Mediterranean Hegemon of Ancient Greece

Chapter 210 Ballista Siege

"Blow the attack horn and raise the star flag!" Sekelian gave the order again.

Although Sekelian is determined to forge ahead, he is not reckless, and he is well aware that the Dionysian fleet has been established for a short time, and the cooperation between the warships is definitely not as good as that of the opponent. When the sailors were in high morale and in good condition, they rushed forward bravely, caught and killed one-on-one, and used their high fighting spirit to defeat the enemy. If you evade temporarily as the captain of the ship said, it will not only dampen the morale of the sailors, but also the Syracuse fleet will attack. I am afraid that there will also be a Syracuse army attacking Mayaro on land. Dio The Nia fleet retreated in front of the enemy, disregarding the friendly forces. I am afraid that after the war, it will no longer be the smiling face of His Majesty Davos, but the ruthlessness of the "Dionysian Military Law"!

Thinking of this, he glanced at the captain viciously, and said simply: "You are not suitable for the position of captain, go to the stern and watch the hand."

Then, ignoring the captain's explanation, he walked to the side of the ship, beckoned to the fast ships that were closely following the ship, and signaled them to approach, and then shouted: "Tell the sailors of every warship, this is what we wear The last battle of the Onia Navy in this war is also their last chance to earn merit, to win the honor and rewards of the Alliance, don't miss this last chance!"

When the captain of each warship relayed the words of Sekelian in the bilge, the sailors were all emotional and shouted: "For victory, kill the Syracuses!!!..."

During the two-hour voyage before, the sailors were rowing at low speed. At this time, it seemed as if they had just finished warming up. Under the repeated urging of the sailor, they finished their rations. The wooden oar in his hand seemed to be light. Under the command of the piper, the sailors began to gradually increase the frequency...

At this time, someone sang the Hades ode, and soon all the sailors sang in unison, and the sacred and solemn lyrics were sung so passionately by them that they penetrated the bilge and reverberated on the blue sea...

When the Dionysian fleet found the traces of the enemy ships, the fleet of Syracuse naturally saw the other side, and Paronisus had long waited for work and arranged the "two-column" offensive formation, so he immediately issued the order. "Attack" command.

It stands to reason that Syracuse's warships are the first to attack. Whether it is an increase in the speed of the paddle or the increase in the speed of the warships, they should be better than the other when the two sides are close. But in fact, at the moment of contact, the speed of the Dionian warship was slightly stronger than that of Syracuse, which also shows the difference in the enthusiasm of the sailors on both sides...

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The vast sea surface and the non-stop tidal sound cover up the collision between the warships, making the battle at sea tend to be silent.

On land, Marcias led a Syracuse coalition of about 12,000 men,

Having reached the south bank of the Alcantara River, he did not immediately attack the town of Meyaro, as Antonios expected, but ordered the army to stop advancing and start forming an array, while driving hundreds of pack cars to the front. forward.

The soldiers upstairs at Meyaro Sentinel saw so many pack wagons, and finally understood why the Syracuse army made such a loud "rumbling" sound when advancing, and then in the roar of the noisy pack beasts, The sentry's eyes widened when he saw the Syracuse soldiers laboriously remove the ballistas from the trailer.

"You said that the Syracuse army deployed nearly a hundred ballistas on the south bank of the Alcantara River?!" Antonios wanted to keep his expression calm when he heard the news, but his slightly trembling voice could not hide his heart of shock.

"Yes, Lord Legionnaire. They not only deployed nearly a hundred guns, but also a small number of abdominal bows!" the sentinel replied.

Before Antonios spoke, several captains had already looked at each other and said, "How come there are so many ballistas?!"

"I'm afraid Syracuse moved all the ballistas in their city. I heard your Majesty say that Syracuse was the first to invent the ballista..."

"It seems that the Syracuses are determined to completely destroy us in Meyaro!"

"That just lets them know how powerful our First Army is!"

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"Where are the ballistas in Syracuse? Can our ballistas reach them?" Zantiparis, the second battalion captain, asked a key question.

"...about 500 meters away from the southern wooden wall." The sentry replied after thinking for a while.

"That is to say, if Syracuse's ballista uses five kilograms of stone bullets, it can just hit the wooden wall south of Meyaro." Giorgris said immediately worried: "And our ballista wants to attack. When we reach them, we also need to move the ballista forward and approach the southern wooden wall, which is not conducive to the firing of the ballista, and it is easy to be attacked, we only have six ballistas!"

Originally, the Dionian legions were equipped with ten ballistas as standard, but during the Battle of Crotone, the ballistas and other equipment were left in the camp on the north bank of the Neto River, and then the army quickly marched to surround the Cili Court. Therefore, the First Legion had no time to retrieve the ballistas belonging to its own legion. In the end, Davos took into account that the First Legion's expedition to Sicily would definitely have a siege, so he urgently removed the occupied Syracuse camp. Six complete ballistas were collected, and after urgent repairs by engineers, they were handed over to the First Corps. Syracuse's ballista has a large body and is relatively bulky. There is no measuring device such as a ruler, and the accuracy is relatively poor, but it can fire a maximum of about 30 kilograms of stone bullets.

"It seems that the generals of the Syracuse army are very cautious and have a detailed understanding of our fighting methods." Antonios also felt a little worried, he said: "Let the soldiers hide first, and get through the beginning first. The ballista bombarded, and it would be good to wait for the enemy to start attacking the town..."

Before Antonios could finish speaking, he heard "Boom! Boom! Boom!..." The deafening sound came continuously, making the senior team officers in the big tent pale.

At this moment, the soldiers on the wooden wall to the south of Meyaro saw such a terrifying sight: hundreds of stone bullets and short spears, with strong wind noise and huge kinetic energy, attacked them all over the sky. Come, it seems like a meteorite rain falling from the sky, even the battle-hardened ones are trembling all over at this moment.

"Retreat! Quickly withdraw from the wooden wall and retreat to the back to avoid!" The team officers shouted anxiously.

Fortunately, when they saw the Syracuses put so many ballistas in front of the battle, the officers of the First Corps had already begun to withdraw the soldiers who had placed the wooden walls down, just because the wooden ladders were narrow and the enemy arranged them. The ballista went too fast, causing a few soldiers to stay on the wooden wall.

At this time, the soldiers simply jumped down from the wooden walkway. The height of only three meters would not cause great damage to them. After these experienced soldiers landed on the ground, they ignored the pain in their feet and immediately picked up the long The shield, covering the top of the head, rolled and crawled back, not to mention how ugly and embarrassing the posture was, but the self-rescue actions they made in such a critical situation were correct.

Because the moment they jumped off the wooden wall, they heard a loud bang, and the whole wooden wall was shaking. Some stone bullets hit the wooden wall, and the wooden pillars as thick as fists snapped; some stone bullets crossed the wooden wall and smashed into the mud, splashing dust. In the diffuse dust and fog, what is even more terrifying are the wood chips that shattered and fluttered out of the wooden walls. These hundreds of irregular small wood chips carry the strong force transferred by the stone bullets and scatter in all directions, easily It pierced the legs and arms of the very few soldiers who didn't have time to retreat to the rear, and some even penetrated the thick breastplates...

After a round of bombardment, the entire southern wooden wall was already dilapidated. Part of it was broken at the waist, revealing an astonishingly large hole; part of the whole wall collapsed inward, revealing a gap for the enemy to break into; several towers behind the curtain wall were also crumbling...

Taking advantage of the enemy's reloading of stone bullets, the soldiers rushed forward and helped their comrades who fell to the ground and groaned to the rear.

At this moment, Leotides heard a cry not far away. As a Spartan, what he hated most was crying in wartime, because it meant weakness and would affect morale.

"What's going on over there?!" He roared angrily, and immediately a soldier rushed over and said in a choked voice: "Company Captain, Parmanus Division Captain... he..."

Leotidides sank in his heart and hurried over.

When the soldiers saw him coming, they hurried out of the way.

I saw a short spear fired from the abdominal bow directly pierced Parmanus' left chest, nailing him to the wall of the wooden house, and he died.

"It's all my fault! It's all my fault! If I didn't run slowly and fell, the squad leader wouldn't have run over to pull me, and..." A soldier beat his chest and scolded himself with tears streaming down his face.

Leotidides glanced at the soldier. A wooden thorn was pierced in his thigh. The wound oozes blood and stained the entire calf red: "Help him to the back and find a medical camp to treat him."

Several soldiers stepped forward to hold the wounded soldier, but he still didn't want to leave, and was still crying bitterly.

"Hurry up and heal my leg, come back to kill the enemy, and avenge Captain Parmanus!" Leotizides roared in a low voice, causing the soldier to stop crying, he immediately wiped away his tears, and looked resolutely at Parmanus. Manius' corpse said: "Section Captain, wait for me in the Hall of Valor!"

Wounded soldiers were escorted down.

Leotidas looked at Parmanus with a complicated expression: As his former sub-captain, Parmanus gave him a lot of care and care when he first joined the Legion, although later he performed well because of his outstanding performance. Quickly promoted to company captain, Parmanius instead became his subordinate. But Parmanus never showed his old qualifications, and has always carried out his orders seriously and strictly. This is a respectable and excellent Dionysian army team officer!

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