It is only when you actually come to the bottom of Edinburgh Castle that Saqqara feels its majesty. Before, through the telescope, Saqqara just felt that it might be a little troublesome for Edinburgh Castle to attack, but when he really got under Edinburgh Castle, Saqqara directly gasped......

Edinburgh Castle is located on a small hillside, not very high above sea level. However, that was only an impression from a distance. If you really go down the hillside, you will find that this hillside is much higher than the city wall......

The height of the hillside combined with the height of the walls of Edinburgh Castle itself made it possible for Saqqara's army to look up at Edinburgh Castle when they reached the foot of the hill. And to attack a strong fortress on your back...... Nima, Saqqara couldn't imagine the extent of the casualties......

With the bonus of the hillside, the walls of Edinburgh Castle are much higher than the normal walls. Therefore, the tactic of ant-attached siege does not need to be considered directly.

Moreover, on the hillside of Edinburgh Castle, only the east side has a road down the hill that leads to the city. But the road is very steep, and there are a lot of artillery pieces on the east wall of Edinburgh Castle. In other words, most of the artillery in Edinburgh City is in Edinburgh Castle to protect the safety of the royal family.

If you attack strongly, you can only choose to attack from the east. At this time, there were about 500 Scottish guards in Edinburgh Castle (some of them did not have time to escape back to Edinburgh Castle and were scattered all over the city walls) and 400 French troops. These people were nothing compared to the Fourth Legion, which numbered in the tens of thousands. The problem is that Edinburgh Castle is so terrainous that it sits on a high slope and there is only one way down the hill. In this way, the defenders of the castle only need to guard the east gate. Although the number of people is small, it can be defended completely.

Looking at Edinburgh Castle, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack on the steep hillside, Saqqara has a bitter look on his face - how can this be broken?

The gates of Edinburgh Castle are made of oak, but the problem is that Saqqara doesn't have any extra petrol. Otherwise, burn one and blow it up again, and Edinburgh Castle will be broken. However, he seriously underestimated how difficult Edinburgh Castle would be.

Of course, it wasn't his fault alone. Because, Marin, who provided him with gasoline, did not expect the difficulty of Edinburgh Castle. Otherwise, the other half barrel of gasoline, he would not have planned to take it to Italy, but to Saqqara.

In fact, Marin hasn't gone south yet, and the half barrel of gasoline is still on the mainland. But Saqqara didn't know, and if he did, he would send a speedboat back to the mainland, and it would not take a few days. But gasoline is a secret thing for Marin, and there is no extra information to reveal, and Saqqara naturally doesn't know that Marin still has gasoline. So, he could only sigh at Edinburgh Castle.

He first tried to open the east gate of Edinburgh Castle with artillery fire, but the enemy artillery was concentrated on the east wall. Although the guns in Edinburgh Castle are all small-caliber bronze cannons, only a few pounds, and the power is not as powerful as the 32-pound Cullen cannon. But the problem is - the opponent's artillery is mounted on the wall on the hillside......

Anyone who has studied physics knows that it is much easier to fire a cannon from the bottom of the mountain than from the bottom of the mountain to the top of the mountain. In addition, the Cullen naval gun is a short-barreled gun, and the range is too close. If the two sides exchanged fire, the Scottish city defense guns on the hill could easily hit the artillery position of the Fourth Army below the hill.

After some exchange of fire, the artillery of the Fourth Army suffered casualties, but they could not help the Scottish city defense guns on the hill. In desperation, Saqqara worth temporarily withdrawing artillery positions. Because, if they shoot at each other, it is simply the artillery of the Fourth Army that suffers. The caliber of the city defense guns on the hill was small, but it was enough to attack the artillery positions of the Fourth Army. Moreover, the opposing side was covered by walls, and the artillery of the 4th Army Corps could only fire in the open field. Soviet artillery could easily injure the artillery of the Fourth Army Corps, but the artillery of the Fourth Army Corps could not necessarily injure enemy artillery. After all, the other side has a wall to cover...... Such an uncost-effective shelling of each other, of course, Saqqara was not happy. After all, artillery is a very high-end branch of the army, and it cannot be lost in vain......

Saqqara then tried another way - digging a pit under the door of the enemy's castle and burying powder kegs......

However, the warriors of the Fourth Legion, holding the oak gate and carrying small shovels on their backs, rushed to the east gate of Edinburgh Castle on the hillside, but they were dumbfounded—the ground under the east gate of the Edinburgh City Gate was stony, and there was no way to dig with a spade......

So, the dead man, who had managed to rush up, had no choice but to go back again and tell Saqqara the bad news......

Saqqara sighed depressedly when he heard the bad news. In desperation, he had no choice but to order several tentative assaults.

But the effect of the strong attack was very poor, and the opponent's 8 bronze cannons easily knocked back the attacking soldiers of the Fourth Legion. At the same time, there were 10 arquebuses at the head of the city. Such a luxurious configuration made the sword and shield soldiers of the Fourth Legion unable to withstand the firepower of the city. In the face of guns, a strong attack can only increase the number of casualties......

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After repelling several waves of attacks by the Fourth Army, the defenders of Edinburgh Castle grew in confidence. They laughed loudly at the inadequacy of the Fourth Legion in the city, and in English. Listening to the ridicule of his enemies, Saqqara was furious. But he couldn't do anything about it. Can't you, after listening to the enemy's taunts, you really go to fight hard, right?

When he was a guard by Marin's side, Marin told them many times - only we provoke others to fight hard, and we must not let others fight with each other after being provoked. Because, that's the stupidest thing to do......

So, although Saqqara was angry, he endured it and did not impulsively order to continue the assault. Because, that's a joke with the lives of the soldiers.

Suddenly, Saqqara remembered a story called "The Lost Street Pavilion" in a story called "Three Kingdoms" that Marin had told back then.

According to the story, a general named Ma Tan of Shu chose to camp in the mountains. Then, the water source was cut off by the enemy. Without drinking water, the Shu army was in chaos and collapsed without a fight......

"The other party is also in the mountains, maybe there is a lack of drinking water?" Saqqara thought.

However, when he called the captive and asked, he realized that he had thought of something wrong. Because, how can such a place that is used as a royal palace and fortress have no water source? Inside the castle, there is a well. Edinburgh Castle was only built on a hillside, the hillside is not high, and the well is dug deeper, and there is still water. In addition, according to the captives, there was enough food in the castle to feed the people inside for several months......

Hearing this bad news, Saqqara was extremely helpless. Because, by all indications, Edinburgh Castle is very difficult to conquer. In a few months, don't try to take it down.

Fortunately, however, there were no reinforcements left in Scotland. As for the reinforcements from the south, they are not afraid even if they return. Because, Saqqara's Fourth Army was more powerful than the reinforcements of the thousands of second-line troops. It would be better if they didn't come back, and if they did, Saqqara wouldn't mind annihilating them.

Moreover, if the southern Scottish army came back to help, the main army of England under Sivag's command would not mind following them to Edinburgh. If Sivag's army also comes, then the storm will be more certain.

But now...... Saqqara thought about it, and at the foot of the only mountain road leading to Edinburgh Castle, he had a wall built of masonry to prevent the enemy from rushing down the hill.

At the same time, he sent men to repair the southern gate of Edinburgh in case the enemy returned to the army - apparently, Saqqara was planning to besiege it for a long time......

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