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In this way, the Normans sabotaged the coalition's attempts at night raids. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info killed and wounded almost a thousand Hungarian cavalry. Even one of the commanders of the coalition forces, General Karl, almost died at the hands of the Norman hussars. Such a record, although it did not weaken the strength of the coalition forces. But it was a severe blow to the morale of the coalition forces. Let them all be well-behaved like lambs for the next few months. Just stay behind the walls of Prague and shiver.

After breaking through this cavalry, General Ers tried to make an attack on Prague - he took out the siege machinery that had been made by the engineers of the army two weeks before. And twice as many troops were dispatched than in the previous feint.

It's like everything Norman, a remake of the classic siege warfare. With the long-range support of catapults, ballistae, and other crossbowmen standing on the carts, the Norman infantry pushed and pulled the ladder carts - in addition to the ladder carts used to mount the opposing walls, there was also another modified version of the bridge, which was heavier and longer than the planks of the ladder carts.

This siege machine was recently designed by General Ers, specifically to quickly cross Prague's wide moat. A wooden bridge twelve meters long and four meters wide can be quickly erected over the river. It's a lore for the moats of most cities. Just for the sake of stability, it was a little too much in terms of weight. At the same time, because it is too heavy, it is difficult to move. Luckily, it's too heavy, so it's hard to break it......

In the ranks of the army, these folded bridge-erecting vehicles are extremely conspicuous. The Norman infantry and engineers who dragged it with great strength numbered more than seventy men. In addition to this, more than a dozen pack horses and mules were used. This surprised the allied soldiers and knights at the head of the city.

"What kind of weapon is that, and why are so many people moving that?" General Karl asked, turning his face to the knights around him. Of course, no one was able to answer his question. The knights around him were also puzzled - this caused several tragedies. Because they were so surprised, their brains didn't react, which made several knights slow down when dodging the stone bullets fired from the opposite side. Then he was crushed by a large rock. That scene, that is called a bloody flesh flying, brains bursting......

"But it doesn't matter. The other party did not bring the tools to fill the moat. It looks like it's still a feint today. Don't worry at all. ”

Seeing the knights beside him look like rabbits and foxes. General Carter opened his mouth to cheer them up. Then, the knights, who had just breathed a sigh of relief and were about to echo what General Carter had said, stared straight at the Norman soldiers beside the moat, unfurling the bridge-building carts one after another. A total of five bridge-erecting vehicles were placed in a row, and a 20-meter-wide bridge suddenly appeared. It made the coalition forces gasp.

At that time, after seeing this scene, General Carter's face was red and hot. It felt like someone had slapped me hard......

"Damn bastards! they've never made anything like this before!A bunch of bitches!" and on the other side of the tower, General Wallenstein screamed loudly when he saw such a scene.

As an excellent military strategist and general. After the re-emergence of his lord, Henry the Lion of Bavaria, the general paid the utmost attention to the various military aspects of the Norman Empire, such as intelligence, military systems, equipment, training, and logistics. This general can be said to be the most valued Norman among the nations. This behavior became even more evident after the expedition to the Near East.

After the Norman Empire went to war with the anti-Norman alliance, the general spared no effort in collecting intelligence for the Norman Empire. He originally thought that although he didn't know ten percent about the Norman Empire, there was always eighty and a half. Even at some banquets, the general boasted: I know the Normans better than the Normans. Today, however, General Erth's bridging vehicle shakes his self-confidence. Same as General Karl, who said the wrong thing before. General Wallenstein also felt hot in the face for a moment, as if he had been slapped in the face......

In this way, while the Normans calmly trotted all the way, pushing and pulling a large number of ladder carts across the moat, on the opposite side of them, the coalition soldiers were making a fuss from top to bottom.

"With such weapons, plus their ladder trucks. The city is high and deep for the Normans, it really doesn't matter......" Wallenstein sighed secretly, and then ordered the soldiers to open their bows and shoot at the Normans who were about to rush to the city.

Although, under the suppressive attack of the Norman crossbowmen, catapults and ballistae, the Allied crossbowmen were of very limited use under the excellent defense of the Norman infantry with three-quarters of the plates. But no matter how limited it is, it is better than nothing.

Seeing the rain of arrows at the head of the city, the Norman infantry immediately raised their shields. Protect the defenseless face in the open helmet, and at the same time speed up the speed of pushing and pulling the ladder car. Seeing that the ladder cart was pushed to the base of the city wall, the folded ladder was immediately erected, and the wooden planks with sharp barbs slammed into the six-meter-high wall of Prague. Then, because of the weight, it was deeply inserted into the city bricks.

"Okay! Attack!!" This time, a commander in gorgeous armor led the team, and saw that his ladder had been erected. With such a roar, he took the lead, and was the first to charge towards the city of Prague. And behind him, the banner of the half-phoenix, the banner of the infantry tomahawk, the banner of the emperor's will, and the banner of the number of the thousand-man team - these four standard-bearers also blew the horn and waved the flag together to encourage the morale of the army!

"Quick!do as I say!!" The Norman infantry rushed towards at great speed. General Wallenstein immediately shouted at the head of the city. Immediately afterwards, some soldiers poured large vasks of grease on top of the ladder truck.

Although the ladder truck has the word "ladder" in its name. But it's actually a big plank. When grease is poured on it, the smooth surface becomes extremely difficult to climb. Wallenstein played this hand beautifully, and immediately many Norman infantry slipped under their feet, and then fell uncontrollably. The ensuing domino effect made a bunch of Norman infantry behind him also fall badly.

Seeing the menacing Normans, when they suddenly wanted to pounce on themselves, they suddenly fell on their backs in a big shame. The coalition forces in the city couldn't help but laugh loudly. Morale has also improved a lot. The laughter, and the infuriating grimaces and gestures made by the Allied soldiers, made the Normans roar with rage. Immediately, a few of the badly wrought, not-so-clear fellows were holding axes and trying to climb again—but soon they fell down again.

As a result, the laughter at the head of Prague became louder.

Although I was surprised that the other party had a machine that could cross the moat. But General Wallenstein is quite familiar with the ladder truck that was invented earlier. In order to crack such a terrible siege method as the Normans, the general spent a lot of money. From the Venetians, a broken ladder cart was brought in.

Originally, he thought that he could follow this example and produce some similar equipment on his own. But this idea will not be implemented in a short period of time. Because of the problem of craftsmen - Bavaria did not have enough skilled carpenters and mechanical talents. The ladder truck, on the other hand, looks simple, and most of the materials are made of wood. But there are many other parts that are forged from stainless steel. This was nothing to the Normans, who were very developed in metallurgy. But for Bavaria, where productivity levels were still in the Middle Ages, it was a difficult task.

In addition to this, this thing sold to him was already said to be "broken". It lacked some necessary parts—and that was the most important thing, what made Wallenstein desperate.

Having abandoned this unrealistic fantasy, Wallenstein began to continue his experiments. He ordered his men to dismantle the car, leaving only the planks. Then see the planks laid on the walls of Munich. to imitate the besieging side. And find a way to crack this trick.

He had experimented with fire, but it was too slow. It's not very practical. I also tried to hit it with large stones, but the planks were stronger than expected. Not even an iron cone is afraid...... Until finally, after a heavy rain, he fell because he was walking too fast. That's when Wallenstein came up with the idea of how to deal with the Normans......

"Hmph...... Unexpectedly, there are a few clear-headed guys on the other side. ”

Seeing the offensive of his own army, he was suddenly frustrated. And the morale of the opposing army was high because of this. Behind the Norman army, General Ers, who was on top of a building car, snorted coldly. Immediately after that, the troops in front were ordered to be patient for the time being, using the ladder cart as a shield to suspend the attack. At the same time, he ordered the engineers under his command to transport a new round of siege ladder trucks.

And so it went on for a while. Although the attack from the enemy at the head of the city was few, the casualties were not large. But at this moment the Normans were also quite depressed. Wallenstein was secretly proud, but saw that the Normans had transported a lot of ladder trucks over. The general was about to laugh at the Normans for not knowing how to learn their lesson, but suddenly found that the planks of these ladder carts seemed to be wrapped in a layer of hay......

- Wrap a layer of hay, then the oil will seep into the hay, and the Normans will not directly touch the flat planks, but step on the hay and will not be slipped!