There was nothing to do that day, the wind and waves were calm, only the two sides faced each other. It was not until noon on the third day of the army that the soldiers finished building the large perforated shields and simple siege ladders ready to attack the fortress. Cass ordered his soldiers to rest after their meal and prepare to storm the front wall.

An infantry member with an archer formed a squad, for a total of ten squads. Together, each team lifted a large perforated shield and approached the gate of the front village. This large wooden shield is made of relatively well-proportioned wood in a row, about two meters high and one and a half meters wide, and its weight is indeed not light, and it is estimated that it is quite difficult to carry by two people, but it is indeed very safe. This kind of large-scale shield plays a very important role in siege warfare, which can effectively resist the enemy's hidden arrows on the city wall, not to mention that the cottage is basically full of bandits who use stone-throwing, and it is not too much to say that it is a chicken knife.

As for the rest of the infantry, they were divided into small groups of three, each with a simple siege ladder, ready to attack the city at any time. Once the infantry with the ladder begins to storm the cottage, the soldiers under the shield will also cooperate.

As the shield slowly advanced, the bandits on the cottage had already discovered that the officers and soldiers under the mountain had gathered to prepare for a strong attack, and the deafening drums from the cottage had not stopped since the start of the fight. The bandits on the top of the cottage were surging, and from a distance, there were no less than 20 bandits defending above the fortress defense wall alone, and the other party must have been ready to resist to the death and never surrender.

In the process of slowly advancing the shield, the bandits on the cottage tentatively threw scattered throwing stones. The slingstone is an ancient long-range weapon that requires a simple stick and a thick rope that runs through the middle of the top of the stick, and the elasticity is adjustable. There is also a piece of coarse cloth interspersed with the thick rope, and the stones of the right size are wrapped in this coarse cloth, and the rocks on the thick rope can be driven to rotate quickly by shaking the wooden stick, and when the speed is concerned and the direction is controllable, the thick rope can be released to shoot the rapidly rotating stones out.

Stone throwing has been very popular since the Viking Age, and it was once used for military purposes. Later, bows and arrows gradually became popular, and stone-throwing gradually withdrew from the military stage, but because its lethality was still undiminished against villagers and bandits with low defensive power, it was still popular among bandits.

But now the bandits use of throwing stones against the regular army hiding under the large shield is like tickling and insignificant. The shield slowly advanced, staying thirty meters away from the gate of the cottage, and the archers shot at the bandits through the square hole in the shield. Due to the limited training time of the recruits and the need to improve their bow and arrow skills, most of the arrows landed on the wooden walls of the cottage, and only a few arrows shot at the shirtless bandits on the cottage, killing them instantly.

Although the recruits' bow and arrow skills are not exquisite, and the damage to the bandits is limited, it has a great deterrent effect on the bandits on the cottage. The bandits were frightened and hid behind the defensive wall, not daring to poke their heads out. Seeing that the time had come, Cass immediately ordered the infantry under the mountain to carry the siege ladder and carry the wooden shield to begin the assault.

The recruits crossed the shield and began to rush forward, and immediately became the primary target of the bandits in Shangzhai. A large number of rapidly spinning slingstones pierced the sky with a "whoosh" scream, followed by a loud crash against the recruit's shield. Although the shield blocked most of the stones, the shield area was limited after all, and it could only block the vital parts of the soldiers. A small number of stones crossed the shield and smashed into the recruit's exposed legs and feet, blood immediately gushed out, and the recruited fell down the slope in response, followed by countless merciless flying stones, eroding the lives of each one.

The soldiers who rushed ahead fell two or three after a wave of flying stones, and the infantry hiding under the shields filled in, and the archers still acted as the main force, continuing to suppress the bandits who threw stones on the cottage. When the recruits approach the cottage, hang the two thick hooks at the top of the ladder at the top of the cottage and immediately fix the ladder. The recruit put his shield on his head and climbed up quickly with all his strength. The bandits on the cottage couldn't push the ladder with a thick hook, so they had to pour the boiling "water" down the ladder, and the soldier's shield at the top of the ladder became hot, and the hot shield handle was released reflexively. The hot liquid was immediately poured on the recruits, who were not wearing the slightest head armor, and then there were bursts of heart-rending screams, which severely damaged the morale of the recruits to continue the siege.

The battle has entered a white-hot stage, and the main output is still the archers behind the shield. Cass was not surprised by the fact that the bandits used boiling "water" (because Cass thought that the bandits would not have enough strength to support the high cost of oil for defense) for defense, but he was not surprised that the battle was deadlocked.

Just as the focus of both sides was on the defensive wall of the cottage, Witt and another specialized baggage soldier drove a baggage cart from the foot of the mountain to the cottage. The cart was towed by two donkeys, and behind it was a wooden cart with two wheels, on which a large number of dry wood branches were piled up, which Wittur had specially prepared for Tokas yesterday. Witt also mixed the branches with flammable materials, mixed the limited fuel that was left between the branches, and tied the stacked branches tightly to the baggage cart. The tail of the baggage cart had already been ignited, and the baggage team dragging wooden branches appeared very light and galloped down the slope. With the ample oxygen provided by the wind blowing up in the sprint, the fire slowly spread on the branches of the trees, and spewed tongues of fire into the reverse direction of the baggage cart.

Witt carried a thick shield to shield the heavy soldiers and himself from the sharp stones that might fly at any moment. The archers who were shooting saw Witt driving the flaming baggage cart and swooped straight ahead, and immediately removed the shield to make way for the "train" to be wide enough. When the "train" passed by the soldiers, it was obvious that the whole body was stuffy and unbearable, and sweat immediately seeped out of the skin and soaked the clothes. In an instant, the soldiers who had felt the charm of the Vulcan were in awe of Witt and the baggage soldiers.

By the time the "train" crossed the shield, the terrain had become more flat, and the fire had spread to the entire perimeter of the flatbed, and black smoke was everywhere. The bandits on the cottage also noticed that this side was unusual, and immediately a large number of stones were projected in the direction of Witt, smashing on Witt and the baggage soldiers. Although the vital parts were blocked by shields, the two of them were still bleeding.

Although the number of stones thrown was numerous and ruthless, the speeding baggage cart did not slow down at all, and the distance of about thirty meters was fleeting in the blink of an eye. Seeing that the baggage truck was about to crash into the gate of the village, the two people in the car immediately jumped to both sides, rolled to the ground, and rolled on the ground several times, leaving traces of blood.

The two donkeys were about to hit the gate of the village, and immediately raised their front legs to stop the sprint, but the angry god of fire behind them was willing to stay, and the thick rope tied earlier had already been burned off, and they leaned forward by inertia and fell on the donkey and the gate of the village. A little fuel wrapped in the middle of the branch was ignited, and the fire spread rapidly, covering the two donkeys. The donkey was on fire and wild, and he trampled on his hooves in disregard of the surrounding conditions, and many branches were scattered, and the fire weakened instantly.

The plan could not keep up with the changes, and Witt's plan to ignite the gate with the fire spreading from the branches of the trees almost failed, and the plan was about to fail, but who knew that the sky had eyes, and scattered branches with sparks were flying everywhere. I don't know which branch splashed down on the liquid on the ground, and suddenly the fire burst into the sky, and the fire engulfed a large part of the cottage in the blink of an eye. The rapidly burning liquid rushed up above the cottage and instantly devoured the bodies of several bandits. The flames eroded the bandits' skin, causing them to let out heart-rending screams of terror, and then fell from above the upper village, motionless until they were reduced to ashes.

Witt saw the fire on the exterior wall of the cottage, and immediately understood that the bandit poured from the top of the cottage was not water, but real hot oil! The hot oil hit the spark and ignited, causing the fire to spread.

The fire on the defensive wall of the cottage further irritated the two donkeys, one of whom was kicking wildly and somehow kicked open the door of the cottage, which had been eroded by the fire. The heavy gate fell backwards with a "bump", and the bandits standing behind the door had no time to dodge, and were heavily pressed to the ground by the burning and shiny gate, and the screaming sound stopped abruptly in an instant.

The moment the door was opened, the two "fire unicorns" both broke free from the fragile reins and rushed into the cottage, the bandits in the cottage suddenly panicked, the original fragile organizational system suddenly collapsed, and the bandits fought separately, chaotic. Some even slipped out of the cottage door to escape, only to be slashed to the ground by the on-board Fisde's recruits.

Witt originally thought that his plan had already failed, but he was overwhelmed by the ensuing changes. First, the cottage was burned, and then even the cottage door was dismantled. When Witt mistakenly thought he was dreaming, Cass was awake, and he knew that Witt's fire attack had been successful, and although it wasn't as planned as planned, it was clearly much better than planned. The opportunity could not be lost, and Cass immediately made a decision and ordered the troops to attack in an all-out way, besieging all the bandits in the cottage.

Witt struggled to get up from the ground, patted his blood-stained face in an attempt to make himself more conscious, and then picked up the familiar black axe to join the recruits.

A bandit came out of the front door of the cottage and met the oncoming little boy Witt, who immediately waved the sharp butcher knife in his hand and stabbed Witt. Witt's heart was pounding in his chest, this was the first time he was fighting for his life, and it was normal to be nervous. In the face of the bandit's merciless stab, Witt subconsciously flashed sideways, and then picked up the black axe and shook his hand, and the axe quickly smashed on the bandit's hideous faceplate, and immediately smashed the other party to the ground, motionless. Witt's axe was about to chop down at the big log, but seeing that the other party had already been stunned by himself, he didn't have to do it, and turned around and walked towards the cottage.

I saw two charred donkeys lying in the cottage, emitting the smell of meat, and there were one or two equally charred corpses under the donkeys, presumably they should be those hateful and pitiful bandits!

The gate had already been captured by the new Fisdena recruits who had climbed the ladder to the top of the defensive wall, and the archers tried to find the high ground and strike at the enemy's living forces. Other new Fesden infantrymen who had climbed the ladder swarmed through the Cottage Gate and scuffled with the panicked Bandits.

Witt rushed forward, slashing a tall bandit facing the soldier with his back to Witt to the ground, and then rushed to another nearby bandit. The twitching muscles made Witt forget about his tired body and mind and the scabs that were still bleeding from the scabs everywhere.

The Qianzhai is not small, the size of a football field, and the battle is extremely fierce, and every few seconds a bandit or Fesdena soldier falls. The battle continued until dark, and when Fesdena's soldiers attacked the main village, they found that the thick wooden planks on the chain bridge leading to the main village had been burned with oil, and the only road leading to the main village had been cut off, and the battle came to an end.

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