Chapter 46: Attacking the Camp
"What's going on in the city?" Theodosius, as the deputy commander of the army left behind, was stationed in the camp outside the city, but the unusual atmosphere in the city these days made him feel dangerous.
"My lord, we can't get in touch with the inside of the city, Lord Harald has closed the gates!" The centurion of the 3rd Army, Pseros, was ordered to contact the city to no avail.
"Whatever happens, it is certain that Harald must have lost control of the situation inside the city! We must act now! Theodosius did not want to wait for time to pass, and had to explore the reality of the city.
"My lord! Most of the officers in our barracks had been invited by Master Riddle to drink the night before, and had not yet returned. Pseros's words made Theodosius' eyes widen suddenly.
"What do you say! Tell me only now about something so important! How many more troops can we gather in the camp? β
Theodosius could not help but resent his negligence, after the great war the whole army slackened, many soldiers went to the city to have fun, and now even a large number of officers have lost contact, and if an unpredictable situation occurs, it must be a monstrous disaster.
"You go and assemble all the people you can find in the camp and bring them all here, understand?" Theodosius shouted angrily, believing that he needed to go into the city and see that there might be a war.
The horn sounded, and Theodosius hurried outside to check before he could put on his armor, and the gates of Lalisha were wide open, and a neat line of Varangian guards and auxiliary legions came out of the city, and the armor was dazzling.
"What are they going to do?" Pseros didn't have the slightest idea of the current situation, and he was simply curious about the dispatch of the Varangian guard.
A group of cavalry galloped, Riddle held a white banner and marched towards the camp, and arrived at the camp gate in a puff of smoke, Riddle planted the flag on the ground, and then sent soldiers to the camp gate.
"Listen, Theodosius, the commander of the Third Legion, is plotting to assassinate Lord Harald, and now General Riddle has been ordered to arrest him, and you open the palace gates at once!"
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The soldier's voice was very loud, and the soldiers of the Third Legion, who were still watching the excitement at the camp gate, were stunned, no one could have imagined that this would be the case.
"Bastard, this is slander, go get your weapons, Riddle this guy may have rebelled!" Theodosius also surprised the soldiers with what he said, the emperor's attendant military attachΓ© rebelled?
"What are you all doing there! Get ready to camp! β
Theodosius, after all, had established considerable prestige in the war to pacify Bulgaria, and the Roman soldiers in the camp were habitually obedient to his orders.
In a short time, more than 200 crossbowmen and more than 400 sword and shield soldiers were gathered behind Theodosius, and they were ready to fight.
"There are only so many people!" Alexei looked at Theodosius' camp from afar, and said with a slight mockery, if the famous general who pacified Bulgaria only had such a small weight, then he would not be able to fly today!
"My lord, after all, the war is over, and the soldiers are rejoicing in the city, so it's good to have so many people." Riddle defended Theodosius on the other side, and he still agreed with Theodosius's way.
"It's up to you to command! After all, you know I'm not very good at fighting. Alexei had great faith in his confidant Riddle and handed over the command to him.
Riddle observed the structure of the Third Legion's battalion, calculated his own strength, and immediately had a draft in his mind, and he raised his right hand and waved.
"Trebuchet! Launch! The Auxiliary Legion loaded the giant trebuchet with oil bombs, lit a fire, and struck the launcher hard, and a huge oil bomb flew out with a "bang".
Theodosius heard only a roar, and a huge fireball flew towards the camp gate with increasing size, "Dodge! He only had time to let out a loud roar before he was knocked out by the impact of the fireball.
"Are you alright, sir?" When Poseros saw Theodosius fall to the ground, he hurriedly helped him aside.
"Hold on!" Blood spilled from the corners of Theodosius's mouth, and his body lay limply on Poseros's shoulder, which made the centurion anxious, and the war had just begun!
Seeing the chaos in the camp of the Third Legion, Riddle sighed slightly in his heart, his original intention was naturally not to meet these former robes, but the two sides had different positions, so they could only fight on the battlefield.
"Go on!" Riddle pursed his lips and ordered the later Auxiliary Legion to drop the bombs, destroying the last remaining resistance of the Third Legion.
The continuous sound of "bang bang bang" exploded on the battlefield, and there were many large fireballs in the sky, but the emperor's proud secret treasure has now become his own weapon, and Alexei on the side is full of spirit and contentment.
Puseros continued to urge the soldiers to hold the camp gate with a sharp sword, and he admired Theodosius's character, and the general had been training with the soldiers since he came to the legion.
And the general's food is also very simple and simple, only eating two side dishes a day, which is simpler than the generals he has seen in the past, how can such a person be a traitor, he intuitively thinks that Theodosius is wronged.
"Steady, crossbowman, don't panic, wait for the opposite side to enter range before firing arrows! The sword and shield soldiers scattered and retreated, waiting for my order! β
After all, it was a heroic division that had experienced the battle of Bulgaria, although it was outnumbered, but it still firmly guarded the camp gate with a solid front, and Pseros was also an experienced officer, but he was passively beaten without long-range projection weapons.
"Almost! The Varangian Guard come with me! β
Taking over Harald's men, Riddle quickly convinced the Viking knights with his eloquence that he was on the side of justice and that they needed to put down a trivial rebellion, and that was it.
"Ulla!" The warriors of the North, armed with battle axes, had turned on the fury mode, and they galloped across the plains, intending to flood the Third Legion with a wave.
In an instant, hundreds of arrows flew out, and many of the Varangian guards fell to the ground, but this little strength was not enough to stop their onslaught, and the tens of thousands of people attacked in a sea that made the crossbowmen tremble.
"Load the arrows, quick!" Puseros saw that the crossbowmen were hurriedly loading their crossbow arrows, but the Viking warriors were already less than a hundred meters away from the camp gate, and sweat was falling from his forehead, and the long sword in his hand was clenched tightly, so that he could not stop it!
"Sword and shield soldiers step forward! Crossbowmen stand back! β
The crossbowmen breathed a long sigh of relief, the tortoiseshell formation was quickly lined up to the front line, and the soldiers could even clearly see the yellowed teeth in the open mouth of the Scandavinayan at the front, this is a bunch of war machines!
"Huh" exhaled a heavy breath, the sword and shield soldiers hid behind the curved large square shield, the sword protruding slightly through the shield, and their bodies were half-crouched ready to meet the impact.
"Come on!" Poseros stood in the center of the formation, cheering out loudly to the soldiers.
The battle is on the verge of breaking out.