Rise In Calradia

"Stone, move the stone, there is no stone in the catapult!"

"Bowmen, don't hide behind the shield and waste arrows, stand up and shoot!"

"Hold on, brothers, keep on attacking, don't stop, the walls of Veluga won't last long!"

In the Rodok Siege Camp under the city wall, the officers were busy commanding their troops to attack the city. The heavy crossbowmen from Jelkala all hid behind the shields below the city and kept firing at the defenders on the wall. They have an advantage in weapons and experience, while the defender has a geographical advantage. Because Rhodok divided his troops to encircle the city, the number of crossbowmen on both sides of the Nancheng Gate was quite different from each other, and they always kept shooting. And Rodok's siege vehicle had also approached the city wall, and Rodok's soldiers had already planned to put down the baffle and climb to the top of the city.

But at this time the Swadian army’s city defense advantage was reflected. Under the command of the Swadian sergeants, the ballistas and catapults all aimed at the siege vehicle close to the city wall, the huge crossbow bolts and stones. They all smashed into the siege vehicle. After a while, the bottom of the siege vehicle was smashed by the catapult stone bullets flying from the side. The wheels used to push the weapon forward were directly out of balance. The siege vehicle was pushed down and flew out. This huge engineering weapon dropped anchor at a position less than ten meters away from the city wall. With the size of the baffle on the siege vehicle, it could not reach the edge of the city wall.

But blocking a siege vehicle, Swadia's defenders failed to stop the siege hammer. Rodok's lancers held up their shields to make a cover, and against the arrows and stones thrown from the city wall, they escorted the siege hammer to the city gate. Swadia's troops immediately fell down the hot oil and fired rockets and threw down the torches. Even if they could not burn the siege hammer, they had to use boiling oil and flames to drive away the soldiers who operated the siege hammer.

The South Gate, the most aggressive offensive, blocked the Rhodoks' offensive, but this does not mean that the other gates also had such good luck. At the west gate of the city, the siege tower successfully reached the edge of the city wall and lowered the baffle. Dozens of heavily armed Rhodok infantry boarded the city head. They were all senior spearmen who had put down their spears. They were the elite of the troops and were dedicated to taking down the most important part of the city head. The officers on the Jelkala side promised that when they took down the city wall, everyone would get a generous reward, paid in the way they wanted. Therefore, the morale of these heavy infantry was very high. They held broad shields, wielded military hoes and war hammers, and fought with the Swadia crossbowmen on the city wall.

These crossbowmen are not bad in close combat. They are not inferior to the light infantry in the use of swords, but they still quickly fell into a disadvantage when facing the heavy infantry of Rhodok. middle. They lacked shields for protection, and the one-handed sword and mattock in their hands could not cause obvious damage to the opponent's defense. Therefore, in close combat, the crossbowmen were quickly repelled. Swadia's infantry and heavy cavalry who had left their horses immediately replaced these crossbowmen, and began hand-to-hand combat with these Rhodoks on the wall.

Swadia’s forces are not inferior to the opponent’s combat effectiveness, but because of the city’s defense, the number of West Gate’s city defense forces is not sufficient. The troops are even more inadequate.

Faced with heavy pressure, Swadia’s troops took out their "secret weapon". They configured their own black powder according to the formula provided by Byron at the time, and put it in a clay pot to seal the opening, leaving only one. The small hole is used to insert the lead wire for ignition. They threw these clay pots from the city wall, trying to destroy the siege hammer with gunpowder weapons and drive the siege troops away. He also threw the clay pot at the Rhodoks gathered on the siege tower, hoping to cause a lot of casualties to the opponent.

But the formula given by Byron has serious problems. Even after Swadia’s engineers adjusted the formula, the power of the explosion did not destroy the siege hammer. Although the Rhodok soldiers who operated the siege hammer were injured, a batch of The wounded were evacuated and filled by another group of troops. As for the Rodok troops on the siege tower, although they were frightened by the gunpowder, many people were injured, and two fell from the siege tower and fell half to death, but they still prevented their attack. .

The situation encountered by Simon, a similar situation also appeared in the direction of the north gate, Rodok relied on his sufficient number of advantages and sufficient siege weapons, once suppressed Swadia's city defense forces. At this time, the troops that had been in the city as a backup and safeguarding public order immediately rushed to the west and north gates under the orders of the anxious prince. As for the east gate, it was okay. Since Byron's detour took Veluga, the defense level of the east wall of Veluga has been greatly strengthened, and it can barely be supported.

The arrival of a new batch of troops ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ did help the previous defenders stabilize the situation. Although Rodok's troops climbed the city wall, they also became the target of crossbowmen on the surrounding towers. The new arrivals of troops also made up for Swadia’s advantage in numbers. When the West Gate was deadlocked, the Rhodok troops who had boarded the city wall at the North Gate were even forced to retreat to the corner near the siege tower. Set up a shield formation on the city wall to defend, and mobilize crossbowmen to board the siege tower to support.

Prince Harau originally thought he could relax a bit, but when Konis heard the prince's arrangement, he let out a cold sweat. The reason why there has been no accident in the city is because there are still hundreds of soldiers and militiamen stationed in the city, so that the people dare not resist. But after the prince gave the order, the troops in the city rushed towards the wall to support them. Many people even shouted "The wall is in danger". The language of Rodok and Swadia are basically the same. With the spread of the Wuzi militia, the citizens will soon think that the city wall is about to be captured and that the Swadian rule is about to end. The number of people controlling them has decreased, and they will naturally start to resist and support their compatriots.

Therefore, Konniss first order was to request the remaining troops to spread the news of the stability of the city wall, and to make the troops run back on the street to create a scene of a stable city defense and sufficient garrison in the city. This method worked to a certain extent. The people in half of the city still hid at home and did not dare to do anything, but the troops in the other half of the city received the order only half a day later due to the distance problem. At this time, the people and many businessmen there The private soldiers and thugs of the nobles and even the gang members have taken out their hidden weapons and took the lead in killing the Swadians who were guarding their doorsteps. The militias immediately turned their backs and stood with the mob. In the middle of the street, the Swadia troops who came to support were blocked.