rise of empire total war

Chapter 126 Night Attack on the Rebel Fortress
Under the night, the earth was pitch black, the hazy moon was covered by layers of dark clouds, and almost no light was projected to the earth, so everything outside the fortress was so dark that you couldn't see your fingers.

Although the temporary fortress is not as exaggerated as being unable to reach out, the faint firelight can only illuminate a small area around it, and the farther areas are swallowed up by darkness, giving people an unrealistic feeling of uneasiness.

This temporary fortress has been besieged by the Ravana Kingdom Army for several days. Although the enemies outside the city have not launched an attack, they just besieged the fortress built on the top of the hill, but the defenders still dare not relax their vigilance. Patrol, although the soldiers on the patrol were not on high alert.

"Clang clang..."

Because the walking pace is too large, the armor inevitably collides and rubs against each other and makes such a sound, which is undoubtedly particularly harsh in the silent night.

Antonio and his fellow soldiers from Fort Cochrane walked through a wooden wall at a relaxed pace, and handed over tasks to another team in front, and then they were responsible for patrolling the long wooden wall below them. Task.

Turning around on the long wooden wall is a very boring thing, and it is necessary to maintain enough vigilance while patrolling. Although Antonio and the others are deaf to the vigilance from above, the necessary appearance is still What to do, otherwise, if you are found deserting while on patrol, it will not be as simple as being whipped.

"Antonio, when do you think the Royal Army outside will launch an attack on the city? It's really worrying for them to just surround and do nothing."

Listening to the inquiries from his fellow countrymen behind him, Antonio could only show a helpless expression, and said, "I don't know, but they'd better not attack the city. Once a war breaks out, we soldiers must be the first to go to the battlefield."

The person who asked the question did not continue to speak. He shrugged, left the queue, stepped on the wooden boxes piled behind the wall stack, stepped on the wooden wall stack with one foot, and started to undo his trousers. Seeing this, the soldiers laughed and said, "Lani, are you going to leave your bodily fluids in every corner of the city wall?"

"If possible, I will do so." The soldier named Lani replied, and at this moment, a black figure suddenly appeared from under the city wall, and before Lani found out, a spear stabbed straight up , penetrated his lower body in an instant, Lani only had time to let out a scream before falling down from the city wall, the laughter suddenly turned into a cry of panic, and at the moment Lani landed, several arrows were shot from outside the wall, Through the throats of several soldiers.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

Accompanied by bursts of crisp bells, the screams of the soldiers were particularly harsh in this silent night, and the entire temporary fortress was alarmed. Looking at the city wall, the soldiers of the Ravana Kingdom Army had climbed up the city wall with the help of unknown tools and fought with the surviving patrol soldiers.

"Take the gates! Take the gates! (in Danish)"

On the city wall, a walking tomahawk cavalry shouted loudly, while struggling to cut off the spear that was stabbing him, he kicked the attacker hard, kicking the opponent back a few steps, and then he swung the spear again. The terrifying battle ax slashes at the enemy horizontally, directly cutting off the opponent's head.

Under the shouts of the Danish soldiers, the Nordic ax soldiers who climbed the city wall and killed along the city wall towards the city gate. They waved their giant battle axes and set off a bloody mist among the crowd. Almost all the corpses of the defenders who fell on their way forward were It was torn apart, and human limbs and arms and sticky, smelly internal organs could be seen everywhere.

This was a long-planned night attack. After besieging this small temporary fortress, Richard still decided to let his soldiers launch a night attack. The siege for several days was just to prepare and paralyze the defenders. It proved that his strategy was very successful.

Under the sudden attack of the Danish army, the walls of the temporary fortress fell almost instantly. The patrols on the walls were already the targets of the archers and crossbowmen at the very beginning of the attack. The torches they held in their hands made them The most conspicuous moving target.

The gate of this small temporary fortress was captured by the tough Nordic axemen in a short period of time. After clearing away all the defenders who were still resisting, they opened the wooden gate and sent a signal to the long-awaited main force outside the city Immediately afterwards, a large number of Imperials and Danes rushed into the temporary fortress along the city gate, fighting with the hastily assembled defenders.

Most of the garrison soldiers who woke up from their dreams were unarmored and unarmed. After rushing out of the camp, they ran around like headless flies. Finally, they ran into the enemy troops who rushed into the fortress and were killed on the spot.

boom--

During the melee, a rebel soldier was pierced through his body by a heavy sergeant's spear, and then the heavy armored soldier picked him up and threw him to the side, and the rebel soldier who was pierced through his body was thrown out like a rag doll It directly knocked down a brazier, and the firewood that was still burning in it immediately spread out, igniting the surrounding cloth tents.

The fire spread rapidly, and any creature is inherently afraid of flames. On this night of melee, the rebel soldiers' fear of flames was infinitely amplified, mixed with the fear of encountering a night attack, which made their psychological defense line at this A moment of complete collapse.

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On the other side, the roar of battle and the fire on the top of the opposite hill alarmed the temporary fortress where Gehrman was. They gathered on the city wall and looked into the distance, as if they wanted to see the situation of the battle on the opposite side through the space. Outside the flickering black shadow, there is only flames in the sky.

Among the onlookers, an officer suggested to Hermann, who was wearing a coat: "Master Hermann, should we send someone to rescue? It seems that the war situation is not good for us."

Hearing the officer's proposal, Gehrman hardly thought about it, and directly shook his head and refused, "No, it's pitch black outside the city wall, and no one can be sure whether Richard will deploy an ambush on the road. If we really send reinforcements soon Fall into his scheme?"

"Then we're here to watch Richard's army slaughter our soldiers?"

"We can only pray to Huanlu that the soldiers in the opposite fortress can repel the enemy." Gehrman said with a sigh. Now that he has nothing to do but watch the show, he has committed an irreparable crime. So wrong that the small fortress was in danger of being destroyed overnight.

"Sebas, starting from tomorrow night, increase the number of night patrols. Our Earl Richard is not a commander who only launches attacks openly." He said solemnly.

"Understood." The officer named Sebas could only helplessly agree. The destruction of the small fortress seemed to be a matter of time, but it was a pity for the nearly [-] soldiers stationed inside.

(End of this chapter)