Chapter 80 Rain

Did we win? I asked, as the Germans shouted, and the black wave was like a huge hand, crushing the silver balls bit by bit.

The fire spread quickly, and because there were no adequate fire prevention measures, Worms was completely engulfed in flames. The gray walls turned from gray to black under the impact of flint, worthy of being a masterpiece of the Romans. Under such an attack, the walls still stood.

The Burgundians' trebuchets kept fighting back. One after another, the flaming boulders hit the black torrent like falling meteors, splashing large "red waves", but they were soon swallowed up by the black. The Germans continued to advance, roaring desperately. The Burgundians were the same. They had no way to retreat, and they could not put down their weapons.

Maybe it was because of the black smoke. The originally clear blue sky changed color due to the black smoke. Now the sky is covered with dark clouds and even the sunlight can no longer be seen.

"Maybe God couldn't bear to see that tragic scene, so he covered it with clouds." Andrew smiled and shook his head. He said to me, "It seems that the Burgundians are in trouble today."

Really? I didn't say anything, just wondering in my heart, watching the dark clouds above my head gradually sink, echoing the black leather armor on the ground. The Germans gradually approached the city of Worms, and the Burgundian archers on the city wall finally came in handy. They frantically threw arrows at the Germans below the city wall.

The attacking Germanic mercenaries didn't care about the oncoming arrows at all. They raised their shields above their heads without fear. Their axes were not idle either, as they swung them to chop down the Burgundians' shields.

"Look, Luga, the siege tower!"

Andrew pointed to the rear of the attacking Germans. Six wooden siege towers were slowly pushed forward by the German soldiers. Amid the sound of horns, the siege towers were slowly pushed forward like warships riding the wind and waves in the ocean. The hired archers on the siege towers attacked the Burgundians from a high position. The Burgundians who were suppressing the dungeon could not raise their heads at all. The German soldiers who formed a black torrent shouted, climbed up the ladders behind the siege towers, and roared. The siege towers slowly advanced to the front of the battlefield, completely ignoring the Burgundians in front of them, and crashed straight into them.

"The Germans are tougher than I thought." I couldn't help but admire him. "No wonder the German mercenaries are the favorites of Aetius. They must be expensive, right?"

"Of course, Luka, of course." Andrew stretched out his hand and opened it, showing me five fingers upwards and said, "Five hundred orens."

I asked, "Five hundred orens in total?"

"No, one hundred-man German mercenary is worth five hundred Orens." Andrew looked at me seriously, and I couldn't help but take a deep breath. Orens, isn't that the unit of gold in the empire? I have never seen this thing before. But this group of German mercenaries in front of me, then each of them is a moving money bag. A phalanx is worth five hundred Orens, so each of them is worth five Orens.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, what an army made of gold." I couldn't help but shake my head and look at my purse. Besides Denarius, I only have Yas left. I have never seen Oren before. It is really ridiculous that a centurion doesn't even have an Oren gold coin.

"Yes, Luca." Andrew seemed to be affirming my idea, but he said to me seriously: "One of the most important reasons is, look at what they have done, these Germans, they are worth the price!"

"Tick, tick."

I heard the faint sound all around me, and I spread my palms forward, only to feel a chill in my hands. I looked down and saw a drop of crystal water lying in the palm of my hand. Soon, the dripping sound around me gradually increased and gathered into a large noise.

“It’s raining.”

Andrew and I agreed.

It was not just a drizzle, but just a few drops of rain that instantly turned into a downpour. The rain poured down and instantly soaked Andrew and I. However, the attack did not stop, so Andrew and I decided to stay and watch the battle instead of finding a place to shelter from the rain.

The heavy rain became a good fire extinguisher. The flames in the raging fire in Worms gradually became smaller until they were completely extinguished. For fear that the siege device would get wet and affect its life, the mechanic's followers hurriedly pushed the catapult back. However, the Burgundians did not push their catapults back, but continued to fire in the rain.

Without the protection of the trebuchets, the German mercenaries had to endure the constant flying stone attacks from the Burgundians and kept advancing. This was not a good time to attack, but the command area of ​​the Roman army did not sound the horn signaling retreat.

"It's time to stop now. Why don't you retreat? Such an attack will result in more deaths!" Andrew looked a little anxious. He didn't know why he started to worry about these unrelated people. Maybe they were fellow Germans.

Of course, I had the same doubts, but I seemed to understand Aetius' intention, so I explained to Andrew: "Andrew, look where the Germanic mercenaries in the front are now?"

"Well, we're almost at the walls of Worms." Andrew answered quickly, almost without thinking.

"Then why retreat if we are almost at the walls of Worms?" I asked.

"But." Andrew became even more impatient. He pointed at the catapult that kept firing rocks in Worms and said to me, "That thing is the real threat."

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"Andrew, I understand. How could I not know the power of that thing?" I continued, "The soldiers understand the power of the stone, because it can easily take the lives of one person, several people, or even dozens of people. But the commander far behind will not take the small stone seriously. What he sees is that a large group of soldiers are about to touch the wall of Worms. If it were you, would you still be willing to order the soldiers to stop?"

"Yes!" Andrew became more determined.

"Well, it's just that your beloved Marshal Aetius doesn't want to." I shrugged helplessly and said to Andrew, "Andrew, let's continue to wait and see. Only the result will prove who is right between you and Aetius."

“Boom!”

Just as I finished my words, I saw a stone penetrate the wooden boards covering the siege tower, and fell down to knock down the Germans below amid the screams of the people below. Immediately afterwards, the siege tower that had lost its balance was fragmented and flew everywhere. The siege tower that had lost its support slowly collapsed, and the Germans' support pillars above it that had lost their support fell with the raindrops from a height of more than ten meters.

(End of this chapter)