Nova Roma Chapter 60 - Battle against time

Flavio met with the doctors who were doing the autopsy the body of the giant when he looked at the giant realized that his body was quite similar to that of the human being.
The doctors informed him that the giant's skin was very similar to human skin with some differences in resistance in some parts since his skin in the head was thicker than that of the body but was a little more resistant than human skin. both the shots and the steel shavings could hurt them on the skin.
But they emphasized that their muscles and bones are different things since they can withstand attacks, unlike the weak skin they have.
The muscles are quite resistant since they seem to have consistency as if it were braided metal, therefore they allow the giant to exert a superhuman force with which he can destroy a body or any prey that falls into his hands with relative ease.
While his bones are as resistant as steel, it is therefore not advisable to attack his head as this will resist the shots.
Therefore the weak points of the giant are the eyes, the chest and the soft parts of the body, its organs work in the same way as those of a human being only that they are larger and more resistant to be able to function normally in a body of 4 meters long.
Flavio thought and concluded that in the heat of the battle many troops are not going to point where they want to be since he will not be just an enemy, while he was suddenly thinking and a crossbow of one of his soldiers and remembered the ballista.
A large crossbow that allows you to throw rocks or a giant arrow, apprehend that the distance you can travel is limited to a few hundred meters, is more than enough for the troops to take killer shots in case the giants get too close.
Therefore Flavio gave the order that all legions should build ballista and have them prepared as soon as possible also ordered to build trenches with spikes to delay the attacks that could come from the jungle knew that it was a matter of time for the threat to arrive.
Unfortunately, Flavio was right, only 10 days passed until in the morning strange noises from the jungle began to emerge, the soldiers quickly began to occupy their positions, I know that this was going to be a battle of life or death, there was a monumental difference between fighting against cannibal tribals than against giants that could destroy them in seconds and who knows how much more.
Flavio's defensive zone was the closest to the jungle and also the most defended, this was done intentionally to attract most attacks to that area and prevent the defensive line from collapsing because it was oversaturated with enemies.
Giants slowly began to leave giants not one or two but hundreds of them began to leave also came some great animals similar to jaguars but were so deformed that they only looked like beasts from the very Tartar.
Flavio stood in front of his army and gave the order that they will prepare to die or fight because if they fell before the wall that was being built behind them was complete, no one in Nova Roma would survive and they would only be food of what outside that will dominate the food chain in that jungle hole away from the hand of the gods.
The giants let out a roar next to their beasts that treated like dogs, and began to run against the legionaries, the gunfire began to sound and some giants were drilled in different parts of their bodies, the giants struck throwing stones of considerable size about the infantry positions.
The stones and cannonballs fell on the battlefield, legionaries died being crushed by the stones, the doctors took the survivors out of the battlefield, the Vi Opus and the snipers of the Inquisition fired their carbine on the eyes of the giants or breasts, although they killed giants seemed endless.
They began to approach the effective range of crossbows and muskets (300 meters), a fire of constant suppression opened on the giants but the deformed beasts had considerable speed, quickly advanced regardless of the chips or bullets that flew over them and they approached the first trenches where they fell on prepared skewers.
Noticing this, the beasts decided to jump the trench instead of falling into it and when they approached the firing troops, spears left the second trench were hidden soldiers with long spears and melee soldiers of the legion prepared to die and Defend your teammates.
Thanks to this action, the beasts could not reach the firing troops, instead, they had to face the troops in this second trench, the battle was brutal since despite having been pierced by the spears they continued fighting until some brave beheaded them.
His claws were extremely sharp so when a legionnaire got too close without precaution he could be beheaded or cut as if it were a piece of paper.
Meanwhile, Flavio confronted the giants with courage his spears of divine energy flew towards the giants or beasts that got too close to him, he knew that they could lose valuable lives if they continued to fight that way, therefore he shouted and gave the order " Let the fire rain on these beasts "
Amancio who was in the front line heard the words of his emperor and took the news, for that he had to go through the trenches where he could see the death of some legionaries and inquisitors and some beasts while running to give the order he tripped over a corpse and fell to the ground.
Luckily this prevented a beast's claw from decapitating him, when he turned around he could see a beast approaching to take a bite, he moved his hand on the ground to find some weapon or something that could help him, when he felt something rounded he knew which was a spear, he moved it quickly piercing the beast's throat ending his life.
He pushed it aside and kept running until he reached a post of messengers "Who is in charge, I am the tribune Amancio I come with orders from the emperor to light the Orange smoke"
A young centurion of Mayan origin showed up and greeted Amancio "I am Balam the centurion in charge of this tribal area, accompany me the fire the emperor requested is in this place"
The two walked for a few meters and reached a campfire which Balam lit, an orange smoke began to stand out on the battlefield, artillery explorers saw that and gave the news to the centurions in charge of the catapults who ordered Prepare the pots with oil.
They placed the pots and threw them towards the battlefield, the giants and some beasts were filled with a black and sticky liquid, they did not seem to care and continued charging towards the legionaries, but a rain of arrows of fire fell on them.
Giant torches ran aimlessly on the battlefield when they got too close to the troops the ballista ended their suffering, the screams flooded the battlefield, in just a few minutes the enemies that had been killed ran back to safety from the jungle, the battle was over at dusk.
The fire continued for a few more hours to illuminate the night, while the legionaries took a rest, the casualties had been raised in this battle more than 2,500 troops lost their lives, their sacrifice was not in vain because the defense was maintained and the order while behind the slaves and Misquitos built watching the cruel battle, this motivated him to accelerate the passage do not want to die for those beasts.
The next morning a small-scale attack happened, fortunately being in the day the troops acted quickly firing on the enemies turning them into giant strainers to avoid diseases troops burned the bodies of the beasts occupying oil, this gave the environment a barbecue aroma and burnt tire that made the troops nauseous.
But they couldn't complain they knew that this place was the Tartar on earth and they were the first and only line of defense against that damn jungle ...