Seeing that only one of the enemies was carrying a ladder and pushing a catapult towards the city wall, most of the soldiers and mercenaries on the wall had a look of disdain on their faces - these people also came to attack Hamburg, let alone Hamburg.
Now, even a small town can’t be conquered, right?
Daqingshan did not rush to issue orders. According to his understanding of Hamburg City, all the catapults in this city have been accurately adjusted. The 120 catapults covered the entire distance from 150 to 500 meters in front of the city wall, and for any area,
There are two or more slings that are covered repeatedly.
There are only two to three thousand people in front of them, and they can basically cover their position with up to 20 catapults. Daqingshan still hopes to attack closer, so as to ensure that one catapult can produce the maximum result.
Two thousand men with more than 30 catapults just entered a distance of 300 meters and stopped moving forward. If you are lucky at this position, small stones can go directly to the wall. More than 30 catapults
Lined up, more than 20 Ursine warriors took care of a vehicle, pulled the main beam backwards, and placed more than 40 kilograms of stones inside.
"Prepare - let go!"
Stones roared in the night sky and flew towards Hamburg.
"Raise the shield!" Four or five great swordsmen on the city wall worked together to raise huge shields - this kind of shield is specially designed to defend against catapults. It is almost an all-steel structure, with a triangular bracket on the back of the shield. The manpower is only used to move it.
Function, this kind of shield is specially used to defend against flying rocks.
"Dong, dong..." The dull sounds became one. Except for a few stones that flew into the city wall close to the scalp, the others either hit the city wall or fell on the shield.
Da Qingshan looked around and saw that there were almost no injured people. He nodded with satisfaction: "Prepare the catapult, 300 meters ahead, reduce the amount of catapult by half, and launch!"
As soon as the words fell, the soldiers who heard the order stamped the latch with their feet, and the tight steel rope bounced open. Whole baskets of stones roared from the city wall, under the city wall, and even from the cliff behind the city.
It was thrown out, and the huge launch force smashed the fine wood basket in the air, and the stones that were bound together scattered instantly. 20 catapults, each fired at least 10 stones weighing 40 kilograms, hundreds of stones.
Stones collided with each other in the air, making death groans.
"Hide quickly!" The two thousand-man commanders shouted an order in unison. In the face of such a dense attack from Hamburg City, it is not a shameful thing to run away.
The performances of the Fanos soldiers were different. The thin werewolf dropped his shield and dagger, turned around and ran towards the formation, the human soldiers hid towards the catapult, and the bear soldiers roared and waved the wolf fangs in their hands.
The sticks rushed towards the city wall, while the orc soldiers huddled together and raised their heavy shields.
The rocks roared and fell almost at the same moment, and boom... bursts of white smoke rose into the sky, and the entire ground immediately trembled!
Although they were all psychologically prepared, this situation still shocked all the soldiers of Fanos. All the catapults in front of them disappeared in an instant after the dust and smoke dispersed, and none of them was complete or semi-complete, and no stones were left.
After landing, they kept splashing, bouncing, and falling. The werewolves who were running away frantically were hit by the rocks chasing them one by one, and their limbs flew away.
When the earth returned to calmness again from the trembling, there were almost no people standing on the positions of the two thousand-man troops just now, and miserable screams were heard.
The three-centimetre-thick pure steel shield was smashed out of shape, the one-centimetre-thick cast armor was torn into pieces, and the orc wearing the rope armor was smashed through the whole body by stones... In the dark night, accompanied by
With the miserable cries, the city of Hamburg was like a hell...
In this short moment, 644, this number is really unlucky. 644 Fanos soldiers died in Hamburg after the first attack. At the same time, more than 800 people were injured, and more than 500 soldiers at the front were injured.
Became a rare survivor - thanks to Daqingshan's desire to save life, he threw half of the stones less, all of which were light in weight. It should have covered 300 meters, but ended up covering a position 320 meters away. What the Fanos soldiers didn't know yet was
, what seems to be the effect of hundreds of catapults being launched at the same time is actually the work of 20 catapults, and several times more catapults have not moved at all.
Nothing good! An offensive and defensive battle of this scale can only be described in these four words for the city of Hamburg. To conquer Hamburg, it probably requires all the methods that mankind can think of to come up with, so that people can have a chance to conquer it.
daydream.
Dahino subconsciously licked his dry lips with his tongue. The city of Hamburg is really a place where people can give full play to their imagination. At this time, the old officer only had a saying in the military circles floating in his mind: "Hamburg, if you have 1,000 people...
A place that can hold 100,000 people.”
30,000 people... want to conquer Hamburg. The old soldier showed a wry smile on his face. The old people in the base camp really know how to ask questions.
Moramon ran over from the front army. Just now, a rain of stones fell. Not only were the two thousand-man troops that rushed forward almost wiped out, but dozens of stones bounced off the ground and directly broke through his guards. Several Orc soldiers
He collapsed before his eyes. Officers are most afraid of fighting a battle like this where they have no chance to fight back. No matter how good a soldier is, he will quickly lose morale if he is beaten.
"Marshal, why don't you use a ballista?" Moramon asked what most of the officers wanted to ask. The ballista can shoot from 500 meters away, and can suppress the entire city of Hamburg. Taking advantage of the opportunity of the ballista to launch, most of the troops are directed towards
If you push forward, you can attack the city directly.
"Wait." Dahino did not explain. In fact, there is nothing to explain. How could the Fanos soldiers know how difficult it is to make crossbow arrows? They must be forged in a professional blacksmith shop rather than cast. This kind of forging method is ordinary.
It is only popular among dwarf blacksmiths. Moreover, dwarves cannot guarantee that every forging will be successful. Even if they have money, they cannot buy it. Once the crossbow arrows are shot and the city is not captured, the crossbow vehicle is no different from waste. Good steel must be
Use it on the blade.
"What should we do? Even if all the soldiers are here, it is impossible to consume the enemy's stones." There is already a trace of despair in the eyes of the werewolf army commander. The rain of stones falling from the sky will indeed make most people
The thought came to me: "Your Excellency, Marshal, how about we drive the local residents to attack the city? This method will be effective."
Dahino gave Moramon a cold look. Merlin had used this method at Broken Ice Port. Afterwards, Dahino severely reprimanded Merlin. Regardless of his conscience as a soldier, as an occupying force
There is probably no better way to embody cruelty than this. Even the enemies from Alcatraz Island know how to use gentle methods. If you do this repeatedly, you probably don’t need enemy soldiers to defeat you, and ordinary people who are rioting everywhere will be able to defeat you.
It is enough to put the occupying army into a situation of no return. This is the last resort card. If you don't use it, you will die. If you use it... you will not be far away from death.
"There is no rush in this matter, just wait. You are ready to organize a new round of attack and push out the rush car."
"...Yes." Moramon was silent for a moment before reluctantly replying. Maybe charging a car is really useful? In terms of strength, charging a car is still far stronger than a catapult.
Just as Mora retreated, two werewolves ran over with black powder on their heads: "Your Excellency, Marshal, the commander of the Merlin Army has led us to discover the mine, and we are waiting for your order to light it."
Oh, a smile appeared on Dahino's face. He didn't expect to find it so quickly. In fact, it couldn't be unhappy. There are tens of thousands of people engaged in mining in Hamburg every day, and several large mine mouths are more than 5 meters in diameter.
, a small human-operated mine cart track was even built near the mine, and you can find it quickly if you pay a little attention.
"Well, light the fire immediately and don't stop."
"Inform Merlin that he will lead his troops to attack the city in 30 minutes! The rest of the troops will start attacking after the fire breaks out at the top of the city." Dahino immediately sent out a messenger.
Daqingshan stood on the top of the city. The sky in the distance had turned white. Behind him, soldiers and mercenaries were busy loading stones. This was an easy task. All the stones were stacked in the arsenal.
They were all neatly arranged in baskets with numbers on them. All that needed to be done now was to move them over. Just now, Princess Lingbao couldn't sleep and insisted on going up to the city wall to watch the battle. As a result, the elf's unique eyesight made the little girl unable to sleep.
The girl turned pale and left the two elders behind. She yelled "I'm going to have a nightmare" and ran away, presumably to find Lin Yushang.
The two elders squinted their eyes and told Daqingshan about the enemy's movements. It seemed that the enemy was still preparing to continue the attack and charge the car? Daqingshan had heard of this kind of siege equipment, but had never seen it. He didn't know about this kind of siege equipment.
What kind of effect does the thing have? However, under so many catapults, these soldiers from other continents can only pray for themselves. Daqingshan is somewhat helpless. To win more with less, the winner also needs a strong enough force.
nervous system.
In the distance, darkness was rising, and the sound of grunting could be clearly heard on the city wall. Nearly a hundred assault vehicles were all pushed out. Moramon is also an officer with the virtue of loving his soldiers like his own son. Anyway, these equipments are made
It is simple to build, and the materials are extremely abundant. Trading equipment for the lives of soldiers is an inevitable choice for a good officer.
"Aim at the ramming car and use a catapult to throw the stone once." Da Qingshan whispered to the messenger next to him.
More than 30 stones flew out of the city wall in an instant. Listening to the sound of howling ghosts and wolves in the sky, the scalps of the orc soldiers under the charging vehicle were numb. Boom... the stones suddenly fell, and more than ten charging vehicles were hit at the same time.
Immediately after the hit, the Fanos soldiers below the ramming vehicle let out bursts of cheers. In addition to the wheel axle of one ramming vehicle being shattered by the huge force, another ramming vehicle was hit by a stone in the rear, causing the body of the vehicle to collapse.
Overturned, the other cars successfully withstood the blow.
An imperceptible smile appeared on Da Qingshan's face. Dahaino, Merlin...these people who made the small mercenary group suffer so much, it seems that they are also doomed this time.
At this moment, two dwarves ran up from under the city wall, with anxious looks on their faces: "Where is His Highness Horns?"
"Horns went to attend the ceremony of the new king of the mountain dwarves. I am Daqingshan. What's going on?"
"Oh, Your Excellency, an intruder was found in the mine, and... it seems that there is a fire somewhere in the mine." The black soot on the dwarf's face was streaked with sweat: "Hmm... maybe the stone coal ignited spontaneously.
"
The enemy attacked from the mine? How could this happen? Didn't Dahino not have information about Hamburg City? That shouldn't be the case. After the fall of the imperial capital, the Imperial Ministry of Industry and the Military Ministry had detailed information about Hamburg City. These things were not destroyed at that time.
, will definitely fall into the hands of Renoir, unless there is a gap between Renoir and Dahino, otherwise...
The mines under the city of Hamburg have become like a huge maze under the management of dwarves and dwarfs for thousands of years. Even dwarves and dwarfs do not dare to step out of their work scope at will - they may get lost in it.
In the mine, as the most dangerous city in the world, the past few city guards have worked hard on the mine. At regular intervals, there are giant fences made of pure steel. During the war preparation period, all fences are locked.
Guarded by dwarves; the most important traffic thoroughfares are equipped with pure iron rolling balls with a diameter of two meters. These pits are all straight lines with a 10° slope. Once the enemy invades, cut off the ropes under the rolling stones.
, no matter how tough the enemy is, it is impossible to compete with an iron ball weighing several tons; the only two entrances to the mines leading to Hamburg City are straight up and down, with a height of 40 meters and a diameter of 6 meters. You must pass the hanging rail to go up and down.
.Such a three-layer defense facility provides a triple guarantee for the safety of the mine.
How could the enemy choose this place as an attack point?
On fire? Could it be that the enemy wants to set fire to the city of Hamburg and burn it to ashes? This is impossible... A thought suddenly flashed in Da Qingshan's mind, and Da Qingshan, who was as steady as Da Qingshan, couldn't help but show anxiety on his face: "Quick! Inform everyone quickly.
All the dwarves in the mines should retreat to the surface. Quick!"
At this moment, streams of thick smoke were already emerging from the two huge mines! Under the influence of the valley wind, the thick smoke quickly filled the entire city of Hamburg, and coughs continued to sound.
Under the city, the Fanos Army, which had received the signal to attack, activated its entire front line. The Fanos soldiers had already seen a mass of people sinking on the wall of Hamburg City. The excited orcs rushed towards Hamburg City without any urging from the commander...