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Chapter 848 Surprise or surprise

When they heard that a Han Chinese was about to play, all the audience became excited.

Although the name sounds like an individual battle, the first few rounds were not one-on-one duels under the ring, but a big melee with 30 people, and only the last one won in each round, and it was the last round of each round. The winner goes heads-up.

There are more than 600 people participating in the competition, which means at least twenty rounds of melee are required... Actually, it is 22 rounds of melee.

The winner of each round of the big melee will need to be re-drawn again.It seems fair to use lottery to determine the opponent, but in fact there are ways to carry out various operations, but Han Guo has nothing to say.

Amidst the cheers, a new group of participants came to the ground of the arena from the elevator. Like the previous group of members, there was a considerable distance between them.

With the trumpet sound of "beep beep beep", the participants who were close to each other began to fight.

"What armor is that?"

"I don't know, it looks pretty...gorgeous?"

Zhang Duo and Huang Li are the participants of this round. They are not wearing the Han army standard armor, but they are more inclined to wear warrior armor.

Zhuxia's so-called samurai outfits are quite complicated. In the early days, they usually wore close-fitting outfits, but in fact there was no protective armor.At the current stage of martial arts among the whole people, and the development of smelting technology, the fundamental reason is that those who can fight basically have the experience of joining the army, and the habit of wearing armor has become popular among the people.

The national color of the Han Dynasty is scarlet red, so Zhang Duo and Huang Li's battle robes are naturally scarlet red. The armor is a kind of metal material for vital parts, most of which are made of leather, and you can see the parts where the iron rings interlock the chain mail , all the metals are wiped smooth, and the sunlight reflects the light, which adds a gorgeous sense of sight.

"The outer layer is a light-weight Mingguang armor, and there is a layer of plate armor inside. The total weight is about [-] catties." Cai Mian has been moving back and forth between Zhang Duo and Huang Li, and said relatively easily: "There is no need to defend against arrowheads. , with a layer of chain mail removed."

There is actually a layer of plate armor inside?In fact, it is not a plate armor in the true sense. It is nothing more than adding another layer of protection to the vulnerable part. Guaranteed defense.

A load of twenty catties is nothing to Zhang Duo and Huang Li who are used to wearing around fifty catties of armor. Even with the dagger and hand crossbow at their waists, the shield in their left hand and the battle sword in their right hand, there is no weight at all. Too much burden.

They approached each other while fighting, until they were back to back, the total number of gladiators killed by the two was six.

That is, the gladiators were originally aimed at the Han people, and the fighting between the gladiators was a pretentious act, and even the gladiators who caught each other and fought each other changed their attack targets when they found the Han people approaching.

The targeting is so obvious that anyone who is not blind or paralyzed can see it.

At this moment, the audience chose to ignore it. Their cheers would only appear when the gladiators attacked the Han people, and their abuse meant that the gladiators who attacked the Han people were killed back.

Zhang Duo slapped a gladiator flying with the shield in his left hand, then stabbed another gladiator's neck with his sword, and asked hurriedly, "How many arrows do you have?"

Huang Li didn't have time to spare either, the shield guarded against a stabbing harpoon, and the sword smashed the flying saber, and also hurriedly replied: "Twelve rounds."

The next moment, the two had to get out of the way of each other, and it was a battle ax that was smashed with a whistling sound.

The dodging action of the two was to roll, and they were forced up by a group of gladiators before they could stand up from the ground.

They chose the same in the face of siege, shields protected their heads, and the swords in their hands swung round and swept along with their half-squatting bodies. "Pfft" sound.

The audience saw a scene where two Han men cut off the blades of most gladiators with their swords, and a few too eager gladiators broke their legs when the swords of the two Han men swept across.

Zhang Duo and Huang Li, who were relieved of the crisis, suddenly discarded their shields, and the next moment they picked up the hand crossbows at their waists and fired at the gladiators continuously.

Hand crossbows don't have a long range. In fact, they don't have much power if they exceed 20 meters. However, using a triangular arrowhead within seven meters can break through armor.

Zhang Duo and Huang Li kept pulling the trigger to fire crossbow arrows. Most of them were aimed at the gladiator's head. Only when they were threatened would they choose the torso that was easier to shoot.

"If they can target them, we can use hand crossbows." Seeing that the number of people who can stand on the field is constantly decreasing, Cai Mian said with no concealment: "I can't believe that the armor made by the people of Daqin can defend against it within five meters." Stop the crossbow."

The hand crossbow is the weakest of all crossbows, but its existence is still a black technology. Even after the previous generations of firearms are put into use, it is still a powerful melee and long-range weapon.

There were no hand crossbows in the standard weapons of the Han army. The hand crossbows were actually special equipment for Miyagi guards. Before Wang Meng set off, Liu Yan ordered fifty hand crossbows to be sent over. Each hand crossbow was loaded with fifteen shots. It can also quickly replace the arrow box when it is finished, which is really a black technology worthy of the name at present.

The arena, which was full of cheers and curses, gradually quieted down. What the audience saw was that the gladiators were shot to the ground one by one by the Han people using unknown long-range weapons, and they lost their voices for a while.

Huang Li and Zhang Duo didn't deliberately leave the gladiators with melee weapons. After shooting down the last gladiator, they didn't even talk to each other. The supplementary sword at the key position also retracts the fired crossbow bolts.

"They..." Gallus swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and asked not so sure: "Did there be a foul?"

The earlier competitive fighting was not clear, anyway, the gladiators in the arena behind have never seen the existence of using long-range weapons.

In fact, it is quite a simple matter. Many arenas are really not that big, and it is not suitable for using long-range weapons.Another reason is that gladiators were mostly slaves captured by the Romans, or they became gladiators because they were not tolerated by the authorities (some high-ranking official or something). Is it yourself?The result is a gladiator who doesn't use ranged weapons.

What should I say about this competitive fight?At the beginning stage, the gladiators were besieging the Han people. If there is anything exciting, it is just that the two Han people are constantly fighting back with superb martial arts and fierce aura.After that, it simply entered the stage of "calling names". Whoever was called was either killed or injured. There is really no part that can be called exciting, especially for those who do not stand on the side of the Han people.

Julian's choice was to remain silent.Of course he knew that the masters of those gladiators ordered to target the Han people, no matter how you look at it, it was very shameless. Could it be even more shameless to restrict what weapons the Han people can use?
If it is really a restriction on weapons, it is better to simply let the Han people be killed without resisting.The latter approach can also boost the spirit, while the former approach will only make it more embarrassing.

Constantius II couldn't hide his greed and shock at all: "Try the kind of weapons that were confiscated from them!"

Gallus was stunned for a moment, and after realizing it, he was also filled with endless greed.

For the Romans, there were not many types of individual long-range weapons they knew. Bows were very common, the other was the way of throwing bullets with rubber bands and stones, and there was the javelin.They had never seen a crossbow, and it would take hundreds of years before the crossbow reached Europe.

The killing method shown by the hand crossbow is too amazing. It will hit the soul as soon as it is aimed at anyone.

"I can see clearly!" Constantius II twitched his cheeks: "Wearing heavy armor is useless against that kind of weapon."

A long-range weapon that can pierce armor and cause lethal effects, or a weapon that can fire continuously, if it doesn't belong to you, you will be frightened, always worrying about who will suddenly hit you with such a shot.

"Augustus..." Julian also peeped at his opponent, but he remained awake: "Are we going to war with Siris?"

Most people have no sense at all when they are greedy. Constantius II's answer was: "Try it, try it no matter what!"

"Perhaps..." Gallus now has the same interests as Julian, and Julian kept hinting that although he didn't think about anything, he needed to take it easy: "Maybe we can try the method of stealing instead of taking it by force? "

"Dear father, we can't and can't go to war with Siris." Helena didn't think too much, mainly because she still had the dream of becoming a concubine, and she dug a hole at Helena: "The angel Siris can send Helene Na is such a precious gift, maybe you are willing to add that kind of weapon?"

Helena didn't understand what happened at all, and suddenly found that everyone was looking at her, subconsciously showing a confused expression.

"As long as we successfully establish diplomatic relations with Seris and reach a friendly relationship, we will have the opportunity to know more about Seris and get more from him." Julian really thought that, seeing that everyone's attention was attracted to him, he smiled Said: "After becoming friends, it is always more convenient to do a lot of things. For the greater good, Helena doesn't need to ask for it."

The corpses and debris on the field have been cleaned up, and it took a while for the audience to come back to their senses. They didn't know whether it was spontaneous or who set the rhythm, and the crowd shouted "Seres, boo!" mockingly again.

"The people of Daqin are far more shameless than we imagined." Cai Mian raised his hand and pointed at the audience: "This is a group of people who are used to bullying the weak. They don't even need the most basic face, so they can You can see the basic national conditions of Daqin."

Is that really the case?How a country is like can basically be judged by looking at the quality of its citizens.

What Cai Mian said is not wrong. In the history of the Romans, there were really few countries and nations that could be called opponents. The Romans have long been used to bullying the weak.

If you are familiar with the history of Rome, you will find that once Rome encounters an evenly matched opponent, the war will start with a century. The Walters and the Slavs have also repeatedly entangled.

Wang Meng was silent.He repeatedly heard negative comments from the Romans in Sassan, including disregard for face and lack of credibility.Originally, he didn't quite believe the Persians' evaluation of the Romans, but after arriving in Rome, his experience in a short period of time showed that some of the Persians' statements were correct.

The third round of competition started with the announcement of Gallus.There is only one Han in this round, and the audience can't wait to see the lonely Han being brutally killed by the gladiators. More audiences are looking forward to seeing the gladiators tease and humiliate the Han before killing them. die.

Li Bin knew what kind of environment he was going to face when the elevator went up. He was worried and afraid in his heart, but he kept his face expressionless, and his hands holding the sword and crossbow were steady.

When the elevator reached the top, Li Bin immediately raised his hand crossbow and aimed it at the nearest gladiator, who fell down with an arrow in his forehead before he even reacted.

The gladiators knew that there was only one Han Chinese in this round, and they didn't know what happened before. Most of the gladiators thought that they would not immediately target the lonely Han Chinese after the start, but start with other gladiators first. Either true or false fighting, wait for the audience's excitement to reach the extreme, and then serve the real main course.

It took less than two seconds from the start until the No. 1 gladiator was shot in the forehead and fell down. The gladiators near Li Bin were all stunned.They knew that a gladiator died, and they also knew that they were killed by an arrow, but what about the bow? Why don’t they need to pull the bow? They just pointed at the person with a strange thing and let out a "bet" sound, and then the person died. ?
When the gladiators were bewildered, Li Bin had already moved to a place where there were few people, and fired while moving. In a short period of time, it took about two seconds for a gladiator to lose his fighting power or die.

"This weapon is really scary!" Constantius II couldn't suppress the greed in his heart: "I must get it!"

All the Roman nobles, their thoughts at that moment were surprisingly consistent.

Waiting for Li Bin to read silently to fifteen, people have already arrived at the place they want to stay, but there are only fourteen people left in the venue including him.

Those gladiators who lay down were not all the results of Li Bin's battle. He shot only seven dead, wounded four, and the other four crossbow bolts shot to the ground, which meant that the gladiators killed nine of each other in a short period of time.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Li Bin discarded the hand crossbow in his hand, and put the sword back into its sheath under the puzzled gaze of most people.

When everyone thought Li Bin was about to give up and admit defeat, he simply took out his hand crossbow again, with a crossbow in his left hand and a crossbow in his right hand...

(End of this chapter)