Of course, the defending soldiers did not go unscathed. The javelins thrown by the rebel army's javelin throwers positioned by the moat inflicted casualties upon them, but compared to the rebel soldiers' losses, theirs were significantly fewer.
Siege warfare was, by its very nature, a bloody and brutal affair. Although Maximus had already experienced it once (not counting the surprise attack on Pompeii), he still struggled to fully adapt. He forced himself not to avert his gaze and to scrutinize the soldiers in combat, trying his best to remain calm. Yet his lack of experience made it difficult for him to discern any key points, and instead, he found his mood becoming increasingly restless.
"Quintus, how is the situation now?" he couldn't help but ask.
