196. Aid at sea

In the quiet of the night, Apis climbed to the stands at the top of the Grand Theater, and the sea breeze blew slowly from the port not far away, with a fishy smell, and at this moment, Apis suddenly felt extremely tired. The excavated tunnels were eventually discovered by Roman soldiers outside the Grand Theater. Roman GIs and Numidians prevented civilians from bringing food, grass and water to the theater.

In order to prevent the enemy from entering the theater through the tunnels, Apis could only order the soldiers to seal the tunnels. So now, he and his soldiers are once again without supplies. Breaking through was impossible, and outside the theater tens of thousands of African infantry and Roman soldiers stood guard day and night, along with the nine grumpy African war elephants. Out of this theater, these soldiers are guaranteed to die an ugly death.

All hope was pinned on the sea, and for several days, the soldiers standing guard looked at the vast deep blue sea, expecting the arrival of reinforcements, but two weeks later, the sea was still as calm as a sapphire, without a trace of waves, only the occasional bird skimming the sky, reminding people of the passage of time.

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Finally, after two weeks and three days of hard work, Maximus's 10th Army landed in a majestic manner. Bunodius led the largest fleet in the Western Mediterranean directly into the harbor, and Agrippa's navy did not even dare to intercept it halfway. Because the disparity in naval power between the two sides is too great.

The Grand Theatre was about half a kiloli away from the pier, and in order to prevent Appis' reinforcements from landing, Agrippa had set up fortifications in this area in advance. The slightly more fortified houses became military bunkers, and Agrippa's legion brigade erected guardrails around the houses and ballistas on the top floors of the apartments. Now, the entire harbor is almost cut off from the interior because of this shallow half-lorry area.

As soon as the 10th Army led by Maximus landed, it was heavily bombarded by enemy ballistas and trebuchets. The beach was splashed with a raging wave, first white and then a faint color of blood.

Many of the infantry of the 10th Legion, who had just landed on the shore, were wounded and shot by stone bullets thrown from the tower.

However, Bunodius also ordered the ship's catapults and ballistas to fire back.

On the beach of Tisdos, there is a gorgeous scene. Countless ignited cannonstones swept through the air, spilling into the opposing positions with a whistling sound that pierced the sky. The houses, apartments, and stables made of earth and stone suddenly burst into flames. Some buildings collapsed completely in the throwing of stones. A small group of Agrippa's Roman legionnaires operated small scorpion cannons on the top floor of the apartment, only to be caught in a nest of oncoming stones...... The cannonball, with its fierce flames, roared down from the sky and slammed into the roof with a terrifying explosion...... The two Roman infantrymen who were hit by the cannon were instantly shattered......

Three other Roman soldiers were set on fire by the splash of sparks, and the rubble smashed the cheeks of one of the soldiers, killing the soldier almost instantly. Fell to the ground and rolled in pain.

"Push the Eagle Banner out!"

Maxim shouted.

The sea was dotted with hundreds of Bunodius' warships, and under the long-range suppression of the fleet, the Tenth Legion gradually had room to land.

Countless cannons and spears swept overhead, and the veterans of the Tenth Legion marched slowly with the golden Eagle Banner, and all the Legion infantry followed closely with the Eagle Banner Brigade. Use scattered positions to reduce the damage of the opposing formation. Everyone can only pray in their hearts that the next moment the terrifying stone-throwing will not hit themselves.

A spectacular landing battle was unfolding in the small harbor of Tisdos, with 6,000 Roman legionary hoplites and 4,000 Gallic and Germanic United troops trotting ashore from their cabins. Dense black spots cover almost the entire beach. From time to time, flints fall into the sea, splashing high columns of water.

Soon, the front troops were attacked by Numidian archers.

These African infantrymen were in small groups, hiding above apartments or fortifications, shooting at the Roman soldiers who landed on the shore.

The centurions in front at this time exerted their battlefield command ability, and the scattered brigade once again formed a dense formation and slowly advanced as they rushed to the bottom of the enemy tower.

Arrows, rockets with fire, and cold arrows without fire, all hit the shield wall of the legion's phalanx, making a tinkling and tinkling sound. But under the tight siege formation, very few Roman soldiers were killed by arrows and stones.

The centurion's whistle regulated the movements of the centurions, an almost coordinated movement that left the Numidian soldiers defending the city helpless. Neither a salvo nor a scatter could shake the advance of the Roman heavy infantry phalanx. In desperation, the commander of the Numidian army gave the order for a general attack.

Thousands of African infantry, armed with tomahawks and short spears, rushed to the Gallic Tenth Army under the command of Maximus.

On the yellow beach, an unprecedented battle broke out.

Through the shield wall, the soldiers of the Tenth Legion could see the tide of Numidians rushing in front of them. But almost none of them wore armor......

With the order of the centurion, all the soldiers in the front row stood their shields on the ground in a half-crouching position, while the soldiers in the second and third rows raised their spears and javelins.

Although the formation did not have time to fully roll out. However, this did not affect the ability of the Pirus Heavy Javelin to shoot enemies.

Immediately, on the winding and narrow front, the whistle of the attack sounded one after another.

A storm of Roman heavy javelins swept across the battle line, obscuring the daylight overhead......

The next moment, countless Numidian soldiers fell like wheat harvested in autumn. Screams rang out throughout the bay harbor......

The Numidian soldiers who had not yet fallen finally rushed forward bravely, and after a fierce fight before, at least they were no longer recruits. However, the tragic death of his companion still caused many people to panic.

The dense crowd poured axes and spears on the Roman legionnaires, however, most of the attacks, like the previous long-range strikes, were intercepted by the sturdy square shields of the Tenth Legion's heavy infantry. Like rock-like red fortresses, the desert infantry could not shake half a step if they tried their best to attack.

The heavy infantry of the 10th Army Corps on the front line raised their shields, and from time to time they struck at the frantic enemy in front of them, shaking the opponent dizzy. And take the opportunity to send the short sword into the enemy's body.

Blood splattered out on the front. Many more Numidian soldiers died under the javelins thrown by the legionary infantry. The heavy infantry of the front line held back the enemy's charge. The auxiliary infantry in the rear carried the supplied spears and javelins to the front-line soldiers. Sometimes soldiers of auxiliary units are also involved in throwing.

The javelins fell in a parabola, and the Numidian army's casualties soared until Agrippa could no longer take it anymore and had his Italian hoplites join the fight...... For mobile phone users, please browse and read,