The infantry phalanx finally reached the city wall, quickly spread out in a line, hid in the shooting corner under the city wall, quickly removed the siege ladder on the back and put it together, and then threw the rope with the hook onto the city wall and stuck it, stretched the rope hard, and after confirming that it was firm, it began to attach to the city.

The Venetian archers on the earth hill also poured arrows more vigorously towards the city, providing fire support for the siege troops, and the scene of flying arrows in the sky was very spectacular.

"Let the rest of the infantry press on, now!"

I stood on the dirt hill and looked at the Ravenna pikemen who had already set up the siege ladder, and instructed the herald beside me, who continued to shake the flag in his hand at the bottom of the mountain according to the agreed code, and as the second echelon of the multinational mixed corps, raised its shield and began to beat the drum to attack, providing follow-up assistance for the siege army.

The battle on this side of the city wall has begun, and the defenders of Engels Castle know very well what will happen to these rebels after the city is broken, one by one, under the leadership of the heavily armored knights, they rushed forward in the rain of arrows, cut the ropes on the hooks or overturned the siege ladders, and the pikemen who had already climbed half of the way grabbed the crumbling ladder in vain, screaming and falling from the air, falling to the ground and fainting, and many of those brave defenders were shot by arrows in the gaps between the armor, Because of the pain, he neglected to block his vital parts with his shield, but the archers once again found an opportunity to shoot arrows at their faces, and fell to the ground with their bloody cheeks and groaned, seeing that they could not be saved.

There was the cover of the siege troops in front, and the enemy could no longer spare much energy to stop the advance of the second echelon, only a few arrows shot at the sporadic side, and a few unlucky ones were shot crookedly, they were carried to the side of the road, and the large army was still climbing with unstoppable momentum, as long as these troops carrying heavy siege equipment were in place, the enemy's frontal wall would be under greater attack pressure from top to bottom.

There were many soldiers rushing to the head of the city to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy, and the accuracy of such a distance was skewed, and it was difficult to guarantee that they would not be injured by mistake, so the Venetian archers stopped shooting, and the enemies hiding everywhere were like mushrooms emerging from the rain, and they all jumped out, led by elite knights, and the siege soldiers were wrestled together.

The numerical disadvantage was soon apparent, our soldiers often had to face three or even five enemy attacks, including knights in heavy armor, victory or defeat can be imagined, the small landing ground that had just been opened up soon fell, the few remaining soldiers were forced to the edge of the city wall, miserable by all kinds of weapons stabbed from all directions into a blood gourd, falling from a high place like a broken bag, before dying he still stared at the eyes that never looked at him, as if trying to see his murderer, but he would never have this opportunity.

"The speed of the second echelon is too slow, why can't it go up!"

Seeing that Ravenna's pikemen were desperately opening up the situation and being buried little by little, I anxiously asked the innocent herald beside me, who looked at me nervously and stammered.

"Archers extend their shots and provide fire support!"

The Venetian archers immediately drew their arrows from the ground, adjusted their angles, and tore through the air with the force of their bowstrings, landing in a high arc at the back of the wall, shooting the enemy who had just reached the top of the city on their backs.

The second echelon finally attacked the small gentle slope in front of the city gate, they howled excitedly, and ran into a skirmish line with the siege ladder and the ramming cone, and the Ravenna pikemen who were in decline saw the arrival of reinforcements, and they also got up to speed up and climb to the top of the city, letting the rain of swords and arrows on their heads, and grabbed the rope one by one to ensure that they were not scraped down by their companions who fell from above.

At this moment, the gate of the castle suddenly opened, several blazing fireballs were pushed out by the defenders, the steaming heat wave scorched everyone, a row of soldiers on the road could not dodge, was pressed underneath, and the screams were endless, and when the fireballs rolled over, only a few black objects that could not be identified on the ground were still burning, and the smell of burnt human flesh spread, some soldiers couldn't help but vomit, and were killed by the archers who were quick to be quick at the head of the city, and for a while the advantage was tilted to the side of the rebels, There are only a few ladders left on the wall, and the attacker instantly becomes the attacked.

"Prepare my horse!"

Standing in the distance and watching my achievements go down the drain but unable to do anything, I couldn't help but redden, and shouted to Kohler: "You two come with me, let's take someone to the top!" ”

"Oh God! Are you crazy, my lord? ”

The bull and Kohler held me to the death, still refusing to let go no matter how I punched and kicked.

"The situation is very dangerous now, the sword has no eyes! My lord! You are a nobleman, you should not appear in an unsafe place at this time, no nobleman has ever done such a thing, I will go up on your behalf, please take care of your body! ”

"Damn! Our people are being slaughtered, you only let me hide in the rear and watch helplessly, although I am afraid of death, I am not a coward! ”

I struggled to break free of the pull of the two men, ran down the dirt hill quickly, grabbed the reins from the squire's hand, and flipped up.

"With the two of you here, can't you keep me safe? Stop talking nonsense, follow me! ”

Kohler and the bull looked at each other, and reluctantly followed me up the hillside, followed by the soldiers of my territory, the absolute obedience and loyalty to the lord, so that they put life and death aside, in fact, they have no other choice, if they do not follow their lord, not only will the land be recovered, but also the family will be driven out of the territory or even brutally hanged, as a punishment for betraying the lord.

"Warriors of the Germans, do not retreat! The rebels have become the last of the crossbows, and now they are completely trapped in the beast fight, and the final victory must belong to the great Germanic eagle and His Majesty the Emperor Otto! ”

I brandished my sword, Kohler and the bull held their shields to cover me, and the siege troops, who were suppressed by the rebels, saw a noble nobleman come to the front line to join the battle, and their morale was suddenly bursting, and they howled like doping to re-erect the siege ladder, as if to show me their loyalty, and rushed to climb up.

The enemy's archers noticed that a nobleman on a horse appeared under the city, boosted the morale of the siege troops, and immediately under the command of the commander, turned to attack me, the war horse under the crotch was instantly hit by countless arrows, unwilling to neigh and fell to the ground, my left foot was entangled in the stirrup and could not break free, and was heavily pressed under the horse, only to hear a clear sound of fractures, a huge pain down the nerve straight to the brain, I stared at the eyes and endured not to shout, at this time I was the guarantee of morale, not to let the soldiers find that they were injured.