The warm spring breeze was so warm that people were about to doze off, and the rangers, hiding in the woods downwind, looked through the scattered branches at the Lucian army besieging the city in the distance. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

From Barrett's point of view, the small town called Camplain didn't occupy a large area, and it was a question of whether all the walls added up to 1 mile. There are only 2,000-3,000 permanent residents in this vicinity. With the addition of foreign caravans and mercenaries, it should not break the 4,000 mark.

Although after the start of the war, a large number of troops were transferred, so that the ratio of military and civilian here reached a very staggering level. But if you put them all on the city wall, it will be like pepper noodles sprinkled in soup, and you won't be able to find them.

So Barrett was not able to manage the soldiers standing behind the women's wall at the head of the city, who were hiding in the watchtowers between the two sections of the city wall before the Syrians attacked. This will only allow you to maintain your stamina better, while also being able to resist the enemy's cold arrows.

It's just that the empty walls give the impression that the city is completely undefended. But if any fool really thinks so, what awaits the former will be a feast of arrows.

Although it has not been possible to determine how many garrisons there are in this small city called Camplain. But from the bull's-eye holes in the watchtowers and city walls, it is not difficult to conclude that the number of crossbows in the local area is definitely quite large. Until these crossbows are exhausted, any creature that tries to attack Camplin City will be met head-on.

Unfortunately, since there weren't even a few Cruze soldiers guarding the city, Barrett's fellow players were even harder to find. After tossing and turning for a while without success, he could only turn his attention to Lucia's army outside the city.

Through the camp set up in the wilderness and the fluttering flags, Barrett had already made a preliminary judgment of the approximate size of the Lucian army in front of him. Although their numbers were far greater than the number of defenders in Camprin, they were still far from being surrounded by ten. So they couldn't do it from all four directions at the same time, which gave the defenders of Camplin a chance to breathe.

Still, among the blue and white banners, Barrett saw an unsettling ironwood monster—a medium-sized slewing catapult. Although in the big family of siege equipment, this little guy is not ranked at all. But it's more than enough to deal with a small town like Camplain. With those torsion ballistas, it is completely able to crush the defenders behind the female wall.

"Looks like these Lucians are quite well prepared! If no one breaks the siege, Camplin City may not last long. The Bapti knight, who suddenly appeared next to Barrett's shoulder, carefully controlled his volume.

Barrett, who turned around, nodded and said in the same low voice: "The current situation is indeed not good for the Cruze. Now I just don't know if there are also knights in the small town in front of me. If so, will you and him be able to wreak havoc on the gentleman Lucia has sent to this team? ”

"There must be knights on the Cruze side, otherwise this small city would not have survived until now. You should understand how the scales of war will change after the unilateral surrender of knights. Knight Bapti said with great certainty.

But then he suddenly changed his voice, "But even if I join forces with that one, I don't know if I can severely damage the knight on Lucia's side." After all, I don't know the fighting style of both of them. ”

Knights are powerful, so strong that even in a battle between knights, it is not easy to inflict heavy damage on the other side. Even if a two-on-one situation is created, if the other side is not far away, no one will be able to pack a ticket if they want to fight cheaply in the chase and escape battle - unless there is an absolute starvation gap between the two sides in terms of strength.

But now the Bapti knight did not know the fighting style of the Lucia knight, nor did he know the specific strength of the Cruze knight. The former makes it impossible to formulate targeted tactics according to the characteristics of the enemy, and the latter greatly reduces the effectiveness of cooperation between the two sides.

And the Bapti knights couldn't enter Camplin City first, and established a tacit understanding with those Cruzes first. He was also not at all at ease with the intelligence work on the Cruze side. The sieve-like government office, as soon as he came to the door, the Lucians would know when they left—and then the surprise attack would have become a joke.

"If you can't inflict heavy damage on Lucia's knights, then the gap between the regular forces is too great. All we can do is slow down the siege on Lucia's side, and hope that the Cruze side will send an army to relieve the siege in time! Barrett, who had experience in the war, was quick to make the right assessment.

Knight Bapty, who could see that Barrett was not in a good mood, patted him on the shoulder: "Anyway, we are not here to guard that little earth city. Being able to save yourself trapped in it when the city is broken is considered a success. Don't put so much pressure on yourself. ”

Just as Barrett and the knights of Bapti were doing the preliminary planning, the Lucia army in front of them also began to launch a new round of offensive towards the city of Camprin. Lucia soldiers, shield-wielding, began to sped away from possible blows and sped towards the city of Camprin. Some of them carried ladders to climb the wall, some of them carried a heavy iron-clad battering ram, but more of them were soldiers with short swords.

Soon the Cruze soldiers inside the watchtower reacted. Crossbow bolts shot from the bull's-eye window flew in quick succession towards the approaching crowd. From time to time, Lucia's soldiers were shot by arrows that crossed their shields, and then lost their balance and fell to the ground. Then it completely disappeared into the crowd that came from behind.

However, there were so many Lucia besieging the city that the firepower that the defenders could project in this direction was still limited. So even if many Lucians were shot to the ground, it was like throwing a pebble into the waves, and in a blink of an eye, they were out of sight.

And while the crossbowmen were attacking, the soldiers pouring out of the towers rushed to the section of the wall chosen by the enemy for the siege. But at this moment, the trebuchets and ballistae far away in Lucia's camp then fired, and under the shouts of the enemy and the operation of ropes and pulleys, dozens of ammunition were thrown into the air. One by one, polished stone bullets rolled in mid-air and smashed against the city walls.

"Bang, bang, bang." A succession of stone projectiles fell on the city walls and onto the roofs behind the city. The former left a distinct mark on the wall, rubbing a piece of skin off the thick brick and earth building. The latter smashed directly through the roof of the house, opening a skylight for the residents of the city for free. Among them, the unlucky one was directly smashed off the beams of the house, and then a group of people dragged their families out of the house, fearing that they would be crushed by the collapsed roof.

Although there are a lot of stone bullets that are far or near missed. But a few of them managed to make it to the city. "Smack!" One of the Cruze defenders was smashed in the arm by an oncoming stone projectile, which then castrated down to the female wall behind it. Then it bounced off the woman's wall, knocking another soldier to the ground.

Although the soldiers on both sides have not yet made contact, they have begun to see blood on each other. However, only a few were really hit, so the impact on morale was not great. Soon the ladders were erected on the top of the city.

"Fork the stick!" With the order of the non-commissioned officer, the soldiers, who had already been prepared, beat the simple forks and sticks in their hands on the ladder of the siege. If you exert your strength, push forward. The Lucian who climbed into the air fell backwards and experienced a bit of free fall.

Soon the first wave of attacks was like a wave crashing against a huge reef. As with most Lucia offsets, it looks like it's huge, but it doesn't work very well.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! "The gates of Camplin began to shake with the battering ram. Although the Lucians only used the light battering ram that had no stand. But the gates of Campring are not far inferior to a real fortress. It seemed to be teetering under this barrage of blows - and at once the archers on the towers had to concentrate their fire on the great threat at the gates.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, several cloud ladders were erected against the city wall again, and another wave of enemy attacks was launched frantically from above and under the city wall, and the pressure on the defenders was instantly increased. Some of these arrivals were pushed out by the fork bar in the first place. But some of them had been nailed to the top of the city with their iron hooks - thus completely ignoring the threat of forks.

The soldiers in charge of dealing with the wall climbers stood on top of the building. They kept throwing stones and lime down. As a result, most of the Lucian people did a free-fall exercise, falling into a shallow pit formed in the ground.

Of course, there are also some Lucians who rely on their agility to dodge the throwing objects that are constantly falling overhead. But just as one of them reached out and grabbed the wall, trying to climb up. Immediately, several blades beckoned at him, only to fall down and slam down on the heads of the other Lucians.

However, there was a big gap between the quality of the soldiers of the Cruze Kingdom and the Lucia Kingdom, and under a series of strong attacks, Lucia soldiers soon ascended to the top of the city. In this moment of crisis, the reserves at the head of the city are also engaged in battle amid the alarm bells.

The Cruze's professional soldiers, with their shiny weapons in their hands, rushed to the crumbling line of defense. Among them, a figure that is far taller than ordinary people is particularly conspicuous.

The skin of the creature began to turn red as he roared, and then the veins and his muscles began to swell - and with the sound of flesh tearing, the sound of blades breaking through the air, the Lucians who were nothing more than inlaid leather armor were knocked away one by one. Their weapons were broken, their bodies were distorted, and several others were swept out of the walls in the air.

Judging from this alone, the brute in front of him is not much worse than Barrett in strength after his rage. However, this well-behaved brute soon attracted the attention of the Lucian officers. As several people in the camp exchanged heads, a flash of light swept over the battlefield like a meteor.

But just as the meteor was about to fly up the city, the streamer it had been shrouded in suddenly disappeared, revealing its gray prototype.

―――――― boarded up to make up for it――――

Barroman took the cup with his thick, short fingers, and took a large gulp in both hands. The room was quiet for a moment. The peace was soon broken: "Later, four of the chambers of commerce discovered that they actually had a lot of goods disembarking and transiting from our port, which was more advantageous than their original trade routes. We hope to open up new business routes with us. Judging from the volume of cargo they provide, the berths reserved at the original terminal are a little reluctant. Plus there are some fleets that want to replenish our docks on the way. In this way, if no new terminal is built, the existing berths in the port will be completely insufficient. ”

Georgie touched his chin and muttered for a while: "I will arrange the matter of the dock as soon as possible, and tomorrow the city hall will start the feasibility investigation and arrange the budget at the same time." The craftsmen of the association have already contacted us, but if they want to start work, they will not start until after the autumn harvest at the earliest. ”

"No problem, as long as the merchants know that a new dock will be built here. After all, good trade routes and supply points are not so easy to find. Barroman put down his glass and rubbed his hands.

"By the way, Baroman, how much do you know about pirates. Although the situation is favorable to us at this stage, it is difficult to guarantee that it will not become a threat in the future. Georgie couldn't help but say with some concern.

"The place where the pirates are active is almost half a month away from us. And now the trade routes are not smooth, and the news is not as convenient as before. However, there is no news of the attack on the port yet. However, it seems that some lords in the south organized a joint fleet to clear out the pirates, and the news came that they had failed. It's not clear if it's true or not, though. As he spoke, Barroman began to sweat on his head.

"Failed to purge the crackdown? Whether the pirate was not found or the naval battle was lost must be clarified. If the naval battle is lost, then it will be troublesome. Georgie's tone increased and his expression was much more serious than before, "In the next period of time, this aspect of intelligence is the top priority of the work. Of course, I will arrange other channels to find out about this, but the port has a natural advantage in this kind of news, so don't disappoint. ”

"Understood, I'll do my best to keep an eye on this." Barroman immediately began to express his determination. (To be continued.) )