Chapter 237: The Battle for the Siege of Amur (1)

"Boom ......Boom" With a trembling sound, the army of the Russian Empire began to be clearly presented in front of Lao Jiu's eyes in the form of phalanxes. The soldiers who came first were still all shield soldiers.

They held a large metal shield in their left hand and a giant cross sword in their right hand, and all of them were dressed in standard metal armor. This made Lao Jiu frown deeply, it seems that this is the real elite of the Russian Empire.

Looking at their equipment, Lao Jiu sighed helplessly in his heart, it seems that even if it is a matching yellow * arrow, the lethality of these shield soldiers is limited! And with its shield soldiers, there are siege machines.

It seems that their main task is to transport these huge equipment safely to the bottom of the city walls, and then create as many opportunities as possible for hand-to-hand combat. Behind the shieldmen were bands of pikemen.

When the army of the Russian Empire pressed under the city of Amur, it finally stopped for a while. At this moment, a man in full armor walked out, and he lifted his mask, revealing a handsome white face.

"In Lower Nikolai Jevich Rio, I don't know Your Excellency the Nine Heavens, can you come forward to talk about it?" Rio smiled slightly, put his right hand on his chest, made a simple knightly salute, and then said in the direction of the city wall.

His voice spread throughout the battlefield, and for a moment, it was impossible to figure out what he was thinking. Even Lao Jiu was a little strange, and he didn't know what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd. Of course, Lao Jiu couldn't have stage fright, he took a step directly into the void and stood on top of the battlements of the city wall.

"Say!" Lao Jiu stood on top of the battlement, and the oncoming wind blew his long hair fluttering, and he stood with his hands behind his back. Although it was just one word, it seemed domineering, and it directly suppressed the entire battlefield.

"Actually, I just don't want both of us to make fearless sacrifices." Rio smiled faintly, looked at Lao Jiu and said, "Amur City was originally our empire, as long as you are willing to return it, then we will pay double the price to buy your grain." ”

"Don't be too busy refusing yet, based on the information I've received, you should be giving up this land, so you can choose to cooperate with us. I believe that we can give you much more than Huaxia. ”

"I'm sorry Mr. Rio, but I'm not interested in money." Lao Jiu looked at him and said lightly.

"Of course, if you're not interested in money, we can also divide your territory and make you the Grand Duke of the Russian Empire." Rio did not give up, but continued, "I know that Huaxia can't tolerate you, as long as you are willing to come to the Russian Empire, I guarantee that you can get everything you want in the Russian Empire." ”

"Everything I have, I will work hard with my own hands, I don't need other people's charity, you still don't waste any thoughts." Lao Jiu still said nonchalantly, "Either fight, or go back safely." ”

"You also know that our Russian Empire is rich in ore resources, and if you want, we can exchange these minerals for food in your hands." Rio frowned and said, "If the city of Amur is broken, I think you can't keep this grain, why don't you trade with us?" That way, we can both minimize our losses, right? ”

"Do you think you can storm the city of Amur?" Lao Jiu glanced at him disdainfully, and then said domineeringly, "I'm sure you'll have this 500,000 army." You should think about how to explain to your empire after the defeat! ”

"Hehe, this joke you said is not funny at all." Rio's face was a little ugly, and said, "Since you have chosen war, then, I will let you know how powerful the knights of our empire are." ”

"Oh? Why don't we duel it out first? Lao Jiu looked at Rio provocatively and said, "I just want to see how powerful the so-called knights are!" ”

"Individual honor cannot represent the collective, and individual courage cannot determine the outcome." Rio shook his head lightly and said, "Since war can't be avoided, then let's see you on the battlefield!" ”

It seemed to be very regrettable, and after Rio finished speaking, he retreated, and then disappeared into the battle formation of the army. Not long after the retreat of Rio, the trumpets of the attack were heard in the rear of the Russian Imperial army.

The sound of neat steps of "Boom Across the ......", accompanied by the shaking sound of metal equipment, the army of the Russian Empire finally launched an attack on the city of Amur.

"Whoosh...... Sou...... Whoosh......" Countless crossbow arrows broke through the air, and then countless crossbow arrows were seen, which were thumped into the city wall. And all the shield soldiers directly formed a phalanx of 5,000 people.

They raised their shields above their heads and crossed each other, and Lao Jiu looked from above, almost a piece of moving iron plate with a side length of 100 meters. This not only makes Lao Jiu feel like a tiger eating the sky and unable to lay down his claws.

"Archers shoot freely, all bed crossbows, give me siege engines to aim at the rear!" Although the opponent's lineup looked very difficult, Lao Jiu still gave the order to attack.

"Ding-dong ......" Sure enough, the lethality of the bow and arrow is very limited, and after a wave of shooting, the number of enemy casualties is less than hundreds, and this is all bad luck, the arrows that have been drilled through the gaps have been shot and injured, which makes Lao Jiu's brows wrinkle deeper.

"Prepare the god-killing crossbow, give me as much as possible to destroy the opponent's formation!" Lao Jiu gave the order again. And this attack has indeed achieved remarkable results, the lethality of the god-killing crossbow is still very powerful, and it can easily tear a huge hole in the opponent's shield array.

Then the archers seized the opportunity and could shoot a lot of Russian troops. It's a pity that the number of god-killing crossbows is limited, so the casualties caused to the enemy are also very limited. After all, the huge battlefield, with thousands of dead and wounded people, will not have much impact at all.

It's a pity that the impact speed of the shield soldier is very fast, and when the distance is too close, even the god-killing crossbow loses its effect. In less than ten minutes, the entire shield soldier rushed to the bottom of the city, and then a large number of soldiers began to climb the city wall.

At this time, on the city wall, there were crossbow arrows several meters long everywhere, which made it easy for the shield soldiers to borrow strength, and some nimble soldiers were almost on the city wall.

"Roll oil! Get ready for melee! Seeing that the time was approaching, Lao Jiu immediately ordered the soldiers prepared in the back row to start acting.

I saw pots and pots of hot oil, as if they didn't want money, and they were all poured from the city wall in the form of pouring water. Then there were countless boulders, which were pushed off the city walls. A boulder weighing hundreds of pounds fell from 100 meters, and as long as it was hit, it was almost killed on the spot.

Therefore, the war at this time is the most cruel. As the boiling oil continued to fall, Lao Jiu began to make people ignite, and then began to throw down a large amount of soaked wet grass. directly let the city bubble up with billowing smoke.

Lao Jiu's move was obviously something that the enemy did not expect. His move* not only affects the enemy's line of sight, but also affects the enemy's breathing, thereby reducing the opponent's combat effectiveness.

You must know that the shield soldiers who are rushing up now are climbing with crossbow arrows inserted in the city wall, and now their eyesight has been seriously affected, which greatly reduces their climbing speed, and thus also increases their danger in the process of climbing.

There are quite a few soldiers who were hit by falling rocks from above because their vision was blocked, and then fell to their deaths.

Of course, Lao Jiu will inevitably lose the other. Because the siege equipment that followed later, under the cover of the shield soldiers, smoothly rushed to the bottom of the city. After all, the number of bed crossbows is limited, and there are not many siege machines that can really destroy.

With the construction of the ladder, the enemy can climb the city wall more than twice as fast. And the continuous support from the rear made Lao Jiu give up the archers as soon as possible, and then on the city wall, all the melee infantry was replaced.

After holding out for just an hour, the two sides began a hand-to-hand combat. Because more and more Russian troops have climbed to the edge of the city wall. And the battlements of the city wall are almost all waiting, the Loose Infantry Regiment.

If the enemy wants to really climb the city wall, he must first cross this human wall set up by Lao Jiu. These are all the elites of the Easy Empire, and now they are all wearing bright armor, a set of top-notch gold equipment, in fact, so easy to break?

What's more, these fighters at the front have substitutes behind them at any time, as long as they are physically exhausted or injured, they will be replaced immediately.

Without the suppression of the archers, the enemy also began to pound the city gates. The battering bar, which was almost fifty meters long and one meter in diameter, was carried by hundreds of people and rushed directly towards the city gate. And Lao Jiu immediately let the god-killing crossbow, as well as all the bed crossbows within the attack range, spread out the fire coverage.

The city gate said that nothing could be broken, so under the full blow of the bed crossbow, those soldiers who carried the battering rod were directly killed and wounded, and before they could run far, they were directly wiped out by the regiment, which made the other party have to give up temporarily.

The city gate could not be broken for the time being, and the enemy could only choose to attack from the city wall. It can be said that this battle made Lao Jiu truly realize the importance of equipment. With the same level of strength, the same number of people, when it comes to real battles, equipment almost plays a decisive role.

Take these elite Russian troops as an example, their equipment is almost all top-notch silver equipment. Although the bow and arrow can shoot through the shield, they have no stamina, so they will not cause many casualties to them.

But now in close combat, the armor on their bodies can't stop the sharpness of Tang Mo's knife. And the light armor on the Easy Warrior can often save lives, this is the gap! It is precisely for this reason that the enemy who climbs to the top of the city wall cannot take a step beyond the thunder pool.