Chapter 232: The City Breaks

The soldiers on the city walls put up a desperate resistance, but they were still powerless in the face of the attack of the Manders infantry and mercenaries.

"Hold on! Gotta resist me! Don't let the enemy push any further! ”

Viscount Winston waved his sword and shouted to the soldiers as he hid behind him while sending the three knights out of his arms.

Three knights stood at the head of the line, sword and shield in their hands, and used their skill to engage the Manders infantry.

Thanks to the efforts of these three knights and the cooperation of the armed infantry, they finally stabilized the line, and the Mandes infantry could no longer advance no matter how fierce the attack was.

William looked at the soldiers fighting on the city wall, and felt slightly dissatisfied in his heart, in his heart, the Mandes infantry should have defeated the enemy like chopping melons and vegetables.

Instead of a stalemate like now, when the enemy held them off above the city walls, they were in a stalemate.

"Knights and heavy infantrymen, take them for me! Remember, crush the enemy in under twenty minutes! I believe in your strength! ”

William narrowed his eyes, he was surrounded by several nobles who had taken refuge in him, and he didn't continue to let them send troops during the siege, which was a bit unorthodox.

When the heavy infantry and knights heard this, they hurriedly began to organize their own equipment, and the knights were only eighteen left, after all, the heavy cavalry's foot combat training was far inferior to the knights, they were just simple cavalry troops.

Therefore, they are not able to engage in foot combat at this time, but the knights are different, they have been training since childhood, and foot combat is an indispensable part of training.

Eighteen knights, plus the remaining seventeen heavy infantry, a total of thirty-five, strode in the direction of the castle with swords, shields or axes in their hands.

The battle at the castle was still a stalemate, and many of the weapons were not wielded due to the crowded situation in which they were fighting.

Therefore, in many cases, even if you are hit by the opponent, you will not necessarily be fatally injured.

Of course, although the casualties on both sides were smaller at this time, it was still the Manders who had the upper hand in the battle.

The iron scale armor on their bodies was much better than the leather armor on their opponents, so they could withstand more and heavier attacks.

Therefore, in the few minutes of stalemate, only seven or eight people fell, and the others were still in good condition and could continue to fight.

And the enemy, too, lost more than a dozen people during this time, to be honest, not to mention the numerical advantage on William's side, just talking about this casualty ratio, the Manders infantry were able to consume the enemy.

What's more, the enemy's training and will to fight, as well as discipline, were far inferior to William's Mandes infantry, and there was no comparison in training.

William believed that the brutal training he had arranged, and all the brainwashing at all times and in all places, all these things added up, and the Manders infantry could withstand sixty percent of the casualties without fleeing.

This is William's confidence in his own training, and also in the Manders infantry.

But now he let the knights and heavy infantry fight, firstly, to prevent the Manders infantry from causing greater casualties, and secondly, to let the nobles who have taken refuge in him once again intuitively see the combat effectiveness of their army.

It can be regarded as a dismount, so that they can be controlled, after all, he has already thought about various policies after reunification.

William, as a member of the Celestial Empire, of course knows the disadvantages of this kind of feudal system, and he has no strength and cannot change the current situation, so he must carry out a series of reforms in this regard, which will definitely violate their interests, and how to implement it if he does not give him some words.

The knights, led by Noven and the heavy infantry, rushed towards the city walls, and Banstesk was dressed in heavy armor and looked like a mythical minotaur.

They made their way up the wall along the well, and when they arrived, the mercenaries and Manders infantry behind them made way for them.

After they reached the forefront, the Manders infantry began to retreat under the orders of the officers and officers, giving them a place to fight.

After all, they are shaking with long swords and one-handed axes, and they must be wide open and closed when they fight, although the knights may be a little better and more technical.

But the heavy infantrymen are different, they use the one-handed axes in their hands no matter how powerful and fast they are.

Therefore, they often need a lot of combat space, otherwise it is easy to accidentally injure others.

The enemy looked at the heavy infantry and knights as they arrived, and many of them had frightened expressions on their faces, perhaps having seen them on the battlefield, or were cowardly by their equipment and physical fitness.

In addition, the enthusiasm at the beginning has been almost consumed, and they have regained their senses, and the timidity in their hearts has also been stimulated.

In short, neither side has yet to fight, and one of them has begun to be afraid.

Husa stood behind Hurim, clenching his sword tightly and ready to go to war with the enemy.

Husa took good care of Husa, and it can be said that Husa was the closest person to William and his father, while Norwen was the son of the knight who saved William's life and died, and Oruo favored him.

The two of them followed behind them, weapons in their hands, and under helmets and heavy armor, they looked at the enemy with fierce eyes.

It was as if a group of tigers from the mountains had come down hungry to find prey, and the enemy's armed infantry were their prey.

The temperament of the knights is more cautious and skillful, while the heavy infantry is very fierce and their way of fighting is also wide open.

"Attack!"

With a dull command wrapped in Norwen's helmet, the prelude to the killing began.

The knights walked first, their shields on their chests, and advanced forward with their swords in their hands.

The heavy infantry, on the other hand, held the shield in one hand and the axe in the other hand at will, and trotted towards the enemy.

However, although they wanted to crush the enemy directly like this, they still had to cooperate with the knights after all, so under Banstersk's reprimand and order, they slowed down and began to move in unison with the knights.

Then, a brutal and bloody battle began, and the entire city wall was like a Shura hell, with bloody stumps and broken arms all over the ground, and all kinds of colorful internal organs.

The white and yellow brains were also sprayed on the hoplites, and this cruelty usually came from them, and the knights usually killed a complete corpse.

At most, it's just a severed hand or a short head, and only the heavy infantry would do such a thing.

Soon, the enemy could no longer resist the attacks of the heavy infantry and knights and began to flee in all directions, and this is when the Manders infantry came in handy.

Their equipment is not particularly heavy, and a set of fifteen kilograms of scale armor is not enough for them to train with a weight of thirty kilograms.