"This won't work!" Looking at the huge shield cart in the distance, although it was not fast, but the distance was getting closer and closer, Alnubis shouted with an anxious face, "If you drag it any longer, it will really be over!" "After seeing the power of that terror, the Romans knew they could not withstand a second blow. √∟，

Arnubis suddenly turned to look at Severus, who was silent on the side, and shouted with an anxious expression, "Severus, what are you waiting for!" ”

Severus glanced at Arnubis hatefully, his hands tightened, he gritted his teeth and turned around and ordered, "Let the Seventh Legion attack!" ”

The Seventh Legion, one of the most elite forces in Severus' hands. This Eagle Legion has made great achievements in various battles. The sergeants, who were mostly veterans, were an important military force in the hands of the Romans. At this moment, when the fragile slaves could not even get out, the Romans had no choice but to use strong troops. If you let those huge shield carts close to the city walls, the city of Rome would really be doomed.

"Ha~ha~" took a heavy step, and more than 5,000 heavily armored Roman soldiers wearing heavy armor and holding huge metal shields formed a tight dense formation. Turning over the layers of corpses, he resolutely fought out of the city.

The dense rain of arrows is difficult to do for these heavily armored turtles. The chain crossbow that was invincible against slaves failed this time.

"Stop shooting." Under the huge handsome flag, on a high platform specially built to watch the battle, Gao Yang, who was expressionless, raised his eyelids. Coldly ordered: "Don't you see that the crossbow bolts are not on them?" Bed-changing crossbows and trebuchets! ”

"The chain crossbow was designed to deal with the nomadic cavalry who were extremely mobile but had little defense. They shouldn't have been used against those heavily armored and shielded infantry. Yuan Dian said softly.

"Hmm." Gao Yang responded, and said with a calm face, "I know." So now switch to heavy weapons. No matter how thick their armor and shields are, they can't resist the blows of bed crossbows and trebuchets, right? And their formation is still so dense. ”

"This is one thing to one thing." Origin said with a smile.

The Seventh Legion, which had fought its way out of the city, had maintained the habits of the Roman army for many years, and these well-trained soldiers formed a tight formation to form a shield formation to block the enemy's sharp arrow rain.

It didn't take long for the Romans to find that the rain of arrows had suddenly stopped.

Quietly raising the shield, a pair of eyes began to look out. But he was stunned to find that the alien cavalry in the distance on the opposite side had no preparation to come forward to meet the battle, and those huge cavalry clusters were still gathering leisurely. I watched the excitement from afar.

"Forward!" Although he didn't understand what the alien army was thinking, the commander of the Seventh Legion still gave the order to move on. Those huge shield carts must be destroyed.

"Oops!" Severus, whose face had changed drastically, rushed to the side of the city wall, poked his head out and looked at the battlefield in the distance with a frightened expression. From above, he saw a large number of alien troops pushing large machines to the front of the position!

"Whoosh~" bed crossbow, the pinnacle of the cold weapon era. On the battlefields of the Cold Weapon Age, there was no one who could resist the immense power of the bed crossbow. Not even war elephants. When the huge crossbow arrows as thick as children's arms were fired at high speed, they were completely beyond the human body's ability to resist.

The bed crossbow is very expensive. Not to mention the difficulty of construction, it is also very difficult to maintain. Even the powerful Central Plains Empire had only a small amount of equipment, and it was generally placed on the walls of important cities to defend the city.

However, these so-called difficulties are not a problem for Gao Yang. He used a large number of bed crossbows directly in the field. Hundreds of bed crossbows were slowly pushed to the front line. Pull springs, upper crossbow arrows, buckle locks. With the orders of the generals, these deadly weapons of murder roared towards the thick-armored Romans in the distance.

"Puff puff~" No matter how strong the shield is, it can't resist the burst of crossbow arrows. Huge crossbow arrows pierced the shields and heavy armor of Roman soldiers. Shoot deep through their bodies!

Even because the Romans' formation was too close, many crossbow arrows were made of sugar gourds. A single crossbow could have several Roman soldiers attached to it. The soldiers' bodies were pierced, but they couldn't die for a while. The terrible howl and mournful roar was a great blow to the morale of the army.

The Seventh Legion was stunned by the sudden blow, and immediately panicked.

"All calm down! Calm down! Keep moving! Advance! "The chief centurion of the legion has been pinned to the ground in the attack just now, and at this time, the legion leader himself went into battle and brandished the short sword in his hand to order the chaotic army to regroup.

After all, the Seventh Legion is an elite legion that has been in battle for a long time and is well-trained. Despite the unexpected blow, they quickly recovered. After regrouping his formation, he quickened his pace and continued to rush towards the shield cart.

Then they were attacked by trebuchets.

Trebuchets have always been used during sieges. It's really not much of a thing that anyone has ever done to attack field troops. But it's perfect for use now.

First of all, the Han army had a large number of trebuchets, dozens of them. Secondly, the Romans formed a tight tortoiseshell formation in order to resist the dense rain of arrows. Thousands of hoplites crowded together. The sheer size also allows catapults, which are of poor shooting accuracy, to be useful in the field.

When the bed crossbow was re-aligned and the bolts were installed, dozens of huge stones flew through the air with a roar, smashing into the Roman army.

The accuracy of the trebuchet's shooting was indeed very bad, and only five or six of the dozens of stones smashed into the formation. Everything else scattered far away. Although there are only five or six pieces. But when a large stone with kinetic energy smashes on your body, no matter what kind of armor you wear, the end result will only be a puddle of blood-red mud.

The casualties caused by trebuchets were not large, but the morale of the Roman soldiers was extremely bad. Watching the people around him get smashed into a bloody mess by large rocks. In other words, anyone will want to vomit with a heartbeat.

"Don't panic! Don't panic! Quiet down! "Even if the generals of the legion and the centurions and commanders were also frightened, these veterans of the battle were very experienced after all, and they knew that if they collapsed at this time. Then everyone is going to be finished.

Forcibly suppressing the fluctuation of the army's heart, the commander of the Seventh Army once again gave the order to accelerate the advance. By this time, the Romans, who had gradually fallen into madness, could not care about anything else.

The Roman soldiers of the Seventh Legion marched quickly, approaching more than a dozen huge shield carts with crossbow arrows and stones. These shield carts were specially made, and they were fixed with iron plates on both sides. The entire car is sealed except for a movable door at the back. The vassals of the carts hid in the sealed carts and could only push the carts forward, and nothing else could be seen.

"Bell bell bell ~" A large number of Romans waved their weapons and slashed wildly when they surrounded these shield carts, but the weapons in their hands had no effect on this shield cart wrapped in iron sheets. The vassals in the shield cart were also frightened, but they were unexpectedly safe. The Romans were impenetrable with their weapons.

"Squat down! Chop off their legs! "Sharp-eyed Roman soldiers found the gap. There was a gap of about a foot underneath those shield carts, which was left for the wheels to move forward. However, it also exposed the legs of the vassals of the cart.

The Roman soldiers gathered around the shield cart suddenly fell down, their short swords and spears stabbing at the gap. Amid the screams, the vassals of the cart fell in a pool of blood.

"Set fire to these damn things!" After stopping the shield cart, the general of the Seventh Legion shouted and ordered his men to set the cart on fire. In case the alien armies continue to be used after retreating. Of course, he would not understand the horrific consequences of his orders.

The ignition items that he had brought with him were gathered and stacked around the shield cart. There were even Roman soldiers who stuffed the ignition under the shield cart. As if he was afraid that he would not be able to light the black powder. Of course, they don't know what the consequences will be.

The Roman Seventh Legion rushed out of the city wall and was blocked, and then killed near the shield cart and began to destroy the shield cart. During this time, the huge Han army outside the city has been watching from the sidelines. That is, long-range weapons such as chain crossbows, bed crossbows, and catapults have attacked. The rest of the army remained motionless.

This strange scene made the Seventh Legion outside the city and the Romans on the city walls all look in horror. They didn't understand what the alien armies were trying to do. Do they when this war is a game?

Whatever the alien armies were thinking, the Romans, unwilling to give up, could only continue the war as they envisioned. Since those alien armies are watching, let's see. The Romans took it upon themselves as if they didn't exist.

"Are they crazy?" Yuan shouted in disbelief, "They actually gathered around those shield carts filled with black powder, ready to set fires?" Want to set. Body from. Boom! ”

"This is the tragedy of ignorance." Gao Yang said with a smile, "They know that this kind of large shield vehicle is very dangerous, and can even destroy strong city walls. However, they only know the result, but they do not understand the process and the principle. Then you won't know where the danger is. ”

"It's sad." Yuan Dian said with a light sigh.

"Alright." Gao Yang raised his eyebrows. He smiled and said, "Let's get ready to watch the fireworks." ”

It's fireworks, and it's a big one. Black powder, measured in tons, is powerful. Although it is not as terrifying as the explosives synthesized from various chemicals of modern technology. However, in this day and age, when there are enough of them, it is enough to put on a big fireworks that will scare everyone.

Many of the soldiers of the Seventh Legion were flying. A huge shock wave and air wave tossed them away in an instant. Many of them flew into the sky without realizing it, and fell to the ground in a dizzy state.

The thunderous sound and blinding glare were followed by a series of dense explosions. The chemical composition of black powder is relatively stable. But it has little resistance to the fire. More than a dozen shield carts were set on fire one after another, and a series of explosions were mixed with the miserable howls of the soldiers of the Seventh Legion. Hundreds of Roman soldiers gathered around the shield cart were beheaded or eviscerated by the blast wave. The whole scene was extremely tragic. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote for your recommendation, your support. That's what motivates me the most......)