I am the son of the traveler

Chapter 154
"Your Majesty, General Antipatros has already waged war with the Gillis' navy."

Outside the city of Liscomb, Antigonus' son Demetrius reported in a low voice to the young king who had the same name as his father.

"Let the boys in the navy go and make their own achievements." He said lightly, "Let the soldiers build a camp. We will surround Liscomb and prevent anyone inside from leaving."

The number of troops brought by Antigonus was huge. In addition to the [-] troops of the First Legion, there were also [-] Thebes Legions and [-] Tribal Auxiliary Army from Ipaminondas. The surrounding area of ​​the city with a population of tens of thousands of permanent residents is impenetrable, but it is still possible to block every intersection.

At this moment, there was a fierce shout of killing from the sea, which attracted the attention of Antigonus and the soldiers. Antigonus followed the sound, but saw two burning boulders flying in mid-air , dragging the black tail flame is very conspicuous, one of the boulders accurately hit a Gillis trireme that was advancing through the wind and waves, and smashed a shocking hole in the deck, and then a series of crackling sounds sounded from the wooden boards around the big hole. With the crackling sound of human teeth, under the horrified eyes of the sailors on the deck, the whole ship broke from the middle.

The two warships in the Macedonian navy equipped with ballistas were one step ahead of the other warships. Although only one boulder hit the target, the shock it brought to the Gillis was beyond words. The sailors were horrified. Although they knew something like a catapult ballista, they had only seen it on land. They never thought that such a behemoth could be loaded onto a warship and used in naval battles.

Just when they were in a daze, the Macedonian navy had already used the southeast wind in their favor to ride the wind and waves, and rushed to less than [-] meters away from the Gillis battleship!

"Scorpion crossbow shooting!"

The commanders of the two biremes equipped with ship-mounted scorpion crossbows drew their swords and let out a loud roar, and then the engineers operating the ballista ignited the asphalt on the top of the special crossbow, and pulled the mechanism. In the next second, just listen Two swishing sounds sounded, and the burning crossbow flew towards the frontmost Gillis battleship at high speed. The two giant crossbows accurately hit the same battleship with a sharp piercing sound, cutting the unarmored sailor on it in half. It was broken, and then it was nailed into the deck with a rain of blood, and after passing through the deck, it went deep into the cabin, taking the lives of several unlucky slaves who were tied to the saddle.

At the same time as the scorpion crossbow was shooting, the Greek navy archers on the ship also drew arrows from their quiver one after another. Pull the bowstring to the full moon, let go of the fingers hooking the bowstring, and send the rocket into the sky——

Whoosh whoosh—

On the battleship loaded with archers headed by the scorpion crossbow, countless burning arrows soared into the sky one after another. The flames brought by the dense arrows almost illuminated the entire sea surface, faintly overwhelming the faint sun in the cloudy sky, Gillis Watching the spectacular scene, the sailors quickly reacted, screaming and looking for cover. However, there are not many places on the open deck for them to hide. A few seconds later, countless fire arrows rained down from the sky and hit the Gillis battleship. On the surrounding water, many sailors who failed to find shelters and shields were shot by the fire arrows, and the pain of the arrows piercing the body and the burning of the flames made them scream heart-piercingly.

The fire arrows also hit the sails and the flag of the Gillis Federation hanging on the pole, and the specially treated oilcloth instantly burned. The sailors underneath looked at the rapidly rising flames and tried to extinguish them, but a new round of fire arrows struck again. Come, let them be forced to retract the half of their bodies that had just left the bunker, trembling under the rain of fire arrows.The speed of the Gillis battleship without sails is undoubtedly reduced a lot, and they can only rely on the desperate paddles of the slaves to move the heavy battleship.

"Speed ​​up, hit it!"

Admiral Antipatrus, standing on the turret of his beloved flagship quinquereme, the Poseidon, gave the order to attack, and the slaves under the cabin and on both sides of the deck speeded up their oars, and by the way Increase the speed of this huge warship.Compared with the surrounding battleships, the hull of the quinquereme is huge, with a great deterrent force, coupled with the huge bronze statue of Poseidon installed at the front of the battleship, it seems that riding the wind and waves gives people a feeling that they are the god of the sea. The illusion of personally leading a battleship charge.

Seeing that the huge quinquereme was crashing towards them, the sailors on the front Gillis trireme hurriedly turned around, trying to avoid the collision of the enemy warship, but under the burning of the sails and the harassment of rockets, , their movements were still one step slower.Amidst the terrified screams of the Gillis sailors, the huge statue of Poseidon, the god of the sea, slammed into the hull of the Gillis trireme that was half-turned, knocking away the shield on the side of the ship’s side, and knocking it out of the way. The middle part was torn apart, and the sailors on the deck flew into the air and fell into the water.

Not only the Macedonian flagship "Poseidon", but following the flagship's movement, the Macedonian warships following behind also rammed into the Gillis battleship head-on, and several deafening crashes sounded instantly on the entire sea. The soldiers on the deck of the colliding battleship fell over and rolled under the influence of inertia, and some sailors who were holding the side of the ship turned over without paying attention and fell into the water.

A Macedonian cupping bireme with a cupping can on the left and right did not choose to hit the Gillis battleship with a higher level than itself, but used its lightness and dexterity to pass through the middle of the two Gillis battleships and crush the protruding cupping cans On the enemy ship, the fire arrows were released to ignite. The asphalt and other flammable materials filled in the cupping pot quickly ignited after contacting the flames, entangling and swallowing the surrounding Gillies sailors and the wooden hull. The Gillies sailors did not respond They were not prepared at all, so they were caught off guard. When they reacted and wanted to fight back, the Macedonian bireme had already rushed out of the pincer attack of the two ships.

The flammable liquid in the shattered cupping jar is specially configured and cannot be easily extinguished by water. Therefore, when the Gillis sailor wanted to extinguish the flame, he was shocked to find that the gradually spreading flame could not be extinguished at all. The slow sailor was entangled in the flames instead, his clothes were ignited, and his whole body instantly turned into a burning man, screaming and rushing to the side of the ship, enduring the severe pain and jumping into the sea, only then completely extinguishing the flames on his body.

It's a pity that Antigonus didn't understand the configuration and manufacturing process of the legendary Greek fire, otherwise he would definitely bring this secret weapon of the Eastern Roman Empire to this world and use it in naval battles.

In this naval battle, apart from the Macedonians, the Silurians who surrendered to Antigonus also performed well. They skillfully manipulated the warships to avoid the impact of the Gillies, approached the enemy from the side, and then lowered the springboard and held their weapons high. Roaring, he jumped onto the deck of the Gillis battleship and had the most tragic boarding battle with the Gillis.The Silurians made their fortunes based on this. Although they were poorly equipped, no one knew better about boarding than them, and they directly gave the Gillis a blow to the head.

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Under the watchful eyes of countless residents of Liscomb City and Macedonian soldiers outside the city, the Gillis Navy was finally no match for the Macedonian Navy, which had a numerical advantage. After losing more than 20 warships and a large number of sailors floating on the sea Withdrew back to the port of Liscomb, and watched as the completely victorious Macedonian navy swaggered over the captured warship, and pulled it out of the range of the catapult on the city wall of the port of Liscomb to slip around.

When the Gillis Navy was moored in the port, they were greeted by the dull atmosphere of the residents and soldiers. Everyone was looking at the scarred battleship and the sailors who left dejectedly from above, without saying a word.The news of the defeat quickly spread throughout the city, and the morale of the defenders was hit again. Even the navy was defeated. It was hard for them to imagine what kind of challenges they would face in the next defense battle.

Compared with the gloomy atmosphere in Liskam, the Macedonian army outside the city was full of cheers. The Macedonian infantry who witnessed the great victory of their own navy for the first time in battle excitedly threw the things in their hands into the air , and then embraced and kissed each other with their comrades-in-arms. Many veterans who had experienced the reign of King Philip cried with joy. They really wanted to go back and tell those who opposed the construction of the navy that the Macedonian navy was not useless!
Affected by the emotions of the surrounding soldiers, Antigonus also had a slight smile on his face. Although he was very confident in the navy, they had never experienced a decent naval battle before. The performance of a naval battle really exceeded his expectations, and it also gave him a big surprise. The number of warships lost by his side did not exceed ten just now.

With the victory won by the navy, the soldiers of the army were stimulated and their fighting spirit was high. After cheering, they picked up the tools again and started building the camp. Facts have proved that when inspired, human work efficiency will be greatly improved. Improvement, the contiguous camps of more than 2 people that originally took five or six days to build were now built in only three or four days.

I forgot to mention that because the city walls of Liskam are equipped with city defense equipment such as catapult ballista, the camp of the Macedonian army had to be built far away from the range of these equipment.It is strange to say that the Gilis have clearly lit up the technology tree of the ballista and trebuchet, but in fact they don't use these technologies very much in war. Instead, they only use them in the defense of the city, which made Antigonus suspicious. Have they gone astray.

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While Antigonus was leading his army to surround the city of Liscam, far in the western region of Nuu County, the tribe's army led by Prince White of the Tilgetai was storming the second site of Nuu County under the banner of the Kingdom of Macedonia. Yaniga is a large city. Although this city is known as the second largest city in the county, most of its residents have already fled with their families to the capital Nuoburg in fear of war. Even so, the city defense troops guarding the city are still unable to Willing to surrender.

White, who was riding on a horse, watched with a blank face as a large number of tribal warriors in Greek armor rushed into the street along the opened city gate, fighting with the retreating city defense forces. In order to capture the city, His army was stopped here for four days and more than 300 soldiers were killed.

This is still the case when all the soldiers are equipped with the Greek-style armor assigned by King Antigonus. Without the protection of the armor, the number of soldiers killed in battle will definitely be more.

An hour later, the blood-stained Macedonian flag slowly rose above the city of Yanika, and the cheers of Tirgtai soldiers sounded in the city. Hearing the cheers, White's expression eased a lot, but He still issued a cruel order - massacre the city!
Because Nuu County will not be an area ruled by the Kingdom of Macedonia in the future, Antigonus does not intend to implement a soft policy for the people in this area. He also revealed this meaning to White, which is why White gave the order to massacre the city so recklessly. , He also knew what Antigonus was thinking, nothing more than to gain as much benefit as possible when conquering Nuu County.

As a result, the city of Yanika quickly turned into a hell on earth. Tirgtai soldiers from the barbarian tribes rampaged through the city, killing every Gillian who could stand and move in sight. They rushed into the streets In the residential houses, forcibly drag out the people hiding inside, or directly kill them, and then search and take away all the valuable things in the house.The residents in the city were powerless to resist, and could only watch in despair as the butcher knife fell on their heads, and the few people who were unwilling to be killed and rose up to resist were quickly eliminated.

A group of Tirgtai soldiers violently kicked open the door of a shop and swarmed inside. The shop owner hiding behind the door was holding a short knife tightly in his hand. He was about to attack the Tirgtai who charged in, but was caught He was the first to find out that he was kicked to the ground, and the severe pain in his abdomen distorted the face of the shop owner. Just as he was moaning in pain, the leader of the soldiers had already inserted a spear into his chest, completely ending his life. life.

In addition to plundering property, the Tirgetai barbarian warriors who had been repressed for a long time also extended their ferocious claws to the Gilis women in the city. Both women and girls were raped by the Tirgetai during the massacre. Their families were powerless to save them, so they could only tremble in despair under the threat of the butcher knife, and watched their relatives tortured to death...

The massacre of the city lasted for two days. After looting a lot of wealth, White assembled his army and left the city, which was burning with flames everywhere. The residents hiding in the ruins did not panic until the Macedonian army was completely gone. When they came out, they looked at the beautiful and peaceful homeland of the past and wanted to cry without tears, but they also retained their hatred and indelible fear of the Macedonians in their hearts.

In any case, although not all the people in this city were killed, it could never regain its status as the second largest city in Nuu County.

(End of this chapter)