The heavy infantry phalanx of the Eastern Roman Empire has always dominated the world with its super defensive capabilities.
In front of the dense and thick shield formation of the heavy infantry phalanx, bow and arrow strikes are almost ineffective, but its bows and arrows are not all powerful.
It can defend against heavy equipment such as bed crossbows, which can easily tear through its defenses.
The crossbows in the Western Qin siege convoy continued to fire crossbow arrows, which soon tore apart the heavy infantry shield formation of the Eastern Roman Empire.
Before the siege convoy could reach the front, the heavy infantry shield formation of the Eastern Roman Empire was already there.
They were riddled with holes, and these siege vehicles were covered with spikes.
Once they gained speed, they could kill gods if they stood in their way, and they could kill Buddhas if they stood in the way of Buddha.
In the frightened expressions of the soldiers of the Eastern Roman Empire, they easily rushed into the dilapidated and loophole-filled military formations, like tigers rushing into the flock of sheep.
These Eastern Roman soldiers fled one after another, but they There is simply no way to avoid it.
"ah" "Pfft" "Kacha" When the siege convoy broke into the heavy infantry phalanx of the Eastern Roman Empire, the soldiers at the front were skewered by the spears and spikes on the siege vehicle, and each one screamed; the sound of the weapons piercing the human body was heart-wrenching.
Fear soared; some were struck with bones shattered.
In the blink of an eye, the siege vehicles were filled with the corpses of Eastern Roman Empire soldiers.
Many of them did not die on the spot, but were still screaming heart-rendingly.
The soldiers who were knocked down were laid on the ground.
He was run over by a wheel on the ground.
There were blood, corpses, weapons and tattered flags everywhere on the ground.
After all, this kind of siege vehicle is not a real tank.
Its power is manpower, which is exhausted, and there are only a dozen or so people inside it to provide power, but in front of it there are thousands of troops from the Eastern Roman Empire blocking the way.
After stabbing, stabbing and running over countless people to death, the siege vehicles of the siege convoy lost speed and stopped, with the corpses hanging on the front of the vehicles already They have been overwhelmed, but at this time, although they have not completely killed the entire heavy infantry phalanx, the Eastern Roman heavy infantry phalanx has lost more than 80% at this time, completely losing its combat effectiveness, blocking the siege convoy.
There were only a large number of corpses.
Those heavy soldiers who survived had already been frightened out of fear, and they abandoned their helmets and ran away to both sides.
At this time, the siege convoy had already advanced in front of the light infantry phalanx in the middle of the Eastern Roman army.
This was a huge phalanx of more than 7,000 people.
After the Western Qin siege convoy stopped, the light infantry of the Eastern Roman Empire The phalanx advanced under the command of the general.
They wanted to capture these huge monsters and take them back to see what the hell they were and how lethal they were.
But how could Zhao Ziliang and the others capture these siege vehicles?
The Western Qin infantry behind the siege convoy had already caught up.
Their pace was not fast, but very steady.
They had been following behind the siege convoy and lost speed when the siege convoy.
After that, the pace of their advance accelerated a bit, especially the front phalanx.
Just when the Eastern Roman light infantry phalanx arrived in front of the siege vehicles of the siege convoy and wanted to surround these siege vehicles, the Western Qin army's infantry phalanx had just arrived.
Suddenly, from the gaps in the ranks of the Western Qin light infantry formation, groups and rows of heavily armored soldiers, whose heads and legs were wrapped in steel protective gear, appeared.
The heavy armor is thicker and more defensive than the heavy infantry of the Eastern Roman Empire, and it is also much lighter than the heavy infantry armor of the Eastern Roman Empire.
"Bang bang bang" the infantry of both sides collided.
The heavy armor of the Western Qin heavy infantry collided with the leather armor of the light infantry of the Eastern Roman Empire, making a collision sound.
The Western Qin infantry wearing heavy armor were all humanoid tanks.
These people were all carefully selected strong men.
The Eastern Roman light infantry who were hit retreated one after another.
Many of them fell to the ground.
Many of them bumped into their companions behind them when they retreated.
"Stand up a shield" Following the roar of the Western Qin general, the Western Qin heavy infantry stood their shields on the ground.
The left and right sides were closely connected and airtight.
There were movable supports on the inside and bottom of these shields, which could be put down when standing on the ground.
It can enhance stability and can be stowed away when moving forward.
Shields stood on the ground, quickly forming a solid defense line.
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The Eastern Roman light infantry did not wear heavy armor.
They wore leather armor, which was very light and flexible.
They quickly rushed over and attacked the shield wall with weapons. , some people directly hit them with their bodies, and then The people in the rear kept moving forward, and the soldiers in the front were squeezed against the shield wall.
At this time, a gap was quietly opened between each shield in the shield wall, and sharp spears stretched out from the gap to stab each other.
The Eastern Roman light infantrymen were stabbed down one after another.
A few minutes later, the first few rows of Eastern Roman light infantry were stabbed to death.
Two or three layers of corpses were spread on the ground.
A gap of one to two meters was left between the two sides.
The heavy armored infantry of the Western Qin Army were behind the general.
Under the order, they advanced two meters over the corpse and set up a shield formation again.
The Eastern Roman light infantry came up again.
The Western Qin army repeated its old tricks and killed a large number of Eastern Roman infantry.
At this time, the light infantry of the Western Qin Dynasty, under the general's order, put their swords back into their scabbards, put their small bucklers on their backs, took off their bows and arrows, pointed them forward, and fired.
Dense arrows fell on the heads of the light infantry of the Eastern Roman Empire.
A large number of people were injured or killed by the arrows.
When the generals of the Eastern Roman Empire saw this, they immediately ordered counterattacks with bows and arrows.
The archers in their middle and rear also used bows and arrows to move westward.
The Qin light infantry was shooting arrows, and the Western Qin light infantry also began to suffer casualties.
However, the Western Qin light infantry was much better equipped, and European bows were obviously different from Eastern bows.
European bows were arc-shaped.
The bows of Eastern peoples are basically recurve bows, which have a longer range and are more powerful.
The Eastern Roman soldiers used curved bows with short range and low power to penetrate the bodies of infantry wearing leather armor, but they were difficult to shoot.
Entering the bodies of light infantrymen wearing light steel armor, especially the chest, the steel armor was thicker than other parts.
Therefore, although the Eastern Roman soldiers caused many casualties to the Western Qin army infantry, there were very few deaths.
In a process of suppressing and counterattacking each other with bows and arrows, the archers of the Eastern Roman Empire suffered heavy losses and had to withdraw from the battlefield and retreat to the rear.
If they did not retreat, they would be shot to death.
However, the infantry of the Western Qin Dynasty continued to use Bows and arrows killed the Eastern Roman infantry.
As the casualties increased, the Eastern Roman infantry finally couldn't stand it any longer and began to become frightened and fear began to spread. , they began to escape on their own without orders, and the Eastern Roman front infantry who gradually lost their backyard could no longer withstand it.
The Western Qin heavy infantry infantry stabbed them to death through the gaps in the shield array, and they had no corresponding measures.
To counter or restrain, all their heavy cavalry and heavy infantry had been wiped out before, and they no longer had any other strength.
A general shouted to Nicerus: "My Lord Governor, the middle road can't stand it anymore.
The bows and arrows of the Western Qin Army are too powerful.
The light infantry suffered heavy losses.
They retreated without orders and collapsed.
If we don't think of a way, The situation is irreversible.”
Another deadlock shouted: "Your Majesty Governor, the slaves on the right wing can't stand it anymore.
Although the infantry phalanx of Western Qin is not advancing fast, you see, they are full of archers on the rocky hillside next to them.
Their The range of bows and arrows is much longer than ours, and they can easily reach the battlefield on our right wing.
The slaves on the right wing suffered huge losses and could no longer withstand it and began to collapse."
Nicerus looked ugly.
He and other generals set their sights on the left battlefield.
At this time, the left battlefield also began to show signs of defeat.
Slaves are just slaves after all.
No matter how powerful slaves are without training, they will not be much better.
At this time, a heavy cavalry group suddenly appeared on the river bank on the right wing of the Western Qin Army.
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A group of heavy cavalry rushed out along the river bank.
The slaves in front were knocked away or stabbed to death by the heavy cavalry's spears.
This heavy cavalry was simply a death harvester, leaving only corpses and blood wherever it passed.
Originally, The slaves standing in front all lay on the ground and became dead after the heavy cavalry rushed over.
This scene completely destroyed the last trace of luck in Nicerus's heart.
All three battlefields on the left and right sides were defeated.
He immediately decided to take a gamble and put all the remaining half of his troops into a decisive battle with the Western Qin army.
"Send the order, order all the reserves to press forward.
Anyone in the front who retreats will be killed."
The generals around Nicerus were shocked, and one general dissuaded him: "My Lord Governor, the defeat has been decided.
This battlefield is narrow in cross-section and long in depth, and most of the people fighting on both sides are infantry.
The cavalry of Western Qin is almost They are all deployed in the rear and have not moved.
It is too late for us to withdraw now.
We will not be chased by the Western Qin cavalry and will only lose a small number of troops.
But if the entire front is pressed now, Going up, not to mention whether they can stop the retreating and defeated rebels, I am afraid that even the reserve team will be scattered by the rebels.
The losses will be even greater and more disastrous at that time.
The Western Qin people have only captured the northeastern part of Syria, and we still occupy In most areas of Syria, we can only deal with the Western Qin army by conserving our strength.
We can also use strong castles like Beroea to resist the Western Qin attack."
Nicerus hesitated for a moment.
He also knew that it would be difficult to win even if he pressed all his troops.
The initiative was no longer on his side, and the three-pronged army of Western Qin was already unstoppable.
If he could gain an advantage with all his troops, He would not give up hope, but after losing at the same time on all three battlefields, he knew that there was nothing he could do to save himself, so he had to grit his teeth and order: "Retreat, and the light cavalry will cut off the rear."
"Yes, Lord Governor" When Zhao Ziliang saw the Eastern Roman army retreating to the rear, his face was calm and not happy at all.
The results of this battle were not great.
The terrain of the battlefield prevented the Western Qin army's cavalry from pursuing them in time, and the infantry in front blocked the pursuit. , those slaves of Eastern Rome In order to escape for their lives, the slaves ran forward like crazy one by one.
They could be said to have abandoned their helmets and armor and everything that could be discarded.
The equipment of the Western Qin Army's infantry was much heavier than the tattered clothes of the slaves. , it is really impossible to pursue in a short time.
Zhao Ziliang ordered: "Order the infantry to return after a quarter of an hour to clean up the battlefield, and send a thousand light cavalry to follow the Eastern Roman army, trying to find the direction and traces of their retreat":