Well done!

After Saminder came back yesterday, he decided to give Galienus an answer tomorrow. Liu Chan guessed that Galienus was stalling for time. If nothing else happened, tonight they would either escape from Byzantium at night or take advantage of the situation.

A night raid on the Ming army.

So Liu Chan asked Liu Yan to give an order to leave a small number of troops on the central axis, but to arrange a large number of Ming troops near it. Once a Roman surprise attack was discovered, they could repel the Roman surprise attack and directly bombard the North City without waiting for orders.

The soldiers carried out his orders perfectly.

As the explosion sounded, soon everywhere in the Beicheng District was filled with flames. The main force of the Roman army that had already rushed out wanted to retreat at this time, but it was too late.

Especially on the North-South Street, when a group of Ming cavalry rushed over, the First Danube Corps led by Claude rushed over. This was also the main force of this Roman army, with a number of 16,000 people. It was the Byzantine

The largest among the Roman legions.

Claude was waiting for this moment. He was defeated by the Ming army during the day and retreated all the way to Beicheng. It was dark at this moment, even though the Ming army was cavalry.

However, Claude firmly believed that he was capable of defeating this Ming cavalry unit.

The infantry versus the cavalry looked like they were looking for death, but when the cavalry rushed out, Claude quickly ordered the troops to spread out to both sides, hoping to attack the Ming army from both sides. He wanted to take advantage of the terrain. There were houses on both sides of the street.

Now it is night again, and the cavalry wants to charge recklessly, but there is no chance.

Entering both sides of the street, you can shoot the Ming army.

Just——

The Ming cavalry had just charged for a while, and when they were still more than a hundred steps away from Claude's vanguard, explosions were heard in the distance.

The Ming army's artillery bombardment began.

Claude was a little panicked. Although the artillery fire had not yet hit their street, the Ming cavalry that had already rushed out suddenly stopped at this moment.

Fooled... Claude's first reaction was that they had been fooled by the Ming army, and he immediately shouted: "Quickly retreat!"

"Quickly retreat!"

But, it’s too late!

The Ming Army's Three-Gong Crossbow Position was attacked, so they could not fire at the same time. However, the Ming Army deployed a large number of troops on the south side of the East-West Main Street. After repelling the attacking Roman army, the Three-Gong Crossbow began to launch freely.

Shooting.

Just when the Ming cavalry stopped advancing, several rocket launchers flew over.

Bang bang, bang bang——

The explosion sounded in the Roman military formation, and the Roman troops within a few meters immediately fell on their backs. The rocket launcher was equipped with a large number of iron sheets and nails. After the explosion, the impact was not something ordinary people could withstand.

After the first round of several rocket launchers fell, nearly a hundred thunderbolt cannons fell from the sky. In an instant, the streets were filled with explosions and the shouts of Romans everywhere.

Late night raid——

The original intention was to catch the Ming army by surprise, and first use a small force to control the Ming army's artillery positions. As long as the Ming army's artillery could not be fired, the Romans could rely on their familiarity with the Byzantine environment to defeat the Ming army in one fell swoop.

Take away the Ming army's artillery.

The idea was perfect. If the Romans succeeded in their plan, the Ming army would suffer heavy losses.

But——

The Romans miscalculated, and the Ming army was not fooled because they had made sufficient preparations in advance. On the surface, the Ming army did not make any moves, but in fact they were always on guard against Roman sneak attacks.

As the two hundred three-bow crossbows unleashed their power, the main Roman army that had rushed out suffered heavy losses to varying degrees. Late at night was suitable for sneak attacks, but it was also the easiest to create chaos. When rocket launchers and thunderbolts fell on the charging Roman army,

In the formation, there was no need for the Ming army to rush up and kill them, they had already messed up the formation themselves.

Explosions, shouts of death, and wails resounded throughout Beicheng District.

As for the Ming army on the east-west central axis, they only left the central axis for more than a hundred steps, and they all stayed put. If they rushed forward, they would also be attacked by artillery fire.

Of course, they showed no mercy to the Romans who had already rushed forward. They relied on their numerical advantage to kill them one by one. Those Ming soldiers who had not encountered the Romans were leisurely admiring the chaotic Roman formation ahead.

"Hahaha!"

"Well done!"

"Well done!"

"I have been fighting all my life, but I have never fought so easily today."

On a street on the right, in front of a Ming army of several thousand people, a middle-aged general with a beard looked at the chaotic Romans in front and laughed.

"General!"

The deputy general next to him said with a smile: "My Ming Dynasty has such advanced weapons, I'm afraid we won't be needed in future wars, and we can only act as spectators."

The tone of his words seemed a little helpless.

As generals, their mission is to charge into battle and kill the enemy.

But now, the enemy is right in front.

But they are here as spectators, watching the enemies flee in all directions.

"What's wrong with this?"

The bearded general looked forward and said: "In war, people will die. If you can kill more enemies at the lowest cost, then this is a real war."

"Who will dare to be an enemy of the Ming Dynasty and the Han Dynasty in the future?"

The bearded man deliberately mentioned the Han Dynasty. Although he was not from the Central Plains, he knew very well that the current Ming Dynasty and the Han Dynasty had the same ancestry. Although the Han Emperor had said before that the Ming Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty were equal to the Han Dynasty, all people from the Ming Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty,

Whether they are ordinary people or dignitaries, they all know it very well.

The Han Dynasty is the suzerain state, while the Ming Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty can only be regarded as vassal kingdoms.

"Yes, yes!"

The deputy general also laughed loudly: "From now on, everyone in the world will speak Chinese, and everyone will be a citizen of the Han Dynasty, hahaha!"

The Ming army was very relaxed. The Romans in the North City were very upset at this time. Galienus, who was waiting to defeat the Ming army, turned livid when he heard the explosions.

.

He knew that his raid plan failed.

The most powerful thing about the Ming army was artillery fire. Once the Ming army fired their artillery, the Romans had no room to fight back.

"Your Highness!"

"Get out quickly!"

The guards around him were a little anxious. As soon as the explosion sounded, the Roman army was already in chaos.

"Your Highness!" He continued: "If we don't withdraw, it will be too late."

This man is a personal guard of Gallienus and has fought many battles with Gallienus. He can also clearly see the situation in front of him.

The Romans - defeated.

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Chapter completed!