Chapter Ninety-Two: Throwing Stones

The sudden attack of the Minotaur archers greatly shocked the morale of the Empire, and after this surprise attack, the Empire no longer took the initiative to send cavalry to harass the enemy, but only set up a hidden guard five miles away from the camp to detect the enemy's every move.

The fact that the Imperial Legion was no longer advancing did not mean that Gael would not be able to retreat into the castle, and after a good night's rest, he led 10,000 elite warriors from his tribe to attack the Imperial Legion in the early hours of the next morning.

Seeing that the tribal barbarians had such audacity to come to challenge the majesty of the empire, the empress was furious and ordered several nearby lords to go with nearly 100,000 troops to suppress the enemy's attack, and she herself climbed to the lookout at the gate to watch the battle.

The lords, after receiving orders from the empress, quickly gathered an army of 100,000 men. One hundred thousand soldiers lined up together, and the lineup of thousands of troops even obscured the sky.

Seeing so many enemies appear from not far away, even the battle-hardened tribal centurion couldn't help but feel chills, and many people's bodies involuntarily retreated.

The lords of the empire noticed that the barbarian formation was gradually scattered due to the panic, and they all led their soldiers in the direction of the enemy army.

The sound of the horses' hooves and the sound of the soldiers' footsteps were mixed together, like thunder rolling, and like a landslide, stirring up a cloud of dust and fog on the ground, and the flags in the array covered the sunlight with smoke and dust.

This time, the lords learned their lesson and took the initiative to send thousands of archers to start firing arrows at the enemy formation, only to see wave after wave of arrows flying into the sky, and falling towards the position of the barbarians, falling on the heads of the tribal warriors like rain.

The tribal warriors took out their shields and put them on their heads at the order of the centurion, and even then there were some arrows piercing through the tiny gaps, taking people's lives.

The Imperial soldiers began to advance on the pressure of the archers, and it seemed that the enemy had taken care of themselves, as if their victory was in sight.

Before the army had advanced a few steps, two flames smashed into the ranks of the Imperial army through the sky, and the soldiers who were directly hit could not scream and died here, and the soldiers affected by the aftermath of the flames rolled on the ground with wails, trying to extinguish the flames on their bodies in this way.

Isn't this a stone coated with fire oil thrown by a trebuchet? The trebuchet is a secret of the Empire, how did the Snowfield Tribe build it? Gladys, standing on the lookout, stared at the fire that kept passing through the sky, and her heart was amazed.

A tall figure suddenly appeared in Gladys's heart, it was definitely him, it was Nikolai! He was one of the few people in the empire who knew how trebuchets worked, and he was the only one who could tell the barbarians how to make them!

Gladys slammed the railing beside her, her heart burning with hatred and rage, looking at the city looming ahead.

Nikolai, you sinner, dare to teach the barbarians how to make this killing weapon, and after I win the war, I will definitely cut you with a thousand knives to make an example!

The burning boulder was still falling in the ranks of the Imperial army, and under such fierce and continuous attacks, soldiers continued to have mental breakdowns and began to flee, and the morale that had just been raised fell to the lowest point at this time.

Gladys angrily ordered: "Push our trebuchets up too, and let them feel the wrath of the Empire too!"

The quartermaster who was in charge of the trebuchet stepped forward and reported truthfully to Gladys: "Your Majesty, the counterweight of our trebuchet has not yet been commissioned, and if the trebuchet is forced to operate, its horizontal axis may be broken due to excessive force, and if these trebuchets are damaged, I am afraid that it will be a long time before our craftsmen can build new ones!"

Gladys raised her eyebrows and looked at the quartermaster and said angrily: "The soldiers of the Empire are being destroyed by the enemy's trebuchets, you tell me that our army's trebuchets are not ready, I need you to transport the trebuchets to support the Legion in the battle now!"

The quartermaster shuddered, and hurriedly bent down and replied, "Yes, Your Majesty." Immediately order the craftsmen to transport the trebuchets to the front!"

After all, the snow tribes have limited trebuchets, most of the Imperial armies have not lost their fighting spirit and collapsed, and the lords can organize archers to fight back against the enemy.

It could also force the 10,000 elite soldiers around Gale not to continue the attack, and the soldiers on both sides began to shoot at a distance of 100 meters.

After a quarter of an hour, at the urging of the quartermaster, the craftsmen managed to push the trebuchet to the front with all their might. The Empire's trebuchets began to operate, constantly firing boulders into the distance.

Gail's elite soldiers couldn't withstand such attrition, and Gale didn't hesitate for a moment, and quickly evacuated the battlefield with the tribal warriors.

The battle, which was considered tentative, ended hastily, and neither side took advantage of anything. However, this unexpected attack on the snowfield brought great damage to the Empire Legion that caught them off guard.

After the battle, before the Empress could relax, some of the trebuchets creaked overwhelmedly, and their horizontal axes were severely broken, and it seemed that they could no longer function.