MHAG :: Volume #10

#931: Crossbow artillery attack and defense

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Not only completed not a big fort in just three months, but also was not constructing a Xinjunying north Leontium while convenient. 不但在短短的三个月内就建成了一座不大的要塞,还顺带着在列奥提尼北面不远建造了一座新军营。 The Palagonia fort is not the Lao River fort, but is used to suppose the card charge, it is a true defense fort. 帕拉戈尼亚要塞可不是拉河要塞,只是用来设卡收费,它是一座真正的防御要塞。 One 5 meters wide, 5 meters deep trench surrounds Para Goria, the ditch sole full arrange/cloth tip wooden stake, the trench both sides full is being the dense and numerous abatis, this enables the attacking a city instrument to near under the city, becomes quite difficult. 一条五米宽、五米深的壕沟环绕着帕拉戈里亚,沟底满布尖头木桩,壕沟两侧满是密密麻麻的鹿砦,这使得攻城器械想要抵近城下,变得相当困难。 Although barbican wall only then 4 meters high, but its structure is tamps earth, stone tile/brick, long and narrow stone and cement from inside to outside respectively, not only thick firm, but also the city wall is smooth, cannot see the obvious slit, the city wall also spreads the thick pulverized lime, this not for artistic, but has certain tactical effect, under the white city wall in the sunlight will shine will have the reflection, will have the influence on the attack soldier, will also make swarm on enter a city becomes more difficult, meanwhile can reduce the impact of marbles to city wall. 外城墙虽然只有四米高,但其结构从里到外分别是夯土、石砖、条石和水泥,不但厚实坚固,而且城壁光滑平整,看不到明显缝隙,城壁还敷有厚厚的石灰粉,这可不是为了美观,而是有一定的战术作用,白色的城壁在阳光照耀下会产生反光,对进攻士兵造成影响,而且会使得蚁附登城变得更加困难,同时还可以减小石弹对城壁的撞击力。 The barbican wall that the circular surrounds can let the garrison troops better concentration of effort defense, can let the reinforcements more convenient arrival top that in the city dispatches. 圆形环绕的外城墙可以让守军更好的集中兵力防御,也能让城内派遣的援军更便利的到达城头。 City wall, has the circular wall tower that every other protrudes the wall surface, it can strengthen to withdrawing the flanking attack effort of enemy the enemies or swarm on under city attacking a city, simultaneously its circular wall can also weaken the impact of external force. 城墙每隔一段,就有凸出墙面的圆形壁塔,它可以加强对龟缩在城下的敌人或蚁附攻城的敌人的侧面攻击力度,同时其圆形的壁面也能减弱外力的冲击。 The aisle of top is not narrow, but with the wall tower peak that it connects is spacious, each wall tower peak is placing a crossbow artillery and an abdomen bow abreast in row, the ground is putting several box of marbles and iron stock, near embattlement also many garrison troops soldiers, does not seem crowded. 城头的走道并不狭窄,而与之连接的壁塔顶端更是宽敞,每一个壁塔顶端并排摆放着一架弩炮和一架腹弓,地上放着好几箱石弹和铁件,城垛边还有不少守军士兵,也并不显得拥挤。 All crossbow artillery and abdomen bows in Leotychides Catania military compound centralized to Palagonia, not only laid aside in the wall tower in barbican wall, laid aside in the city central turret roof. This more than 6-meter turret similarly is the circular construction, its 50 meters in diameter, not only withstand/top the laying aside to have many crossbow artillery and abdomen bows in the tower, but can also deploy lots of soldiers, they have the protection of embattlement, can occupy a commanding position, the attack mounts the barbican wall or enters the enemy in city. Also opens many windows under the turret, similarly may attack under the tower for the soldiers enemy. 列奥提齐德斯将卡塔奈军营里的所有弩炮和腹弓都集中到了帕拉戈尼亚,不光是放置在了外城墙的壁塔上,也放置在城中央的塔楼楼顶。这个高达6米多的塔楼同样是圆形建筑,其直径50米,不但在塔顶上放置有多架弩炮和腹弓,而且还可以部署大量的士兵,他们有城垛的保护,可以居高临下,攻击登上外城墙或者进入城内的敌人。在塔楼下方还开有多个窗户,同样可供士兵们攻击塔下敌人之用。 What Magon has not seen, between the barbican walls and central turrets, with the barbican wall contour fence, it is surrounding the central turret together, once the barbican wall were broken through by Carthaginians, the Theonia defense soldier can retreat to the second city wall in rapidly defends, if Carthaginians thinks that broke through the barbican wall to capture Palagonia, thus relaxed vigilantly, without doubt will suffer a loss. 玛哥没有看到的是,在外城墙与中央塔楼之间,还有一道与外城墙等高的围墙,它环绕着中央塔楼,一旦外城墙被迦太基人攻破,戴奥尼亚守城士兵可以迅速撤退到第二道城墙上进行防御,迦太基人如果认为攻破了外城墙就可以夺取帕拉戈尼亚,从而放松警惕,无疑会吃大亏。 The soldiers of operation crossbow artillery with the chief who spoke is responsible for defending the commander in Palagonia in the wall building, his name was safe Minny Dhesse, the Locri person, the seventh regiment's first brigade chief, took over control of this fort and not long, saw that usually only was really used in the actual combat in the fort that in the training can contact unexpectedly . Moreover the fort was huger, facility completely, in his heart was excited, about defending Palagonia was confident, has led the soldiers of seventh regiment to be familiar with the structure and facility of this fort for serveral days, in order to be insufficient flustered in the fight. 在壁楼上同操纵弩炮的士兵们说话的大队长正是负责防御帕拉戈尼亚的指挥官,他叫泰明尼德斯,洛克里人,第七军团第一大队大队长,接管这座要塞并没有多久,看到平时只在训练中才能接触到的要塞居然真的用于了实战,而且要塞更加庞大、设施更加的完备,他心中非常兴奋,对守住帕拉戈尼亚充满信心,这些天一直带领着第七军团的士兵熟悉这座要塞的结构和设施,以便在战斗中不至于忙乱。 Now wants Cery to have about 4000 soldiers, respectively is the seventh regiment single layer cohort and seventh light infantry brigade, a Sicily regiment heavy infantry prepares the brigade and light infantry prepares the brigade, altogether is 2000 heavy infantries and 2000 light infantries( excluding crossbow artillery army and medical treatment and nursing camp). safe Minny Dhesse feels the soldier quantity and branch of the services proportion of garrison troops regarding this not big fort exactly appropriate. 如今要塞里有将近4000名士兵,分别是第七军团第一重步兵大队、第七轻步兵大队,还有西西里的一个军团重步兵预备大队和轻步兵预备大队,一共是2000名重步兵、2000名轻步兵(不包括弩炮部队、医护营)。泰明尼德斯觉得守军的士兵数量和兵种比例对于这座不大的要塞来说恰好合适。 Although in the fort has 4 chiefs, safe Minny Dhesse is newly-arrived, but the first chief of official regiment compares the other chief position of same regiment to want high one section, usually will be future legatus, according to " Theonian Military Law » stipulation „is fighting, if legatus accidently lost life, the first chief wanted the acting legatus responsibility”, therefore other three chiefs also quite respected about him, in fort he can achieve to strict enforcement of orders and bans. 虽然要塞中有四个大队长,泰明尼德斯又是初来乍到,但正式军团的第一大队长比同一个军团的其他大队长地位要高一截,通常是未来的军团长,按照《戴奥尼亚军法》的规定“在战斗中,如果军团长不幸身亡,第一大队长要代行军团长的职责”,所以其他三个大队长对他还比较尊重,在要塞中他可以做到令行禁止。 The safe Minny Dhesse's in aisle along the city, is inspecting the defense work of soldiers, often chatted several with them, the main target of talk was the Sicily soldier, its goal was to understand their conditions not only, was makes these Sicily Theonia citizen soldiers be familiar with his commander, was advantageous for the later direction combat. 泰明尼德斯沿着城上走道,视察着士兵们的防御工作,不时和他们聊上几句,谈话的主要对象是西西里士兵,其目的不光是要了解他们的状态,也是让这些西西里的戴奥尼亚公民兵熟悉他这个指挥官,便于以后指挥作战。 The Locri soldiers of seventh regiment work earnestly, bear hardships and stand hard work, but reserved uncommunicative, only has safe Minny Dhesse is an exception, his personality extroversion, has the affinity very much, is good at becoming integrated with the soldiers, this is also lays mines Lu to send him to hold the post of one of commander reasons to Palagonia, because of him can soldier very good kneading together of Locri and Sicily in the same place. 第七军团的洛克里士兵做事认真、吃苦耐劳、但是内敛寡言,唯有泰明尼德斯是个例外,他性格外向,很有亲和力,善于同士兵们打成一片,这也是布雷鲁之所以派他到帕拉戈尼亚担任指挥官的原因之一,因为他能够将洛克里和西西里的士兵很好的捏合在一起。 „Chief, the enemy could attack!” Some soldiers are pointing at outside the city, said loudly. “大队长,敌人可能要进攻了！”有士兵指着城外,大声说道。 „That was really good! Carthaginians must prepare to us delivers the merit to come!” safe Minny Dhesse said with a smile. “那真是太好了！迦太基人要准备给我们送功劳来了！”泰明尼德斯笑着说道。 The surrounding soldiers are also one laugh, on their faces fills excitedly, in heart anxious also dissipates in the laughter. 周围的士兵们也是一阵哄笑,他们的脸上充满兴奋,心中的紧张也在笑声中消散。 The team officers start to urge them to prepare to defend, safe Minny Dhesse also stands after the embattlement carefully observes the Carthaginians situation. 队官们开始督促他们准备防御,泰明尼德斯也站在城垛后仔细观察迦太基人的情况。 Obviously Carthaginians had realized that they are impossible to defer to the beforehand means again, under the long-distance attack of garrison troops in the city, sends lots of soldiers to clean up the ground directly, has neared under the city, therefore Magon made the engineers manufacture dozens to keep off the arrow car(riage) beforehand, the Carthage soldier got up them abreast in row, forms a railroad tie wall, started to advance to the city. His plan is- keeps off the arrow car(riage) to go forward every time, Nummi Biya soldier on lost/carrying earth follows, to level the path. 显然迦太基人已经意识到他们不可能再按照之前的办法,在城内守军的远程攻击之下,直接派大量的士兵去清理地面,一直抵近城下,所以玛哥让工程师们事先就制作了几十架挡箭车,迦太基士兵将它们并排起来,形成一道木墙,开始向城下推进。他的计划是-挡箭车每前进一段,努米比亚士兵就负土跟上,填平道路。 However the matter is not easy, crossed shortly, is not the leg and foot of cart soldier is buried the splinter in place and iron hook puncture wound, is keeps off the arrow car(riage) to fall into the trap unable to go forward, that say/way „wooden wall” quick scattered about, does not form completely. 但是事情并没有那么容易,过了没多久,不是推车士兵的腿脚被埋在地里的木刺、铁钩刺伤,就是挡箭车掉进陷阱里无法前进,那道“木墙”很快就七零八落,完全不成形了。 But in the top the Theonia crossbow artillery and abdomen bow also start to assume an awe-inspiring pose, the marbles hit the arrow car(riage), the shatter sawdust flies everywhere randomly, becomes the nightmare of surrounding soldier, but was known as that keeps off the keeping off arrow car(riage) of arrow when thick length iron arrow that in facing the rapid flight comes, not only the thick plank was spent a large cave/hole, the iron arrow that but also odd/surplus Jin has not disappeared can also the soldier who pushes a cart the rear area sew on the ground, dead shape pitiful...... , is not only the soldier of cart, rear area includes the soldiers who prepare to fill each one to frighten scared, escapes in abundance backward, only leaves behind the soldier who is injured to struggle same place the moan. 而城头上戴奥尼亚的弩炮和腹弓也开始发威,石弹击中箭车,破碎的木屑四处乱飞,成为周围士兵的梦魇,而号称挡箭的挡箭车在面对疾飞而来的粗长铁箭时,不但厚实的木板被破出一个大洞,而且余劲未消的铁箭还能将后方推车的士兵钉在地上,死状凄惨……不光是推车的士兵,包括后方准备填土的士兵都个个吓得胆寒,纷纷向后逃跑,只留下受伤的士兵在原地挣扎呻吟。 Magon is unwilling , the order army pushes the crossbow artillery, in crossbow artillery implementation suppression to city. 玛哥不甘心,又命令军队将弩炮推出来,对城上的弩炮实施压制。 However, the Theonia crossbow artillery occupies the high place, the firing distance is farther than the opposite party, therefore the Carthage crossbow artillery has not advanced to the rightful position, came under the continuous attack of Theonia crossbow artillery, moreover they often three and four centralism shell one, this raised the hit probability. 但是,戴奥尼亚的弩炮占据着高处,射程比对方远,因此迦太基弩炮还没有推进到合适的位置,就受到了戴奥尼亚弩炮的连续攻击,而且它们往往三、四架集中轰击一架,这样就提高了命中率。 Magon one cruel-hearted, pushed all crossbow artillery simply, and makes it disperse completely, blazons in northern Palagonia surface surrounding, wants with the numerical advantage and angular deviation, decreases the threat of Theonia crossbow artillery, obtains certain advantage. 玛哥一狠心,干脆将所有的弩炮都推了出来,并且让其完全散开,广布在帕拉戈尼亚城北面的外围,想凭着数量优势和角度偏差,来减低戴奥尼亚弩炮的威胁,获得一定的优势。 But then he surprised seeing, not only the marbles project from various wall towers in north semicircle city wall unceasingly, in the quick city in the central that high tower also starts to fire the marbles. Also after a while, more than ten marbles launch from the south semicircle city wall, crosses the entire city to fall is putting up nearby the Carthage crossbow artillery respectively, its rate of accuracy is not low. 但接下来他又惊奇的看到,不但石弹不断从北面的半圆形城墙的各处壁塔上射出,很快城内中央的那栋高塔上也开始发射石弹。又过了一会儿,有十几颗石弹从南面的半圆形城墙上发射出来,越过整座城区落在各架迦太基弩炮附近,其准确率还不低。 This is a large-scale crossbow artillery to the war, lets both soldiers fearful and apprehensive at the same time, also enjoyed an eye addiction, but dozens marbles from the sky howled and staggered thrilling picture only continue for more than 10 minutes to finish unceasingly, the Carthage army had nine crossbow artillery to be wrecked, dozens people of casualties, but Para Goria fort was rumbled several small pit except for the barbican wall, garrison troops few is injured. 这是一次大规模的弩炮对战,让双方士兵心惊胆战的同时,也过了一次眼瘾,但几十颗石弹在空中呼啸、不断交错的惊险画面只持续了十多分钟就结束了,迦太基军队有九架弩炮被击毁,几十人伤亡,而帕拉戈里亚要塞除了外城墙被轰出几个小坑,守军几乎无人受伤。 Magon is pale the face, he realized that oneself underestimated difficult of Palagonia hits the degree, has to suspend attacking, returns to the camp, convenes hand/subordinate general, discussed together how can capture this stone that is difficult to gnaw? 玛哥铁青着脸,他意识到自己还是低估了帕拉戈尼亚的难打程度,不得不暂停进攻,返回营地,召集手下将领们,一起商议,如何才能攻下这块难啃的石头？ ................................................ ………………………………………… In October, the weather starts to transfer coolly, but the temperature of African mainland somewhat is burning hot, at the past this time, the Carthage citizen liked leading the family member to go to the leisure to Nummi Biya's inland, here had a series of saline lakes, can swim to the lake, or sat in the lakeside, the appreciation beautiful scene, tastes fruits and melons that various types just harvested, is enjoying serving of Nummi Biya slave. 10月,天气开始转凉,但阿非利加大陆的气温还有些炎热,在以往的这个时候,迦太基的公民喜欢带着家人到努米比亚的内陆去休闲,这里有一连串的盐湖,可以到湖里游泳,或者坐在湖边,欣赏美景,品尝各种刚刚收获的瓜果,享受着努米比亚奴隶的侍奉。 However this year, rarely has the citizen to do this again, as a result of the Theonia warship at the Sicily western waters cruise, often attacks to communicate in the merchant ship between Carthage and Sicily for a long time, not only caused this city harbor bad trade, made the Carthage merchant put up the ship to go to sea becomes cautious. Although the Carthage citizen obtained the harvest in Nummi Biya's land, the wheat and other crops that but harvests except for keeping use for oneself, almost by the cheap price by the Carthage government purchase, as the military provisions that giving the Carthage army arranges...... 但是今年,很少再有公民这样做,由于戴奥尼亚战船长期在西西里西部海域巡弋,不时袭击来往于迦太基与西西里之间的商船,不但导致本城港口贸易萧条了许多,也使得迦太基商人架船出海变得小心翼翼。虽然迦太基公民在努米比亚的土地获得了丰收,但收回来的小麦和其他农作物除了留作自用,几乎都以便宜的价格被迦太基政府收购,作为给迦太基军队筹备的军粮…… Carthage and Theonia war, although only continued for several months, however the Carthage general public had felt that their life of this giant war to the influence, they were not only anxious for the sharp decline of household income, expedited the Sicily family member but the day and night was worried, therefore they are paying attention to the Sicily island daily the progress of war, that originally had no object who the Kingdom of Greece of relations becomes them to curse now day and night north the Sicily island with them. 迦太基与戴奥尼亚的战争虽然只持续了几个月,但是迦太基的普通民众已经感觉到了这场巨大的战争对他们的生活所造成的影响,他们不但为家庭收入的锐减而忧虑,也更为远征西西里的亲人而日夜担心,因此他们天天关注着西西里岛上战局的进展,那个原本远在西西里岛北面与他们没什么关系的希腊王国如今成为了他们日夜诅咒的对象。 A while ago, when the Carthage people knew that „Magon led the army, attacked and occupied numerous Greek city-state of Sicily south coast one after another, when stormed into the Theonia Sicily territory”, in the city cheers inspired, everyone is shouting loudly the Magon name, blessed for him, hopes that he can expel Sicily Theonian as soon as possible, making the Sicily sea area the Carthage merchant ship free trade harbor. 前段时间,当迦太基民众得知“玛哥率领大军,接连攻占西西里南海岸的众多希腊城邦,攻入了戴奥尼亚的西西里领地”时,城内一片欢声鼓舞,大家高喊着玛哥的名字,纷纷为他祝福,希望他能尽快将戴奥尼亚人赶出西西里,让西西里海域重新成为迦太基商船自由贸易的港湾。
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