Chapter 312 The city gate is wide open
In a siege, the attacker will suffer heavy losses on the road close to the defender. The archers, ballistas, trebuchets and other defenses on the city wall are not just for show. It's nice to see, but the attacker can only be beaten passively during this period. Even if you use a crossbow to fight back, it's still quite disadvantageous because there is a wall and nothing around you.
As a result, the white dragon attracted a lot of people's attention, and successfully tore two ballistas into pieces with its claws, which also brought the Avarus Demon King's army close enough for a close encounter.
Flocks of arrows were fired at the city wall, and the catapults made a terrifying sound like thunder. What was thrown this time was not the enemy's head, but a real boulder wrapped in oilcloth and igniting a fire.
Slightly cut the boulder into round dots, wrap it in linen cloth soaked in crude oil, then light it and throw it out. The lethality does not actually increase much, but the visual effect is very awesome.
The defenders were beaten to the point of running away at the moment of contact, and their already low morale dropped instantly.
The phalanx of heavy-armored shield soldiers of the Demon Kingdom of Avarus now revealed a siege ladder hidden in the crowd. This thing is much easier to make than a trebuchet. It is essentially a very long ladder.
Tie a thick hemp rope to the end of the ladder that is placed on the city wall. Once the ladder is placed on the city wall, the people below hold on to the rope tightly to prevent the ladder from being pushed away by the defenders.
Some of the defenders who still had the will to fight picked up objects such as rolling stones and wood and threw them down the city wall. They tried to knock over the people holding the ropes and push the ladders down, but most of them were scared out of their wits. This effort paid off. Very little.
Upon seeing this, the garrison generals hurried up to the city wall and shouted to boost their morale while wielding heavy weapons and cutting off the ladders.
Taking the lead for the general can indeed boost morale. Seeing the general rushing forward, the defenders who had been retreating took courage one after another to confront the vanguard troops who climbed the city wall head-on.
Although it was possible to climb the city wall, only a few people could get up there. The defenders still had an obvious numerical advantage, and it was impossible to break into the fortress so easily.
Near the gate, a group of heavily armored shield soldiers put down their shields, picked up their battering rams, and stormed the gate.
It is said to be a battering ram, but it is actually just a huge thick log with one end sharpened.
It was customary to use this thing to break down the door, and the defenders also followed the custom.
The city gate is recessed, which means that the city gate is actually inside the door opening, not outside the door opening.
One advantage of this design is that holes can be made around the door. The defenders can use these shooting holes to shoot crossbows at the soldiers who are opening the door.
The movable door panel directly above the door can also be opened. Many people held stones and smashed down. Several shield soldiers who focused on smashing the door were knocked over in a short time.
Siege warfare is difficult. Even if the opponent's morale is low, even if there are white dragons repeatedly swooping down on the wall to spread fear, it is not easy to break into the fortress. It can even be said that it cannot be won with one or two attacks. .
Many times in siege battles, the defenders open the door and surrender on their own, or they are besieged until they run out of ammunition and food, and there is really no way to hold on.
The besiegers need to launch repeated attacks before they can defeat the defenders head-on, which may take days or even weeks.
But as mentioned before, Viola cannot be held back by the Watcher's Fortress. She needs to capture the Watcher's Fortress and the open city south of the fortress as soon as possible, otherwise the situation will be dangerous.
Don’t forget, it was the Allied Forces of the Four Nations that invaded the Demon Kingdom of Avarus.
The disastrous defeat of the Subia Demon Army will be spread to the ears of other coalition forces within a month. Including the time they have to mobilize their troops and respond, Viola only has two months at most.
During this period of time, she must capture the Open City, forming a triangular area with the Open City as the vanguard, passing through the Watcher Fortress, Half Moon Fortress and Sailing City, and then using the Leon Territory as the rear.
Expand the front line to avoid being pushed down, especially not to be attacked by the coalition forces. After all, she has so few troops now and she really can't afford to use them up.
For this reason, it is imperative to quickly capture the Watcher's Fortress.
But as I said just now, siege warfare is not that easy to handle. What should I do?
This requires some operations that are not suitable for frontal battlefields. –‐‐——–‐‐——
The general who defended the city wiped the blood from his face. He couldn't tell whether it was his own, his soldiers' or the enemy's.
As expected, the siege battle immediately became intense as soon as it started. The morale of the Avarus demon army shocked the defenders. Some soldiers could even be seen roaring and hugging the defenders tightly, and they fell together. A fierce image of the lower city wall.
This group of people seemed to have no fear of death, shouting words that the generals who defended the city could not understand, such as 'gan' and 'grass', as if there was a source of courage behind them.
The morale of our own side was originally not good. Between the fluctuations and the fluctuations, it was extremely difficult to resist.
But it can still hold up.
The advantage provided by the city wall is too great. The number of enemy troops who can scale the city wall is not very large, so they are not inferior due to their numerical advantage.
It is now in a delicate balance. If something breaks this balance, it will be difficult to say.
Maybe Murphy's Law really makes sense. The more you worry about something, the more it will come.
The general who defended the city suddenly saw a string of colorful sparks lighting up on the other side of the city wall. Along with the loud noise of something exploding, he felt a slight vibration from the ground along his toes.
"It's dynamite! They used dynamite! The drain is about to be blown open!"
Of course, the fortress must have a drainage area, otherwise thousands of people will eat, drink, and defecate in the fortress, and they will be soaked in feces before long.
This is a weak point, but it is not easy to blow it up with explosives. We will pay special attention to it when building the fort.
But again, morale.
It didn't matter whether it was blown up or not. What was important was that the act of blowing up the drainage outlet frightened the already demoralized defenders, as if the army from outside the city could sneak in through the hole at any time.
Panic spread quickly like a plague. The morale that had finally been lifted was finally knocked back to its original state.
The generals who defended the city could clearly see that many soldiers even turned around and ran down the city wall. They became timid when facing the enemy troops coming up on ladders. Even with the numerical advantage, they could not withstand them.
"The city gate has been opened!"
Bad news came one after another. The garrison general turned to look at the inner wall. A dozen agile men in black chopped down the soldiers near the winch and quickly pulled up the gate. One of them, a woman who looked like an elf, was particularly eye-catching. With a few arrows, the soldiers who tried to stop him were knocked to the ground.
Sending people into the castle to open the city gate can greatly reduce casualties, but where did they come in from?
The defense standards of the Watcher's Fortress are not low. There are no loopholes to exploit. Even if you rappel from the cliff behind, you will definitely be discovered by patrolling soldiers.
Suddenly, the defending general thought of a possibility.
Bailong, they have been standing on Bailong's back, and they secretly jumped down and sneaked in when Bailong dived!
The city gates were wide open and morale was completely gone.
The defender knew that the Watcher's Fortress could no longer be defended.
(End of chapter)