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Volume 1 [The Birth of a Planet] Chapter 136 Siege

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    About 2,000 archers standing in the three rows at the front of the phalanx heard Anthony's order and quickly drew arrows and put them on their bowstrings. At the same time, several young warriors holding torches swam in the middle of the archers' ranks and shot them one after another.  All arrows that have been greased are lit.  The centurion shouted: "Get ready!" A series of flaming arrows pointed directly at the wall of Patavien City.  "Launch!".  Suddenly hundreds of rockets, carrying the sound of wind, cut through the cold air and flew towards the head of Patavien City.  Suddenly the city was set on fire.  The fire quickly spread across the city.  While commanding the city defense team to extinguish the fire, Betik ordered the injured who had been shot to be removed from the city.  Rockets continued to hit the city of Patavian like raindrops. The Macedonian soldiers fell down one after another after being hit by arrows, twitching on the ground in pain.  The wailing sound was like poison against the will of other soldiers.  The strong Betic ordered the archers to fight back.  At the same time, he is still inspiring the soldiers and keeping their minds clear.  Antony prepared enough arrows for this siege.  Seeing the fire burning at the top of the city.  He began to order the infantry to attack the city.  Dozens of siege towers pushed by twenty people jointly advanced slowly towards the city.  The siege tower was followed by an attacking force based on centurions.  They held their shields high above their heads to ward off the arrows fired from the city by the Gauls.  Seeing that the siege tower was approaching the city wall, Anthony commanded the archery troops to move forward closer to the city head in order to shoot more accurately.  "Get ready to fight!" Betic shouted, and the Macedonians gathered at the place where the siege tower was about to arrive. While raising their shields to resist the flying arrows from the city, they were ready to go and prepare for hand-to-hand combat.  There was a "boom" and the 10 5-foot-long logs on the front of the siege tower were pressed against the city wall. Then the Roman soldiers began to get into the tower from the back and climbed up the stairs one by one to reach the top of the tower.  The archers in the meantime stood at the front of the shield and continued to shoot at the Macedonian soldiers who were preparing to fight at the top of the city.  As the baffle was lowered, it was placed right on top of the city.  The Roman soldiers used shields as cover, and five people in a row advanced towards the city head along the springboard laid with baffles.  The Macedonian archers fired arrows at the Roman soldiers. The vacancies of the fallen Roman soldiers in front were quickly filled by those behind, and they advanced towards the city head step by step.  The Gauls who tried to jump onto the springboard were shot down by the Roman archers on the tower and fell into the city.  After a shout, the first batch of Roman centurions rushed to the city and started a melee. These Roman soldiers were all veterans over thirty years old. They had followed Caesar in Gaul for many years.  Many cities have been conquered.  Having experienced hundreds of battles, they didn't care at all about the Macedonian soldiers who were several times their size. They leaned closely together, supporting each other and filling each other's positions. Their bodies were tightly protected by shields. Although the Macedonian attack was fierce, they were still  The advance of the battle-disciplined Roman infantry could not be shaken.  The fighting of the soldiers in front opened up a larger space for the Centuries one after another at the top of the city. More Roman soldiers rushed to the top of the city, and the Roman daggers exerted great power in hand-to-hand combat.  The Macedonian soldiers were cut down one by one.  There are also many Macedonian women among them. They are as brave as men and have no fear.  The Germans of the jungle also feared them.  But today they faced the Roman army.  Courage seems a bit small and powerless in the face of extremely high tactical literacy.  The Roman soldiers trampled on their corpses and continued to advance.  After seeing that the situation on the top of the city was extremely favorable to him, Anthony ordered the siege troops to attack the city gate.  At the same time, the 1,000 cavalry under his command also began to move towards the city gate.  Ready to go into town.  It didn¡¯t take long.  The city head had been occupied by the Roman army, and Betic and his remaining defeated generals retreated to the city.  The city gate was easily knocked open.  When the city gate was knocked open, Caesar ordered the herald to issue an order to the fighting soldiers: "Kill all the people in the city, both men and women, and you can enjoy the wealth as much as you like." The fire in the city reflected the entire sky red.  Crying to kill.  Wails and the clash of weapons echoed in the air.  Caesar breathed a sigh of relief, smiled and said to himself silently: "Alexander's glory has ended from now on." Yang Rui said from the side: "Don't be happy too early. The Macedonian reinforcements are already on the way, and they will not be eliminated until they are eliminated.  To them, your victory will be meaningless." Caesar nodded and said, "You are right, it seems that the soldiers cannot put down their weapons yet." After that, he ordered the herald to inform Antony that the battle must be fought quickly.  Make it quick, because a new battle awaits the Roman soldiers.  There is about three days of journey between Patavien and Mediolanum, and the Loon Valley is the only way to pass.  On the night that Caesar captured the walls of Partavian, he and Antony led the victorious troops to the site of the ambush.  In this operation, Caesar led 2,000 cavalry, 50,000 infantry and most of the archers.  He divided his troops into two parts and stationed them on the upper slopes on both sides of the valley.In the dense pine forest.  Since the operation was covert, bonfires for heating were prohibited.  The soldiers could only survive the cold winter nights with strong drinks and huddled in sleeping bags.  Caesar did not specialize himself just because he was a commander.  Sharing joys and sorrows with soldiers is an excellent tradition of the Julius family.  At night he went around checking on the soldiers.  The soldiers who were shivering in the cold wind showed no fear of the cold after seeing the eternal smile on Lucius's face and hearing his funny jokes.  The Macedonian reinforcements entered the hinterland of the Loon Valley on the afternoon of the next day.  Caesar could see clearly in the dense forest on the high slopes that they numbered about 50,000 people, including hundreds of cavalry.  They headed east quickly along the dry riverbed.  Caesar quickly walked to the edge of the pine forest, where 1,000 archers were lying in wait.  Behind them were 2,000 Roman light cavalry ready to go.  "Be careful, shoot their cavalry first." Caesar told the centurions of the archer group.  Opposite is the other half of the soldiers led by Anthony.  They have agreed upon a method of attack.  Just waiting for any movement from Lucius' side.  The Macedonians moved quickly towards this side. They were neatly dressed in armor. The Macedonian spear phalanx was a nightmare for all the countries in the Mediterranean.  In their eagerness to rescue, they didn't even notice that 60,000 Roman soldiers were ambushing in the dense forests on both sides.  Suddenly, a sharp Roman bugle sounded. When the Macedonians were looking around for the source of the sound, countless flying arrows were shot out from the woods on both sides. Suddenly, the Macedonian marching team was in chaos.  The first to suffer was the cavalry on horseback, who were hit by arrows and fell off their horses.  The horses were also scurrying around in the sudden fright.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!
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