Section 53: Cold War

In the early morning, the Slavs once again sounded the drums of war, and the crowds waving all kinds of flags came like waves, and the light infantry who were cannon fodder carried wooden ladders made by craftsmen and rushed to the wooden walls of the fortress, and the deep pits and sharp wooden stakes that had been dug on the periphery of the fortress had been filled in little by little by the Slavs in the battle ahead, although the Slavs suffered a hundred dead and two hundred wounded, but the fortress that had been cleared of the outer trenches could be said to have greatly reduced its defensive ability, This is also the reason why Kang Tuoyi would rather make such a big sacrifice.

"Will we be able to withstand this attack, Lord Ive?" Looking at the roaring Slavs rushing in waves, the Teutonic knights said worriedly to the flag bearer Yve, the constant attack had numbed these young lads, their equipment and weapons were excellent, and the Slavs' worn-out spears and pitchforks rarely hurt them, but even for these thousands of people to line up and slash, no matter how strong the knight's body was enough.

"My sword hasn't been curled yet, are you cowardly?" Yves lifted his prosthetic leg, and the sword that had been tempered by the cold forging method still shone with cold light, and to the Slavs who came to him were as weak as sheep in Yive's eyes, even if there were many of them.

"Of course not, our swords haven't been curled yet." The Teutonic knights shook their heads at Yve's agitation, not only were they well-equipped, but more importantly, their minds were armed with honor and faith, unlike the peasants who were forced into battle.

"Ive-sama, they're coming." The crossbowmen of the new army stood on the curtain wall, and they saw the Slavs rushing over the trench, and during the charge some of the Slavs placed wooden plaques made by craftsmen under the fortress, and the Slavic archers hid behind the wooden plaques and threw arrows at the fortress with their heads up. Most of the arrows used for hunting were not powerful or accurate, and most of them hit the wooden walls, but the Slavs were outnumbered, and soon the wooden walls were full of arrows, and occasionally the arrows hit the crossbowmen who poked their heads out, but the pot-shaped helmets worn by the new crossbowmen protected them. So the casualties are not large, in this era of cold weapons, having experienced soldiers is one thing, and good weapons and armor can also allow soldiers to survive as much as possible.

"Whoosh~~~." The arrows and crossbows of both sides were intertwined, and this time the fires were so dense that the arrows and crossbows occasionally collided together, and the Slavic light infantry, as cannon fodder, was tasked with placing ladders on the wall, and they finally achieved their goal after paying heavy casualties.

"Kill~~~." The Slavic chieftains wore iron helmets and heavy leather or chain mail. Holding a battle axe and a round shield, they rushed forward first, and other Slavic warriors under their leadership also followed closely behind, the most important thing in fighting in the era of cold weapons is morale, and a drum like a tiger can often defeat the enemy, but it is obvious that it is not practical when attacking the castle, the offensive and defensive battles of the fortress require patience and meticulous and careful testing of weak links, but the Slavs obviously do not have such patience at this time.

Kang Tuoyi will inevitably be a little more impetuous when Arold leads the army to attack his territory. You must know that thousands of troops are gathered together, and the daily food consumption is enormous. If there is no territorial village to support, I am afraid that many people will also scatter due to hunger, so Kang Tuoyi is desperate to eliminate this Teutonic knight order nailed to his territory.

"Ahh~~~." The Slavic warriors wore helmets made of leather and iron nails, wore a variety of armor, and held a variety of weapons in their hands, most of course, axes and the like. They braved the crossbows shot from the wooden wall and climbed up the wooden ladder.

"Rush, rush." Bradley's leader held his helmet by his hand, he looked up at the Germanic people above, and pushed his warrior up the wooden ladder, but soon the warrior who had just climbed halfway down the wooden ladder fell. A crossbow bolt was stuck in his temple, blood running down half of his cheek, and the new crossbowmen became more and more skilled in fighting with crossbows after a period of fighting.

"Woo, no, no." Looking at his companions falling like ripe fruits, a young Slavic warrior standing at the foot of a wooden ladder looked terrified, he was on the battlefield for the first time, listening to the elders chatting about war by the fire pit always made people feel romantic and full of yearning, but now the bloody corpses in front of him, and the terrible howls in his ears, made the young warrior timid, and he dodged the outstretched hand of the Bradley leader.

"Well, damn coward." The young warrior's dodge made the Bradley leader angry, he stared at the young warrior with wide eyes, pulled out the short-handled battle axe from his waist, and without saying a word, slashed at the young warrior's face, and solved the guy who he thought was a deserter, after killing his soldiers like a dog, the Bradley leader held the leather belt of the round shield in his left hand, and climbed the wooden ladder with a battle axe in his right hand.

"Aggressive~~~." The leader of Bradley is not only brave, but also a seasoned warrior, he used the corner of his eye to pay attention to the movements of the crossbowmen on the wooden wall during the climbing, when he realized that he was aiming, he immediately blocked the side with a round shield, only to hear a few aggressive crossbows inserted into the round shield, and when the crossbowmen bent down to fill the crossbows, he quickly climbed the wooden ladder, when the wooden ladder approached the wooden wall, it was parallel to the crossbowmen, the Bradley leader saw the opportunity to raise the battle axe in his hand, and threw it with all his might, The short-handled tomahawk whirred through the air, hitting the face of the new crossbowman who had just raised his head to shoot with his crossbow.

"Ahh The crossbowmen screamed miserably, and their bodies were knocked to the ground with their tomahawks backwards, and the blood flew out and stained the wooden wall, and the new crossbowmen led by the Teutonic Knights each guarded a section of the wall, and there would be a gap between the dead ones, and when another reserve crossbowman was replenished, the Slavic warriors would be able to rush up the wall with a few people, but the Teutonic knights with swords on the wall were waiting solemnly.

"Ulla~~~." The Slavic warriors, led by the leader of Bradley, rushed up the wooden wall, and their mouths shouted Ulla, this frenzied chant made Kang Tuoyi, who was watching from a distance, couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, his face did not change and was still so calm, but his open palms clenched involuntarily.

"Leader Bradley looks like he's going to lead us to victory." Calvin grinned, he wasn't the monarch in command of the army, so he could talk with ease, like the warriors were joking with each other.

However, the Bradley leader did not feel relaxed when he jumped into the wooden wall, and the Teutonic knights on both sides of the broken wooden wall sandwiched him between like two walls, and the Bradley leader looked at these people wearing bottled iron helmets and could not see their real faces, only cold iron helmets, chain mail and white cross smocks, but the Teutonic knights were strong and calm, as an experienced warrior, the Bradley leader instinctively sensed the danger.

"Ahhh Just when the leader of Bradley stopped there to think about how to fight, several young Slavic warriors couldn't hold back their blood, they shouted and clenched their weapons and rushed towards the Teutonic knights, just when the Slavic warriors rushed over, the legs of those Teutonic knights were slightly bent, so that their center of gravity shifted downward, the shield in their hands was blocked in front of them, and the sword was placed on the right side of their bodies, seeing the movements of the Teutonic knights, the Bradley leader couldn't help but secretly scream that it was not good, these knights' movements were very sophisticated, Coupled with an airtight and well-equipped defense, the reckless Slavic warrior was certainly no match.

"Crackling, ping-pong ~~~." Sure enough, the Slavic warriors who rushed up crashed headlong into the formation of the Teutonic knights, and the Teutonic knights in front just used their shields to resist the warriors who came over, and then they took a few steps back in front of the Slavic warriors, making the formation concave shape, which was not easy to do on the narrow wooden wall, because their sides were suspended in the air, but because it was a recessed formation, the Slavic warriors seemed to be in a pocket.

"Rush, rush~~~." But those Slavic warriors are still commanding the battle with inertial thinking, and in positional warfare, the warriors often try to break the opponent's position by physically rambling, as long as they can penetrate the enemy's position, it is basically a victory, and the Teutonic knights take advantage of this, the knights on the front use their shields to resist each other, and then slowly retreat to lure them deeper, and unconsciously the Teutonic knights on both sides use their shields to form a channel, and the unaware Slavic warriors are like elks in a trap.

"Come back soon." The Bradley leader squinted his eyes and soon realized that something was wrong, the Teutonic knights on both sides suddenly closed the passage like two doors, and the few Slavic warriors who rushed in were surrounded by the Teutonic knights, and soon the sound of weapons piercing into the flesh and weapons colliding sounded, and the Bradley leader heard the whimper in the throat of the Slavic warriors, but he had no choice but to watch.

"Boom~~~." When the Teutonic knights stopped their movements, and rearranged in four or five columns, they faced the Bradley leader and looked at him indifferently from the gap in the helmet, from beginning to end, these Teutonic knights did not let out any battle cry, they were quiet like a group of sculptural warriors, and the cooperation with each other was so good, the Bradley leader's back couldn't help but feel a chill. (To be continued......) R1292