Chapter 303: The Death of Izpaul (1)
The sky was gradually dawning, and the bright sky was still inlaid with a few remnant stars, which gradually faded out in the swaying, and the white spread rapidly from the east, and the bright morning light amazed the sky.
The soft and bright sunlight shone on the fortress of Izpaul, and the whole fortress seemed to be dyed with a golden color, but no one appreciated the dazzling beauty at this time.
The nobles and some of the soldiers had already learned that the three military towns had been destroyed an hour earlier, and that the murderous invaders had slaughtered them all, and that the fortress was the next target. Most of the time the West Coast faced only bandits, and in fact this group with subtle ties to the nobility did not dare to go too far, often only fighting in small amounts, and many people experienced war for the first time.
Only some old people can vaguely remember the rights protection war that broke out decades ago when the royal family found an excuse to garrison the army and the local nobles boycotted, but at that time, the total number of people transferred by the two rounds was 100,000, and after a small trial and fight for half a month, after each killed and injured more than 10,000 people, the two sides agreed to a truce.
This time it was much more serious than the last one, and in just one night, three important towns were destroyed, and the death of seven thousand soldiers had already illustrated the end of the immortals, shattering the illusions of some who were lucky.
There was a sudden commotion on the city wall, and Johnny, the gatekeeper, stopped arranging work, turned around and strode up the stairs, rushing to the top of the city, he pushed away the soldiers who were in the way, "You guys?!"
Johnny didn't say the words of reprimand that followed, his eyes reflected the distant scene, the black military flags were in a row, the enemy was like a black tide spreading, the bright morning seemed to be dark, and the air became oppressive and heavy, "I must inform you." ”
Kicking a few stunned soldiers to their senses, Johnny sent them to inform the nobles, and then began shouting at the soldiers to prepare large ordnance, the winding of the winding, the carrying of the cannonballs.
The city walls were suddenly busy, and it was easy to make mistakes in the chaos, and angry scolding came one after another, and some people were just trying to vent their fears. The other party came too quickly, most of their own side was still assembling in the rear, although the population of the fortress was large at this time, most of them were refugees and merchants with their families, and there were only more than 30,000 regular soldiers plus the conscripted militia, the number was far less, and more importantly, the four adults were not in the fortress, could they resist it? The answer is obvious, it is precisely because of understanding that they will be more desperate.
"General Johnny, we are the United Chamber of Commerce Escort Force, and we have been ordered to come and participate in the defensive battle. A man in the prime of life took the parchment from his bosom and handed it to Johnny.
Johnny opened the parchment and saw the stamps of several great nobles at a glance, and after careful inspection, the expression on his face softened a little, and he bent down slightly and bowed, "Knight Dyna, thank you for your help, your contribution to the people of the Izpaolo Fortress will always be remembered in their hearts." ”
The middle-aged man said in a deep voice: "The general doesn't need to be so polite, the United Chamber of Commerce has always been taken care of, and now is the time for us to reciprocate." Time is running out, please General arrange our mission as soon as possible. ”
The number of the United Chamber of Commerce escort team is not large, only more than fifty people, but the body is well-equipped, the armor shines in the sun, in Johnny's perception, there are a full twenty knights, and the others are also the peak level, high-level squire level, this power can be said to be a powerful help, but thinking of the overwhelming enemy, the haze in his heart cannot be dissipated.
"Dyna Knight, the current situation is not optimistic, you are in charge of the wall on the left side as an emergency support team, and you must not let it have a gap, please!"
Dana nodded solemnly, raised his hand and waved, dozens of people behind him followed him to the city wall, and when he saw the black clouds slowly pressing, his firm heart was also shocked, no wonder the nobles would ask them to make a move, in addition to them, the nobles' personal guards would also rush over to participate in the offensive and defensive battles.
While the fortress was urgently preparing for it, Charon was also making the final mobilization for his army: "Soldiers, do you know what awaits us at the front? It's the fortress of Izpaul, the gate of the west coast, equip your armor, polish your sword, and take it! Tell everyone that you are coming!"
Charon drew his sword, pointed it in the direction of the fortress, and said loudly: "Glory! Wealth will only belong to the brave, now, use your strength to obtain all this!"
The hot and hot current surged up in the chest, and there seemed to be a fierce beast in the body that wanted to rush out, and the faces of the soldiers began to become hideous, and the invisible evil qi that permeated their bodies became heavier and heavier, and they no longer couldn't help but roar!
The voices of more than 100,000 people were extremely terrifying, and the sound of the tide spread out in all directions, and at this moment, the world was trembling!
"Attack!" the battle flag waved, and the mighty army array advanced towards the fortress, and at the front were the storming troops of Yurada's army and Gavin's army, pushing the assembled heavy ladder trucks. This kind of ladder car is more than ten meters high, and there are giant crossbows on both sides to guard against arrows, which are made of hardwood, and the hardness is comparable to that of iron plates, and part of the space in the middle is hollow, and a large number of soldiers are hiding in it, which is an extremely rare siege weapon, and only ten vehicles are put into battle at this time, and most of the soldiers are not in the safety protection.
"Artillery ready! Concentrate on the three siege engines on the left and let these hillbillies see the gap between them and us! Archers pay attention, focus on the unprotected intruders behind the ladder trucks, and let them bleed on the way forward when they are within range!"
Under Johnny's command, the muzzles on the wall were reversed to the siege stairs on the left, and the gunners loaded the round shells into the barrels and lit the fuses with torches.
The lead burned shorter and shorter, until it was submerged in the barrel, and the roaring sound of the cannon resounded through the city, and when the white smoke was billowing, a large number of shells had already fallen on the ladder truck, and under this intensive blow, a ladder truck was blown off in half, and the part that collapsed would be crushed into meatloaf by the Gavin soldiers who could not dodge, and many people did not even shout out the terrible scream, and they died in this world.
The soldiers who escaped didn't have time to rejoice, so they continued to push the ladder truck forward in the anger of the squad leader, and the two next to them were really lucky, but they only broke a few big holes, and they didn't hurt the internal support.
The soldiers of the Izzopauli Fortress let out an earth-shattering cheer, and just as the gunners were clearing the barrels and preparing to reload the shells, the battlefield suddenly rang out with a roar of cannonballs!
The pointed shells flew over the heads of the attacking troops and fell into the city with a whistling effect, the blast blasting the unsuspecting defenders of Izpaul into pieces and tearing them to pieces, and the cheers stopped abruptly before they had even begun.
"Artillery?!" Johnny's face was ugly, staring at the artillery of the enemy's second-echelon formation, in his cognition, the artillery should be a column as wide as one person surrounding, and the thicker it is, the more powerful it is, how can this slender iron pipe shoot such a powerful cannonball? !
Charon looked coldly at the Iz-Paul Fortress, with the investigation of intelligence officers, he naturally knew that there were a large number of artillery on the west coast, but he was not worried about it until now, because the other party's artillery was only an improved old-fashioned artillery, and compared with the artillery that the Del family had spent a lot of money on excavating talents in the past few years, and even asked many alchemists to help transform it, there was an unbridgeable gap.
Although he didn't know how to make artillery, he probably still understood the direction of the development of thermal weapons, and he had already informed the R&D personnel in advance of the difficulties that others needed to study for a long time, which was equivalent to the military factory of the Del family being ahead of others in advance, and more than one or two steps.
With such an advantage in equipment, even if he doesn't make a move, this fortress wants to stop his army, it is a dream...... In the morning, I watched the live broadcast of the big military parade, the soldiers were mighty, and I hope that China will become stronger and stronger.