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Volume 3: The Fallen Man in the Setting Sun Chapter 1,265: Strong Defense

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    The city of Babylon is located in the middle of the Mesopotamian plain, on the east bank of the Euphrates River.  ¡Ì¨N The history books record this: In the 16th year of Hongwu, at the end of August 221 AD, the Qin army surrounded the city of Babylon with more than two million soldiers.  The army of two million is huge in scale, and the Qin army's officers and soldiers are majestic and powerful.  The white light reflected by the sword, gun, sword and halberd caused the world to change color.  In front of Hongwu, there were Zhao Yun, Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Ma Chao, Huang Zhong, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, etc., shining brightly.  Hongwu Emperor Qin Feng, under the city of Babylon, one of the four origins of civilization, he and his empire began the first battle on the road to glory here.  Qin Feng has never been to Babylon. If he hadn't appeared in this era, he would never have come here in his life.  In this era, Qin Feng has traveled to many places and seen many cities built by different civilizations.  However, the city of Babylon, which symbolizes the origin of civilization, still shocked him too much.  The walls of Babylon were so thick that a chariot could easily turn around.  The length of the city wall reaches thirty miles, and there are towers at regular intervals.  The city wall on the west side was built on the bank of the Euphrates River. The river drew an arc along the root of the city wall here. The city wall was like a dam.  The thirty-mile city wall can not only resist enemy attacks, but also protect the people in the city from river flooding.  The city of Babylon has 100 copper gates, so the great Greek poet Homer called Babylon the "city of a hundred gates."  The Romans had 300,000 garrison troops in Babylon and hundreds of thousands of local people.  Qin Feng outside the south gate saw the six-story city wall.  Densely covered with Roman soldiers.  In the front row are Roman phalanx heavy soldiers, with huge shields combined with each other.  It can effectively resist our own long-range attacks.  Behind the heavy armor were light troops holding bows and arrows, which were the long-range troops of the Romans.  Every fifty steps.  There is an arrow tower. This arrow tower can only accommodate 5-10 people, but it must not be underestimated.  These arrow towers will deal a devastating blow to the enemies who board the city.  The Romans also installed small trebuchets and crossbows on the large city walls.  Intelligence showed that the Romans deployed a large number of heavy slings in the city.  Huge flints could cross the city wall and deal a fatal blow to the Qin army.  The Romans' defense here was very strong. Many great military strategists once said that frontal combat is a must.  Without more than three times the number of troops, it is impossible to break through the city.  Without more than five times the strength of the army, it is impossible to conquer a great city.  Qin Feng has six times the enemy's strength here, but he does not dare to easily attempt a full-scale attack.  Before the ceremonial guard, Qin Feng pointed the big gun in his hand at the top of the city and asked: "Wen He, if you come to defend this city, can you defend it?" Old Jia Xu touched his beard and said: "It must be impossible to defend it.  "Yes." Qin Feng was a little happy.  However, he was immediately hit by the last words of old Jia Xu. He only heard Jia Xu say: "If the three armies use their lives, we will destroy twice as many enemies as ourselves." The ministers of the Qin Dynasty, Zhao Yun and the generals nodded secretly.  However, the officers and soldiers of Da Qin would not be discouraged. With just one order, the three armies would die.  Qin Feng¡¯s eyebrows twitched.  He has been fighting for so many years, how could he not know how difficult it is to fight a tough battle?  His entire army besieged the city today.  In fact, there is no plan to attack across the board.  He just wanted to show off Great Qin's military power and frighten the enemy.  Damage their morale.  On top of the city, Tiberius, the Roman Governor of Babylon, was already very anxious, but on the surface he remained calm.  He loudly encouraged his soldiers to fight for the country and for honor.  The Romans were the most honorable people. For the sake of honor, even honest peasants would pick up a knife to duel.  Therefore, although the Roman soldiers were shocked by the powerful force of the Qin army, they still clutched their weapons tightly.  Tiberius ordered the whole army to use boiling oil to burn. The trebuchet did not fire stones, but fired kerosene wrapped in cowhide. When lit and thrown out, it was the ancient explosive bomb.  "Report" At this time, a messenger rushed over and beat his chest: "Your Majesty Governor, many Qin warships were found on the Euphrates River!" Tiberius sneered and said: "It's just as I expected.  , the Qin army wants to open a gap through the waterway! Doyus, if this governor¡¯s prediction is correct, Emperor Hongwu will not launch a ground attack today. You will give orders on my behalf, and I will personally go to repel the Qin army¡¯s fleet!¡±  Subsequently, the sound of fighting came from the direction of the Euphrates River, and the Qin fleet began to attack the western wall of Babylon.  Under the scorching sun, there is a majestic city on the endless plain of Mesopotamia. More than 200 military formations, wind-whipped flags, and forests of swords and spears, surrounded this ancient city.  Looking down from the sky, the Shen Su army formations were as neat as tofu blocks, emitting a dazzling cold light. There was no sound, only a suffocating momentum rising to the sky.Riding Juechen, he passed through the military formations and came to the front of Emperor Hongwu. He rolled his saddle and dismounted, and bowed: "Your Majesty, the heavy catapults in the enemy's city have a range higher than those of our ship-borne catapults. Governor Gan  Ning requested to retreat temporarily, and then advance forward after the strategy is complete. "The trio of military advisors looked at each other, and it seemed that the enemy was well prepared, and the waterway was impassable.  The general Zhao Yun saluted on his horse and said: "Your Majesty, I ask for a battle on behalf of the army" The general came forward to ask for a battle, and the other generals of the army were not willing to lag behind. Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, Huang Zhong, Xu Huang, Pang De, etc.  People have requested that the first attack be handed over to their own army.  Qin Feng had the joy of playing the Three Kingdoms game when he had as many powerful generals as a cloud and attacking the enemy was like killing a chicken.  However, lives in the game are just data, and you can attack without risking your life. This is reality after all.  Old Jia Xu whispered from the other side: "Your Majesty, let's give it a try. Be prepared for the main attack in the future." "That's good!" In line with the military spirit of not attacking, Qin Feng ordered Zhao Yun to organize an attack.  With the sound of golden drums, the horn sounded.  Outside the city of Babylon, it was as if the more than 200 military formations that had surrounded this ancient city as soon as Eternity arrived came to life.  Looking down from the sky, more than ten military formations were in action in three directions outside the city: north, south, south, and south.  With thunderous footsteps, shouting loud slogans, and stepping on the wolf dust that covered the sky, they launched into the formation.  On the top of the city, when the Romans saw all this, their hairs stood on end and they were covered in sweat.  Doius, the senior tribune, cleverly raised Tiberius' command sword and shouted: "The whole army is in the highest state of war preparation. Go and tell the governor that the Qin army is about to attack the city!" The last sentence was almost used.  Lost the strength to feed.  I saw Roman soldiers moving well on top of the city.  The heavy-armed soldiers immediately raised their large shields and lined up closely together in three rows, the last two with large shields above their heads. This was a tortoise shell formation on the top of the city.  As for the light-armed archers, there were two columns, one column hiding in the turtle shell formation, and the other column ready to launch.  As for the auxiliary soldiers in the stairways and military stacks, some were holding buckets, some were holding up sandbags, and sand was still flowing down.  The rest of the reserves of rolling stones, wood, and kerosene can be found all over the city.  Qin Feng saw at the bottom of the city that the heavily armored soldiers who were closely together seemed to have instantly raised the city wall to the height of one person, and said: "This move by the Romans greatly weakened the lethality of our army's crossbowmen!" Subsequently, Qin Feng  The soldiers and soldiers rushed to the city of Babylon like a tide.  The bows and arrows from both sides covered the sky.  The arrows of the Qin army clanged against the Roman heavy-armed soldiers, but it was useless.  Only the boulders and kerosene bombs thrown by the trebuchets could break the gap in the heavily armored formation.  However, the Romans were very skilled in moving quickly left and right when there was a gap.  At this time, reserve troops will rush out from the tower to replenish the defense line.  As for the fire caused by kerosene bombs, sand and water can be put out.  The Romans¡¯ bows and arrows also clanged against the Qin army¡¯s armor, and were almost useless.  The wealthy Qin Dynasty asked Emperor Hongwu to arm his soldiers to the teeth and also guard the whole body.  Da Qin had better smelting technology, and the Qin army's light armor could withstand Roman arrows.  Even if some powerful arrows penetrated the armor, they would only cause minor injuries at most.  And above the arrows flying in the sky, there were also boulders and kerosene bombs thrown by Roman catapults.  This caused a certain resistance to the Qin army, but after all, there was an endless plain outside the city, and the well-trained Qin army officers would just dodge when they saw it.  When the Qin army rushed to the city, the real trump card of the city defender was used.  Boiled oil, wood, and boulders are all things you must face head-on when ascending to the city.  The sea of ????fire ignited after the accumulation of boiling oil is a fatal blow.  Frontal siege warfare is the most cruel. In the early stage of the siege, the defenders massacre the siege party.  The soldiers of the Qin army were fearless, but Qin Feng quickly chose to retreat, ending this tentative offensive.  As the Qin army receded like a tide, the great plains surrounding the city of Babylon were revealed, and at the same time the cheers of the Romans spread to the sky.  Through this contact, there is no doubt about the strong defensive power of the Romans.  It is not difficult for the Qin army to capture Babylon, but it will inevitably suffer huge losses.  For Emperor Hongwu, this is the first battle on the road to glory for him and his empire.  In the future, there will be more difficult battles, and a beautiful battle of annihilation must be fought instead of a frontal attack every time.  The Qin army¡¯s camp is in the imperial tent.  Qin Feng frowned, "My dear friends, do you have a good plan to destroy the city?" The ministers also frowned. After Qin Feng saw it, he also knew how difficult it was to attack the city of Babylon, so he did not embarrass the people.  .  With a flick of the dragon sleeve,?: "Go down and have a rest!" "Thank you, Your Majesty!" The ministers breathed a sigh of relief and said that they would think about it carefully, break through Babylon, seize the first place of origin, and make their first contribution.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!
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