I am the son of the traveler

Chapter 155 Bloody

The atrocities of the Macedonians in Nuu County were only spread in a small area within the county, because most of the civilians who witnessed the massacre were executed, and there was no chance to go to other places to spread the word, but even so, White and his Tirgtai The Legion is still called the Butcher by the local Gillis.

Under such circumstances, the Tirgtai army burned, killed and looted all the way, and hit Nuwubao, the capital of Nuwu County, where they joined the Matthaeus rebels and encircled the city built on hills.

Matthaeus taught the rebels to dispatch more than [-] troops, a large number, and because they were all Gilis, almost all the towns in Nuwu County on the journey would choose to surrender in a timely manner, so the rebels The speed of hitting the capital will be faster than that of the Macedonians. When White and his army arrived, the rebels had surrounded the city for five days and lost hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the siege battle.

It is worth mentioning that, because the land was prepared to be used as a buffer zone, the rebels did not show mercy to the residents of this land. Looting, massacres, etc. can be seen everywhere. During the short period of siege by the rebels Within five days, several villages around Nuwubao were burned down, and the villagers inside were taken away, and all their belongings and livestock were swept away.The fate of the captured villagers was not good. The women were used as camp prostitutes to let the soldiers vent, and the men were used as cannon fodder.

In contrast, White's simple and rude way of killing people and stealing goods without driving them to fight for themselves is more "merciful". After all, the rebels' approach is simply killing people.

After the two armies converged, they joined forces to launch a strong attack on Nuwubao. White was asked to lead the army into the siege, but he shied away on the excuse that most of the soldiers in the army were archers, and only shot outside the city to cover the rebels. Equipment such as battering rams and ladders charged forward, and the defenders on the city wall wanted to stop them, but the dense rain of arrows from the sky made it almost impossible for them to poke their heads out from behind the walls, so they could only hide behind the cover and tremble, waiting Counterattack in the gap time between each round of arrow rain.

However, when they were about to counterattack, they discovered that among the attacking people outside the city were villagers living in nearby villages, and many of them even had a good relationship with the defenders. With courage, they watched them rush to the bottom of the city wall carrying the ladder, set up the ladder under the coercion of the rebel soldiers, and then climbed.

With the help of the cannon fodder of the villagers, the defensive strength of Nuwubao's defenders has been greatly reduced. Under the cover of the firepower of the Tirgtai archers, more and more rebel soldiers climbed up the city wall, or along the The opened city gate poured into the city and fought against the retreating defenders. This scene was so familiar, and it seemed that this scene was also staged during the siege of Yanika some time ago.

Nuwubao fell immediately.

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After the fall of Nuwubao, the resistance forces in the entire Nuwu County quickly disappeared. The news that the county fell into the control of the coalition forces was immediately sent to the camp of the rebel leader and King Antigonus under the whip of the messenger. When Antigonus knew At the time of this incident, it was already the second month, that is, on July 7th, Antigonus led the main force of the kingdom to besiege No.9 of Liscomb City for seven days.

After 27 days of siege, many sections of the city wall of Liscomb were bombarded by Macedonian catapults and catapults, and a wall of chaotic stones was hastily piled up to prevent the enemy from entering. Half of it was also destroyed, leaving only a pile of broken copper and iron, with the corpses of several Gillis soldiers under it.For this reason, the Macedonians also paid a high price. Eight of the twenty heavy siege equipment were destroyed, and nearly a thousand soldiers died on the way to the city. It was already stained by coagulated blood, and stains of blood coagulated into dark red can be seen everywhere.

At the port, the Macedonian navy commanded by Antipatros still blocked the city's sea routes, and any ships that attempted to enter or leave would be intercepted and sunk. During the period, the Gillies Navy stationed elsewhere came to support after hearing the news, but Still, the Macedonian navy, which was on guard, waited for work and drove them back.There are a large number of broken boards and sail fragments floating on the sea outside the port of Liscomb, as well as some blistered corpses, which are being attacked by sharks wandering around, dividing and eating.At the bottom of this sea area, there are still a large number of remains of warships lying quietly. Those slaves who were chained in the cabin could not escape after the battleship sank. In its own position, the corpse slowly floated up, still imprisoned by the chains, and finally was eaten by fish schools or plankton on the bottom of the sea.

Although the entire city is blocked and no supplies can be sent into the city, Liscam City is worthy of being the federal capital, and its rich heritage is unmatched by other cities. Without supplies, the residents and The defenders can still rely on the abundant supplies stored in the warehouse to hold on.Just as Michelson and the Federal Parliament thought, they can hold on until the Macedonians take the initiative to withdraw. The daily food consumption of more than 2 Macedonians is a high amount, plus it is already summer. If the Macedonians fail to capture Liscam before winter comes, the severe cold will destroy the Macedonian army and make them defeated without attacking.

Antigonus is also very aware of this. The daily food and grass consumption of his army has to be transported from the Ogrell Peninsula to Lislon, and then set off from the port of Lislund and sent to the front line along the Gillies Sea. Consuming part of the grain and grass, the maintenance fee paid is also a high figure.The food stocks on the Ogrell Peninsula are depleted quickly. According to the letter from Hephaestion, the chief clerical officer, to Antigonus, if they fail to end the war within two months, all the food stocks will be exhausted, let alone It may be difficult to maintain the army even through the winter.

Fortunately, at this critical moment, White, who had plundered a large amount of wealth and food from Nuu County, sent someone to deliver almost all the food they robbed in time, and also sent a message to Antigonus, and the Tirgetai Army began to march north , went to other Gilis territories that had not been disturbed by the war to plunder, and strive to provide supply help for the army besieging Liscam City.

Even so, Antigonus was not one to sit still. He knew that the number of defenders in Liscomb City was not much smaller than his own, and their will to resist was strong enough. In addition to continuing the daily bombardment of the city wall, he had to send someone to burn the grain stored in the warehouse.

Thinking of this, he set his sights on the foreign battalion spies of the kingdom's intelligence department who have been lurking in the city. These spies have been stationed in Liscomb City since the establishment of the intelligence department. Although there are not many in number, the intelligence network they have built Already very mature.

Therefore, Antigonus issued an order to the intelligence point in the city through the exclusive communication channel of the intelligence department: to investigate the location of the warehouse where the grain is stored, and look for opportunities to burn it down.

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An hour later, the siege of Liscomb began again.

A large number of barbarian servants drove the Gillis civilians captured from nearby towns and villages to attack the city wall with ladders. The Macedonian ballista catapults were still roaring and throwing boulders, and the archers were standing on the ground of the heavy infantry. Behind the colleague, under the cover of the shield, he shot at the faintly flickering figure on the city wall.The cries of the expelled Gillis civilians filled their ears, but the soldiers looked normal and didn't respond at all. When they first started implementing this strategy a few days ago, they still showed unbearable faces, but with the The more times they do it, the more numb they become.

Just as the commander of the Matthaeus rebel army thought earlier, Antigonus imitated the Mongols’ strategy of attacking the city and conquering the territory, capturing the residents around the city as cannon fodder, and driving them to the front to cover their own soldiers mixed in the crowd , so that the defenders are afraid to shoot at will, and their own side can take the opportunity to push the ladder and siege tower to the side of the city wall, and directly rush to the city wall to fight with the defenders.

"Don't shoot! Please, don't shoot!"

"Mom—I'm going to find Mother—"

"We are Gillis! Don't shoot!"

The newly captured Gillis civilians among the cannon fodder shouted excitedly at the figures flashing on the city wall, hoping that they would not shoot, while those who survived the previous few siege battles looked at those people numbly. The Liscomb defenders aimed at them with bows and arrows, and were driven forward by the barbarian warriors behind them like walking corpses.At first, Liskam's defenders hesitated to shoot, and asked them to put the ladder on the city wall. They were almost captured by the Macedonians who rushed up, but after that time, the defenders learned to behave, and they He would shoot at people near the ladder without hesitation, whether barbarian soldiers or civilians, all died under their arrows.

"shooting!"

The centurion on the city wall looked coldly at the crying civilians below, a trace of reluctance flashed in his eyes, but he was quickly dispersed. Following his order, the Gillis archers behind the wall piled up one after another. Let go of the fingers hooked to the bowstring, and send out the deadly arrows. Under the indiscriminate shooting of the defenders, the civilians without armor and the tribal warriors with poor equipment fell to the ground one after another, and even more miserable cries followed. The crowd erupted, and the civilians whose relatives had fallen screamed and rushed to their relatives, trying to help them up, but were soon forcibly separated by the tribal fighters who came up behind them, and were forced to move on.

After the defenders took the initiative to shoot, the Macedonian archers immediately began to counterattack. The experienced Cretan archers skillfully unfolded their bows and arrows, sending round after round of black arrow rain from the sky, and the black arrow rain streaked in midair. Passed a trajectory, and then fell from the sky like raindrops, fell into the city wall, and shot down some defenders who couldn't dodge, but most of the soldiers hid behind the bunker in time, watching the wounded and screaming comrades struggling in numbness .

In addition to the archers, the Macedonian ballista trebuchets continued to throw boulders at the city. After losing eight siege machines, Antigonus refreshed the trebuchet's system mall again at one time. Twenty new trebuchets were purchased, and these twenty new machines were assembled and put into use.The Gilis didn't know about Antigon's operation. They just watched in despair as they managed to destroy eight trebuchets. On the ruins, twenty new trebuchets appeared out of thin air, and they suffered more than before. More intense fire coverage.

boom boom-

Dozens of flaming flints with black tail flames fell from the sky, hit heavily on the cracked city wall, or jumped over the city wall and fell into the densely built urban area, destroying several unlucky dwellings. The residents of the city have long been accustomed to this kind of flint that seriously deviates from the track from time to time. While mobilizing the residents to extinguish the flames on the ignited buildings, they searched for the wounded for treatment, as if they were orderly.

The main targets of the trebuchets were the gaps in the city walls that had already been bombed before. The hastily built stone walls were not strong, so they would collapse again soon after being bombarded by a few stone bombs. , there will be a large number of Macedonian soldiers rushing into the city along the ruins of the gap, and fighting the Gilis soldiers who are deployed behind.Every gap in the wall of Gilis was filled with blood of countless Gillis soldiers and Macedonian soldiers. Break through their flesh and blood walls.

boom -

A temporary gravel wall collapsed after being hit by flint, raising smoke and dust all over the sky. Just after the stone wall fell, the Macedonian heavy infantry who had been slowly advancing in a phalanx began to charge towards the gap. The elites of the First Legion stepped into the smoke and dust that had not yet dissipated, and collided head-on with the Gillies soldiers lined up behind the gap. The heavy infantry of the two armies immediately fought to the death. The Macedonian phalanx with long Dolphin spears, on one side is the Gilis shield wall equipped with iron swords, and the soldiers in the front row are all red-eyed and hit each other with shields, stabbing or chopping with weapons.After a Gilis soldier was pierced through the chest by a Macedonian heavy infantry with a spear, he was still holding on to the spear inserted outside his body. The iron sword in the other hand chopped off the arm of the Macedonian soldier in front of him, screaming in pain. While screaming, he suppressed the pain in his chest, swung the iron sword again, and slashed at the neck of the Macedonian soldier who had lost his arm. Soft stools fell in a pool of blood together with the Macedonian soldiers hacked to death.

The soldiers on both sides were blood-red. After a day of siege, the number of soldiers killed on both sides was hundreds of thousands. A lot of blood was spilled on this once prosperous and rich land. The air was filled with a strong smell of blood. The crow hovered in the air, croaking loudly, as if rejoicing that he could have a full meal.

(End of this chapter)