Chapter 716 The Southern Battlefield
When the sounds of fighting were heard outside Solonborg, the Palace Guards also launched offensives on the battlefields located in the two garrison camps to the south.
The two garrison camps are more than 300 paces apart, facing each other from east to west. They are guarded by two viscounts, the leading soldiers of the Lombardy Palace, and 800 young peasant soldiers.
With the exception of a trench outside the camp, the large number of horses blocking the cavalry had already been cleared away by the Guards Corps. Around the camp, a large number of logs about nine feet high were inserted into the ground, with the tops cut into spikes, forming a strong defense line.
On the inside of the log, more than ten arrow towers surround the camp. Each arrow tower is divided into three floors: upper, middle and lower. Each floor can accommodate eight soldiers. The outside of the arrow tower is wrapped with wooden boards, leaving only small holes for archers to launch arrows.
At this time, after half a day of repairs, the Palace Guard Corps has launched another attack according to the deployment of the Chinese army's command camp...
".—Quickly, aim the trebuchet at those arrow towers and smash them for me!" Then use kerosene to burn the wooden piles standing around the camp to clear all obstacles to the army's attack.
"Report to the Master of the Legion, all trebuchets have been loaded!" Wall, the captain of the Radiation Squadron of the Guards Legion, shouted in the direction of Comor.
Comor immediately pulled out the long sword from his waist, pointed it at the enemy camp, and yelled: "Smash it with me!"
"Yes!" Wall immediately turned around and shouted: "Everyone listens to the order, let go!"
Hang~
Hang～
Hang～
Following several sounds There was a loud sound of the hammer hitting the latch, and in an instant, several rocks roared and flew towards the arrow towers to the north of the garrison camp~
At this time, the archers in the arrow towers on the right side of the camp gate were paying close attention to the large number of Burgundian soldiers who were approaching.
Suddenly, there was a sound of the arrow tower beams bursting overhead, and accompanied by a slight shaking, the soldiers in the arrow tower looked up and looked around in a panic~
Looking at it immediately, the outer protective wooden board was hit hard and torn apart by a huge force. At the moment of the explosion, the flying wood slag was directly inserted into the bodies of the four soldiers. The other two guys were thrown straight away by the stone that penetrated the wooden plank. They fell heavily to the ground dozens of steps away and fainted on the spot.
Hum~~
When the Lombard soldiers in the camp were frightened by the rocks falling from the sky and fled in all directions, the arrow tower in front of the camp gate was hit by the rocks again and collapsed. "Quick, take it. Pick up the guys in your hands and keep those bastards away from me!"
The Viscount, the leader of the Lombard army, hurried out of the camp and quickly gathered his soldiers to go to their respective fighting positions to prepare for the enemy.
Facing the sudden "sneak attack" from the Burangdians, the Lombards in the camp were unable to defend themselves. Continuous rocks passed overhead, and in the blink of an eye, the three arrow towers at the gate of the camp were smashed to pieces.
Amidst the urging and cursing of the officers, these young and strong peasant soldiers who had not actually been on the battlefield, after getting over the initial tension and uneasiness, organized into groups and ran towards the camp gate. At this time, the crossbow company of the Palace Guards Corps, under the cover of the light armored infantry shield, had already approached the wall.
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Seeing that the arrow towers around the city wall have long been turned into a pile of collapsed ruins, the casualties of our own troops are increasing step by step under the suppression of the opponent's archers. The Lombard leader Viscount immediately mobilized the archers from the remaining arrow towers to the camp gate to counterattack the Burgundians outside the camp gate.
.Raise your shield! ‖
咚～
咚～
咚 The arrows fired from the camp made a thumping sound on the shields held above the heads of the Guardsmen.
again Rushing towards the gate of the camp~
When the group of people rushed to less than thirty steps away from the gate, Leander took advantage of the inertia of rushing forward and took the lead in raising the kerosene can in his hand and throwing it towards the gate of the Lombard garrison～
Bang!
The clay pot broke apart the moment it hit the camp gate, and the splash of kerosene covered the wooden stakes.
Soon, dozens of clay pots flew through the air, flying towards the Lombard camp one after another"
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
For a time, the "high wall" outside the camp was completely black.
After the Lombards reacted, they opened their bows and fired arrows outwards, knocking down several soldiers of the Praetorian Guards who were retreating to the ground.
At the same time, several ignited arrows were shot out from the crossbowmen's position of the Palace Guards at high speed, drawing several beautiful arcs in the air in the direction of the wind, leaving behind a few wisps of thick smoke, and accurately nailed the walls that were already covered in kerosene.
With the sound of a crackling sound from burning kerosene, the fence was ignited by the fire, and the flames quickly rose, forming a "fire wall" more than ten feet high between the two armies.
Seeing the raging fire at the gate of the Lombard garrison, hundreds of elite soldiers of the Palace Guards, who had been waiting for a long time behind the crossbow company, were gearing up and preparing for the attack.
After a while, the gate of the enemy camp was burned into crackling charcoal by the raging fire.
Seeing that the time was right, James, the deputy commander of the legion who was riding in front of hundreds of soldiers, slowly pulled out the long sword from his waist, swung it forward, and shouted, "Kill!"
"Kill!"
Hundreds of elite soldiers were like wolves smelling the traces of prey, and roared and rushed towards the Lombard garrison camp~
Inside the camp, looking at the camp gate that was about to collapse and the Burgundian soldiers rushing towards them like wolves and tigers, the hearts of these young and strong Lombard peasant soldiers were beating fast, and their breathing became more and more rapid. They held the swords in their hands tightly with both hands and glared ahead.
"Hold on tight! Listen to my order -"
Among the crowd, the Viscount, the leader of the Lombard army, took the lead, standing in front of all the soldiers, holding the knight's sword tightly in his hands high, preparing to start a life-and-death contest with the Burgundians.
.—Quick, rush in! "
Outside the gate of the camp, the soldiers of the Guards Corps had reached the wall in the blink of an eye, and began to climb over the "unfinished wall" by climbing ladders to attack the enemy's camp.
「Kill!」
Inside the camp gate, the Viscount, the leader of the Lombard army, gave an order and charged forward first, waving the long sword in his hand. The soldiers holding spears behind them also followed suit. They followed the leading viscount and roared all the way towards the soldiers of the Guards. Faced with this desperate situation surrounded by enemies on all sides, and coupled with the generous military rewards promised by the palace, these young and strong Lombard peasant soldiers were like frightened wild boars, biting at the oncoming jackals, tigers and leopards.
As soon as the two sides came into contact at the wall, the Lombard soldiers raised their spears and stabbed the soldiers of the Praetorian Guards on the wall,
They took the elite soldiers who climbed up the wall by surprise.手不及「嘘！」
「嘘！」
营寨大门，已经摇摇欲坠的横梁竖杆在简易攻城锤的一次次撞击下不断落下仍在冒烟的碳块。
Looking at the gate that was about to collapse, the archers inside the camp gate fired a burst of rapid fire at the camp gate, killing and wounding more than half of the unsuspecting siege team on the spot.
"Archers, cover! The rest of the men, follow me!"
Seeing that his own troops could not withstand the opponent's fierce offensive, Leander picked up the shielded buckler and ran not far away towards the camp gate with his men. The Lombard archers loaded their bowstrings again, aiming at Leander and others who were rushing towards the camp gate.
Whoosh~
The first arrow flew out, and a soldier was hit in the knee by the arrow and rolled to the ground.
Swish～
Swish～
Leonder's soldiers on both sides were shot over again.
When the next whistling arrow flew straight towards Leander, who was still moving forward, he turned around nimbly and dodged it.
Immediately afterwards, two armor-piercing arrows flew out from behind him, passed through the blackened wooden door pillars, and flew straight towards the two Lombard archers who had bent their arms and bowed~
When the companion next to him saw this scene, he was shocked by his opponent's superb archery skills. After being stunned for a moment, he quickly drew the bow string and began to search for the target~
Looking through the crack in the door, fifty paces away, two Guards crossbowmen have locked their target again. The Lombard archer pulled the trigger of the crossbow just before releasing the bowstring, and the crossbow arrow went straight into the opponent's eyebrows. The two Lombard soldiers leaned back the moment they were hit by the arrow. One of the light arrows held in his fingers shot diagonally at the Lombard soldier who was defending against the enemy inside the wall, and the other was inserted into a wooden stake not far away - "Hahaha, beautiful! Oscar, you actually killed two Lombards with this arrow. This time I am willing to admit defeat!"< br/>
Not far from the gate of the camp, Robin, the elite archer of the crossbow company, praised the arrow just shot by the old man next to him. "Stop talking nonsense, follow quickly, and cover our people to break the door!" After Oscar said this, he took out a crossbow arrow from the quiver, inserted it into the arrow trough, buckled the bowstring, and followed Leander's men to provide cover.
Robin shrugged and followed quickly.
"Quick, shield cover! The rest of the people, open the door for me!
Leander, who had already led his soldiers to the camp gate, ordered while drawing out his sword and stabbing a Lombard soldier in the abdomen in the crack of the door. The moment he drew out his sword, , a spear passed by his eyes, and there was a sharp pain on his face~
Ignoring the pain, Leander grabbed the spear and pulled hard with his left hand. The Lombard soldier at the other end slammed into the pillar, and was dizzy. Leander pulled out the short knife from his waist and thrust it into the opponent's throat.