The stray bullets fired from the city were actually not very accurate, after all, the militia of Bofeng City had only been training for twenty days, and even if they used their sleep time to train, their shooting skills were not satisfactory.

But at this time, the city was swarming with the infantry of the Apuro Empire, and the light infantry at the front were poorly protected.

And Solomon also brought a lot of muskets for the rebellion of Bofeng City.

Under the continuous firing, the soldiers who rushed first from the Apuro Empire still fell a lot like mowing grass.

"The 1st Brigade and the 2nd Brigade stand back! The Archers Brigade stepped forward and reloaded their ranks!" Dorian Adjutant who was in charge of Sid's front-line command was also stunned, but he first came to his senses and gave the order in time.

Under his orders, the two battalions of light infantry retreated, and a large battalion of archers from the legion stepped forward and fired either with bows and arrows or with crossbows at the people of Bofeng at the head of the city.

At the same time, hoplites and hoplites lined up, forming in different formations and erecting tower shields in front of them, and then carrying their hard shields forward.

Seeing that the enemy was attacking again, the people in Bofeng City were anxious and shot desperately again.

In this round of shooting, both sides did not get cheap.

Speaking of power, in fact, the muskets in the hands of the militia in Bofeng City are more destructive, although the strong archers of the Sixth Legion are not bad at shooting, but they are exhausted in manpower, and they are still full of strength when they shoot the first dozen arrows, and then they begin to exhaust their strength, which is not as good as before.

But the militia in Bofeng were even more vulnerable than these archers, and some of them were so good at fighting that they forgot to rely on the terrain and stood up directly, so they were shot by several arrows and fell off the wall.

But even so. Bofeng City still has the advantage, the training period of archers is longer, and the militia in Bofeng City only takes a few days to learn to shoot, and it only takes fifteen days to master shooting skills like now.

The two can be evenly matched in a short period of time, but with the passage of time and casualties. The Apuro Empire will find themselves at a disadvantage in this regard.

If it is a field battle, it can still attack and regain it, but the opponent is holding the city.

However, Sid's army suffered a potential loss in the counter-shooting, but on the other hand, they also made a few gains.

The light infantry took the opportunity to fill a moat with sandbags and dirt bags, allowing the heavy shield infantry to storm the walls and begin to attack the gates.

But in the past ten days, in addition to training the militia to use firearms, the second focus of Bofeng City is to strengthen the city's defense.

The shield-wielding heavy infantry found that they could not easily breach the fortified gates. Except with the help of siege engines.

However, it is difficult for siege engines to advance under the city gates or walls, and long-range attacks from the defenders can penetrate the protection that comes with mobile siege equipment, which are often made of tough animal skins, which were used to protect ordinary bows and arrows in the past, but shots from Bofeng City can penetrate these animal skins, resulting in casualties among the soldiers responsible for moving the equipment.

And the shots from the walls were not a threat to the heavy shield infantry, whether it was the hard armor or the heavy shields on their bodies, although they could help them block some of the shots, they would not be shot as easily as the light infantry. However, constant fire could still destroy or pierce their armor, and even the hardest tower-heavy shields would be knocked out of the craters.

Even if Lady Luck favors you. The bullets continued to shoot at different parts, causing none of them to penetrate the heavy metal armor, but the kinetic energy of the bullets was still transferred to the armor, which was then borne by the armor-wrapped body.

One or two are fine, but under the continuous firing, the soldiers in the metal armor can't help but faint from the shock.

Dorian stubbornly reported the situation to Sid. Sid walked out of the camp to watch the siege in person, and finally had to give the order to withdraw his troops, temporarily halting the siege on the first day.

After returning to the camp, the defeat in the first battle made Sid furious, if not a little sane. and his long-standing friendship with Dorian, who might have become the object of his anger.

His fantasy of battle was to scare the mobs of Bofeng City with a swift siege, raise a white flag and surrender, and then arrogantly refuse, forcibly take the city, and order the soldiers to revel for three days.

He didn't even mind that this decision would provoke protests from other countries and forces on the Falmalik continent, and criticism and accusations from within the Empire, which he would only regard as honor, as a boost to his full control of the Sixth Legion, and as an early cheer for the future Imperial War God.

However, the first round of battle gave him a slap in the face, although Sid's means and the combat strength of the legion were far more than that, but the first day of siege was indeed not well prepared.

"Re-prepare for the siege, trebuchets, rams, and arrows for me, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, two days at most, I must enter Bofeng City!" Sid roared like a mad lion, if he couldn't take the city quickly, then the meaning of his running would be negative, what would the people who opposed him, the people who competed with him? Look, it was that Sid, it took so much time to attack a city occupied by a mob that didn't even have a formal army.

"General, I thought we couldn't underestimate the weapons in the hands of those mobs, they were strange. Dorian said.

"Well, yes, they use weapons that we have never seen before, and it is strange that they can make ordinary people shoot at our trained archers without falling behind. Sid calmed down.

"I don't think it took long for these mobs to learn to use these weapons. Because when the garrison of Bofeng City was forced to leave, they did not have these weapons in their hands, and if they did, perhaps they would have caused a bigger turmoil, and not just coerced by the Governor of Ili. But now they have these strange weapons in their hands, and they don't seem to be skilled in battle, so they must have gotten them after that, so that they don't have time to use them in a short time. Dorian pondered the words.

"Makes sense. "Sid is not a fool, although he has obvious shortcomings as a nobleman, such as arrogance, arrogance, and ruthlessness, but without good judgment, he is not qualified to be a legion commander. "Go on. ”

"So can we doubt that Bofeng City is not fighting alone now, but someone is helping them. Dorian said slowly.

"Someone to help them!" Sid's eyes became fierce, judging from Dorian's analysis just now, this is very likely, otherwise it would not be possible to explain the strange weapons in the hands of the people of Bofeng City.

Muskets of the Kaos plane. It is not known to many people on the continent of Falmalik, this is because the Aurora themselves lack the ability to manufacture in this area, although they have muskets, many of them are purchased from Asturias and Titania, so for the use of muskets, they are not popular, but the old army and the use of new weapons exist, but the new army established by the southerners regarded muskets as necessary equipment from the beginning, and with the support of the Rose Bank, built a medium-sized arsenal to produce.

But it was the Valkyrie Legion that first entered Cologne in many facets. Inside, it was basically an old-fashioned army, and the musket was only hung as an ornament in Leona's camp, and for a legendary warrior, the musket really meant only that.

Later, when the Marquis of Gerald and more southerners poured into Finion, the natives saw the power of muskets, but this had little to do with Sid, who was stationed far away from Finnian and was fighting for the Empire's hunt for aliens. It doesn't matter if it's him or someone else. None of them have seen the use of muskets in warfare on a large scale.

So, speaking of which, Sid and their siege of the city is the first time they have encountered-

The Imperial Army was preparing for a more fierce attack the next day, but the city of Bofeng was relieved.

The first day of fighting was not a terrible one, mainly because Sid looked down on the militia of Bofeng City.

The previous riot in Bofeng City seems to have been the result of the Blood Griffon's capture of the Governor of Ili and coercion by capturing the thief and the king first. Coupled with the great momentum of the citizens, it was only after the withdrawal of the garrison troops that the city was obtained.

In Sid's opinion, this is a group of civilians with little combat effectiveness, even if there is a small group of elite mercenaries.

So when Sid arrived, he didn't even have siege equipment ready. He directly ordered the siege of the city, thinking that by seizing the head of the city, those militiamen would only tremble their legs and then surrender; even if they had the courage to resist, there was a huge gap between the two sides in terms of combat strength, experience, and numbers, and there was no reason not to take Bofeng City quickly.

However, Bofeng City's determination to resist exceeded Sid's expectations, and at this time, excluding those families who fled to other places, most of the young and strong men in Bofeng City were concentrated in the city and were ready to resist to the death.

But the most important thing is that Solomon has enough weapons for them, and if it weren't for muskets, these militias would not have been able to use the extraordinary combat power they have in any way.

But with the above conditions, Bofeng City is actually no less than Sid's legion in terms of available manpower, and if even the young women and monks can carry weapons and old people are counted, then the number is much higher than Sid's legion.

And muskets and ammunition are sufficient in the present, even in the future, as long as the conditions are right, Solomon is not unable to continue to supply.

Therefore, although in the initial battle, the performance of the militia of Bofeng City was actually unsatisfactory, and many of their initial shots lacked accuracy, just relying on the base of shooting, the advantage of defending the city, and the fact that the Imperial Army encountered large-scale musket fire for the first time, and was completely stunned.

But at the end of the first day of the battle, the people of Bofeng City could not help but cheer when they saw the enemy being repulsed.

The result of the first battle gave the inhabitants of Bofeng City confidence that perhaps it was possible for them to defeat the Imperial Army and fight for independence.

Solomon stayed in the concession from beginning to end, and did not even go out to watch the battle, of course, if he wanted to watch the battle, there were too many ways, and he did not need to go up to the wall.

In addition to the Asturians, on a hill about a few kilometers away from the battle, Brandy of the Phantom Mercenary Regiment and several of her other members watched with the help of the spell effect of the Eye of Observation.

"Are we really going to help Bofeng City find some mercenaries to harass the Apuro Empire?" asked Elemental Mage Debbie.

"It's not time yet, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow's battle, maybe we will be promised to let us know whether it's worth doing this. If that proud Sid is not capable of taking Bofeng City quickly and will be forced to fight a protracted battle, then we can put a chip on Bofeng City's side. Brandy replied.

"Captain, is that person really powerful?" said the archer Shania, who was concerned about another question.

They followed Brandy to save people, and by the way, it depends on whether they can help the Imperial Army, of course, provided that the Apuro Empire is willing to give enough payment.

However, the commander of the regiment, who has always been invincible, returned in vain, and it is said that he encountered a powerful enemy in the city, and the other party also wanted to use Monro and the other three to coerce the Phantom Mercenary Group to secretly help Bofeng City resist the Imperial Army.

Brandy was silent for a long time before replying, "Yes, that person is very powerful, and if I have the choice, I don't want to have a second fight with him." ”

After saying that, she didn't answer anything, and turned away, leaving the two with surprised faces. (To be continued......)