"The city simply cannot be besieged. Pen~Fun~Pavilion www.biquge.info We don't have a fleet, and Kalman's harbor can bring a steady supply to the city's inhabitants and soldiers. As long as the sea is safe, food supplies from all over Spain and even Afria can flow into the city. ”

Maxim stood up the hill, overlooking the coastal city near Spain, restless. A week earlier, the legions had fought hard to break through the fortified fortress that Agrippa had set up halfway through. Now, it's time to face this annoying Spanish megatown. Of the many Spanish towns, the walls of Kalman were not the tallest, nor were they the strongest. However, it has an advantage over other towns, and the city has a natural and excellent port. Wheat from Sicily and Afriya could be brought into the city in a steady stream, in other words, without blockading the sea, it would never be possible to wait for the day when Kalman would run out of food.

Appis, who had not received a letter from Italy for more than a week, felt faintly uneasy, but he could not bear to give up in the face of the impending results. After all, it was not easy for the Legion to fight before, and it took only two victories to conquer Spain, and it would be much easier to conquer Spain by opening up the Kalman Maritime Grain Route.

"In other words, we had to choose between a forced siege or a fleet, and it was a difficult choice. Storming a city will result in the loss of many soldiers, and it may not be possible to capture it. But building a fleet on the fly, again, is a waste of time. ”

Apis hesitated.

"A month, it will take at least a month to build a fleet."

Maxim muttered that he knew Apis couldn't afford to wait that long.

"Draw the men of the Fifth Legion and the Aguitanian tribe and go to the north shore to build a fleet. The rest of the people, these two days, built siege weapons and prepared for the siege. ”

Apis pinched his chin and gave the order with difficulty.

Three days later, the improvised siege catapults were pushed to the front line. The wheat field was now empty, and the local farmers had already collected all the grain into the city before Agrippa entered the city. At the moment, there was only the creaking sound of the mechanical twisting.

The regular stones were filled into the magazines of the catapults, and then, under the command of unity, were thrown at the towers and houses of the city. The whistling stone projectile pierced the sky and smashed straight into the walls and towers of Kalman City.

Another fierce battle is coming......

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"My honorable lady Tertilla, I am now compelled to tell you an unfortunate thing. Our city will soon be surrounded by Octavian's army. Reconnaissance of the intelligence from the cavalry showed that Octavian's entire three legions were approaching Marseille. It won't take more than three days at most, and the city will be besieged. But you don't have to worry too much, because I will do my duty to guard the city. I and my 2,000 soldiers will do our best to protect the city. ”

The war in Spain was scorching, and in the city of Marseille at the southern tip of Gaul, it was a storm of rain and wind. Octavian ended up sending not just two, but three, three Parthian elite legions. Led by Queiras, it departs from the military base in Verona, passes through Milan and reaches the outside of Marseille. The pace of the march was surprising.

"What?! Octavian's legion is coming? And there were three legions, and there were only two thousand defenders in the city? ”

Teltila was undoubtedly shocked to hear the news in front of the courtyard of the villa. She didn't expect things to move so quickly, a month ago, Apis's army had entered Spain, originally thought that the war would be fought in Spain for at least several months, even a year or two, but now, Octavian unexpectedly drove a large army into Gaul, outside the city of Marseille. Moreover, no one noticed along the way. So, what about those who used to send information back a lot? This time, why is there no news at all? All the questions flooded into Tertila's brain in an instant, but at this moment, it was clear that no one could answer her questions, not even Appis. Now, they are on their own.

"Yes, I have sent a letter to General Appis. Hopefully he will be able to get back soon, the city needs him. But rest assured, I will hold on to this city for more than three months. ”

Standing in front of Tertira, the mayor of the city, Raguris, swore a promise. Although he was also terrified in his heart.

"Don't fool me, Municipality Larguris, the soldiers of the city will not be able to hold back Octavian's three legions, at most maintain law and order. I'm going to get out of here and go to a safer place. ”

In a panic, Tertila thought of fleeing, leaving the city before Octavian's army was besieged. Laguris, however, expressed the opposite opinion.

"No, you can't leave. I can understand your feelings, but leaving the city now is tantamount to throwing yourself into a trap, Octavian's cavalry will soon be here, and with all due respect, you and your horsemen will not escape the pursuit of Octavian's cavalry. Now, staying in the city is the safest. We must wait until Appis returns with a large army, or make peace with Octavian, in short, the present situation is not within our control. The more this happens, the more you need to calm down, ma'am. ”

The bald magistrate, Raguris, did his best to appease Tertilla. And on the streets, there are actually cases of looting of supplies. Three hundred heavily armed Roman soldiers were assigned to the warehouse to guard the safety of the food.

Lagulis gave all of his stored weapons to the young men of the city, but many were more eager for Lagulis to surrender to Octavian than to fight to the death. Because they were Romans, legitimate Roman citizens, they believed that as long as Laguris Kaika surrendered, they would not become captives and slaves, and Octavian would forgive them...... The Gauls and the few Germanic peoples all took up arms, knowing that if the city was broken, or if Laguris surrendered, they would have no chance of being forgiven by Octavian.

The personal guards, including Tertilla, also went up and became Raguris's temporary subordinates. All the men together piled up the number of defenders to six thousand. At the same time, Lagulis opened the gates of the city before the arrival of the enemy army, and let the Roman people who were willing to take refuge in Octavian leave the city, to put it mildly, to give them the opportunity to choose freely, and to put it pragmatically and selfishly, to reduce the consumption of food in the city during the war. After all, the civilians were far outnumbered by the soldiers defending the city.

Then, spears and stones were piled up in every corner of the aisles of the city walls, and a great battle for the defense of Marseille was about to begin......