Chapter 160 Fortress Attack and Defense 2
Scott turned around and said to the other mages: "It's time, let's enchant the soldiers."
Several companions nodded. , followed him to an infantry square.
The soldiers in this phalanx are elite at first glance. Most of them are tall and strong men. It makes people feel that each of them can fight ten. There are a few people though He is not tall, but he is also short, lean and agile.
This is an assault soldier carefully selected by Samar's orders.
They all wore well-made and high-quality leather armor, and the originally exposed parts of their limbs were also covered by leather armor.
This team of troops will serve as the fist of the rebels, breaking through the defenses on the Thorn Fortress and clearing a bloody path for the following troops.
After the four mages arrived, a man dressed as an officer in the phalanx came out and saluted them.
"Master Priest, we are all ready."
Scott nodded to him: "Well, we will pray for you right now."
As a mage, in front of these low-level soldiers, he had to pretend to be an enemy of the church. Scott felt sick in his heart, but he knew that he had to endure it for a while now.
Scott and his three companions each stood on one side of the phalanx. They stretched out their arms, faced the soldiers with their palms, and began to mutter something.
As they chanted, the soldiers' bodies began to glow slightly, and more specifically, the equipment on their bodies began to glow slightly.
This was the first time the soldiers saw this situation. They opened their eyes and carefully observed the equipment on themselves or their nearby companions. Some people wanted to talk to their companions, but were immediately stopped by the officers.
Is this the effect of praying to gods? Is this the blessing of the Lord of Light? Even though they had been informed in advance, everyone still found it incredible.
A few days ago, they were selected from their respective troops, and it was announced that they would be the first to scale the walls of the Thorn Fortress as the sharp knife troops, fighting a bloody path for the following troops. Regardless of whether they survived, they or their families would suffer He was generously rewarded, enough to feed and drink the whole family without any worries.
Some people are very happy, as long as they survive, they can enjoy it, while others are very depressed. Being a vanguard in a siege is a very dangerous job, let alone one that is known as the first fortress in the south. Thorn Fortress, life is gone, what's the use of so many rewards.
Then the priest accompanying the army suddenly came to them and said that four clergymen had come from the Holy City. They brought an oracle: the soldiers in charge of leading the battle in this battle were all influenced by the Lord of Light. The favored warrior shoulders the important task of overthrowing the fallen royal family. And these four priests will also pray for them before the battle. This kind of extraordinary prayer will add invulnerability to their armor.
When they heard that they were the chosen one favored by the Lord of Light, everyone became excited. This was said by the priest himself, and even those who were depressed before regained their spirits.
And with the blessing of Heavenly Father, I will be invulnerable, and I can easily survive and enjoy the generous rewards. The morale of these five hundred people was greatly boosted.
After about 20 minutes, the four "priests" stopped singing. They crossed their arms on their chests and seemed to be adjusting their breathing. Everyone was sweating profusely as if they had done a strenuous exercise.
At this time, the soldiers no longer glowed, and their equipment returned to normal. When everyone saw the four "priests" closing their eyes and adjusting their breathing, they didn't dare to make a sound, so as not to disturb them.
After nearly two minutes, Scott opened his eyes and said to the officer just now: "That's it. Now that you have received the blessing of the Lord of Light, we will give you the order to attack later. As soon as it arrives, fight the enemy bravely and don't let down the expectations of your heavenly father."
When he said this, he was still breathing heavily.
The officer was extremely excited: "Yes! Lord Priest, we must obey the oracle!"
Just now he quietly took out a dagger and tried it on his leather armor. I was shocked when I tried it. Is it still leather armor? The feeling coming from the dagger is like a steel plate, but the feeling when you touch it directly with your hand is the same as before.
Oh my God! Could it be that I am really the one chosen by God? No wonder our group of people have to be selected from different troops.
Scott also asked: "Don't forget to take the holy medicine distributed to you. It will make you infinitely powerful, and the enemy will be as weak as a baby in front of you."
The officer immediately responded: "Yes, sir, thank you very much. Praise the Heavenly Father, and all glory belongs to the Almighty Lord."
After hearing these words, Scott felt very uncomfortable and hummed lightly. With a cry, he led his three companions to the army commander Samar.
"My lord, everything is ready."
"Well, thank you for your hard work." The general on the horse nodded. He looked at the subordinates on the left and right, and then slowly pulled out his sword. Sword, pointing diagonally forward.
“Attack!”
As the order was given, the trumpeter beside Samar puffed up his cheeks and blew the horn, and the sound of the horn spread quickly to the surroundings. Echoing the battle flags flapping in the wind.
After hearing the sound of the horn, each of the five hundred people who had been enchanted took out a small pill. The pill was very small, as big as a pomegranate seed. They all put the pill into their mouths and swallowed it. .
Soon everyone felt hot all over, and their strength was pouring out continuously. Although they were wearing leather armor, they felt as relaxed as if they were shirtless.
Without time to appreciate the magical effect of the holy medicine, the five hundred people were divided into two groups, each pushing a siege vehicle towards the fortress, followed not far behind by a large number of infantry.
The other four siege vehicles also began to move, followed by a lot of infantry, but obviously not as many as the first two.
But running at the front of the army were a large number of archers. They approached the fortress at a trot. After reaching a certain distance, under the command of the officers, they began to throw arrows at the city wall to suppress the attack from the fortress and cover it. The infantry approached the city wall.
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The moment the rebel horn sounded, the defenders on the fortress raised their hearts in their throats.
"The enemy's arrows are coming! Be careful to hide!"
The defenders crouched down and hid behind the battlements. The rebel arrows fell from the sky like rain, and many of them failed to hide. Unfortunately, people are hit by arrows.
"Get the wounded down quickly. Fight back! Fight back!"
The archers immediately stood up and threw arrows in the direction of the rebels.
Many people also fell on the rebel side, and they had no place to shelter. More people were injured, but they also immediately started a second wave of attacks.
Archers from both sides came and went and started a projectile battle.
As the rebel infantry approached, some archers from the defenders began to attack the enemy troops near the city wall, but due to the obstruction of the siege vehicles, the effect was not great.
Finally, the first siege vehicle leaned against the city wall, and almost at the moment the city ladder reached the top of the wall, rebel soldiers climbed up the ladder and jumped up.
"Haaah!"
The first rebel soldier to jump onto the city wall stared with red eyes and blocked the three or four swords that were slashing at him with incredible strength.
He waved his saber vigorously, and the four defenders surrounding him were shot away.
However, a sharp knight's sword passed over the four defenders who had not yet gained a foothold, and stabbed the rebel soldier in the chest with lightning speed.
Bowman opened his eyes wide, with an incredible expression on his face.
His full sword strike was blocked by a pair of seemingly thin leather armor?
Originally I wanted to code two chapters today, but the plan couldn’t keep up with the change, so I could only write one chapter.
Alas, I have been having a lot of troubles recently. In addition to work, I found bed bugs (blood-sucking ones) in my newly rented house, and there are quite a few of them.
Oh my god, I’m going to collapse. After get off work, I’ll dismantle the broken bed that the agency gave me and throw it away.
(End of this chapter)