At this stage of the war, it has fallen into endless anxiety and tension.
The defenders stood firm behind the city walls, while the surrounding troops launched attacks every day and night.
At three o'clock in the night, several huge stones were thrown in from the trebuchets outside the city, and the horns were blown, which shocked the defenders in the city.
The day after Yin Meng discovered that his brother Heros had quietly left at some unknown time, Heros flew back to the battlefield of Highgarden from the far north on his mount Overlord Terex.
With the giant dragon as a means of transportation, it didn't take too long to get to and from the Great Wall.
The return of Heros brought two pieces of good news, which excited the imperial army outside the city.
The first is that the traitor Tyrion Lannister is dead.
The second one was the successful marriage contract between the regent Prince Horos Targaryen and his sister Diana Targaryen.
The prince regent and the eldest princess formed an alliance, and this time there was no suspense in the succession battle. Therefore, the defenders outside the city couldn't help but cheer.
There was a noisy sound outside the city, and after listening carefully, I finally understood what was happening.
Prince Horos and Princess Diana concluded a marriage contract, which once again caused the morale of the defenders in Highgarden to fall to the bottom.
Now the only expectation of the entire army is that Princess Diana can join our side, reversing the entire situation and turning defeat into victory.
However, now that Princess Diana has entered into a marriage contract with Prince Herros, all the hopes of the Yinmeng army, from the commander down to the soldiers, have been dashed.
Moreover, Lord Tyrion Lannister, who was Prince Yin Meng's biggest political support, died on the road, which made everyone start to think about their future.
If he loses the battle, will he end up like Tyrion?
The morale of the defenders in the city was low, and the enemies outside the city would not miss this opportunity.
In fact, they deliberately released such news in order to demoralize the enemy.
Oberyn then personally directed the battle, and the imperial army outside the city launched an attack on Highgarden.
The endless imperial army spread out on the plains of the Reach. They held their weapons high, their armors were bright, their flags were constantly waving, they were uniform, and a murderous aura rushed towards their faces.
Rumble
Then, a series of siege weapons built by the King's Landing craftsman department were pushed up to the front of the battle, and the ferocious giant crossbows and trebuchets were pointed directly at the defenders on the city wall.
Kheros called for his brother Yin Meng to come out of the city and surrender, but he was refused and immediately launched an attack.
boom
The trebuchet loaded with boulders roared, and the boulders flew into the sky one after another, and then fell down and hit the city wall hard.
"Siege the city!"
"Go, go, go!"
On the ground, the Imperial troops were well trained under Oberyn's command.
They lined up in an orderly manner, carrying ladders on their shoulders and rushing towards the bottom of the city wall under the cover of trebuchets and giant crossbows.
Behind them were archers, and then when they reached the distance that bows and arrows could reach, these archers stopped and unfurled their bows and nocked arrows under the command of the commander.
"Archer!"
"Prepare!"
"Fire the arrow!"
Peng Peng Peng
The overwhelming rain of arrows also hit the top of High Court City.
"Kill them!"
The defenders on the walls of Highgarden also resisted tenaciously.
Originally, Highgarden City was not large enough to accommodate such a large army, but for the needs of the war, they demolished many houses, built tents to accommodate them, and used these demolished buildings as weapons to defend the city.
"kill!"
Under the overwhelming rain of arrows and boulders overhead, the Imperial soldiers carrying ladders on their shoulders had successfully rushed to the gates of Highgarden under cover.
Then a series of ladders were set up on the city wall. The soldiers held swords and shields and climbed directly onto the ladders. They crowded together like ants moving and lined up to attack the top of the city.
When the defenders at the top of the city saw this scene, they naturally showed no mercy. They had already prepared a large number of siege weapons just for the enemy.
The siege ladder was already covered with soldiers, and on top of the city there were pots of scalding hot oil.
Immediately, several soldiers carried hot oil to the edge of the city wall and poured it on the compatriots who were climbing the ladder below.
"No!"
"No no no!"
And when they were halfway up the ladder, they looked up and saw a hot oil pan placed in front of them. The imperial soldiers on the ladder suddenly panicked and shouted for mercy, but the scalding hot oil hit their faces.
Come.
"ah"
The scalding hot oil was poured directly on the enemy's heads, and not even a shield could stop it.
The first Imperial soldier on the ladder had hot oil splashed on his face. In an instant, his skin was torn apart and smoke was rising. He let out a shrill scream and fell down from the ladder.
The ones behind were blocked by shields, but the hot oil got in through the gaps in the armor. The hard and thick armor stomach was paired with the hot hot oil, and it was like a large-scale BBQ Teppanyaki.
The hot oil poured down on the imperial soldiers on the ladder like dumplings, and they screamed and jumped off the ladder.
However, although these methods were effective for a short period of time, they were unable to stop the offensive of the Horos army. Those in front jumped down, and some people in the back continued to climb the ladder.
After the hot oil was used up, the next step was to roll wood and stone. The building materials that had been used to demolish the houses in Highgarden City were put to use.
The defenders carried stones and wood and kept throwing them down, and there was also a scream.
"ah"
"Spare my life."
The imperial soldier on the ladder was smashed to the head and bleeding, and then fell to the ground from a height of several meters.
The battlefield was in chaos, and the enemy's attack was once again repelled, but the defenders on the city were not happy for long.
puff
Then a cold arrow shot directly through the throat of a defender from the front of the battlefield, and his body also fell from the top of the city.
The brutality of the siege was gradually revealed at this time.
On the other side, Attis, the giant prince of the Kingsguard of Horos, once again went into battle in person.
Wearing heavy armor and standing over four meters tall, he rampaged forward and was almost more effective than a battering ram. He led part of the army straight to the gate of Highgarden.
boom
boom
boom
Then, with loud noises, Attis's fists hit the city gate one after another. The city gate trembled violently, making the defenders on the top of the city feel numb.
"shoot!"
"Shoot him!"
"Where's the kerosene!"
Peng Peng Peng
A flurry of arrows hit Attis' body, but they didn't even break through his thick armor and stomach.
"Um…"
And the arrows that occasionally got into the gaps in the armor were missed, which only made Attis groan, without wavering at all.
Still following the battering ram, they smashed the city gate of Highgarden.