people in Shahr are almost negligible.
The statistics are 25,000 for infantry and 5,000 for cavalry.
It seems that the number of people is evenly matched, but the comparison of the combat power of Persia and the Great Eclipse has always been 5,000 against 20,000, and there is even a high probability of losing.
Under these circumstances, no one would have thought that Persia would be able to win the war in the face of the assembled army of 30,000 Great Eclipse.
Almost all of the Persian soldiers thought the same way, and in this way, their morale would inevitably plummet, and I was afraid that if the war began, they would be defeated in the face of the great cannibals who were not afraid of death.
"The Great Cannibals are attacking the city."
The soldiers at the lookout hurried to report the time, and Shahr and the generals were in a general meeting. Princess Shahr proposed that they first use divine punishment to attack the troops of the Great Eclipse, so as to reduce the morale of the enemy army and mobilize their own morale by inspiring them. When he heard that the Great Cannibal was attacking, the defender Hormuzan immediately stood up,
"Gather everyone and prepare for battle."
Princess Shahr and Tlal and the former governor of Egypt, Cyrus, also hurried to the city. Not far away, there was a yellow smoke, and the gray-white figure. It's like the waves of the ocean, surging in.
It was the first time for Princess Shahr to see such a scene, and she couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
When the big cannibal got closer and closer, whether it was the defender Hormuzan who was in urgent command, or Tlal and Cyrus, there was some nervousness in their hearts, looking at the figure not far away that was outlining a graceful figure, and there was a bit of absurdity in their hearts for a while.
When they saw the surging mad army of Great Eclipse, they suddenly lost confidence in the divine punishment brought by Princess Shahr, and even had a feeling in their hearts that this was a scam, and they couldn't help but regret why they had come to mix the troubled waters in person. With equal forces, how could it be possible to defeat the Great Food Army?
"Ignition."
When the army approached the castle about two kilometers or so, Princess Shahel's voice rang out. The three generals couldn't help but immediately look at the so-called divine punishment, only to see the three iron bullets on the three wooden carts. Next to each of the carts were four soldiers holding down the carts, as if trying to hold them in place. At the same time, I saw three soldiers standing nearby, all holding a torch.
What's to be done?
When one of the soldiers heard the voice of Princess Shahr, he swallowed a mouthful of saliva, which eventually ignited the fuse of the iron warhead. When the eerie 'zizzle' sound sounded, he immediately ran to the side.
At the same time, Hormuzan, Tral, and Cyrus were all staring at the so-called divine punishment. Because this thing can be said to be almost directly linked to this victory or defeat, if it is really useless, then I am afraid that this war will not have to be fought.
Just as the three of them looked nervously, a sharp scream sounded, and the terrible sound not only made the three of them feel their scalps tingle, but all the Persian and Roman soldiers were also terrified.
They had never heard anything like it.
Princess Shahr clenched her fists nervously, staring at the iron bullet, and when the scream sounded, she was stunned to see the iron bullet dragging the flames out at once.
This is the first thermal weapon in human history, appearing on the battlefield, and everyone does not understand what it is for, including the Great Cannibal.
When the charging big cannibals heard the sharp sound, they all looked at the sky for the first time, they couldn't understand what it was, and they were a little dazed for a while. But at this time, they were in a state of extreme excitement and did not stop the pace of the charge. At this time, even if an infantry encounters a heavily armed elephant soldier, they will rush forward without hesitation and wave their swords at each other as if they were beaten with chicken blood.
When the iron bullet plunged headlong into the sea of people, a loud thunderbolt roared from a clear sky, and the earth trembled. At the same time, a heat wave swept in.
The moment the iron bullet plunged into the crowd, it burst into a huge flame in a way they couldn't understand, engulfing the soldiers around it.
And the soldiers, who were a little farther away, also flew out because of the powerful shock wave.
For a moment, minced flesh and severed limbs, as well as a large cannibal with seven holes of bleeding, were sprinkled on the crowd, and there were also pieces of iron that rained down like arrows after the explosion.
The explosion of this iron warhead instantly cooled down the excitement of the big cannibals, and the weapon they had never seen before exploded in a way they did not understand.
Just as the people of the Ming Dynasty saw the atomic bomb explode, the mushroom-shaped flame in front of them completely subverted their worldview.
At this moment, the horse was in chaos, and the head cried. Completely uncontrollable, he ran like crazy in the crowd.
When 10,000 war horses ran wildly through the crowd, the entire army was in chaos for a while. The screams and angry scolding sounded for a while.
And Hormuzan and Tlal, who were on the city walls, as well as the Roman governor Cyrus, could not believe their eyes for a while.
"Oh, God."
Cyrus was the first to react, his eyes filled with excitement, ecstasy, and greed.