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With the end of the Battle of the Vaal River. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoOn the Western Front of Burgundy, the Battle of Dijon began. An army of 25,000 led by General Epfar faced more than 20,000 Burgundian troops who held out to Dijon. This battle, however, was not as simple as the Battle of the Vaal River.

Dijon as the capital of Burgundy, hundreds of years of operation. Naturally, it is not comparable to small cities such as Bordeaux. At the end is the city height and pool depth. The walls are seven meters high and four meters thick. The moat is up to eight meters wide. Even compared to Paris, the capital of France, it is not much worse. And Dijon was not near the river, so General Farr naturally could not be supported by warships like General Walter. With just five cannons, it was delusional to try to collapse such a fortified city. And it is not realistic to want to fill the moat with manpower, as in the previous attack on Bordeaux.

October is approaching. The weather is getting cooler. If the battle lasts until winter, it will be very disadvantageous for the attacking side. Not to mention the fact that the Norman army remained unmoved for several years. After the Black Death, the Norman Emperor had ambitions to annex the continent. An announcement shook the nations of the European continent. What we want is to sweep Europe with a thunderous cloud. If too much time is consumed under this Dijon city, what kind of thunder, what kind of clouds? Even if you can win in the end, it is just a joke.

For Egil's thoughts. General Farr, as a loyal figure, naturally knows it clearly. So he was also very anxious. Siege is no better than field warfare. Some time ago, he also spent a lot of time attacking Bordeaux. Demoralize the enemy and create siege machines. That's when it came down. And this time against Dijon, if the general method is still followed, it will not take less time than the attack on Bordeaux...... As a result, General Farr worked hard to supervise the construction of siege machinery. On the other side, they did everything possible to lure the Burgundian army out of the city. It is hoped that the main forces of the enemy will be lured out and annihilated in one fell swoop. When the time comes, Dijon will be self-defeating.

And so it was, on the 25th of September. The city of Dijon was surprised to find that there were many Norman horses grazing at the north gate of the city.

This kind of war horse is the latest Norman No. 5 war horse bred in the past two years. It combines the fierceness of the No. 3 war horse and the dexterity of the No. 4 war horse. It is a super excellent war horse that combines speed, impact, and endurance. It is a perfect war horse trained by the Norman Empire after the introduction of Mongolian horse breeds.

At the head of Dijon, a group of soldiers, mercenaries, and knights looked at the tall horses. All of them are desperately greedy. Soldiers and mercenaries pondered how much a horse would be worth and whether it would be enough for them to marry a wife. And the knights compared these war horses with their mounts, and felt that they were simply riding donkeys for the first half of their lives. The Burgundian army looked again, and there were only a few dozen poorly armored Norman soldiers around the horses, and they were grazing horses there. There is no army beyond that. Suddenly came the spirit.

"Go! it's a good man, come with me out of the city to fight!" the knights with well-developed limbs and simple minds could not hold back any longer. Immediately someone stood up and shouted like this. A large number of soldiers immediately responded. At this moment, Queen Mary was patrolling the western wall. The main forces of Burgundy and the high nobles also followed her. At this moment, at the gate of the city on the north side, there was only a group of stunned greens. So it's very easy to fall for it.

So they opened the gates, lowered the drawbridge, and rushed towards the horses. And as they imagined, the dozens of miscellaneous soldiers of the Norman army did not even have the courage to pick up the tomahawk and fight them. Soon ran away.

The Burgundian soldiers laughed and scrambled for their horses. And to show off their "merits". And there were thousands of horses outside the city. The number of Burgundians who rushed out of the city was only a few hundred. The noise just now also frightened the war horse. This makes the already loose herd even more difficult to control.

As a result, many Burgundian soldiers who had not dared to leave the city before, but now began to be greedy, rushed out. And this number is gradually increasing. In this way, by the time Queen Mary found out about it, it was too late. The situation got out of control - from the north, the Norman army launched an attack. A total of 1,000 hussars led the way, behind which thousands of Norman armies followed.

General Nafar deliberately put up more banners on the west side of the city and set up a large camp. The other side mistakenly thought that the Norman army was going to attack from the west. In fact, the direction of the attack was placed on the north side.

"Attack!Capture the city of Dijon, just today!!" General Farr mounted on his horse with his command knife in hand. Front-line combat command. The Norman army roared. The Burgundian army that had left the city knew that it was not good.

Some of them made a quick decision, abandoned their horses and ran into the city. Others were a little smarter and turned over on their horses, even though they didn't have saddle stirrups on them, so they weren't easy to ride. But it's also a bit faster than walking. Others are. led several war horses, greatly delaying the operation. But it also verifies the saying: people die for money, and birds die for food.

This greatly restricted the movement of the Burgundian army. A large number of men and horses were all blocked on the drawbridge and at the city gate. Block the road. I won't be able to get close to the city for a while. I watched the Norman hussars roar towards me. Some of the Burgundians gritted their teeth and turned to fight the Norman hussars. Such an unorganized chaotic army, the Norman hussars naturally won easily. Then the fight continued. Forcibly squeezed towards the drawbridge, slashed and killed, and squeezed the opponent down the moat with men and horses. On both sides of the suspension bridge, the river was full of dead bodies, and the blood stains spread, like a river of blood.

Queen Mary, who rushed to the scene at this moment, almost fainted after seeing such a scene. Immediately shouted in the high decibel characteristic of a woman's surname: "Quick, close the city gates!! Leave the people outside the city alone!!"

Upon the Queen's orders, the Burgundian army in the city immediately sprang into action and forcibly closed the gates. And those Burgundian troops outside the city, seeing that they were about to enter the city, naturally did not do it. A group of people pushed out, a group of people pushed in. The gate was also completely chaotic. I don't know who moved the sword and gun first in the chaotic army, and then the two Burgundian armies fought themselves. The Burgundian army, further behind, saw that their own army had given up on itself, and did not hesitate, immediately laid down their arms and surrendered.

It's just that the Norman army wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to seize the city gates. I don't want to deal with them, I don't want to deal with them - these Burgundian troops are a burden to get in the way. So even if these people surrendered, they could not escape the fate of being slaughtered. On the contrary, because they gave up resistance, the Norman army slaughtered faster.

"Push it in!!!" General Farr roared as he unleashed the Norse Wolf skill. The Striker Norman Hussar's ability has been increased slightly, and the advance speed is faster!

Seeing that the Norman army was about to enter the city, the city gate could not be closed for a short time. Queen Mary immediately made a decision and ordered her Swiss mercenaries to form an array of spears to block the enemy at the city gates. And Duoduo sent crossbows to the city, aiming at the dense army on the drawbridge, and there was a flurry of arrows regardless of whether they were enemies or enemies. They also need people to carry oil, wood and stones, etc., and they are going to fight to the death with the Norman army here!

The Burgundian army was condescending, and the Norman hussars were all lightly armed cavalry, and there were many casualties in a rain of arrows. General Farr looked at the opponent's stance. He didn't dare to be careless, and immediately called the long-range projection troops over, and the longbow and crossbow shot fiercely at the head of Dijon to cover the attack of the army.

It's just that the Norman forwards were all hussars, while the Burgundy lined up with Swiss halberds. The gate of the city was so narrow that the hussar charge could not give full play to its advantage, and the continuous attack was heavy casualties. The corpses are piled up high, and then look at this city gate, the city gate tower is like a rainstorm of bows, arrows, crossbows and arrows, and in front of the city, there is a dense forest of spears. The stumps and severed arms scattered in front of the gun array were everywhere, and countless unjust souls were circling. It made this north gate a hell on earth.

Seeing the heavy casualties of his own forwards, General Fall gritted his teeth. He thought to himself: No matter what, no matter how heavy the casualties and no matter how great the price, they will rush into the city! So he gave the order: "The forward hussars dismount and fight on foot! The assault infantry is ready!!"

Hearing the order, the Norman forward hussars dismounted and walked, struggling to push the carcasses of the men and horses in front of them into the water. Instead of a saber, they used a cavalry gun, and they also formed a gun formation to fight the Swiss mercenaries. It's just that these hussars fought on horseback, and they were very good at riding and shooting, and even charging. Walking in array is not a forte. Fighting against the Swiss mercenaries showed no hope of victory at all. Although it is a little better than before, it still can't change the heavy casualties.

The battle lasted from early morning to noon, and the thousands of Burgundian troops who left the city had long been wiped out, and the 1,000 hussars of the Norman advance had also lost more than eighty percent. There are countless corpses floating on the moat, and the water level of the river is not flowing! The Swiss mercenaries are worthy of being the strongest soldiers on the European continent. Norman fought several times, but in the end they all came to naught.

The hussars saw that the casualties were exhausted, but the Norman army's offensive became more fierce and fierce! This time, the Norman assault infantry armed with heavy axes and wearing full-body plate armor attacked! The steel armor was invulnerable, and the long axe in his hand swept away, and the super long spears of the Swiss mercenaries were either broken or swept aside.

Even if the assault infantry is stabbed, it will not do much damage at all - the Swiss halberd soldier is holding a Swiss halberd with enough lethality. It's just that the numbers are incomparable to the Normans, equipment, training and morale. In this way, after being replaced by Norman assault infantry, the pressure on the Burgundian army suddenly increased a lot, and they were even forced to retreat! The Burgundian army had no choice but to increase a large number of troops at the city gate, but it still could not stop the Norman attack like fire!

(To be continued)