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"Hehe, finally stopped hiding."
Standing at the rear of the battlefield commanding the battle, Camillo grinned, wrapped his mental power with xenoether and sonic waves, and said something to a herald next to him.
After receiving the order, the herald quickly left the command post.
Soon, the catapults were pushed forward, and it was not until the walls were within range of them that the carts stopped.
Catapult is a large-scale manpower long-range machine that uses the principle of lever to throw objects, which can not only throw boulders, but also load various special ammunition.
"All ready—put!"
With a few loud roars, the hooks on the rows of catapults were loosened, and a large number of flaming boulders flew through the air and smashed into the city or the walls.
The pros on the Silver Eagle side also began to move, along with a large number of archers and more siege equipment.
The main role of these archers is to cover the attacks of the pros and suppress the enemy forces on the walls, and together with them is a large number of small ballistas, although they can not cause much damage to the walls, but they can greatly threaten the personnel in the towers.
The sound of "whizzing" arrows served as a backdrop for the battlefield, shouts and slashing resounded outside the city, and more and more siege towers and ladders were moved to the walls, which were used by groups of soldiers to climb the walls.
Blood spilled all over the ground, rolling logs and boulders fell from the walls, smashing the soldiers below into a pulp, and the boiling grease was poured outward, causing the soldiers to fall to the ground and wail.
Although the enemy's resistance was very fierce, for some reason, they had not sent people to destroy the siege engines, as if they had completely given up resistance.
The situation was tilting in favor of the Silver Eagle Legion, with more and more soldiers climbing the walls, and Sean could see through the mage's eye that his elite soldiers seemed to be heading towards the front line, including the 20,000 hoplites of the Silver Eagle Legion.
Just when Sean thought that this battle was secure, a large group of warriors suddenly surged on the opponent's walls.
In the towers that were not destroyed, the frequency of arrows flying out also increased, and there were even professionals with long-range combat abilities involved, and the light of various spells shone in all directions, and fireballs slashed over the heads of the soldiers and flew towards the crowded area.
The warriors who had managed to climb the city wall suddenly brought out a large pile of things covered with black cloth, and seeing them do this, Sean's heart tugged again.
Kerosene!
The canisters were smashed at the siege machine, and then several torches were thrown, igniting the oil sprinkled on the siege machine.
Sean could see through the mage's eye that the enemy defenders were visibly relieved, and a smile appeared on their faces.
"Huh."
Seeing this, Sean sneered.
What is the purpose of the Connery Kingdom waiting for the arrival of the Silver Eagle Legion to attack the city? Do you need those elite soldiers?
Of course not!
The siege engines of the Silver Eagle Legion are what they covet.
At such a huge cost, the parts of these things were transported and assembled on the spot, and an alchemy mage like Sean was kept all the way, how could such a siege machine be destroyed by a simple fire oil.
When the fire oil burned on the siege equipment, an astonishing scene occurred.
Runes and energy circuits lit up in the iron part of the siege machine, and a little light enveloped the entire ladder or siege tower, and the fire oil could not ignite them, but even slipped naturally from them.
"Damn it!" "Why!" ……
Sean could hear an angry curse coming from the mouths of the defending soldiers, and they couldn't figure out why the invincible fire oil was ineffective in the face of these wooden siege machines.
"Hehe, these materials themselves have strong flame resistance, plus some alchemy transformations, how can they still be ignited by such simple means."
With a taunt from afar, Sean's expression became smug.
……
An hour passed, and in the heat of battle, time passed quickly.
Thanks to the Silver Eagle Legion's powerful war equipment, the soldiers were able to climb the city walls easily, and although the battle on the walls was still tough, the survival rate of the soldiers had gradually increased.
In the previous catapult and ballista strikes, a few unlucky professionals were hit and killed on the spot, and it is only now that the professionals on both sides have begun to show their style.
The heavy infantry who climbed the city wall also appeared to be very brave, and even the professional would have a headache for a while in the face of these killing machines that have been trained and fought for a long time.
Heavy armor makes them invincible in close combat, and their weapons swing in the air, taking the lives of enemy soldiers in one fell swoop, like death on the battlefield, making people daunting.
The Silver Eagle Legion has obviously more professionals and soldiers than the other side, and even in terms of quality, they have the advantage, so the balance of victory is gradually tilting in their favor.
The allied forces of Ryan City used all kinds of means, and even the scarce cavalry was pulled to the city walls to fight, but they were still unable to drive the enemy down.
That being said, at this time they thought they would be able to fight for a while.
But alas, in Camillo's view, this war is about to end.
Camillo had been planning for a long time before the battle began, and he guessed that the enemy might have a way to target his side of the siege engines, or devote a lot of troops to engage in a tug-of-war with them, and he came up with a good way to avoid this.
The first is to wait for the enemy's professions to appear in large numbers, and then attract their attention through some overt means, such as large-scale attacks and the use of war equipment such as catapults.
Although the siege towers were built in advance, he deliberately approached Sean some time before the battle, intending to ask him for help to open a hole in the bottom of the siege tower.
As the enemy dealt with their opponents on the ground, they could never have imagined that a tunnel connecting the inside and outside of the city walls was gradually forming with the help of a large number of professionals.
Although they also had some means to prevent attacks from underground, Camillo's investment was too great, and he even used magic items and alchemy items specially used for mining, which quickly opened up this tunnel.
It's a pity that Camillo seems to have overestimated the IQ of the conductor opposite.
The guys seemed to believe that the oil could destroy the ladders and siege towers, so they didn't take too much precaution against the soldiers on their side, and even took the initiative to relax their defenses, trying to lure more siege engines to the city walls, and let a large number of soldiers board the devices.