Chapter 15 The Surrender of Eulabella (Part 2)
In order to show sincerity, Urabella also shaved all his hair and expressed his apology. It was unwise for him to do so in this season, because when he arrived at the position between Athens and Uripis, the sun happened to be the most vicious moment.
Between the barren hillsides and the ocean, the city of Athens, which Brutu is guarding, is white. It has been destroyed by Sula for decades. The former Athenian school of thought is that Sula destroyed Athens, but we only spent so much time to revive it, which is full of pride.
But now, Libida's army has come. To the west of Athya Island, there are more than a dozen legions led by Leo. On the outer islands and east of the land, there are four legions joined by Sabo and Ben. Now, the six legions of Libida and Lufio have arrived one after another. In a bold cavalry maneuver, the defense line between Athens and Uripis was torn apart. Facing the overwhelming army of Libida, Brutu's subordinates were outnumbered and could only abandon the several barriers that were originally placed in the middle. In this way, the connection between the two cities was cut off.
Then, countless Li Bida's troops flocked in. They imitated Caesar's experience and built their two barriers. One faced Athens and the other faced Uripis, they firmly surrounded the two cities.
Originally, because the city of Athens was not big, it could not support the garrison of several legions of Brutu, so nine or ten legions were divided and twelve legions were handed over to Sibalas to assist in the city of Uripis. Now the army and garrisoned city of the former finance officer have become the target of the fire.
Li Bida first crossed the sea to Li Bida Fort. Then he rode his horse, along with the guards, staff and staff, quickly approached the siege position of Juripis, and for a day and night, where Sabo Kemus was waiting for him.
Everything was as usual as Sabo once served as the chief of staff. The map table had already been erected, and the various internal affairs in the army had already been done. When the officers of the 16th and 28th Legion saw the arrival of the high priest for a long time, they all surrounded him and hugged him. Only Sabo stood aside. He smiled and signaled.
Not only are there 16th and 28th legions here, but Li Bida's 5th, 7th and 12th legions also took boats to rescue and land. In addition, the legions belonging to Leo and Parumma also drew a considerable number of senior centurions and infantry brigades gathered at this position to prepare for the siege. Therefore, Li Bida did not make much conspiracy, so he sat down and asked about Saab's siege plan.
"The other party has glasses forts, all of which were built along the old stone walls of the city. This old city wall surrounding Juripis is the psychological support for Sibalas to protect the entire city. He thought it was extremely solid, even if he only had two new recruits in his hands, he had repeatedly refused our persuasion to surrender."
"Why should I persuade the surrender? For the stubborn Republicans, if they don't ask them to suffer, they don't know that there is such a punishment in this world. In this siege of Julipis, I only have three results, that is, speed, fierce and fierce. So, no matter what method I use, I will see the fall of this city before sunset the next day." This was Li Bida's request and also his "ultimatum". After saying that, he did not make any specific arrangements, so he stopped talking and quietly waited for Sabo's plan.
Saab cleared his throat and said, "Because the city is covered with rocky cliffs on three sides, only facing the streets and ports, and the side is a thickened stone wall. Sibalas also dug trenches in front and laid several glasses forts. Our siege equipment needs to be built under the projection weapons of the Eye Fort, because Sibalas improved all the projectors and increased the range. They are located on the Eye Fort, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack." So Saab waved and pointed at the sand table model and chess pieces,
There was a bar row, "I will set the siege position on the left and right sides of the city wall, and all the equipment will be concentrated in these two places, and the cavalry will be arranged on the confrontation between the two siege positions to guard against the enemy's raid. In addition, in Athens, the Leo and Parumma's legions each pulled out their chief brigades and lined up on the other side of our position to guard against Brutu's reinforcements to Juripis. Then our soldiers will do one thing, that is, to remove all the masts from the ships on the sea."
The plan continued. Although it sounded beyond everyone's expectations, in the evening, all the soldiers of the legion took action, from the coast to the siege position, soldiers wearing short shirts, centurions and soldiers tied themselves with ropes, held the long mast of the ship, and dragged them toward the position in sweat. The new cavalry, full of armor, set up their formations in front of the confrontation line to prevent the siege work from being disrupted by the Sibalas army.
"What are they going to do?" asked Sibalas, who was on the tower, but the surrounding generals shook their heads, "Then shoot, shoot!"
The equipment on the Eye Fort began to shoot stones, roaring past the heads of the cavalry, but the people and horses were quiet and motionless. Then they smashed into the busy siege soldiers behind. The casualties were quickly dragged away and placed. The others continued to operate without any signs of stopping. The cavalry cannons on the Libida square earth platform also began to fire, and all the soldiers and military slaves were busy with the stone bullets coming and going.
Soon, the soldiers raised the masts and lined up a long row around the opposite of the city of Uripis, and marked the so-called scales on it. Then they actually raised the canvas, skins and asbestos blocks on the masts, forming a curtain to resist the "strike" of the enemy's Eye Fort. Then they began to build huge siege towers, city hammers and siege shields behind them. It turned out that what Saab really cares about was not the damage to the infantry and cavalry by the enemy's shooting. Li Bida can now say that he doesn't care about everything, but the enemy's throwing stones and the throwing spears that shot will damage their own siege equipment. This is the trouble that will cause great trouble to the progress of the siege.
Sibalas was keenly aware that this would not work, so he gathered two legions to make up for the cavalry of 500 people. After a meal, he chose the flag to advance and retreat, and took the opportunity to rush out from a hidden city gate.
Chapter completed!