Chapter 9: Pressing Forward
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Anyway, there are thirty people under Su Shi. Yes, for the first time, the ranks of the Usher reached thirty after the replenishment. Moreover, his subordinates are also in charge of important positions such as bow and crossbow positions.
Things are mostly for sure.
The section of the city wall defended by the squadron of Su Shi is now gone, and there are only two trebuchets in the entire southern city wall. There is one more scorpion fire crossbow, and this is the only weapon that can be relied on to defend the city at present.
Therefore, the bow position must be the top priority!
"Sebas, you lead five men to defend against the enemy on the flank."
"Hahn, you take ten people to block the way forward against each other!"
"Reines, you're in charge of commanding the archers, pay attention to the front and side support!"
"The rest of the people are ready to support the various directions under my command, and I will let the Scorpion Crossbow support if necessary, so be it. Let's go and prepare! ”
The meeting on the side of the Shipher was much simpler, and the Jacket had already established his authority in the army. Why? Because there is a future for following Su Shi! Maybe one day I'll be promoted again.
As for Hahn's words, he just wants to be reinstated.
The fog gradually dissipated a little, and he could already see farther away, but this sight almost scared Su Shi to death!
Towering siege towers, huge rocks with raging flames were placed next to trebuchets, and the vast sea of enemy troops carried siege ladders and swarmed up! I don't know how much bigger this face is than yesterday!
"The enemy is coming! The enemy army is coming! Get ready to defend!! “
"Hurry, hurry, hurry! Stand still! “
"Arrow on the string! Ballista on the crossbow! “
"Ready! ... Ballista shooting! “
In just a few minutes, several orders came out. With the last "shot", a flaming firebolt shot out with a sound of breaking through the air.
The battle is on!
"Be careful! The enemy's flint has fallen! Get out of the way! “
Despite the prompting, the huge flint that whizzed through the sky still took away several lives at an alarming speed.
There is nothing that can be done about the enemy's trebuchet, after all, their own trebuchet has been destroyed yesterday. Fortunately, not all stones can be cast so accurately. In each round, there are many boulders that fly to the back of the castle or in front of the castle.
However, the opponent will definitely not be able to throw stones all the time, they want a quick attack! Therefore, hand-to-hand white-knuckle combat is the enemy's goal, and the opponent will not continue to use trebuchets after the opponent's siege tower is close for a while.
The boulders kept whizzing by, and the siege towers were getting closer.
"Deputy Centurion of Su Shi, the enemy is in range, please order."
"Okay, ready! ... Shoot the arrows! Shoot the arrows! Su Shi really held his breath in his heart, he must be angry when he was always pressed and beaten like this!
Everyone drew their bows and shot arrows in unison, and the arrows left a gorgeous trajectory in the air and fell, and there were screams from the opposite side.
But the one-sided fire did not last long, and the enemy soon began to return fire.
The difference in numbers between the enemy and us can be seen from the arrows, and the archers with less than twenty people on Su Shi's side are naturally sparse. And the arrows on the opposite side are indeed all over the sky!
However, no matter how many arrows there were, they were not accurate and powerful, and some of them did not reach the city wall. But there are still some unlucky ghosts who are still hit by arrows, and of course Su Shi is not included, he is hiding in a safe position.
As the enemy raises their shields to cover their teammates, the opposing archers begin to seriously threaten their own archers.
"Reins, the enemy is about to rush up, and we withdraw our positions."
Su Shi had to sigh, the opponent's willpower was really tenacious! It was easy to fail in such a strong charge, but the other party simply stepped over the corpse of his companion and moved forward step by step.
Su Shi decisively withdrew to the position on the city wall with a dozen or so archers, and did not continue to fight at the head of the city.
As for the remaining archers, they are naturally out of Su Shi's control.
The next plan of action was simple, cooperate with the centurion to prevent the enemy army from breaking through the walls. The Centurions will form a defensive formation on the front, while the Zoux will provide most of the firepower output.
"Sebas, are they ready?" Su Shi said as he walked.
"Ready, they're eager to try." Reines reported to Suoshi.
"Well, we have to be ready, it's going to be a tough battle next! Be prepared. Schusher patted Reines on the shoulder.
"Report sir! I will defend the glory of Rome to the death! “
"Very good! Let's go, return to our positions and give our opponents a good look at our strength! “
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"Array! Array! The enemy is about to enter the city! Remember! Behind us are the citizens of the Roman Empire, women and children, the glory of our Rome! We must not take a step back! “
"Ready!" With that, the centurion kept slapping the shield with the sword in his hand.
The soldiers also kept slapping their shields with their swords, and the sound of swords and shields clashing constantly echoed, boosting the morale of the soldiers and making them fearless!
"Ahh Kill!!! “
The centurion swung his sword vigorously, and was the first to rush over and behead the soldiers who had just come out of the siege tower!
All of a sudden, the opponent was blocked!
But not long after, the other side poured out a tidal wave of soldiers from the siege tower, if it weren't for the array blocking the space in front of the opponent, I'm afraid it wouldn't be long before the city wall would have been lost!
While the battle situation on the centurion's side was scorching, Su Shi's side was also working hard for victory.
"See, aim for that gap! Burn the siege tower for me! “
Although the siege towers are mostly covered with cowhide, they are not afraid of crossbow arrows. But there is also a gap, which is not obvious when it is far away, but when it gets closer, it can always shoot at the gap after trying a few more times
The first arrow was unexpectedly missed.
The second arrow...
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"Report! Master Centurion, there are more and more ladders to get to the city, and according to Sergeant Henry, he can't deal with so many enemies anymore! “
"Tell Henry that you can delay it for as long as you want! Wait until Lao Tzu dismantles this broken tower! “
But before he could wait, another herald arrived.
"Didn't you say it, let him hold it off??"
"Centurion, Sergeant Henry, he... He has died in the line of duty! “
"What? Damn it! Retreat, retreat to the second line of defense! "But just then, the centurion saw a flying crimson bolt, gushing with flames!
Unfortunately, it didn't cause a fire in the siege tower.
The centurion thought for a moment, gritted his teeth, and said, "Inform the soldiers that there is an enemy attack on the flank, and tell them that they must resist me!" The rest of the people, no matter what, can't let the enemy inside the siege tower pass a step! Be sure to drag it until the Deputy Centurion of the Reign burns down the siege tower! ”
The Scorpion Fire Crossbow doesn't fire fast or accurately, but it's powerful.
This means that it only takes one arrow to destroy a siege tower, but this one is not that good!
"A little further to the left, a little more to the left, and over! Come back again, okay! Wind up and prepare for launch. "Of course, the person in command is not Su Shi, but the person who specializes in operating the ballista.
No matter how dangerous the situation is now, Su Shi will not be impatient to make the mistake of a layman commanding an insider.
Command calmly and believe that your subordinates are a qualified commander!
"Launch!"
Once again, the arrow flew out with everyone's expectations, but this time it did not disappoint everyone, and the heavens favored them! I saw the crossbow arrows galloping away with raging flames, and they hit the few unprotected places in the siege tower!
"Hit! Hit! Everyone cheered.
Su Shi also loosened his clenched fist and said lightly, "There is no danger for the time being, and the crossbow arrows continue to suppress the enemies under the city." Tell Hahn to come with me to support the centurion! “
There are ten people in Hahn, and even without Hahn there, they can hold on for a while. But where is the centurion under the frantic attack of the enemy, for the sake of the big picture, Su Shi must attack with his reserves!
"Come with me! Don't relax, although the opponent has no siege towers, the number of enemies is still not negligible! “
Then he silently added in his heart: "Looking at this offensive situation, I'm afraid it won't last long..."