Chapter 53: Blood Rain (2)

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Late at night, the last rainstorm of the early summer rainy season swept away the heat of the day

On the high post outside the city of Zhivading, the wind swept large raindrops on Du Yu's face, and the small rain was left from the gaps in the scales on the fat man's body.

The rain drenched the fat man's body, but the fat man's eyes were fixed on the north gate of Zhivading City

A shiny silver serpent twisted across the sky

A flash of lightning shone on the faces of the 2,000 light cavalry in the dense forest of the hills, which were solemn faces, allowing the pouring rain to hit the armor on their bodies, and they were torn apart and splashed with white water.

In the wordless silence, only the "crackling" sound of rain drops falling on the ground could be heard

"Look, my lord, our people have signaled!"

Caesar Sauron, beside the fat man, pointed to the flickering firelight at the north gate of Zhivadine in the distance and shouted

Seeing the constantly shaking firelight track at the north gate of Zhivading City, Du Yu, who was standing on the high post, showed a smug smile at the corner of his mouth,

The circular swaying torch trail, although it was as dark as ink, the bright light of the fire was still clearly visible on the distant hills

"Even at such a level, you want to embrace the independence of the city! tonight you are destined to become synonymous with history."

The fat man secretly despised in his heart, and seemed to feel the anger in his master's heart, and the war horse under the fat man's crotch took a few steps back

In this era when castles prevailed

The city's huge defensive range and low walls meant that the city's external defense could not be compared to that of a fortified castle

The lax defense of Zhivading City is far worse than the fat man's heart expected,

This time to suppress the rebellion, the fat man prepared to cut through the chaos with a quick sword, and uprooted all the hostile forces in the city of Zhivading with a thunderous force

"Chop the grass without removing the roots, the spring breeze blows and grows again!"

In order to achieve absolute superiority, the fat man not only used the light cavalry regiment, but also transferred the eighth heavy infantry regiment of nearly 5,000 people

Nearly 7,000 elite Samoar troops gathered under the city of Zhivadin, which was more than enough for the city of Zhivadin, which had a population of only 50,000, to slaughter the city

A lot of important moments are often simple

This "night of blood and rain", in which later historians have been unable to figure out the truth, kicked off with a gentle wave of Du Yu's hand

"The whole army is assaulted! Each squad is carried out according to the prior plan! If there is a resistance in the middle, it will be killed."

The fat man gave an order, and countless black shadows rushed out of the mountains and dense forests,

Under the cover of the heavy rain in the night, like a pack of hunting wolves, they rushed towards the north gate of the city of Zhivading

"Come out and see, what are those things?"

A city guard who came out to pee shivered a few times in the cold night, and suddenly found that there was a large group of black shadows rapidly approaching Zhivading City not far outside the city, and there was a faint sound of thunder in the sound of raindrops

"What's it called, I've never seen those smugglers enter the city in the middle of the night, this time I guess I got a lot of good things, if you let Baron Gitsay know that you saw his smuggled goods, see if he doesn't let Captain Keane skin you!"

The dozen or so city guards who were woken up in the city road looked at the shouting soldier with displeasure, cursed a few words, and turned to sleep

Smuggling at night was common in the city of Zhivadin, and naturally no one cared about the soldier's surprise

"These damn smugglers come every time in the middle of the night at three watches, and they can't sleep peacefully"

When the soldier heard the scolding of his colleague, he felt that he was also making a fuss, and looked at the dark shadow that was already approaching the north gate below, spat on the battlements, and lifted his pants to prepare to walk towards the passage of the city wall

Suddenly, a dazzling light flashed in front of his eyes, and then there was a metal crash from the city gate below,

"What's going on, it's not peaceful in the middle of the night!"

The city guard inadvertently glanced at the city gate, and his whole body was cold, and the hand holding his pants unconsciously let go, and his pants fell to the ground

I saw that under the light of the torches at the city gate, the cavalry in iron armor passed through the wide gate of the north gate like a black ghost.

The light that flickered in front of the city guards just now was the reflection of the fire of the city gate on the armor of the cavalry

Only then did the panicked city guards react, and the large group of black shadows they saw just now should be these cavalry rushing into the city.

He was bold, pouting his bare ass and lying on the battlements to look at it, and when he landed there his face was pale with fright, and his hands and feet were paralyzed,

The blackened heads at the city gate were like a swarm of ants, and these ironclad cavalrymen held a long knife in their hands, silently but murderously passing through the city gate

The chest of the cavalry's armor was inlaid with a white thorn coat of arms the size of a fist, which was very dazzling in the light of the torches

"These are the Samorians!

The thought startled the city guard,

Rumors of Zhivadine's independence from Samori had already spread throughout the city guards

"Defend against the Kujits, and even more so against the Samoren! The Kugits will rob us of our treasures and women, and the Samorians will rob us of our heads!"

This is what the captain of the city guard said during his daily rounds, and although he did not admit the rumors of Zhivadin's independence, he had already proved the truth of the rumors in disguise

For the soldiers at the grassroots level, it doesn't matter who is the lord, whoever gives money to eat is the master

Just as the city guard was stunned as he watched the cavalry rushing in from below, a sudden short-feathered crossbow arrow shot into the throat of the city guard from the city not far away, and the corpse shook and fell from the city wall

It was Caesar Sauron who shot the arrow,

With the strength of his silver knight, he could clearly see things within 50 meters at night, and the city guard's white ass was too dazzling on the city wall

"Those who know the truth generally don't live long!"

Caesar Sauron put the cavalry crossbow arrows in his hand back into the weapon slot with a solemn face, and shouted to the light cavalry who had already rushed into the north gate

"The first detachment went to occupy the arrow tower, the second detachment was responsible for cutting the passage to the city wall, and the third detachment immediately occupied the drawbridge"

The light cavalry that rushed into the city gate immediately rushed to the passage of the city wall in three groups according to the plan

Du Yu had already known the defensive layout of Zhivading City from the mouth of the captured nobleman

Zhivadin's walls were not tall but four meters thick, enough to withstand all the rushing cars that tried to ram the walls, especially to defend against the attack of the fortress of Samoor, and the Confederate could be regarded as a bloody investment

Not only did thirty large stone throwers be arranged on the city wall, and a large number of defensive facilities were set up,

And in order to make up for the shortcomings of the city wall, a passage inside the wall that was enough for two horses to pass side by side was specially dug inside the city wall to transport troops, even if the enemy temporarily attacked the city wall, it would be wiped out by the continuous pouring of reinforcements in the passage

As long as the passage is not occupied, even if the city wall is occupied, but now this internal passage has become the fatal flaw of Zhivading City

The Zhivadine garrison, which was sheltering from the rain in the passage of the city wall, was attacked by the light cavalry in an unguarded situation, and many soldiers were beheaded by the light yƬ in their sleep, and some of the soldiers who woke up were also shot into hedgehogs by the crossbow arrows in the hands of the light cavalry.

The passage inside the city wall was full of blood, and the 300 defenders on duty were slaughtered almost without resistance, and with the occupation of the drawbridge winch,

The other six drawbridges outside Zhivading slowly fell in the night, and the mountains of heavily armored infantry poured towards the city gates from a distance

It was Croissat's Eighth Heavy Infantry Regiment, a full 5,000 heavily armed hoplites

There was an accident in the occupation of the arrow tower at the gate of the city wall, and the first detachment that rushed up met the stubborn resistance of the archers on the arrow tower.

The city gate arrow tower is an independent existence of the city wall, which is connected with the thick city wall, and has its own independent two-story defensive wall.

Often in siege battles, the arrow tower is the last fortress to fall

The arrow tower of Zhivading City is three times the size of the arrow tower of an ordinary castle, and the arrow tower, which can only accommodate 20 people, has become 70 archers in Zhivadin, which makes the first detachment preparing for a strong attack suffer a big loss

The light cavalry did not have a large shield for siege, and the rain of arrows shot from the arrow tower made the light cavalry helpless, so they could only use the light crossbow arrows in their hands to shoot at the arrow tower.

The effect is not good for the Zhivading arrow tower with a solid shooting hole, and it is often shot out of dozens of arrows without hitting a single one

This embarrassing result made the bow and arrow on the arrow tower shoot more cheerfully, and occasionally you can hear foul language abuse coming from the arrow tower

Although the light cavalry below was full of anger, they could only stare dryly, and suddenly they didn't know who burst out with a foul language, and scolded the archers on the arrow tower

The awkward confrontation continued until the arrival of the Eighth Heavy Infantry Regiment led by Crolysat,

More than a dozen hammermen with large shields in their hands moved to the bottom of the arrow tower with a leisurely face against the rain of arrows falling on their heads

In the clanging sound of the arrow striking the shield, the first defense of the arrow tower was smashed with the city cone in his hand very lightly, and the closed iron door of the arrow tower was knocked into an iron hole, and more than a dozen large concave holes were distributed near the lock of the iron gate

The hoplites kicked open the tattered iron gates, revealing the frightened pale faces of the archers inside

The rest was much simpler, the swarming heavy infantry cut down the Zhivadin archers, who were only equipped with short swords, to pulp, and if it had not been for the strict order, the light cavalry who were full of fire would have almost burned the entire tower with their torches

At this time, the palace of the Marquis of Hesaritae, the president of the Zhivading Business Alliance, who did not know that the Samoriel army had entered the city, was brightly lit.

Hundreds of luxurious carriages outside the Marquis's Mansion were parked on the lawn in front of the door, and a luxurious and grand banquet was being held in the Marquis's Mansion.

In order to welcome this distinguished guest from the royal capital, Hezarithai invited all the prominent figures in the city of Zhivadin

Hezarites knew that if Zhivadine wanted to become independent from Samar, he had to rely not only on his own strength, but also on the support of the royal forces, otherwise he would be accused of being a rebel

Only the joint pressure of the local forces and the royal forces could make the stupid fat man in Samor have to swallow this bitter wine

Whether or not he can please this Kyoto guest tonight will be the key to Zhivadin's independence

"As long as this distinguished guest is willing to say a few words for me in Kyoto, I will become the first governor of Zhivading City"

Looking at the lively scene of people shuttling in the hall, thinking of his bright future, Hezarita's eyes were fascinated

"Master, the servants reported just now that Young Master Lisaheben had already entered the gate! But at the door, I met the Marquis of Saji, who had been waiting there for a long time, and now the two of them are chatting secretly in the back garden!

The butler walked in briskly through the side door of the hall with an ugly face, and whispered in Hetharitai's ear,

"Secret chat? and drove away the servants"

The slightly drunk Hezarite's face changed abruptly, and the drunkenness just now turned into a cold sweat, thinking that he had spent so much effort to invite this big man from Kyoto, but now he was picked up by the Marquis of Saji, and said angrily in his heart

"Let's go, come with me and see what this old fox wants to do!"

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