Chapter 602: Siege
The stones below the castle kept bombarding the eight-meter-long wall, and the soldiers on the wall couldn't even raise their heads for a while.
It could only be fiercely suppressed by the violent fire, stones mixed with arrows, and did not dare to make the slightest movement on the city wall.
Counterattacks can only be carried out during a tentative siege by the royal army, but once the royal counterinsurgency forces withdraw, they will immediately continue to be subjected to indiscriminate bombardment.
So these rebels are a little tangled, they don't even know if they want the enemy to attack, or if they want the enemy to just shoot below.
Every rebel soldier was tormented by the fear of the enemy firing below, hiding behind the battlements, and guarding against the constant stream of stones and arrows.
And if the enemy comes up to fight with you, you will have to face a skilled, powerful, and well-equipped invulnerable enemy.
They were really tormented in the face of the royal counterinsurgency army, and if they wanted to kill a royal army, they would have to pay the price of at least five or six soldiers, or even more.
Of course, when the royal army rushed to the city walls, they killed them unilaterally.
Only then will they be able to inflict some damage on the royal army, but when they do, the tide of battle will be turned in no time.
However, under the desperate support of these soldiers, the royal army did not open up the situation on the castle every time, and was forced to retreat every time.
And this time, Norwen doesn't have so much patience, the enemy's combat effectiveness is really not flattering, and the current royal army can fight against the royal army of the Astra Kingdom without pressure, and even the Holy Grail Guardians have the power to fight.
And even if the rebel soldiers on the city wall mountain are regular soldiers, they are much stronger than the serfs, and they are still too far behind if they want to confront the royal army of the Lorik Kingdom.
Norwin didn't want to wait any longer, and he ordered all the ballistae to stop bombarding the walls, instead turning his attention to the gates of the castle in front of him.
Huge boulders bombarded the city gate, making violent noises again and again, and the surface of the city gate gradually appeared to be damaged.
At this time, Norwen also sent all his troops, preparing to conquer this castle in one fell swoop.
He had already figured out the combat effectiveness of the soldiers inside, so he also knew the strength that needed to be used.
He ordered the royal army to be responsible for the main attack, that is, the attack on the frontal wall, while the vassal army was divided into four ways to attack the other walls.
In the early morning of June 5, 1234 A.D., the counterinsurgency army of the Kingdom of Lorik spread out and gathered under the walls of Fort Kusen.
As the saying goes, once the number of people reaches 10,000, then there is no limit in sight, and now this is a huge counterinsurgency army of more than 30,000 skilled people.
Almost all the area around the castle was covered with it, and only from the high point of the city walls could you see the end of these armies.
At this time, among the counterinsurgency army, there were many swords and guns, and the banners were displayed, and each column or above the royal army would have its own flag, and the main body was inlaid with gold-edged iron crosses, but the numbers were different.
As William's family knights, their spears are tied with gold-edged iron crosses on a white background, and only under the iron cross on a white background will there be a second small pennant with a small number, on which is their family coat of arms.
From a distance, it was as if a dark cloud had fallen to the ground, and the black head of a man remained motionless in place.
It was the first time that the defenders of the castle had seen such a terrible situation, and they had not confronted the rebels in the line before, so they had no idea that the enemy had such a power.
Although they knew that more than 30,000 counterinsurgency troops had come here to encircle and suppress them, they had never participated in such a large-scale war, and they did not have a clear idea of more than 30,000 soldiers in their hearts.
Today, I suddenly saw the boundless enemy below, and their morale suddenly began to decline rapidly, and there were even signs of collapse.
Their officers felt the fear of the soldiers, and they hurriedly began to encourage the soldiers.
"Don't be afraid, dear lads, though they are numerous, but we have these towering walls, don't we? They have been thwarted by us so many times, what are we afraid of? ”
"What's more, we don't need to defeat them, as long as we hold on for a while, they will automatically retreat!"
"When the time comes, you will reward us for our bravery! Our deeds will also be spread in our hometown, and the girls you like will look at you differently! Your family will be proud of you! ”
After hearing the encouragement of the officers, the morale of these soldiers did not improve much, but it was not as riotous as before.
The counterinsurgency army was assembled under the recklessness, and everyone's hearts were full of excitement, and the war to sweep down the traitors for His Majesty the King was finally coming to an end.
And they will make a difference in this war and get what they desire.
You must know that from among the royal infantry alone, there have been hundreds of people with knighthoods and knighthoods.
There was even a baron in it, which gave many soldiers the greatest hope.
After all, if the title of baron is among commoners, not to mention the current 1 in 10,000 chance, on this road, if a commoner wants to become a nobleman, there is no 1 in 100,000 chance.
They stared at the enemies on the city walls, as if they were not enemies, but their own steps.
In such a wolf-like situation, they may not fight desperately.
Norwin rode his horse and was surrounded by many heralds, and he was also by his side, because the light cavalry could not fight during the siege.
Norwen glanced at the weather, and saw that the sky in the spring was blue, which made his mood much better.
He said to the herald and trumpeter beside him: "Blow the trumpet, order the whole army to use long-range soldiers first, and after half an hour of trebuchet bombardment, the siege will officially begin!" ”
Then, in a voice that only he had won, he said, "Today, the battle is over!" ”
Soon, the trumpets sounded, and the prelude to an all-out assault began, and although the horns represented the signal for the attack, the specific orders still needed to be passed on by these heralds.
They rode fine horses from the two counties of the steppe, and quickly moved to and fro among the troops in all directions, and the commanders of the nobles expressed their understanding that they would act according to Norwen's orders.
After all, Norwin is not only very prestigious in the Kingdom of Lorik, but also a very powerful vassal under William, and the deputy head of the Iron Cross Knights.
So the nobles were willing to obey his orders.