Chapter Seventy-Three: Worms's First Contact War

The clouds began to gather early in the morning, and the sunny days did not last a few days at all. With clouds overhead, and the confrontation between the two armies, there was nothing better than this.

Beneath the grey walls of Worms, a large number of Burgundians lined up in a neat phalanx, they could no longer be described as barbarians, and there were seven trebuchets erected on the walls, and these barbarians must have been able to use such a devastating weapon.

At the moment, at a distance of less than 100 meters, both sides stood forward and remained silent, neither of them knew the details of the other side, and neither dared to give the order to attack first.

"The Burgundians may have pressed all their strength for this time, and we can't take it lightly!"

Chief Centurion Guy turned back to us and exclaimed, "Don't forget what I said, we have reached the stronghold of the Burgundians, and I hope you will remember that Rome is with you as you face the choice between life and death!" ”

"Hah! Rome! ”

The soldiers raised their shields above their heads and slapped them hard, and I think their morale was slightly boosted by Guy's encouragement.

The Burgundians in front of us, they seem to be in good array, but this immobility is more like stalling for time, and I don't know if the commanders behind us will be able to see this, or if they are now actively discussing countermeasures. Now we only wait quietly, whether to attack or wait for the Burgundians to attack, everything is unknown.

"Boom, boom!"

Seven trebuchets on the walls of the Burgundian city were fired at the same time, and the seven fiery boulders in the sky were like meteors falling from outer space, dragging their long black tails, and slammed straight at us in an arc in mid-air.

"Knock knock knock...... ”

There was no defense at all, and seven huge pieces of rubble fell into the dense formation of our army, smashing a large hole in the ground. The unlucky ghost who was hit was left with only a pool of blood and minced meat.

"Steady! Steady! ”

Seeing the commotion of the troops as they were bombarded with stones, Chief Centurion Guy shook the Legion flag in his hand and shouted loudly in an attempt to stabilize the morale of the troops. But there was no point, because the second round of bombardment of the Burgundians came.

"Boom!"

A large rock fell on the hundred-man squad of the auxiliary legion in front of me, and because it was smashed diagonally, it fell down at once, and there were even people who flew up and landed at my feet because of the impact.

"Steady! Steady! Don't be afraid! Don't be afraid! ”

Chief Centurion Guy's voice was hoarse, and the soldiers held their shields in front of them, trying in vain to use the thin shield to block the flying stones.

After another round, the flying stone fell behind me, and I could clearly feel the air flow as it swept over my head, and this shot not only knocked over four or five soldiers, but also the overseer cavalry who happened to pass by smashed into a pool of blood.

"Woo!!"

Just as we were in confusion because of the stones, the horns of attack sounded in the Burgundians formation. We saw that they were in two rows, and a huge gap was revealed in the middle, and groups of Burgundian cavalry, armed with spears in their hands, and their legs clamped around the belly of their horses, drove the large clouds of dust raised by the horses' hooves, like a tsunami, swept towards us.

"Defense! Shield Wall! Shield Wall! ”

Seeing that the situation was not good, the centurions of the auxiliary legion hurriedly shouted for the soldiers to form a formation, but just as the soldiers were close together, the roaring Burgundian cavalry had already killed them.

"Bang bang bang ...... ”

Almost two rows of soldiers in front were knocked down by the galloping horses, and the follow-up infantry rushed up, holding spears and trying to stab the Burgundian cavalry that had stopped, but the endless stream of horses that followed them rushed over, so that the phalanx could only retreat and parry, where could they resist.

"Bodarts! Shuttle darts ready! ”

Chief Centurion Guy commanded loudly in a somewhat hoarse voice. Along with the other soldiers, I drew the shuttle dart and held it high above my head, stopping where I was, waiting for Guy's next order.

"Steady!"

The Burgundian cavalry who kept charging and killing waved the cavalry spears in their hands, and even stabbed the ground, trying to penetrate the hundred-man phalanx of the auxiliary legions, and the infantry with spears were naturally not to be outdone, they covered their upper bodies, because the cavalry in the high place could not reach his legs at all, and the right hand spear seized the opportunity to stab the sharp spear into the belly of the Burgundian cavalry at any time.

"Steady!"

Even though the old man and the children were struggling to support and resist, the Burgundian cavalry was growing more and more, and they gathered together and pushed it flat like a wall. The infantry of the auxiliary legion, whose numbers were dwindling, gradually became overwhelmed. Some people tried to escape while others were not paying attention, but when they turned around, the first thing they saw was the 100 pike darts we were holding in our hands, and he thought that we had prepared them for them.

"Steady! Soon! ”

The chief centurion, Guy, sensing that the spear formation in front of him had begun to waver, shouted and ordered his soldiers not to hurry to throw, lest they hurt innocent soldiers. He hurriedly retreated until he was behind the four phalanxes of our First Brigade.

Finally, the Burgundian cavalry still forcibly tore through the defense line formed by the four phalanxes of the auxiliary legion, and the Burgundian cavalry was rushing like a wave. Those old people who are physically strong enough to be ordinary are no longer able to support them. They fell to the ground, and gradually cracked, allowing hordes of Burgundian cavalry to rush over!

"Throw!" The chief Baidu Tian roared, and many people were startled, but after hearing the order, I reflexively threw the pike dart in my hand at the horde of Burgundian cavalry. In an instant, a large number of cavalry and his stained middle mark fell, and the cavalry behind hurried to "" Le Ma was afraid that the corpse of the cavalry would trip over him, and another charge was broken. Facing the Burgundian cavalry standing in front of him, Guy drew his Spada iron sword and pointed straight ahead, opened his mouth wide and shouted, "Kill them!" ”

“die ! die! ”

The soldiers shouted loudly, raised their iron swords, and pounced on the Burgundian cavalry.

In the face of the sudden charge, the Burgundians were frightened and wanted to go, but they were already huddled in the back, and there was no flexibility at all.