Chapter 018 (Salt Town Offensive and Defensive Battle).
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In order to highlight the height of the city wall, a trench was dug at the base of the city wall and surrounded the entire salt town wall. The trench was filled with running water to create a moat, and the trench and moat made it more difficult for Targaryen soldiers to attack the walls directly. The soldiers guarding the city wall smashed heavy stones into the wooden planks that the enemy had built at both ends of the trench, and the violent impact left cracks in the wooden planks, and the soldiers wearing heavy armor stepped on the wooden plank bridge, and suddenly heard the sound of "bang, bang, bang", and saw a group of soldiers falling into the water with a bang, struggling desperately, and calling for help to their companions. Even if the water in the trench was shallow, it was enough to drown them.
The existence of the moat also makes it more difficult for the enemy to dig tunnels under the castle, as diggers can easily drown in the moat's water if the tunnels collapse during the excavation. In some siege cases, the besiegers will try to drain the water from the moat before attacking, then fill in the dry moat, and then use siege towers to storm the walls. But at this moment, Baron Corwen had no way to drain the water of the moat outside the city of Salt Town, because the water in the trench would not be poured into it, but it would be connected to a thin river with continuous flow.
On the ramparts, soldiers protrude wooden platforms from the top of the ramparts or turrets, and soldiers throw stones or pour boiling char from the platforms, or throw flames at the enemy using burning projectile weapons. The archers in the towers shoot directly at the enemy outside the walls.
Arrows rained down on the enemy outside the city walls, and the defenders on the walls didn't need to aim at all, they just needed to draw their bows, release their arrows, and then draw their bows and release their arrows.
Outside the walls, the Targaryen soldiers fell in waves, but more soldiers rushed through the rain of arrows, converged to the city, and erected ladders to climb up the walls. But before they could reach the top of the wall, they were poured with boiling oil and stones fell on them. In an instant, the sound of wailing under the city walls resounded through the clouds.
A group of Targaryen soldiers with shields held alaloft came prepared, using their shields to form a tightly defended phalanx, and then slowly moved forward, only to see that the sharp arrows were shooting at the thick shields without threat. The soldiers hiding under the shields rushed to the city gate, and more than a dozen soldiers jointly held a thick ram and slammed into the city gate in front of them.
Seeing this, the Rand Knight shouted loudly at the soldier beside him, "Throw stones." ”
The soldiers picked up the heavy stones under their feet and threw them outside the city wall, and the falling stones hit the thick iron shield, only to hear a miserable wail from under the shield.
"Pour down the oil," the Rand Knight ordered again, "the archers prepare the rockets." ”
Together, several soldiers lifted the iron pot and poured it under the city walls, burning so hot that black smoke of tar poured down. Under the city gate, I saw a rocket descending from the arrow tower protruding from the wall, and the fierce fire snake flew up, and in an instant, the ferocious and merciless flames engulfed all the soldiers.
Baron Curwen's brow furrowed, his wide-eyed eyes bloodshot. In just a few hours, his soldiers had lost nearly 700 men. In this way, I am afraid that before the city wall can be breached, his soldiers will be exhausted by the defenders on the wall. He wanted to preserve his strength, but he didn't dare to disobey the commander's orders. This had been a matter of concern to him, and he could not understand why Count Lorac had made his troops the vanguard.
Time has passed quickly, and the morning sun has turned into a sunset, and it seems that it is about to escape into the towering peaks of the west.
On the walls of Salt Town, the two armies entered a fierce battle, with Targaryen soldiers engaged in close hand-to-hand combat, and they were fought against strong swordsmen. The soldiers on both sides let out an earth-shattering roar, the sound of guns and swords clattering was incessant, and all the officers sacrificed their lives on the city wall, and the entire corridor of the city wall was covered with corpses and pools of blood.
Targaryen soldiers in heavy gray armor climbed the walls one after another, swords in their hands, and charged at the eight-foot-tall giant in front of them. Captain Luke, wearing a double-pronged antlered helmet, raised his stout right arm and threw a heavily armored enemy to the ground with a single hammer down, splattering his brains.
Under his continuous heavy blows, six or seven gray-armored soldiers fell to the ground, losing their breath of life. The few remaining Targaryen soldiers were terrified and cowered.
"Since you want to fight," Captain Luke glared at him angrily, "then come and fight like a warrior." ”
"Kill!" a battle-hardened veteran shouted, mustering up the courage to pounce on the giant in front of him. Although he knew that he was not capable of the enemy, he still gave up his life.
"Kill, kill, kill!" the rest of the soldiers echoed.
Commander Luke roared angrily and slammed into the enemy on the opposite side, only to see several soldiers being knocked out of the city wall by their mighty and majestic bodies like black bears.
After a few breaths, a "bang, bang, bang" sound was heard outside the city walls, and the corpses of soldiers were splashed with blood.
Luke Ness has perfect attack and defense, making him a natural enemy of the melee class. He has extraordinary strange powers, and can lift a thousand pounds. With the swing of Captain Luke's hammer, even the most powerful enemies could hardly resist his bravery. It can be described as invincible and invincible. No one has ever been able to stop the unbridled Captain of the Glorious Knights.
On the right side of the city wall, the battle was equally fierce and tragic. Sir Lyon bore the brunt of the battle with his men, and Sir Bob Weiss and Sir Randy Dayne fought bloodily to protect him. As Knights of Oath who swear allegiance to Sir Leon Belmont (note 1), Bob and Randy are not to be underestimated, and are not something that ordinary knights can fight.
Sir Randy wiped the blood from his face, tilted his head to his companion and asked, "Bob, how many have you killed?"
"Seven. Sir Bob frowned and asked, "What about you?" and he knew that this guy was fighting himself again.
Sir Randy grinned toothily at his companion, "Nine." ”
Bob slashed down the enemy soldiers in front of him with a sword, and said without showing weakness, "Eight, I will catch up with you in a moment." ”
The Targaryen soldiers on the high and wide walls became less and less cowardly, while the officers and soldiers who defended the city became stronger and braver.
The drums of "bang, bang, bang......" resounded through the clouds, and the soldiers who climbed on the ladder heard the drums behind them, and they retreated down the ladder, while the remaining soldiers on the city wall had no way to retreat but to fight to the death. Once again, the Targaryen army was beating its drums and withdrawing its troops. The defenders of the city, led by Commander Luke, once again repelled the attack of the Targaryen army.
At this moment, Count Gavin Islam, as the prince who ruled the territory, did not command the soldiers to fight on the city walls, but hid in the castle of Baron Kane with the old and weak women and children. If Duke Philip had known that his grandson was a cowardly man who feared death, he would have been disappointed.
Note 1: There is no clear hierarchy among knights in the Western world, and they are roughly divided into knightly squires, probationary knights, armed knights (also known as quasi-knights), and Templars. A Templar is a knight who serves the Christian Church. This title is a symbol of strength and justice in Western traditions.
In addition to canonizing knights, noble lords usually give knights who are loyal to them different titles, as a way to show their recognition of their skills, morality, loyalty, courage, and so on. For example: Brave Knight, Guardian Knight, Oath Knight, Punishment Knight, Just Knight, Grand Knight, etc.
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