335 Battle of Kyoto (1)
The cool night breeze wafts the scent of wildflowers. Rolling into Crollissat's nose with a roll mixed with water vapor, a majestic black shadow loomed in the distance in the dark curtain, the sparkling Satsuma Kuri River was like a silver belt around, the trees sang in the night breeze, the April fluorescent insects fluttered among the trees, and the sound of the rushing torrent was in the ears. A qiē all seemed so peaceful and calm
A trivial sound of leaves stampede came from behind, "Report to your lordship, the Longbow Banner Regiment has reached its predetermined position!" a guard came out of the bushes next to him and whispered to Crowissat, who was already a legion leader, and the hunter-turned-Crollissat still liked to hide in the bushes as before, using his night eyes that could penetrate hundreds of meters to scrutinize his opponent in the dark
The Kyoto West Line is not the main southern route. However, the terrain was more dangerous than in the south, and he only had 20,000 mountain troops who were not good at strong offensive operations, and he had to face the thousands of elites of the Kyoto Army and the natural defense line that was strong and dangerous
The rushing Satsuma Kuri River is Kyoto's first natural barrier, and after passing through the vast southern plains, it hits the hilly areas of the west, and the western terrain allows the Satsuma Kuri River to quickly turn south.
This makes the Satsuma Kuri River form a narrow corner in the west, the whole west looks very large, but there are only a few places suitable for crossing the river, although the nearby town of Feterai has the most peaceful terrain, which is most suitable for large army battles, but the main force of the Kyoto army is also arranged there, hundreds of heavy catapults build a dense net, any boat that tries to cross the river will be immediately smashed to pieces, which is an impossible task for the mountain army that lacks construction craftsmen
The order from the Legion Headquarters to meet in Kyoto in three days had been sent to Crowissat. This made it a little difficult for Crorysart, and after examining a few points, Crorysart's eyes focused on the most prominent position, which was the center of the corner of the Satsuma Kuriya River, Danzig Castle, which is the most important fortress on the west side of Kyoto and an important fulcrum on the west line of Kyoto.
The Kyoto Army had a banner regiment at Danzig, which echoed the main force downstream to defend the beaches of the Fetelle River, and Crowissat took a fancy to it. This is because it is the corner of the Satsuma Kuri River. It is the narrowest part of the river, where the 50-odd meters wide begins to shrink to more than 20 meters, and although the current becomes dangerous here, it is the most suitable for mountain legions to cross the river
Croryssatre looked at the slightly pale sky. Five o'clock was the most tired time when the defenders on Danzig Castle were significantly reduced, and some of the soldiers even dozed off on the battlements, and no one would think that the Samarish army would come from Danzig Castle, where not only were there strong and difficult fortresses, but the rushing Ershui was not suitable for forced crossing, and even the largest merchant ships would be washed away immediately.
Crorysat's eyes were closed, and the rapid sound of the river and the whistling wind were heard in her keen ears, and Crolysat was waiting, and the wind on the river began to slow down, and Crorysat, who was a hunter, knew that every day before the sun appeared. All the outlets will slow down,
"Do it!" Chrolysatt's eyes lit up. Quickly burrowing out of the bushes, the heavy hunting bow in his hand was raised high, and a whistling arrow shot out of the sky "Kill!" Countless thorny longbowmen suddenly rushed out of the dense woods opposite Danzig Castle. The body quickly half-crouched down, and the longbow string tightened and made a raindrop-like cracking sound, "shooting" the dense arrows like a sudden burst of locusts. It arced through the air and landed on the Danzig defenders who had not yet reacted.
"Ahh Woooooo
"Quick! The captains of the Samor Longbows shouted, and the Thorn Archer's long arrows quickly changed to thick arrows, a move that had been practiced hundreds of times, and the longbowmen had completed the transformation in a matter of seconds.
"Height ten, shoot!" As the captains shouted, countless special arrows tied to ropes shot out from the powerful thorny longbow, and the river surface of more than twenty meters jumped over, firmly hanging on the opposite battlement
"Longbow cover, hunter flag regiment to cross the river!" Crowrissatre frowned, and his voice was stern to give an order to the soldiers behind him, but he didn't expect the defenders on the opposite side to be so vigilant, and he immediately sounded the alarm as soon as he launched an attack, and it was only a few miles away from the Fetelle River, where 10,000 elites were stationed, and reinforcements would arrive in half an hour at most,,
Countless Samour soldiers carried huge shields behind them, and bitten sharp hunting knives in their mouths, pierced through the woods, hanging upside down like monkeys, and quickly climbed along the ropes nailed to the battlements, they were all mountain hunters from the southern barbarians, climbing and shooting were their skills, and the steep and difficult mountains and cliffs made them the best stage to show themselves. I saw that they used their hands and feet together, as if they were sliding on a rope, the rope trembled in their fingers, and under them was the rushing Satsuma Kuri River, and if one of them was not careful, it would fall
"Hurry! they're going to climb straight up." A Kyoto army commander on the opposite side shouted, he was the closest person to the battlements along the river, and just now he had dodged the first wave of arrows with the body of his companion, and the golden morning light shone through the clouds. The sight made him gasp. I saw hundreds of ropes connecting from the high hill on the other side of the river to the battlements, all of which were crawling with people. The dense figure made his scalp tingle
"Block them". The Kyoto army clearly spotted the Samor army's intentions, and countless soldiers rushed forward with the thorny longbows on the opposite side. The sharp and powerful longbow shot made them fall one by one, and within a hundred meters, even the shield could not block the powerful longbow salvo of the Thorn Wa tribe, and for a while, Danzig's Kyoto army was shot in all directions, and it was impossible to form a thick enough defense
"Archers! quick!" shouted the defenders of Kyoto, the queue moved out of the middle, and a group of archers drove up to the top of the castle, but the defenders of Fort Danzig were mainly defensive, and the archers were in the majority, and for a time the arrows rained down with a terrible sound across the sky on both sides
The "poof" arrow cluster shot at the chest of the longbowman, splashing snowflakes, and the soldiers who were quickly crawling forward on the rope also fell from the rope and "snapped" a hunter quickly. Roll over and jump from the rope to the battlements with both feet on the ground"