The other soldiers did not change much, anyway, Xu Siling came back safe and sound, and he was still shouting and humiliating the other lord's lord under the city, and finally retreated.

The morale of the Raya soldiers was high before the expedition, and it was even stronger after Xu Siling's return.

Obviously, the number of soldiers is only about 500 people, but they are not afraid of the sky and the earth, who will kill whom.

The three days passed in a flash, rushing by like flowing water.

The appointed day for the siege has arrived.

As Xu Siling thought of the best plan, after the rain stopped, it didn't rain for three days, and the sky was clear.

It's a good day to siege the city.

For three days, everything went smoothly.

The siege towers, ladders, and siege vehicles have all been made, and even all the parts of the catapult have been sent from Raya Town to the Tamubao camp.

The difficulty of manufacturing ladders and siege vehicles is not great, and the siege tower needs some technical content, but the wall of Tamu Fort is not high, especially the number of participants on both sides is not more than 1,000 people, which is not a big battlefield.

This kind of siege tower of the city wall does not need to fit too many people, and the Florphon family led by Ella is not too easy to make.

Because he was not in a hurry, Xu Siling did not urge the soldiers to speed up the production, but the soldiers of the Floropin family only spent one day to make the siege tower, and even they were bored and made one more.

In the past three days, Xu Siling also asked the soldiers to push the two siege towers to practice, in case the soldiers did not have enough combat experience and made mistakes.

And these days, Xu Siling arranged for the soldiers who went to Tamu Fort to mock day and night, and the effect was obvious.

The soldiers went to the city to announce that Khamis was afraid of the divine and fair decisive battle, and Miss Raya could not bear the death of the soldiers of Tamubao, and decided to attack the city in three days, so that the soldiers of Tamubao would have a chance to die in honor.

He even said that as long as the Raya soldiers landed in the city, they would not harm the civilians and surrender to everything, and Miss Raya only targeted Khamis personally.

As Xu Siling said, the siege of the city is based on the heart, and the effect is remarkable.

After all, the soldier is not Xu Siling, and Xu Siling does not dare to let the soldier mock Hamis in front of the soldier like him, otherwise what if he is shot down.

The soldiers came to the city day and night to propagandize, and the mentality of the soldiers in Tamu Fort was about to explode.

On the one hand, they suspect that Master Khamis wants them to die without a fight, and on the other hand, they subconsciously want to live.

The desire to avoid war and cowardice has become stronger and stronger.

It wasn't that Khamis didn't want to struggle, but no matter how much he sent people to keep an eye on the soldiers on the city wall, he still couldn't avoid the soldiers whispering in private.

The soldiers of Tamu Fort could see what the Raya soldiers were doing on the hillside.

The morale of the Raya soldiers was high, and the siege equipment was complete, including siege towers and catapults, which was even more of a direct morale suppression, making the soldiers even more reluctant to face this battle.

Some of the soldiers have already privately agreed that when the Raya soldiers attack the city, they will fight passively, and as soon as the Raya soldiers appear, they will surrender.

Anyway, everyone tacitly can't defeat the troops in Raya Town, and Tamubao will change hands sooner or later, what are you doing so desperately?

As for Hamis, he didn't dare to go out of the city to fight Miss Raya

Oh, who dares.

The Raya knight Xu Siling was on the opposite side, carrying more than a dozen soldiers by himself without falling behind, and also slashed and killed more than ten soldiers.

In the real decisive battle, the soldiers of Tamu Fort were not confident that they could win this Raya knight.

From the moment Xu Siling retreated from Tamu Fort, Xu Siling has already been a lingering shadow for all the people in Tamu Fort.

Since they can't win, why are they working so hard, anyway, Miss Raya can save the people of Tamu Fort and prevent their families from dying due to the Black Death.

The morale was already like this, but Xu Siling's side was as prepared as possible.

Compared with the soldiers on both sides, the Raya soldiers had an advantage in morale, equipment, numbers, and popularity.

If it's a flat battle, it's really my advantage, how can I lose?

But this is a siege battle, not only is it Fei'er's first expedition, but also Xu Siling's first time participating in commanding the battlefield.

Fei'er didn't want to lose, and Xu Siling didn't want to.

For siege warfare, Xu Siling has an innate vigilance, he probably knows the hearts of the soldiers in Tamubao, but he doesn't dare to pack tickets.

Siege warfare is originally a disadvantage of the attacking side, especially Xu Siling, who has learned so many historical siege warfare events.

In ancient warfare, there was nothing more dangerous and difficult than siege warfare.

In the face of a strong fortress, it is often impossible to lose one-third of the army's soldiers, or even for a long time. It is enough to see the difficulty of siege warfare, and such losses are also a disaster on the battlefield.

Raya Town is in the town and castle of the French Kingdom, the scale is not large, but at the moment when the Black Death is raging, Raya Town is the special existence that mobilizes soldiers without breaking their muscles and bones.

But even so, Xu Siling didn't dare to joke with the lives of soldiers.

In any case, it is necessary to minimize the casualties of the soldiers as much as possible.

On the one hand, he practiced with siege equipment every day, and on the other hand, he asked the veterans in the soldiers to explain the experience of siege to the soldiers.

Now that the siege equipment is complete and the morale is high, the Tamu Fort can easily change hands as long as it is given an order.

Xu Siling and Fei'er are ready.

Today is the day of the siege, and the soldiers are mentally prepared and excited.

But even if the city is sieged, the catapults that are transported must be used first.

The catapult was sent by Abel himself from the town of Raya, and his obsession with the catapult was close to madness, and when he heard that the catapult he made could come in handy, he rested and slept with the parts of the catapult on the way to it, lest something happen.

In Abel's words, as soon as the catapult rope was pulled, dozens of catties of stones were thrown out directly and smashed down against the target.

Isn't that the charm of catapults?

After the catapult was transported to the camp, it began to assemble, and many soldiers, including Xu Siling and Fei'er, watched as Abel commanded the assembly.

To put it simply, catapults are mainly divided into three parts.

Shelves, crossbars, and weight boxes.

The heavier and larger the box, the greater the energy, and the farther the thrown stones.

After the weight box is loaded, then at one end of the stone bullet, the rope winch is rotated by manpower to pull the weight box high and pull, and then fix it with a bolt.

After placing the stone bullet, pull down the rope, hit the bolt with a hammer, the counterweight box falls quickly under the action of gravity, and the stone bullet at the other end is thrown out immediately.

You can even wrap cotton cloth on the stone bullet, pour it with dyed fuel, ignite it and then shoot it away, and it will directly upgrade the fire attack.

The assembly speed is not fast, and Ebel personally directs the inspection at every step.

After the assembly was completed, all the stone bullets that had been prepared in advance were pushed over.

An Li looked at the behemoth in front of her and couldn't help but chatter: "I didn't expect that one day, we would also be able to use our own trebuchet." ”

Fei'er glanced at An Li and didn't say anything, but turned her head to look at Xu Siling: "How should this catapult aim?" ”

"It's very simple, it must be to throw a few stone bullets in advance to estimate the distance, and then it will be corrected according to the previous launch trajectory. Usually aiming is based on experimental data, the weight of the counterweight box, the distance of the bomb, the azimuth calibration, and so on. ”

"Let's keep it simple."

"It's up to Abel to experience."

Fei'er's azure eyes rolled her eyes cutely: "Then I said so much, I thought you understood." ”

Xu Siling laughed a few times: "Understand a little, you must know that the executioner's family has many talents, and there are everything, you have to believe in Abel." ”

Phil turned her head to look at Ann Li and ordered, "Go and tell Abel that if the catapult is really as effective and applicable as he said, I will reward him personally for the end of this battle." ”

An Li understood, and hurriedly went to find Abel who was busy commanding, and when he heard Fei'er's words of encouragement and reward, he became even more excited, and hurriedly patted his chest to assure him with his life that his trebuchet would definitely be useful.

After everything was ready, Abel was going to direct the test throw, and the throw distance had to be calibrated.

The soldiers turned the winch to pull the catapult's counterweight box high, and listened to the squeaking of the ropes of the winch, and many soldiers gathered around to watch.

The counterweight box did not reach the highest position, but was pulled halfway to Abel's halt, and he gestured his finger to the distance of his Tamu Fort, and ordered the latch to be jammed.

The stone projectile was pushed onto the catapult, and the anticipation of the catapult was about to be ejected.

The trebuchet is mighty and huge, like a giant beast.

The soldiers who were commanded operated nervously, and a slightly tense atmosphere filled the air, and the soldiers holding the hammer held their breath and waited for orders.

"Launch!"

With a loud bang, the trebuchet's arm suddenly lifted, and the stone projectile slashed through the air in a graceful arc, and it roared out like a wild beast's roar, and the speed was swift.

Everything that the Raya soldiers did on the hillside, the Tamuburg soldiers watched.

Seeing the catapult assembled and flying towards them, they all cowered on the city wall in fear.

Stone projectiles were thrown out and came towards them, and they were too frightened to come forward.

However, not long after, with the sound of heavy objects hitting the ground, a burst of boos rang out.

It turned out that the stone bullet that was thrown did not hit Tamu Fort, but smashed more than 30 meters away from Tamu Fort, and there was a pit in the ground, and the stone bomb was still rolling.

The Raya soldiers also booed when they saw that the stone bullet had not hit the Tamu Fort, and Abel's face couldn't help but turn red when he saw this, and he hurriedly explained loudly.

"It's a test throw! Calculate the distance of the weight box! ”

Fortunately, Abel looked at Fei'er and Xu Siling, and their expressions were indifferent, so he breathed a sigh of relief and commanded the trebuchet to throw a stone bullet again.

This time, Abel calculated the weight and distance of the weight box, and pulled the winch a little higher to let the soldier latch on.

The hammer hit the bolt again, and the stone projectile flew out of the air.

This time, the stone bullet did not miss, but just smashed heavily on the wall of Tamu Fort, leaving a small pit mark.

The soldiers of Tamubao felt that the entire city wall was trembling, as if it was crumbling, and they were suddenly even more afraid.

The second shot was so accurate that the Raya soldiers cheered, and Abel jumped up and clapped his hands excitedly.

"I've written them all down for the rope distance and the height of the weight box! Pull it up a little higher, and the stone projectiles can fly into the city! ”

Seeing that the effect was good, Fei'er smiled and nodded, and then looked at Xu Siling beside her.

Xu Siling understood, and hurriedly ordered.

"An Li, send someone to Tamu Fort to persuade them to surrender one last time, of course, I don't think they will surrender, anyway, tell the soldiers of Tamu Fort that we are about to attack the city, so that they are ready to face the battle."

"Other soldiers, get ready as planned! The siege engine can't be used in the outer city, but the inner fortress needs to use it, push it forward! Cloud ladders and siege towers need to be used to attack the outer city, so be ready first, and attack the city later! ”

"Abel, trebuchet threw thirty rounds of stone bullets at me and smashed them into the walls, striking me so that they retracted their heads. After 30 rounds of stone bullets, replace them with stone bullets wrapped in cotton cloth, pour fuel oil on them, raise the catapult, and throw incendiary stone bullets into their city! Don't hit your own people with a single stone bounce, or I won't let you go! ”

"Terry, all the cavalry mounted, according to yesterday's arrangement, mainly keep an eye on the other directions of Tamu Fort, and be careful that Khamis leads people to escape! If Khamis escapes, I will only ask you! ”

Xu Siling ordered them one by one, and An Li, Terry, Abel and others answered them one by one, and the soldiers hurriedly dispersed and began to prepare for the siege.

Fei'er saw that everything was with Xu Siling, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but go up, and she was very happy.

"Looks like I just need to wait for you to break the city in the main tent."

"It's not a big problem, we have a big advantage, there's no reason to lose. I'm just worried about the casualties of the soldiers, I don't know how many people will have to die. ”

Fei'er can see more than Xu Siling: "War always kills, Xu." From the moment they became soldiers, they understood this truth, you are too kind. ”

Xu Siling blinked, after living for so many years, it was the first time he heard someone praise him for his kindness.

Fei'er won't understand Xu Siling's opinion, these are all populations, only by living can production be created, and if you die, you will really die.

When the soldiers who had failed to persuade them to surrender returned, the catapult was projectile after stone projectile under the command of Ebel.

The trebuchet stood on the hillside, its huge arms slowly raised.

With a roar that shook the sky, the stone bullets flew in the air, like a merciless meteor rushing into the sky.

Stone projectiles slashed through the blue sky, roaring towards Tamu Fort with the power of destruction.

When the stone bullets fell heavily, the walls trembled and dust flew up.

Some of the stone bullets even smashed accurately on the city wall, the stone bullets fell and rolled, the soldiers of Tamu Fort were torn and routed by the stone bullets, and the cries of terror echoed on the city walls, while the trebuchets continued to project mercilessly, turning the sky into cannons, flying towards the enemy formation, unstoppable.

The moment the stone bullets collided with the Tamu Fort, chaos and collapse came, more than ten stone bullets in a row, and the huge impact force destroyed everything, the dust was filled, and the fragments of the city wall were scattered everywhere.

Many of the soldiers of Tamu Fort were overwhelmed, and they fell to the ground with their heads held in fear, groaning, and the trebuchets continued to fire, like a thunderbolt that would not stop, completely crushing the enemy's defenses.

Xu Siling, who looked at everything, had already put on his armor and rode on his horse, and his armor was wearing a robe with the coat of arms of the Raya family, which was extremely eye-catching.

He was carrying a shield on his back this time, after all, the siege of the city could not be too arrogant.

Xu Siling glanced around at the Raya soldiers who were already ready, and he raised his long sword and pointed at Tamu Fort.

"Raya soldiers, let's fight for honor!"

"These cowards and rabble in Tamubao will only hide on the city walls and tremble!"

"Let them know that Raya is not to be disturbed, and let them bear our wrath for the wrongs they have committed!"

"Charge! We are fearless of everything! ”

Hearing the roar of rage in unison, the sound of which shook the ground across the vast battlefield, raised their weapons and pushed the siege engines, and their bodies and minds became one, bursting with infinite strength and courage.

These shouts were filled with passion and determination, inspiring the soldiers to dash forward fearlessly.

The earth trembled, and the soldiers charged, accompanied by flaming stone projectiles streaked through the air, and a cloud of black smoke followed behind them. (End of chapter)