Bagule's expression gradually became firm as he listened to his sister-in-law's words. He shouted: "You are right. I am a Lucanian, but I am also a citizen of Dionian. We cannot miss this good opportunity to unify Lucania!"

"Brother, there is a problem now." Ascestes saw that Bagule had a clear idea and immediately asked: "Picossis's strength has grown too fast. Look, do we need to reinforce Kesima's tribe?"

"We do nothing, and that cunning Cincinnag will firmly believe that we are in trouble." After Bagule released his confusion, he devoted himself to the battle that was about to begin. As the actual commander of Grummentum of the Third Legion, his decisiveness and determination were shown: "And these tribes in the south have been notified by us in advance and have been prepared for a long time. Now everything is ready, just wait for the army commanders Hironimus and Lizaru to lead their troops. I believe that Lizaru is eager to use a big victory to wash away the shame he suffered in the isthmus race!"

Although Yassus also hoped that the battle would come soon, as Bagule's assistant, he received Davers' instructing to "help Bagule to complete Grummentum's battle plan". Therefore, he had to consider the problems more carefully so that he could help Bagule's rich missed: "There is no movement in Bottentiya yet, is there any problem?"

"Don't worry, the Potendias have been frightened by the last failure. They have to defend against the Samonets and cannot withstand great losses. Moreover, as far as I know, their great leader, Puamot, is a very steady man. I'm afraid that by the time he wants to act, we will attack under the city of Picossis!" Bagule smiled confidently.

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Nikuru fled back to Kosenza in a panic. Pi'anlun was shocked. After listening to Nikuru's story about his experience, he was surprised and regretful: the news that the Dionian fortress was built so quickly shocked him. Knowing that Bissinia was captured by the Dionians, he sent Bissinian soldiers to attack was indeed a foolish move he made in despair. In the embarrassment that the Bruti soldiers were already short of, more than two thousand elite soldiers were disintegrated like this, which really made him sad!

Although Nikuru promised him that as long as he came to the front of the formation to shout during the war, these Bissinians would be unwilling to face the battle even if they did not turn against each other immediately.

Pi'anlun did not intend to believe him completely. This irritable and knowledgeable leader of Bissinia was not very good at winning people's hearts. The rebellion of Bissinian soldiers also had a lot to do with him.

At this time, Pi'anlun could only suppress his anxiety and ordered other tribes to send as many soldiers as possible while waiting for the arrival of the army led by Petalu.

At dusk, not only Petalu led his army to arrive, but Ambania's great leader Bergam also led his army to meet, and Pi'anlun felt a little relieved.

The next morning, 11,000 Kosenza soldiers, 2,500 Ambalia soldiers and 5,000 other races led by Pi'anlun, Petalu, Burgam and Nikuru, totaling nearly 20,000 soldiers, and 2,000 slaves, marched east together.

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"Big leader, it's not good! The enemy is about to start siege!" Pangalu was not nervous when he heard his subordinates' report. After Nikuru and Bergaum led his troops away for two consecutive days, the Dionians did not appear for two consecutive days, which made him begin to believe what Bergaum said: Knapetia is not the focus of the Dionians' offensive!

"What a panic! The Dionians have not attacked before, so we have easily repelled them! Don't worry, with the strength of the Knapetia walls, the Dionians have no choice but to do anything to us!" Pan Gairu cheered his men.

"But, the Dionians are a little different this time. They are digging the soil..."

“Dig the soil?”

When Pangailu arrived on the city wall, soldiers of the Fourth Legion of Dionia had paved the slopes a hundred meters away from the city wall with earth and stone to create a flat ground about 20 meters in length.

Then Pangairu saw that the Dionians placed wooden shelves about one person tall on it... The Bruti warriors were curious about what it was, and many people thought: this was a tool for the Greeks to sacrifice to their gods.

Pan Gailu stared at the front and watched the enemy lift the wooden boxes to the wooden frame with great effort. The uneasiness in his heart gradually aggravated...

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"Are you ready? Can you fire?" Hilos came to the front of the "Boxings Team" that Davers called, and asked the captain of the crossbowings wearing a red crown with some expectations.

The captain of the crossbow replied embarrassedly: "We also need to observe the aiming hand to locate the crossbow."

The sightseeing player was an apprentice from the Mathematics Institute established by Davers. He was standing in front of the captain. After hearing Hilos' question, he turned back in a gentle tone and said, "It's OK, but we have to try to fire a shot first."

He pointed to the city wall in front and added: "Although it is about 100 meters away from the city wall, the terrain of Knapetia is higher and is not on the same plane as the barbarian, so it is difficult to judge the landing point. I need to see the results of the test before making corrections."

The captain nodded to show his understanding, while Hilos was a little confused. He knew that he could not learn all kinds of knowledge as easily as Davers and became accompanied with those knowledgeable scholars. He didn't understand, but he knew that since Davers had been selected from the Mathematics Institute he valued, his ability would definitely be fine.

"Put the elevation rod in the middle and pull the bowstring to the maximum scale." Guan Wei said.

Immediately, the captain shouted the orders to all the crossbowmen.

The crossbow gunners immediately turned the multiple sets of pulleys at the tail end of the crossbow gun, and the iron hook also began to pull the bowstring as thick as a finger outward (this is the improvement of the Syracuse crossbow after Marty Clis achieved certain results in research on the pulley, making it easier for the gunner to pull the bowstring). As the bowstring moved more and more backward, one section of the two wooden crossbow arms fixed on the iron main beam by the torsion spring group was also moved backward. Not only did the two crossbow gunners feel a little trouble, but even the torsion spring group connected to the main beam also made a "creaking" sound. The crossbow arms even showed a slight bending. The bowstring was pulled to the last scale of the guide rail, and the crossbow gunners were busy jamming the shaft of the pulley.

"Preparation of the crossbow cannon!" The captain ordered, so the crossbow cannons brought out a double-fist-sized stone bullet from the wooden box next to it (it was made of "Davs Cement" mixed with gravel and solidified in a circular mold, and was polished by slaves, so it was both round and smooth), and placed it on a woven mesh bag in the middle of the bowstring.

"Fire!" With the captain's order, the crossbow gunners pressed the springs. The spring group formed by two thick bull tendons tightly twisted drives the pulled crossbow arms to rebound suddenly. The huge force generated by the torque drives the bowstring. The bowstring drives the stone bullet to roll forward like lightning on the smooth guide rail, and then passes through the circular hole at the middle end of the main beam.

With a "huh", under Hilos's gaze, the rock bomb flew out, and in a blink of an eye it turned into a small black dot in the air.

In Pan Gailu's vision, the small dots in the air quickly grew larger. Amid the screams of the soldiers, it flew over the city wall, fell into the city, smashing through the roof of a family, causing exclamation.

The soldiers discussed what it was in panic.

Pan Gailu's face was gloomy: This is undoubtedly a new weapon for Dionia's siege, but why did he not use it some time ago, but he started to use it for siege after Nikuru and Bogam left? Could it be that all this was planned in advance?

"The elevation angle is high, and the shooting distance is about 300 meters." After observing the flight trajectory of the stone bullet, he made a rough judgment. He looked carefully at the comparison table of the elevation angle, torsion scale and range drawn by the Institute of Mathematics based on the newly studied parabolic equation, and then said: "Put the elevation angle bar forward, and the bow string is still pulled to the maximum, and he is putting a bullet."

The captain issued an order. When the crossbowman was busy, Guanxing said to Hilos: "According to our research, the middle and upper sections of the city wall are generally weak. Our crossbows should try to focus on bombarding this area of ​​this section of the city wall..."

Hilos nodded seriously while listening.

The stone bomb flew out again, and this time it accurately hit the city wall. There was a loud "bang" sound, and gravel splashed everywhere. The enemy's screams were still clearly heard a hundred meters apart.

The sightseeing player and the captain were obviously satisfied with the position of the bombardment, so they continued to order: "All crossbows were fired according to the previous settings."

More than a dozen stone bombs flew out one after another, and burst out blooming "stone flowers" on the enemy's city wall.

"Continue to fire, don't stop!" Hilos was obviously very satisfied with the power of the crossbow, but he did not rely entirely on this secret weapon. He had another hand to prepare: "Order the soldiers to start building the causeway!"

The commander left after the command.

Hilos turned around and said to Sipolos who had been following behind him: "Sir Sipolos, I hope your men can also participate in assisting the siege."

"Don't be so polite, Commander of the Hilos Legion, please give the order!" Siphorus said humbly. His eyes did not deviate from the whistling stone bombs in the air. The roars came to him and the four-meter-high engineering tower invented by the Dionians, and which city wall could withstand the attack of the Dionians. Will the era when the Greeks were defeated, as long as they hid in the city, they could withstand the attack of powerful enemies?

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In the council hall of Bissinia City, the commander of the Third Legion, Dracos, sat in the middle, on the left, were seven captains, Baguilipi, and Brim, who was persuaded by Baguilipi, and Claylu, who was newly elected from the original Nikuru clan (that is, the young man who led the four Bissinian soldiers to drive away Nikuru).

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