I am the son of the traveler

Chapter 125 The Battle of Sega

"Ballista trebuchet, shoot!"

Twenty siege machines lined up on the open plain, pointing far away to the densely packed barbarian coalition forces in the distance. There is an officer in front of each siege machine, and his responsibility is to calibrate the launch of the siege machine , to ensure the highest possible accuracy.

"emission!"

The mechanisms of the siege equipment were triggered, and stones weighing a thousand kilograms were projected into the sky under the action of torsion. They drew arcs in the sky and roared towards the barbarian army formation in the distance.The savages from the west had never seen such a scene before. They stood there, looking up at the sky, their mouths wide open, and their faces full of incredible expressions.

"what is that?"

"Why were the Macedonians able to send boulders into the sky?"

"This is witchcraft! The Macedonians found a wizard to help!"

"My God!"

Amid the horrified shouts of the barbarian warriors, some pious warriors fell to their knees, praying for the protection of the gods in the dark.But the boulders that fell from the sky would not let them go because of their piety. Accompanied by sharp whistling sounds, 20 yuan boulders fell into the army formation from various angles one after another, crushing the barbarian infantry underneath into dust.

boom boom-

After the boulder fell to the ground, it caused a violent shock, and the flying stones splashed also beat the surrounding people to death. If there was a game panel here, then Antigonus could see that the barbarian infantry was "under attack by artillery fire, and the morale of the army was shaken."

While the barbarian army was hit by artillery fire, the Macedonian phalanx lined up for the first time blew the attack horn, and more than ten thousand soldiers marched forward under the shouts of their respective phalanx flag officers and centurions. So much so that from a distance, the spears in their hands seemed to be as dense as a forest. Under the sunlight, the metal spear heads reflected a dazzling light.

In front of the heavy infantry were several rows of Tirgetai troops equipped with special short bows. Although these warriors from barbarian tribes had no armor protection, their superb bow and arrow skills were enough to make up for their shortcomings in close combat, but they looked like Not very good, it is true, especially when they stand with Cretan archers and Rhode Island slingers in linen breastplates, they look "shabby".

Antigonus rode a war horse and followed the slow-moving Macedonian phalanx. He held the reins with one hand and the hilt of the sword exposed from the scabbard with the other, looked around and said loudly.

"The war is about to break out. At this critical juncture, a true warrior does not need a thousand words to motivate him, because he is already full of fighting spirit under the influence of the battlefield atmosphere."

"On the opposite side are almost all the military forces of the western barbarians. As long as we can defeat them on this Sega Plain that will definitely be recorded in history in the future, then the war will be over soon and we will be able to bring supreme conquests. We return in triumph with merit and glory, letting the city of Pella and even the entire kingdom sing about our achievements!”

"Macedonian warriors, as well as the allies of the Tirgetai, let us unite as one and fight for a common victory!"

"Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!"

As soon as Antigonus finished speaking, the Macedonian phalanx immediately heard a war cry that resounded like thunder through the sky. The soldiers roared loudly while hitting the surface of the shield with their spears or swords, making a crackling sound.

The Macedonians are used to shouting battles before a battle or striking their shields with weapons to deter the enemy and boost their fighting spirit. This has not changed even in a different world.Hearing the shouts and knocks from the Macedonians in the distance, the infantrymen of the barbarian coalition showed panic. They raised their shields in vain, imagining that this thin and fragile shield could block the boulders falling from the sky.

However, no one survived under the boulder. Once the boulder fell into the crowd, it would crush the barbarian infantry underneath into a puddle of meat sauce.

As the distance between the two sides continued to narrow, the Tirgetai archers and the long-range troops of the Greeks began to throw arrows and gravel at the barbarian infantry in the front. The iron arrows had a better penetration on the wooden round shields of the barbarian infantry. Therefore, when the barbarian infantry was advancing, some people were injured because the arrow penetrated the shield, or were shot at a certain part of the body by the arrow at a tricky angle, and then fell to the ground screaming.The stones thrown by the Rhode Island slingers hit their shields like a gust of wind and rain, making clanking noises. Although they were powerful, they did not actually cause much damage.

Catapult is one of the most primitive weapons of human beings. It is most suitable for dealing with unarmored troops, because small stones flying at high speed can easily beat people without any protection, and even hit some vital parts. It was death on the spot.But it is not very effective against infantry with armor or equipped with shields.It is impossible for light-armed slingers who are as powerful as depleted uranium bombs in the game to appear in reality.

Facing the overwhelming long-range attack from the Macedonian side, the barbarian coalition also quickly took action. Their archers hid behind the shields of their own infantry to set up bows and arrows, and fought back with arrows that seemed much sparse in comparison. They The counterattack could still cause casualties to the unarmored Tirgetai archers at first, but as time went by, the casualties of the barbarian archers gradually increased, and their counterattacks were suppressed.

While the long-range troops of the two sides were fighting, the barbarian infantry was already approaching. The Macedonian and Tirgetai archers turned and retreated after shooting the last round of arrows, leaving the battlefield to their own heavy infantry who approached behind them.

A battle between the infantry ensued.

In the overwhelming roar of battle, the infantry lines of the two armies collided head-on. Although the barbarian infantry was only equipped with a crude wooden shield, when they were still bravely and fearlessly bumping into the enemy under the leadership of the chief warriors, it was as if Like an egg hitting a rock, the barbarian infantry at the front was directly knocked down by the Macedonian heavy infantry. The shields in their hands were torn apart during the collision, and their bodies were then pierced by the spears stabbed by the enemy, losing their lives.

The Macedonian phalanx on the right flank of the battlefield belongs to the salient, so they faced the most enemies, but they did not retreat because of this. Accompanied by the sharp and shrill horns, the heavy infantry shouted in unison and pushed forward desperately Battlefront, take the lives of your enemies using a variety of adept feats.The heavy infantry of the central army and the left wing were also trying their best to keep up with the pace of the friendly army on the right wing. They kept thrusting forward the five or six meter long Sarissa spears, and each attack could penetrate at least one enemy's body.The so-called one inch long and one inch strong, in the face of the almost abnormal length of Sarissa's spear, the barbarian infantry could only fall one after another in front of the formation, and could not hurt the Macedonian copper shield spearmen at all.

And just at this time, the Macedonian cavalry who had been standing still finally moved.

(End of this chapter)