The Rhapsody of Mounted Blade Players

However, the gunners on their side were not good, and the enemy's gunners were obviously not experts. As the three expensive bronze cannons were loaded, the enemy's gunners also lit the fuses and started firing cannonballs at the opposite city.

Unfortunately, two of the three shells were fired high and flew over the city wall. The other one fell to the ground feebly when it was still more than [-] meters away from the city wall. I don't know whether it was due to insufficient charge or not. The artillery itself is not airtight enough, so such a large artillery cannot even hit [-] meters.

And this is good news for Yang Zhi and the others. After all, the caliber of the three bronze artillery pieces on the opposite side is probably close to [-] millimeters. If they are really hit, they will definitely cause a lot of damage to the city wall. .

However, the thunderous sound of the artillery made the enemy's infantry morale a lot higher. Under the cover of many heavy infantry, the more than a hundred enemy musketeers equipped with matchlocks quickly approached a hundred meters away from the city wall. place, and then leaned out from behind the shields to shoot at the defenders on the city wall.

Not to be outdone, the defenders on the city wall opened fire one after another. For a while, the sky was full of bullets flying back and forth between the two sides. From time to time, soldiers from both sides were wounded and killed.

However, it is obvious that the flintlock rifles on Yang Zhi's side are more lethal. Most of the soldiers who were killed were from the Kingdom of Swadia, and even if the soldiers on Yang Zhi's side were shot However, due to the excellent armor protection, most of the soldiers only suffered some injuries and their lives were still saved. There is also a big gap in accuracy between the two sides. After a volley of matchlocks fired by the Kingdom of Swadia, only five or six of the more than a hundred rifles could hit the target, while Yang There were more than [-] rifles on Zhi's side and they fired a salvo, but at least hundreds of rifles were able to hit the target.

So after several rounds of shooting, even with the cover of the lycanthrope heavy infantry holding iron shields, the riflemen on the Kingdom of Swadia still lost more than two-thirds, and had no choice but to retreat.

The heavier casualties were those of the heavy infantry responsible for covering the musketeers. During this period, at least two hundred people were killed, and the corpses under the city wall lay on the ground.

However, their sacrifices were still valuable. Other enemy infantry took advantage of the opportunity for friendly forces to attract firepower and pushed various siege equipment closer to the city wall.

Among them, the battering ram quickly arrived in front of the city gate and, driven by the combined efforts of more than a dozen enemy infantry, slammed into the iron-clad gate of Jellberg Castle.

There are also two siege towers that have already been built on the city wall. The enemy soldiers who were hiding in the towers are struggling to climb up. In addition, there were seven simple wooden ladders set up on the city wall. A large number of enemy infantry covered their heads and faces with shields and were climbing up along these wooden ladders.

"Use grenades to blow these guys up for me!"

Amid Yang Zhi's roar, dozens of soldiers took out a grenade at the same time and threw it hard at the swarming enemy troops below the city wall.

Boom boom boom! After a series of explosions, all the enemy soldiers below the city wall were immediately killed and injured. The simple wooden ladders were directly blown down, and the soldiers above screamed and fell back to the ground.

Above the city gate, several soldiers poured a large bucket of gasoline down, then dropped a torch, which instantly ignited the gasoline. Suddenly, the battering ram and the dozen soldiers responsible for pushing it suddenly exploded. He was submerged in the sea of ​​fire, and the screams were endless.

At this time, the hanging ladders on the two engineering towers also hit the city wall heavily, and a large number of enemy troops who had been waiting inside roared and rushed to the city wall.

However, in front of the two engineering towers, Yang Zhi and Li Zhong had specially brought two artillery pieces and loaded them with shotguns. When they saw that the enemy was about to rush to the city wall, they immediately opened fire.

The enemy soldiers looked at the large pieces of shotguns coming towards them. Some of the enemy soldiers who had just rushed up the city wall were so frightened that they jumped off the city wall. After all, there were many friendly troops coming up behind them at this time. It was necessary to retreat. It was impossible, so we had to jump directly from the city wall.

However, you might be able to save your life by jumping off the city wall, but at most you would break a leg. However, those enemy soldiers who did not jump off the city wall in time were instantly beaten to death by the steel ball shot fired towards them. He died a miserable death.

The corpses of these guys also blocked the exit above the engineering tower, making it difficult for the enemy troops in the rear to move forward for a while.

Soon, several grenades were thrown into the engineering tower from above the corpses, scaring the enemy soldiers so much that they wanted to turn around and flee. Unfortunately, the engineering tower was too crowded and they could not retreat at all.

So after these grenades exploded, all the enemy soldiers who had not had time to rush out of the siege tower were killed inside. A large amount of blood quickly gushes out of the siege tower, scaring the follow-up The enemy troops who came did not dare to continue entering.

While Yang Zhi and the others continued to block the enemy troops attacking the city, some enemy archers were also launching counterattacks against them. From time to time, soldiers on the city wall were injured by the arrows and crossbow bolts they fired. , guys like Yang Zhi and Li Zhong, who have more ornate armor and look like generals at first glance, have become the key targets of enemy crossbowmen. From time to time, several javelins and throwing axes will even be projected from under the city wall. .

However, both Yang Zhi and Li Zhong were very skilled, and none of these attacks could really hurt them. They even used bows and arrows to kill many enemy crossbowmen.

As for Ye Er, some enemy crossbowmen actually focused fire on him at the beginning. Unfortunately, because his armor was too thick, those arrows and crossbow bolts couldn't even leave a mark on it. , let alone breaking the defense, so the enemy crossbowmen soon gave up shooting at the tauren.

However, the opponent stopped shooting him. Ye Er would not show mercy to the enemy soldiers. From time to time, he would throw a flying ax with great force on the wall, and then these flying axes, which were as big as a two-handed battle ax, were thrown at him. With the help of its terrifying brute force, it can cut through the bodies of at least five or six enemy soldiers at once like a sharp electric saw.

The brutal siege lasted from two o'clock in the afternoon to more than five o'clock in the afternoon. The soldiers on both sides who had fought for more than three hours were almost exhausted. In addition, the sky was starting to get dark, so the Kingdom of Swadia The commander had to choose to temporarily withdraw his troops.

Seeing the enemy retreat, Guo Xiaoyun, who had been thinking of taking the opportunity to make more military exploits, couldn't help but slumped down on the blood-stained city wall. In the previous battle, he had killed at least seventy or eighty enemies with his own hands. In addition, he also shot more than [-] enemy soldiers with a flintlock rifle. The number of heads he killed should have exceeded [-]. Such rich results were indeed enough to upgrade his military rank to one level. As for the title of nobility, It may still be a bit off, but it should be no problem to get a knighthood.

However, although the results were rich, it was really tiring. Guo Xiaoyun felt as if he had lost consciousness in both arms now and could not lift them up. His feet also seemed to be filled with lead, extremely heavy, and every step he took It takes a lot of effort for him to take a step. In addition, his lungs also hurt so much that he broke out in a cold sweat without even taking a breath.

Guo Xiaoyun was able to persist to the end today because he didn't want to embarrass himself in front of those subordinates. If this happened again, he was really not sure that he would be able to persist.

So Guo Xiaoyun also quickly changed his thinking. He felt that it was too hard to continue climbing up, so he might as well continue to be a salted fish and lie down.

Not far from Guo Xiaoyun, Yang Zhi was also resting against the city wall with a tired look on his face. As an innate master, although his physical strength was much stronger than that of ordinary people, and he still had innate energy that could carry out various blessings, but due to The enemy also sent many masters to besiege him, so he consumed a lot of money. Fortunately, Li Zhong and Ye Er were supporting him, so he was able to successfully counterattack those enemy masters and persisted. This is the end of the siege.

The reason why Guo Xiaoyun was near Yang Zhi was because the little clever guy discovered that there were many enemies around Yang Zhi, so he gradually got closer by himself. As a result, the enemy was very happy, but he also fell down from exhaustion.

Just when Yang Zhi and the others were seizing the time to rest, a group of young men came up carrying loads of pancakes and broth. The soldiers, who had been starving for a long time, stepped forward and took a piece of pancake as big as a faceplate. and began to eat the bread.

While the soldiers guarding the city were munching away, the young men began to clean up the corpses on the wall.

Most of the corpses on the city wall belong to enemy soldiers. Except for a few knights and nobles who needed to be specially selected, the other corpses were stripped of their equipment and loaded onto carts to be transported later. Open spaces in the city were burned to prevent these corpses from decomposing and causing plague or something.

Naturally, those own soldiers must be picked out one by one and placed properly. After all, these people are only temporarily offline. When Ye Tianlong sends the archangel over, these soldiers who died in the battle will soon be resurrected.

As the saying goes, Cao Cao arrived, because Yang Zhi had already sent his men on a small airship to ask for help from Ye Tianlong, so as the sun set, ten archangels finally arrived at Jerbog fort.

During this period of time, with the continuous battles, Ye Tianlong specially let those angels eat more experience points, so now he has eight more archangels under his command, leaving only the last thirteen angels who have not yet been upgraded.

After the ten archangels arrived, there was no nonsense. Under the guidance of Yang Zhi, they directly used the resurrection skills on the soldiers who died in the battle. Suddenly, white holy lights rose into the sky. These people who had just fought The soldiers who had died not long ago came back to life one by one.

When the other soldiers saw this scene, they couldn't help but feel boosted in morale, and even the fatigue on their bodies seemed to be much lessened. After all, they could be resurrected directly after being killed in battle. Naturally, these little soldiers had no worries at all, and they would definitely fight more bravely in the future.

As for the young men who were not yet regular soldiers, they were very envious when they saw this scene. Some of them even considered becoming regular soldiers of the Eastern Nordic Kingdom. After all, they could be resurrected and join the army while they were young to earn a fortune. Your last military exploit is no more profitable than continuing to work hard in farming!