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Chapter 785: Attacking the City of Rome ([-])
At first glance, Scipio and the soldiers were taken aback, thinking it was a miracle!

But Scipio quickly understood and asked the guards to shout: "There are people in the car!! There are people in the car!!..." thus eliminating the soldiers' panic.

Scipio and the soldiers watched helplessly as nearly a hundred wooden chariots entered the range of bows and arrows, but there was nothing they could do about them.

After a while, the front wooden cart stopped in front of the trench, and the wooden carts behind them followed closely, one after another, connected end to end, and soon they formed five columns of wooden carts that were [-] meters long in front of the trench. , extending beyond the range of the defenders' bows.

There are many pack cars parked behind them. The pack cars are loaded with sacks filled with soil made by the Dionian soldiers yesterday. Countless Dionian soldiers without armor line up, hand in hand. The sacks were passed forward one by one, and the soldiers who were pushing the carts in the wooden carriages also did the same.Soon, sacks of soil were thrown into the trench one after another.

This peculiar way of filling the trenches could not help but surprise the Roman soldiers in the city, but it also made them nervous.

Although Scipio didn't know the purpose of these wooden carts at first, out of intuition, he still ordered the soldiers to fire rockets at them. It was just that the tops of the dozens of wooden carts in front were covered with a thin layer. Thin earth, and wrapped in soaked linen, were not so easily ignited.

At the same time, many arrow-blocking carts with a wide wooden board erected in front were lined up. In the gaps between the five wooden cart columns, they were advancing towards the city wall. What pushed them was the light of the Dionian Second Army. The infantry were blocked by wooden planks, and arrows could hardly hurt them.

These arrow-blocking carts were pushed in front of the trench, forming a discontinuous wooden wall.The Dionian light infantry fired arrows at the Roman soldiers at the top of the city through the gaps between the planks.

Adoris was in a wooden cart. Like other comrades, he did not wear armor in order to save physical strength and perform tasks more quickly.

In fact, Adoris didn't know how many sacks he passed forward, and he still felt very energetic.

At this time, the squad leader in front shouted: "Brothers, pay attention, push the cart forward!"

Because the team officers had told the soldiers the action plan before the siege, Adoris knew that the trench in front had been filled, and the wooden carts in front would be moved over the trench, the ground would be compacted, and then planks would be laid. , so that siege equipment can pass through the trench.

Although the wooden cart is large, except that the roof and sides are covered with wooden boards, it is hollow inside and is not actually heavy. Moreover, the wheels of the wooden cart are double wheels, which can block the walls of the cart without the need for a long axle to connect the two sides. side, ensuring that people and objects can pass unimpeded in the middle of the wooden cart.

Adoris and his comrades pushed the wooden cart forward together, and soon it was connected with the front and rear wooden carts. Long wooden boards were quickly passed from the rear, passed by Adoris and his companions, and finally rammed into the trench.

Then, the team officers organized the soldiers in the wooden carts to retreat quickly and orderly.

When Matonis, who was in front of the siege array, learned from his men that "Adoris was intact and had retreated with other soldiers," he felt slightly relieved. He gave an order to his adjutant: "You can let the heavy infantry Attack!"

"Thank you, brother, it's our turn!" The legionnaires who passed by Adoris and his comrades said in high spirits.

"May Hades bless you!" Adoris and the others gave blessings to their comrades, and then began to put on their armor while looking at the fully armed legionnaires with envy: some were carrying ladders, some were holding shields and spears, They formed a double column, quickly entered the passage composed of wooden carts, and then quickly appeared at the opposite city, and the siege began.

When Matonis saw the ladders hanging all over the city wall in front and the soldiers of the Second Legion gathering under the city, he couldn't wait to give the order again: "Let the siege tower attack!"

Under the loud shouts of the messengers, many soldiers rushed forward. Their task was to push the wooden carts in front into the trenches. This would not only provide more passages through the trenches for the subsequent troops to attack the city, but also provide space for large-scale The siege equipment was pushed to the bottom of the city and the obstacles were cleared.

Because some wooden carts had been set alight by rockets, the soldiers had to expend more effort when pushing them away.After the wooden cart was pushed away, what was revealed was a very smooth road leading to the city wall.

Scipio commanded the soldiers not only to attack the Dionian heavy infantry under the city, but also to attack and defend the Dionian light infantry behind the arrow-blocking chariot in front of the trench. Therefore, it was difficult for the Dionians to push away. He neither had the ability to stop the wooden car's actions, nor was he a little confused about the seemingly unnecessary actions of the Dionians.

Not long after, he saw five towering, huge wooden towers appearing in the distance. They seemed to be taller than the city wall, and they were slowly approaching the city wall.

He was as shocked as the soldiers around him. During his long campaign career, he participated in many sieges. The most difficult one was undoubtedly the attack on Weiai, which lasted for nearly ten years. Although it was difficult, it also enriched his offensive skills. He has experience in city and city defense, but today, Dionia's novel siege method has made him feel a little nervous so far, and the super siege tower that appeared now completely shocked him and the Roman soldiers. After all, what he had experienced in the past The military technology of the neighboring forces they faced was either lagging behind or comparable to Rome, and the Kingdom of Dionysia obviously completely crushed Rome in this regard. This reflected the gap in civilization and allowed Scipio to He felt mentally powerless, but he quickly cheered up and shouted loudly: "Prepare the rocket! Burn it with fire!"

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The Dionia engineering team was able to build five siege towers in one day, not only because of the large number of production workers, but also because Davos had already considered the need for siege before setting off, and asked them to make the siege tower in advance. Some key components of city equipment were carried with the army, such as wheels, axles, pulleys, which are the most difficult to make for siege towers, and L-shaped iron frames used to fix wood connections... This allowed engineers and carpenters to spend the past day and a half It can save time and complete the production tasks within the time limit.

And compared with the Syracuse siege tower, this siege tower is very different. Its front width is less than three meters, which is exactly the same as the width of the wooden cart, so it can smoothly pass through those sections that are leveled. The rear of a good trench channel runs diagonally downward, showing a right-angled trapezoid shape. Wooden ladders are placed outside, allowing soldiers to enter each level of the siege tower smoothly and quickly.

The siege tower is being pushed forward, and the wooden window on the penultimate floor has been opened. A belly bow placed inside has been unstrung, and iron arrows have been placed. The soldiers pressed the trigger, and the iron arrows roared. In a blink of an eye, He flew to the top of the city, pierced the chests of several Roman soldiers, and brought them down to the back of the city.

The power of the abdominal bow made the Roman soldiers facing the siege tower frightened. They had to be distracted to guard against this terrible murder weapon. Naturally, they would not be able to attack the Dionian soldiers who were climbing the city with all their strength. If not The mobile troops deployed by Scipio on the city arrived in time and almost allowed the Dionian soldiers to board the city.

Before the Roman soldiers had time to take a breath, the Dionian light infantry on the top of the siege tower began to throw arrows at the city defenders who had entered the shooting range.

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While the Second Army was attacking, the soldiers of the Sixth Army located on the east side of the Second Army, led by the legion commander Trotilas, also adopted the siege method of the First Army to attack the eastern section of the southern wall of Rome. An attack was launched, forcing the defenders there to cope with it with all their strength, and did not dare to divide their troops to assist Scipio.

In the western section of the southern city wall, the Fifth Army led by Geogris and the Fourth Army led by Olivers concentrated on attacking the protruding southwest corner of the Roman wall.

Dozens of ballistae have been bombarding this section of the city wall since yesterday afternoon. As of today, fully one-fifth of the ballistae have been damaged. However, the two legion commanders did not hesitate and ordered the attack to continue since the early morning. Concentrate your attack on the lower part of the city wall.

After being hit by stone bullets for a long time, the stones on the outer wall of the city wall shattered and fell off in large areas, exposing the thick rammed earth layer inside in some places.

Then, the ballista team concentrated its live ammunition bombardment on the uppermost part of the city wall. Although some stone bullets crossed the city wall, the stone bullets that hit the city wall caused stone flakes to scatter, posing a danger to the defenders at the top of the city. , they had to retreat backwards.

The heavy infantry of Dionysia took the opportunity to carry thickened long and wide wooden boards, rushed to the trench, and laid them out. The subsequent heavy infantry carried ladders, stepped on the wooden boards, crossed the trench, and began to attack the city. The attack also stopped.

The tide of the attack was also mixed with siege vehicles and lion chariots. They were carefully pushed across the wooden bridge by the soldiers and rolled towards the exposed rammed earth walls...

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The entire city of Rome is surrounded by tall city walls. There is only one place without a city wall, which is the Roman Vertebral Bridge in the north and a distance of more than one mile to the left and right. However, in front of it is blocked by the wide Tiber River, which is seven or eight meters away. The high and steep embankment served as a barrier, but the Romans regarded this place as the safest place.

Decades ago, in the two wars with the Viais, Rome's biggest enemy in the Tiber River Basin, the Romans repelled the enemy's attacks by guarding the Vertebra Bridge.

This time, when the Dionysians occupied the other side of the Shii Bridge, Purlo Cassius, the original patrol captain responsible for the defense of the northern part of the Roman city, was still prepared to adopt the same tactics.

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