Five hundred crossbowmen armed with strong crossbows, after receiving the order, pulled the trigger almost at the same time, and suddenly five hundred armor-piercing crossbow arrows came out of the string.

However, because the hoplites on the opposite side and the shield walls in the first three rows were really well protected, the five hundred armor-piercing crossbow arrows only caused a few successes.

For this, Leonardo has long been prepared, after all, the crossbow can only shoot directly, and the effect is usually good, but in the face of a strong shield wall, this thing is not as good as the projectile effect of the bow and arrow.

After another round of firing, the hoplites on the opposite side had already rushed to a position thirty paces in front of them, and the counterattack of the archers mixed in had already caused sporadic casualties among their own defenders.

Glancing at it with some concern, in the hands of his subordinate grenadiers, those Empire's self-produced iron ball bombs that were obviously one size larger, Leonardo shouted and issued the order again: "Grenadiers prepare, ignite, drop bombs." ”

Hundreds of grenadiers mustered up their strength to successfully throw the heavy iron ball bomb thirty paces away, and Leonardo realized that this kind of goods, which he had always disliked, had other effects.

For example, if you happen to hit the opponent's head, even if the opponent is wearing a helmet, you can still smash them to death and stun them on the spot, and even if they hit other parts, they can also smash the opponent and stumble them, and the injury is not light.

In this way, hundreds of iron ball bombs smashed the hoplites into one piece, and after causing a little chaos, they suddenly exploded.

Even if he was dozens of paces away, Leonardo was still choking on the smoke and coughing, but he still held on, and struggled to observe the movement on the other side, and soon he saw a lot of hoplites, coughing and rushing out of the thick smoke.

At this time, the formation of these hoplites was scattered, and the appearance was very messy, and the heavy armor that had been polished was now covered with black ash, and even faint blood stains could be seen from the gaps in the joints of the heavy armor, and the overall number had also dropped to half of the original appearance.

But the remaining hoplites were still a formidable threat to the defenders behind the barricades.

"I'm bah~" Leonardo spat heavily, muttering in his mouth: "Lao Tzu knows that these things that often explode in half are not reliable at all." ”

Then he suddenly drew the one-handed sword at his waist and roared: "Brothers, beat these guys back, long live His Majesty Roland IX." ”

"Long live Your Majesty. A series of cries rang out, and then this neighborhood broke out again into a brutal battle.

Although due to the terrain, the number of people on both sides who came into contact with each other was only a few hundred, but groups of soldiers, driven by the officers, kept filling this flesh mill, and often in a matter of minutes, a squad of 100 people was killed......

I don't know how long the battle has been going on, but anyway, the Marquis Leonardo found that he had not much troops left at hand, and his old friend Yuorev on the other side seemed to realize this.

Therefore, relying on the abundant troops, Yuorev instead increased the intensity of the attack, so that the troops in Leonardo's hands were consumed at a faster rate, and if it continued, the Marquis estimated that he would be able to hold on for half an hour at most.

The problem was that Leonardo soon discovered that the idea of holding on for another half an hour had become delusional......

At the rear of the battle line, there was a sudden sound of horses' hooves, and Leonardo turned around to see a knight covered in blood, desperately whipping the war horse under his seat, galloping wildly.

Far away, the knight shouted loudly: "Young Master Leonardo, it's me, the old Edmond, the knight of your family. ”

It was this shout that saved the life of the family knight, and Leonardo hurriedly signaled to the dozens of strong crossbowmen around him to stop shooting.

The bloodied knight of the clan galloped until Leonardo, more than twenty paces in front of him, stopped his horse, and then hurriedly rolled off his horse, and staggered towards it.

Looking at the embarrassed appearance of old Edmund, Leonardo's heart suddenly chuckled, and he expected that something very bad had happened.

Old Edmund is the captain of the family, the patriarch's personal guard, and has worked for the family for more than thirty years, although the strength of the sixteenth level in this position can only be said to be unsatisfactory, but at least in terms of loyalty, there is no need to doubt it at all.

But didn't he guard the patriarch and garrison the army camp outside the city?

Sure enough, Leonardo's prediction was correct, and as soon as old Edmund approached, he immediately sent a terrible piece of earth-shattering news: "Leonardo, Run, the camp of the army outside the city has been breached, and a large number of troops have outflanked your rear, and it will be too late if you don't run." ”

Leonardo couldn't believe it at all, this cruel news was true, he grabbed old Edmund by the collar, and roared loudly: "How is it possible, there are more than 100,000 elite troops in the army camp outside the city, as well as complete fortifications, and in the worst case, it can last for half a month, how can it be said that it will be broken if it is breached, and there is a patriarch." ”

Old Edmund's face was full of bitterness, and explained: "This is true, I don't know how Prince Eugen did it, Marshal Andrei, the deputy commander-in-chief of the large army camp, suddenly mutinied with tens of thousands of troops, and then Prince Eugen's army took the opportunity to kill into the camp, and everything was over inside and outside." ”

"The old patriarch realized that the situation was wrong, and when he could not retreat, he led more than 10,000 troops to defend a corner of the camp, and then sent me to kill the personal guards to report to you, he said that you are the most outstanding descendant of the family, and you must find a way to pass on the bloodline of the family. Later, the half-hundred-year-old Edmund burst into tears.

Before Leonardo could wake up from this bad news, there was a terrifying shout of killing from the barricade line, Leonardo quickly turned around, only to see that the soldiers of Prince Eugen suddenly had a great morale, and they launched a frantic attack on the line, and the defense line, which was already weak, suddenly crumbled.

To add insult to injury, outside of Richh on the opposite side, a small team of knights who had been recuperating for a long time appeared there, preparing for the charge.

Although this team of knights is only about 200 people, judging from the current state of the defensive line, it is absolutely impossible to stop them.

Even Leonardo left the team behind and escaped alone became a luxury......