Chapter 78 German Mercenaries

I returned to the camp and hadn't even sat down by the campfire when I heard the sound of armor colliding on the ground not far away.

I put down the water bottle I hadn't drunk yet, sat up and saw rows of soldiers passing by us. They wore iron-studded leather helmets, chain mail or animal fur, and had an axe on their belts that looked like it was used for felling trees. But the dark red axe handle made the axe look scary, and with the barbarian's big beard, the first impression was that this guy was not easy to mess with.

"Are these the German mercenaries?"

I asked Briss beside me. Briss glanced at the people passing by, nodded at me and said, "Yes, sir, after all, axes are the patent of barbarians."

All the members of this German mercenary army lowered their heads and said nothing as they marched in front of hundreds of eyes of our First Battalion. The soldiers who were resting in front of the tents stopped their work and watched them walk by row after row.

"The Germans are real tough guys." I heard the admiration of the soldier behind me, and there was still a hint of fear in his tone.

This team was not just a few square phalanxes of infantry, but followed closely behind were eight huge catapults and several scorpion crossbows, all pulled by horses. The mechanic in charge of operating them and his followers followed the catapults. He was wearing hard leather armor and a dagger for self-defense hung around his waist. The helmet inlaid with copper plates looked golden and shining. Such a dazzling helmet made them look more noble. Of course, it would be much better if he could lower his chin a little and not look down on others. His followers were dressed more casually, wearing the clothes of citizens that can be seen everywhere in a city.

"The life of one of the engineers from the imperial capital Milan is worth that of a hundred-man squadron of ours." Bugler Brice secretly pointed at the engineer and whispered to me.

It turns out that this guy is so powerful, no wonder he walks differently from ordinary people, this is not surprising, after all, he has a rare technology, no matter in any country, even in the barbarian tribes, he is very popular. This is why the empire has to treat him well.

"Such powerful characters have arrived. It seems that we are bound to defeat Worms."

I smiled, sat down again and picked up the kettle. Three days later, it would be time to prove how powerful this new army is.

Worms, this is a city built on a rugged terrain. The high hillside in the city is used as a trebuchet tower that will not fall down. It is equipped with a towering wall that was built by the Romans after years of hard work. However, the Roman walls here are used to stop the Romans. Huh? I seem to have said this somewhere. Oh, maybe the Romans have lost too many things, land, city, glory. Next is the time for the remaining Roman generals to take back the land. However, what method they will use is unknown.

Three days later, it was a sunny day, but the temperature was significantly colder in this place with a slightly higher latitude. Andrew and I were with him, and since we were not the main characters today, we chose to watch from the sidelines.

Early this morning, the huge trebuchet was slowly pushed onto a flat ground. Such huge trebuchets were far superior to the ordinary trebuchets used by the Burgundians in the city of Worms, so they could be placed in a relatively safe position.

The Burgundians seemed unwilling to hide behind the solid city walls. The gates of Worms were slowly opened. Groups of Burgundian soldiers poured out of Worms and lined up neatly outside the city walls to the sound of trumpets.

"These idiots, I don't know why, they don't make good use of such a strong city wall, but have to come out to fight us, why?" Andrew was very puzzled by the behavior of the Burgundians. "In Ludinan, the Burgundians did not rush out of the city gate to fight us, but hid behind the city wall. Why do they do this now? Can soldiers be wasted like this?"

"Andrew," I called out, "What if they are trying to protect the city walls? Or maybe they have enough soldiers, so the city walls are more important. There is another point." I pointed out a key point: "If you think they are waiting for something, then they have to delay as much time as possible while keeping the city walls strong, for the arrival of reinforcements."

Andrew didn't say anything, he just shook his head, it seems that he didn't agree with my analysis. Then, we will stand on a hill with a wide view and watch quietly to see what those Germanic mercenaries can do.

The guy who looked noble in his attire stood out from the crowd so much that Andrew and I could see his every move from a long distance on the hilltop. He held a staff in his hand and waved it back and forth, directing his followers to operate the huge trebuchet. The huge trebuchet slowly descended to the lowest position, and several followers carried the huge stone projectile and placed it on it. Another follower held a torch and ignited the huge stone projectile. Everything looked like it was ready.

The Germanic mercenaries stood opposite the Burgundian army's phalanx. They also formed phalanxes, slowly pulled out the axes hanging at their waists and held them tightly in their hands, then slammed their shields hard and made a deafening roar.

“Hoo!”

“Hoo!”

The Germans slowly moved forward amid their roars, holding their shields and axes in hand, they moved forward step by step to meet the Burgundian phalanx. Facing such a murderous German phalanx, the Burgundians held their shields forward, placed their spears on the shields, and faced the Germans.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

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Eight catapults fired at the same time, and with a huge whistling sound, eight huge flaming flints flew into the air at the same time. Their target was not the Burgundian phalanx arranged in front of the city of Worms, but the city of Worms itself behind them.

"BOOM BOOM BOOM"

The huge destructive force brought about by the huge flint rolled recklessly among the buildings in Worms in an instant, and the flames carried by the boulder itself soon set the huge city on fire.

(End of this chapter)