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The actions of the Fourth Legion did not arouse the suspicion of the Scottish defenders, because the other side focused on the group of sword and shield soldiers carrying the siege ladder. In their opinion, the sword and shield soldiers who carried ladders were the greatest threat to Edinburgh Castle. Moreover, the musketeers were also blocked by the wooden gate shield, and the defenders at the head of the city did not see clearly.

When the sword and shield soldiers carefully set up the ladder to the wall, the Scottish defenders at the head of the city really tensed. He jumped up and tried to knock the ladder down. Or, with a weapon in hand, keep an eye on the enemy forces below who might climb up.

Isaac saw many enemy troops coming up, and said excitedly:

"Yes, that's it!"

Then, at his command, the musketeers, who had been hiding behind the wooden gate shield, straightened up and aimed their muskets at the defenders at the head of the city......

"Bang Bang Bang"

After a burst of gunfire, dozens of Scottish defenders at the head of the city fell to the ground with guns, either dead or wounded. Anyway, lost the ability to continue fighting.

It stands to reason that the Scottish defenders who were shot should have retracted immediately at this time. However, the Scottish defenders were stunned at once. Why? It's raining heavily, how did the other side successfully open fire?

But I was stunned for a moment, and the second wave of shooting came......

"Bang Bang Bang"

There was another burst of gunfire, and dozens of people fell on the city......

If you are careful to count, you will find that these two rounds of shooting have reduced the Scottish defenders at the head of the city by more than 100 ......

At this time, the general of the defending army at the head of the city, Scottish Janissary Captain Bernard Shaw, reacted:

"Get down, get down! Don't take the plunge! ”

The Scottish defenders who reacted shrank back one after another, not daring to rise again.

But the Fourth Legion did not intend to stop, and seeing that the defenders were all shrunken turtles, Saqqara was very dissatisfied. At his signal, the adjutant waved the battle flag, and the leader of the sword and shield soldiers under the city walls immediately understood. As a result, the sword and shield soldiers of the Fourth Legion under the city walls were clamoring again, and they looked like they were about to attack the city.

At this time, the defenders at the head of the city could not sit still, and some Scottish soldiers, who were impatient, poked their heads out in a panic to see what was happening. Then, a few unlucky ones were blinded by the musketeers of the city......

George Bernard Shaw's head was full of black lines, and I saw him say loudly:

"Don't take it lightly!"

Then, he felt that he couldn't be beaten so passively. So, he ordered:

"Archers, shoot under the city, mainly against the enemy's musketeers! Remember, don't take the plunge! ”

Then the archers of the Scottish garrison, with bitter faces, crouched and threw them into the sky, trying to get the musketeers under the city. Although the rain affected the bowstring performance, it was still no problem to reach the 4th Legion's musketeer position 30 meters away. After all, they are in high places.

However, even if the bow and arrow fell to the position of the Fourth Legion's musketeers, it was useless. Because, the musketeers are wearing plate armor. Moreover, there is a large wooden door shield in front of it.

However, some of the long-range bows and arrows happened to reach the infantry of the Fourth Legion behind the musketeers. After all, those infantry had neither plate armor nor large shields. Then, a couple of unlucky guys were blinded......

Saqqara hurriedly commanded the ordinary infantry to retreat, avoiding the enemy's bow and arrow coverage. After seeing that the enemy did not dare to come forward, Saqqara decided to take a gamble......

So, he ordered the sword and shield soldiers who were pretending to be under the city walls to really start climbing the ladder, intending to carry out a surprise attack......

As a result, hundreds of sword and shield soldiers really climbed the top of the city......

But it didn't work, because the Scottish Janissaries and French soldiers at the head of the city were more elite. In the competition of martial arts, these sword and shield soldiers are not opponents. Then, they were knocked down the walls, causing serious casualties.

Saqqara was furious, but after he calmed down, he stopped this senseless act of sending him to death. It is already very difficult for ants to attack the city, let alone this kind of ant siege at a dangerous pass. Even if it can be captured, the casualties will be extremely huge. So, Saqqara, who had calmed down, temporarily withdrew the sword and shield soldiers. However, the musketeers continued to aim at the city, striking at any enemy who dared to take the lead. Then, the two sides played a game of "who is more calm", one side "waited for the rabbit", and the other side just didn't take the lead......

Although the Scots were very calm, they also suffered a great loss today. Originally, the defenders only had about 900 people, and more than 100 were killed and wounded at once.

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On the side of the Fourth Legion, there are also more countermeasures, such as sending the strong men in the city to dig stone slabs under the city gate......

Hangeran, the captain of the sword and shield soldiers who went to test the attack, noticed an incident on a rainy day, and the stone slabs on the ground under the gate of Edinburgh Castle seemed to have been loosened by the rain bubbles......

On a sunny day, it would be very difficult to dig up the slate. But if it's raining......

So, the next day, the Fourth Legion captured a few hundred strong men, took the iron pickaxes used for mining, and went to pry the stone slabs under the gates of Edinburgh Castle. The musketeers of the Fourth Legion were still aiming at the city, shooting at any enemy who dared to take the lead.

In desperation, Bernard Shaw, the commander of the Scottish garrison, decided to throw stones from the tower above the city gate......

The stone-thrower does not necessarily need to stand up, but simply throws the stone down from the gap in the battlement. In this way, hundreds of Scottish strong men who prying stone slabs under the city gate were stoned to death. The rest of the people scattered in a panic.

However, Saqqara made adjustments in time, and only sent four men to retract into the outside of the gate hole and continue to pry the stone slabs. As a result of retracting into the hole in the city gate, the Scottish defenders at the head of the city were immediately blinded. For the stones they threw from the top of the city could not be turned and smashed into the men who were in the gates......

Seeing that he was about to pry open the stone slab under the city gate, he meowed, and the next day it was sunny......

Then the enemy artillery and arquebuses on the city began to fire again. In desperation, the Fourth Army had no choice but to retreat.

Luckily, it rained four days later. Then, within three days, taking advantage of the rain, several Scottish strong men finally pried out the stone slab under the Edinburgh City Gate and dug a deep hole.

When the sky cleared, the demolition team planted powder kegs during the night and finally blew open the gates of Edinburgh Castle......

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After that, the Fourth Regiment stormed Edinburgh Castle under enemy fire and engaged in fierce street battles with the defenders of the castle.

The defenders were worthy of the Scottish Janissaries and the French elite, and under their stubborn resistance, the Fourth Army paid 200 casualties before attacking through the gate and occupying the forecourt and cannon walls of Edinburgh Castle.

Scottish Prime Minister Alex and other ministers who worked in the front yard raised their hands and surrendered. Stuart and Queen Margaret led the remnants of the defenders and retreated to the westernmost backyard of Edinburgh Castle to continue their stubborn resistance.

Although the Fourth Army used the old method to blow up the gate of the inner courtyard, it broke through and still suffered dozens of casualties. Until the commander of the musket battalion personally intervened and killed John, who was supervising the battle in front of the battle. Stewart, the remnants of the defenders finally lost their fighting spirit and raised their hands in surrender......

Look at John. Stewart's corpse, Saqqara smirked. But soon, he couldn't laugh anymore......

"What? You say that Queen Margaret escaped using ropes over the cliff escorted by a dozen French knights? ”

"Yes, we found the ropes they used to escape from the city and the cliffs outside the walls in the northwest corner of the castle. Moreover, the scout observed with a telescope, and there was no trace of their group anymore! The captain of the infantry in charge of searching the backyard of the palace reported.

"Chase after you, send the scout cavalry to chase after you! Gotta catch that little and smash it! Saqqara was mad with rage.

You know, this attack on Edinburgh killed John. After Stewart, he completed the task of destroying Scotland. However, Queen Margaret's escape was quite fatal. Because, Queen Margaret is the only bloodline of the Tudor dynasty in England. Once she escapes, someone will definitely make a fuss about her and cause chaos in England. Therefore, he can only be regarded as half of the completion of this mission. Of course, if you can catch up with Queen Margaret, you can also atone for your sins......

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