At this time, there were only about two or three hundred guards in the castle, but as Viscount Rare's personal guards, this group of people was also the most elite soldiers in the entire Drift Island. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

In the arrow towers scattered everywhere, a guard has adjusted the hard bow in his hand, these excellent war bows that have been improved several times, with the advantage of top-down shooting, those sharp feather arrows made of steel are enough to shoot a hundred and fifty paces away, or even farther!

And in the seemingly inconspicuous caves on the walls of the castle, a ballista has already adjusted the angle of fire, as long as the enemy on the opposite side rises, the stone bullets filled in it will be ruthlessly poured down.

They naturally knew the strength of the enemy they were facing this time, but with the help of the castle's terrain advantage, they had absolute confidence that they could stop the enemy in front of them here, or at least, delay their progress for a while.

Looking at the enemies that were gradually emerging in front of them, these guards did not show the slightest fear on their faces.

At this time, a cold smile appeared on the face of the captain of the guard, he wanted to let this group of fearless guys know that they were different from the fighters that the other party had encountered before, they were absolute elite!

It's just that when the captain of the guard is a little confused, why the soldiers who have emerged have not attacked.

But the next moment, with the explosion of thunder across the sky, he also understood the reason for all this.

"Boom—"

The four 9-pounder guns fired wildly at the fort, and even the building, which was entirely made of heavy stone, was somewhat overwhelmed by the roar of modern artillery.

However, it is somewhat unlikely that the fortress in front of him will be broken through with artillery, at least with the firepower in Chopin's hands now, there is absolutely no possibility.

Even because of the complete ignorance of the enemy's deployment of troops, this round of artillery salvo caused almost no casualties.

As for the guards hiding in the castle, they were also completely shocked by the power of the rising cannonballs that fell.

The originally solid stone was broken into many pieces at this time, and although it did not cause any effective damage, the rising air waves and gunpowder smoke alone were enough to make people feel deep awe of this terrifying might.

After a round of firing, the gunners in the rear began to reload nervously again, and after a short silence, the fire rose again.

After several successive shots, through the screams coming from the castle, the artillery in the rear also quickly adjusted the angle and direction of the fire.

And as the blazing light continued to emerge, more and more rapid screams and wails also continued to emerge.

The human body, in front of the roaring iron ball, still seems too fragile after all, even if it is just a broken stone jumping up, the sturdy chain mail worn by those guards may not be able to protect their safety.

The thick smoke of gunpowder dispersed with the wind, but the bloody smell that diffused through the air could not be suppressed.

Looking at the castle that seemed to have fallen into dead silence, Chopin did not dare to be careless, but if he did not send someone to attack at this time, he was afraid that there would be no better chance in the future.

As another round of artillery roar slowly fell silent, a long group of spearmen also tentatively launched a charge.

However, the defensive power of the castle in front of him seems to have been completely destroyed by the blazing artillery fire, and those guards who were hiding in the light and in the dark have also entered heaven with the gate of light that emerged before.

Even if he was already within range of the opponent, there was no sign of attack.

But as the spear infantry continued to advance forward, Chopin's uneasy premonition grew stronger.

"Whoosh-"

With a sharp whistling sounded suddenly, the original dead silence was also torn apart.

Dozens or hundreds of feathered arrows suddenly shot out from the surrounding arrow towers and tall buildings, and regardless of the power, the momentum of the locust roar alone was enough to make most people feel awe.

As personal guards specially trained by Viscount Riel, these guys are first-class good at hand-to-hand combat or long-range archery.

And the sharp spearhead made of steel with the help of the inertia of falling from top to bottom, the penetration and impact of the instant burst are also quite not to be underestimated, even if these spearmen are wearing the chain mail they captured before, those whistling feather arrows still ruthlessly penetrate through, and then fiercely plunged into it.

Of course, with the blessing of chain mail, as long as they are not shot in the head and eyes by those feathered arrows, then these spearmen will basically not suffer any fatal damage.

With that round of arrows thrown, the spearmen who rushed out first inevitably let out screams and suppressed sounds, and from time to time a few figures fell to the ground.

And almost at the same time as those feather arrows were thrown, the ballistae that had been silent for a long time also began to show their unique hideousness, although the power of the stone projectiles fired at high speed could not be compared with the shells fired by the artillery, but the amazing power generated in an instant was not inferior at all.

If the previous salvo of feathered arrows could only play a harassing role for these spearmen, then the stone bullets dropped from the sky at this time were almost fatal to these town militiamen.

Stone bullets smashed down on the spearmen, smashing the figures to the ground, but the shattered stones still inflicted secondary damage on the surrounding warriors.

After the stone bullets were fired through the ballista equipped with torsion springs, the spearmen below could only faintly see a phantom figure passing by, and their bodies were helplessly hit by the stone bullets.

Even if the seemingly tough flesh was protected by chain mail, in the face of this unimaginable force, it was instantly smashed and twisted and deformed, and then cracked.

In the face of these formidable defenders, the fearless charge launched by these spearmen did not have the slightest effect, but only added unnecessary casualties.

"Damn it!"

Looking at the falling spearmen, Chopin's face couldn't help but become gloomy like water.

"All retreat! Fall back! ”

After commanding the town militia in front, Chopin immediately shouted at the soldiers behind him.

"All line infantry, guns on the shoulder, fire!"

Hearing the roar of His Majesty the King, these disciplined line infantry also quickly stepped forward, and then one by one put the flintlock pistols in their hands on their shoulders, aimed at all the previously leaked firepower points, and launched a round of frantic fire.

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