rise of empire total war

Chapter 414 Thunderstorm

"Load the cannon! Reload the cannon!"

"fire!"

boom--

The heavy solid iron ball slammed into the formation of the Acarnanian Alliance Army [-] meters away at high speed, crushing the bodies of all the soldiers in its path, plowing a bloody path, and causing the soldiers to send out bursts of panic. After a burst of exclamation, they subconsciously stepped back a few steps. Their actions were noticed by several generals, who immediately pulled out their swords, shouted angrily, and ordered them to return to their original positions.

The city wall of the Amatlia stronghold is also very busy, because Charles ordered the city wall to be rebuilt before, so that it can accommodate the firing of siege cannons, so most of the siege cannons in the army were installed on the city walls, Under the operation of the operator, the enemy outside the city was bombarded. Fortunately, the city walls of the stronghold were all made of marble. Otherwise, with the recoil of the siege cannon, they would be able to shake the city wall without the enemy attacking. collapsed.

The shelling of the Winster defenders quickly caused chaos in the Acarnanian army. The tragic situation of the soldiers who died under the solid bullets shook the hearts of the surrounding soldiers. They may not be afraid of death before this, but after seeing After the comrades-in-arms almost showed no signs of death, anything that was not afraid of death was completely forgotten.

Facing the shelling of the defenders, Casciano immediately ordered the artillery of his own army to counterattack. The ten captured artillery were then pushed to the front of the formation and fired at the walls of Amatlia. After a series of shelling, several shells Hitting the city wall and the Winster army on the city wall, the sudden shelling caught the soldiers off guard. A few unlucky ones were even hit by the unabated shells after the wall was shattered, and they didn't even have time to let out a scream He was carried by shells and fell off the city wall.

"Damn! How come the enemy has artillery?"

"Pay attention to concealment! There is no training on how to avoid artillery fire in our training subjects!"

For a while, the city wall was filled with curses and screams from the soldiers. Although Charles knew this, he couldn't do anything for a while. He could only try to order the artillery on the city wall to aim at the enemy's siege artillery, praying that the artillery would be able to attack the enemy's siege. Destroy the artillery that should belong to them during the battle.

Immediately, the two armies entered into an artillery battle. For a while, the cannons above the Amatlia stronghold shook the sky. A large number of shells grazed each other in mid-air, and then hit the surface of the city wall or fell into the dense crowd, but they couldn't Accurately hit the target.The poor accuracy of the early siege artillery was vividly displayed at this moment. The soldiers of the two armies watched anxiously, wishing they could go up and manipulate the artillery themselves.

Seeing all this, Ennio de Consini, the commander of the first regiment beside Charles, was also a little anxious, and asked his general: "General, should General Faulkner be notified to launch an attack?"

"It's not urgent yet." Charles shook his head when he heard this and did not agree. In his opinion, at least he had to wait for the Acarnanians to formally attack the city before entering the battlefield - and in his sight, due to his condescension, Because of this, he could clearly see the enemy infantry cutting down trees and making siege equipment.

"Wait a moment." He added, "Let the soldiers withdraw into the tower first. It seems that the Acarnanians will not attack the city today."

"I obey." Ennio bowed and responded, then straightened up, looked at the huge enemy army outside the city, and sighed deeply again.

……

That night, a thunderstorm suddenly fell in the weather that was supposed to be good. White lightning flashed across the sky from time to time, as if torn apart by gravity, accompanied by deafening thunder. Every time the lightning flashed, the sky and the earth were blinded. The white light dyed it into day, and the chickens and ducks raised in captivity in the stronghold fluttered and clucked in shock.

Walking in the guard room at the top of the city gate, Charles watched the daylight flashing past outside the city from time to time, and his ears were filled with the sound of raindrops hitting the roof and the ground heavily.Seeing Charles approaching, several soldiers who were about to sleep on the straw mats in the guard room quickly stood up and saluted him. Charles waved his hand to signal them to lie down and rest. May not be able to sleep.

In such humid weather, the soldiers' muskets may not be able to be used.He looked at the small puddle of water on the floor and thought worriedly that not only the muskets could not be used, but also the artillery deployed on the city walls could not be fired, although the soldiers covered the artillery with waterproof clothing as soon as it rained. gun jacket, but with such heavy rain, the artillery will still be affected.

"Damn it." Charles cursed in a low voice. The only good news for him from this thunderstorm is that the enemy's artillery will definitely be affected. They don't understand the necessity of moisture protection. After the rain stops, they will be scrapped. .And another piece of good news is that the enemy will not attack the city in a short period of time—if the enemy launches an attack, the new army, which cannot use muskets to defend against the enemy, can only fight with the thin and pitiful sword.

Kacha—Long——

There was another thunderclap, and everything outside the shooting hole in the guard room turned into daylight. With this dazzling light, Charles could see the camp of the Acarnanian Alliance Army outside. It was shivering under the wash, as if it might be washed over at any time.

……

The thunderstorm lasted until two days later and finally stopped. The two consecutive days of heavy rain turned the stronghold into a swamp. Walking on the ground, the cold and dirty water flooded the soldiers' calves, and it also made the soldiers Their military boots are rarely dry, so the soldiers can only live tenaciously with their wet boots on.

Being in a humid place all the time caused many soldiers in the legion to catch colds or other diseases. This made Charles nervous all of a sudden. He quickly gathered the sick soldiers and quarantined them, for fear that they would spread the diseases on their bodies to others. Normal soldiers also let the priests in the army treat these sick soldiers, but with the medical conditions of the Middle Ages, their treatment did not have much effect.

Not only the Winster army in the Amatlia stronghold was attacked by the disease, but the Acarnanian alliance army outside the city also suffered from the same symptoms. Compared with the living conditions of the defenders in the stronghold, their living conditions The environment is even worse, and their stronghold is protected from light rain. Once they encounter this kind of thunderstorm, it can almost be said to be heavy rain outside the house and light rain inside the house. Therefore, their soldiers have basically come here in the rain these days, and soon Most of the soldiers were infected with various diseases, and without waiting for the Winsters to counterattack, a large number of them fell down by themselves.

Knowing that many soldiers in the army were sick, the commander-in-chief Cassiano suddenly felt bad, and took the same measures as Charles, isolating the sick soldiers, and summoning military physicians for treatment. In addition, in order to avoid being warmed Attacked by the Stets, he ordered the withdrawal of the troops - but this order was opposed by many generals and soldiers.

(End of this chapter)