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So it was Liu Yuan's men's turn to show their power, with twelve modified heavy catapults constantly smashing stones towards Pike. However, the materials for the stone bullets could only be obtained locally, mostly from the houses in Lordsport. Therefore, the throwing distance couldn't be controlled at all, and several shots went far over the outer wall, directly hitting the distant main castle. The wood thrown out was all ignited, and some even fell apart in mid-air, turning into a shower of fire.

Settigar soldiers pushed tall shield carts, slowly approaching. Thousands of warriors from the Crownlands and the North followed behind, and most of the enemy's arrows from the city walls were blocked by the shield carts. The wide and thick wooden fences provided effective protection for those behind.

At the same time, the archers in the rear also began to counterattack, with waves of arrows shooting over.

Specifically, the bows in Westeros are mainly hunting bows and longbows. Only in Dorne is there a light bow called the "double-curved bow," made of bent animal horns, wood, or bone. It is said to originate from the continent of Essos, but it can be found all over the world. The Dothraki and Dornish particularly favor this bow because they can easily use it on horseback to shoot deadly arrows at the enemy.

Liu Yuan had studied the bow and arrow manufacturing techniques recorded in the Citadel. Generally speaking, hunting bows and longbows are actually very simple in shape. They are both single-piece bows, with the bow body made entirely of a complete wooden stick, much like a carrying pole. They are made by bending carefully selected wood, but the process is not complicated. A skilled bowyer can make a bow in a few hours.

Hunting bows are shorter, mainly used for hunting various animals, and in order to ensure that the prey's skin is not damaged, there is no need for armor-piercing. They are soft bows, so they generally have less tensile strength. They are common in many farmer and hunter families in Westeros.

Unlike the horn-composite bows popular in ancient China, the power of Westeros bows comes entirely from the materials. The weirwood and silver birch trees that are all over the Seven Kingdoms are hard and have amazing elasticity, making them excellent wood for making bows. The longest range of a longbow is about 250 yards, and the draw weight is generally between 110 and 130 pounds. The power is also very strong, enough to penetrate armor or even the human body at a certain distance. However, the disadvantage is also obvious, which is that it is too long, made of a whole piece of wood nearly 6 feet long. The archer has to pull the bowstring to his chin or ear, and in most cases, it is a lob shot, and the shooting accuracy is difficult to guarantee, and only a very few people can use it on horseback.

Just like now, the two sides exchanged several waves of arrows, but the actual damage caused was very limited. However, the catapults under Liu Yuan's command were hitting more and more accurately. The bricks and stones that were taken down hit the battlements and splashed everywhere, causing secondary damage. Those ironborn who were only wearing light armor were screaming in pain.

The warriors in the front were anxious. Even with the suppression of their own ranged units and the cover of shield carts, it was still difficult for the attacking infantry in the front to make any progress. The soldiers put ladders on the city walls several times, but they just couldn't get up. In a short time, more than a hundred people had been killed or injured.

Liu Yuan ordered the catapults to concentrate their attack on the south side of the city wall. The connection point between the south side and the gate was just on a curve, which was considered a weak point in the city wall. Moreover, it was also where the main watchtower was located, which was an important command node for the enemy. He had already seen people wearing fine armor commanding there.

At the same time, he also ordered the Morningstar Guard to all prepare to enter the battle, and twenty specially reinforced engineering vehicles were all pushed up. He handed over the command to Earl Adrian, and then called Becket to prepare for battle together. Under the constant attacks of the catapults, a large crack was smashed into the south wall. Together with several guards on it, a gap nearly three meters wide collapsed directly.

At this moment, a huge stone brick accurately hit the top floor of the main watchtower. This interrupted the command of the nearby guards. Harron Greyjoy, who was commanding in the tower, was Balon's half-brother and was directly smashed into a pile of minced meat. Several experienced generals were also killed, causing chaos on the southern defense line.

Liu Yuan seized the opportunity and, with Becket on his left and right, directed the siege vehicles to slowly approach. When the siege vehicles were less than thirty meters away from the city wall, this section of the city wall was finally smashed down by the unremitting efforts of the catapults, revealing a gap nearly six meters wide.

This immediately attracted the attention of both sides. The ironborn naturally had to block this gap tightly, while the Royal army had to take this opportunity to kill into the city. Countless Royal army soldiers who had been suppressed rushed up with howls. The defenders in the city also immediately converged in this direction. To prevent accidental injury, Earl Adrian almost simultaneously ordered the catapult attacks to stop.

The ironborn in the city were almost crazy. If they couldn't block this gap, their only outcome would be death. Balon's son, Maron Greyjoy, directly led a team of soldiers to block the collapsed city wall, wielding battle axes and fighting with the Royal army. The soldiers on both sides fought together, and instantly entered a white-hot state. Blood splattered, and heads and limbs rolled.

Looking at the fierce battle not far away, Becket was boiling with enthusiasm and wanted to rush up immediately. But Liu Yuan held him back tightly and said to him, "Becket, calm down. Our mission is to take this castle, not to rush up and be cannon fodder. Our mission is to build a safe passage for the infantry and cover the army's siege."

Sure enough, the Royal army stopped the catapults to prevent accidental injury, and even the crossbowmen rarely shot in this direction. However, the guards on the city wall had no such scruples and shot directly downwards from a high position. Many Royal army soldiers lost their lives in this way, and the first Royal army soldiers to rush up were quickly driven back.

The Settigar Legion was still advancing in an orderly manner! Liu Yuan gradually gathered the twenty siege vehicles, and the multiple protective baffles above were connected together. After reinforcement, a safe passage seven meters wide and forty-eight meters long was formed. Moreover, with the solid vehicle body, if the opponent did not have heavy catapults, they could only rely on people to rush up and burn it down.

That's exactly what the ironborn were thinking. Many people rushed over from the gap. At this time, the Royal army was not afraid of accidental injury, and a wave of dense arrows poured down.

"Pitter-patter" Whether it was arrows shot down from the city wall or arrows from the rear, all were blocked by the thick baffles. And those warriors who came to burn the siege vehicles were all shot into hedgehogs. The torches thrown out occasionally did little damage to the vehicle body, only burning out a black mark. The Royal army in the rear had re-formed their team, and they also saw that they could completely rush into the city along this passage.

Maron Greyjoy peeked out and saw that the strange siege vehicles had come to the ruins of the collapsed city wall. He knew very well what he was about to face. Seeing that the Royal army's ranged suppression had stopped, he immediately raised his weapon and shouted, "Those who want to live, follow me!" Then a large number of armed ironborn warriors rushed out, closely following behind Maron. They shouted, "Charge! Kill!"

Before they could attack, they saw the baffle on the front of the siege vehicle fall straight down.

Then countless crossbow bolts shot out from the dark passage, and the swarm of ironborn warriors was abruptly shaved off a layer.