The Roman soldiers on the top of the city were dumbfounded. They saw arrows and spears flying towards them, but when these spears and arrows fell, they all exploded violently.
The fragments generated by the explosion injured the surrounding Roman soldiers, and some soldiers were even killed directly by these fragments.
Oh, God!
What kind of terrifying weapon is this?
The Roman soldiers will begin to hide around, but those deadly arrows and spears are still wreaking havoc on the city wall.
The situation inside the city was not much better. In the nearby blocks near the city wall, spears were dropped from time to time, followed by ear-piercing roars.
Bang bang, bang bang bang.
Explosions continued in the southern part of Byzantium.
City Lord's Mansion.
A guard hurried in from outside. As soon as he saw Gallienus, he said anxiously: "Your Highness, the Han army has begun to attack the city."
"Hundreds of people have been killed in Nancheng."
Gallienus' face was gloomy. He had never fought against the Han army, but he had only heard that the Han army now had rocket launchers and thunder cannons.
"Your Highness!"
The guard wants to know what to do now?
Gallienus walked back and forth for a few steps and then said to the guard: "Send the order and the people in the south city will move to the north city immediately." After saying that, he took off his long sword, turned around and walked outside.<
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Outside Nancheng.
Liu Yan takes his first battle very seriously.
He hopes he can succeed in the battle.
The three-bowed crossbow was still roaring. At the same time, Sotor, the cavalry general of the Ming Dynasty, was leading five thousand elites to rush towards Byzantium while the city wall was covered with artillery fire.
"Speed up!"
"Go!"
Sotor took the lead and led the troops. The five thousand Ming troops were all roaring. They were carrying long ladders and pushing heavy carts.
At a distance of three to four hundred steps, without any obstruction, the Ming army led by Sotor quickly arrived at the gates of Byzantine City.
Liu Yan in the distance was staring at the battlefield ahead. He seemed to be waiting for Sotor to start commanding his troops to ascend the city.
Although the walls of Byzantium are strong, it is still difficult to directly blast a gap with rocket launchers and thunder cannons. If they now have the Hanwang Cannon, they may be able to do it, but it is a pity that the Ming Kingdom and even the Tang Kingdom are not able to do so.
Not equipped with Hanwang Cannon.
Because the production process of Hanwang cannon is very complicated, it is impossible to cast a large number of Hanwang cannon in a short time.
Of course——
Even without the Hanwang Cannon, both the Ming and Tang armies had already installed rocket launchers and thunderbolt cannons, which gave them an absolute lead over the surrounding forces in terms of weapons.
However, it is still unrealistic to use thunder cannons and rocket launchers to directly blow open the city gate.
Siege——
It has to be the original method.
Seeing the artillery fire on the city in front, Liu Chan in the rear suddenly looked to the side and said with a smile: "Yun Yanghou!"
Cao Fang was stunned for a moment, then bowed and said: "Your Majesty!"
Liu Chan pointed to the battlefield ahead and said: "Our army is able to have thunder cannons, thanks to Ai Qing." As he said that, he burst out laughing: "The power of this thunder cannon is really amazing. Why didn't I think of it before?"
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"Your Majesty is joking!" Cao Fang said: "Your Majesty owns the more advanced Hanwang Cannon, so naturally he won't think about weapons like Thunderbolt Cannon."
"No, no, no!" Liu Chan waved his hand and said: "Although the Hanwang Cannon is amazingly powerful, the Hanwang Cannon is too bulky and not conducive to long-distance marches."
Liu Chan was not complimenting Cao Fang, he was telling the truth.
The Hanwang Cannon needs to be repeatedly hammered with fine iron before it can be cast into a barrel that can be fired. However, the barrel weighs hundreds of kilograms. For example, in the war in the Western Regions, it would take one or two years to transport the Hanwang Cannon from the Central Plains.
Time, simply can’t do it.
But Cao Fang didn't think so. In his opinion, Liu Chan was laughing at him.
Because of the previous Han-Wei war, although the Wei army had a large number of thunderbolt cannons and rocket launchers, their range and destructive power were simply not comparable to the Han army's Hanwang artillery.
If not for this reason, he would not have surrendered to Kaicheng so easily.
Now that he has become a surrender of the Han Dynasty, although Cao Fang is a little unwilling, his trip to the Western Regions has opened his eyes.
In the past, I only knew that the sky is vast and the earth is vast, and the Central Plains is the largest.
For thousands of years, the Han people have been tossing around in the Central Plains, but they never imagined that the world is so big.
Moreover, the Han Dynasty has been running the Western Regions these years.
The territories of the two kingdoms of the Ming Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty were larger than the entire Central Plains. It was natural for the Three Kingdoms to return to the Han Dynasty.
While Liu Chan and Cao Fang were talking, King Liu Yan of the Ming Dynasty had already adjusted the battlefield. One hundred crossbows that fired rocket launchers stayed put and continued to fire rocket launchers into the city, while the remaining one hundred that fired thunderbolt cannons
The bed crossbow has now advanced to a distance of less than 200 steps from the city gate.
"Shoot!"
"Shoot!"
A middle-aged general, waving a small flag in his hand, directed the soldiers to continue to attack Byzantium.
Artillery fire coverage. The Han army's artillery fire mainly covered the interior of the south city. This was to prevent the Roman army in the city from rushing to the city.
As for the city head, it is no longer within the range of the Han army's artillery fire.
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
Beside the city wall, hundreds of Ming soldiers climbed up the city wall through long ladders. As soon as they jumped onto the city wall, they made piercing shouts of killing. As for the Roman soldiers, when he reacted, they clearly
The army has already sent a large number of soldiers to the city.
"Kill!"
Turamos, the commander of the Roman legion, pushed aside the guards in front of him and charged towards the Han troops who were ascending the city.
"Fight with me!" Tulamos held a ghost-headed sword. He rushed left and right, facing the Ming army who had climbed onto the city, just like chopping melons and vegetables.
"Kill him!"
A small Ming army commander looked at the opposing general and let out a harsh roar.
Tulamos glared, and the ghost-headed sword in his hand flew out, directly cutting the shouting primary school officer in half.
Turamus is worthy of being one of the Twelve Warriors of the Roman Empire. Although he is only the eleventh warrior, being a warrior is by no means a mere waste of fame.
In just a few rounds, dozens of Ming soldiers died under his ghost-headed sword.
It was also because of Turamos' bravery that he quickly boosted the morale of the Roman soldiers. At this time, there were more than two thousand Roman soldiers on the city wall. They were all affiliated with the Roman Third Corps in the city of Rome.
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Tulamos clearly knew that these Han people mainly relied on their advanced weapons. They first covered the area with artillery fire, which overwhelmed the defenders, while their siege troops took advantage of this opportunity to attack the city.
At present, the artillery fire of the Han army has begun to cover the inner city.
The intention of the Han army was very simple. At this time, they continued to cover the city. Those who were killed and injured would include the Han troops who were ascending the city, so they moved their artillery fire.
This gave the Han army the opportunity to kill the defenders on the city wall, and at the same time separate the reinforcements in the city. Because the inner city was now under heavy fire, the Roman army in the city could not approach the city wall at all.
"Warriors!" Tulamos shouted loudly after killing for a while: "Kill all these damn Han Chinese, kill them all."
There are about a thousand Han troops on the top of the city now. This is Tulamos's opportunity, because there are now more than two thousand Roman soldiers on the city wall. They have the advantage in numbers. As long as they kill the Han troops on the city
If they retreat, they can organize an effective defense.
Of course, the Han army also understood the Romans' intentions.
"Kill me!"
A Han army colonel killed a Roman soldier with a knife and shouted: "Kill them, kill them, kill them quickly."
The vanguard of the siege were all people who did not care about their lives.
However, now that they have boarded the city, this is an opportunity for the Han army. They now need to buy time and buy more time to allow the subsequent troops to quickly board the city. As long as more and more Han troops board the city,
, it is only a matter of time to capture this city.
There was a tense fight at the top of the city, and under the city wall, hundreds of Han troops were ramming their cars against the city gate.
Peng, Peng, Peng!
The city gate was knocked with a muffled sound, and dust continued to fall from the sky.
In the city gate, nearly a thousand Roman soldiers had gathered at this time. They all looked serious and felt very nervous.
The city gate hole is the key to the city.
Once the city gate is knocked open by the enemy, a large number of enemies will come in from here.
Let’s talk about the inner city.
As the Han army's thunderbolts moved forward, the inner city was under heavy artillery fire. In the neighborhoods near the city wall, it was almost difficult to see people at this time.
On a main street.
Gallienus came in a hurry.
"Your Highness!"
Claude said anxiously: "The Han people's artillery fire is too fierce and we can't move forward at all. What should we do?"
Claude is the commander of the First Danube Corps and the main combat force of the Roman Legion this time, but now they are blocked in the inner city and unable to advance at all.
Gallienus was also a little anxious.
"Charge over!" Galienus roared: "If we are blocked here, it will be difficult for us to hold Byzantium until the Han army breaks through the city wall."
"No!" Claude said hurriedly: "We have already charged through and attacked several times in succession, but each time we suffered heavy casualties. The Han people's artillery fire was too intensive."
Claude didn't lie. After the first sound of the Han army's artillery fire, he led his soldiers to rush over, but they couldn't rush through at all. The Han army's artillery fire became more and more intensive.
Every shelling and explosion produces fragments that can injure or kill soldiers and generals within a few meters nearby.
"If we can't rush through, we have to rush over!" Galienus shouted: "We have no other choice. If we want to defend Byzantium, we must rush over!"
As he spoke, Gallienus waved his horsewhip and rushed forward despite the gunfire.
The prince takes the lead, and the rest of the soldiers dare to retreat.
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
In an instant, tens of thousands of Roman soldiers braved artillery fire and rushed toward the city gate. However, after this attack, they were quickly driven back.
Even Gallienus was not allowed to retreat.
He had no choice but to rush out a few meters when he was hit in the calf by a shrapnel and fell from his horse. Fortunately, the soldiers who followed him risked their lives to lift him out.
"Asshole!"
"Asshole!"
Gallienus, seeing the blood pouring out of his calf, shouted angrily.
"Your Highness!"
Claude hurriedly said: "Your Highness, don't worry. We still have more than 100,000 troops in the city. Even if the Han army attacks the city, we can still fight with them."
Gallienus was very annoyed, but he could only nod slightly and said: "Send the order and all the regiments will be ready and waiting for street fighting with the Han army at any time."
"Byzantium must be defended!"
"Byzantium must be defended!"
"Don't worry, Your Highness!" Claude responded: "Your Highness will go back to treat his injuries first, and we will deal with it here. As long as we are still here, Byzantium will not be lost."
Galienus has a calf injury, and it makes no sense for him to continue to stay here.
Gallienus returned to the city lord's palace to treat his injuries, and the battlefield ahead was temporarily under the command of Claude, commander of the 1st Danube Corps.
This time the Byzantines had a total of 160,000 people, composed of nine corps.
These nine corps are also the main ace force of the Roman Empire. For example, the city is defended by the third corps of Rome led by Turamos. In the past, none of the five corps of Rome would have left Rome.
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But this time it was the Han who invaded, not the Germans, Sasanians, and Goths who could be compared. They had powerful weapons and equipment.
It was also for this reason that Emperor Valerian of the Roman Empire handed over Tulamos's third corps and the fifth corps led by Erlos to his son Gallienus.
The Han people must be blocked in Byzantium and must not be allowed to enter the hinterland of the Roman Empire.
However, even if the Romans assembled nine ace regiments, it seems that Byzantium may not be able to defend it.
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Because the Han army's artillery attack was too fierce.
Outside the city——
Liu Yan has been nervously looking at the battlefield ahead. Most of the 5,000 elite soldiers led by Sotor have already climbed to the top of the city, and a fierce battle is taking place at the top of the city.
"Tu Lianhu, Enur, Sima Yan!" Liu Yan called out the three of them in succession, and said with a serious expression: "Immediately lead your troops to assist Sotor."
"Promise!" The three of them immediately agreed.
Liu Yan shouted: "Byzantium must be conquered today!"
Looking at his son's calm command, Liu Chan seemed very leisurely. He also hoped that his sons could grow up quickly and then they could all be independent.
After all, he is over forty years old. Although his subjects praise him every day, he knows that he is half buried in the loess. The future must depend on these young people. The future of the great man must also depend on his sons themselves.
Go run it.
Seeing Tu Lianhu, Enur, and Sima Yan leading more than 20,000 Ming troops to join the battle, Liu Chan felt that it was only a matter of time before the city was captured.
But now, what they should consider more is.
How to deal with the city after it is broken.
After all, there are nine legions of the Roman Empire in Byzantium.
Of course, all 160,000 people would not be crowded on the city wall and allowed to be bombarded by the Han army's artillery fire.
It was the first time for Liu Yan to command such a large battle. Liu Chan was still a little worried, so he ordered someone to call Liu Yan to him.
"Yan'er!" Liu Chan said: "Byzantium is a big city. After the city is broken..."
As soon as Liu Chan opened his mouth, Liu Yan saluted respectfully: "Father, don't worry, I have a countermeasure. I will definitely break Byzantium today!"
"Oh???" When Liu Chan heard this, he paused and asked: "After the city is broken, there will definitely be a large number of Roman troops in the city. How should you deal with it?"
"Father!" Liu Yan said with a smile: "Father, please sit quietly in the middle of the army and wait for your son to take over Byzantium."
You bastard, I'm cheating on your father.
Hearing this, Liu Chan nodded: "Okay, then my father will be waiting for you to achieve extraordinary feats!"
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