Chapter Seventy-Five: The Parade Accident
"Their bows are a little different from ours!" Looking at the fierce longbows of the Cretan archers, the foreign representatives on the scene couldn't help but whisper below. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Indeed, unlike the Cretan archers' rifle bows, many of the countries that came this time were the kind of riding bows that were used on horses, and now they saw the longbows of the Cretan archers, which were obviously used for foot combat, and their hearts were thoughtful for a while. I think that the country of New Carthage should be more focused on the development of foot archers.
And the phalanx of repeaters and heavy crossbowmen who appeared one after another seemed to confirm their judgment. As for the infantry phalanx such as heavy swordsmen and heavy halberders that appeared next, they did not arouse much interest in them, and these individual arms are not a new thing, and even some people have them in their own countries.
It wasn't until the hoplite phalanx came out that the delegates finally became interested again, looking at the hoplites with heavy armor on all of them, and the eyes of these delegates all showed a deep look of jealousy. This class, you don't need to be tested with your own hands, just by looking at the appearance, you can see that it is an extremely terrifying class, strong defense, coupled with that unparalleled impact, this is definitely an ace class that can influence the trend of the battlefield. Once you are disrupted by this class, then wait for the rout!
If the hoplite cavalry phalanx only made the representatives of these countries fearful, then the hoplite cavalry phalanx that appeared next directly made many people stand up from their seats in a faux paze, because many of them also have a large number of archers in their own countries. But now compared with the heavy archers of New Carthage, who were armed to the teeth, they suddenly felt that the armies of their own country were like a flower child, and they had no advantage at all.
Because of the great stimulation, the troops such as the heavy giant scythes, roller shutter chariots, and armored war elephants from the vassal states of New Carthage that appeared next basically didn't even bother to look at it, or in other words, they were already numb, and they all felt numb to the strength and comprehensiveness of the troops under the control of New Carthage, the overlord of the Mediterranean.
By the time these deputies finally came to their senses, the finale level of the artillery unit had already appeared. Looking at those round, black iron pipes, these delegates from all over the world couldn't figure out how this thing could become the finale of New Carthage, compared with the sharp and hideous curtain chariots and heavy scythes, these black big iron pipes are really too inconspicuous.
At this time, with a burst of whistling, the air force unit also began to appear, and the person in charge of opening the way was a dozen or so Wind Resistor soldiers, these Wind Resisters, controlling their wooden gliders, flew over the high platform at a very fast speed, and behind them, there were even more large airship troops.
Looking at this new Carthage's unique air force, those foreign representatives were full of envy, and they all thought in their hearts that they should also make suggestions to the country after they go back, and also start to build an air force, otherwise, once there is a war with New Carthage in the future, then the air supremacy will be directly taken away by the other party.
However, just when these delegates were all thinking about this and that in their hearts, in the queue of wind resistors who had already flown over the high platform, one of the gliders suddenly shook its fuselage, and then under the witness of hundreds of thousands of people at the scene, it fell directly from the air and fell to the ground.
Falling from such a high place, this wooden glider fell apart on the spot. Seeing this, everyone at the scene couldn't help but let out exclamations. But what is even more exaggerated is that Shi Jinshui, the king, when he saw the glider fall, he changed color on the spot, and then regardless of the dissuasion of his subordinates, he ran down from the high platform and rushed quickly to the crash site of the glider.
When the audience and representatives of various countries saw this scene, their eyes couldn't help but show doubts, isn't it just that a glider crashed! This kind of thing can only be regarded as a small accident! Where is it worth Shi Jinshui, the leader of the faction, to lose his temper so much.
However, some people who know the inside story are the same as Shi Jinshui, and their faces instantly become extremely ugly. The reason is simple, the person who piloted that glider was the air marshal of New Carthage - Hannibal!
After rushing to the wreckage of the glider as fast as he could, Shi Jinshui shouted anxiously while pulling the wreckage: "Hannibal! How's your kid? Hurry up! ”
To Shi Jinshui's surprise, he got a response within a few seconds of his words: "I'm fine!" I just feel a little dizzy! ”
As he spoke, Hannibal pushed away the wreckage of the glider that was pressing on him, and got up to his feet, although after standing up, he still stumbled and looked like he had really been knocked a little dizzy. Thankfully, he didn't appear to have any serious injuries.
"Damn! Falling from such a high place, can you not get dizzy! You're good if you don't fall to your death. I told you a long time ago, it's already a lot of age, so don't do it anymore, let's let the young go up! You, the Marshal of the Air Force, just stay in the back and command in the center! Seeing that the other party seemed to be fine, Shi Jinshui immediately reprimanded the other party angrily, just like he said, he had already persuaded the other party several times beforehand, so that this uncle, who was nearly fifty years old, should not be reckless and insisted on going on, but the other party was stubborn and just didn't listen to his advice. Well, at the parade, something really happened.
"I know I'm a lot older! This may be my last chance to go to heaven, so of course I'm going to hold on to it. You won't understand my mind if you haven't experienced the wonderful feeling of flying freely above the blue sky. In the face of Shi Jinshui's reprimand, Hannibal still looked unrepentant. After saying this, he suddenly felt a little stuffy in his throat, so he said to the soldiers who had just arrived, "Is there any water?" Bring some water, I want to drink water! ”
Faced with the request of Hannibal, the air marshal, these soldiers naturally did not dare to disobey, and immediately handed a bottle of water to the other party.
After taking the bottle of water, Hannibal hurriedly picked it up and poured himself a few sips, not to mention, after a few sips of water, he felt much more comfortable. But the sensation came and went faster, and after the pleasant feeling had passed, he suddenly felt his throat fill, and then he couldn't help but open his mouth and spit out a mouthful of blood.
The soldier who handed him the water, when he saw Hannibal, the air marshal, drink his water, suddenly vomited blood, and his face couldn't help but show a panicked look, and at the same time kept muttering to himself: "How can this be? How so? ”
At the same time, the other people present immediately stared at him with unkind eyes.
At this tense moment, Hannibal, who was the person concerned, suddenly explained: "It's none of his business! Ahem! I threw myself to..." As soon as he finished speaking, several mouthfuls of blood spurted out of his mouth, and in the blood, even fragments of internal organs could be seen.
After spurting several mouthfuls of blood in succession, Hannibal collapsed with a pale face as if he had been drained of all his strength in an instant.
"Damn it! Doctor! Doctor, come on! Seeing this, Shi Jinshui and the other soldiers around him hurriedly stepped forward to support each other and shouted in panic.
Looking at the panicked looks of Shi Jinshui and the others, Hannibal, who was already angry, said with a smile on his face: "Don't shout! My own body, I know myself, there is no help! Your Majesty, I only hope that after my death, you will be able to take good care of my family for me, and at the same time choose a reliable guy to take over the post of Air Marshal, don't let this army that I have spent my life working on be buried..."
"Don't worry! I'll do both of these things! With tears in his eyes, Shi Jinshui nodded heavily and assured Hannibal.
After getting Shi Jinshui's assurance, Hannibal seemed to let go of his last bit of concern, closed his eyes with a smile, and swallowed his last breath in Shi Jinshui's arms.
It can be said that this was definitely the biggest accident at this military parade, and the air marshal of New Carthage, one of the most powerful people in the country, actually gave away his own life in an accident. As soon as this news came out, the whole of Neo-Carthage was a sensation, and most of the Neo-Carthaginians could not help but express their grief for the death of this air marshal. But there are still some people who are secretly gloating. These guys are naturally the new Carthaginian generals who have long been eyeing the position of air marshal. Of course, there are also those delegates from various countries who witnessed this accident, and they are also secretly happy in their hearts. The thought in the minds of these delegates was: Hehe! You new Carthage aren't cattle! Aren't you very good at entering the water! We had a military parade and wanted to show force and scare us. As a result, it's good now, I can't pretend to be forced, but I lost an air marshal under my hand, and now I see how proud you are!