Autumn, 516, October 15th, around four o'clock in the afternoon.
After listening to Yamazaki's analysis, Meidaizi smiled and came up with an idea, then recalled the golden eagle Nika, tied eight small oil cans to her paws, and then let it fly.
Want to watch a play? Act for me first.
When the Gelong army slowly approached the opponent, Nika the Golden Eagle dropped the bomb.
Eight small oil cans fell accurately on the king's tent and the seven surrounding tents. Suddenly, a thick smoke arose, and the fire quickly grew in size and turned into a sea of fire.
The spectators were choked to tears and looked embarrassed, showing that they were not in the slightest position.
The fire at the rear immediately affected the morale at the front, and many people couldn't help but look back to see what was going on.
The golden eagle Nika flew back to receive the reward, tender beef, then reloaded and flew away.
There were twenty-four wheel-mounted trebuchets, and after three rounds of bombs dropped by Nika the Golden Eagle, they were all set on fire.
At this time, the trumpet sounded, and the Vandal King became angry and ordered an all-out attack.
Only a fool would fight them head-on. Yamasaki ordered a retreat and took his troops to wait three kilometers away to take advantage of the speed difference between the cavalry and infantry. It would take some time for the heavy infantry to mount their horses.
When the Gelong army formed a formation three kilometers away, the opponent came to charge.
The slave cavalry regiment was charging forward, holding a large wooden shield in one hand and a wooden crossbow in the other.
At this time, there is no mercy to speak of. I can only send them to Hades and kill them!
They used staged sprints to attract firepower.
The Gelong army used segmented shooting. Based on the formation Nika the Golden Eagle saw in the sky, which was about four hundred cavalry per row, Yamazaki divided the two legions into six sections, one section with two thousand crossbows.
The training of the Gelong Army is conducted in groups of one hundred men, and a legion can be divided into sixty groups, which can be combined at will.
The advantage of the crossbow machine is that normal people can use it, so it can be effective in a short time.
As a result, the two sides fired at each other, and the slave cavalry regiment fell in pieces. No one could break through, and their crossbow arrows were still some distance away from the crossbow cavalry.
After firing the crossbows in the first stage, the Geron Army retreated, or rather advanced, because their backs were turned to the enemy.
While retreating, he cocked the crossbow and fired an arrow.
The crossbow string on the alloy crossbow is hand-cranked, which can be done easily.
Beside them, the second section was launched, then the third section, the fourth section, the fifth section, and the sixth section.
At this time, the first section is in place again, and the crossbow bolts that have been prepared can be fired backwards.
However, the Slave Cavalry Regiment withdrew on its own and did not withdraw its troops. It dispersed in a rush, losing 2,000 troops and not even touching the opponent. Its morale fell to the bottom and it did not want to fight at all.
Behind the slave cavalry regiment were the heavy cavalry. They stopped their horses in a hurry, and many of them fell off their horses.
"Turn around and fight back!"
"A shot!
"Second shot!"
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The Gelong army counterattacked, and under the command of Yamazaki's main formation, they also launched a six-stage attack.
The crossbow bolts of alloy crossbows may not be able to penetrate the thickened and enlarged shields in the hands of heavy cavalry.
The enhanced version of the large shield was probably tested based on the confiscated alloy crossbows, and was specifically designed for alloy crossbow defense.
However, it is still easy for the crossbow bolts of the alloy crossbow to penetrate the horse armor of the heavy cavalry. It is not that easy for the heavy cavalry to escape without their horses.
The opponent's heavy cavalry was in chaos, and the rear team simply retreated without waiting for orders, leaving behind their companions.
The Sixth and Seventh Legions of Gelung circled and pursued from 300 steps away on both sides to avoid being injured by the crossbow bolts of the surviving enemies.
The heavily-armed troops of the Gron Army, Fro led the slave guard to go forward and clear the way. They were originally from the army, but they rebelled, and those who did not rebel were killed.
The heavy armored troops were chased for a kilometer and a half. When they were still more than half a kilometer away from the Ostrogothic heavy infantry who rushed to meet them, the entire army landed.
Not many people died, but the horses were gone.
The heavy infantry quickly dismounted and formed a formation, using their reinforced shields to form a city wall and block the road.
At this time, Nika the Golden Eagle dropped her bombs, and all eight oil bombs landed on the heavy infantry formation. The fire was not big, but it also disintegrated the heavy infantry formation. The metal armor transferred heat and was too hot.
Before a round of crossbow bolts could be launched, the Ostrogothic hoplites surrendered on condition of ransom.
Although I don't trust them, let's use them first and let them take care of the prisoners, Vandal's heavy cavalry and the wounded of the slave corps, and stay in place to rest.
The Gron army pursued the upper-level Vandals who had escaped. Seeing that the situation was not good, they immediately ran away...
On the other side, the Second Gron Army and the Third Gron Army reunited and decided to sneak attack the Moorish-Roman Kingdom's army group because it was relatively close.
There is nothing to capture in the Hadera area. The city of Hadera is gone and the population is dispersed. To capture it, you have to go east to the city of Ores in the Ores region, which is 400 kilometers away from the original city of Hadera.
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The Vandal Second Army should have gone directly east after entering the Hadera area. Now they are at least eight hours away from it, and it is too far to catch up.
It is better to go west, ride more than one person, and meet the Moorish-Roman Kingdom's army in about five hours...
On the other side, Ores City.
Yamazaki's letter bird arrived again and delivered a letter describing the current situation.
The Vandal Second Army was still about thirty hours away, and the Gron Fifth Army arrived about twenty hours later.
If Ores City wants to help, it can dig trenches at the mountain pass at the junction of Hadera and Ores areas to block the horses, defend with wooden crossbows, and use mobile city defense crossbows to suppress the formation...
In the evening, under the setting sun.
Yamazaki found a suitable place and led the Gelung army to camp and rest. Vandal's superiors were all good horses. If they couldn't catch up, they simply stopped chasing.
Rest, recuperate, and continue fighting tomorrow.
When King Vandal returns, he will probably issue a mobilization order. The population of the Carthage area and the West Kavinia fortress area is enough to form fifty legions.
However, those useless soldiers who are not heavy-armed soldiers cannot even think of standing in front of the Gronn Crossbow Cavalry.
Speaking of which, it was difficult for Vandal. Facing the ultra-long-range crossbow cavalry, if he wanted to find a unit that could fight against him on the frontal battlefield, his head would probably explode, but he couldn't find it.
Of course, Yamazaki did not expect that the other party would choose Yin.
I've seen it on TV, and I can say that I've been blown away by it, but I've never encountered it, let alone played it.
This time, I learned a lot again...
October 16, one o'clock in the morning, Wasenis area.
The Gelon Second and Third Legions passed through the forest slowly and fearfully under the moonlight, then took a nap for a while before moving on, and arrived at the unbuilt forest fortress before dawn.
Three mercenaries from the Visigothic Kingdom, three regular legions from the Moorish Roman Kingdom, and two slave legions. Some of them were lost before, and the Moorish Roman Kingdom's army group was resting.
Those who patrol at night are naturally slave legions.
There was no room for more than 50,000 people and more than 100,000 horses inside the fortress, so many people built camps outside or simply slept on the ground.
The army group of the Moorish Roman Kingdom did not expect that the Second and Third Legions of Gron would come back to attack them. They led their horses and approached before mounting their horses to charge.
"Enemy attack..."
The heart-rending warnings sent more than 50,000 people into panic.
At this time, he was not wearing heavy armor, and he did not have an enhanced large shield in hand. The camp had no defense against alloy crossbow arrows, let alone sleeping in the open air.
The power of the alloy crossbow arrows was unleashed, and nine thousand crossbow arrows could kill thousands of people at a time.
The Gelon Second and Third Legions did not target the slave legions patrolling and keeping vigil. Their primary targets were the heavy-armed troops of the six regular legions.
When the second round of crossbow bolts rained down, the heavy-armed soldiers also picked up their shields to resist.
However, the target was not them, but the horse, but the horse started running away before they could take action.
It was Yamazaki who woke up Meidaizi and asked her to drive the horses to avoid being killed. That would be a pity.
However, many horses were still killed. This was due to lack of communication, but there was nothing we could do and we couldn't tell.
When the Moorish Roman Kingdom's army recovered from the chaos, they could only accept the reality that they were trapped.
Just like when the rebels besieged the Gron army before, their situation was even worse. The Gron army had crossbows.
Either insist on waiting for reinforcements to arrive, or surrender and redeem yourself. These are the only two options that can be thought of...