Saint Qin Batu

Chapter 477 The End of Rome

"Wow! Wow! Wow!"

The sound of the waves hitting the hull became more and more clear.The huge Qin army fleet is already looming.

On the river bank, the conscripted Roman army clenched their spears tightly.Those who were a little younger had expressions of fear in their eyes.

"Such a behemoth, can we really stop it?"

Although someone had vaccinated them in advance, when they actually faced it, the intuitive experience they saw with their own eyes still overwhelmed them.

What's more, among these more than [-] Roman troops, only half were real soldiers.The rest are just temporary recruits.

"The trebuchet is ready!"

On the river bank, Roman officers received the news and began to command loudly.

During the construction of the canal, in order to facilitate the merchant ships of Qin State to directly enter Rome and the Roman court, a huge port was built here.

However, it is precisely because of this that the pressure on the Roman army is unprecedented.

Although the infrastructure of the port has been dismantled in sevens and eighties, the tidied up harbor can still allow Qin's warships to approach.

"Prepare the ballista, aim at those trebuchets!"

On the warship, Wang Ben, who was the flagship, naturally also saw the Roman ships on the coast, and the Roman army waiting on the coast.

However, the number of Roman ships is not only inferior to that of the Qin army, but also the size is not the same level.

The smaller the boat, the less stable it is.Wang Ben, who has been at sea for a long time, knows that it is impossible to carry any long-distance weapons with the size of Roman ships.

Therefore, the only thing that can pose a slight threat to the Qin army's warships is the trebuchet on the coast.

"Hu! Hu! Hu!"

A whistling sound sounded above the Qin army warship.The Roman army, which had been prepared for a long time, launched an attack earlier.

What's more, to Wang Ben's surprise, although the Roman trebuchets looked a little shabby and shabby, they had a fairly long range of strikes.

"Clap! Clap! Clap!"

The accuracy of Roman trebuchets was not high, but many still fell on warships.The crisp cracking sound also sounded on the deck of the warship.

"Oil!"

Looking at the huge broken earthen jar, Wang Ben frowned slightly.It is also clear in my heart why the Roman trebuchet can throw so far.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Before the rockets of the Roman army were launched, the ballistas of the Qin army had already been launched.

Moreover, compared with simple trebuchets, Qin Jun's ballista not only has a longer range, but also has more than one grade of power and accuracy.

"The enemy's fleet is dispatched!" At this moment, on the deck, the soldiers of the Qin army who were nervously processing the oil suddenly exclaimed.

"I see." Looking at the rapidly approaching Roman ships, Wang Ben also understood what the Romans were thinking.

It's nothing more than trying to use the speed of the boat to shorten the distance with the Qin army's warship, and then release the rocket.

However, although the Romans had a good idea, would Qin Jun really follow the Romans' way so easily?
"Put down the boat, Shenglong!" Wang Ben shouted softly.

Immediately afterwards, on all the warships, there were bursts of machine guns.

"Pfft! Pfft!"

Small boats quickly emerged from the belly of the boat.Bronze pipes carved to look like dragon heads also rose up.

"Fire arrows!"

Following the order of the Roman officer, flaming arrows flew towards the warships of the Qin Army.

Not only that, but on the land, the trebuchet, which had recovered from the blow of the ballista, also started the second round of attacks.

"Pfft! Pfft!"

A huge jet of water spewed out from the black faucet pipe.The water column rose into the air, and then turned into patches of rain.For a while, it seemed to be raining around the battleship of the Qin Army.

The sound of shattering tiles sounded again.However, none of the Romans on the ships beside them were happy.Because, the rain of arrows all over the sky has mostly been extinguished.

The rest, even if they fell, were quickly extinguished.There was no fire at all.

Even standing on the coast, the consul in charge of supervising the battle himself was stunned by the changes on the Qin army's warships.

Although he knew that there was something called mechanism technique in Qin State, he never thought that this mechanism technique could be so refined.

In fact, it was Ying Zheng who thought of this method in advance, not anyone else.

Although there were many coincidences in burning Chibi, Ying Zheng did not want such a coincidence to happen to his fleet.

You must know that every warship took the empire a lot of time and energy to build.The property spent is also innumerable.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

There was a huge roar, and the ballistas that were originally aimed at the shore turned and turned, aiming at the Roman ships above the sea.

The ballista originally existed to deal with ships, and its penetration power was astonishing.

What's more, compared to Qin's fleet, there were no protective bronze plates on Roman ships.Therefore, Qin Jun's ballista can punch a hole in almost every blow.

The power of the ballista caused Roman ships to leak and sway.At this time, the small boat that the Qin army put down earlier also arrived near the Roman ship.

The sound of shouting and killing sounded above the Roman ships.

Of course, the battle on the Roman ships did not affect the speed of the Qin warships at all.Roman ships are like toys in front of huge battleships, and they can't even stop them.

"Ready to fight!"

Although the Qin army was crushingly defeated above the sea, the Romans were not to the point of being defeated with one blow.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The decks were laid down amidst the roar of ballistas.Rows of soldiers of the Qin army stood at the front with large oars in their hands.Behind them are crossbowmen with strong crossbows.

Rome's port is very large, but besides a large square on the port, there are many stone buildings in the distance.

And Rome's more than [-] troops blocked the square, making the population density on the square extremely high.And this also greatly enhanced the lethality of the Qin army's crossbows and crossbows.

Of course, although the port is large, it is not enough to accommodate hundreds of warships of the Qin army to berth at the same time.

However, this is enough.

Because Wang Ben has already seen the weakness of the Roman army.That's right, those recruits who were called up urgently.

Arrows all over the sky, roaring ballistas, even the aggressive Romans were a little frightened.What's more, among these Romans, there are many children who are only in their teens.

It is impossible for recruits to be incorporated into the veterans, otherwise the order of the veterans will be completely disrupted.However, the rout of recruits can also have an impact on veterans.

As for how to distinguish, this is easier to handle.Where there is more commotion, there are recruits.

The Qin army, who had recognized this point, rushed towards the place where the recruits were with all their strength and fearlessness.

The recruit camp, which was already a little flustered, quickly collapsed under the powerful impact.

"Don't retreat! Don't retreat!" The veteran officer roared, even killing people to demonstrate.However, all of this was useless, because even the recruits who turned their heads under pressure would still retreat reflexively when facing their defeated companions and the Qin army rushing up.This is the general trend, and impersonal people can change it.

As the Roman recruits collapsed, the pressure on the veterans was also increasing.Although the Roman soldiers were still fighting to the death, the team was compressed more and more by the Qin army.

"Let's withdraw the troops!" Looking at the recruits who were completely disintegrated, the consul said with a deep breath.

He knew that all he could count on now was the high walls of Rome.

Only by sticking to it and waiting for help, maybe Rome still has a glimmer of life.Fortunately, as early as Anthony's defeat, he had already issued such an order.Now, all he can beg for is for those rescue troops to arrive as quickly as possible to keep the foundations of Rome.

(End of this chapter)