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Chapter 28 Battle of Chariots (2)

That's OK!

Li Bida's plan is as follows: Under the cover of the auxiliary brigade and cavalry artillery, the infantry built a barrier under the dry riverbed of the unknown mountain, restraining the Galamantes who were watching the front, and then the two old partners Anthony and Dussenvier once again led a thousand Vibicinas cavalry to raid for a long distance and raid the enemy's nest--"Find some Essians as guides, and many of their tribesmen were captured and acted as miners and farmland slaves, As long as we enter the Kingdom of Galamantes, we can make great efforts to liberate the enslaved Essians, destroy the crops and villages of the other, ravage and destroy them!"—In this way, the enemy will be in a state of embarrassment. If they let it go, Anthony will destroy them as much as possible and then turn back to the way to block their return; if they return to the army to rescue, I will lead the main force to pursue and strive to encircle and annihilate the other in a favorable terrain.

Petternius and others thought about it, and it seemed that the Commander-in-Chief's plan was not inappropriate, so they nodded in agreement.

The next day, the Romans began to dig trenches and build camps, and the Galamantes were indeed deceived. They also drove the chariots and baggage vehicles into camps. They first dug shallow slope trenches around the camp, then pushed them towards the vehicle, buried the wheels, tied them up stones, and set up leather tents on the carriage to prevent sneak attacks and arson.

After nightfall, Li Bida was excited to ask Anthony to quietly lead the cavalry, and it was really unaware of it.

But at noon the next day, Anthony returned with all the cavalry exhausted, which disappointed Li Bida. "These Gauls all showed signs of heatstroke during the raid. Moreover, I could not find any water source in the ten Romes around. The situation was much worse than in the nostrils of the evil god Taifeng. My intuition as a descendant of Anton told me that they must be withdrawn before the team automatically collapsed."

Li Bida looked colorless, but he also felt that Anthony's caution made sense. Now these Vibichinas ran out in circling in vain. The body hair and nostrils from the Gaul area could not stand the scorching heat in the desert during the scorching summer season. Many people began to vomit in the camp. The witch doctor from Egypt who followed the team was helpless and could only secretly tell Li Bida, urging him to send these people out before the disease spreads. Once the dead appear, the flies will smell the smell, and the entire army will spread the epidemic and encounter the danger of destruction.

"No one wants to touch my soldiers!" Before Dussenvier could express his opinion, Marco Anthony grabbed the witch doctor's collar first and shouted angrily, "If you can't heal, then find someone who can be cured. If you can't find it, throw you into the desert."

In the end, it was the natives brought by Alp who solved the problem. The other party was the Nasamones, who were greedy for wealth and goods and followed Li Bida's expeditionary army as a baggage staff. The method he proposed was the "locust milkshake". It is said that this was the magic weapon for the Nasamones to survive in a harsh and hot environment. After the goat milk was added to the locust powder, it could immediately vent the anger in the abdomen and chest when it was drunk.

"Sabor, aren't there a lot of dairy sheep in the gifts that the Great Chief Hull swallowed to us? What about the locusts!" Li Bida asked hurriedly, and he was a little panicked because he had despised those disgusting locusts before, and was afraid that the people below would follow him. But Sabak Kemus nodded and said that the Great Chief also sent many jars of locust dried locusts. Many people had advised me to throw them away, but I thought that after crossing this desert, anything might happen, and it might come in handy.

Now Li Bida wanted to rush down and hugged and kissed the cute staff officer Sabo. After arranging the alert mission, the soldiers began to drink locust milkshakes in an orderly manner. Not to mention, although this thing was green and looked disgusting, after drinking it, the depressed breath of the scorching heat was exhausted. Two or three days later, the people of Vibichinas gradually developed appetite and their bodies gradually recovered.

The natives of Nasamones who provided the recipe were developed, and Li Bida immediately rewarded him with a Tarent silver, and then he quickly summoned the general. "The method of cavalry attacking is no longer possible, and our supplies are also difficult. The best way now is to attack the enemy's chariot camp head-on, drive them away from here, and then pursue them, and still lead the war to the enemy's kingdom to support the war."

So the Romans decided to use multiple fire assault methods of "bellows", "cavalry cannons", and "scorpion crossbows". Saab immediately formulated a detailed plan and then the army was arranged layer by layer.

After nightfall, the entire camp was busy. With the companion of many followers, Li Bida came to the square tent in the deep recess of the camp. The guards of this tent were very tight. In fact, a square pit was dug, surrounded by trenches, filled with sand (this is the easiest resource in the area), and it was a protective trench used to isolate the flames. Sabo jumped in and suddenly uncovered the tent. There were six wonderfully crafted things inside.

But all the Gangsaw were carrying candles with glass covers, as if they were immunized to the commander-in-chief who liked fantasy. Li Bida waved on it, and Sabo and several soldiers carried one of them up. This was a bronze round jar with a copper tube head on it and a piston-like puller behind it. This seemed to be a "silly little black and thick" style in the craftsmanship level of the Roman world. At that time, many Gangsaw had already guessed accurately. This was the "mini version" of the bellows.

Sabo and two soldiers placed the small jar on the ground, then used a piston to thrust the miti oil inside to splash onto the wooden target about fifteen Roman rulers. Then Apple ignited a rocket and flew an arrow at the target, and the wooden target suddenly started to burn.

"This small bellows have been made now, and they are temporarily used with other firepower." After Li Bida finished instructing, he cried in his heart in everyone's surprise eyes. In fact, the principle of this thing was understood by the children who could play with water guns in his era, but he replaced the water with a rice oil that could burn violently. In addition, in order to enhance the adhesion, a small amount of asphalt and resin were mixed in it, but Li Bida could not achieve continuous spontaneous ignition. It was very simple and there was no fixed ignition material, or to put it directly. Now it is best to make saltpeter, combined with sulfur and charcoal powder to make simple black gunpowder as launching medicine, but saltpeter has not appeared in Europe yet! He could only do the troublesome procedures of spraying liquid first and then igniting rockets with rockets, which is helpless. (To be continued...)
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