Lord of Rot

Chapter 417: Total collapse

The siege has begun.

Horse City occupies a great advantage in geographical location. The towering castle built on the sand peak makes it look even more unattainable than the Iron Wall Castle.

Surrounded by mountains nearby, there is a large lake on the southwest side on the open road ahead.

There are very few options for siege.

Viscount Matthew, the leader of the Wild Boar Mercenary Group, has begun to recruit extraordinary people, but unfortunately in the end they only managed to gather ten people in total.

"If Jones and the others are still here..."

He began to regret again. If he had not thought about taking down Bangta Market first, but had gathered all his strength, what advantage would he have had if twenty or thirty extraordinary people attacked Mama City at this time?

Fortunately, Porcupine did not have three thousand soldiers, and the other party had no legitimate reason to capture the territory of a viscount in the desert, unless Baron Porcupine planned to go to war with Earl Buffalo.

It's just a matter of capturing Mama City, it's not difficult.

The wooden mantle car has been built.

This is a huge wooden wheel cart, with a huge wooden board made of multiple pieces of wood hung on it. It can block arrows from the front and above, and can help them quickly pull into the castle during siege warfare. distance.

It's like setting up a target for the soldiers on the city wall to shoot at.

The tactics of exhausting the enemy are the most indispensable part of any siege war.

Whoosh!

The arrow hit the wooden board accurately, and its tail feathers trembled slightly.

The soldiers far away on the city wall fired arrows, but they were all blocked by wooden shields.

The wooden chariot was gradually approaching, but the soldiers on the city were unable to do anything about it.

'Desert Pearl' Lisu Mama, holding a crossbow, fought back from time to time.

She also tried shooting with arrows soaked in kerosene, but kerosene is a very precious strategic material. The amount of mining in the world is very small, and the reserves are not large. Moreover, the opponent's wooden curtain car has been specially treated, so it is not that easy. Ignite.

The two sides were in a stalemate for most of the day, and finally, after the sun went down, both sides stopped fighting at the same time.

On the city wall.

The soldiers held bowls, and the women wore aprons, dragging basins in pairs, filling them with a bowl of hot soup, and then putting a piece of bread on it.

At least the porcupine caravan sent a large amount of food, which allowed them to say goodbye to the food crisis for the time being, and everyone did not have to starve.

The soldiers finished their dinner at dusk, and their bodies became more and more tired, but no one dared to rest. They had to keep watch on the city wall with their eyes wide open. If the mercenaries broke through the city because of their drowsiness, they might stop again. There is no need to open your eyes.

The most important thing is to keep an eye on the siege vehicle and never let that thing get closer to the gate!

Naturally, Lisu Mama cannot stay on the city wall forever. She has to play a greater role.

After dinner, she went to find the porcupine caravan and the extraordinary beings living in the city. The result was gratifying, and she successfully got their help.

He could barely make up ten extraordinary beings.

However, the defense war of Mama City has not yet reached the key point of the siege war. The opponent has not yet completed the construction of battering rams, ladders, or siege towers, so the pressure of defending the city is not too great. .

The moment the ladder is put up on the city wall is when you really need to have a headache.

Late at night, the mercenaries launched another sneak attack. The scale of the attack was not large, but the Mama City side, which had no casualties during the day's defense, was actually killed by arrows from below. Three people were killed.

It must have been a supernatural being, because the head of the soldier who was shot exploded. When other soldiers helped collect the body, they only found a piece of the chin, a relatively complete right ear, and an eyeball stuck with the tongue.

Suddenly, the wind roared.

The mercenaries, however, went back to sleep with peace of mind after a wave of harassment. Even if they kept vigil, they could take turns. Their huge advantage in numbers allowed them to rest at will.

The soldiers in Ma Ma City did not dare to rest and worked hard until dawn.

Stay until early morning.

The mercenary team launched another raid, still using the same routine, the tactics of exhausting the enemy and focusing on harassment.

The wooden chariot advanced, followed by the infantry.

The soldiers who had been tense all night on the city wall fought back their exhaustion and started shooting to obstruct them again.

Even if they know that the opponent's ladder has not been sent and the battering ram has not been set up, they may not be able to forcefully attack the city in a short time, but they cannot bring the enemy closer in vain. Once the position is lost, it will be difficult to regain it.

During the exhausting defense process, some soldiers were a little numb when shooting arrows.

Things changed on the third day. It was not that the mercenaries had a conscience and chose to retreat, but that the battering ram and ladder were set up.

Three thousand armored mercenaries suddenly stopped wandering and rushed directly towards Mama City without any tactics. The spectacular scene was like an unstoppable torrent of steel. The ground was shaking slightly, just like the human heart was shaking at this moment.

Scattered arrows were shot from the city wall, trying to block it, but they were blocked by the shield raised high.

The arrows fell into the crowd like mud into the sea, leaving no trace.

Viscount Mathieu was confident that he would conquer the city this time. The battering ram he ordered had six wheels and required twelve people to push it.

Above the battering ram, a sloping triangular roof was built with wooden planks, which could effectively defend against arrows and even gravel attacks on the city wall.

What is a relief is that in order to protect "his own city", Viscount Mathieu did not choose to use trebuchets to destroy the city. For Viscount Mathieu who has such a huge advantage, there is no difference between those with trebuchets and those without trebuchets. The difference is just a few more mercenaries dying or a few fewer mercenaries dying.

That means there is no difference!

The absolute advantage in numbers gave the attacking party a surge of morale.

Seeing the terrifying numbers below, the defensive soldiers on the city wall couldn't help but sweat.

When the team successfully reached the city wall, someone shouted the order: "Throw the stones!"

Huge rubble is thrown downwards. There is no need to aim, and it will definitely hit a group of people every time.

Even if someone raised a shield to resist, they would be thrown down from above, causing them to stagger around. The unlucky ones would be hit in the head by a stone. The thin helmet could not block the heavy blow of the stone, and the person immediately fell to the ground.

Don't expect the three thousand people who will crowd over later to care about their companions. Falling to the ground means they will be trampled to death.

More mercenaries died at the feet of their companions than from arrows and stones.

"boom!"

When the battering ram was pushed and the gate shook violently, Lisu Mama on the city wall accelerated her shooting speed.

Unfortunately, it was still useless. She could only watch the door being hit and slowly deforming.

She has arranged a group of people to guard behind the city gate. When the gate of Mama City is breached, that group of soldiers will guard it until the end, but whether it can stop three thousand people... I can only hope that the fairy spirit May they persist a little longer.

The mercenaries attacked on multiple fronts, and after catching one and sending it back, they erected a ladder to attack the city.

Ladders were set up on the city wall, and the soldiers immediately pushed them, threw stones, or poured kerosene on them.

However, the soldiers on the city wall no longer shot arrows. Without the suppression of their arrows, the crossbowmen in the distance immediately relaxed. They could freely shoot arrows at the city wall. The dense rain of arrows continuously penetrated the four horses. After the city guards, they finally suppressed him and did not dare to show his face.

At this point, no one can stop the mercenaries climbing the ladder from going up.

The mercenaries began to climb up the ladder. As long as they raised their shields above their heads, they were immune to almost all attacks from above.

Crash across the board!

Thank you for the 500 reward from [Monet’s World].