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    "This won't work!" Looking at the huge shield car in the distance, which was getting closer and closer despite its slow speed, Arnubis shouted loudly with an anxious look on his face, "If it drags on any longer, it will really be the end of it!" I've seen it before  After that terrifying power, the Romans knew they could not withstand a second blow.  ¡Ì¨N, Arnubis suddenly turned around and looked at Severus, who was silent on the side, and shouted anxiously, "Severus, what are you waiting for!" Severus looked at Arnubis hatefully.  With one glance, he tightened his hands, gritted his teeth, turned around and ordered, "Let the Seventh Legion attack!" The Seventh Legion, the most elite force in Severus' hands.  This eagle-branded regiment fought in various places and made great achievements.  The sergeants were mostly composed of veterans and were an important military force in the hands of the Romans.  At this moment, when those fragile slaves could not even get out, the Romans could only use powerful troops.  If those huge shield chariots were allowed to get close to the city wall, the city of Rome would really be doomed.  "Ha~ha~" Taking heavy steps, more than 5,000 heavily armed Roman soldiers wearing heavy armor and holding giant metal shields formed a tight formation.  He climbed over the layers of corpses and fought his way out of the city resolutely.  ¡®Dang, Dang, Dang, Dang~¡¯ The dense rain of arrows has little effect on these heavily armored turtles.  The serial crossbow that was invincible when dealing with slaves was ineffective this time.  "Stop shooting." Under the huge commander's banner, on a high platform specially built for watching the battle, the expressionless Gao Yang raised his eyelids.  He ordered in a cold voice, "Don't you see that crossbows are not effective against them? Change the crossbow and trebuchet!" "The serial crossbow was designed to deal with the nomadic cavalry who have super mobility but no defensive power. Use it."  They shouldn't deal with those heavily armored and heavily shielded infantry," Yuan Dian said softly.  "Yeah." Gao Yang responded and said with a solemn expression, "I know. So now we switch to heavy weapons. No matter how thick their armor is and how strong their shield is, they can't withstand the blows of crossbows and trebuchets, right? And  Their formation is still so dense. "It's like one thing defeats another," Yuan Dian said with a smile.  The Seventh Legion that fought out of the city still maintained the Roman army's long-standing habits. These well-trained soldiers formed a tight formation to form a shield array to block the enemy's sharp arrows.  After a while, the Romans were surprised to find that the enemy's arrow rain suddenly stopped.  Quietly he raised his shield and a pair of eyes began to look out.  However, he was shocked to find that the foreign cavalry in the distance were completely unprepared to step forward to fight. Those huge cavalry groups were still gathering together leisurely.  Watching the excitement from a distance.  "Forward!" Although he didn't understand what those foreign troops were thinking, the commander of the Seventh Legion still gave the order to continue advancing.  Those huge shield vehicles must be destroyed.  "Oops!" Severus, whose expression changed drastically, suddenly rushed to the city wall, stuck his head out and looked at the battlefield in the distance with a horrified expression.  From a height, he saw a large number of foreign troops pushing racks of large equipment to the front of the position!  ¡°Swish, swish, swish~¡± The bed crossbow is the pinnacle of the cold weapon era.  On the battlefield in the Cold Weapon Age, no one could resist the tremendous power of the bed crossbow.  Not even war elephants.  When the huge crossbow arrows, which are as thick as a child's arm, are fired at high speed, the human body cannot resist them at all.  The bed crossbow is very valuable.  Not only is it difficult to build, it is also very difficult to maintain.  Even the powerful Central Plains Empire only had a small amount of equipment, which was usually placed on the walls of important cities for defense.  But these so-called difficulties are nothing to Gao Yang.  He directly used a large number of bed crossbows in field battles.  Hundreds of bed crossbows were slowly pushed to the front line.  Pull the spring, load the crossbow, and buckle the lock.  Following the orders of the generals, these deadly murderous weapons roared towards the thickly armored Romans in the distance.  "Puff, puff, puff~" No matter how strong the shield is, it can't withstand the crossbow arrows.  Huge crossbow bolts penetrated the shields and heavy armor of Roman soldiers.  Cum deeply through their bodies!  Even because the Romans¡¯ formations were so tightly arranged, many crossbow arrows were made of candied haws.  Several Roman soldiers could be hung on a crossbow arrow.  The bodies of these soldiers were penetrated, but they could not die for a while.  The screams and screams greatly affected the morale of the army.  The Seventh Legion was stunned by the sudden blow, and they were immediately in panic.  "Everyone calm down! Calm down! Keep moving forward! Move forward!" The chief centurion of the legion has been nailed to the ground in the attack just now. At this time, the legion commander personally went into battle and waved the dagger in his hand to order the chaotic army to reorganize.  .  After all, the Seventh Legion is an elite legion that has been battle-hardened and well-trained.  Although sufferedThey were hit unexpectedly, but they recovered quickly.  After reorganizing their formation, they quickened their pace and continued to rush towards the shield car.  Then, they were attacked by trebuchets.  Trebuchets have always been used in sieges.  No one has ever done anything like using it to attack field troops.  But it is very suitable for use now.  First of all, the Han army has a large number of trebuchets, dozens of them.  Secondly, the Romans formed a tight turtle shell formation to resist the dense rain of arrows.  Thousands of hoplites crowded together.  The huge size also allows the catapult, which has poor shooting accuracy, to be useful in field battles.  When the crossbow was re-stringed and the arrows were installed, dozens of huge stones roared through the air and slammed into the Roman formation.  The shooting accuracy of the trebuchet was indeed very poor. Only five or six of the dozens of stones hit the military formation.  The others were all scattered far away.  Although it's only five or six yuan.  But when a large stone with kinetic energy hits you, no matter what kind of armor you are wearing, the final result will only be a pool of blood-red mud.  The casualties caused by the trebuchets were not large, but the morale of the Roman soldiers was extremely serious.  He watched the people around him being smashed into a bloody mess by large rocks.  Anyone else would have their heart beat so fast that they would want to vomit.  "Don't panic! Don't panic! Everyone, calm down!" Even though the generals of the legion and the centurions and captains were equally frightened, these veterans who have been in battle for a long time have rich experience after all, and they know that if they collapse at this time  .  Then everyone will be dead.  Forcibly suppressing the floating morale of the army, the commander of the Seventh Army once again issued an order to speed up the advance.  At this time, these Romans, who were gradually falling into madness, could no longer care about anything else.  The Roman soldiers of the Seventh Legion moved forward quickly, approaching more than a dozen huge shield carts while carrying crossbow arrows and stones.  These shield carts are all specially made and fixed with iron plates on both sides.  The entire car is sealed except for a trap door at the back.  The vassals pushing the cart hid in the sealed cart and could only push the cart forward, unable to see anything else.  "Dang, clang, clang~" When a large number of Romans surrounded these shield carts, they waved their weapons and slashed wildly, but the weapons in their hands had no effect on the shield carts wrapped in iron sheets.  The vassal soldiers in the shield car were also frightened, but they were surprisingly safe.  The weapons of the Romans were indefensible.  "Squat down! Cut their legs!" The sharp-eyed Roman soldiers found the gap.  There is about a foot of space under the shield cars, which is left for the wheels to move forward.  However, it also exposed the legs of the vassal soldiers pushing the cart.  The Roman soldiers surrounding the shield chariot immediately fell down, stabbing and slashing at the gaps with their short swords and spears.  Amidst the screams, the vassal soldiers pushing the cart fell into a pool of blood.  ¡°Set fire, burn these damn things!¡± After stopping the shield car, the general of the Seventh Army shouted and ordered his subordinates to set fire to the car.  In case those foreign armies continue to use it after retreating.  Of course, he would not understand the horrific consequences of his order.  The fire starters carried with them were gathered and piled around the shield vehicle.  There were even Roman soldiers who stuffed kindlings under the shield carts.  As if he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to light the black powder.  Of course, they don't know what the consequences will be.  The Seventh Legion of Rome rushed out of the city wall and encountered an obstruction. Then they fought near the shield chariot and began to destroy the shield chariot.  During this period of time, the huge 100,000-strong Han army outside the city had been watching with cold eyes.  That is, long-range weapons such as serial crossbows, bed crossbows, and catapults have launched attacks.  The rest of the army remained motionless.  This strange scene made the Seventh Legion outside the city and the Romans on the city wall all look frightened.  They didn't understand what those alien armies wanted to do.  Do they think this war is a game?  No matter what those foreign armies were thinking, the Romans, who were unwilling to give up, could only continue the war according to their own ideas.  Since those alien armies are watching, let¡¯s watch.  The Romans pretended they didn't exist.  "Are they crazy?" Yuan Dian shouted in disbelief. "They actually gathered around those shield cars filled with black powder and prepared to set fire to them? They want to collectively explode themselves!" "This is a tragedy caused by ignorance.  "Yes." Gao Yang said with a smile, "They know that this large shield vehicle is very dangerous and can even destroy strong city walls. However, they only know the results, but they don't understand the process and principles, so they don't know where the danger lies.  "It's really sad." Yuan Dian sighed.  "Okay." Gao Yang raised his eyebrows.  He smiled and said, "Get ready to watch the fireworks."?.  ¡± It is indeed a firework, and it is a very big one. The power of black powder measured in tons is powerful. Although it is not as terrifying as the explosives synthesized from various chemicals in modern technology. But in this era, the quantity is enough.  It was enough time for a big firework to scare everyone. Many soldiers of the Seventh Legion flew up. The huge shock wave and air wave threw many of them away instantly.  He flew into the sky and fell to the ground in a daze. After the thunderous sound and dazzling light, there were continuous dense explosions, but the chemical composition of black gunpowder was relatively stable, but it had nothing to do with the fire.  Ability to resist. More than a dozen shield cars were ignited one after another, and the sound of a series of explosions was mixed with the miserable howls of the soldiers of the Seventh Legion. Hundreds of Roman soldiers surrounding the shield cars were missing or missing.  The internal organs were shattered by the shock wave. The whole scene was extremely tragic. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it at Qidian. Your support is my biggest motivation)
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