Chapter 1151: Silence
After daybreak, the remaining remnants of the Prussian army on the high slope were also wiped out, and Jerusha finally breathed a sigh of relief, this errand was not easy at all, and it was better to attack the city. On this day, the sky over the city of Festaq was cloudy, just like the mood of the soldiers and civilians in the city. Since the accession of Lothair II, the city of Festac has become the domain of the Conrad family, and the current lord of the city is the Duke of Mazovia of Lower Saxony, Mazovia? Conrad is now Chinese New Year's Eve and seventeen years old, which is the age of the peak of spring and autumn. He was absolutely unwilling to hand over the city of Festac to the Orientals, and the interests of the Conrad family were suitable for the Lothair family to be tightly tied together, and both sides would be prosperous and the other would be lost. If the Kingdom of Saxony cannot be saved, the Conrad family will be completely submerged in the long river of history, and it will never recover. Mazovia was dedicated to guarding the entrance to the kingdom, but the development of the situation made him more and more headaches, and until now, the soldiers and horses arranged on the periphery to attack and contain were either wiped out or forced back to the city, and now, only Festac City remains. The Oriental people are really too powerful, and overnight, they completely controlled the battle in their own hands.
Bang bang, there was a knock on the door, and it didn't take long for John, a priest belonging to the Conrad family, to walk in with his sleeves up, looking at Mazovia, who was frowning in front of him, John bowed and said, "Lord Duke, Pope Gregoris has sent the church forces around Hohenzollern, and he will definitely be able to reach Festaq within two days, and I hope that the Duke must hold on for two days." ”
"His Majesty the Pope sent soldiers and horses?" Mazovia didn't show much excitement, and he was now worried about how to hold on for two days. It is also understandable that the Pope was willing to send reinforcements, looking at what the Easterners were doing in Kipoula, they did not believe in God at all, they were a group of outright infidels. In Kiev and Vladimir, the Church of the Orientals carried out a brutal suppression, and if the Orientals were allowed to occupy the Kingdom of Saxony, I am afraid that the influence of the Church in the Holy Empire would be further weakened. For the sake of the Church, Gregory must also do everything in his power to stop the progress of the Orientals. Gregory is different from Dorle, he doesn't have his own land, the only thing he relies on is the power of faith, if God's faith is doubted, the power in his hands will also dissipate, and Dorle and others, they don't live on the church, they have their own territory, they have their own business interests, they are not on the same line with the church from the beginning, in some ways, Dorle and even Lothair, they have been trying their best to weaken the influence of the church, but they can't do it. Of course, Gregory did not do this for the sake of Lothair, but to maintain the integrity of the Holy Empire, and as long as the empire is stable, the power of the Church will not be greatly lost. Although Lothair and these people also tried their best to weaken the influence of the church, they did not dare to do it blatantly after all, but the Orientals are different, they will really raise a butcher's knife to the church, and they will not consider the opinions of the Germanic people at all.
Waiting for John to sit down, Mazovia stretched out his hand and tapped the map in front of him, "Your Excellency may not know, but the Orientals have an army of 100,000 people, there is no doubt about this, the people I sent out will not be wrong after many statistics." In the face of such a large number of soldiers and horses, how can we hold on for two days? Unless the army on the Istrian heights can appear in time for the rear of the Easterners, how can we do it on our own? ”
"Lord Duke, there are some methods that should be used, as far as I know, there are more than 2,000 young and strong men in Festac City today, and there are also 4,000 men over the age of ten who are concentrated, plus young women, it is a large force. We have to do everything we can to make it possible to hold out for two days," John said eloquently, at this time he was not a holy priest, but more like a jurisprudence who was constantly calculating for the sake of victory. Mazovia frowned very hesitantly, he didn't want to use this method, so that those civilians would probably suffer heavy casualties, but in the end, he nodded with difficulty, for the benefit of the Conrad family, some things had to be done.
The people of the Conrad family used all the forces they could use, and the soldiers and civilians in the city were concentrated, and everyone contributed their own strength in order to resist the attack of the Dingguo army, which may be insignificant, but thousands of people and tens of thousands of people are gathered together, which is still a force that cannot be underestimated. At that time, the rumbling drums sounded, and the trebuchets began to exert their power again, and due to the huge workload, many trebuchets were overused and broke down and were badly damaged. But Xiao Zhiyun had no intention of stopping, and the pressure on Festaq City could not be stopped, and they had to be pressed to breathe. In fact, many things do not need Xiao Zhiyun's orders, and now there is only one Festac City left, and the time is pressing, and there is no other way to think of it, but to attack it. Gao Zhong and Shi Wengong were personally responsible for the command of the two directions, and in order to take Festaq in one fell swoop, Xiao Zhiyun invested 14,000 troops at one time.
Now we can only wait patiently, and the south side in charge of Gao Chong took the lead in the attack, and the vanguard of 2,000 people carried the ladder and pounced on the fortified city in front of them under the cover of the longbowmen. These people were both Slavs and Mongols, and at this moment, they were close comrades-in-arms and had the same goal, to take Festak and seize the kingdom of Saxony. Pushkin, a hunter from the Caucasus Mountains, did not have any great dreams, he only knew that in the most difficult time, it was the regent of the East who saved the lives of his entire family. He is a man of gratitude, and he has only one goal for the rest of his life, which is to fight for the Emperor of the East and expand his territory, and he is the sharp knife in the hands of the regent. Carrying a wooden shield in his left hand, Pushkin rushed towards the city like a beast. A piece of rolling wood fell, Pushkin roared angrily, and the wooden shield flicked it aside, "Ah.... Prussian slaves, grandpa is here ...."
For these Prussians, Pushkin was contemptuous, these people did not have their own land at all, they were just constantly subservient to others, they were not at all worthy of being a great warrior. The Conrad family, who are nothing more than wild dogs around Lothair, how can they compare to the regent? A stone fell down his cheek, and the sharp stone cut through the skin, leaving a deep scar, Pushkin was already rough and majestic, and at this time there was a bloody mark on his face, which looked extremely hideous. He grinned and fell into the eyes of the defenders as if he had seen a demon. A Prussian civilian, who had just come into contact with the battlefield, saw Pushkin's menacing smile and screamed in fright and couldn't help but retreat.
In the distance, Gao Zhong continued to observe the progress of the siege through the clairvoyant mirror, and when he saw that he was getting closer and closer to the city, he couldn't help but wave his hand and said, "Very good, let the longbowmen get close to the city wall immediately, no matter what the cost, you must suppress the defenders and reduce the pressure on the siege personnel." ”
When the longbowman gets close to the wall, he will inevitably put himself within the range of the opposing crossbowman's fire, and the damage will definitely be great. But Gao Zhong thought it was worth it, and as long as he could get to the top of the city, the longbowmen's sacrifice would be meaningful. The military orders were like a mountain, and the soldiers did not have any suspicions at all, even if there was a huge risk involved, the longbowmen still approached the city wall without hesitation. Although there is a shield hand to protect, but in the face of overwhelming projectiles, there are still people falling, the soldiers of the Dingguo Army at the cost of their lives, constantly suppressing the defenders of the city, it is the bows and arrows they throw in time, so that the besiegers win a chance to breathe. Seeing that there was a hole in the defense of the city, Pushkin took a flying claw from his waist and accurately hooked the battlements, and then his bear-like body grabbed the flying claw rope and ran up quickly. This is Pushkin's unique skill as a hunter, which is usually used to climb large trees, and is also used in siege cities, and the effect is also obvious. Pulled out the steel knife and directly cut the stunned Prussians in front of him to the ground. Pushkin was born with divine powers, lived in the mountains all the year round, and practiced a strange knife technique, and for a time the Prussians were cut down by him. With Pushkin opening the way, more people rushed up the ladder, and it didn't take long for a man dressed in silver-gray chain mail with a spear to rush up, and this person was the commander Ren Phenol. A commander actually went to the head of the city in person to fight a bloody battle, and the soldiers all marched forward bravely. Ren Phenol and Pushkin are like a pair of humming two generals, leading the soldiers to continue to rush and kill, the gap is widening wider and wider, when one-third of the west city wall falls into the hands of the Dingguo army, it also indicates that the battle for the city wall is a foregone conclusion, with the strong combat effectiveness of the Dingguo army, the Prussians want to fight back, it is difficult to climb to the sky.
The offensive and defensive battle on the west was in full swing, but the east that Jerusha was in charge of was in a bitter battle, Mazovia was personally in charge of the eastern defense, the Prussians were as brave as taking medicine, and the death squads sent by Jerusha pounced on the city several times, and all of them were defeated, which can be described as heavy losses. If it weren't for the urgency of the military situation, Jerusha would never have used this kind of fighting style, "What about Ziggy?" Let Zig come to me, send out the guard battalion, and be sure to take the eastern wall. ”
"Yes" Not long after the guards left, Zig hurriedly ran over, just met, Yerusha raised his foot and kicked Zig to the ground, so he still didn't understand the hatred, Yerusha pointed at Zig and scolded angrily, "Zige, how did you command?" It's been fought just now, why did you retreat again, what are you eating, do you want Ben to go up and fight in person? ”
Ziggy hurriedly got up from the ground, stood up sharply, and said in a loud voice, "General, you give the last general another chance, this time the last general will definitely be able to knock down the city wall, otherwise, the last general will leave his head on the city wall." ”
Yerusha glared at Qi Ge, waved his hand and snorted, "Ben will give you another chance, this time Ben will transfer the personal guard battalion to you, if you can't beat the city wall, you will hand over the command to Yu Xiaochen, do you understand?" ”
"Yes, the last general understands" Qi Ge's face was red and white, Yu Xiaochen was Concubine Xiao's confidant, if the command was temporarily taken away by Yu Xiaochen, what would be the reaction to this matter in the eyes of the princess? He Qige can't afford to lose this face, even if he dies, he will die in the city, and he can't let Yu Xiaochen see the joke. Ziggy also let go, maybe after becoming a commander, he became less courageous, but at this juncture, no matter how much he spared his life, he had to go up.
Before Ziggy could leave, Nokicalf hurried on horseback, and as he dismounted, he shouted, "General, the western city wall has broken through, and now General Gao's headquarters has occupied most of the city wall. Concubine Xiao ordered you to give up the east as soon as possible, and instead attack the southern city wall, cooperate with General Gao's headquarters, and quickly open the west city gate. In addition, it has just been reported that Pope Gregory has sent an armed corps of churches, which is moving in the direction of Festaq. ”
"Great, Gao Changke finally didn't disappoint" Yerusha clenched his fists and yelled at Qige, "What are you still doing in a daze, hurry up and mobilize people to attack the southern city wall, you must cooperate with General Gao to seize the west gate, if you can't take the outer city wall before today's Youshi, Lao Tzu will pick your skin." ”
Yerusha is really angry with Zig, this guy's courage is no longer what it used to be, if he still has the pride of breaking into Longtan alone, he would have made a gap in the east city wall a long time ago. If it weren't for the time of employing people, he would be thrown directly to the gang soldiers as a man for a period of time. Nokicalf can only sympathize with Zige's suffering, but he doesn't dare to say anything, at this time to speak for Ziger, maybe he will have to implicate himself, and then he will be demoted to carry the marching pot like Commander Cao, so how can he live?
The breakthrough of the western city wall is tantamount to a huge breakthrough for the entire Festaq war, this is a good opportunity to take Festak, in order to cooperate with the war in the west, Jerusha not only divided his troops to the east, but also concentrated his forces to launch a fierce attack on the south, which greatly reduced the pressure on the high pet department. As soon as the southern defenders who were busy helping the defenders of the western city wall were attacked, they hurriedly withdrew to defend the city, and under the sudden decrease in pressure, Ren Phenol and Pushkin and others were greatly emboldened, and they took advantage of this momentum to squeeze directly to the south, and now the defenders of the western front have been forced to near the Yongdao stairs. The Prussians resisted with difficulty, but more and more soldiers of the Dingguo Army reached the top of the city, and in half an hour, it had reached more than 2,000 people. The situation of the western wall soon reached the ears of Mazovia, and when he heard that the western wall was about to fall, Mazovia's whole person was stunned, and it was only a long time before the easterners opened a gap. We must do everything we can to block these Orientals, and let them rush out of the corridor and open the city gates, and then they will be powerless. At Mazovia's urging, the reserve in the lord's palace was sent up, and a fresh force of nearly 1,500 men arrived at the western wall, which was like a booster that made the Prussians more aggressive. Ren Phenol attacked Yongdao twice, and was beaten back, so angry that he spat and scolded, "What the hell, why did the Prussians suddenly want to take medicine?" It seems that it is difficult to defeat Yongdao, Pushkin, yes is you, your kid led people around to attack the southern city wall, and he was responsible for containing Prussian reinforcements, and he must cooperate with General Yelu to take the southern city gate. Now that most of the Prussian forces were drawn to the east and west, the southern city was certainly weak in defense. ”
After speaking, he was afraid that Pushkin would not understand, so he stretched out his hand and pointed to the side of the guide, waved his hand and made a head-killing motion. Pushkin really didn't understand what Ren Feng said, but he still understood the gesture, he nodded, hastily bandaged the wound, and led a group of people to rush south. The defenders of the southern city wall were flanked and taken by surprise, and while the city was in chaos, Zig led the men to rush up. At this time, Ziggy was holding back the fire in his stomach and had nowhere to vent. The gap in the south city wall opened, Yelu Sha quickly gathered troops and horses, ready to rush in from the city gate at any time, he was thinking about the plan after entering the city, but saw Yu Xiaochen hurrying over, "General Yelu, pass on the message of His Royal Highness, order you to go to the Shuai tent as soon as possible, and the affairs here will be taken over by the last general, this is His Highness's warrant." ”