Chapter 482: The Siege Begins
When the enthusiastic citizens of the Rose City saw the soldiers of the Rose Legion retreating into the city, they were all like they had been poured cold water and could not understand it. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
They have been suppressed by the Imperial Army for so long, and they have finally won a few battles, and now their morale is high.
It was time to fight the enemy bloodily on the frontal battlefield, and the young men in the city continued to report to the recruiting office.
They are impassionedly ready to give their lives to defend their homeland, and once their blood boils, they are fearless!
However, in such a favorable situation, to retreat to the city is not a sign of weakness to the enemy? This is definitely not the style of the Rose family.
Not long ago, the people who had been rallying in the city in solidarity with the Rose family were completely confused, and people began to pour into the streets to demonstrate at the Governor's Palace.
The situation was not what they wanted to see, and men should die on the battlefield in front of them, not on the walls.
They still have the strength to fight, and they are not cowardly enough to need to retreat to the point of defense, and dissatisfaction is beginning to grow, and even has the momentum of spreading!
But Lin Ye didn't pay attention to this, because at this time he had to concentrate on dealing with Ka Miao, who launched a general attack, and the siege battle had already begun.
In order to prove that he was stronger than Adolf, Ka Miao ordered his subordinates to attack, and the Imperial army had long been under Adolf's restraint.
After receiving Ka Miao's order, the army commanders called on their subordinates to prepare for the attack in response, and the morale of both sides changed.
With the sound of a well-sounded horn, the Imperial army's catapult was the first to attack, and the boulders rained down on the walls of the Rose City.
The city, which had amassed the wealth of the Rose family for generations, had not been attacked for decades, and the beautifully decorated towers were smashed in an instant, the dazzling crystal ornaments shattered into pieces and fell down, and the soldiers lowered their bodies to dodge, and the roar was loud.
Ordinary flesh and blood could not fight against the flying stones, and some young soldiers could not dodge, and before they could fight the enemy head-on, they fell down the tower first, and fell into the moat, and the blood instantly stained the river red, and at first he would struggle and ask for help.
But at this time, the sky above the city was full of flying stones, and who could care about him as an ordinary soldier?
He wasn't the first, nor was he the last, and it was nothing more than the burning ambition of politicians who fell into the city with the flying stones.
"These Imperial bastards really dare to attack, but in a moment they should know how powerful we are, archers get ready!"
As the commander of the infantry, Panda had to personally go up to the castle tower to direct the battle, which was already full of various defensive weapons.
After the Imperial Army carried out a round of suppression of flying stones, the commander in the middle of the army formation waved his hand and signaled the herald to pass on the order.
"The Duke of the Far East, who is so famous, can only be a turtle with a shrunken head, and he doesn't dare to confront us head-on? But with a Rose City that has not experienced war for decades, do you really think you can defend it? At most, half a month, no, you can take it in a week!"
Ka Miao had been to Rose City and knew the city's troop allocation, and under normal circumstances, it would take at least three times the number of troops to take a city.
After all, backed by a tall city wall and a large number of people fighting together, it already has a unique advantage.
And the Imperial Legion looks like there are only about twenty-five legions, which is 50,000 people, but in fact, when Ka Miao received the secret order from the palace, in addition to the order to arrest Adolf, there was another piece of news that made Ka Miao excited, that is, the royal capital sent reinforcements!
Although it is not the other two main armies that the empire has left to reinforce now, after all, the Guards need to defend the royal capital.
This is the absolute descendant of Rhaegar who will not leave the royal capital, and the other frontier army is led by Wren to encircle and suppress the remnants of Leighton on the western side of the empire.
No matter how ruthless Wren is, it will take a lot of time to suppress Leighton, and Rhaegar has sent reinforcements from the local legions that support him.
The combat effectiveness is not comparable to the elite main force of the Imperial Central Army, but it is not too bad, and it is also good to use as an auxiliary force for siege.
The strength of the support is fifteen legions, that is, the strength of 30,000 troops, which makes the strength of the imperial army increase to forty legions in one go.
Compared to the strength of the twelve legions of the Rose Army, the Imperial Army has already exceeded the Rose Army by three times in numbers, which is enough for a siege!
"I'm afraid these idiots don't know we have reinforcements, right? With their little ability, they won't last long. ”
Barth, the commander of the Fire Ox Infantry Regiment, grinned, and under their strong order, the infantry began to charge, and the soldiers approached the walls with long ladders.
Such a formation fell on the city wall in the eyes of the young soldiers, and the well-trained army was as dense as ants.
Many of them have not yet experienced real war, and when they fantasize about this moment, their blood may be boiling.
How many lofty ambitions and unattainable dreams are piled up! But the real weapon appeared on the castle tower.
Only then did they know the difference between reality and ideals, and they all felt cold all over their bodies, and couldn't help but shiver, and many of them swallowed their saliva.
"I know that many people are dissatisfied with the Duke's decision, in fact, I don't know what he is thinking, but since we are already standing here, we must show the consciousness of defending our homeland, and teach those beasts who invaded our homeland a hard lesson, there are no soft eggs in the Rose family!"
Panda threw his axe into the corner and took the bow and arrow from the soldier beside him, but there were no arrows on them.
In fact, the arrows were wrapped in rags wrapped in pine oil, and had already been lit, and the fire was blazing, reflecting the young faces of the soldiers.
"Bastard of the Imperial Army, although it is almost winter now, let's feel the heat in our south, and die!"
Panda loosened his bowstring, and a flaming arrow shot out of the tower, where thousands of Imperial soldiers charged.
Their cries shook the ground, and the soldiers raised their shields as the arrows rained down like meteors.
They tried to dodge the non-threatening attack with their shields, and they lit torches, which was simply redundant.
However, when the first arrow landed on the ground, a line of fire suddenly burst into flames, and quickly exploded with the momentum of a prairie fire.
The soldiers holding their shields high were instantly lifted by the blazing heatwave, their faces changed drastically, and they were engulfed in fire before they could react to what was going on.
"It's oil oil! These southern bastards have soaked the ground with oil in advance!",
The fire spread, and the enthusiasm was not a gift, but a hellish feast.