rise of empire total war

Chapter 101 Exploratory Siege

"Dodge! Dodge!"

The arrows shot by the Ravana light infantry streaked across the sky one after another, and then fell into the city wall, shooting and killing the defenders who couldn't dodge. A militia officer hiding under the wall saw his men A young soldier was pierced by an arrow in his throat while running, and blood spurted out instantly. He ran forward a few steps by inertia, and then fell to his knees in pain, trying to breathe air, but the oxygen was exhausted. Hissed out from the wound, and slowly, he finally lost his vitality.

Looking at the dead body of the young soldier, the militia officer swallowed, his ears were filled with the screams of the soldiers on the city wall and the cries of the enemies outside the city wall. He had the idea of ​​retreating, but was quickly rejected by himself. He knew that the Ravana people would not be merciful to traitors like him.

This is true for an officer, not to mention the militiamen who have just experienced battles. Those militiamen are just young men recruited from the cities. In the past four years at most, they have only followed the lord to suppress bandits, but the bandit suppression has not trained them. The quality of the battlefield is very good, because those rogue bandits will rush to their death after seeing the army.

Fight with the army?What are you kidding?
Because of this, the militiamen in Mengba City are a vulnerable group. Even if Richard's town militiamen were to fight against them, the town militiamen might easily defeat them.

"Ahhhhh - I can't stand it!!"

A young militiaman finally couldn't bear the huge psychological pressure in his heart. He screamed and threw away the weapon in his hand, jumped out of his hiding place, and was about to rush to the stairwell in the tower, but before he could take a few steps, the fatal blow The arrow followed like a shadow, and it was shot directly from the back to the ground. Under the terrified eyes of the militia officer, the soldier whose psychological defense had collapsed was actually shot into a hedgehog!

The defenders on the city wall couldn't even raise their heads under the firepower of the light infantry on the attacking side. They could only hide behind the wall and shiver in embarrassment. Out of their sight, two tall siege towers were slowly moving. Close to the city wall, the Mabuku soldiers inside looked nervously at the drawbridge made of wooden boards. Once the drawbridge was lowered, they would leave the safe siege tower and rush into the city wall to fight the enemy.

"After the suspension bridge is lowered, you guys remember to follow me closely. Do everything according to the actions I taught you before. Remember not to..."

Inside the siege tower, conscripts recruited from all over the Mabuku territory are listening to the teachings of veterans they know, the air is filled with tension, and the smell of urine - for this smell, veterans It’s not surprising anymore. Before the war, it was normal for recruits to be so nervous that they wet their pants.

"vomit--"

Seeing the city wall that was only a few meters away through the gap, a soldier couldn't help but bent over and vomited. A sour smell instantly filled the floor of the siege tower. After vomiting, he straightened up quickly and wiped it away. The vomit remaining in his mouth made his face very ugly.

Squeak—boom!

Finally, in the eyes of everyone, the heavy suspension bridge was lowered and hit the wall stacks hard, sending sawdust flying everywhere. Then, the leading veterans shouted slogans, raised their shields and ran out of the dim siege tower. The smell of blood instantly filled their sense of smell.There was no time to lament the results of the light infantry. A javelin suddenly flew towards one of the veterans who rushed forward. The javelin thrown at close range directly penetrated the shield held by the veteran and then penetrated into his chest. The unlucky veteran screamed. He staggered a few steps to the side, stepped on the ground, and fell from the suspension bridge, turning into a puddle of flesh.

This javelin was like a signal that the battle was about to start. There were many more garrison soldiers on the entire city wall. Without the fire suppression of Ravana's light infantry, their morale was greatly boosted. With the private information provided by Lord Arturo, Under the leadership of the army, he has the confidence to fight the enemy bloody.

However, it is useless to have confidence without sufficient strength. It is like a certain foot basin empire confidently clamoring to destroy the Chinese Empire in three months, but after 14 years of war, not only failed to destroy the Chinese Empire in the end, but put itself into it , received two shots of justice from heaven, and became the only country in the world that was hit by a nuclear attack.

And these weak defenders of Mengba City have confidence but no strength. Maybe the nobles and private soldiers who lead them are good at fighting, but the sheep led by the lion are still sheep after all. Like a sheep, he ran away with his head covered.

"Kill! Drive them off the wall!"

"Kill! For the king! Destroy the rebels!"

Amidst the sharp shouts of the soldiers on both sides, two groups of soldiers belonging to different forces collided head-on, and then fell into a bloody fight. The soldiers from the Mabuku collar were equipped with various weapons, such as spears, sharp swords, Whether it's a scimitar or a battle axe, these warriors from the westernmost country of the kingdom fight fiercely and deal heavy blows to the enemy head-on.

During the melee, a Mabuku veteran brandished a terrifying mace and hit an enemy's right arm holding a spear. There was a crisp sound of bones breaking, and the soldier's right arm drooped in response. The spear also fell to the ground weakly. The severe pain made him half-kneel on the ground and let out screams. The Mabuku veteran took a step forward expressionlessly, and saw that the Mengba soldier was only wrapped in a turban. His head was hit hard, and in the next second, blood spattered everywhere, brains burst, and the hard skull was smashed to pieces on the spot!

boom!
Not only is there a fierce battle on the city wall, but at the city gate, dozens of farmers and soldiers jointly carried a thick tree trunk to hit the city gate. Before the special battering ram (the kind in the game) was built, Richard could only use This most primitive battering ram hits the city gate.

The gate of Mengba City has obviously been reinforced. Under the continuous impact of the thick tree trunk, only obvious white spots and dents are left on the surface of the gate, but the farmers and soldiers who lifted the trunk were obviously tired and out of breath.

Fortunately, the defenders on the city wall were all fighting the Mabuku soldiers who climbed up the siege tower and the ladder, and had no time to take care of these peasants and soldiers, otherwise they would definitely receive the most sincere gifts from the defenders' archers.

Looking at the city wall that was caught in fierce battle, Richard looked expressionlessly at Copperfield, the military chief of Mabuku. De saw it, he smiled softly, and comforted him: "Copperfield, don't worry too much. This is just a tentative attack. I will order the withdrawal of the troops after I find out the strength of the defenders' defense."

"Well..." Copperfield nodded, the anxiety and worry in the corners of his eyes lessening a lot. He knew very well that Richard had no reason to find excuses to weaken his own power, and he also believed in the young earl's commanding ability.

"Okay, give the order to withdraw the troops."

After observing for a while, Richard said to the bugler behind him. As soon as he finished speaking, the bugler immediately blew the retreat horn. The dull horn sound penetrated the entire battlefield and reached everyone's ears.

Afterwards, the soldiers led by Mabuku who climbed the city wall and fought with the defenders of Mengba City retreated in an orderly manner, retreating like a tide.

(End of this chapter)