Chapter 227: You!
Even if the weather is cold in winter, the river can only freeze a few feet of ice, and the river still flows below the ice.
Now, after the trampling of the Saxon cavalry and the bombardment of powder kegs, the ice of the moat finally shattered, and streams of river water gushed out, and the cracks spread to both sides from the center of the city gate.
The Saxon cavalry behind them could not stop for a while, and immediately fell into the icy river with their men and horses, and the chill entangled their whole bodies like sticky vines.
These Saxon cavalrymen were all covered in heavy armor, and as soon as they entered the river, they immediately sank below, and the cold deprived them of their strength, and their trembling hands and legs were unable to support their body to float.
The deepest part of the moat is six or seven meters deep, and on both sides it is mud that has been soaked in the lake for a long time and has become slippery, without any focus point.
Neither a man nor a horse can return to shore once they are planted in it.
The moat is connected to the Dragon River, which flows through the city, and the water flows from the Dragon River, and even though it is winter, the river below still flows.
The cavalry that fell into it was immediately rushed to the other side by the river, gradually drifting away from the cracked ice, and even if someone could break free from the armor and float to the river, they could only see a vague layer of ice, mixed with fine bubbles, each bubble reflected the soldier's face, and the expression on the face was an extremely suppressed despair.
More than 300 Saxon cavalry in the rear were immediately blocked in their way, and the moat was like a natural danger, blocking in front of them.
The gates of Liber City had been opened, but they had no way to rush in time to expand their victory.
The Saxon cavalry, who had already rushed in, caused great confusion, and the defense of the walls was affected, and groups of infantry immediately stepped on the walls and began to fight with the guards on the inside of the walls.
Eugen's voice was almost hoarse, and all the infantry was mobilized by him to the city wall to attack and kill the Saxon infantry who killed the wall.
At the same time, the Longxiang team has also been dispatched to assist the musket team below to clean up the Saxon cavalry that has entered the army.
The musketeers had a certain restraint on the cavalry, and had a numerical advantage, and soon the cavalry was shot one by one, and the chaos in the city was gradually calming down.
The battle was in a stalemate, with people dying at every moment, and sometimes arrows flying to Eugen's side, only to be blocked by the shields of the guards guarding him.
The sun rises high in the sky, and it is a rare good weather.
At about 10 a.m., the walls of the city of Lebor were held for almost four hours before they were finally breached by a large number of Saxon soldiers.
Eventually, the enemy broke through the gates, the moat was shattered, and the Saxon soldiers built a makeshift wooden bridge with a few ladders.
All the cavalry dismounted and turned into infantry, and climbed the ladder into the inner city wall.
Saxon pikemen and infantry also entered the city gates, and as more than 500 Saxon soldiers entered the inner city, the guards on the city walls were also in danger of being surrounded.
The musketeers and the dragon army had already retreated to the city walls, and the city guards were still struggling to maintain them, but everyone could see that it was only a matter of time before they were defeated.
Seeing that the defense had failed, Eugen's eyes were cold, and at this time, he only had one last resort.
Outside the city, Corleone smiled on his face, rode on a horse with silver-white hair, and walked slowly towards the city wall, at this time, he was not afraid to expose himself, the overall situation was certain, he defeated Eugen, and was about to capture his former master.
Thinking of this, Corleone couldn't help laughing out loud, laughing and laughing, but a tear suddenly slipped from the corner of his eyes, and at this moment, he was suddenly a little afraid to know the truth, if the person standing on the city wall at the moment was not Eugen, then where did the real Eugen go?
Eugen didn't see Corleone below, his attention was all focused on the city wall, and when he saw that his own people were retreating, he suddenly raised his hands and shouted: "Stop it all!" ”
This shout was very sudden, like an angry roar, and the sound shook into everyone's hearts.
The performance of the city guard team can be called well-trained, and the moment they received the order, the soldiers who were engaged with the enemy used their shields to force the opposite Saxon soldiers back two steps, and then they themselves also took a step back, widened the distance, and assumed a defensive posture.
The Saxon soldiers in the battle were also a little confused by Eugen's sudden shouting, and when they saw the opponent's defensive posture, they were quite hesitant, not knowing whether to continue the attack or stop.
In the midst of this hesitation, Eugen pulled out a tightly bound captive with a rag in his mouth from the room behind him, dragged him to his side, and said in a loud voice: "Look at who he is!" ”
As he spoke, Eugen ripped the rag from the captive's mouth.
"Eugen, you dare to do this to me, I am the son of Duke Billund, aren't you afraid that my father will kill you!"
What Eugen was holding in his hands was none other than Izart, who had been captured two days earlier.
When the Saxon soldiers saw this scene, they were a little stunned, they could still recognize the duke's son, and they had seen him on various occasions before, but no one could have imagined that they would see him in this situation.
In the impression of these soldiers, Izzard was always a personable nobleman, shining and majestic everywhere he went, and he was never as depressed as he is now.
"Hehe, shut up!" Eugen sneered, stuffed the rag back into him, and then said to the Saxon soldier in front of him: "You see, if you dare to take a step forward, I will kill your duke's son!" ”
With that, Eugen put his sword on Izzat's neck.
These Saxon soldiers immediately panicked, what kind of identity is the duke's son, even if it is a hair that falls off his body, it is worth more than the lives of ordinary soldiers.
If this is because they caused the death of the duke's son, then even if they fought a big victory, I am afraid that they would not be able to escape the fate of being beheaded by the duke.
In this atmosphere, the Saxon soldiers began to involuntarily retreat, and in the current situation, they had no choice.
"Stop, don't stop, Saxon soldiers, attack!"
At this moment, a harsh voice came from behind, and I saw a black-haired and white-clothed general slowly walking out of the crowd, standing in front of the Saxon soldiers, and confronting Eugen.
Seeing this person, Eugen's eyes instantly widened in surprise, his pupils trembled violently, and he said in a deep voice with an extremely incredible expression:
"You....... Corleone!"