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Chapter 313 Ballista (please subscribe)

After listening to his brother-in-law's words, Bagule's expression gradually became firm. He said loudly: "You are right, I am a Lucanian, but I am also a citizen of Dionia. We cannot let go of this unified Lukanian." Great opportunity for Kania!”

"Brother, there is a problem now." Seeing that Bagule had a clear idea, Asistes immediately asked: "The strength of Picosis has grown too fast. Do you think we need to reinforce Kesima and the others? tribe?"

"If we don't do anything, that cunning Xinsinaga will be convinced that we are in trouble." After Bagule relieved his confusion, he has devoted himself to the upcoming battle. As the Third Army Grumman The actual commander-in-chief of Tumu, his decisiveness and determination were shown: "And these tribes in the south have been notified by us in advance and have been prepared for a long time. Now everything is ready, just waiting for the army commander Hieronymus and Lizaru and the others have arrived with their troops, and I believe Lizaru is already eager to use a big victory to wash away the shame he suffered at the Isthmian Games!"

Although Asistes also looked forward to the early arrival of the battle, as Bagule's assistant, he was entrusted by Davos to "help Bagule organize and complete Grumentum's battle plan," so he considered the problem He had to be more detailed in order to help the rough and arrogant Bagule find out and fill in the gaps: "There is no movement in Potentia yet. Is there any problem?"

"Don't worry, the Potentians have been frightened by the last failure. They want to defend the Samnites and cannot withstand big losses. Moreover, as far as I know, their leader Puamote is a He is a very stable person, I am afraid that by the time he wants to take action, we will have already launched an attack under the city of Picosis!" Bagule said with a confident smile.

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Nikuru fled back to Cosenza in embarrassment. Pianren was shocked. After listening to Nikuru's story about his experience, he was surprised and regretful: the Dionian fortress was built so quickly. It shocked him, and knowing that Bithynia was captured by the Dionysians, sending Bithynia warriors to attack was indeed a foolish move he made out of desperation. In the dilemma of the shortage of Bruti warriors , more than 2000 elite soldiers were disintegrated in this way, which really made him sad!

Although Nikuru assured him that as long as he went to the front of the battle line to shout during the battle, these Bisinians would not be willing to fight even if they would not immediately defect.

Pi Anlun didn't intend to fully believe his words. This grumpy and reckless Bisignian chief was not very good at winning people's hearts at all, and the rebellion of the Bisignian soldiers had a lot to do with him.

At this time, Pianlun could only suppress his anxiety and strictly ordered other tribes to send as many warriors as possible while waiting for the arrival of the army led by Petalu.

At dusk, not only Petaru led the army, but also the leader of Ambania, Bergam, also led the army to meet up, and Pi Anlun felt a little relieved.

Early the next morning, 11000 Cosenza warriors, 2500 Ambarian warriors, and 5000 warriors of other races led by Pianren, Petaru, Bergam, and Nikuru, totaling nearly 2 people, also There were two thousand slaves, marching east together.

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"Big boss, it's not good! The enemy is about to attack the city!" After hearing the report from his subordinates, Pangelu was not too nervous. After Nikuru and Bergam left with their troops in succession, Dio continued to attack the city for two days. None of the Dionians showed up, which made him begin to believe what Bogam said: Knapetia is not the focus of the Dionians' attack!
"Why panic! It's not like the Dionians haven't attacked before, and they were easily repelled by us! Don't worry, with the strong walls of Knapetia, the Dionians can't do anything to us!" Pangelou encouraged his men.

"However, there is something different about the Dionians' attack on the city this time. They are digging soil..."

"Digging?"

By the time Pangelu rushed to the city wall, the soldiers of the Fourth Dionysian Legion had paved the slope a hundred meters away from the city wall with earth and stones, creating a flat ground about 20 meters long.

Then, Pangelu saw that the Dionians placed wooden shelves about one person high on them... The Bruti warriors were curious to guess what they were. Many people thought: This is The Greeks used sacrifices to their gods.

Pangelu stared straight ahead, watching the enemy laboriously lift each wooden box to the wooden frame, and the uneasiness in his heart gradually increased...

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"Are you ready? Can you launch?" Hilos came to the front of what Davos called the "ballista team" and asked the ballista captain wearing a red crown with some anticipation.

The ballista captain replied sheepishly: "We still need sighters to position the ballista."

The spotter was an apprentice from the Mathematics Institute built by Davos. He was standing in front of the captain. After hearing Xilos' question, he turned around and said in a gentle tone: "Okay, but We need to test fire a bomb first."

Pointing to the city wall in front, he added: "Although it is about [-] meters away from the city wall, the city of Knapetia is higher and is not on the same plane as the ballista. It is difficult to judge the landing point. I need to read the test After the results are obtained, correction can be made.”

The captain nodded to express his understanding, while Hilos was a little confused. He knew that he could not learn all kinds of knowledge as easily as Davos and get along with those knowledgeable scholars.He didn't understand, but he knew that since this spotter was selected by Davos from the mathematical institute that he valued, there must be no problem with his ability.

"Put the elevation rod to the middle position and pull the bow string to the maximum mark." said the sighter.

Immediately, the captain shouted an order to all the crossbowmen.

The ballistaeers immediately turned the multiple sets of pulleys at the end of the ballista, and the iron hooks also began to pull the finger-thick bow string outwards (this was an improvement made by Matiklis on the Syracuse ballista after he achieved certain results in his research on the pulleys). , making it easier for the gunner to pull the bow string). As the bow string moves further and further back, it drives a section of the two wooden crossbow arms fixed on the iron main beam by the torsion spring group to also move backward. Not only the two crossbows The gunner felt a little strenuous. Even the torsion spring group connected to the main beam made a "creak" sound. The crossbow arm even showed a slight bend. The bowstring was pulled to the last mark of the guide rail. The crossbow gunner was busy blocking the pulley. of rotating shaft.

"Get ready for the ballista!" the captain ordered, and the ballistas took out a fist-sized stone bullet from the wooden box next to it. (It is made of "Davers Cement" mixed with gravel and placed in a round mold to solidify. (made by slaves and polished so that the shape is round and smooth), put it into the woven mesh bag in the middle of the bowstring.

"Fire!" The captain gave an order, and the ballista players pressed the spring, and the spring group formed by two thick beef tendons tightly twisted drove the pulled crossbow arm to rebound suddenly, and the huge force generated by the torsion drove it back to the ground. The bow string drives the stone bullets to roll forward at lightning speed on the smooth guide rail, and then passes through the circular hole in the middle end of the main beam.

There was just a "hoo" sound, and under Xiros's gaze, the stone bullet flew out and turned into a small black dot in the air in the blink of an eye.

In Pangelu's field of vision, the small dot in the air quickly grew in size. Amid the exclamations of the soldiers, it flew over the city wall, fell into the city, and smashed through the roof of a house, causing exclamations.

The soldiers discussed in panic what it was.

Pangelu's face was gloomy: This is undoubtedly Dionia's new siege weapon, but why was it not used some time ago, but only started to be used to siege the city after Nikuru and Bogam left?Could it be that all this was planned in advance?
"The elevation angle is high, and the shooting distance is about 300 meters." After observing the flight trajectory of the stone bullet, the aimer made a rough judgment.He carefully looked at the comparison table of elevation angle, torsion scale and range drawn by the Institute of Mathematics based on the newly researched parabolic equation in his hand, and then said: "Put the elevation angle lever forward one step, and the bowstring is still pulled to the maximum. , firing a bomb."

The captain gave the order, and when the ballista was busy, the observer said to Hilos: "According to our research, the middle and upper sections of the city wall are generally relatively weak. Our ballista should concentrate on bombarding this area of ​​the city wall as much as possible... "

Hilos listened carefully and nodded.

The stone bullet flew out again, and this time it hit the city wall accurately. There was a loud "bang" sound, rubble flew everywhere, and the enemy's exclamations could still be heard clearly from a hundred meters away.

The spotter and captain were obviously satisfied with the location of the bombardment, so they continued to order: "All ballistas are fired according to the previous settings."

More than a dozen stone bullets flew out one after another, blasting out clusters of blooming "stone flowers" on the enemy's city wall.

"Keep firing, don't stop!" Hilos is obviously very satisfied with the power of the ballista, but he is not entirely dependent on this secret weapon. He has another preparation: "Order the soldiers to start building the causeway!"

The orderly had to leave.

Xiros turned to Sipulos, who had been following behind him, and said, "Lord Sipulos, I hope your men can also participate in assisting in the siege."

"You don't need to be so polite, Commander of the Heros Army, please give the order!" Sipulos said humbly, his eyes did not stray from the stone bullets whistling in the air, and the roars came to his heart with shock: The Dionians With the invention of this siege weapon and the four-meter-high engineering tower that is being intensified in the camp, which other city-state's city walls can withstand the attack of the Dionians? Even if the Greeks lose the battle, they only need to hide in the city Will the era of being able to withstand the attack of powerful enemies within a few days come to an end?

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In the meeting hall of Bisinia City, Dracos, the commander of the Third Army, sat in the middle. On the left were the seven captains. On the right were Bajilipi and Bream, who was persuaded to surrender by Bajilipi, as well as the original Kereru was newly elected from the Nikuru clan (that is, the young man who took the lead in leading the four Bithynia warriors to drive away the Nikuru).

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