Realm of Power

The cold rain was pouring, and the wind was howling. A large army has gathered in front of the Holy Capital Acropolis Getaiyamu City. The various flags of the Martin Fang Army flashed out in the rain. It seemed that even the rain was infected with the murderous atmosphere, churning like an angry dragon! In the rain, in front of the Martin Liya army outside the city, there were countless figures standing in front of the busy ant-like crowd in the rain. There were as many as thirty to forty thousand people, all driven by the martyrs' plunder. civilians of the Order

"hurry up!"

"Don't lie on the ground and play dead!"

"What are you going to do if you can't get up? It's a waste of food!"

The Martin Liya cavalrymen were watching on both sides with sharp spears. If anyone slacked off, they would be whipped down like raindrops. If they saw someone lying on the ground unable to get up, they would stab him to death with one shot, and then let him go. The civilians dragged the corpse aside, deliberately shocking it. The bloody corpse was washed by the rain, and the red human blood flowed like a stream. Seeing this scene, most of the civilians in the Order State had their faces numb. Since the invasion of Martin Liya, by Come on, too many people have died. At first, the Martinliya people also transported these civilians of the Order Nation back to the country as their trophies. As the distance from the Kingdom's mainland became farther and farther, they also thought about it along the way. It was already quite costly to escort the captured civilians of the Order State back to the country. Therefore, the most tragic massacre occurred in the following month. At least more than 1.5 million civilians of the Order State were killed by Martin. The Liya people slaughtered wantonly

To the south of the Holy Capital, 80% of the towns were deserted, and the rest were used as labor force by the Martin Liya Army to build various fortifications!

The logistics of Martin's army are already quite tight, especially with the heavy winter rains. Many people in his own army have fallen ill, and colds have spread among the army, not to mention the ragged civilians in Martin's army. Driven by the Li Ya cavalry, they cut down During the period in the forest outside the city, more people fell, but at this moment, the Martin Liya Army obviously no longer cared about the life and death of these slaves of the Order State. They were just driving them to work desperately, and dealt with the fallen ones on the spot, regardless of whether they were dead or not. Throw it into a pit dug nearby,

One wooden castle after another was quickly erected in this way

The wooden castles were not very high, only about two stories high. Between these wooden castles, several shirtless civilians were struggling to drive wooden stakes deep into the mud. Each of these wooden stakes was as big as a human waist. thickness. In addition to the wooden piles, there are wooden rafts connected together. This time, the wooden rafts were all connected with long boards. It was like a wooden city rising from the ground. It was more than ten times stronger than the messy and crude camp before.

And there are three such large wooden cities under construction at the same time outside Getaiyam City! Each station covers an area of ​​more than a thousand meters and is spread out in a zigzag shape, almost like a wooden wall with no end in sight.

Varisien, the governor of the Istan region of the empire, pressed his hands heavily on the cold city wall stone. He looked at the camp built by Martin Li Yajun outside the city. His eyebrows couldn't help but knitted together. He couldn't understand Martin Li Ya. What exactly did Yaren want to do? Attack? What is the purpose of building such a strong wooden city? If it is not for offense, then are these wooden cities built for... defense?

The Martin Liya people had attacked once yesterday, with shield infantry as the main force, pushing oars forward one after another. The oar cart is shaped like rows of wood nailed into door panels. It has two floors, ranging from three to four meters in height. A wooden wheel is installed at the bottom to push it forward. The bark on these pieces of wood is still there, and they were all made on the spur of the moment. Fifty or sixty oars were lined up, and behind each oar they were covering groups of Martin Liya assault infantry. The front row are all archers, and when they are ready to approach the shooting range, they flash out to suppress and support them. The second row is people carrying earth bags. These earth bags are used to fill trenches, and the assault infantry personnel in the back row are Holding the shield, only the officers wore armor, and the other infantrymen wore leather armor. As a wooden echelon, they had only one task, and that was to erect the wooden ladder regardless of losses after approaching the city wall!

Behind the first wave of advancing troops, groups of armored infantry were waiting silently under their respective flags. They had to wait for the light infantry in front to fill up the trenches and move up against the city wall before these armored soldiers roared toward them. In the past, this was all valuable experience gained through the blood of thousands of soldiers after several battles with the Imperial Army. In the beginning, The Martin Liga people have not yet experienced the abnormal defense power of the Imperial Army. They want to rely on their superior strength to swarm forward. They think that they can wipe out the city by relying solely on manpower. As a result, they are beaten by the Imperial Thunder God and the heavy ballistae, and they are beaten with blood. , several elite teams suffered losses before they even got close to the city wall, and had to leave thousands of corpses behind and flee in confusion.

After attacking several more times, we learned about the construction of oars to block the threat of the empire's heavy ballistae. Moreover, we could see semi-finished trebuchets in the camp. The craftsmen among the Martin Liya people were still there. Fifty or sixty oars moved forward slowly while trying their best to build such a powerful weapon for destroying the city. Because the ground was muddy and the work was done in a hurry, from time to time the oars or wheels fell off or got stuck in the mud, making it impossible to move forward. The light infantrymen behind the oar car did not dare to stop at all. They only dared to wait until the other cart was approaching, and then they all ran behind the other cart. It wasn't that they didn't want to retreat, but the main force of the infantry was silent behind them. The ones standing in the front row were the archers. Once they stopped moving forward. The archers behind will kill them all mercilessly. The first wave of light infantry, originally cannon fodder, is composed of private slaves of the major lords in the clan. This time, the Martin Liya people have already mobilized in full force. ,

The Getaiya head is even more important. The empire has deployed nearly 200,000 troops on the side of the Order State, 70,000 in the Holy City, and 50,000 as reserve troops in the north of the Holy Capital. The rest are fully Forty thousand men were stationed at Getaiyamu City.

The defensive line built by the Imperial Army in Getaiyam is extremely strong, with huge stone walls and a six-foot-deep trench dug out in front. After passing through the specially enlarged city wall sentry tower, one can accommodate half a squad of infantry. The archers guarded the post, and the small post could barely accommodate seven to eight crossbow shooters. Varisien also moved the imperial crossbow car up to the guard tower. At a glance, six large guard towers were like chains, tightly guarding them. At the city gate. Even if the gate is breached, Getaiyamu's natural terrain with its back on the mountain will put the enemies who attack the city into an unfavorable terrain of feint attack. At that time, the Imperial Thunder God placed on the three peaks will give the attackers a head-on attack.

If you want to capture Green Yamu, you need to devote at least 50,000 troops or more.

Soon Martin Liya's advance line passed the 100-meter line, and dozens of oars suddenly stopped. Suddenly there were countless shouts. Hundreds of archers appeared immediately behind the oar, their bowstrings fully drawn. It will radiate toward you! "Cum!"

The sound of countless bowstrings vibrating violently tore through the air. In an instant, countless arrows flew out, intertwining into a dense network in the air! The clusters of arrows coming from the city walls and below were as dense as locusts. The wooden feather short arrows fired at a distance of sixty paces were enough to break through the iron armor. Even the imperial infantry on the city wall wore iron armor, and even some heavy armored infantry, with their iron armor hanging down to their calves. Even in the rain of arrows, one falls, and The shooting equipment relied on by the defenders, and the groups of archers were also firing at full strength at this moment, "Everyone, shoot!" I heard the shouts from the sentry tower, and saw the falling arrows flying like arrows in the blink of an eye. It looks like there are clusters of arrow feathers growing on the ground.

The Empire's heavy armored infantry formed a formation on top of the city, each wearing a thick hood. The arrows fired hit the hood and splashed sparks, which could not help but bounce away. Some people were shot by stray arrows, but everyone else still stood firmly. Facing the rain of arrows, everyone's eyes were wide open. They held up a steel shield about half a person's height in their hands, and held a spear tightly in their right hand. Either lowering his head or turning sideways, dodging casually, as if the rain of arrows in the sky is just real rain!

At one hundred and sixty steps, the Imperial heavy ballista in the sentry tower started shooting "Pap, Pap, Pap".

I saw a series of steel arrows hitting the crowd approaching here, and the sound of muffled screams continued one after another. In the array, someone fell to the ground from time to time. Mu Yu's short arrow penetrated deeply into the armor, and blood spilled everywhere. A queue was torn apart by the Empire's heavy ballistae. In an instant, a long corridor of flesh and blood was dragged out of the crowd. The casualties suffered were heavy and shot to pieces. The remaining people desperately tried to find a place to hide. , waves of screams sounded one after another. The soil bags and the human corpses rolled on the ground together. At this moment, the cart had entered the trench area. People who were hit by arrows kept falling into the trench and trying to climb up using their hands and feet. However, more soil bags were falling like rain. Pressing them back again, they could only hear screams from the trench, which were high and low!

It was so miserable in front, and the troops behind suddenly slowed down. "No retreat, no one is allowed to retreat! Those who retreat without authorization will be killed!" Martin Liya officers raised their swords and shouted, dozens of oars were on the trench line The car was almost stuck here, and it was impossible to retreat. Only by risking their lives and continuing to move forward, these private slaves of the major lords, every time they face a battle, they have to charge into battle for their new masters and pay the heaviest casualties! These private slave soldiers of the lords wore tattered leather armor, and everyone was carrying earth bags. In the rain of arrows, these private slave soldiers jumped over the corpses on the ground with one foot high and one foot low, and threw a large number of earth bags into the trench in the face of the rain of arrows. among. After each group advances and retreats, there will be one more layer of corpses on the ground.

Outside the trench, the smell of blood was so thick that it was hard to breathe. I don’t know how many wounded soldiers of the Martin Liya people were struggling and howling in the blood-stained soil. Most of the dozens of oars were now like hedgehogs, with dense layers of wooden feathers on them. Short arrow. Countless corpses piled up so much that most of the wheels were covered, and it could no longer be pushed. "Bah!" A cart finally hit the city wall. It was no longer divided into formations, like nest after nest of ants. The Martin Liya people shouted. With a cry that sounded like a wild beast, the Martin Liya people who crossed the ditch rushed towards them like a huge wave. Wherever they came into view, there were surging heads, like a human wave crashing into the city wall. "My lord, will the empire be fooled?"

A General Martin Liya is riding on a war horse, with a thick cloak hanging down from his shoulders. His eyes are wide open and his lips are squirming. He is mumbling something. Even with the naked eye, he can see hundreds of empires on the city wall. The ballista has been set up , the imperial heavy armored infantry who can still wear flaming red tassels are also waiting silently in formation, ready to fight with the Martin Liga people who rush up at any time. "It should be possible, as long as we can complete the wooden city fortress before the empire reacts." Okay, with these three "In this wooden city, our army should be able to block the Imperial Army of Getaiya. As long as the other party cannot send support, our army can calmly rush into the Holy Capital from the flanks." Martin Liya, the other person in charge of the command next to him, The general also felt a little unsure in his heart. He stared at the oar and continued to move forward slowly. Since he couldn't capture it, he would simply nail it somewhere. The Martin Liya people built these three ziggurat-shaped wooden cities outside the city not for attack, but for To block Green Yamu City's rescue of other areas