Chapter 5 Full-scale invasion
Randall had no choice but to order the archers to release their arrows, and Fredden's marksman was famous in the Delman Empire, and he was also an ace of the empire.
The archers lit fire with their oilcloth arrows and shot at the black-pressed creatures.
The few people who remained were still struggling in the moat, they knew that there was no hope of life, but they just didn't want to give up. The gates were closed, and even if they climbed under the walls. What's more, the number of this crow is not a problem to devour them, and it is not a problem to devour everyone on the city wall.
Burning arrows poured down from the sky, and there was a head-to-head confrontation with the black crows. For a while, the crows fell to the ground one after another, and the arrows caught fire and died. There was a cheer on the walls, and even those who were still struggling under the city seemed to see victory.
What happened next made everyone laugh, and the crows were attacked and scattered. I saw that several huge green flames pierced the sky and smashed into the city wall. For a time, the fire was everywhere, and the wails were everywhere. Thus began the siege.
I saw a terrifying green light in the distance covering the plains below the hills, an army of undead souls composed of tens of thousands of resentful spirits, evil spirits, and ghosts.
As if they came from the void, their bodies were light, or they had no bodies at all, and they skimmed straight across the moat.
"Stop them and release the arrows. Seeing this, Randall immediately ordered
However, in the face of the mighty army of the undead, even the arrows on fire seemed to be useless, let alone those huge wood and stones.
Soon the undead broke through the moat's defenses, and they poured over the moat towards the walls that had been smashed through the gaps by the giant green flames.
Those few who survived outside the city were devoured by these undead in the first round, and there was not even a single scum left.
The soldiers in the city formed a shield wall and blocked the gap with their bodies. The surviving archers desperately shot arrows at these revenants, but they could not penetrate directly, but it was ineffective, and some even directly penetrated and attacked the Fredden soldiers below.
The souls of the dead were desperately biting and piercing the soldiers of Fredden, and one by one the soldiers fell to the sound of shattering armor and screams of pain, and this place had become a slaughterhouse.
There was nothing to do with these ghosts, and Randall could only reluctantly order a retreat.
When the horn of retreat sounded, everyone retreated to the north gate of the castle as had been arranged. Only it was not yet surrounded by the ghosts, and the soldiers made a final resistance.
Obviously, humanity is not ready to fight the undead, and so far, no one has succeeded in defeating any of them.
Littered with the corpses of dead soldiers, Roger Young led his cavalry to rush out of the north gate, losing many horses along the way.
Randall and Jeffrey also led the soldiers down from the walls and hurried towards the north gate.
And Frank, Lofes, Kelvin, and Mayfair, while resisting the undead and retreating, they managed to disperse some of the undead. But after all, they are mercenaries, and those ordinary soldiers have no choice.
The four of them fought and retreated, and there were corpses all along the way. The undead had already taken over most of the castle, and the north gate of the castle was congested with retreating soldiers.
Panic was written on the faces of the soldiers, and many of them were trampled to death by their own people. If at this time, the undead formed a siege outside the north gate of the castle, none of these people could escape. Time is of the essence, and everyone just wants to escape from this hellish place as soon as possible.
On the other hand, the old and young women and children who went to the escape route in advance were able to escape from it very quickly. Even though they heard a loud noise from above, they had no idea what was going on up there.
However, the undead also found the entrance to the escape passage, and a stream of green light poured into the pitch-black passage.
The old and weak women and children heard a noise behind them and quickened their pace. But just as they were about to get outside from the tunnels, the spirits caught up with them.
All of a sudden, flesh and blood flew everywhere, life withered, and a large number of women and children were slaughtered. Only a few people in front of them climbed to the surface, and they quickly closed the door to the escape route. Led by Lord Karina's wife and the lord's two children, they saw the cavalry led by Roger Young not far away.
They shouted desperately, and Roger Young immediately led the cavalry to rush over. At this moment, the door of the escape route behind them was breached by the undead. The undead immediately pounced on the women and children, and Roger Young led the team in front of them, dragging them down. He picked up the lord's two children and carried them on his horse, and the other children were also carried on the horse by the cavalry. People keep falling, and they can't resist it.
"Run, leave us alone, take the kids and run to safety. Lady Karina shouted
Roger Young knew that this was the only way to go, or else he would all die here.
"Take the kids and retreat," Roger Young commanded helplessly
The surviving cavalry followed Roger Young into the distance, followed by slaughtered women and cavalry who had not had time to retreat.
The feeling in my heart was very uncomfortable, and this was the most humiliating battle Roger Young had ever fought.
They retreated all the way east, their flags in tatters, and many died of wounds and hunger and thirst. I didn't expect the defeat to be so complete, and the grain stored in the castle didn't work at all.
On the other hand, Randall's army fought all the way and finally escaped from the castle. Most of the army was lost, and many remained in the castle forever. Fortunately, after escaping, the undead did not pursue, otherwise many troops would have been lost.
Together with the lord, Frante and the lord led the remnants of the defeated army to the east, and people continued to fall. After a few days, everyone seems to have reached their limit and they haven't had a drink of water for a long time. Just when they felt the darkness in front of them, Roger Young arrived just in time with his cavalry.
It turned out that Roger Young and they encountered the Imperial army that had come to reinforce them.
The commander of the Imperial army was Brigadier General Harrov, after retreating from the Moonblade Fortress to Kailandil. Marshal Alonso did not blame him, but saw him as a talent and entrusted him with it.
After being rescued, Randall and the others settled in the camp of the Imperial Army, where they discussed the situation with Brigadier General Harrov.
But the atmosphere was not very harmonious, and Brigadier General Harrov expressed his dissatisfaction with such a result.
No matter how Randall describes the undead, he will only attribute it to the uselessness of Fridenburg's army. When Lord Randall learned of his wife's death, his whole body became gloomy. He began to be depressed and full of pessimistic thoughts.
But now that he had no way to retreat, Fredden's soldiers were demoralized and demoralized.
Brigadier General Harrov did not realize the seriousness of the problem at all, and he was still delusional about teaching Freden's army a lesson.
The Imperial barracks were not very far from Fredenburg, and Brigadier General Harrov sent scouts every day to reconnoiter the situation.