Chapter 106 The Power of Siege Ballista
The rules of Mounted Cutting are themselves based on the rules created by the Mounted Cutting System after the fusion of countless Mounted Cutting worlds.
The logic of the underlying rules is composed of the system of the game of riding and slashing!
Participating in battles will increase your experience.
The experience gained by killing enemies with your own hands will be higher.
Once the experience reaches the corresponding amount, it will be directly upgraded to a more powerful unit.
It’s that simple.
This is why Shen Muhui is so scornful of enemies who don't understand this rule at all.
According to the traditional attack method, weak servant troops are often sent to conduct tentative attacks.
Turtatively discover where the defenses are weak.
Or where to focus the attack.
Very traditional tactics.
But once this tactic is encountered, there are rules for riding and slashing that allow you to gain experience and upgrade.
Then the nature will change.
Not only would Shen Mu refuse this temptation, he would actually welcome it!
Like now.
As long as there is no way to pierce through Shen Mu's cavalry and slashing troops, Shen Mu's cavalry and slashing troops can still output damage normally and accumulate a steady stream of experience.
So for Shen Mu.
The enemy will face increasingly stronger cavalry and slashing troops in battle after battle.
Facing Shen Mu who is getting stronger and stronger!
"Sir, the light ballistae and siege ballistae have all been moved to the west gate and the castle tower, and are ready for battle at any time."
At this time, Shen Mu's request was being followed. , Manid, who moved the west side crossbow to the east side city gate and square tower, came back again with the crossbow.
"Well, well done." Shen Mu nodded in praise.
On the city wall, a new recruit from Vecchia carrying a light ballista also came over, carefully stood on the top of the 5-meter-wide, 7-meter-high city gate that had been blocked by a baffle, and moved The ballistae was reassembled and set up.
200 meters away, in the southwest corner of the castle area, on the large tower placed next to the city wall, another siege ballistae has been carried up and set up.
Taking advantage of the 5-meter-high cliff height, the 8-meter height of the large tower itself, and the 13-meter drop, it is enough for the siege ballistae with a range of 300 meters to still form an effective strike against the west gate of the town area. .
As long as the enemy units form a dense formation and move slowly, then for the ballistae on these square towers and large towers, it will be a scene of candied haws on a stick!
The light ballistae being assembled and set up around Shen Mu brought even more powerful offensive power.
Because it is light weight, it is easy to move.
That’s why these light ballistae were set up at the top of the city gate, with two and a half-man-wide gaps between the three baffles.
Directly let these two light ballistae aim in the direction facing the city gate.
Any enemy who dares to attack or appear here.
Then you have to face direct fire from the light ballista!
For example, in previous battles, many servant troops were crucified to death by light ballistae when they were rushing towards the city gate with debris held high to fill the trench. On the road.
Shen Mu looked up now,
The short spear-like shooting spears, along with the corpses of gnolls, lizardmen, hobgoblins or bugbears, stood there like signs.
Extremely miserable and horrific!
Just looking at the servant troops that began to regroup in the green belt opposite the community, they began to pick up piles of debris one by one, including door panels, wanting to use them as The way the shield rushes towards me.
The ridicule in Shen Mu’s eyes could not go away:
“However, I still want to know, 2 light ballistae. Suppose after this, those servant troops want to come again. If we attack, how many corpses will be left behind?”
Then those servant troops began to attack again, and they were in extremely large numbers, rushing over like a desperate, general attack!
The temporary workers in the temporary convoy were really forced to attack this time!
In the first tentative attack, they had already reached within 30 meters.
I also saw clearly the not-so-many number of crossbowmen that appeared on the city wall, as well as the ballista-type weapons set up on the city gate and the square tower next to it.
So under the command of those Blue Star humans, these servant troops composed of spiritual followers chose groups of three or five to carry more and thicker debris together, such as door panels or large desks. , cupboards, things like that, hide your figure underneath.
This is like carrying a large shield, just enough to cover yourself from the arrows and crossbow bolts fired from the city wall.
And on many tables, chairs, and even found door panels and bed boards, those Blue Star humans personally hung many iron or stainless steel pots and pans on them. , used as an additional protective item to increase the defensive effect.
Then the bells jingled like strange tanks, moving towards this side.
Although it was slow, Shen Mu raised his eyebrows slightly after seeing it.
Because this defense method seems to have a special effect!
"Fire the arrows! Fire the arrows! Fire the arrows!"
On the city wall, Bandak was still commanding the 200 people composed of Vecian archers, Rhodok skilled crossbowmen, and mercenary crossbowmen. The long-range shooter troops were conducting long-range output towards the group of enemy troops in front carrying various enhanced tables and chairs.
But the servant army that appeared this time, carrying the furniture with pots and pans, really had sufficient protection against those arrows and crossbow bolts.
I just heard the clanging sounds of the arrowheads and the crossbow arrows.
It is like the sound of wind chimes colliding with each other.
And most of the spiritual creatures below, whether they were gnolls, lizardmen, hobgoblins or bugbears, relied on the lifted furniture and the iron products on it to withstand the waves of damage. Rain of arrows!
There are only a few spirit world creatures who, because of their unlucky nature, were hit by the crossbow bolts that shot directly at them, except for their lower body or legs.
There were no casualties!
"Ballista ready!"
But Bandak on the city wall showed no expression at all. Instead, he had accepted the full command authority transferred to him by Shen Mu before. , looking at the large pieces of furniture on top of his head, forming something like a siege vehicle, with a calm expression.
And he quickly came to the top of the city gate, and personally made a gesture with his thumb in front of his eyes to determine the distance.
He ordered loudly: "Prepare to shoot spears! Shoot accurately!"
"Understood!"
On the city wall, at this time, two light ballistae The operators, six senior thugs from the Lake Rat Gang, immediately responded loudly.
Then according to their respective division of labor, they quickly turned the winch, filled the shooting spear, and raised the wooden hammer in their hands. When they saw that the winch had pulled the crossbow string to the ready-to-fire position, the shooting spear also It has been placed in the shooting trough and the sharp spear tip is pointed outside.
"Let go!" Bandak ordered.
‘Bang! ’
Then the senior thug from the Lake Rat Gang who was holding a wooden hammer smashed the wooden strips blocking the two-finger-wide crossbow string.
Completely free the crossbow string and crossbow arm that have accumulated terrifying power.
Driving the 1 meter long spear, it was directly blasted out.
‘Bang! '
Standing straight from the city gate again, it hit a large dining table held by four or five hobgoblins. The dining table, which had been nailed with more than a dozen feather arrows and crossbow bolts, was suddenly struck. It was shot to pieces!
The terrifying force even penetrated the two hobgoblins behind.
Not to mention the other hobgoblins, because of the huge reaction force, their wrists were fractured, and their heads were bleeding from the cracked wooden boards, and they staggered and fell heavily. On the ground.
‘Swish, swish, swish! ’
Then he was nailed into a hedgehog by the feather arrows shot by the already prepared Vecian archers, or the skilled Rodok crossbowmen and mercenary crossbowmen, or the crossbow bolts fired by pulling the trigger!
After losing the protection like a siege vehicle, these spiritual creatures are still extremely fragile!
‘Bang! ’
And just at the city gate, another light ballista fired out a new spear. There was another bang, and a door panel was completely broken into pieces.
Even the three or four jackals hiding behind were nailed together, and they howled in pain because they did not die directly.
On the entire battlefield outside the city wall on the west side, there were casualties of spiritual creatures again!
Light ballistae, even with the word light.
It is still a ballista.
It is still on the battlefield. Not to mention the door panels, dining tables and furniture made of plywood made of wood chips and wood powder, and added with glue, they can't stop the terrifying lethality at all!
Even if it is real solid wood furniture, it is also covered with iron sheets and iron pots and pans.
Facing the spear blasted out by the crossbow cannon.
It was also penetrated directly!
You know, in the continent of Calradia, even the Swadian knights who have shields and plate armor, and additional chain armor inside, dare not directly face anyone who is crowned as a ballista. The weapon of the name.
Even these Swadian knights are still riding on their own warhorses that also have plate and chain armor.
With the bonus of super defense power, it can single-handedly defeat the spear phalanx composed of militiamen.
I don’t dare to face this even the least powerful light ballista!
At this time, these servant troops who were carrying furniture closer and closer to the trenches of the city wall had a good defensive effect against those feather arrows and crossbow bolts, but the price paid was just this little bit, as if As if moving like a turtle or a bastard, moving towards this side at a slow speed!
It also happened to be an easy target for the two light ballistae set up above the city gate.
There is also a large tower in the castle area not far away, only 200 meters away.
Also starting at an oblique angle, towards the servant troops who were slowly approaching the west gate like turtles, they began to shoot out thicker, longer, and more powerful spears!
‘Bang! ’
Accompanied by the same terrifying sound.
The two siege ballistas from the big tower 200 meters away were also extremely accurate, smashing and piercing the siege teams of the tortoise-like servants. .
Whether it was the furniture on the top or the spiritual creatures below, they were all shot dead on the spot by the more powerful spear!
The effective range of the siege ballista can reach 300 meters, but even the rammed earth city wall can nail the spear to it.
But this is a terrifying siege weapon that can even collapse a thin stone wall.
Not to mention, in the world of cavalry and slashing battle groups, the role of these siege ballistae is to destroy the baffles now filled with walls and the large hangings extending from the castle towers. Boxes, even destroying city gates that were not blocked with bricks and stones in time, etc., are specially used for siege purposes!
The siege ballista is an upgraded version of the light ballista, and its destructive power is of course even more terrifying!
"But the number of four ballistae is still too few." Shen Mu still stood on the city gate, looking through the gap in the baffle coldly at the people in front of him who were still coming this way. of more than thirty turtles.
Even if the four ballistae tried their best, it would be difficult to destroy all these turtles.
Not to mention the two siege ballistas that shot over from a distance.
Because it is far away.
It doesn’t mean that the spear fired every time it is fired can hit those turtle shells.
Therefore, the turtle shells composed of the spirit world servants actually slowly broke through to within 10 meters, facing the attacks of the feather arrows and crossbow bolts like pouring rain, with dense dense The tail feathers like a hedgehog came to the trench.
Then they worked together to throw the furniture held high above their heads into the ditch.
With a pop.
In this trench, which is only 3 meters wide, there is a large piece of furniture.
Also let these spiritual creatures who had just thrown away the furniture complete their tasks and immediately ran away, as if they had spread their legs and ran towards the green belt of the community where they came from.
This time, compared to the slow movements when I came just now, it was much faster.
It was as if he only hated his parents for giving him two fewer legs.
Run fast!
There is no way, because after they threw away the furniture that was like a turtle shell.
The rest, you can only rely on your own body to resist the arrows and crossbow bolts that seemed to have found their targets on the city wall and started shooting.
If you run slowly, you will die!
‘Whoosh whoosh! ’
That’s it now, countless feather arrows and crossbow bolts flying out on the city wall.
Directly add a dozen slender feathers to the backs of the jackals or lizardmen, or spirit world creatures such as hobgoblins and bugbears with their backs to the city wall. Arrows and crossbow bolts killed them alive on the way to escape!
The losses of these spiritual world creatures began to suddenly increase.
“My lord, it’s a foregone conclusion that the trenches will be filled up on the other side. We must be prepared to let the members of the Lake Rat Gang and the soldiers of Swadia throw themselves into the city wall and start close combat. .”
At this time, Bandak, who was still directing the shooting, walked quickly towards the city gate.
Wait for the two light crossbows to blast out a new round of spears, smashing the two turtle shells 20 meters away, exposing the spiritual creatures underneath, and then being hit by the crossbows. The arrows and feather arrows were discarded.
Bandak then continued with a solemn expression: "I guess the opponent's tactics may even want to build up a slope for the city wall!"
"Well, indeed That's it." Shen Mu nodded, and he also noticed this.
These Diesel Company's servant troops have no siege weapons at all, not even protective tools specifically used for sieges.
A turtle shell like this is formed by lifting furniture and door panels, as well as various iron pots and pans tied to it. You can tell at a glance that it is just a temporary solution, made temporarily to reduce casualties. Just a crude defensive tool.
Now, more and more turtle shells are approaching, and my four ballistae can no longer shoot them.
Now Shen Mu even saw two more turtle shells coming over, and they were suddenly overturned into the trench, making the 5-meter-deep trench become much shallower. His expression was the same. Become solemn.
But there was still no fear in Shen Mu's eyes, and he was still calm and composed.
Even if the trench is filled, the trench and the slope of the city wall must continue to be filled.
Only when the slope reaches a certain height can the servant troops, the pig-headed troops from the Diesel Company headquarters, climb up the slope and attack their own city wall.
But my city wall is not only 6 meters high, but also has 2 meters high baffles.
The total height is 8 meters.
If you want to build a slope that can attack the city, the manpower and material resources consumed, as well as the lives of these spiritual world creatures, are not a small number!
I wonder if these pig-headed men from the diesel company can be suppressed!
Once the losses of these servant races are too great, if they have their own emotions and really make a fuss and resist the power of the pig-headed people, it may be an opportunity for Shen Mu!
After all, behind the city wall, Fatis is still leading the heavy cavalry, waiting!
“Don’t worry now.”
Shen Mu watched as several more turtle shells came over. They did not suffer much damage despite the rain of arrows, but they were all densely covered with arrows and arrows. The crossbow looked like a hedgehog and said slowly:
"When they fill up the trench and build a slope, just let the infantry go up the city wall."
"Understood, Master Shen Mu." Seeing Shen Mu being so calm, Bandak breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. He seriously picked up his heavy crossbow and started to continue shooting forward.
Since we can no longer stop the enemies, use tools to fill up the trenches.
There is no way to stop the enemies. They will definitely gather together and build a slope in front of the city wall that can be climbed up.
What you can do now is to take advantage of the enemies, throw away the furniture and fill it in the trench, run away, and use the crossbow in your hand to kill as many people as possible after losing their protection. The lives of those enemies.
For the upcoming battle on the city wall, which will definitely be extremely accumulated, reduce a certain amount of effective strength!
All crossbowmen think so.
At this time.
Both the archers and crossbowmen began to actively reduce the frequency of shooting those turtle shells.
Instead, the focus was on those spiritual creatures that were destroyed by the ballistae, or those creatures in the spirit world that were exposed in front of him after filling the trenches with turtle shells.
Leave the lives of more spiritual creatures in front of the trench that is about to be filled!
(End of this chapter)