Hyperdimensional Player

Chapter 87: The Nation is Destroyed! Rome is in Turbulence! (Additional chapters for every subscriptions)

In the common impression, the reason why Rome was able to dominate the Mediterranean and establish a vast empire spanning three continents was mainly due to its powerful heavy infantry and strict discipline. But in fact, the Romans also had something very advanced, that is, a variety of exquisite military equipment.

The equipment commonly used in the empire is divided into heavy and light. The heavy ones include ballistae, catapults, battering rams, mobile siege towers, etc., while the light ones are divided into mobile light ballistae and machine crossbows.

These were standard equipment for the legion in the early days, but later, due to financial constraints, their number was gradually reduced.

Large crossbows are now very rare.

The Imperial Legion mainly uses mobile light crossbows, which can be pulled by carriages, but the deployment speed is still very slow.

In addition to the crossbow, the wild donkey-style catapult is commonly used in sieges. This type of catapult is simple in structure and low in cost, but its accuracy is relatively low. Due to its huge kinetic energy, it must be placed on grass and rubble when launched. If deployed on the city wall, it may even shake down the city wall below.

The librarian organized people to build a wild donkey catapult, which used a rear-mounted single-force torsion spring and its structure was not particularly complicated.

He even knew how to make a repeating crossbow.

This weapon was first invented by the ancient Greeks and later adopted by the Romans. Although this weapon can fire arrows continuously, forming a very strong firepower density, it is not as powerful and cannonball-like as ordinary crossbows. It is also accused by some officers of "wasting ammunition". Therefore, this weapon is not widely used, but it can be found in games such as Total War.

Duncan led his army to besiege London for nearly half a month.

During this period, Saxon envoys also came and tried to persuade him to withdraw his troops and renegotiate a peace treaty by offering tribute, but Duncan rejected them without hesitation.

Duncan has already given it a chance.

If the Saxons had not torn up the treaty before, he could have allowed these people to survive for a few more days, but if the other party tore up the treaty and invaded Southampton while he was on an expedition across the sea to rescue the empire, then he would not give the enemy any chance.

He is bound to destroy the Kingdom of Kent!

in front of the barracks.

Duncan looked at the catapult in front of him, examining it curiously. He then asked, "Is this the catapult used by the Imperial Legion?"

"What's the range?"

The maximum range of the Wild Donkey catapult is about 400 meters. This catapult can easily throw stone bullets weighing more than 30 kilograms over the city wall. Its power is so great that it can easily destroy stone walls and even destroy buildings in the city.

However, it also has a disadvantage, which is that it fires extremely slowly, and it takes half a day to reload a round of ammunition.

"let me try!"

Duncan was a little impatient and signaled others to retreat, then he took control of the wild donkey catapult in front of him. Sure enough, a aiming pattern appeared in the projection page of the God's perspective, but it was not a cross star aiming, but a parabola with a large arc.

"My aim doesn't seem to be very good."

After Duncan found the right angle, he ordered others to fire, and soon a stone bullet weighing about 20 kilograms was thrown out. The Saxon soldiers on the London city wall were already terrified when they saw the catapult. When it was actually launched, some of them were so scared that they wanted to run away.

On the city wall.

A rather burly Saxon commander shouted to the others, "What are you afraid of?"

“No need to hide!”

"The Imperial trebuchets are so inaccurate! ... They can't even hit us! ..."

"I……"

boom!
A stone bullet fell, and the Saxon warrior in front of him was torn into pieces on the spot. A broken finger even flew into the surprised mouth of a Saxon spearman, causing him to vomit.

It's too bloody.

too frightening.

The stone bullets from the catapult hit him head on, and there was no trace of his body left, his whole body was shattered into pieces.

Even a small part of London's stone wall collapsed. The kinetic energy of the Wild Ass Catapult was terrifying. It was considered the top siege equipment in that era. Ordinary people would be killed by the stone bullets if they were hit even a little bit. Even a three-star strong man would be killed by the stone bullets.

"Why is it so far off?"

Duncan's brow furrowed slightly. He paid no attention to the barbarian leader who was smashed to pieces. Instead, he frowned at the catapult in front of him and thought to himself, "The aim is off by almost thirty or forty meters."

"Even with the God's perspective correction, will there be such a large deviation distance?"

This thing is much more difficult to use than a crossbow.

It was clearly a well-aimed parabola, but after it was launched, the changes were very large, and the shapes of the stone bullets were different, which affected the range and angle. It can be said that only a general direction can be determined, and the rest depends on luck.

But it doesn’t matter. If it doesn’t work the first time, try a few more times. If one is not enough, just build a few more.

Although there are not many craftsmen on the British Isles, it is not difficult to build a few catapults. Duncan is preparing to bombard the London city walls in front of him.

not far away.

Kveto looked curiously at Duncan, who was directing the trebuchet, and asked in a low voice, "Does the Governor know how to operate the trebuchet?"

Clegane nodded proudly, "Of course."

"After all, your Excellency is of Roman descent, so he must know something about trebuchets."

He is already Duncan's number one fanatic.

Beside him, Barton, the commander of the British Empire Legion, also spoke up, "Governor, your ancestors came from the British Empire Legion. Of course, you know how to use a catapult."

Do our own people understand?

The Governor is from the Imperial Legion, otherwise why would we follow him back to the British province?

"There's such a thing? Why haven't I heard of it?" Kveto looked surprised.

There are many versions of Duncan's legend today.

All parties had heard the version they wanted. Even the barbarian foreign legion said that the governor had barbarian blood, because there were many barbarian residents around Pannonia who were assimilated by the empire. The earliest barbarians had integrated into the empire hundreds of years ago and settled near Pannonia.

Such a fierce man must have barbarian blood. He can also be violent. There is no doubt that his ancestors must be barbarian berserkers who settled in the empire.

Born in the Imperial Legion, he has barbarian blood and responded to Britain's call for help alone. His ancestors may have been stationed in the British province, and he probably has some British aristocratic blood. Various legends have almost filled up Duncan's buffs.

The most important thing is that he is still a Roman. The empire ruled the British province for hundreds of years. It is not unacceptable to restore the Roman governor system now.

At least it was better than the days when we were ravaged by the Saxons.

When the empire ruled in the past, some people rebelled because they felt that the empire's taxes were too high. Later, the Saxon pirates came and left them with nothing. They burned, killed and looted, and they began to miss the time when they were protected by the empire.

boom!
Another stone bullet fell, and the stone wall of London shook violently, and a crack actually appeared.

After all, it had fallen into disrepair and the Saxons had never repaired the city walls.

This frightened the defenders in the city.

Aren't the Imperial catapults said to be inaccurate? Why is this one so accurate? They're almost hitting the same spot!
Duncan smiled but said nothing.

After becoming familiar with the operation, his control accuracy improved a lot. As long as the stone bullets are of similar size and have the ballistic range calculated previously, there will not be too much deviation.

Using a catapult to hit people probably wouldn't be very effective, but the accuracy is acceptable when hitting fixed targets.

At this time, the Saxon chiefs in the city were in chaos.

The city defense was broken.

The morale impact is even greater.

If I had known this earlier, I would have fought the enemy in the wild!
Trapped within the city walls, bombarded by catapults, and watching the stone walls gradually crumble before finally collapsing, I'm afraid many soldiers' fighting spirit collapsed along with the walls. The Saxons, still a loosely organized tribal military, had previously resented the brothers Henges and Horsa, believing them to be kings of all.

Now both brothers Henges and Horsa were killed in the battle.

They started to miss each other again.

The reason is simple. No one can currently command so many barbarian chiefs, and no one has the prestige to overwhelm others.

"The city walls can no longer be defended!"

The South Saxon and East Anglian chieftains were still arguing about what to do next when a hurried figure suddenly walked in, his face covered in dust and said, "A section of the stone wall on the west side has collapsed."

"The enemy hasn't attacked yet."

"But they've already built the siege towers and will launch the attack tomorrow at the latest!"

The city walls of this era were not very high or very strong. They did not use glutinous rice paste to blend into the city walls like in the East. They were just ordinary stone walls. Only the Italian peninsula in the empire had thick and tall city walls.

No one can withstand Duncan's attack!
A stone bullet fell.

No one dared to stand near the city wall, and everyone hid underneath. Many people died on the city wall during this period.

Sometimes in places where troops are densely packed, when rocks fall, the scene is simply horrific!

Battle of London.

The Saxon pirate coalition was actually in a great disadvantage. Although they had the advantage in manpower, they were suppressed and could not even fight back. They were not good at siege equipment. They finally found a few crossbows from London, but they were blown up by catapults before they could use them.

boom!
A loud noise came from the east.

Riots instantly broke out throughout London, and many people shouted in horror: "The city wall has collapsed! The east wall has collapsed too!"

Boom!Boom!Boom!
A deafening sound of war drums rang out.

As breaches appeared on both sides of the enemy's walls, the British Empire Legion, shields held high, pushed siege vehicles six or seven meters tall toward the wall ahead. The barbarian foreign legion, equipped with battle axes, was very fast at chopping down trees, but transporting them was a hassle.

"Shield wall!"

The front of the siege vehicle was protected by wooden boards, with imperial heavy infantry holding up large shields on both sides, and infantry pushing the siege vehicle forward in the back. As the heavy wooden boards fell, the siege vehicle was directly flush with the city wall, and there were wooden steps at the back that could directly reach the top of the city wall.

Duncan launched a general attack. Relying on the gaps on both sides of the city wall and using siege equipment, he quickly reached the enemy's city wall and a very brutal hand-to-hand combat broke out.

He went up to the city himself!
Duncan was wearing heavy armor, holding a tower shield, and wielding the Sword of Promised Victory. Relying on his amazing brute force, he actually pushed a dozen barbarian soldiers in front of him to stagger back. Then the holy sword flashed a cold light, and the nearby enemies were chopped off along with their weapons.

——The British Imperial Legion (morale is high) (inspired) (the city wall falls) (the commander will be the first to climb) (victory is in sight)!

——Saxon Spear and Shield Legion (morale shaken) (ghosts and gods) (horrified) (city walls fallen) (encountered a powerful enemy)!
Dimensional space.

Duncan only took a glance at the mark on the projection page and knew that this battle was certain to be won. The enemy's morale was shaken by the bombardment of catapults, and after the city wall fell, the regular low-level infantry almost collapsed at the first touch.

He was not really afraid of the enemy defending the city. If he had more catapults, he could blow the city upside down.

"The enemy is defeated!"

"rush!"

Beside Duncan were dozens of heavy infantry guards. Cullen led the Gallic guards in a fierce charge, directly beheaded the general and captured the flag, killed a Saxon chief, and occupied part of the western city wall.

After the Battle of Chalons, the heavy infantry under his command were also equipped with iron armor, and their combat effectiveness was almost qualitatively improved.

One battle will determine the outcome!

Duncan led 8,000 elite troops to defeat London's 15,000-strong defenders, killed more than a dozen Saxon chiefs and pirate leaders, and recaptured the fallen London area in one fell swoop.

This war involving nearly 20,000 to 30,000 people was considered a major war in the British Isles.

Many barbarian chiefs who invaded the British Isles were terrified, and some were planning to flee and retreat back to their hometowns.

Kent surrendered without a fight.

In one battle, Duncan captured South Sussex, Surrey, Berkshire, Kent, Buckingham, East Sussex and other places, and fought all the way to Oxford and Cambridge areas, then slowed down the offensive a little to digest the occupied territories.

In this battle, the Kingdom of Kent was officially destroyed!
the other side.

Just as Duncan was preparing to launch a war of annihilation against the Kingdom of Kent, a group of hurried cavalry had already entered the Italian peninsula.

"Big victory!"

"The Empire triumphs over the Hun army!"

"God's Scourge - Attila was beheaded by Duncan, the Governor of the British Province!"

"The Huns were badly defeated! Countless casualties!"

For a time, the entire Italian peninsula was in an uproar.

Countless Romans were excited. The empire had suffered one defeat after another, but they never expected to win such an epic victory!
wrong.

Who was Duncan, the Governor of the British Province? Didn't the Empire abandon the British Province long ago?

In the battle report of this epic victory, Duncan's presence was particularly abrupt. The empire had abandoned the British province for nearly two or three decades, and suddenly a governor of the British province appeared and crossed the sea to rescue the empire and respond to the empire's call for war. This legendary epic plot almost made countless old Romans climax.

The glory of the empire!
Recast!

For a time, countless people were wondering who Duncan, the governor of the British province, was!
Urgent! Urgent!
Who is this person? !
When the old Romans learned that he resolutely led the legions across the sea to rescue the empire even when the British Isles were being ravaged by Saxon pirates, they burst into tears.

Some old guys still remembered the time when the empire crossed the sea to rescue the British province. Even though they had clearly given up the province, they still made several cross-sea expeditions and urgently transferred the imperial legions back to Gaul for garrison after the war.

This wave!
It was a two-way run after more than 20 years!

At this time, it was the turn of the Emperor of the Empire - Valentinian III to appear on the scene. He was already Duncan's number one fan, and praising Duncan was actually praising his own wisdom and bravery.

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(End of this chapter)