"Because there is no other fiber, the women cut off their hair as ropes for bending the crossbows." - "History of Rome" describes the preparations for the residents of the city during the final defense of Carthage.

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Just when Philip was immersed in the "feelings" with the princess, in order to win the Acropolis in one go, Minander's bronze shield army immediately used the "Mitrada Monster". This kind of thing was in the triumphal ceremony of Lukulas. Karabis had seen replicas and guest-played the duties of commentators, but this was the first time he actually saw it.

The soldiers of the Copper Shield Army of Bendu first took a wheeled car made of branches and animal skins, covered with leather and sandbags, and dug them down, so that the soldiers could use levers to pull the car forward. When they arrived at the moat under the acropolis, they turned the door: a movable lid to the top to act as a shield to defend the city. Then the soldiers began to dig the soil under their feet in the car and then transported it out in baskets. Go and fall into the trench. During about a day, all the trenches in the acropolis were filled, but the Copper Shield Army did not stop. They knew that Karabis's troops were limited and they would not go out of the city to counterattack. Under the cover of the shield chariot and their own shield, they built a timber along the hillside under the acropolis to form a slope, and then put soil, bricks and wooden stakes into it in vain. They quickly built a slope that could directly rush up to the city wall.

"Under the cover of monsters, the whole army rushed up along this slope and seized the Roman wall!" Minander ordered.

Two monster siege towers 100 wrists tall, each with a "fire tower" of 25 wrists on them - the archer of Bendu and the crossbow gunners were in between, and they shot out rockets all over the sky. They flew over the acropolis and fell. Then the two monsters separated left and right. A thousand elite copper shield troops laid stones and rolling wood on the slope road so that their vehicles could rush up as they did, because no wheel could carry the weight of the monster, so they could only move forward in this way.

Accompanied by the monster siege tower were densely packed with copper shield soldiers. They threw down their spears and shouted at them. "Karabis, are you ready!" On the tower that kept firing crossovers, Pop walked to the arrow window and waved the pennant in his hand.

Calabis, who was lying down by the battlement, saw the signal of Pope and immediately whistled like an elephant, "Stand up, blow the trumpet, bid the javelin, and release the charcoal cart!" The Roman soldiers behind the battlement stood up collectively, and first quickly threw out a wave of javelins. The bronze shield army was ready, and stacked up a shiny shield, refracting the bright sunshine, blocking most of the javelins majestic. Then the Roman soldiers held several large wooden boards coated with grease, which were hinged to connect to the battlement. Now they turned over and set up between the battlement and the slope, just like a temporary passage. Then, amid the cheers and shouts, several charcoal carts were pushed out, and along the wooden passage, they rushed down the slope from the top of the city.

The Copper Shield Army is well-trained. Although the tactics are a bit dull, they are not panicked at the terrifying vehicles that are clamoring for fireworks all over. Instead, they are directly on the slope, covering their shields, one by one, and then lying down like dominoes. As a result, the charcoal cart rolls over the shield, but the soldiers of the Copper Shield Army are fine, but the Mitradala monster behind them is in trouble. This kind of charcoal cart was many years ago. It was designed to fight against the elephants of Hannibal's army. Not only were there a lot of charcoal and tar that could burn quickly, but many sharp javelins were inserted. Now these charcoal cars swayed and plunged directly into the lower part of the monster siege tower with their javelins, shaking the siege tower slightly. Then the flames rose into the air. The archers on it were frightened by the rising black smoke and jumped off the tower with shrill shouts.

"Herbrida, leave behind to guard the city wall - the 10th troop, follow me! The monsters in Mitrada ladder are finished, this is their burial place!" Among the arrow feathers and flying stones, Karabis was the first to jump onto the battlements. In the clouds and smoke, his white feathers and red cloak were swaying in the wind, standing on it like the god of war Rex. Lius. He held the eagle flag behind him and stood up immediately afterwards. Then more and more soldiers of the ten groups of soldiers drew out their fighting swords, jumped out of the battlements, rushed down from the slope, and slashed with the bronze shield army. In front were the fierce Romans, and behind were the monsters that were burning and collapsed. They soon collapsed and retreated from the slope regardless of the superior's scolding.

"Carabis, the double-eared pottery jar is really him, it's him." Adiana, who had been watching the battle calmly on the camp tower, could no longer calm down when she saw the scene just now. She stroked the enamel gold pendant, and felt mixed in her heart, "Damn pottery, why did he return this thing? Don't he understand that this is what I gave out? And he must be with that slut Potty in Rome." Thinking of this, her hand held the railing tightly and exerted forcefully...

Among the huge wreckage of the burning monster siege tower, the Copper Shield Army quickly used the second wave of siege team. Many people pushed a chariot covered with bronze horns and pushed it up with a clamor, preparing to break the gap in the Acropolis wall in one go. Karabis picked up the whistle hanging on his chest, blew it a few times, and made two gestures back and forth. All the ten squadrons of soldiers retreated tacitly and returned to the battlements.

The copper shield army seized the opportunity and pushed the corner-to-corner car under the city wall. Then many people tried their best to adjust the impact angle, and then pulled it back and prepared to make it real. Because the collision was made temporarily and the craftsmen had limited time, they could only fix the corner-to-corner instead of installing a pull rod and a sling to move and repeat the impact.

At this moment, Pope on the tower shook the pennant again, and the Roman soldiers fell from the battlements one after another, just blocking the corner-strike of the Copper Shield Army. A few thumps, the corner-strike car hit the basket, like a punch hitting cotton. Oh no, there was no cotton in that era, but it was actually filled with wool and horsehair, which made the Copper Shield Army soldiers sweating profusely, but they couldn't use their strength at all.

Just as the soldiers of the Copper Shield Army pushed the collision around and were about to adjust the angle again, they hung two chain rings from the recess of the city wall, and hung them down skillfully, covering the bronze collision angle, "pulling back" - the two teams of strong recruits who were pulling the chain rings in the battlements took collective steps in the sound of the centurion's command! (To be continued, please search for astronomy, the novel is better and faster!
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