Rome must fall.

Chapter 386: The Wrath of the Giant

The Nixes are finally coming to attack! ... Elyx was excited and shouted, "Blow the horn and prepare for defense!"

The sound of trumpets resounded throughout the village, and neatly-dressed Brochi warriors climbed up the village wall one after another. A tight shield wall composed of light infantry was arranged on the entire southeast wooden wall walkway, and behind the shield wall was a large number of javelin throwers (there were not many hunters in the Brochi tribe, and even fewer people who were good at using javelins, but in order to enhance the medium and long-range lethality in defense, in recent years Brix not only asked each tribe to prepare a large number of javelins, but also mobilized warriors to learn to use javelins. Of course, the Brochi people did not have the technical ability to manufacture the crossbows that once frightened them).

Behind the javelin throwers, there were two or three heavily-armored warriors wearing iron helmets and armor and holding broadswords. They were the elite of the city defense force. When the enemy attacked the top of the city wall, they would rush up in time, fight with them, and drive them off the top of the city wall with the cooperation of the light infantry...

The side of the wooden wall walkway facing the village was filled with stones and wood. The people in the village were also organized and waited quietly under the wall. Once the stones and wood on the wooden wall were consumed in large quantities, they would replenish them in time.

At the same time, they would carry the wounded warriors down, and in times of crisis, they would rush up to the wall with spears in hand to fight the enemy...

Just when the Brochi people were ready, there was a sudden strong wind, and thick clouds floated in the sky, blocking the sun. The sky became a little dark, as if foreshadowing the coming storm.

"They are coming..." the soldier beside him whispered.

In Elyx's vision, the Nyx soldiers wearing iron helmets and armor, holding large shields and short swords, formed a wall of iron, blocking the fields between the mountains and the river bank. They were like layers of waves, containing terrible power, slowly pressing towards the village from a distance...

A high-pitched trumpet sounded, and the marching Nyx army quickly stopped a hundred meters away from the camp. The soldiers stood silently with their shields propped up, and only the flags in the army formation fluttered in the wind...

The air was filled with tension. The Brochi warriors tightly grasped their wooden shields and spears, staring at the powerful enemy under the village wall, with fear involuntarily appearing on their faces.

Elyx was also nervous, but he was more curious because he saw dozens of huge wooden machines behind the huge army of Nyx. Most of them looked like trees, with long wooden poles pointing straight to the sky. A few looked like towers in a village, but the tops were open...

Did the Nixes want to rely on these strange things to attack my camp? ... Elyx couldn't think of what they could do, and he was too lazy to think about it. He clenched his right fist and shouted: "Broch warriors! We have strong and tall wooden walls (six meters high), wide and deep trenches (four meters wide and four meters deep), and dense traps (all over the area 50 meters in front of the camp)! ... Even if the Nixes have more soldiers and better equipment, they will never be able to capture our homeland! Simbei Isbaide, indestructible!"

"Sinbei Isbaid, indestructible!!..." The men around Eryx shouted loudly, and soon the sound spread throughout the camp.

All the Brochi warriors waved their weapons and shouted deafeningly. The fear in their hearts was dispelled and their blood began to boil.

Just when the morale of the Brochi warriors was high, Elyx received a report from the spies: a fleet of Nixes, fully loaded with soldiers, landed on the south bank of the Kupa River, and about five to six thousand Nixes soldiers were lined up in front of the southwest wall...

Are the Nixs trying to tie down my main force here and then launch a surprise attack on the southwest side? ... Elyx's heart tightened at first, but then he relaxed, because the defense facilities on the southwest side of the stockade were the same as here, and there were more than a thousand soldiers stationed on the stockade wall, so there was no need to worry at all.

However, the Nix's troops were indeed sufficient! Even with so many troops, this side was still so densely packed that there was no end in sight... Elyx looked ahead with some envy, and suddenly became a little anxious: Nix people, why are you still standing there like an idiot! Attack quickly, and let you taste the taste of failure this time!

As if hearing Elyx's thoughts, the trumpets in the Nix army sounded again, and the Nix soldiers began to move back and forth, left and right. The army formation became loose and broken, and several wide passages appeared. Those huge wooden structures slowly moved from the back to the front, and then lined up in a row less than a hundred meters away from the village wall...

This time, Elyx saw it more clearly: the main body of the wooden structure that was as tall as a tree was indeed a thick log that was three or four meters long. However, the lower end of the log was connected to a large wooden box, and the other end that pointed straight up to the sky was wrapped with several long ropes that hung all the way down to the ground. There seemed to be something like a net bag on the top. The long log was firmly connected to a thick and wide base and was equipped with four large wooden wheels, so it could be moved more flexibly...

There were as many as thirty of these strange wooden structures, and each one was followed by twenty or thirty people. They not only pushed the machine, but also stacked large wooden baskets next to it...

Like other Brochi warriors, Elyx had never seen such strange wooden weapons, but he began to feel uneasy: the Nix people pushed them to the front of the battle, and they must be attacking this village! But what role can these things play? !
Just as Eriks was lost in thought, he saw the Nyx people carrying wooden baskets and starting to pour things into the big wooden box. The wooden frame seemed to be filled with stones. Then they pulled out a wooden wedge on the wooden frame and began to pull the rope on the wooden frame together. The thick wooden pole slowly turned until the big wooden box was facing up and the top was facing down.

At this time, the Knyx man picked up a stone from another wooden basket and put it into the net bag on the top of the wooden pole, then pulled it forward and downward to make the net bag straight and almost touching the ground... The Knyx people who were operating the equipment shouted something in unison, and they all released their hands that were pulling the rope and the net bag. Because the difference in weight at the two ends was too great, the wooden pole turned rapidly, making a dull and terrifying sound, which made Eriks feel an inexplicable fear in his heart.

The wooden frame waved its arms angrily like a giant, and the stones in the net bag were thrown out. They drew arcs in the air, streaking across the sky like meteors, and smashed heavily on the wooden wall...

Ericks, who was lying on the parapet and gazing into the distance, suddenly felt a violent shaking under his feet. Caught off guard, he lost his balance and fell forward. Fortunately, he was pulled up in time by his men.

Before Elyx could express his gratitude, he heard screams coming from the side. It was a tragic scene where stones were thrown and hit the parapet, breaking the wood, and sawdust flew everywhere, injuring the surrounding soldiers.

Just as Elyx was about to issue a warning, he heard someone shouting, "Everyone, get out of the way! Two pieces of wood here have been broken! Be careful, this piece might collapse!"

Elyx had planned everything, but he never expected the Nixes to launch an attack in such a way. The stones that fell from the sky kept hitting the wooden wall violently. The soldiers were caught off guard, screaming in fear and running away...

Some soldiers were hit by flying wood chips and gravel, and fell to the ground wailing in pain; some panicked and fell off the wooden wall in the chaos, their life or death uncertain... The wooden wall soon fell into chaos, and the originally orderly defensive formation collapsed.

Elyx clenched his fists in pain, his heart sank. He knew that the city of Simbei Isbad, which he had spent years carefully building to defend against powerful enemies, had not even killed a single enemy. He was afraid that it was all over...

"Look, chief, another section of the wooden wall has collapsed!" the servant pointed forward and shouted excitedly.

"Don't be anxious. Wait until the wooden wall here collapses, then you can shout." Maximus was in a good mood now, and said half-jokingly and half-seriously.

"Chief, I never thought that this simple siege equipment would be so powerful!" the servant continued excitedly.

"The Wrath of the Giants is not simple at all. If the goddess Danu had not given inspiration to the leader in a dream, the craftsmen in the engineering camp would never have been able to create it no matter how skilled they were!" another servant retorted.

"The goddess Danu is so great! I think the Wrath of Titan is much more powerful than the Romans' crossbow!" Another servant praised sincerely.

"The Giant's Fury is indeed more powerful than the Ballista, but the Ballista is lighter and can be more accurate."

"The crossbow is indeed light, but I don't agree that it is more accurate than the Giant's Wrath! I heard from the leader that the Giant's Wrath can also be aimed and fired. As long as the angle of the wooden pole and the rope is adjusted, the direction and distance of the stone can be accurately controlled."

……

Maximus listened to the discussions of his servants and looked at the siege equipment in front of him that was constantly firing stones, his mind full of thoughts.

The giant's wrath is the name given to this machine by the craftsmen of the engineering camp. The huge wooden structure looks like a giant swinging his arms and throwing stones, and the rocks hitting the ground make a loud noise like a giant roaring. The nickname of the giant's wrath is very vivid and appropriate.

However, in previous lives, this siege weapon had a scientific name called "counterweight trebuchet."

The Military Intelligence Department of the Nix Tribe sent some men to lurk in the Brochi territory for many years, so Maximus had long been aware of the Brochi people's practice of building castles and defending against invasions. He had long established the tactic of using catapults to break through the Brochi people's self-proclaimed strong camps.

(End of this chapter)