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On 27 September, the Western Route Army launched the first round of attacks on the city of Ferunman.

After the conquest of County Chilling, the second-line corps transferred from Snowdon arrived at the front one after another, two of which were incorporated into the Western Route Army under the command of Ebert. These two armies, with swordsmen and shieldmen as the main arms, were much more useful than cavalry, at least when it came to sieges.

"According to the original deployment, launch an attack. At about ten o'clock in the morning, on the three-zhang high platform, Albert gave a deep order. Since it is attacking from east to west, bright sunlight will greatly interfere with the enemy's line of sight. Therefore, he deliberately chose to attack the city at this moment, which can be regarded as a small use of the heavenly time.

Siege warfare is the most varied and dull warfare. Fire attacks, water attacks, night attacks, sneak attacks, breakthroughs from inside the city, and strong attacks from outside the city can be said to be varied and difficult to measure. However, if the defenders of the city are prepared, this qiē will be difficult to achieve, and the besieging side can only launch an attack step by step, and even the steps are almost the same.

Throw stones and arrows to kill as much of the opponent's living force as possible, get close to the walls, set up a long ladder to climb to the top of the city, or use a battering ram to break into the door. A lot of bloodshed, desperate fighting, whether it succeeds or fails, the damage of both the offensive and defensive sides will not be a small amount.

But there is no way, the best way to capture a region is to capture its central city. On the contrary, if you ignore it and continue to advance, it is like a wedge stuck behind you. Not only can the safety of the grain route not be guaranteed, but it may be attacked from both sides at any time, but any general with basic military knowledge. will try their best to avoid this situation.

"The enemy army is really well prepared......" Seeing the attacking troops being harvested by stubble, Ebert couldn't help but sigh.

Unlike Xilinshire, Ferenman is a Dominion, and the lord of the city is the noble lord of the place. In order to keep his territory, the other party obviously did his homework. Both the throwing stone and the arrow are fired according to a certain law in order to maximize their lethality.

Catapults and bed crossbows, which are responsible for striking dense forces at the farthest distance. The battalion of archers, on the other hand, threw arrows and created a death zone about two hundred paces in front of the city walls. The rest of the fish that slipped through the net were dealt with by the rolling logs at close range. Occasionally, soldiers armed with crossbows can be seen, patrolling back and forth. But not much action.

"Indeed, those crossbowmen are waiting for the 'Wrath of the Vulcan', right?" Allegri pointed from afar, a little short-sighted, but he couldn't actually see the situation on the city. But on the command platform, there are two scouts with sharp eyes, who are specially responsible for observing the battle situation in the distance and reporting to the commanders and generals.

"Herald. Camouflage troops attack," Ebert nodded. Another order was given, "Let them raise their shields close to the city walls, and after testing the enemy's fire, they will withdraw immediately." ”

On the table next to him, the clerk of the General Staff worked hard to write. In just a few seconds, the military order was transcribed. After the seal officer stamped the seal, the herald bowed down and picked it up, and walked away quickly. There are dozens of horses under the high platform to ensure that they can run as fast as possible. The general's order was communicated to the troops.

"Watch carefully, report back at any time. Albert instructed the scouts beside him, and immediately pointed out where they should focus their attention.

A quarter of an hour later, an army in odd costumes charged at the city of Ferencman.

They were in groups of eight or nine, wearing the iron helmets of hoplites, but wearing only the leather armor of light infantry. They held iron shields and covered themselves tightly, like iron turtles, crawling on the chaotic battlefield.

"Tell the marshal that our army is within five hundred paces of the city wall," the scout, squinting slightly, dutifully reported, "under the attack of the catapults, two groups were broken, and no bones remained. He referred to Ebert as "marshal" as a military position, and as King Nacini and Allegri did, he referred to as a general.

"Catapults, in general, only attack dense troops, and their landing points are not precise enough, even if the enemy is aware of it, it is very inconvenient to make temporary adjustments," Ebert commented, "so they are not a big threat to Vulcan's Fury, that is, they are injured by mistake...... The bed crossbow is similar in that it is flexible at best, but it is not easy to accurately hit a few soldiers in a group in a battlefield of tens of thousands of people. ”

"That's what the general said. Allegri nodded, the enemy attack was very fierce, and Albert must have been worried that he would look ahead and backward before he explained.

Having lost four or five groups of fighters, the camouflaged troops left the range of fire from catapults and bed crossbows and came into range of the archers. It is difficult for the thrown arrows to penetrate the raised tower shield, and unlike the throwing stones, even if one or two fighters are wounded, others can still take their positions, and the battle group can still move on. When it comes to critical moments, they can also go from two groups to one group to maintain the basic setup.

"The camouflaged troops were blocked by arrows, and forty to forty-three groups remained. The scout didn't blink his eyes and secretly estimated. Albert sent fifty groups, about four hundred and fifty men, to the test. They are all soldiers who have violated military law, and they should be beheaded according to the rules, but now they have the opportunity to make meritorious contributions, so they are quite hard.

"The enemy began to throw rolling wood and stones, and our troops suffered heavy casualties," the scout's voice became faster and faster, "Our army launched a charge, quickly approaching the city wall, and there were thirty-five or so groups remaining......

"Another enemy force has been put into attack, it seems to be crossbowmen," a moment later, the scout's voice rang out again, "nearly ten groups of our army have stagnated, probably with crossbow arrows piercing the shields, causing at least half of the casualties." ”

Albert and Allegri looked at each other, a slight grimace on their faces. This kind of injury has never been encountered before, or rather, this is the first time, and the defenders of Ian have made targeted arrangements for the "Wrath of the Fire God".

"The camouflaged units of our army arrived at the foot of the city walls, the remnants of the battle group, eighteen to twenty people. "There is chaos everywhere, and the scouts can only give an approximate range. He subconsciously stretched his neck, his eyes were burning, and he should have launched some kind of detection technique.

"Probe, report. Albert said in a deep voice. He didn't want to hate Ferenc City, especially when the Central Army was attacking everywhere and achieving great results.

"The enemy crossbowmen are still shooting, but our troops are basically safe by relying on the walls to set up their shields," the scout blinked suddenly, surprised, "Enemy, the enemy is starting to throw ...... Things that resemble wine barrels......"

"What?" asked Albert and Allegri at the same time.

"It's like...... Oak barrels," the scout scratched his head, describing as accurately as he could, "and upon landing, a sticky black liquid flowed out—"

Before he could finish speaking, several rockets were fired from the city, and at the foot of the city wall, thick smoke billowed and tongues of fire burst out.

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