Chapter 446: The Baltic Empire (10) Charge
The Sealands did not know about the Jutlanders, none of them had dealt with the Jutlanders, and most of the information about the Jutlands had been heard from the merchants who occasionally came to the Sealands, and compared to the ordinary Sealanes, most of the information that the four legendary demigods had obtained from their goddess mother was Alice's records, and the legendary demigods did not know anything about how Alice had achieved these achievements and how to defeat her opponents.
But the Jutland are different, after occupying the island of Funen, they obtained a lot of information about the Sealands from the mouth of the Fishen, and in addition to the time that the Hassan were active on the island, they collected it, so that the Jutland people did not know anything about the situation of the Sealands, but they still knew a general idea.
They knew that the Sealand had not been formally trained in the army, that they had not experienced a war of a decent scale, that they were not weak in personal bravery, that the brown bears in the forest, the white bears in the ice fields, and the sharks in the sea were no match for the Sealanders, and that they liked to wear armor made of cowhide and hold wooden shields wrapped in thick cowhide.
So, the Jutlanders, the commander of the Jutland rhinoceros, Miss Alice, could easily tell that when they rushed out of the forest, when they suddenly saw the bright light from the dark environment, and when they saw the defense of the barracks they had established, because of their lack of combat experience, they had a good chance of falling into shock, and would fall into a brief confusion because of the sudden attack.
A wave of head-on arrows will launch an attack when the enemy is not fully prepared, and it will preemptively weaken the enemy's combat effectiveness and hit the enemy's morale, which is a matter of course.
The first wave of arrows caused casualties to the Sealanders, and the arrows fired in the form of projectiles fell from the head, and under the effect of gravitational acceleration, easily pierced the defenseless heads and necks of the Sealanders, taking their lives.
As Alice had expected, the Sealands were completely overwhelmed by the onslaught, some of them holding their shields above their heads, some of them swooping down on their comrades who had fallen to the ground, scrambling to heal them, and some of them threw down everything they had and rushed towards the forest behind them, trying to escape from the place of death.
The rhinoceros from Jutland would not stop attacking because of the enemy's panic, even if this battle was their first battle in the true sense of the word, but in Skaha's training, they had a certain understanding of the cruelty of war.
They know that on the battlefield, everything is fake, all emotions such as kindness, pity, pity, and so on are unnecessary, and if they want to win and survive on the battlefield, the only thing they can do is to do everything possible to kill the enemy and fulfill the orders given by the commander.
Mali took out an arrow from the quiver at his waist, pulled the bow and arrow, the angle was forty-five degrees, facing the sky, let go of the bowstring, and shot the arrow.
This kind of archery method is not accurate, but in such a battlefield, it is undoubtedly unrealistic to let these rhinoceros people with poor archery talent master the archery skills of elves and centaurs in a short period of time.
Therefore, when Skaha was training, he gave up on letting them learn the art of archery, as long as they could roughly shoot arrows into a certain target area, they would be qualified.
In such a battlefield, perhaps a rhinoceros man using such a tactic, without the favor of the goddess of luck, the probability of being able to shoot the enemy is close to zero, but when three thousand rhinoceros people shoot together, the resulting rain of arrows falls from the sky, and when the area is covered by the shooting, the lethality caused is not inferior to that of a professional archer like a centaur, of course, this is when we ignore the small disadvantage of consuming a large number of arrows.
In less than a minute, the second wave of arrows had already fallen, but the damage dealt by the second wave was slightly less than that of the first.
"Put your shield on your head, it's a projectile, it's a projectile, put your shield on your head. ”
"Do not be afraid, their arrows will not penetrate our shields, do as I say. ”
The unique voice of the legendary demigod sounded in the ears of every Sealander, and the thick and honest voice calmed the panic in the hearts of the Sealanders, causing them to raise their left hand and hold the shield wrapped in layers of cowhide on their heads.
The wounded who fell to the ground and were injured also stopped screaming, their faces were pale and they tried their best to deal with the injuries on their bodies, when hunting in the forest, injuries were also a common thing, as long as they calmed down and were not hit by arrows in the head, throat, heart, internal organs and other vital parts, these Sealand people had a way to survive.
"Get together, get together, put the shield on your head. ”
The shield was densely packed with arrows, and these arrows, which were wrapped in a layer of iron on the outside, were still unable to penetrate the last wooden shield defense after shooting through several layers of cowhide.
The Sealands began to gather together with the help of shields, and the wounded among them were protected like a forest retreat, as long as they entered the forest, the dense foliage was not only able to block the sun, but also to defend against long-range attacks such as arrows.
What's more, there are also Sealand spellcaster troops in the forest, the priests who worship the goddess Geofyne, who will rescue the wounded unlucky, save their lives, and get them back to the battlefield as soon as possible.
The rain of arrows rained down from the sky like a cold winter rain, and the rhinoceros from Jutland did not stop attacking because of the ineffectiveness of the attack, they did not feel sorry for the consumption of arrows, as long as they could slow down the enemy's advance, as long as they forced those Sealand people to have to put their shields on their heads.
Seeing this, the rhinoceros standing on the arrow tower began to act, they put their long crossbow arrows in the firing slot, and began to silently calculate the wind speed, distance, and the speed and path of the Sealand people as they usually practiced.
Although the accuracy of the bed crossbow is a difficult problem no matter how it is aimed, due to the original existence of the bed crossbow, the rhinoceros people still try every way to reduce the range of shooting targets as much as possible.
Buzz
A strange sound reached the ears of the Sealanes, a sound that was so different from the normal bowstring that was easily picked up by their sensitive hearing, and then a muffled grunt was heard through the ranks of the Sealanes.
A crossbow arrow more than two meters long shot from the arrow tower on the wooden wall, and shot into the gathered Sealanes, the wooden shield wrapped in cowhide was easily penetrated, and the three Sealand were pierced through the body by the crossbow arrows, and the powerful impact carried the three Sealanes to fly, and in the whirring wind, they were nailed to the tall tree trunk behind.
Another bolt came from another tower, equally striking and unstoppable, shattering the shield with a thud and piercing the body of a Sealand man, but the remnants were still so powerful, and the lover led the horse to the soft sand.
The unfortunate ones pierced by the crossbow arrows did not die immediately, they were skewered like kebabs, and they frantically clutched the arm-thick crossbow arrows with their hands, wailing and screaming in their mouths, and blood spilling from their ears, eyes, and mouths...... I won't die for a while.
The way to keep the shields together to resist the rain of arrows was no longer sustainable, and the Jutlanders' terrible crossbow arrows could easily shatter the shields and pierce through the Sealanimen's bodies, and the screams and wails of the unlucky ones who were shot further weakened the morale of the Sealanders.
"What is this? What is this? Is this a javelin? Can they throw a javelin that far?"
One of the legendary demigods cried out in surprise, they had lived in Sealand for a long time, they had never been anywhere else, and they had never seen such a terrible weapon as a crossbow arrow, so they could only attribute it to throwing spears farther away.
"Spread out, spread out, don't get together, these things are not on target, they won't shoot us if they spread out. ”
The surprise was only fleeting, and although the Sealand people did not know that this was the cause of the crossbow arrows, they could only deal with the javelins, but this method was also able to achieve good results against the crossbow arrows that were slow to reload and difficult to move.
At the same time, the Sealand spellcaster troops in the forest also began to reinforce the front line, and the magical aura belonging to the [Elegance of Cats] appeared on the warriors, making their steps dexterous and constantly moving around.
In fact, the Sealand people should be glad that the ultimate goal of this defensive battle is only to kill as many Sealeland as possible, so that they can suffer defeat and retreat to the Sealand City, rather than directly crushing them in this battle and destroying them all here.
Otherwise, when they got together this time, it was not only the crossbow bolts that struck them, but also the more terrible ballistas and trebuchets that were not used.
If the latter two siege engines were used, the terrible boulders would easily crush a path of blood and flesh through the Sealand crowd, and the fine sand blown away by the great force would pierce through the bodies of every Sealand in the vicinity.
The Sealani left several more corpses on their way, and the shield on their heads was limited by the size of the area, which could block the arrows shot at the upper body, but could not do anything against the defenses below, and the scattered Sealanes would still die if they were unlucky enough to be shot below the chest, or if they were shot continuously and bleeding profusely.
They came to the edge of the first moat, and although the Sealand were good swimmers, the moat in front of them did not seem to be very deep, but the Jutland attacks since the beginning of the war had made them cautious, and they had lost their optimism and arrogance at the beginning.
"Hurry over, hurry over, don't linger, keep going. ”
"I can smash all that out of wood with a single punch. ”
"It's time for those guys from Jutland to see how good we Sealand areins are. ”
The demigod brothers also came to the moat with their shields, their tall bodies only needed to jump slightly to cross the moat, and then quickly moved forward with their shields.
The tall body gives them terrifying strength, and at the same time makes them the easiest target to aim at on the battlefield, each legendary demigod is aimed at more than one more crossbow arrow, they must carefully use the shield in their hands to block the attack of the crossbow arrow, otherwise if they are not killed, it will bring great trouble to the rest of the battle.
Fortunately, the shield in their hands is a high-end goods transported from the south by goblin merchants, and the shield specially forged for giants is made of fine iron, and the appearance of coarse ore seems to tell people that its maker is actually very rough, and it is very likely that the person who cast this shield is a cyclops, and they are the only ones in the Mediterranean region who have the strength and purpose to cast such a shield.
The four legendary demigods attracted eighty percent of the firepower as the strikers, and they walked at the front of the team, in order to reduce the casualties of their men, save more strength, and reserve more chips for the next hand-to-the-hand fight.
Suddenly, a strange scream came from behind them, and they couldn't help but stop, and turned their heads to look behind them, and they found that the Sealand people behind them were cowering and did not dare to cross the moat, which was not very wide.
Later, they discovered the reason for the fear of the Sealands, several bloody skeletons in leather armor floated on the water, and the skin armor was also covered with signs of gnawing, which were the bones of the Sealands, the bones of the piranhas hidden in the moat.
The palm-sized fish are the absolute overlords in this small river, and even if the legendary demigods step into it, they have the confidence to devour his flesh and blood, just like the unlucky ones who rush the fastest.
"Piranha...... Damn, how can it be piranhas, how can there be piranhas near Zealand?"
The Sealand people quickly thought of the culprit behind all this, the piranhas that were rarely seen near the island, one was that the piranhas could not get used to the northern winter, and the other was a delicacy that did not form a certain size and was only very popular with the sea beasts of the sea.
The Sealanimen in the back were blocked from the first moat, which forced the four legendary demigods to stop their advance, take their heavy iron shields, and retreat to join the other Sealanes, this is a war, this is a battlefield, strong individual force can indeed crush an army most of the time, but it cannot destroy them.
However, there is no way for these Sealand warriors, there is no way for the four legendary demigods, it does not mean that the Sealand spellcasters hidden in the forest have no way, under the effect of magic, several ladders composed of twisted positions appeared on the moat, which is a horizontal [Force Field Ladder].
This magical magic helped the Goths defeat the Jeats, and after a few weeks, helped the Sealands to overcome the traps and defenses set by the Jutlanders.
Seeing that the spellcasters in their army had solved the problem of crossing the river with such ease, the Sealanes could not help but let out a burst of cheers, and they stepped on strange but sturdy ladders to quickly cross the ordinary-looking river.
The piranhas in the river swam unwillingly, they jumped out of the river with their mouths open, but they couldn't do anything about the Sealand people standing on the [Force Field Ladder], and finally they could only vent their unwillingness and anger on those white bones.
The second moat defense was also broken through so easily, not even a single Sealand was killed, and the piranhas could only gather under the [Force Field Ladder], their mouths with sharp teeth opened and closed, but they were helpless.