Terror and despair permeated the hearts of the Thracians.

The bronze crossbows of the Qin army were like the sharp thorns of a hedgehog, shooting at them densely. At a distance of less than a hundred steps, no matter how strong the Thracian body was, it could not withstand the thousands of arrows created by the force of the machine.

Equal force.

Infantry combat in the cold weapon era.

Generally speaking, the main force is spearmen and sword and shield soldiers. On the contrary, the Qin army relies more on crossbows as a long-range strike force. Once the two armies get close, the Qin soldiers often carry a wine vessel in one hand and a handheld weapon in the other.

Holding a sharp bronze sword, he rushed forward with shouts and shouts.

After the enemy soldiers were killed in hand-to-hand combat, the Qin soldiers used sharp swords to cut off their heads as a military merit. Such bloody killing methods allowed the Qin army to gain the upper hand on the battlefield. Now, facing the tall Thracians,

The reorganized infantry soldiers of the Qin Army once again picked up the traditional fighting methods.

"Great Qin, Great Qin!" Ji Xin shouted loudly. This was the first time he had participated in a life-or-death battle alone, and it was also the most important battle he experienced during the Western Expedition.

A group of soldiers from Marquis Han Anguo were at the front of the battle formation. In front of him, the noisy Thracian soldiers' eyebrows could be distinguished clearly under the light of the fire.

"Brothers, aim and launch!"

"emission!"

Han Anguo, who was born in Qidi, failed to catch up with the end of the Qin State's unification war. Even he had no luck to participate in the Southern Expedition. After serving as a military marquis in local counties for five years, Han Anguo resolutely said goodbye.

He lost his family and decided to join the second batch of the Qin army in the Western Expedition.

"A true man, you will gain fame on the battlefield!" In recent years, the Qin State has unified the country by force and continued to vigorously sweep away the barbarians. The concept of establishing a country by force has also been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. For the men of the Qin State, if they are not soldiers, or they have not received

If you have military exploits, you will be looked down upon by others.

Han Anguo longed to one day be able to return to his hometown in fine clothes, and one day be able to wear red and flowers, and let the beautiful little ladies in the county look at him with passionate eyes.

"Marquis Han Jun, look at the Baiyi people!" Just as Han Anguo's mind was spinning with thoughts, a soldier next to him screamed in shock.

When Han Anguo turned around to look, he saw a group of Thracian soldiers on the flank, carrying javelins about one foot tall, preparing to throw them.

Compared with the Qin army with machine crossbows, the Thracians' backward productivity and production technology meant that they could not have the same advanced weapons as the Qin army. However, the Thracians also had their own special weapons, that is, they

A sharp and powerful javelin in his hand.

javelin.

That is, a spear.

Its origin was invented by the Greeks, the old rivals of the Thracians. In later Olympic Games, the javelin event was also a sub-event in the track and field series.

The Thracians have a lot of strength. For them, throwing javelins with strength is as easy and comfortable as eating and sleeping every day. And with constant training, the javelins in their hands are also extremely accurate, pointing almost wherever they want.

You can throw it wherever you want.

"Porphyrin, porphyry——!"

"careful!"

Han Anguo's reminder was still a step too late. Almost in an instant, more than 20 people fell down on the left wing of the Qin army. Many of them were heavily nailed to the ground by javelins, and their intestines and internal organs were immediately damaged.

It was unbearable. Blood and dirt flowed all over the floor.

"Strong crossbow, mass shooting!"

"Light troops, press forward!"

In the Qin army formation, the captains and military princes who were in charge of the front line command were shouting hurriedly one after another. Under their command, the once chaotic army formation was restored to order, and the crossbowmen at the front were adjusting to Wangshan.

He placed his fingers tightly on the trigger.

"Whoosh, whoosh!"

The crossbow arrows advancing in a straight line were like poisonous arrows piercing into the human body, making it difficult to guard against. In the rush of the Thracians, few people were holding shields. By the time they discovered the danger, everything was too late.

In the evening, the Qin army launched a counterattack with crossbow bolts, and immediately sent away more than fifty strong Thracian men.

Confront each other at close range.

Both sides came up with their trump cards. After just a few rounds, the Thracians couldn't stand it anymore. Their number of soldiers was far less than that of the Qin army. More importantly, weapons like javelins were too inconvenient to carry.

Under normal circumstances, a Thracian soldier can carry at most three javelins, but in comparison, the Qin army's crossbowmen must have at least twenty arrows in their quivers.

Half an hour later.

The Thracian defense line collapsed. In this contest of wills, the Qin army, which has always been known for its iron-blooded spirit, had the last laugh. After the Thracian people left nearly 300 corpses and more than 200 wounded soldiers,

They fled in panic towards the alleys in the city.

Spartacus lay helpless on the cold ground.

In the battle just now, Spartacus, who was dragged into the battlefield, was fortunately placed at the back of the queue due to lack of strength. This made him lucky to escape the Qin army's arrow rain, but unfortunately

Yes, when the entire Thracian front collapsed, he was stabbed to the ground by the defeated troops in front.

waist.

Waves of severe pain came over me. When I touched it with my hand, it was wet and smelled of blood.

"I'm injured." By the time Spartacus realized that he was being plotted against by his companions, the guy who stabbed him had already fled somewhere.

The Qin army pressed forward step by step.

Han Anguo, who had won the first battle, led his infantry through the Thracian position just now, preparing to continue advancing deeper into the city.

"Marquis, what should we do with these wounded soldiers?" asked a low-level officer of the Qin Army who looked like a Sima in the army.

"Kill them all, leaving no one behind." Han Anguo was full of murderous intent. The Thracian javelin just caught him off guard. Seeing the miserable state of his brothers, Han Anguo was furious.

——.

The center of the bastion.

The Qin army's fierce general Cao Xin led more than 2,000 generals to surround the last stronghold of the Thracian defenders. The bastion in Constantine was a defensive position built by the Greeks. They had ancient mathematical knowledge and could draw geometry.

The graphic Greeks integrated their wisdom with practical application, making the bastion gradually become the first choice for defense on the European battlefield.

However, the bastion that the Qin army faced was just an ordinary fortress in the original sense. It was still different from the real bastion that could defend against firearms that appeared in Europe in the late Middle Ages.

This difference mainly lies in the workmanship and materials used in building the fortress. Although the Greeks were good at calculations, they were romantic by nature and could not endure hardship. In other words, they were great scientists in theory, but they

Not a qualified craftsman.

Just use simple square stones to pile up into a prismatic shape, and then randomly stuff some debris into the gaps, and even replace them with random grass in some places.

This kind of irresponsibility in construction allowed the Qin army to find a way to break the bastion. The soldiers of the Tianlei Army who showed their prowess in the battle to break the city once again took on the important task. When the Tianlei soldiers braved the stones to approach the bastion,

At the same time, Cao Xin commanded the heavy armored infantry holding huge shields to form a thick shield and blocked the front of the Tianlei soldiers.

Inside the bastion.

The powerful Thracian general Adlicia was furious. The strong city was attacked by bandits from the east overnight. This incident caught the Thracians by surprise.

There are five thousand defenders in the city.

Evenly distributed among the four city gates, there was nothing wrong with this city defense strategy at the beginning. However, after the Qin army broke through the east gate and the north gate in succession, the Thracians had to struggle to support it.

On the one hand, they tried to find ways to get the armies from the other two directions to quickly move closer to the fighting site.

When the bastion was besieged, Adlicia had less than 700 soldiers in her hands. This small amount of strength was like a small wave in the dark Qin army formation outside, unable to do anything.

Movement. Therefore, Adlicia would not be so stupid to choose to rush forward and fight to the death with the Qin people.

"Quickly, kill those yellow-skinned monkeys."

"Hurry up, you haven't had enough to eat, right? Those yellow-skinned monkeys are cannibals." Throughout the bastion, Thracian generals shouted, urging their soldiers to suppress the siege troops below the city.

.

Pieces of sharp millstones fell from the sky.

The force of the impact on the shield, multiplied by the speed of the fall, was like exploding cannonballs, making the soldiers of the Qin Army who were advancing with the shield miserable. Soldiers in the array were hit from time to time.

Scenes like falling down, broken arms, and bloody heads added to the cruelty of this war.

However, the Qin army's strict military discipline also showed its power at this moment. Although soldiers were dragged out of the team from time to time, those who came later made up for it in time. The densely packed wooden shields covered with iron sheets were like moving hills.

The Thracian people were frightened and helpless.

Adesilia stood at the highest point of the fortress, looked down at the fortress, and her heart trembled: "Why are these Qin people different from the Huns? Didn't they also come from the eastern grasslands? Why are they still treating the infantry array like this?

Skilled." In this Thracian leader's impression, only the rigorous Roman phalanx could have such a deterrent effect that could make opponents despair.

"Boom boom boom!"

Adesilia only felt a shaking under her feet, the ground was shaking, and stones were falling off from the solid bastion, and behind Adesilia, a huge black hole appeared.

The two trusted generals standing next to him suddenly disappeared.

"Oops, the bastion is going to collapse!" I don't know who screamed in despair. Suddenly, no matter which floor of the bastion, all the Thracian soldiers turned pale. If it really collapsed,

Then these people were buried inside with a lot of rocks, and there was no chance of survival.

The Thracians, whose morale was greatly reduced, rushed towards the exit of the bastion in a chaotic manner. Although the Qin army was blocking the way there, they might be able to fight their way out, which was better than being trapped to death. (To be continued.
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