"Leonie, are you sure this is possible? This kind of boat is so simple, this big river is now in the rainy season, and there is a danger of flooding at any time, are you sure that such a small boat can carry our warriors across the river? And keep my people safe? ”

For several days in a row, Leonie used her experience to build transports, small transports that were not only heavy-loaded, safe and stable, but also light and flexible, and were the most common Roman warships in forested rivers and lakes. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Leonie once followed the Roman legions against Britain, where Abyss took her and learned this shipbuilding craft with her own hands. But the great chief of Suwaihui did not dare to trust this. After all, in the siege battle a few days ago, the Horde army was defeated in an extremely embarrassed posture and retreated. Now, what is this "unreliable" Sucumbri patriarch is going to make trouble, it is inevitable that people will not dare to trust it again, however, the tribal army has already arrived in the city, all the supplies and food are ready, and it is impossible to retreat again, so even if there is an opinion, the leaders of the tribe must temporarily follow Leonie's advice and ideas.

"Svitana, Ugorim, patriarchs. To-morrow I will take my men in such wooden boats and attack the Romans, and you, if you will fight with me, come with you, and my ships can hold at least thirty thousand warriors of the tribes. ”

In the face of the doubts of individual chiefs, Leonie only responded so calmly. In this case, the weight is sufficient, because Leonie has proved the safety and stability of this new shipbuilding with her own practical actions. Even she herself is willing to get on board herself, so what do you have to hesitate and doubt? That's what Leonie meant. As a result, many of the Germanic chieftains said on the spot that tomorrow, they would take their men and take a transport boat to the other side of the river to kill more Romans.

"We have to hurry, this kind of weather is not very rare, foggy weather can hide the whereabouts of our ships, but this kind of weather will not last long, so we must seize this opportunity, I originally planned to build 30,000 of these ships to transport our people across the river, but that will definitely take more time, and without foggy weather, our attack will be easily detected by the Romans, at that time, the warriors on board will become a living target for the Romans, Their spears will come at the sky again, and it is better to cross the river than to storm the walls head-on. ”

Then, in front of many Germanic patriarchs, Leonie once again spoke out about her worries and plans. During the rainy season, the water level of the river is in danger of soaring, but at the same time, the fog brought by the rain is the best opportunity to cross the river. It was like a pair of invisible giant hands, covering the tens of thousands of Germanic armies that crossed the river.

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"Brother, look, what's that? Something seems to be floating on the surface of the river? ”

Early the next morning, the legionnaire Eulis, who was on the Roman fortifications, faintly detected movement on the river. Out of safety and caution, infantry Yuris woke up his sleeping brother.

The two brothers stared at the river for a while, and finally realized that it was not a floating object, but a Germanic ship! And not one, it's hundreds of transport ships!

"Guards! Germanic sneak attack! Light the beacon fire! ”

After confirming the barbarian raid, Yuris, with a clear mind, strode across the city walls, shouting to the legion sentry guards on the tower. Abyss had this riverside embankment built a week ago, and the temporary fortifications were inexplicably erected, and many people were still privately saying that their commanders were too sensitive and suspicious, and now, everyone dared not question their commanders, it was Abyss who saved their lives, and at this moment, the Germanic people on the river were increasing, and their ships were moving extremely fast, and if it were not for this fortification, the Roman soldiers would never be able to resist the possibility of the barbarian army. And those stakes and fishing nets on the shallows of the river bank became the most advantageous defense of the legion at this moment.

However, the Germans did not seem to realize that what they were dealing with today was not a simple Roman legion, and their commanders had anticipated all possible scenarios.

The Germanic fleet charged with the hope of victory, and the oarsmen paddled the river, as if victory was at hand. However, the next moment, when the first Germanic ships rushed onto the river beach and were held up by stakes at the bottom of the river, the Germanic people knew that the Romans had already prepared......

The shallow river beach was covered with dense wooden stakes, making it impossible for Germanic ships to land on the shore, and diving and swimming on the river to land was undoubtedly in great danger, and the archers, slingers and ballistae of the Roman legions were already in good standing. However, at this moment, a large number of ships in the front row had already crashed into the stake strip on the river beach, and without prior notice, the Germans had no way of knowing what was ahead, and it was too late for them to know. And Leonie couldn't give the order at the first time, ordering everyone to retreat.

The elaborate raid by Leonie turned into a siege and annihilation battle for the Germans by the Romans, who once again fell into the trap of the Roman legions. Leonie gritted her teeth, but her opponent was so strong and smart.

"Shoot the arrows!"

Ahead, on the Roman fortifications, Sekras and Klein gave the order to shoot all the ranged troops. The rain of arrows that covered the sky sparsely struck and shot the barbarian army that had not yet landed into a sieve...... Blood splattered and stained the Saône in early autumn......

Fall back? It is no longer possible, the bottom of many Germanic ships was damaged or even pierced by wooden stakes, you know, when Leonie built the ship, the bottom of these small ships was not made of strong wood, but woven with branches, wrapped in sheepskin, the whole ship, only the keel of the main frame was made of a whole log, such a ship was built quickly, and the speed of the charge was also very fast, but it is conceivable that when this thin boat hit the opposite bank at a very fast speed, it was intercepted by the stakes at the bottom of the river, and the consequences were unimaginable. Those sharpened stakes can even pierce the thin bottom of a ship, dealing a devastating blow to the hull.

At the edge of the river, many Germanic warships were destroyed in this way, which was more terrible than running aground, and the stranded ships did not leak and sank, and all these Germanic ships were gradually swallowed up by the river at this moment......

Forward, impossible, backward? The Germanic warriors who had been wrecked had no way to retreat and swam back, lacking their physical strength and fighting to the death......

A large number of barbarian warriors on the front line braved the arrows and stone bullets of the Romans and swam desperately forward. The distance was so short that they could step on solid ground with just a short further advance. However, the fishing nets laid out in advance by the Roman legions once again shattered the last hopes of these Germanic warriors......

Dense fishing nets were tied to wooden stakes one after another, and the Germanic people who swam halfway to the end were blocked by the fishing nets, and then, the arrows and stone bullets above their heads continued to strike, hitting the water, splashing a pool of bloody waves......