Chapter 458: Siege
It was noon, the scorching sun was swaying its light and heat to the fullest, the temperature of the ground was already very high, and the rising hot air distorted the distant scene, and in such a hot weather, even the most diligent insects did not bother to make a single chirp. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
After a morning of intense preparations, the attendants prepared hundreds of siege ladders. In their anticipation, Harold's commander finally changed the siege time to the evening under the persuasion of his close knights, a decision that greatly relieved the attendants.
The people outside the city worked hard, and the goblins on the city walls were even harder. Knowing exactly when the Knights of the Holy Judgment would attack, the goblin soldiers had to be on their toes, and several soldiers had already been carried down from heat stroke under the scorching sun.
This is definitely not a deliberate attempt to pretend to be sick because they want to escape, although the Goblin Soldier did think so, but just thinking about the ground that has been burned by the sun, even the Goblin who is good at stealing and playing tricks has to dispel this idea. Because if you lie on the floor, it's no different from lying in a pan.
Leo had no internal strength to protect himself, coupled with the fact that his injuries had just recovered, and he was also dizzy under the sun, so he couldn't hold on, so he had to say to Immorton: "Order the goblin soldiers to take turns to be on guard and take turns to rest, such a hot weather will not be good if it causes a large number of non-combat attrition." ”
Even in the summer, Immorton is still dressed in a robe, and he is so comfortable with the heat that he doesn't even feel a hint of sweat on his body. Not only that, the closer you get to him, the more you can feel a cold from the depths of your soul, which makes people shiver under the scorching sun.
"Yes! Seeing that those enemy troops have also begun to camp and rest, it is estimated that they will not attack in a short time, so I will arrange a shift!" Immorton bowed slightly, and followed Leo's order to start changing the guard of the goblin soldiers.
The goblin soldiers, who learned that they could take turns on rest, swarmed down the wall, scrambling to hide in the shade at the foot of the wall. Buckets of ice-cold well water were transported by ordinary goblins, and in such a hot weather, the goblin soldiers could be filled with a few mouthfuls of cold water, which made the goblin soldiers hum in satisfaction.
However, the Knights of the Holy Judgment outside the city did not have such a good life, because they had been poisoned and poisoned before, so many knights had an inexplicable fear of the water that was called. Especially since this is already the territory of Pritz City, no one can say what kind of intrigues the despicable and shameless Pritzians will pull off, so the knights would rather endure the heat and thirst than drink as much water as possible.
As a result, the morale of the Knights was inexplicably low, and this situation made Larry Harold anxious in his eyes. However, he didn't have a good solution, so he could only ask Cardinal Owen to test the water quality himself to dispel the knights' concerns.
As the clock ticked by, the sun gradually sank in the west, the fierce sunlight gradually eased, and the earth slowly recovered from the state of steamers, and the insects and birds that went out gradually increased.
The squires of the Knights began to quickly assemble and prepare for battle under the continuous urging of the knights. The goblin soldiers on the city wall in the distance also noticed the movement outside the city, and a police whistle sounded inside and outside the city wall, and a large number of goblin soldiers poured back onto the city wall.
Leo shook the Arena of the Gods again, and also stepped out of the shade of the heat. Immorton was still standing at the head of the city, not showing any signs of the scorching sun on his body, as if the heat had no effect on him.
"What is the situation now, Immorton, is the enemy preparing to attack the city, and how should they deal with it?" asked Leo as he walked up the wall. Although there have been many battles, they have only been fought by legionnaires. When it comes to warfare, Leo considers himself a layman, so he humbly asks Immorton for advice.
"Don't worry, young master, please see, the enemies outside the city only have some simple siege ladders, and there are no large siege equipment, so there is not much pressure on us, just let the goblin soldiers pay attention to the defense. If the battle goes well, maybe the enemy will not be able to climb the walls and will be repulsed by us. ”
"Well, that's good, I'll leave it to you!" Leo knew that he had little experience in defending the city, and in order to avoid any situation, he chose to trust Immorton's ability.
"I'll be responsible for delivering the deadliest blow to the Knights of Divine Judgment at the most critical moment. Leo looked at the cavalry regiment camp in the distance outside the city, and thought to himself. Not only to keep Pritz City, Leo is more to be ashamed of his previous defeat, and also to avenge the white horse.
With a loud trumpet, the attendants rushed towards the city of Pritz in groups of ten, with shields in one hand and siege ladders in the other. Unlike the rough straggler queues of the continental countries, these attendants lined up in a neat line, and even during the charge, the pace of their feet was basically the same, and it was clear that they had all undergone very strict queue training.
Due to the limitations of the previous conditions, the goblin clan did not have any talent for shooting, and it was difficult for the bow and arrow to play its due role in their hands, so the goblin soldiers simply gave up the bow and arrow, and instead used their better long-range attack method: the throwing rope.
This simple and easy-to-use ranged attack is very simple and only requires a sturdy cloth belt and a fist-sized stone. As the belt rotates, the Goblin Soldier only needs to let go of one end of the belt, and the powerful centrifugal force will shoot the stone into the distance at a rapid speed.
Of course, it's good to be able to shoot rocks, but as for accuracy and hits, don't be demanding. However, although the accuracy is not high, the number of goblins on the city wall is too large, and the constantly falling stones put a lot of pressure on the attendants.
From a height of more than ten meters above the ground, a stone thrown with centrifugal force, once it hits the head, it must be hopeless, even if you wear a helmet, you can't defend against such a powerful impact. Even if there is a shield to cover it, it can only block important parts such as the head, front and chest, and no matter what part the stone hits, it will end up with broken tendons and fractures.
All of a sudden, the attendants suffered heavy losses from the rain of stones, and nearly 20% of the attendants were injured by the falling stones. But the performance of these attendants was far beyond the expectations of both sides on the battlefield, and none of them retreated, as if the attack in front of them did not exist at all, and the attendants still took steps and ran forward.