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Volume 1: The Young Eagle Spreads Its Wings Chapter 464: The javelin and the bastion turned to dust

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    Terror and despair permeated the hearts of the Thracians.  The bronze crossbows of the Qin army were like the sharp thorns of a hedgehog, shooting at them densely. At a distance of less than a hundred steps, no matter how strong the Thracian body was, it could not withstand the thousands of arrows created by the force of the machine.  Equal force.  Infantry combat in the cold weapon era.  Generally speaking, the main force is spearmen and sword and shield soldiers. On the contrary, the Qin army relies more on crossbows as a long-range strike force. Once the two armies get close, the Qin soldiers often carry a wine vessel in one hand and a handheld weapon in the other.  Holding a bronze sword, he rushed forward with shouts and shouts.  After the enemy soldiers were killed in hand-to-hand combat, the Qin soldiers used sharp swords to cut off their heads as a military merit. Such bloody killing methods allowed the Qin army to gain the upper hand on the battlefield many times. Now, facing the tall Thracians,  The reorganized infantry soldiers of the Qin Army once again picked up the traditional fighting methods.  "Great Qin, Great Qin!" Ji Xin shouted loudly.  This was the first time that he participated in a life-or-death battle alone, and it was also the most important battle that he experienced during the Western Expedition.  A group of soldiers from Marquis Han Anguo were at the front of the battle formation. In front of him, the noisy Thracian soldiers' eyebrows and eyes could be distinguished clearly under the light of the fire.  "Brothers, aim and launch!" "Launch!" Han Anguo, who was born in Qidi, failed to catch up with the end of the Qin State's unification war. Even he had no luck to participate in the Southern Expedition, and in local counties and counties  After serving as a military prince for five years, Han Anguo resolutely said goodbye to his family and decided to join the second batch of the Qin army in the Western Expedition.  "A true man, you will gain fame on the battlefield!" these years.  The Qin State unified the whole country by force and continued to vigorously sweep away the barbarians.  The concept of building a country by force is also deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. For the men of Qin, if they are not soldiers or do not receive military honors, they will be looked down upon.  Han Anguo longed to one day be able to return home in fine clothes, one day be able to wear red and flowers, and let the beautiful little ladies in the county look at him with passionate eyes.  "Marquis Han Jun, look at the Baiyi people?" Just when Han Anguo had a lot of thoughts in his mind.  A soldier nearby screamed.  When Han Anguo turned around to look, he saw a group of Thracian soldiers on the flank, carrying javelins about one foot tall, preparing to throw them.  "Compared with the Qin Army, which has machine crossbows, the Thracians' backward productivity and production technology doomed them to be unable to have the same advanced weapons as the Qin Army, however.  The Thracians also had their own special weapons, which were sharp and powerful javelins in their hands.  Javelin. ?That is, a spear.  Its origin was invented by the Greeks, the old rivals of the Thracians. In later Olympic Games, the javelin event was also a sub-event in the track and field series.  The Thracians have a lot of strength, for them.  Throwing a javelin with strength is so easy and comfortable, just like eating and sleeping every day. And with continuous training, the javelin in their hands is also extremely accurate, and they can throw it almost wherever they point.  "Porphyrin. Porphyry¡ª¡ª!" "Be careful!" Han Anguo's reminder was still a step too late, almost in an instant.  More than twenty people fell down on the left wing of the Qin army. Many of them were heavily nailed to the ground by javelins. Their intestines and internal organs were immediately damaged, and blood stained the ground.  "Strong crossbows, gather fire!" "Light troops, press forward!" In the Qin army formation, the hurried shouts of the captains and military princes responsible for the front-line command came one after another. Under their command, the once chaotic army  Order was restored to the formation, and the crossbowmen at the front adjusted the height of Wangshan one after another and placed their fingers tightly on the trigger.  "Whoosh, whoosh!" The crossbow arrows advancing in a straight line were like poisonous arrows piercing into the human body, making it difficult for people to guard against it. In the rush of the Thracians, few people were holding shields. When they discovered  When danger comes, it's too late.  A wave of counterattack crossbows from the Qin army immediately sent away more than fifty strong Thracian men.  Confront each other at close range.  Both sides came up with their trump cards. After just a few rounds, the Thracians couldn't stand it anymore. Their number of soldiers was far less than that of the Qin army. More importantly, weapons like javelins were too inconvenient to carry.  Under normal circumstances, a Thracian soldier can carry at most three javelins. In contrast, the Qin army's crossbowmen must have at least twenty arrows in their quivers.  Half an hour later.  The Thracian defense line collapsed. In this contest of wills, the Qin army, which has always been known for its iron-blooded spirit, had the last laugh. After the Thracian people left nearly 300 corpses and more than 200 wounded soldiers,  They fled in panic towards the alleys in the city.    Spartacus lay helpless on the cold ground.  In the battle just now, Spartacus, who was dragged into the battlefield, was fortunately placed at the back of the queue due to lack of strength. This made him lucky to escape the Qin army's arrow rain, but unfortunately he was placed at the back of the queue.  Yes, when the Thracians collapsed across the board, he was stabbed to the ground by the defeated troops in front.  Waist.  ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????¡­  "I'm injured." By the time Spartacus realized that he was being plotted against by his companions, the guy who stabbed him had already fled somewhere.  The Qin army pressed forward step by step.  Han Anguo, who had won the first battle, led his infantry through the Thracian position just now, preparing to continue advancing deeper into the city.  "Marquis, what should we do with these wounded soldiers?" asked a low-level officer of the Qin Army who looked like a Sima in the army.  "Kill them all, leaving no one alive." Han Anguo was filled with murderous intent.  The Thracian javelin just now caught him off guard. Seeing the miserable condition of his brothers, Han Anguo was furious.  ¡ª¡ª.  The center of the bastion.  The fierce general Cao Xin of the Qin Army led more than 2,000 generals to surround the last stronghold of the Thracian defenders. The bastion in Constantine was a defensive position built by the Greeks, who had knowledge of ancient mathematics and could draw geometry.  The graphic Greeks integrated their wisdom with practical application, making the bastion gradually become the first choice for defense on the European battlefield.  However, the bastion faced by the Qin army was just an ordinary city fortress in the original sense. It was still different from the real bastion that could defend against firearms that appeared in Europe in the late Middle Ages.  This difference mainly lies in the workmanship and materials used in building the fortress. Although the Greeks were good at calculations, they were romantic by nature and could not endure hardship. In other words, they were great scientists in theory, but they  Not a qualified craftsman.  Just use simple square stones to pile up into a prismatic shape, and then randomly stuff some debris into the gaps, and even use random grass instead in some places.  This kind of irresponsibility in construction allowed the Qin army to find a way to break the bastion. The soldiers of the Tianlei Army who showed their prowess in the battle to break the city once again took on the important task. When the Tianlei soldiers braved the stones to approach the bastion,  At the same time, Cao Xin commanded the heavy armored infantry holding huge shields to form a thick shield to block the front of the Tianlei soldiers.  Inside the bastion.  The powerful Thracian general Adlicia was furious. The strong city was breached by bandits from the east overnight. This incident caught the Thracians by surprise.  There are five thousand defenders in the city.  Evenly distributed among the four city gates, there was nothing wrong with this city-defending strategy at the beginning. However, after the Qin army broke through the east gate and north gate in succession, the Thracians had to struggle to support it.  On the one hand, they tried to find ways to get the armies from the other two directions to quickly move closer to the fighting site.  When the bastion was besieged, Adlicia had less than 700 soldiers in her hands. This small amount of strength was like a small wave in the dark Qin army formation outside, unable to do anything.  movement.  Therefore, Adlicia would not be so stupid as to rush forward and fight to the death with the Qin people.  "Quickly, smash those yellow-skinned monkeys to death." "Hurry up, you haven't eaten enough, are you? Those yellow-skinned monkeys are cannibals." Throughout the bastion, Thracian generals shouted and urged  The soldiers under his command used all their strength to suppress the siege troops below the city.  Pieces of sharp millstones fell from the sky.  The force of the impact on the shield, multiplied by the speed of the fall, was like exploding cannonballs, making the Qin soldiers advancing with the shield miserable.  In the array, soldiers who were hit from time to time fell down, their arms were broken, and their heads were bleeding. Such scenes only added to the cruelty of this war.  However, the Qin army's strict military discipline also showed its power at this moment.  Although soldiers were dragged out of the team from time to time, those who came after them made up for it in time. The densely packed wooden shields covered with iron sheets were like moving hills, making the Thracians frightened and helpless.  Adesilia stood at the highest point of the fortress, looking down at the fortress, and her heart trembled: "How come the Qin people are different from the Huns? Didn't they also come from the eastern grasslands? Why are they still treating the infantry array like this?  Skilled. "In this Thracian leader's impression, only the rigorous Roman phalanx can have such a deterrent effect that can make opponents despair.  "Boom, boom, boom!" Adhiliya felt a shaking under her feet. The ground was shaking. Stones were falling off the solid bastion, and behind Adhiliya, a figure appeared.  The huge black hole was originally standing next to him.Two of his trusted generals suddenly disappeared.  "No, the bastion is going to collapse!" I don't know who screamed in despair. Suddenly, no matter which floor of the bastion, all the Thracian soldiers turned pale. If it really collapsed,  Then these people were buried inside with a lot of rocks, and there was no chance of survival.  The Thracians, whose morale was greatly reduced, rushed towards the exit of the bastion in a chaotic manner. Although the Qin army was blocking the way there, they might be able to fight their way out, which was better than being trapped to death.
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