"Be careful and don't make any noise!" In an alley, a Roman general whispered to his soldiers: "When you get close to the Ming army, then attack in large numbers."
All the soldiers did not speak, but nodded silently in cooperation.
This is not the only Roman army making a surprise attack. In fact, there are Roman troops on both sides of many streets in the northern city at this moment, relying on the walls and slowly advancing southward.
Raid——
This is the Roman army's only chance tonight.
They were very lucky. The moonlight was relatively dark tonight. At the same time, due to the shelter of the houses, and the Roman army chose smaller streets, they did not choose those wide streets.
However, at the northern end of several north and south streets, a large number of Roman troops have also gathered at this moment. They are the main force of the Roman army, but they are all waiting, waiting for the raiding troops to engage in fighting with the Ming army.
Because as long as the assault force comes into contact with the Ming army, it will be difficult for the Ming army’s rocket launchers and thunderbolts to operate quickly.
At this time, a large number of Roman troops in Beicheng District could take the opportunity to rush towards the Ming army, thus catching the Ming army by surprise.
The perfect plan.
In front of the military formation on the north side, Galienus was holding a makeshift walking stick. His leg was injured, but at this moment he still came to the formation, hoping to see the army defeat the damn Ming army in one fell swoop.<
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In close combat, the Romans would not be afraid of any enemy.
On the central axis.
The soldiers of the Ming army who were responsible for firing rocket launchers and thunderbolts left people standing guard, chatting in twos and threes.
"If I had known earlier, I would have driven the Romans out this afternoon."
"Who says it's not?"
"If we had driven away the Romans, we wouldn't have to stand guard so hard at this time. We would be really sleepy in the middle of the night!"
Several soldiers complained in low voices.
In their opinion, it is enough to leave a small number of people on duty at night, and there is no need to keep so many people awake most of the night.
After a day of shelling, the Romans were already frightened.
Are the Romans coming to make a surprise attack on this fool?
Absolutely not.
Just as the soldiers were chatting and passing the long night, sharp arrows suddenly shot out, and dozens of people were shot to the ground in the blink of an eye.
"The Romans are coming!"
"The Romans are coming!"
In an instant, the soldiers responsible for firing rocket launchers and thunderbolts started shouting. The Ming troops resting nearby were quickly awakened by the shouts.
Dang, dang, dang, dang.
Then came the rapid sound of gongs, and instantly the entire Nancheng District was buzzing with people. Those soldiers who had just discussed that the Romans did not dare to make a sneak attack suddenly felt that His Majesty the King was really wise. He actually expected that the Romans would make a sneak attack.
It is also for this reason that all the soldiers of the Ming army slept in their clothes, and their weapons were in their hands. As long as they discovered the enemy's situation, they could immediately join the battle.
The north side of the central axis.
Seeing that the Ming army had been alarmed, more than ten small Roman troops did not think much and immediately rushed towards the three-bow bed crossbow in front. Their mission was to prevent the Ming army from firing.
As long as the Ming army is not allowed time to fire rocket launchers and thunderbolt cannons, a large number of Roman main forces will follow.
There are not many Ming troops on the central axis at this moment. There are about ten people around each bed crossbow, as well as more than ten soldiers who had been resting on the ground.
Kill——
In an instant, shouting to kill Zhentian, a small group of Roman troops rushed directly to the three-gong bed crossbow, while the Ming army surrounding the three-gong bed crossbow rushed towards the Roman soldiers with their swords.
Just when the small Roman army and the Ming army had just fought, Galienus, who was located on the north side, immediately shouted: "Attack!"
"Attack!"
As soon as Gallienus gave the order, the main Roman force, which had been prepared for a long time, rushed southward like a pouring tide.
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City Lord's Mansion.
"Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty!"
"Romans sneak attack!"
"Romans sneak attack!"
A guard shouted in a panic outside the door. There were two majesties living inside, one was His Majesty the Emperor of Han Dynasty, and the other was His Majesty the King of Ming Dynasty.
In fact, at this time, both His Majesties have not rested yet.
Because it’s still early.
"Father is wise!"
Liu Yan laughed and said with a smile: "The Romans really came for a sneak attack."
"Alas!" Liu Chan shook his head helplessly and said, "Gallienus is still too anxious. It's only midnight and he came over in a hurry."
"They should be later!" Liu Chan said: "At this time, many people in our army may have just fallen asleep, and some soldiers may not have fallen asleep yet."
This is indeed the case.
It's just now, if Liu Chan's schedule in his previous life was followed, it would be around twelve o'clock in the evening. How many young people are already asleep at twelve o'clock?
Although people in this era are accustomed to going to bed early.
But——
Don't forget that during the day today, the Ming army had just won a big victory, and it mainly relied on artillery fire, so the soldiers were not that tired. At this time, both the generals and the soldiers were very excited.
When people are excited, it is often difficult to fall asleep.
Moreover, not long after dark, Liu Yan had already issued an order to the entire army. Everyone had to sleep with their weapons in hand tonight, because there were still more than 100,000 Romans in the northern city.
Beware of Roman surprise attacks.
Of course——
There are Romans in the northern city, and the whole army knows about them.
Therefore, many Ming soldiers actually had trouble sleeping. They were also worried that the Romans would come and kill them. If they were blindly attacking, people would die.
"Go out and take a look!" Liu Chan stood up from his seat and walked out, while saying calmly: "Let's see how effective these Romans are in fighting?"
While talking, Liu Chan and Liu Yan, father and son, walked out of the room.
They live on the top floor of the City Lord's Palace, which is the third floor. Byzantine houses are all made of stones. The City Lord's Palace is the tallest building in Byzantium, and the rooms in the City Lord's Palace are higher than those of ordinary residents.
Standing on the balcony on the third floor, you can see far away.
At this moment, Liu Chan and his son were standing on the balcony on the north side, looking towards Beicheng District.
The City Lord's Mansion is located on the south side of the central axis, about two hundred steps away from the East-West Main Street, so this location is a good viewing platform.
However, in the middle of the night, the line of sight is not too far.
However, because the two armies were already fighting, torches were also lit in the Beicheng District. Liu Chan could see with his naked eye that a cavalry team was charging north from the Nancheng District, while a large number of Roman troops in the Beicheng District were rushing southward.<
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"Kill!"
"Kill!"
The cavalry team was the Ming Army, and it was also the first Ming Army unit to cross the central axis. On the east and west main streets, the killing spree was going on at this moment. The whole street was full of people, including the Ming Army and the Roman Army.
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However, the number of the Roman army was obviously smaller than that of the Ming army. This should be a small sneak attack force dispatched by the Roman army, while the large force was attacking southward at the moment.
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
Each Ming army did not seem to be panicked because they were unprepared. Instead, each of them had high morale and was extremely brave. Facing a small group of Roman troops, they quickly drove these Romans out of the east-west axis.
"Launch!"
"Launch!"
"Launch quickly!"
Suddenly, a small colonel shouted loudly that the Roman army in their section had been cleared, so he immediately ordered his soldiers to fire cannons.
Rest, rest, rest, rest!
Bang, bang bang, bang bang bang.
More than a dozen three-bow crossbows suddenly fired. Rocket launchers and thunderbolt cannons immediately exploded in Beicheng District. Liu Chan and his son stood on the balcony on the third floor of the City Lord's Mansion. At this time, Beicheng District would see soaring flames and explosions from time to time.
The shouts that followed.
Well done!
After Saminder came back yesterday, he decided to give Galienus an answer tomorrow. Liu Chan guessed that Galienus was stalling for time. If nothing else happened, tonight they would either escape from Byzantium at night or take advantage of the situation.
A night raid on the Ming army.
So Liu Chan asked Liu Yan to give an order to leave a small number of troops on the central axis, but to arrange a large number of Ming troops near it. Once a Roman surprise attack was discovered, they could repel the Roman surprise attack and directly bombard the North City without waiting for orders.
The soldiers carried out his orders perfectly.
As the explosion sounded, soon everywhere in the Beicheng District was filled with flames. The main force of the Roman army that had already rushed out wanted to retreat at this time, but it was too late.
Especially on the North-South Street, when a group of Ming cavalry rushed over, the First Danube Corps led by Claude rushed over. This was also the main force of this Roman army, with a number of 16,000 people. It was the Byzantine
The largest among the Roman legions.
Claude was waiting for this moment. He was defeated by the Ming army during the day and retreated all the way to Beicheng. It was dark at this moment, even though the Ming army was cavalry.
However, Claude firmly believed that he was capable of defeating this Ming cavalry unit.
The infantry versus the cavalry looked like they were looking for death, but when the cavalry rushed out, Claude quickly ordered the troops to spread out to both sides, hoping to attack the Ming army from both sides. He wanted to take advantage of the terrain. There were houses on both sides of the street.
Now it is night again, and the cavalry wants to charge recklessly, but there is no chance.
Entering both sides of the street, you can shoot the Ming army.
Just——
The Ming cavalry had just charged for a while, and when they were still more than a hundred steps away from Claude's vanguard, explosions were heard in the distance.
The Ming army's artillery bombardment began.
Claude was a little panicked. Although the artillery fire had not yet hit their street, the Ming cavalry that had already rushed out suddenly stopped at this moment.
Fooled... Claude's first reaction was that they had been fooled by the Ming army, and he immediately shouted: "Quickly retreat!"
"Quickly retreat!"
But, it’s too late!
The Ming Army's Three-Gong Crossbow Position was attacked, so they could not fire at the same time. However, the Ming Army deployed a large number of troops on the south side of the East-West Main Street. After repelling the attacking Roman army, the Three-Gong Crossbow began to launch freely.
Shooting.
Just when the Ming cavalry stopped advancing, several rocket launchers flew over.
Bang bang, bang bang——
The explosion sounded in the Roman military formation, and the Roman troops within a few meters immediately fell on their backs. The rocket launcher was equipped with a large number of iron sheets and nails. After the explosion, the impact was not something ordinary people could withstand.
After the first round of several rocket launchers fell, nearly a hundred thunderbolt cannons fell from the sky. In an instant, the streets were filled with explosions and the shouts of Romans everywhere.
Late night raid——
The original intention was to catch the Ming army by surprise, and first use a small force to control the Ming army's artillery positions. As long as the Ming army's artillery could not be fired, the Romans could rely on their familiarity with the Byzantine environment to defeat the Ming army in one fell swoop.
Take away the Ming army's artillery.
The idea was perfect. If the Romans succeeded in their plan, the Ming army would suffer heavy losses.
But——
The Romans miscalculated, and the Ming army was not fooled because they had made sufficient preparations in advance. On the surface, the Ming army did not make any moves, but in fact they were always on guard against Roman sneak attacks.
As the two hundred three-bow crossbows unleashed their power, the main Roman army that had rushed out suffered heavy losses to varying degrees. Late at night was suitable for sneak attacks, but it was also the easiest to create chaos. When rocket launchers and thunderbolts fell on the charging Roman army,
In the formation, there was no need for the Ming army to rush up and kill them, they had already messed up the formation themselves.
Explosions, shouts of death, and wails resounded throughout Beicheng District.
As for the Ming army on the east-west central axis, they only left the central axis for more than a hundred steps, and they all stayed put. If they rushed forward, they would also be attacked by artillery fire.
Of course, they showed no mercy to the Romans who had already rushed forward. They relied on their numerical advantage to kill them one by one. Those Ming soldiers who had not encountered the Romans were leisurely admiring the chaotic Roman formation ahead.
"Hahaha!"
"Well done!"
"Well done!"
"I have been fighting all my life, but I have never fought so easily today."
On a street on the right, in front of a Ming army of several thousand people, a middle-aged general with a beard looked at the chaotic Romans in front and laughed.
"General!"
The deputy general next to him said with a smile: "My Ming Dynasty has such advanced weapons, I'm afraid we won't be needed in future wars, and we can only act as spectators."
The tone of his words seemed a little helpless.
As generals, their mission is to charge into battle and kill the enemy.
But now, the enemy is right in front.
But they are here as spectators, watching the enemies flee in all directions.
"What's wrong with this?"
The bearded general looked forward and said: "In war, people will die. If you can kill more enemies at the lowest cost, then this is a real war."
"Who will dare to be an enemy of the Ming Dynasty and the Han Dynasty in the future?"
The bearded man deliberately mentioned the Han Dynasty. Although he was not from the Central Plains, he knew very well that the current Ming Dynasty and the Han Dynasty had the same ancestry. Although the Han Emperor had said before that the Ming Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty were equal to the Han Dynasty, all people from the Ming Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty,
Whether they are ordinary people or dignitaries, they all know it very well.
The Han Dynasty is the suzerain state, while the Ming Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty can only be regarded as vassal kingdoms.
"Yes, yes!"
The deputy general also laughed loudly: "From now on, everyone in the world will speak Chinese, and everyone will be a citizen of the Han Dynasty, hahaha!"
The Ming army was very relaxed. The Romans in the North City were very upset at this time. Galienus, who was waiting to defeat the Ming army, turned livid when he heard the explosions.
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He knew that his raid plan failed.
The most powerful thing about the Ming army was artillery fire. Once the Ming army fired their artillery, the Romans had no room to fight back.
"Your Highness!"
"Get out quickly!"
The guards around him were a little anxious. As soon as the explosion sounded, the Roman army was already in chaos.
"Your Highness!" He continued: "If we don't withdraw, it will be too late."
This man is a personal guard of Gallienus and has fought many battles with Gallienus. He can also clearly see the situation in front of him.
The Romans - defeated.
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This chapter has been completed!