The cold wind was still extremely cold, like a steel knife piercing through the bones, scraping the exposed skin of the person to the bitter pain.

But in the midst of this harsh weather, a 140,000-strong jihadist army was about to attack the fortress.

This large fortress was called Fort Nobarev, and it was garrisoned by 30,000 Norvids, and the regular army and the levies in it had long been indistinguishable from the levies, because they were all similarly equipped.

And the cellars in the castle also stored enough food for these 30,000 people to feed for four or five months, so a siege in a short period of time could not be effective.

They can even rely on the food stored in the castle to run out of food for the jihadist army.

Although William brought a lot of food with him on this expedition, the others did not, and most of them only brought a month or two of rations, which was quite face-saving.

Moreover, since the countries involved in the jihad are far away, there is no such thing as a supply line, and no one can sustain it across thousands of kilometers.

Now the entire Eastern Road Jihadist Army basically except for William's army, all the food comes from the Kingdom of Astra, the Duchy of Larnia and the Kingdom of Carmellot.

Although the food supply is not a difficult task for the powerful national power of the Astra Kingdom, the supply line of two or three hundred kilometers is also a big burden for the Astra Kingdom.

Therefore, this holy war must end as soon as possible, for all the jihadist army, food is a big burden, if it is not for the elimination of a lot of Norwid tribes, so that the jihadist army has obtained a lot of food, I am afraid that the supply of food will be even more tight.

The cold wind was bitter, and outside the Nobarev Castle was the display of flags, swords and guns, and the neighing of knights' horses, filling the entire heaven and earth.

The soldiers of the Holy War were in high spirits, wearing warm clothes and armor, wielding swords and spears in their hands, constantly taunting and scolding the defenders on the city wall, and they used the lowest language to jump up and down to provoke the defenders on the city wall.

Only William's army of Denlenburg stood motionless, like statues made of steel, and if it weren't for the heat they breathed in, I am afraid that someone would have taken them as statues.

The distinctive Dentlenburg army was watched by many people, and in their opinion, the silent Dülenburg army was a sign of cowardice.

Only some of the more knowledgeable soldiers or high-ranking officers understood how terrible such an army really was.

More than 100,000 troops were arranged around the city walls, and William was very envious of the advanced siege technology of the Kingdom of Astra, and his poor knowledge allowed him to build more advanced wells.

And these engineering equipment in the Astra Kingdom simply dazzled him to see, what wells, rushing cars, torsion trebuchets, counterweight trebuchets, and shield cars, all available, far more advanced than the siege technology in the hinterland of the continent.

King Leonac stood in the center, surrounded by many nobles, the Knights of the Holy Grail of Astra were also guarding him, and in addition to that, there were three thousand Guardians of the Holy Grail.

These are the most elite troops of the royal family of the Kingdom of Astra, and they rely on these armies to maintain their rule.

William, as a nobleman who was close to King Leonac, had his army placed in a relatively deep position, and it was not necessarily his turn to work for a while.

After all, the casualties in the siege were too great, and William really didn't want to take on this thankless task.

King Leonac turned his gaze to William, and he said in a kind tone: "Count William, I know that your ranged strength is strong, and I hope that your archers and crossbowmen will be able to go to the well and shoot at the enemy!" ”

King Leonac smiled and said, "I know that your archers' bows and crossbows have a long range!" Rest assured, the Norwedian bows are soft, and your archers will not be in danger! ”

After hearing this, William also nodded and agreed, after all, such an opportunity is rare, it will not cause losses to himself, and it can also cause a lot of damage to the enemy, and in the eyes of Archbishop Bailinsin and King Leonac, his weight will be heavier.

In this way, under the command of King Leonac and Archbishop Bairinsin, all the armies had their own tasks and found their place.

William's archers and crossbowmen were placed on the east side of the wall, where a full hundred wells were placed, with an average of forty-five of William's archers and crossbowmen on each well.

In addition, the chariots that attacked the city gates, and the torsion trebuchets that threw stones on the city walls were also placed.

In a moment, these 100 wells and 50 torsion trebuchets will become the enemy's most feared nightmare.

The Blackstone Army and the Iron Forest Legion, as well as five thousand troops of the Kingdom of Astra, as well as three thousand soldiers of the Kingdom of Carmellot, were ready to attack.

In addition to this, there are two hundred Astra Foot Knights, and three hundred Holy Grail Guardians who will serve as offensive strikers.

The warriors, who had already prepared for the attack, entered the shield cart, while the remaining soldiers who could not get in hid behind the shield cart and prepared to advance.

"Attack! Let the other three walls start attacking as well! King Leonac said to the herald beside him.

Sieges are often carried out on all four sides, but there will only be one main attack point on these four sides, and the other three are only covering and attracting troops.

However, a good command will often make the enemy unable to see that side is the main attack, and the main attack point can be changed at any time.

When the order to attack was given, the torsion trebuchet behind the well immediately began to wield its might, and hundreds of stones of various sizes were projected by the powerful torsion trebuchet, causing a whistling sound in the air, and then slamming into the enemy's walls.

The stones smashed against the city wall with a huge impact, causing the thick city wall to tremble slightly, and then leaving deep pits on the city wall.

And there were some stones that hit the top of the city wall right now.

The huge power of the stones is not something that can be stopped by manpower, and basically every stone can cause more than ten casualties to the other party.

And their deaths are also very miserable, basically everyone who is hit by it has become a puddle of flesh, which looks quite terrifying.

Even those who were hit by the crumbling rocks inevitably broke their heads and bled out, and many people even died on the spot.

Just as the Norwedds relaxed a little after a volley of stones, a voice was heard that was sharper than before.

It was the sound of a volley of arrows, and three thousand five hundred arrows were overwhelmingly covering the top of the city walls.

The Norweed people suffered a lot of losses under this round of blows, more than 500 casualties, and this was still when they were protected by battlements.

The fire of trebuchets and archers gave the prelude to this attack, and the Blackstone Army and the Iron Forest Legion, as well as the army of the Kingdom of Astra, officially approached the city walls under the cover of shield carts.