While the citizens below the city were eating, the Siena soldiers above the city were also hurrying to enjoy their lunch.

Consul Petrucci had been at the southeast corner tower since the peasants began to gather in the morning, and did not leave during lunch.

The Archon, who expressed a poor appetite, refused meat and only ate a little bread before continuing to observe the situation. Vegetables were now the most precious food in the city, and only the wounded could get some rations.

The consul had proven himself to be an excellent garrison commander twenty years ago, so now he took over the command of the turret.

The damage to the moat was minimal throughout the morning, but Petrucci was still worried because the number and combat effectiveness of the enemy's cavalry exceeded his predictions, and the city of Siena was now completely cut off from the ports on the western coast.

The "Hand Half Sword" mercenary group from the perennial war-torn areas of Germany may not have good horses, but their organizational ability and discipline far exceed that of their Italian counterparts. In the past few days, they have captured several people coming out of Siena City, waiting for opportunities.

Envoys contacted by sea in the direction of Liguria.

France was unable to obtain accurate information about the city of Siena, and the Republic of Siena was unable to provide the support the French army needed after landing. Coupled with the superior position of the Spanish navy, it is difficult to imagine that the Duke of Bourbon would take huge risks and lead the French army.

The main force comes to support.

Since the possibility of Siena receiving direct assistance from France is slim, it must rely on city defense to hold on until the French army achieves results in the north.

Archon Petrucci decided not to just defend with bows and arrows and magic missiles in the afternoon, but to adopt a more active attitude.

When the civilians who had finished lunch outside the city once again packed their bags of soil and were ready to set off, the two hundred Siena garrison cavalry and the two hundred "Eight Towns Joint Insurance Team" in the turret were also ready to attack. These four

One hundred men were all the cavalry in the city of Siena at this time.

Consul Petrucci was convinced that he had to either do nothing or devote all his strength to a decisive attack to completely destroy the morale of the civilians. If he was killed in large numbers without any results, and the commanders outside the city continued to suppress him, it was very likely that the civilians would be destroyed.

They would choose to rebel. Although the damage they could cause to the Roman army would definitely be very small, at least the Roman soldiers could only fill up the Tusei River by themselves.

"Okay, lazy fellows, take your bags. The bows and arrows and magic missiles at the top of the city are nothing. Your Excellency the Archbishop is kind and generous. What's the point of spending his whole life digging for food in the fields and living for decades? Well, don't you think so?

If you don't want to have more land of your own, think about it. You don't have to pay rent to the landlord. You only need to pay 40% of the royal grain every year. You also have your own cattle. You don't have to have your wife and children work hard with you. What a wonderful life it is.

If you want such a good life, just work hard." Boss Sirika once again gave some encouragement to the first group of civilians. After all, this group suffered the most in the morning, and they suffered more than half of the casualties.

This group of civilians rushed closer to the city moat one after another. The revolving crossbows on the city wall still said nothing. They only injured a few civilians with sparse bows and arrows, and even the magic missiles did not appear.

Unfortunately, the achievements of this group of civilians were not great. After all, the memory of the morning still made most people very frightened. A lot of soil piled up on the edge of the moat.

The previous small bosses of the first group were all executed, so Boss Sirica took out several small bosses from other groups and added them to the first group, including Kelal, who was also transferred to the first group. His performance this time

It was still good. I successfully brought back a wounded person. Now that I have all the equipment, those bows and arrows are no longer a big threat.

Kelal's luck is also very good, and the second group of civilians who follow are very dangerous.

Consul Petrucci's intention was to let the first batch of civilians pass through in the afternoon, paralyze the enemy, and severely attack the second batch of civilians.

Although he was still not satisfied with the first group of peasants, Ladislaus decided not to punish them. Except for a small half of the peasants who lost the soil far away, they were pulled out and whipped by the observers. Everyone else got a

The injured person received two tags, and the person who brought the injured person back also received a silver coin.

Moreover, no peasants died during this round trip. An optimistic atmosphere spread among the peasants. Several peasants in the first group impatiently asked to continue participating in the second round trip in order to earn more food. Ladislaus

The rations provided by Sri Lanka can only prevent people from starving to death. In order to make their wives and children live a little better, the brave peasants can voluntarily participate in this dangerous round trip several times, including Kelal, who was originally lucky.

But Ladislaus was not infected by this atmosphere.

After all, Consul Petrucci had not directly commanded a battle for many years, and he showed some slight flaws.

Ladislaus said to Machiavelli who was accompanying him: "It seems that your suggestion is very correct. It is indeed necessary to carry a half-hand sword. Now the several mages on the city wall should have saved a round of spell slots to prepare for the response.

Let’s wait for the cavalry to attack.”

Machiavelli was also satisfied with his monarch's observation ability. He sincerely complimented him: "Your acumen is really amazing, Your Excellency the Archbishop."

"You predicted yesterday that Petrucci would never watch us destroy the moat. If it weren't for your insistence, I wouldn't have let the half-swordsmen prepare in the woods." Ladislaus and

After Machiavelli gave some praise and self-praise, he sent Old John to contact Captain Kessell-Vitting to ask him to prepare for the attack.

Of course, there is no need to tell the second batch of civilians who will serve as bait for all these responses.

They still harbor unrealistic optimism, unaware that they are about to embark on the most dangerous journey today.

Ladislaus did not notice Kelal in the team, and even if he saw it, it would be impossible not to let him take risks just because of a little appreciation. This was the reward Ladislaus required for his appreciation.

Kelal was still standing at the back of the team. Following Sirika's boss's order, he started off with hundreds of other civilians. He already had some experience and would wait until more than half of the journey had passed before he exerted his strength to reduce the number of people as much as possible.

time in dangerous areas.

However, this time, when he was about to speed up after walking two-thirds of the way, he suddenly heard a tense sound that frightened him. Immediately after this sound, the terrifying crossbow shot again.

The revolving crossbow started firing again.

However, the ranks of the peasants were much more evacuated than in the morning. Although the Roman soldiers repeatedly emphasized the benefits of evacuation formations, at the beginning, these peasants would still huddle together like weak chickens when running, and the crowd would always give way to the weak.

Personal sense of security.

However, after experiencing several actual trips, all the civilians realized that huddling together would only make it easier for the enemies on the city to aim, and they gradually became able to consciously keep a certain distance.

They all learn very quickly, after all, the exams are so fast and severe.

So this time the revolving crossbow didn't kill a few people.

But while the revolving crossbow was firing, the suspension bridge on the turret was also lowered, and hundreds of cavalry filed out.
Chapter completed!