"Give it all to me!"

Brandishing his mace, Byron rushed up the slope leading to the gate with the soldiers behind him, and they gathered together, except for the first row, who raised their shields above their heads, protecting the soldiers who were pushing battering rams and ladders as they approached the gates of the castle.

The crossbowmen on both sides were still firing at each other across the curved aisle, which was only five meters wide and more than fifty meters long, while the attacking soldiers were constantly consumed on the slope.

It's also a natural barrier to Fort Gruenward, there is no need for a moat, the mountains on either side are the castle's guards, and the only way to get through the castle is this damn slope!

As Byron and the others advanced, in addition to the frontal enemy, the other three directions also kept firing at them again.

The Heavy Crossbow's bolts pierce through thicker chain mail, a level that most Svadia defeats cannot sustain.

Crossbow bolts came from all directions, and Byron's shield was soon filled with bolts. Svadia's catapult was set on again, and the stones continued to crash against the walls of Fort Gruenward, smashing large debris on the thick walls. Some of the stones also struck the towers where the soldiers were stationed, destroying one end of the tower and causing the soldiers to fall from the roof.

In the midst of a rain of arrows from both sides, Byron and the others finally made their way to the bottom of the walls. And the number of people who fell in the first group of siege troops in the process has exceeded a hundred.

"Set up a ladder!"

A knight who was also in charge of a brigade shouted, and the soldiers carrying the ladder immediately erected it, and the crossbowmen on Swadia's side began to concentrate their fire, so that the Rhodok soldiers who placed the ladder had no chance to knock it down.

At the gates, the battering rams were ready, the carts were parked in front of the gates, and the huge iron-clad canopy, pushed by six light infantry, kept pounding the gates of the castle, while the surrounding soldiers raised their shields to protect them from being shot with crossbows.

"The Yankees are here, throw the stone down!"

Seeing Byron approaching, the Rhodok soldiers at the head of the city hurriedly took out stones the size of a human head from a basket placed at intervals on the city wall, and then smashed them down at the people below.

A Swadia light infantryman was shot directly in the head, even if he was wearing a helmet, it was useless and he lost his life.

The surrounding soldiers hurriedly raised their shields to block the stones. But at this time, the crossbowmen on both sides shot crossbow arrows at them again, the shields were held above their heads, and the unprotected chest and abdomen became a target, even if they were wearing chain mail or even plate armor, under the sniper of heavy crossbows or even siege crossbows, they would be directly pierced through their internal organs, and then fall to the ground in pain.

"Zizizi.... Ahhh Ahhhh

While Byron was hiding in the crowd to direct the siege, several cauldrons suddenly appeared on the city wall, and then the pots were poured, and the hot oil fell directly, and the mercenaries who pushed the battering rams to hit the city gate were splashed, and then the miserable screams pierced everyone's ears.

They dropped their helmets, their bodies blood-red. They lay on the ground writhing frantically and struggled, trying with all their strength to take off their heat-conducting armor.

The blood blisters on their bodies were so terrible that even Ellen, who was riveting his strength to rush forward, stopped, hurriedly raised his shield, and looked vigilantly at the position above his head.

Byron was so frightened that his body began to tremble, and his legs were a little disobedient.

"If that thing is poured on me..."

Byron shuddered, and the same warm current that had once appeared flowed through his body again.

Most of his intentions were gone, and he gritted his teeth, commanding the soldiers behind him to take the wounded away, and commanding the men to fill the gaps in the battering rams.

At this time, however, a lot of black slime was poured down from the walls by the Rhodoks and sprinkled on the battering rams and the surrounding soldiers.

Byron knew it, and in his day, roads were always covered with a layer of it.

"It's asphalt, get out of the way!"

When the soldiers heard Byron's words, they were all struck with a spirit, and then fled from there in a hurry.

Soon, rockets fell from the city, and the wooden battering rams and the nearby ground were engulfed in flames.

The plan to attack the city gate failed for the time being, and the surrounding troops set up ladders at the edge of the city walls. The towering siege tower was also slowly pushed over the curved slope surrounded by a large number of soldiers.

The crossbowmen had now ascended the siege tower and were firing at the Rhodoc crossbowmen on the walls.

Even if the first round of attacks did not go well, Count Dirinard allowed the rest of his troops to attack.

Byron's soldiers had suffered considerable losses in the attack just now, and they had little success. However, just like Count DiLinald's attack plan, after being dispelled by that special force, he once again gathered his troops and launched a new attack led by Ellene, Kenrad, and Fatis.

Byron didn't know that his previous "calm and calm" behavior had impressed Ellen, after all, even he had seen such a miserable injury for the first time. Byron, on the other hand, not only quickly recovered from his recovery, but was still able to command the battle normally. Because of this misunderstanding, his status in Aren's heart has increased a little more...

Perhaps the attack did not go well, but the kingdom of Svadia had enough advantages in all respects.

The four siege towers were pushed under the walls, and as the baffles were lowered, the Rhodok spearmen also took up their spears and lined up at the head of the city opposite the siege tower.

The Swadia infantry, armed with kite-shaped shields, wielding war hammers and swords, stepped onto the city under the cover of their own crossbowmen and began hand-to-hand combat with the Rhodok soldiers on the walls.

The ladders were constantly erected, and after the numerical advantage was overwhelming, Rhodok's soldiers could no longer tear down all the ladders.

The catapults were still bombarding the towers of the walls, and the long-range and powerful ballistae were constantly suppressing the Rhodoc crossbowmen.

The battlefield was very difficult and rose to the city wall, and the peony mercenaries finally had a chance to capture the gate at this time.

After much hesitation, Byron decided to use his secret weapon, the three kegs of black powder he had brought with him from Deherim.

Although the purity is average, the power should not be underestimated.

Under the cover of dozens of soldiers, the soldiers transporting the gunpowder finally put the beer kegs that their captain had repeatedly warned them to take care of at the gates.

Byron lit the flames, and then led his soldiers as far away from the city gate as possible.

The Rhodok soldiers on the walls were puzzled, and they fired several rockets at the barrels, not noticing the stupidity of their actions.

"Boom!"

With a thunderous roar, as well as terrifying waves of fire and air. For the first time in the history of Calradia, gunpowder showed its power on the battlefield.