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Chapter 122 Siege III
Lite Fortress, Lord's Hall.

At this time, Marquis Lite only felt a splitting headache. The day and night bombardment of the trebuchet for five days had already made him feel a little mentally weak. He resisted the discomfort and held this meeting, hoping to find a solution to this problem.

But looking at the nobles sitting around, they all had dull eyes and their mental state was obviously very poor.

He knew that he could only rely on it, if they had a way, they wouldn't be like this.

While he sighed, he couldn't help being a little upset.

All of this is different from what he had imagined before. He thought that after gathering 30 troops, he would definitely be able to hold on until the kingdom's army came to help.

However, the reality gave him a slap in the face, and the five-day trebuchet bombardment had already made them a little bit unbearable.

From the condition of the nobles, he could imagine the condition of the soldiers. However, the facts were somewhat different from what he had guessed. Although the nobles lived further away and were less affected, their situation was much worse than that of the soldiers.

In such a harsh environment, the soldiers were obviously in much better condition, but they were still in low spirits.

None of them had any professional anti-noise training, and the whistling and collision sounds of boulders were not small, plus they saw the tragic scenes of boulders falling during the day.

All this made them feel extremely uneasy when they came to the rest area away from the battlefield, which affected their sleep.

Just today, there have been dozens of cases where soldiers stumbled and fell off the city wall because of drowsiness.

Their spiritual strings have been stretched to the limit, and they are about to collapse. Only when the enemy is attacking the city, the soldiers will boost their spirits under the threat of death, but this state will not last long.

As time goes by, their condition will only decline faster, and according to Marquis Lite's judgment, it will take ten days at the earliest for the king's army to arrive.

Considering that they need to restore their best condition, this time will need to be extended for a while.

But whether it is ten days or longer, they may not be able to hold on.

Even if His Majesty organized all the cavalry to come, it would obviously be of no avail. No cavalry would attack the infantry phalanx head-on.

Facing the cavalry, the infantry will inevitably form a thick enough army formation to prevent being broken by the cavalry.

While it might be fun at first, once caught in a sea of ​​infantry, the only thing waiting for them is a dead end.

What's more, they have no follow-up support, tens of thousands of cavalry, even if a hundred thousand cavalry can face an army of millions.

Do you really think that the Kingdom of Hastings has no cavalry, or is it a peasant army that is about to collapse?This is obviously an unrealistic idea.

Countless boulders fell on the city wall, and the entire city wall shook slightly. As the infantry charged halfway, the trebuchets had stopped bombarding. Under the command of the craftsmen, the farmers began to lubricate and clean the trebuchets. maintainance.

Because they don't know whether they can win the city in front of them today.

The sudden cessation of the bombardment alarmed the soldiers on the city wall. They knew that the enemy's attack was approaching, and they began to reveal their figures from under the city wall or behind the temporary bunkers.

And quickly ran towards their respective positions.

In order to deal with the enemy's possible siege at any time, most of the soldiers slept with their armor.

They were also happy about this. Although this did not bring them any actual defense against the trebuchet, it was a huge comfort to their hearts.

Without the crenelations, archers could only fire from behind the soldiers' shields, which greatly limited their damage to charging enemies.

Numerous flying ladders were buckled on the city wall. Looking at the flying ladders in front of them, the infantry no longer cared about protecting the archers. Together, they lifted up the rubble of the collapsed crenel next to them, and headed straight down. Throw it down.

The flying ladders were smashed, the soldiers fell, and more flying ladders hit the city wall. This time it was no longer as scattered as last time. Every allowed place was covered with flying ladders.

Facing the endless flying ladders, the soldiers defending the city soon discovered that the stones and gold juice prepared on their walls were no longer enough.

They could only loudly urge their comrades to bring in more usable sundries and throw them down.

In order to prevent many people from being hit by the enemy at once, the soldiers below all appeared scattered, which gave them room to hide.

At the same time, in order to fill the soldiers who are constantly dying, more soldiers are coming one after another, and they are constantly pouring into the waiting array.

Before some soldiers could reach the city wall, they were hit by flying arrows and fell on the charging road.

The archers were also shooting at each other. Some of the thieves' archers would choose to hide behind the busy infantry, but there were always some arrows that slipped past the soldiers and hit them hiding behind.

In order to provide a better suppression effect, the archers on the siege side also began to leave the bunker, directly exposed to the eyes of the enemy, and began to shoot at each other by name.

Their primary target was not the infantry, but carefully chose the archers who could pose a threat to them.

Under the protection of the guards, the king's flag was carried by the flag officer and began to move forward slowly.

Following the orders conveyed by the messengers, the nobles had no choice but to unfurl their main banners and slowly began to move forward.

"Look, it's His Majesty's flag, it's coming."

"There are also flags of other nobles. All the flags of the nobles in the kingdom have come."

As the flags of all the nobles in the kingdom moved, they appeared densely on the battlefields on all sides.

The soldiers of the Kingdom of Hastings soon discovered this fact.

Such a story that only appeared in legends was presented in front of them.

Such things not only boosted their morale, but also caused a huge blow to the morale of the defender.

Because in comparison, their nobles are still in the safest area in the city at this time, and they are the only ones here who are desperate.

When no one provokes them, they don't feel anything, because they have long been used to this kind of unfair treatment.

But things are afraid of comparison. Their movements only paused slightly before returning to their proper strength.

They knew that the enemy was preparing to take over this place in one go. Such a crisis caused the rapid secretion of adrenaline, which shocked their spirits and made them move faster.

They picked up everything they could use, even the corpses of friendly soldiers shot dead by the enemy, and threw them straight down.

The movement of the opposite flag quickly attracted the attention of the nobles. In response to this situation, they decided to do the same, but no one was willing to accept this task.

The bigwigs in the Kingdom of Hastings were just trying to boost their morale, and had no intention of dying. The guards surrounded their master tightly, and stopped after reaching the limit distance far beyond the bow and arrow.

But even this position is enough.

The siege ladder had reached the bottom of the city wall. The knights cut off the rope connecting the pontoon bridge, and the pontoon bridge smashed down as the rope was broken. The soldiers defending the city ran away one after another, revealing the black armored knight inside.

The Ebon Knights took advantage of the gap created by the pontoon bridge, held their shields to protect their vital points, and charged directly. At this moment, an inexperienced defender stabbed out the spear in his hand, and the spear hit the shield. There was a crisp sound.

But he was quickly pushed back by the shield.His wrist twisted uncontrollably, and he quickly gave up the spear in his hand because of the pain, but the spear held up against the soldiers behind him.

Under the interaction of forces, it began to bend and burst open in an instant.

Thanks to the heavy armor and the weight of the shield and the boost of the run-up, the knights quickly pushed back the enemies who were waiting in full battle at the top of the city.

Many people were even pushed off the city wall because of this, and they quickly occupied a foothold.

They did not choose to rush forward rashly at this time, because their manpower only allowed them to occupy such a small area and carry out effective defense.

They formed a circular formation and fit together perfectly.

The soldiers guarding the city didn't have time to care about those unlucky ones who fell off the city wall, but directly took out their weapons, ready to kill this group of unusual-looking uninvited guests.

It's just that no matter what kind of weapon, the chopping is not enough to cause damage to the iron shield.

"Put away your weapons, raise your shields, and push them down together."

Soon some knights of the Rhodes Kingdom discovered the problem and directly issued effective orders.

Just because the enemy's first wave of impact knocked some of their people off the city wall, they did not have an advantage in numbers and were unable to do anything to the opponent for a while.

When they were not dealt with, they obviously could not get around them to get the fire oil around them and pour fire oil on the siege ladder behind them.

As a last resort, they began to call for reinforcements, hoping to squeeze them off the city wall with an advantage in numbers.

They began to shout, hoping that the soldiers under the city would bring new kerosene, hoping that the threat of kerosene would make them take the initiative to attack, thereby destroying their formation.

However, their reinforcements were somewhat slow due to the accumulation of too many defensive debris on the city walls.

The knights on the siege side quickly discovered the kerosene at their feet, and one knight knocked it over with one kick. The kerosene quickly spread and covered the entire area under their wanton destruction. This section of the city wall.

The smell of fire oil also began to permeate.

This will not only prevent them from burning down the siege ladder, unless of course they want to die together.

However, this kind of situation is impossible for ordinary people to do, and they are not forced into a desperate situation and will not have such a consciousness of death.

At the same time, it can also make the ground smooth, so it is no longer possible for the enemy to push them off the city wall without using any force.

They can't even destroy their formation, as long as they make excessive movements, their feet will slip.

The soldiers under the siege ladder had also climbed up the ladder at this time. They came to the ladder, picked up the fine iron shields that had been placed long ago, and rushed up, but the slippery kerosene on the ground stopped them at all. Can't stop walking.

They ran straight into the knights and pushed the knights forward for a certain distance, but this boost made the soldiers defending the city completely unable to stop, and most of them were directly knocked off the city wall.

The first gap was opened in such a scene. They did not choose to continue to expand the results of the battle, but set up obstacles in advance to prevent comrades who rushed too fast from sliding down the city wall.

This delay caused them to be surrounded by the remnants of the enemy army, but they also gathered dozens of soldiers. Looking at the soldiers who followed one after another, they gave up defending here, but directly held up the shields to kill these remnants. All the enemy troops pushed down the city wall.

The most effective way to kill the enemy in a siege is not to use swords, but to directly push people off the city wall. This 8-meter-high city wall is enough to kill them.

Even the knights who were the commanders fell off the city wall together, and the other defenders were all focused on their own defenses, so no one noticed what was going on here.

Although the soldiers farther away have discovered the situation here, they also have their own mission, which is to defend the city wall in front of them.

This situation is obviously no longer expected by anyone. There are too many surprises on the battlefield and not everything can be taken into consideration by the commander.

They raided the enemy troops who were throwing stones not far away, and gained control of several flying ladders. Then they started shouting towards the city. The soldiers below the city soon discovered this situation, and they let out a burst of cheers. .

No longer worried about the threat from the city, they hung their weapons on their waists and quickly went up the stairs with a shield in one hand. They needed to go up faster to support their comrades.

As the first soldier who climbed the ladder climbed onto the city wall, more and more people appeared on the city wall, but the enemy's support has also arrived here, but the terrain on the city wall is doomed that they will not meet for more time .

His Majesty Shabotai quickly discovered the situation here, "Let the messengers inform the whole army of the situation here, and let them increase their offensive, and at the same time let the archers quickly approach the city wall, approach and shoot, and suppress the enemy at the top of the city." military."

The heralds who had received the order began to disperse in all directions. They rode horses on the battlefield and informed the entire army that they had occupied a section of the city wall.

At the same time, the archers who received the order began to approach the city wall, and more archers began to move towards the occupied section and the city wall gathered. They did not bother to find bunkers, but directly drew their bows and shot arrows, starting to block the enemy's reinforcements.

The support of the archers effectively prevented the enemy's reinforcements. Many soldiers in the defenders were shot. They either fell off the city wall or fell to the ground, which became new obstacles and blocked their reinforcements.

They had to stop running and, under the command of the commander, took out their shields to form a city wall so that the soldiers behind them could pass quickly.

It was just their delay that gave the soldiers on the city wall a chance. They defended in place, and after waiting and gathering more soldiers, they began to fight forward with their weapons.

They began to help more soldiers climb the city wall, and their team became stronger and stronger. The Black Blade Knights also dropped their iron shields, picked up the weapons on the ground, and returned to the rear to recover their strength.

The chaotic mobilization of troops by the defenders quickly created new defensive loopholes.

More and more gaps were opened, and because of the extremely chaotic situation and chaotic command movements, more gaps were opened, which meant that the city's walls were about to fall.

(End of this chapter)