After the soldiers were disbanded, they followed their respective commanders to prepare for war.

In addition to reinforcing the city wall, all the houses near the city wall were demolished, wood and stone were transported to the city wall for backup, and simple fortresses were built in the streets and alleys---- which was prepared for street fighting.

As early as a few days ago, Moon Shadow had sent people to bring a large number of arrows and stone bullets for catapults from the Duis Fortress, there was food in the city, the so-called food in the stomach, and there was no panic in his heart, after the meeting, Moon Shadow sent people to distribute food to everyone, and the grain depot was also guarded, if the Fat's army really captured Aachen, the first thing was to destroy all the grain, and not a single grain was left for the Fats, so that they would be defeated even if they were victorious.

Although many residents have been mentally prepared, but before the big war, stability is the most important, and Moon Shadow simply asked that Vikri to bring a team of men and horses to maintain law and order in the city, one is to prevent the spies from sabotaging, and the other is to prevent someone from taking advantage of the fire to rob.

Victor is indeed very effective in doing things, in half a day, after killing a few ruffians who tried to take advantage of the chaos to grab supplies, the order on the streets is in order, the efficiency of the troops is also faster, and the hearts of the residents are relatively stable, if it weren't for his family having their own territory to inherit, Moon Shadow would definitely find a way to pull him into the Hawaii territory.

The Wyvern Scout has sent a message, the enemy army has been assembled, ready to fight, it is expected to arrive at the city the next morning, the main generals of the Moon Shadow Concentration are meeting in the City Guard, except for Viscount Victor and Baron Vlado, the other lords have been sent to the backyard of the City Guard Mansion to protect---- the enemy is coming, she does not want to leave any unstable factors. Of course, this group of people cannot be killed without permission, otherwise it will be a big trouble after the war. Moon Shadow just put them under house arrest and lived with the city.

“…… As far as we know so far, the enemy has amassed an army of 300,000 men in the fortress of Cologne, including a dragon knight and a brigade of griffin knights, who are approaching Aachen from three directions, and all we can do now is to defend the city and retreat to Duisburg. "Moon Shadow briefed everyone on the movement of the enemy troops that the scouts had seen.

"Can't be returned."

After a moment of silence. "The duty of a soldier is to protect the territory and the people," said Orson in a deep voice, and it was our presence that brought expectations to the inhabitants of Aachen. If we were breaking their hopes with our own hands, it would be a shame for the military! ”

"If we don't retreat without a fight," said Maurier, "it is indeed a disgrace to us." However, it is important to note that Aachen was originally a commercial city, and the walls were very poorly defended, although they had been repaired recently. But it is still far from meeting the requirements of the standard. 300,000 troops...... Even if we have enough supplies. I am afraid that it will be difficult for both the men and the walls to hold out until the moment of victory. ”

"Captain Maurier, I just need you to hold on for three days."

Moon Shadow leaned slightly, looked into Maurier's eyes and asked, "Can you do it?" ”

Maurier pondered for a moment, and replied affirmatively: "Yes! ”

"Count Alice, can you tell us what you think?" Maurier asked rhetorically.

Moon Shadow points to the map...... Several towns around the fortress of Coron said: "According to the report of the scouts a few days ago, the Fateh army has concentrated the supplies of these towns in the fortress of Coron with heavy troops. After the departure of his large army. The Fortress of Koren was only guarded by a small number of troops, and my idea is that when the Fat's forces attacked Aachen, they would raid the Fortress of Koren and its surrounding towns, cut off its way back, and then destroy its supplies and griffon knights, leaving the rest of the dragon knights to pose no threat. ”

In the end, Moon Shadow concluded, "As long as these 300,000 troops are wiped out, the Fateh Empire will not be able to invade the Empire again. The war between us and the Fateh Empire will basically be over. ”

boom

Maurier slammed his fist on the table. Gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "Isn't it just three days, I don't believe that I can't hold on!" ”

on the city walls. Every three meters stood tall Orephine warriors, and to the Dryth soldiers next to them, these heavily armored Beamon were like moving steel fortresses, and their battle axes were like wheels with handles, and Moon Shadow sent all the Orephine hoplites to it.

Behind the city wall, a catapult is ready to be fired, a huge stone bullet is buckled on it, ready to shoot at any time, and a huge crossbow to defend the city is lined up on the city wall, and the sharp arrows are shining with a cold cold light.

The Fats on the opposite side had already lined up their attack formations, but if they wanted to attack the ground, they had to eliminate the rejecting horses first, which was originally an effective means of dealing with cavalry. However, in the defense of the city, it can cause obstacles to the attacking soldiers, and if these obstacles are not completely eliminated, they will not be able to line up the attack formation at all.

"Orson, will they use a magician to tear down these obstacles?" Maurier fiddled with the telescope in his hand, he had already decided that this thing would not be returned to the moon shadow at all, and that looking at things in the distance with this thing was as real as if it were in front of his eyes.

"No, it won't."

Orson shook his head and said, "Although they have a lot of magicians, they won't use them at this time. Look, the answer is out. ”

With the sound of a trumpet, the Fateh hoplites, dressed in heavy armor and armed with greatswords, marched towards the city wall in a neat formation, their bodies covered in heavy armor, and even their heads wore helmets similar to those of hoplites, with movable masks covering their faces, leaving only a gap so that they would not become blind...... It is believed that even the most amazing archers will have difficulty shooting the only weakness.

These hoplites were initially slow to move, but that wasn't to say that speed was their weakness, and after a little adjustment, they slowly accelerated, from slow to fast, from fast to trotting, and finally ...... They began to run, and the sound of heavy footsteps made it seem like the ground was shaking, and for a moment, many of the soldiers thought it was not a man, but a steel monster.

The army's requirements for hoplites are very strict, not only requiring tall and powerful, but also two things---- good physical flexibility and endurance. The heavy armor and weapons of the hoplites inevitably deprived them of the advantage of speed, and good flexibility allowed them to run with the help of inertia, and although they were still not as fast as the infantry, their impact was even stronger than that of the light cavalry.

The officer leading the team gave an order, and the heavy infantry swung their giant swords, slashed at the horses with cold light, and in the sawdust flying, the first row of horses moaned and turned into pieces, and the Fateh soldiers behind let out a cheer.

"This is the real hoplites, you see, they can keep their formation intact even when they are charging!" Orson exclaimed sincerely.

"I'd rather have them in good shape when they die," Maurier gave him a disgruntled look, and if it weren't for Orson's trust, he even wondered if this guy was a spy of the Fateh Empire.

However, it seems that Maurier was unfortunately right, and the cheers of the Fatt soldiers had not yet fallen, and the Fat's heavy infantry had already rushed to the second line of rejection, and just as they were about to swing their greatsword again, the ground suddenly fell, and the heavy infantry who rushed to the front fell directly, and the heavy infantry in the second row also fell, and then the third and fourth rows...... Although some of the heavy infantry at the back stopped their footsteps, under the effect of inertia, many heavy infantry still fell into the pit, and the queue that was neat just now suddenly became chaotic.

The Fateh soldiers behind were immediately angry and shouted: "Despicable! ……”

"Despicable? Hehe, there is no meanest, only more mean! Maurier raised his right arm high and fell sharply.

Airplanes......

As if a large swarm of insects suddenly took off, the sky immediately became dark, and the stone projectiles sent by the catapult instantly covered half of the sky, on the city wall, in front of the horse, in front of the Fateh barracks...... Everyone's eyes widened, surprised, frightened, shocked...... Different eyes and moods on the same battlefield......

Although the armor of the hoplites was super thick, it became their fatal wound at this time, and the heavy infantry trapped in the pit could no longer be counted on, and the overwhelming stone rain instantly filled the pit, revealing a patch of red between the stone gaps.

Having lost their anger, the clumsiness of the hoplites was evident, and they moved helplessly, stone bullets slamming down on the hoplites, their armor smashed into potholes, and blood seeped out from behind their visors...... In the space of a quarter of an hour, all 3,000 Fat's hoplites were killed before the first rejection of the horses under the city of Aachen, and their only success was to destroy the first rejection and to clear the first pit with their own flesh and blood.

"Up!"

In charge of the siege was the commander of the Remnant Moon Legion, Commander Shariba, who was also known for his cold-bloodedness, and was not in the least concerned about the casualties of the first hoplites, and at the sound of an order, the second group of hoplites began to attack again......