When a dense mass of catapults was erected in front of the formation in the evening, the sun was already setting.
General Spann stood on the city wall and looked at it with a monocular telescope, his face solemn.
From a distance, the catapult was at least a hundred miles away.
That Hughes, though a fanatic of aristocratic culture, was not a military idiot.
The arrangement of the catapults is very rigorous.
In the evening, when the last rays of the sun disappeared over the horizon, the siege began In the first wave of more than 100 catapults, a dense number of stone projectiles roared from the sky and rained down The Armenian rebels began to concentrate on the main tower of the Arc de Triomphe, when the dense stone bullets fell, the officers of the defending army shouted hard and commanded the soldiers to dodge, and the city wall was suddenly in chaos, and the huge stone bullets fell and hit the wall, and the stone chips flew and even more stone bullets smashed on the city wall, like a drum-like roar The soldiers on the city wall sought cover and dodged amid the shouting and scolding of the officers, but there were still casualties.
Some were hit by stone bullets, and their bodies were turned into mud on the spot, some were injured by the rocks in the corners of the collapsed city towers, and some fell from the city wall with a cry.
A moment of salvo of catapults left a shocking mark on the city walls.
But after all, the main wall of Osgilia has been the result of generations of painstaking efforts, majestic and strong, and although some corners of the city have been smashed, the main body of the wall has hardly been damaged.
The Armenian rebels' catapults whistled for a full meal before they rested, and the defenders on the city walls tried to stand up, and when the attack stopped, the officers immediately shouted and urged the soldiers to return to their posts.
"Correction Angle" General Span's forehead was bleeding, and his eyebrow bone was smashed by a mess of rocks in the bombardment just now, and at this moment one eye was covered with blood, and his originally flat and generous face was full of hideous murderous aura at the moment, and he raised his long sword and shouted: "Fight back" Osgilia is known as the largest city on the mainland, and the defensive equipment on the city walls is naturally abundant.
An array of catapults had already been erected on the ground behind the city walls, and at this moment there were also small catapults on the towers on the city walls.
As soon as Spann gave the order, the defenders' return fire immediately began enthusiastically.
The stone projectiles whistling in the sky were heading towards the Armenian rebels' array, and Span made an accurate judgment, he did not seek to kill the enemy soldiers, and most of the catapults were aimed at the opponent's catapult array For a time, stone bullets fell from the sky, smashing the Armenian catapult array to the point of turning people on their backs, and many catapults were smashed down by stone bullets, and they immediately burst apart, and some soldiers screamed and scattered.
The Armenian rebels immediately began to return fire, the catapults of both sides bombarded each other, the total stone bullets in the sky whistled back and forth, and from time to time the soldiers were heard screaming and screaming, and flesh and blood flew everywhere.
This time the exchange of bombardments lasted about a meal, and the soldiers responsible for firing the catapults were either killed or wounded, and the living were so tired that they could barely lift their arms.
However, although there are many catapults in the city, the ammunition may not be sufficient, and there are not many stone bullets in storage.
Although Span had ordered all the houses near the city walls to be demolished two days earlier to replenish the stones, after all, these stone projectiles had not been polished, and if they were projected, they were fine, but if they did not hit the target, they were wasted.
Unlike the Armenian rebels, the stone bullets are all polished into a circle, even if they are empty, they can be rolled on the ground and cause casualties.
In the second half of the night, the Armenians began to replace them with fire bombs.
The stone bullets wrapped in oil cans fell on the city, and the oil cans cracked, and suddenly the flames spread, and once the oil fire was dispersed, the water could not be extinguished, and the fire could only be extinguished by covering it with sand and stones.
For a while, I saw fires everywhere on the city wall, and some stone bullets fell behind the city wall, which also immediately caused a fire.
Although Spann had already requisitioned all the houses near the city wall and removed all the people, after all, many of the buildings in the city were made of wood and stone, and once the fire spread, it was not easy to extinguish the wood burning.
Fortunately, although the defenders of the city were limited, the population was large, and Spann recruited a lot of people to carry buckets of sand and soil, and after working for half the night, he finally survived the round of firebomb attacks.
"Hold on," Span shouted as he stood on the tower, ignoring the stone bullets whizzing overhead, raising his sword and roaring, "The opponent's fire oil is limited, and their attack won't last long."
Span's voice was hoarse after shouting all night, but he stood in front of the tower, and the main general was in front of him, and the soldiers were encouraged and their morale was still high.
"The Rhodria cavalry is coming, and the Sixth and Ninth Corps are also on the way, and General Adric's 100,000 troops will be there to protect Yanjing and make a fortune."
Towards dawn, the exchange of catapults finally came to an end, and the Armenian rebels began a tentative siege of the city.
Because Osgilia has a dangerous river, the narrowest part of this river is also tens of meters wide, and it is a diversion of seawater, so there is no need to fill it up, and the only route to advance is a few bridges on the river.
In the first wave of the rebels' attack, the infantry of a banner regiment with shields tried to cross the bridge and approach the city gates, but were soon returned by bows and ballistas on the city defenses, killing and wounding hundreds.
Immediately in the afternoon, the rebels, who had gathered a large number of civilian boats nearby, began a real attack.
Hundreds of small boats were drawn from the mouth of the sea into the moat, and ordinary boats were sent to carry the rebels, while the other half tried to erect pontoon bridges.
Bows and crossbows were fired on the city wall, but the Armenian rebels held a special special huge iron shield, which was the best Armenian armor, an iron shield was three or four meters long, raised high, and five or six people could be hidden below, facing the rain of arrows and ballistas, on the bridge and on the river, the rebels were densely trying to rush up.
Finally Span saw that the situation was wrong, and ordered all the catapults to be concentrated to bombard the bridges and ships, and to concentrate almost all the reserves of fire oil in his hands, and threw them into the river with catapults, and then set a fire Thousands of barrels of fire oil were thrown into the water, and immediately floated on the surface of the water unsinkable, and after a fire was ignited, the whole river suddenly became a sea of fire, and the rebels were burned to the point of crying and crying, and finally had to be defeated again, injuring thousands of soldiers, and losing most of the collected ships.
The next day's fierce battle ended with the defenders victorious.
The fire on the river burned all night On the third day, Hughes ordered the rebels to sacrifice the arrow towers, which were more than ten meters high, and several of them were even more than twenty meters high, all of which were made of wood, and in order to prevent fire, the surface was also covered with cowhide and smeared with damp mud.
Each tower had a pedestal and rollers, and dozens of sturdy soldiers held shields to push the towers towards the city walls.
Hughes obviously made a lot of money, and launched dozens of tall arrow towers in one go, each of which could hide dozens to hundreds of soldiers.
Dozens of arrow towers were pushed to the banks of the large river moat, side by side with the opposite wall, and the rebel archers standing in the arrow tower could directly shoot at the defenders on the wall Although Spann tried to bombard the opponent's arrow tower with a catapult, the catapult did not have a high hit rate after all, and the effect was not very good.
And the rebel catapults again carried out a covered attack.
Dozens of tall arrow towers erected on the banks of the river, and across the river surface of dozens of meters, the rebels and defenders began to shoot at each other.
But once there is no advantage of the drop of the city wall, shooting at a horizontal height, the defenders suffer a great loss.
Armenia has always been known for its sharp armor, the archers have well-armed crossbow arrows, and the armor on their bodies is stronger than the defenders.
Just before the sun set in the evening, the rebels, taking advantage of the cover of the archers on the arrow tower, split into two phalanxes and held shields in an attempt to cross the bridge and attack the city gate directly.
In a fierce battle, the defenders repelled the rebels, but they themselves suffered heavy casualties.
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That night, the defenders took advantage of the darkness to quietly lay down five hundred elite armor soldiers with rope hanging baskets, and these five hundred people crossed the river under the cover of the night, and attacked the opponent's arrow tower on the bank of the river, and everyone brought something to start the fire.
A fierce battle finally knocked out most of the opponent's arrow towers, and seeing the other side shouting to kill the sky, one by one the arrow towers collapsed in the fire.
Span, who was on the wall, had tears in his eyes The 500 people who went out of the city were all elite warriors, and everyone knew very well before they went out that this sneak attack was certain to death, because when they went out of the city, they could use the cover of night to release people with slings, but once the attack was launched, no matter whether they could succeed or not, these people would have absolutely no chance to come back Among these five hundred elites, there are Span's personal guards.
After three days, Spann had lost a lot of weight, and his eyes were red.
But he was sure in his heart.
This city cannot be captured by the rebels at the moment Osgilia was the first city in the world, with complete fortifications and ballistas.
At present, although the Armenian rebels outside the city are in full swing, it is not possible for the Armenian rebels to conquer this majestic city The only thing to worry about was the enemy's reinforcement.
After three days, Spann also made up his mind, and Hughes, the leader of the rebels, seemed to understand this truth.
It seems that the fighting has been fierce in the past few days, but in fact, both sides have not reached the stage of fighting for life, Hughes only invested some blood in the attack on the last day, but as soon as he saw that things were not going well, he withdrew the besieging army to avoid unnecessary casualties.
It's not that Hughes is timid, but because Hughes is also a man who understands.
If you want to conquer the first heroic city on the mainland, it is far from enough to rely on the fifty or sixty thousand people under him "What the hell is that bastard in El Salvador" In the barracks, Hughes threw a cup on the ground in annoyance, and said angrily: "He said that the reinforcements of the governor of the Sixth Route Military Region will arrive in three days, and this time will pass, does this bastard hang Lao Tzu here alone?"
Many of the generals in the tent were silent, and after Hughes fired a fire, seeing that everyone was speechless, his eyes changed, and he immediately changed his tone, and suddenly slapped his forehead: "Hahahaha, okay, I'm angry again" His eyes swept over everyone, and he said slowly: "There is no need to attack the city tomorrow, since this Xiongcheng is not something that our family can capture, then we don't have to be the first bird."
Wait for the big guys to arrive, and then let's do it together. ” As he spoke, Hughes stood solemnly, bowed to the generals in the tent, and said slowly: "Everyone, it's me who has been too impatient in the past two days, and the siege of the city in the past two days is not good, the responsibility lies with me, I saw such a good big city, and I was greedy in my heart, and I just wanted to take the city early and rush down, I will bear it."
As he spoke, he laughed at himself: "Originally, we were just here to make a gesture, but I suddenly had greed in my heart and risked attacking the city, so I wasted so much military power."
If I make this mistake again in the future, please don't worry about it and remind me of it."
"Your Majesty.
At the moment, our only chance is that although the chance of reinforcements is slim, it is the only chance in my opinion If the enemy reinforcements arrive first, then we have to defend one way, I don't say, Your Majesty also understands it in his heart.
And if our reinforcements arrive first, and the Armenian rebels are alone, we can take the opportunity to open the city and counterattack, and fight to the death by attacking from inside and outside, maybe we can defeat the Armenian rebels and drive them away, but even so" After a pause, Spann didn't continue.
"Even so, even if it's the second possibility you mentioned, we can get Hughes bastard away for a while, but it's just for a while, and when they come back, it's still a dead end, right?"
Emperor Kantos the Great spoke indifferently.
Span knelt on his highness, his blood-stained robe had not yet had time to be replaced, in addition to the blood stains on the robe, there was also the smell of fireworks, and even more on his forehead, the bandage on his forehead was stained with blood, and many places on the armor had turned dark red.
"Thank you for your hard work."
Kantos sat there staring at Spann for a long time before he sighed softly, tried to stand up, and then sat down again.
The old emperor looked at Span, and suddenly said slowly: "Span, have you ever resented me in your heart?"
Span was stunned for a moment, and quickly raised his head, but met the blazing eyes of the Spear Emperor, his heart was shocked, and he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, what do you mean by this?"
"Now that there is no one in the city, the responsibility of defending against the rebels is in your hands, and I was furious with you some time ago.
Alas" The Spear Emperor shook his head: "I know, at this moment, in this city of Osgiria, I don't know how many people are already panicking, and some people have already secretly prepared, just waiting for the change of dynasty" After a pause, he suddenly sneered: "Even in this palace, I'm afraid that some people have already had the intention of changing the court." ” When Span heard this, his face was heavy, but he was silent, and after thinking for a while, he said slowly: "Your Majesty, the country is in danger and the hearts of the people are seen, if those rebels want to enter the city, unless they step on my Span's corpse first" Emperor Kantos nodded, his face was tired, his eyes gradually dimmed, he sat still for a while, and suddenly smiled bitterly: "Span, you are so loyal, I should have rewarded you with something."
But, alas, now, I don't have much to offer you.
I, the emperor, don't know if I can be tomorrow Huh, at this moment, the imperial decree of the empire can no longer leave this city of Osgiria.
Rebels are everywhere, but I am afraid that many places have fallen.
I, the Emperor of the Light Pole, want to reward you, and there is nothing to reward.
As for the money and gold coins, if the city is broken, this money and gold coins are just a pile of scrap iron. ” "I don't ask for any reward."
Span shook his head slowly, and he suddenly stood up, standing there, looking at Emperor Cantos the Great: "Your Majesty, I only ask for one thing. ” "You say" Kantos looked at the scarred general in front of him, and no matter what Spann said at this moment, Kantos had made up his mind in his heart "If the fortune of the country is inherited, above the history books, please leave a sum of ministers."
Spann smiled suddenly, and his smile was faint.
"Just write a sentence about the city being broken, Spann died in battle, and that's it" After saying this, Span Huoran turned around, and didn't even say goodbye to the emperor, and strode out of the hall, "leaving only one stroke, one stroke, one stroke" Emperor Cantos sat there for a long time, speechless.
The old emperor sat for a long time, only to hear the wind whistling outside, and the wind that rushed into the hall blew the flames in the brazier to sway.
Finally, I don't know how long it took, Kantos the Great suddenly sighed, he clenched his fists, and just after sighing, he suddenly smiled heroically.
"I have loyal servants, so heaven will not stop me" Above the main hall, the roar of the old emperor echoed, and it was not until it finally quieted down that in the corner behind him, the middle-aged man with a shadow-like shadow suddenly spoke.
"Your Majesty, if you can't do anything, I will protect you and kill you, even if there are thousands of troops, you can't stop me" Emperor Kantos listened and slowly turned his head to look at him: "I remember for so many years, today, this is the first time you have taken the initiative to talk to me."
The shadow-like middle-aged man had a blank face.
"You're right, you're a strong man, even if there are thousands of troops, they can't stop you.
But what is the sorrow of the strong, do you know that thousands of horses can't stop a strong man, but a strong man can't stop thousands of troops, everyone thinks that in the past, Merlin could stop my navy by himself, in fact, you and I both know what a fallacy, if it weren't for hum. ” When the old emperor said this, he shook his head slowly: "I won't leave."
This is my last bet, the bet is on my national fortune, if this city is broken, the empire does not exist, even if I escape alive, what is the point, tomorrow you don't have to protect me here, go to the city to kill the enemy. ” "The situation now is that whoever has reinforcements first will be able to turn the situation around immediately."
In the dock area south of the city, a girl with a freckled face sat in front of Gu Luo and talked eloquently: "If the rebels arrive first, the military will have an absolute advantage, and its momentum will be unshakable. ” "But either way, it's a dead end."
Gu Luo snorted: "Even if it's the second one you said, it's only two or three months long."
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In terms of strength, I don't think it's possible for the Byzantine royal family to get it back. ” When the freckled girl heard this, she was not annoyed, she looked at Gu Luo and smiled lightly.
"My teacher once said: He is not God, and it is impossible for him to make every decision correctly or to count everything."
Gu Luo looked at the woman in front of him suspiciously.
"The teacher is telling the truth, even the smartest person will not be able to calculate everything."
The girl smiled mysteriously: "But if you calculate most of the things correctly, it will be enough to win" Her eyes gradually sharpened, staring at Gu Luo.
"Emperor Kantos is gambling on a shocking gamble, and if nothing else, the Odin will soon get involved, betting on whether our Byzantine Empire will die or not" She said here, pausing deliberately, and raised her eyebrows at Gu Luo.
"What about you, Lord Guro, you Landis, are you going to participate in this gamble?"
Gu Luo was silent, his gaze changing.
At this moment, a clear laugh came from outside the door, and a young man with a beautiful face and dressed in the leather armor of an ordinary Rantis Escort Samurai strode in This young man is the mysterious young man in Gu Luo's group when Char went to Yanjing for the first time.
"We, Lantis, also gambled" As soon as the young man walked in, Gu Luo's face suddenly became nervous, and he immediately stood up and took half a step out of the way, and said in a low voice: "My lord" The young man waved his hand and motioned for Gu Luo to shut up, but his eyes were fixed on the freckled girl, and then slowly sat down across from her.
When the girl saw this young man, a hint of relief flashed in her eyes, as if she couldn't help but let out a soft breath.
"Wipe your sweat."
The corners of the young man's mouth twitched, and he took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and handed it over: "Disciples of Kavihir, sure enough, none of them are simple.
Your eloquence is good. ” "Thank you for the compliment.
Your Highness" The girl smiled lightly, and did not shy away from it, and took a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from her forehead.
"Looks like you know who I am," the young man smiled at the freckled girl.
"When His Highness was still on the way, the teacher got the news.
It's just that the teacher said at the beginning that since His Royal Highness does not want to expose his whereabouts, we as hosts must always respect the wishes of the guests, so we have not come to worship His Highness.
But now that Your Highness is finally willing to show up, it seems that he has finally been moved by my words in the past few days. ” "You're wrong" The young man's face suddenly became serious: "What moved me was not your words, but this great gamble left by the Venerable Master" He then sighed: "I thought about it for three days, and finally figured out some clues, this great gamble arranged by the respected master is really tempting to be a hero in the world, if you can't enter the game to gamble, wouldn't you regret it for life."
To be continued 〗Hanyu Pinyin "" is simple and easy to remember: