A long horn sounded, and Chris's army moved with it. I saw www.biquge.info soldiers in the front row began to slowly retreat, and a group of men and horses ran from the back row to the front of the entire array. At the same time, there were dozens of carts dragging huge pieces of wood and many iron tools.

When everything was done, dozens of people stepped forward from both sides, unloaded the timber from the trailer, and began to assemble it with various tools.

All of this was seen by Guy through the telescope. With years of experience in the war, Guy knew immediately that they must be making engineering tools. And judging from the giant wood that is more than ten meters long and nearly one meter wide, it is very likely to be a siege weapon, a trebuchet!

Chris looked at the person assembling the trebuchet in front of him, and said to Griffin beside him, "Mr. Griffin, I have to thank you for your great support, without this trebuchet, I'm afraid we would have lost a lot." ”

Chris was right. Trebuchets are no ordinary thing.

First of all, the materials used to make trebuchets are not so easy to obtain, and the thick hardwoods must be decades old. At the same time, the tendons that provide torque are also hard to come by, and they are also high-priced military supplies in the market. Not to mention that he is a small baron, even an earl will have a hard time getting this set of materials.

Throwing materials are hard to come by, and drawings and talents to make trebuchets are scarce. Usually such talents are either raised by the kingdom or the great nobles, or in the large chambers of commerce.

So from all angles, the trebuchet is a high-end thing that Chris can only look at, but can't use.

Griffin owed a debt and smiled, "Lord Baron is polite, it is an honor to be able to contribute to Lord Baron." If it weren't for the blacksmiths and master engineers around us who had been taken over by the cancer of Ouranos, we would have been able to build more trebuchets. “

"Mr. Griffin doesn't need to be in a hurry, after we break the city, it will naturally make Ouranos unable to eat and walk around."

After about three or four hours of assembly, and by the time the sun rose in the middle of the sky, the five trebuchets were finally built. Opposite the tall walls of Esis stood an equally tall trebuchet.

Judging from the style of the trebuchet, this is a traditional torsion trebuchet, which relies on the elastic force generated by the animal's tendons to throw stones. In terms of volume, the trebuchet is five or six meters high, and it can basically throw about 300 kilograms of stones. The distance is also between two hundred meters and three hundred meters.

Soon, the first round of school shooting began.

The two soldiers struggled to turn the winch, and as the winch slowly turned, the huge mechanical arm slowly descended until it reached the ground. Then put on the buckle to secure the winch. Two loaders are then in charge of loading the ammunition and placing about 300 kilograms of stones into a basket at the top of the robotic arm. Finally, a launcher cuts the rope that pulls the robotic arm in one fell swoop.

I saw the long mechanical arm bounce upwards after breaking free from the rope. The stone placed at the top, driven by centrifugal force, flew up at once, crossed an arc in the air, and fell straight towards the city of Essis.

"Defense!" Guy shouted at the top of the city, then raised his shield above his head as he lowered himself and hid against the battlements of the wall. The surrounding soldiers immediately hid behind the battlements like Guy.

However, the destruction did not come, and many people poked their heads out to watch. It turned out that the angle of the trebuchet was not adjusted properly, and the first shot did not reach the city wall and fell to the ground.

The defeat of the enemy is his own victory. The soldiers defending the city cheered as a matter of course.

But it's still too early to be happy, after all, it's just a school shot. Soon after, when the operator adjusted the trebuchet's operation, another shot was fired at Escis.

This time the stone flew directly over the walls and fell into the city. Unfortunately, a hut was smashed into a hole from the roof to the ground. Then I saw two or three civilians running out of the houses with bloody faces, crying out.

Seeing the power of the trebuchet, the soldiers on the ramparts could no longer cheer.

And after two school shots on the opposite side, it seems that the target has finally been found. Five trebuchets started working together, and in an instant, five boulders flew over. And the whistling sound of the boulder slashing in the wind, like the howl of death, with incomparable force, smashed on the city wall at once. The tremendous force shook the thick walls slightly. Some of the soldiers above had weak legs, but one of them could not stand on his feet, and collapsed directly on the city wall.

At this moment, the defending soldiers could only pray to God that the boulder would not be on top of their heads, and then lowered their bodies with all their might, raising their shields above their heads, and thinking of themselves as a turtle with a shrunken head. The shrunken turtle is so much better than losing its life.

However, even so, under the continuous bombardment of the trebuchets on the opposite side, some stones were lucky, or some were unfortunately hit by boulders.

The weight of the boulder itself exceeds the bearing limit of a person, coupled with the effect of gravity and the bonus of acceleration, the two people directly take the wall and fly out directly. The soldiers beside him only heard the sound of "boom", and saw those comrades-in-arms who got along with each other day and night, and there were people who were talking and laughing a moment ago, but they were torn into several pieces in an instant, and some were directly smashed into a puddle of flesh. The scattered blood was like a blooming flower, brilliant and bloody!

"Ahh A soldier was frightened by great fear, shouted loudly, struggled and ran to the rear, but he forgot that he was standing on the city wall at the moment, and behind him, there was a distance of more than ten meters from the ground.

So the result was that he jumped off and fell into a corpse.

"Calm down! No one is allowed to leave their positions! The officers of the squad shouted desperately at the soldiers, even though they themselves were under tremendous pressure.

At the rate of one round every three to four minutes, the trebuchet can fire more than a hundred rounds in an hour. And this rain of stones caused great damage to the city of Essis. Numerous houses within the walls have collapsed. In many places, fires even broke out, and several puffs of smoke came out. And the city wall was also smashed out of a few holes. The soldiers had to use their shields to block it.

Thankfully, thanks to Allen's expansion plans, the exterior has just been newly built, so it doesn't come with any debuffs like disrepair. After being hit by dozens of stone bullets, the tall city wall still stands stubbornly, which perfectly reflects its sturdiness.

"Lord Baron, it must stop, the operators are tired. And some parts need to be replaced. ”

While Chris was still basking in the excitement of the bombardment, Griffin had to interrupt him.

Chris looked at the still standing walls and nodded at Griffin.

Then, the real siege battle is about to begin. Chris rode on his horse and waved his hand.

"Siege!" (To be continued.) )