Chapter 568 Siege
Quiller Foster carefully wiped his long sword. This weapon that his father gave to him will finally be put to use. It is not used to compete with other people in martial arts. Instead, it takes away the life of the enemy you are about to face.
Yesterday afternoon, General Sheruba Vazquez, the supreme commander of the Allied Army, issued the order to attack. In the evening, cattle and sheep were slaughtered in the military camp. All the officers and soldiers had a feast and then rested their spirits. After recharging all night, the battle began at dawn.
The first thing the Allied army had to overcome was the three trenches surrounding the Skitarii fortress. For this purpose, they specially prepared chariots for filling the trenches with soil. The chariots had defensive surfaces. The shields, the sides and the top of the vehicle are covered with cowhide, which can protect the soldiers from being attacked by the opponent's bows and arrows when pushing the chariot. After pushing the chariot to the edge of the trench, the soil and rocks loaded on the vehicle are thrown into the trench. A total of twenty such chariots were prepared.
Of course, the enemy's defenders would not remain indifferent and wait for their defenses to be breached. A large number of bows, arrows, ballistas, and slings were fired at the advancing trench-filling tanks. The loss of tanks exceeded the Allied army's previous estimate. When the first trench was filled with earth and rocks to create three wider passages, 8 tanks were lost. When the second trench could be passed, only trench-filling vehicles were left. Two vehicles were dismounted, and there were hundreds of casualties.
With a dark face, General Vazquez ordered the implementation of the second plan. A large number of prisoners (and many unlucky civilians) collected from the rear charged towards the third trench carrying sacks filled with sand.
Quiller looked at the poor people who didn’t know whether they could survive with pity. They were like a group of ants carrying things, running desperately towards the trench in groups. Along the way, people were constantly being shot by arrows or arrows. After being hit by stones and falling to the ground, some could no longer get up, while others were struggling to avoid being stepped on by their companions behind them.
Finally, some lucky people ran to the edge of the third trench. They threw down the sand bags they were carrying all the way, and then started running back without hesitation. These people were lucky. Throw a The sack means their punishment will be reduced.
While the defenders concentrated their firepower to prevent the third trench from being filled in, Vázquez organized manpower to widen the passages of the first two trenches. Finally, a trench of about 200 yards in length in front of them could allow the brigade to The men and horses passed.
“It’s our turn!”
Queller looked stern and buckled the visor-style helmet on his head.
"Child." General Vazquez was right next to Quick. He pressed Quick's shoulders and hugged him. The armors of the two of them made a loud collision sound.
“Your father and I will be proud of you.”
Vasquez has also known Queller’s father, Marquis Foster, for a long time, and he treats Queller like He looks like his own nephew.
Quiller looked at General Vazquez, nodded silently, turned around to find his subordinates who had been prepared for a long time, and soon joined them, following the siege vehicle assigned to him Then they set off. Their team’s goal was about twenty meters to the right of the fortress gate.
The troops responsible for the battle on the city were all wearing sophisticated armor and holding their favorite weapons in their hands. They were all aristocratic children or professional fighters with superb martial arts. Although they were assigned to a siege vehicle, they did not have to push it. A group of soldiers did the work. They shouted loud slogans and pushed the siege vehicle towards the target step by step.
The siege vehicle equipped by the Horned Bay Alliance Army is a tower-like structure, with three wheels on the left and right sides of the bottom for the movement of the siege vehicle. Although there is nothing serious about the soldiers, Protection, but the push rods on the left and right sides of the siege vehicles were equipped with shields to block incoming arrows. As for Queller and others, they hid behind the car, held their bucklers high, and followed the car step by step. Along the way were people who had died while filling trenches. Some of the people lying on the ground seemed to be still alive. They stretched out their hands to call for help from the attacking troops, but no one paid attention to them at this critical moment.
Quiller tried to ignore the wails he heard along the way and focus on the road ahead. The arrows fired from the fortress made a clanging sound on the siege vehicles, stimulating the hearts of everyone behind the vehicles.
If it weren’t for the tall car in front of us, would I and my companions be shot into a group of hedgehogs? Queller thought.
The terrifying battlefield environment made it impossible to calm down and estimate the time. I didn’t know how long it had passed. I only heard a loud bang. This was the pedal at the top of the siege vehicle falling down. There was a pickaxe-like device under the pedal. The pedal fell down. Finally, the pickaxe-like object was firmly fastened to the wall stack, and the siege vehicle was tightly attached to the city wall. In this state, the enemy could not get rid of the siege vehicle in a short period of time.
“Kill!” As soon as he heard the sound of the pedal hitting the city wall, Queller immediately pulled out his long sword and shouted.
"For victory! For the alliance! For all those who endure the injustice of the church, charge forward!"
Before he could finish his words, he jumped into the siege and was the first to attack the city. The ladder on the car is holding a shield and a sharp sword, looking like death. Queller's men were infected by the atmosphere he created and swarmed forward with weapons raised.
There is a square opening on the top of the siege vehicle, which is connected to the ladder below. Queller walked through this opening to the top of the tower-like structure, and then passed a few steps through the pedals that had been set up on the city wall. He soon met the person who stopped him, a Skitarii soldier holding a spear, and the sharp spearhead stabbed him hard.
With the remaining strength, Queller didn't want to take the initiative to verify the defensive effect of his armor. He dodged the spear point sideways, then put the shield on his chest and jumped in quickly. His original weight plus the armor was about two times. Weighing 150 to 60 pounds, the impact produced in this situation was terrifying. The Skitarii soldiers gathered near the attack point were almost knocked away by him. A soldier who was hit by a shield even fell down directly in front of him. Save personnel.
Taking advantage of this precious opportunity, Queller immediately rushed forward to make room for the brothers following him, but this time he waved his long sword. In just a few breaths, at least three people suffered terrible wounds.
The soldiers guarding the city were not all weaklings who had just been knocked away. Soon, elite skitarii who were well-equipped and no less powerful than Queller and his companions came and fought in a melee with the Protestant troops who had climbed onto the city wall. together.
For a time, shouts of death, screams, and the clash of swords and armor filled the entire city wall, filling the sky with boiling water.
(End of this chapter)