96. Stick to the death
The leader of the barbarians was knocked to the ground, and in a panic, Apis punched the barbarian man in the face, and blood suddenly seeped out of the mouth of the strong barbarian, and the short sword was scattered aside, but Apis did not have time to pick them up, because the Britons had already surged up like a raging storm, and if they did not retreat, they would be torn to pieces by the bare hands of these angry and savage Britons!
"Catapult, ready!"
Dennis shouted from the wooden wall, the herald blew the horn, and the small catapults on all the towers were immediately aimed at the barbarian soldiers behind the centurion. The www.biquge.info of the pen "Fun" was just as Appis had predicted before he set out, and if the gladiatorial battle was lost, the barbarians would not give up so easily, and they would pounce on the commander of the Roman army like mad wild dogs.
Appis endured the sharp pain in his body and ran desperately to his camp. The wooden doors of the camp were open, and several Roman soldiers were on standby, ready to meet their centurion.
This battle not only dampened the morale of the Britons, but also won glory for Apis himself and won the admiration of the soldiers. The first Roman to defeat a barbarian leader in a formal gladiatorial battle, Apis once again defended the title of "Romans Protected by the Gods" by his own death.
"Centurion."
Segras, who was guarding the gate of the camp, shouted that with the last of his strength, Apis jumped into the passage of several Roman soldiers to save his life, while the legionnaires in the camp began to shoot javelins and spears at the mad barbarians.
The small catapults on the towers were also operated by the legionnaires, firing powerful stone projectiles at the charging British infantry. Although the number is scarce, once hit by the stone projectiles emitted by this heavy weapon, it is undoubtedly fatal, and there is almost no chance of survival.
On the scene, a barbarian army of thousands of people began to surround and storm the Roman military camp. It was like a black tide surrounding the defensive circle of the Roman legions.
The projectile from the stone crossbow hit a British warrior, and the tragic scene was that the British soldier didn't even have a chance to scream, and his head was directly hit by the high-speed flying stone projectile, and the whole person was instantly left with only the brainless body, and he fell limply. What's even more terrifying and bloody is that after the stone bullet knocked the barbarian soldier's head, it did not stop its speeding track, but continued to smash the skulls of two Britons, and finally stopped in front of the shield of a British noble warrior, however, the shield was also shattered.
The Roman siege weapons were so powerful that the heavy weapons that were originally used to break the walls were used to guard the camps, and they were far more powerful than the actual lethality of the barbarian army.
"Soldier, carry the centurion into the infirmary!"
Appis was helped into the barracks by the soldiers, and the gate of the camp behind him was closed in an instant, and the next moment, from behind the wooden door, there was the sound of countless barbarians banging on the door panel. It's like a myriad of wild beasts chasing and gnawing on a wounded prey. Dennis ordered the soldiers beside Apis, who could barely squeeze out a smile in response to the old centurion's kindness.
The battle around the Roman camp was rapid, and the barbarian soldiers suffered great losses in the Roman fortifications, and hundreds of British soldiers fell into the trap set by the Roman infantry in advance as they approached the walls of the Roman camp, which was a three-meter-wide and two-meter-deep moat, which was covered with countless sharpened wooden stakes, and the Britons rushed up into this deep ditch covered with weeds and dirt.
In front of the wooden walls of the legion's camp, there were heart-rending screams, some of the barbarian soldiers were pierced through the soles of their feet, some in the abdomen, some in the shoulders and arms, and the terrible cries were like the cries of prey when they are bitten by wild beasts.
Blood soon filled the shallow ravine.
"Soldiers, hold your ground!"
In Appis' absence, the command and defense of the entire barracks fell to Dennis.
Like the Roman army, the Britons protected their leaders with shields and carried their wounded leaders to the rear for treatment, except that the barbarians were not treated by doctors, but by druids...... They firmly believe that this guy can heal any wound, and even if it can't, after being healed by the druid's spells, the healed person will be accepted by the gods after death. The Romans were both laughing and fearful of the barbarians, laughing at their ignorance and naivety. They were feared by their charisma to their tribes, who were almost the core of the tribe, who relied on the power of religion to inspire their people to fight against the Romans, and the barbarian warriors brainwashed by the druids were often bloodthirsty, courageous, and even painless.
"Defend the walls!"
The British besieged from all sides, and they continued to advance on the human ladder, and even if they were stabbed to death by Roman soldiers, the tribal warriors who came up behind would still frantically slash their weapons. Dennis ran to all corners of the fortified walls, encouraging the soldiers to persevere.
At least four centurions had been killed in battle, and more than two hundred legionnaires had been killed or wounded. Blood flowed everywhere on the wooden walls of the camp. The barbarians could even hear the sound of the Legionnaires' iron armor shattering as soon as they hammered it down, and these weapons, although rudimentary, were armor-piercing weapons.
Seglas raised his shield and tried to fend off a barbarian who stepped on the wall, however, in the next second, the barbarian warrior slammed down in rage, and Seglas's shield was shattered. After throwing away the shield, the Roman legion veteran held the sword in one hand and fought the barbarian warrior, and when the barbarian picked up the sledgehammer again, Seglas leaned forward and sent the short sword into the barbarian's belly. Thick blood suddenly stained the legion veteran's right hand.
Blood mixed with sawdust flew, and fierce battles were staged in every corner of the city walls.
Appis was helped into the infirmary, sat on the bed, and when he took off his breastplate, the Roman physician saw not the scars left by the gladiatorial fight just now, but the shocking scars on Apis' chest and back......
"Don't be surprised, Claudeus, these scars bear witness to my past, which are the result of countless battles with wild beasts. They are my glory. ”
Looking at the doctor's surprised expression, Appis said with a faint smile. Although these scars were actually left by himself as a gladiator, Apis knew that it was best not to mention the past of being a slave, in this era of ancient Rome, where the concept of identity was very serious, the officers who had been slaves would be ridiculed and ridiculed, and the soldiers were willing to accept the leadership of a nobleman, not a commoner.