Light infantry, one of the oldest arms in the history of the pan-continent. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Light infantry has very low combat effectiveness and defense capabilities, the standard armor of light infantry is cowhide armor, and richer countries may equip elite light infantry teams with chain mail. There are many types of weapons in light infantry, such as spears, swords, axes, axes and even short bows. Because the cost of light infantry is the cheapest of all arms, the speed of action far exceeds that of heavy infantry, and it can be used for various tasks, so light infantry accounts for more than 50% of the total number of all arms on the mainland.

The most important task of the light infantry in peacetime is to maintain order in the major cities, whether it is law and order, fire fighting, and waterproofing, they are all carried out. The diversity of their functions makes them proficient in a variety of skills. During the war years, a makeshift phalanx of light infantry could be used for a variety of purposes, such as fortification, transportation, long-range strikes, ambushes, and even sieges.

Of all the roles of light infantry, the most prominent ability, and the strongest of all classes, is to siege and defend cities. In siege warfare, a heavy knight who is a nobleman is even inferior to a light infantryman. Athletic skills, a variety of weapons, but the most important thing is the cost of training.

As stated at the beginning of this book, war is a big economic attrition race. No general, marshal would send heavy cavalry or heavy infantry to attack a city, even if not that their equipment was not suitable, and even if it was, no one would do so. A heavy infantryman, with more than three hundred gold coins in his whole body. As for the heavy cavalry, mounts of good blood were even more expensive than the equipment of the knights themselves.

To sum up, the position of light infantry in siege warfare is irreplaceable, and the leather shield with the long sword is their most basic weapon, and the only thing they use to save their lives.

-- "Polemics, Arms, Light Infantry"

As far as the eye can see, maybe it is the light infantry under the city walls. A full ten brigades of light infantry slowly walked out of the camp, and the dense crowd covered all the open space from Xicheng to the front three kilometers of Tallinnburg. All the soldiers defending the city swallowed a mouthful of saliva, 100,000 people! 100,000 people!

Quantitative change leads to qualitative change, although everyone has long known that Satya has at least twenty brigades of soldiers, and the soldiers defending the city have long been mentally prepared. But when they really stood in front of them, it was a different idea. Standing tall and looking far away was not always a good thing, and the soldiers standing on the walls could clearly see the large light infantry phalanx mixed with dozens of trebuchets.

And obviously, this is different from the light trebuchet that was made in the past, this is a heavy trebuchet from the Satya Military Factory. Satya's special heavy trebuchet has a range of three hundred and fifty paces, although it is not much better than a light trebuchet. But its weight is twice as heavy as its packed stones!Satya's heavy trebuchet is known as the "Saboteur". As the name suggests, it exists specifically for the destruction of city walls and gates.

". Born in the southern part of the empire, the Earl of Hebrew, regardless of his status, came up with a greeting that was commonly used in his hometown. "I said how could Maxim's grandson be so calm, he was waiting for this thing. ”

No matter how strong the walls are, there is an upper limit to what they can withstand, and Tallinn Fort is no exception, it is just that it can withstand more attacks. Satya's heavy trebuchet was built to destroy the walls, and the "saboteurs" threw not ordinary stones, but a special large iron ball. The iron ball weighed one hundred and fifty kilograms, and wherever it hit the city wall, it was a large hole. However, this cost is also quite terrifying, and it can smash a heavy cavalry in one fell swoop.

"General Cosimo, are you sure you can destroy a few heavy trebuchets?" Hebrew looked solemn, not like he was joking with Cosimo.

"It's hard, the dragon is too big. Originally, the trebuchet was the nemesis of the dragon knight, and this trebuchet ...... I'm afraid that the two Qinglong can't bear it. "The dragon knight is not omnipotent, and Hebrew does not have much hope, it seems that this trebuchet will have to be broken on its own.

Thousands of heavy infantry formed a steel line on the front line, and the heavy cavalry on both sides could tear apart the soldiers from Tallinnburg from the flank at any time. The light cavalry on both flanks looked disorganized, but anyone could tell that they were there to hold back reinforcements from the north and south.

And until now, Satya's most elite team of magic archers and mages has not appeared.

"Marshal, look! what is that!" a young squadron leader saw something slowly approaching from a distance.

The crowd followed the direction the man was pointing and saw the thing. It looks like an arrow tower made of wood. It is about three meters higher than the walls of Tallinnburg, and is divided into three levels, each of which has ten hoplites carrying a huge shield one man high in the direction of Tallinnburg. The highest level of each arrow tower is a squad of magic archers, the second layer is the mages of various departments, and the third layer is the bottom of the arrow tower, which is covered with wheels, and many light infantry are pushing it forward at this time.

"Look and see, how quickly people's siege equipment has been upgraded after hundreds of years of fighting. Look at our relevant departments again, take money and don't do anything. It's the new century now, and our defensive equipment is still throwing wood and gold juice and throwing stones, how can we fight people? "This man is frightened crazy, isn't he? Many people are looking at this imperial marshal with the eyes of a fool.

"Does the marshal have a way to break the enemy?" Cosimo was convinced that fools must have foolish blessings, and Hebrew must have a solution, which is why he is so idle.

As a result, Hebrew choked on a sentence and closed his mouth: "What can I do, ahhh

Die to shame. Cosimo swallowed the words back into his mouth.

"Marshal, they are on the offensive. The squadron leader hurriedly reminded him. At this point, Satya's turret had moved behind the heavy trebuchet, and pushing it any further would interfere with the trebuchet projection.

The only thing to be thankful for is that there are only three heavy trebuchets, and there are not so many accessories if you have always used special iron balls, and each trebuchet only has two iron balls.

Together, the three soldiers lifted the iron ball and placed it on the trebuchet. With a wave of the flag, more than twenty trebuchets were pulled at the same time, and the heavy trebuchet in the middle bore the brunt, and three huge iron balls soared into the sky.

"Be careful!dodge!dodge!" the captains of the teams on the walls of the city instructed the soldiers to dodge the stones falling from the sky. Not all trebuchets were able to throw stones at the walls or soldiers, and a significant number of them fell before they reached the walls, smashing a hole into the flat ground.

Two of the three iron balls thrown in the first round also fell under the walls, but one of them jumped on the ground and hit the bottom of the wall again. The soldiers above the city walls felt a jolt, and several soldiers fell to the ground unsteadily.

"Boom!" an iron ball smashed into the city wall, and the granite wall shook to the ground, and more soldiers were shaken to the ground, but fortunately there were no casualties. A curious soldier poked his head out to see that a huge iron ball with a diameter of one meter fell to the ground, smashing the city wall into it more than half a meter deep! No matter how strong the city wall was, it could not withstand such a blow many times. The soldiers breathed a sigh of relief, if it hit the head, it would definitely turn into pulp.

Stones followed, and many soldiers were knocked to the ground before they could dodge, and blood began to bloom on the walls.

"Shoot back!" At the sound of the order, the ten trebuchets in Tallinn Fort immediately became powerful, and the range of the trebuchets on the city wall was obviously farther than that on the ground, and Satya's soldiers continued to fall.

Trumpets and drums sounded at the same time, and the trebuchet's opening words were just a greeting between the two sides. The battle officially began, and the light infantry rushed forward with shouts and arrow towers.

"Someone, dismantle two of the other three trebuchets on the other three walls. When Hebrew saw that the herald beside him was still there, he kicked him in anger.

At this time, the second round of trebuchets of Tallinnburg and Satya began. This time, the iron ball of the heavy trebuchet that had been adjusted smashed two huge gaps in the battlements in the city wall, and the soldiers hiding behind immediately lost consciousness.

"Bring in heavy infantry to block those two places for me, and pour oil into the gaps. If anyone rushes up, fall at his feet. The Earl of Hebrew had no marshal's frame at this time, and slapped the ass of the soldier next to him vigorously, and ran to the gaps. Frightened, the guards behind him picked up the soldiers' shields and chased after them.

Stones kept falling from the sky, and the young Hebrew dodged nimbly, but the guards who wanted to block the stones were smashed by chickens and dogs. The trebuchets of the besieging side threw stones as if they were not paying for money, and after a while the soldiers rushed up the walls they could no longer attack.

A squad of soldiers pushed a rushing cart and slowly drove to the city gate, the fastest light infantry was laying a pontoon bridge in front of the moat, and the longbowmen guarding the city were constantly harvesting the lives of the light infantry under the protection of the heavy infantry.

More than half of the five squadrons of light infantry had already crossed the moat, and at this time Satya's trebuchet was officially out of battle. Maxim ordered, and five more squadrons of light infantry rushed forward with screams.

The first ladder was smashed by the trebuchet, and the pikemen on the wall pushed the ladder back with a special bracket, and the soldiers who had climbed halfway to the ground screamed and fell to the ground, spitting blood from their mouths and not moving.

The first mobile turret was already within range, and the magic archers on the top floor fired a volley, and when the rain of arrows fell, a large number of defenders fell.

"Trebuchet ready!Target Arrow Tower!Release!" Sixteen trebuchets fired at the same time, and the stones streaked across the sky and landed on Satya's most elite magic bow.