Chapter 389. Step into the fear of death
The defenders of Grey Mist City could never sit still, especially when they saw that the troops led by Levi had such powerful dwarven artillery, for them, they had already been shocked in their hearts. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
No one knew if the seemingly towering city wall could really hinder the attack of Levi's troops, and they were already panicking in their hearts. After all, for the nobles and gentlemen inside, the inner city is their real home, and no matter what the outer city looks like, even if it is in ruins, it has nothing to do with them.
But the inner city is definitely different, because this is their territory, and their life's wealth is hidden in it. Once the walls are breached, everything they have will be plundered and they will have nothing!
Therefore, it is impossible for this group of nobles to sit still, a group of 600 elite guards in the inner city has been divided into two groups, sneaking through the chaotic and complex buildings in the outer city, with their familiarity with the terrain, they soon came to both sides of the road where Levi's troops were, faintly forming a flanking situation.
Led by three hundred elite guards of the inner city on the left and right, each wearing two layers of chain mail, holding a fine halberd made by the dwarves in their hands, they carefully moved quickly through the alleys, waiting for the next surprise attack.
And just behind these elite guards in the inner city, there are more troops following, a large number of regrouped city defense infantry, at this time also wearing iron armor, armed with sharp spears, also divided into two groups, the number of about 800 people each, it seems that this belongs to all the strength of the city defense team.
The city guards numbered about 1,500 infantrymen and were responsible for maintaining law and order in the outer city and outer harbor districts, or patrolling certain areas of the island to eliminate possible robbers or bandits.
But what they can do is only that, many people still seem pale and powerless about the real war, and they can't imagine how much of a role these poor ruffians and hooligans who have not received much military basic education can play in a real war.
Become cannon fodder? They all have similar ideas in their heads, and in fact, this is what the nobles in the inner city want. A group of inferior hooligan ruffians, at this time, is to form a cannon fodder unit to resist the first wave of enemy fire, so that the real combat power, that is, those elite guards in the inner city, can get close to the enemy's array!
At the same time, just behind the infantry of these city defense teams, there were about 500 mercenaries following, and now these mercenaries are all wearing armor, with chain mail, inlaid iron armor, or better scale armor, it seems that the whole army is quite chaotic, but their combat effectiveness is actually not inferior to the elite guards in the inner city.
These are executioners who take money to sell their lives, they are real bloody butchers, and if the amount of money is enough, they will not hesitate to spare their own lives, of course, the so-called own lives are more about the lives of their teammates.
The mercenaries were men and women, old and young, and their faces were full of enthusiasm and excitement, because the price offered by Gray Mist City this time made them unable to refuse at all, and the price was simple, as long as they could destroy the enemy's dwarven artillery, no matter what way, when they came back alive, they could still receive silver coins of the same price.
Each person can get 500 large silver coins. This price can make them live comfortably for more than ten years! Even if you squander it extensively, you can live a beautiful aristocratic life for three years, and you must know that the price of building an ocean-going warship is only three or four thousand large silver coins.
They go back and forth, and if they survive, they will get 1,000 large silver coins! And for every dwarven cannon destroyed, the price they get is 50 large silver coins, which makes each of them feel lucky and lose their minds.
"Hurry up! You trash! Hurry up! ”
Looking at the infantry of the city defense team in front, almost cowardly, the group of mercenaries behind couldn't help but get angry in their hearts, carrying scimitars and hatchets one by one, intimidating them to let these damn guys go faster, so as not to miss their good opportunity to make money.
The faces of the infantry of these city defense teams are pale, they don't want to come, they are completely forced to come, of course, they can get a large amount of silver coins when they go back, but in fact, how can they have combat effectiveness?
"Be quiet!"
The elite guards of the inner city at the front gradually stopped, and these well-armored infantry slowly bowed down, the halberds in their hands slanted forward, and the captain at the front also squinted his eyes to observe the position of the exit of the alley to prevent any accidents.
Levi's troops were in front, and even they could see through the cracks in the building that the troops were standing in the distance, and if they were to launch a surprise attack here, it would not take them more than a minute to run.
The distance is very close, but the captains who can lead the two armies are very cautious, although they are not leading the elite troops in the inner city, but now with the help of these city defense infantry and mercenaries, they also have a great chance of inflicting heavy losses on the enemy, after all, they also found that the troops of Cape City who came to attack were less than 5,000 people.
"Let the infantry of the city defense team go first, and the mercenaries will follow."
The two captains invariably chose this tactic, looking at the troops in front of them who seemed to be unaware, they all had a little smile on their faces, if they could inflict heavy damage on the enemy's siege troops, and at the same time let all the defenders in the inner city pour out, it is estimated that this battle will be over, and they are the biggest heroes!
Knowing that Suosuo's voice had appeared, the infantry of the city defense team was in front, and the mercenaries were in the back, all ready for battle, and their faces were full of nervousness and paleness, as well as the fanaticism and greed of the war, at this time, there was no way to retreat, all that could be done was to rush forward and crush the enemy!
"Charge!"
The captain waved his hand fiercely, and the infantry of the city defense team and those mercenaries also let out a loud roar angrily, howling and rushing forward, holding sharp spears and scimitars in their hands, one by one they launched a surprise attack that seemed to be fearless, in order to make the other party fall into a panic!
The troops on both sides of Levi's troops began to rush out of the alleys of the buildings, densely packed as if they were a sea of people, but when they completely rushed out of the alleys, the faces of the people in front were quite pale, because in front of them, not the panicked enemy, but the infantry lined up one by one, ready and aiming their muskets at them.
And just facing the entrance of the roadway, which was already in a state of waiting to be excited, two 12-pounder infantry guns!
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