Because of the previous incident in Kent Town, Alonso III had no confidence in commanding the battle, so he simply delegated power to Sutil. [ ] Because Sutil was the only one who prevented everyone from entering Kent Town, he was the one to take command.
No one objected to the attack.
As a famous general in the kingdom, Sutil's fighting style is known for his stability, and this attack on the castle is no exception. Sutil first used the siege tower to slowly approach the castle, allowing the crossbowmen to rely on the height advantage of the siege tower to suppress Luo.
The crossbowmen on Jie's side covered the infantry and used the battering ram to directly attack the city gate.
This is the most orthodox siege method in the world of Toulonzo. When the attacker has enough troops and complete siege equipment, this is the most commonly used attack method. As long as the attacker keeps putting pressure on the defender,
Sooner or later, there will be enough to break through the strong city defenses.
Originally, Sutil was right to choose this tactic. After all, Alonso III's army already numbered nearly 100,000, and more troops were coming in a steady stream. The final number was estimated to be more than 150,000. On the other hand,
Regarding Roger's strength, Sutil estimated that a castle of this size could accommodate more than 20,000 people at most. There was a huge disparity in strength between the offensive and defensive sides, so this formal method of siege was most suitable.
However, Sutil never thought that Roger's soldiers were usually stationed in the castle's secondary space, and the number of enemies alone far exceeded his estimate. Moreover, the defense of Roger's Castle was not just as simple as a solid wall.
, so Sutil’s tactics were terribly wrong from the beginning.
A large number of noble private soldiers used their strength to force the siege tower, making these heavy behemoths approach the castle. These noble private soldiers were not good at fighting, but they were capable of doing this kind of physical work. The siege tower was filled with crossbowmen who were ready to fight.
, just wait until they are within range, and then launch a suppressive strike against the enemies on the city wall.
On the tall and solid city wall, Roger was already ready to fight. Seeing the tall siege tower slowly approaching him, Roger couldn't help but sneered: "Humph, here comes the one who is going to die."
Perhaps for ordinary castles, this combat method of using siege towers to cover battering ram attacks is a great threat, but in Roger's case it is not worth mentioning. Wait until the opponent's siege tower enters the dwarf crossbow bed and
After the trebuchet was within range, Roger immediately ordered the shooting to begin. The dwarf crossbow bed and the trebuchet made loud noises at the same time, and each fired giant burning crossbow arrows and explosives at the target.
In fact, in the world of Toulonzo, the accuracy of both crossbows and trebuchets is very poor, and whether they can hit the target is basically a matter of luck. Even when dealing with large targets like siege towers, the hit rate is very low.
However, the crossbow beds built by the dwarves and the trebuchets generated by the castle are extremely accurate, not much worse than ordinary bows and arrows.
This was a tragedy for those siege towers. After the first round of test firing, the second round of firing from the dwarf crossbows and trebuchets almost all hit the target.
The burning destructive force shot by the trebuchet is very powerful. Half of the attacked siege tower is often directly blown away, and the remaining half collapses immediately. The crossbowmen who are preparing to fight on top scream in agony.
When they hit the ground, some fell directly to death, and some still had a breath left, but they were pinned down by the wreckage of the siege tower that fell immediately, and they did not know whether they were alive or dead.
Although the siege tower shot by the fire giant crossbow will not collapse immediately, it will be severely damaged. What's more important is that the fire giant crossbow with the blood of the fire dragon will soon ignite the wooden siege tower and destroy it.
These big guys turned into burning torches.
Many crossbowmen were trapped on the siege tower, desperate as the fire under their feet burned closer and closer. Many people could not bear the torture and chose to jump directly from the siege tower. The siege tower was more dangerous than the city wall.
If you jump down like this, you will be seriously injured if you don't die. Even so, many crossbowmen do this. Even if you fall to death all at once, it is better than being slowly roasted to death by the fire.
On Alonso III's side, many nobles were stunned by the tragedy before them. Since their side had deployed so many siege equipment, the nobles almost thought that they could break the castle with just this attack. But things happened one after another.
The direction of development was completely beyond their expectations. No wonder these guys were so surprised.
As a commander, Sutil is much calmer. As one of the famous generals in the kingdom, he has long understood that the battle situation cannot always develop according to his plan. Although he is aware of the powerful long-range attack capabilities displayed by the enemy,
There were a few surprises but nothing disruptive.
Seeing that the siege tower could not get close to the city wall, Sutil immediately changed his tactics and ordered the soldiers to attack the city gate directly with the battering ram. In addition, Sutil also deployed a team of giant shield warriors to cover the soldiers who moved the battering ram to prevent them from being attacked.
Wounded by arrows shot from the city wall.
When Roger saw this, he naturally reacted immediately and ordered the dwarf crossbows and trebuchets to focus their firepower on the approaching battering rams. The thick and large shields of the giant shield warriors could withstand the attacks of the crossbowmen, but under the influence of the dwarf crossbows and trebuchets,
It is still vulnerable to the trebuchet.
Once those battering rams are hit by trebuchets, they will be directly smashed into a pile of ruins. The heavy stones will even crush the soldiers who move the battering ram into pulp. The battering ram hit by the dwarf crossbow is slightly better.
A little bit will not break into pieces immediately. However, the wooden battering ram will also be unable to be used due to fire, and the soldiers who use the battering ram will only be able to return with success.
The castle has two crossbow platforms that can launch attacks on approaching enemies. There are two trebuchets and four dwarf crossbow platforms on these two crossbow platforms. The attack power is not weak. However, the siege is relatively large and heavy.
For towers, battering rams move much faster, so they are not as powerful as siege towers.
So easy to attack. In addition, Sutil sent many battering rams to attack at the same time, and it seemed a bit overwhelming to face the large number of enemy heavy long-range weapons. After more than a dozen battering rams were destroyed, four more battering rams were destroyed.
Breaking through the defense line, they entered a blind spot where the dwarven crossbows and trebuchets were shooting.
"It's quite difficult to deal with." Roger couldn't help but muttered secretly when he saw this, and then ordered the longbowmen to use rockets to attack the approaching battering ram.
Using rockets will lead to a decrease in accuracy, so they can only be used at close range. In a moment, several rockets were shot from the city wall, like a meteor shower falling from the sky, and the targets were all pointed at the approaching battering ram.
Although most of the rockets were blocked by the giant shield warriors, many of them still hit the target directly. One of the battering rams was closest to the city gate and received the most intensive attacks. The top was almost filled with dense burning rockets.
Sharp arrow. In this case, the wooden battering ram was finally ignited, and the fire spread quickly. The soldiers who used the battering ram had to stop their attack and retreat slowly under the cover of the giant shield warriors.
Compared with the dwarf crossbows and trebuchets, the attack power of the crossbowmen was obviously insufficient, and it took a lot of time to destroy the two battering rams. The remaining two took the opportunity to quickly advance in, and finally reached the city.
The door is already very close.
Sutil, who was commanding the battle from a distance, was overjoyed when he saw this and immediately ordered: "Let the heavy infantry prepare for the attack. Whichever squad is the first to rush into the enemy's castle will be richly rewarded."
Sutil's adjutant responded hurriedly, and then quickly left to deliver the order. But Sutil remained in place, nervously paying attention to the situation on the battlefield. As long as the battering ram could break the city gate, he would be confident that his men would be defeated.
The soldiers rushed into the castle. If the most troublesome castle had been breached, then of course there would be no need to say more about the outcome of this war.
However, this truth is not only understood by Sutil, Roger also understands it very well. Seeing that the two battering rams have almost reached the city gate, Roger on the city wall certainly will not sit idly by and immediately orders the magician to destroy it.
The enemy rushes in front of you.
The two super magicians who had been on standby immediately began to chant spells, and then cast fireball spells on their respective targets. To deal with wooden tools like battering rams, fireball spells were suspected to be the best choice. Two bright fireballs
After hitting the battering ram accurately, a huge explosion occurred. One of the battering rams was blown to pieces, and the other one ignited a raging fire, and burned into a pile of wreckage in the blink of an eye.
"How could this be possible? There is actually a magician on the other side?" Seeing this scene, Sutil was shocked and angry, and quickly issued a new order: "Let the light infantry and the private soldiers of the nobles lead the ladders, and spread out to board the ladder.
Climb up the city wall, hurry up”
Relying on his large number of soldiers, Sutil originally planned to start a war of attrition with Roger. Since the siege equipment was ineffective, he switched to the human sea tactic to make the enemy surrender. He had to send soldiers to constantly attack the castle and harass him.
Don't let the enemy have a chance to breathe. Wait until the enemy is very tired and then send out elite troops to achieve success with one blow.
Of course, the casualties would be very high if such tactics were carried out, and in Sutil's eyes, light infantry and noble private soldiers were cannon fodder and were most suitable for carrying out such tasks.
So thousands of light infantry quickly raised hundreds of tall ladders and launched an attack. These soldiers spread out and moved forward quickly. Although many people died in the enemy's long-range attack on the way, more than half of them still managed to escape smoothly.
They rushed to the bottom of the city wall. Then they set up a ladder and climbed to the top of the wall, and soon started fighting with the defenders at the top of the city.
Upon seeing this, Sutil did not hesitate and immediately sent a second batch of light infantry to attack continuously. The siege battle must bear a certain amount of losses, otherwise there is no way to capture the castle. In order to achieve the strategic goal, Sutil would not
Those who are stingy with the lives of their men.
Naturally, Roger would not show weakness and commanded his soldiers to press down on the enemy on top of the city and beat them up. The light infantry was poorly equipped and poorly trained, and was no match for Roger's soldiers. Although the ladder was successfully erected, there was no one left at all.
We were able to get to the top of the city, but we were all beaten back after several attacks.
Seeing that the sky was getting dark, Sutil of Nai could only choose to retreat temporarily and wait for daybreak to continue fighting.
Chapter 480 The First Day
Chapter 480 The first day, arriving at the address