Chapter 107 Grenadier
The sentry rolled and crawled down from the top of the fort, shouting in panic: "Signal flare! Red! East wall."
Everyone's heart suddenly shrank.
According to the prior agreement, the red signal flare means that the front-line commander judges that the team is facing the enemy's magical combat power.
"Set out!" Major Moritz grabbed his helmet and stood up and left. The lieutenants who were at a loss quickly followed behind.
Everyone quickly pulled the war horse out of the Triangle Fort and galloped towards the east wall.
The sun has not yet appeared, but the sky has become brighter and darker, showing a deep blue color.
Sea fog began to rise in the air, and the smoke and sea fog on the battlefield superimposed, and visibility suddenly decreased.
The drummer beat the war drums desperately, and the sound of the drums seemed to hit people's chests. The archers on and outside the city walls were shooting randomly in the direction of the enemy, and the wounded soldiers who could still walk stumbled and retreated.
The scene was extremely chaotic. Major Moritz yelled and "get out" to drive away the soldiers standing in front of him. His horse was rushing around in the front line without decreasing speed, while others followed the passage opened by the major.
But everyone who rushed to the east of the battlefield suddenly discovered that they had no idea where they fired the signal flare.
There are three gaps in the east city wall, fighting everywhere, and the battle situation begins to get out of control. Many of the 100-man teams have collapsed, and the officers will take their soldiers wherever there are shouts of killing.
After three trips, the casters were unable to find a location, and the casters became more and more anxious.
Fortunately, another red signal flare exploded in the air, and the cavalry galloped in the direction indicated.
[The original signal flare used by the Veneta army will fly into the air and explode and will not stagnate for a long time.]
When Moritz's team arrived, the Vinetas who had come to the city first were pushed out by the defenders.
The vanguard's organizational level collapsed and was running out of the gap. However, the subsequent soldiers had not yet taken the enemy and used their brute force to squeeze into the gap.
One group was about to run out, and the other group wanted to squeeze in, but the gap was uninterrupted for a moment, and both groups could not move.
The Venetta people who accidentally fell were trampled on by everyone and screamed. The defenders in the city chased them closely behind and slashed them all without waiting for the defeated soldiers to run out, and they would be killed by the pursuers.
The walls on both sides of the gap were re-occupied by the Tanirians, and more and more defenders were on the top of the city. The Tanirians occupied an excellent position and killed the Venettas in the gap.
The arrows flew everywhere, the smoke filled the sounds of shouting and crying.
In the chaos, because all the officers were replaced with soldiers' armor today, the casters could not find the commander on the scene for a while.
Until they heard a roaring voice: "[angry swear words]! Don't be here! Spread left and right! Let them come out first! The 700thman! Spread left and right! Spread left and right!"
Without the blessing of magic, the roar actually overwhelmed the noise of the battlefield.
The soldiers who were trying hard to squeeze in were stunned at first, and then they really began to spread to the left and right sides of the gap. It was obvious that these soldiers were very familiar with the voice of the centurion who commanded themselves.
"Siege the city ladder! Go up the city wall!" The centurion's voice continued to roar.
The soldiers were ordered to pick up the knocked ladder from the ground, and the Vineta siege ladder was re-loaded on the city wall. The sword and shield hands climbed up the city walls on both sides of the gap and fought with the defenders. The guns and cannons on the walls were immediately silenced.
Moritz found the centurion mixed among the soldiers at a glance. He led the spellcaster team to squeeze through the chaotic crowd, grabbed the centurion's arm, and asked loudly: "Juan! Is it your signal flare?"
The battle situation was critical. Lieutenant Juan, who was commanding, was grabbed by a soldier and called his last name. He was immediately furious.
After a shout of scolding, Juan recognized that the person in front of him was Major Moritz in the soldier uniform.
The vulgar words were swallowed back again, and Don Juan shook the Major's hand away and asked impatiently: "What did you say?"
"Signal flare!" Moritz pointed to the sky: "Did you send it?"
"What signal flare? I didn't attack it!" Lieutenant Juan quickly denied it and turned around and was about to go to the gap in the city wall.
Moritz grabbed Juan's arm again and continued to ask: "Where is your captain?"
"I don't know! How can I know where I am?" Don Juan was really angry, and regardless of the major in front of him being three levels higher than him, he broke free from Moritz's control.
Behind the smoke, the Tanirians were shouting loudly, and the defenders were cheering for regaining the gap. The Venettas were driven out of the walls and fled from the road given out by the Juan Hundreds.
Hearing Tani's cheers, Don Juan realized that the breakthrough had changed hands.
He inserted his sword on the ground with his backhand and shouted loudly: "Grenade!"
A dozen tall and strong soldiers heard the order and quickly gathered around Don Juan.
Lieutenant Juan took an iron ball in a rope cover from one of the soldiers, and the other soldiers took the same thing out of their backpacks.
Winters recognized what Senior Juan was holding. It has no official name yet, but it has many names: explosive bombs, grenades, bombs... Users can call them whatever they want.
But no matter how you call it, it is an extremely dangerous weapon. Not only for the enemy, but even more so for the user.
"preparation!"
The soldiers on the side lit the lead of the iron bomb in Lieutenant Juan's hand. Don Juan took a deep breath, grabbed the rope and swung the iron bomb over his head.
The hissing iron bomb was pulled by a rope to perform a loop movement, making gusts of wind, which was extremely terrifying.
"Throw!" Lieutenant Juan yelled and let go of his hand. The bomb flew along the tangent direction with a hemp rope to the gap in the city wall.
Other grenadiers also followed the centurion to attack, and more than a dozen iron shell bombs flew into the smoke.
Due to the casting technology level, the lightest drop bomb equipped by the Venetta Army also weighs four kilograms, which cannot be used by non-strong people, so the grenadiers are carefully selected and strong men.
But even these selected rookies have to use this rope cover similar to a stone-capping rope to throw the heavy iron bombs away.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Carrying this kind of bomb that will explode without knowing when it will be terrible enough [Note: People in this era do not yet understand static electricity].
The throwing method of "splitting out" is even more dangerous. Not only can one not stand around, but the bomb may fall into its own queue once it fails.
Therefore, few people can use this weapon, and fewer dare to use it. It is really too dangerous. However, in the face-to-face siege battle, its lethality is also amazing.
The continuous explosions came from behind the smoke, and the Tanirian cheers could no longer be heard, only screams and moans that were not like human voices.
"Continue! Don't stop! Use up all the grenades!" Juan's shout woke up the soldiers who were stunned. The grenadier took out a new iron bomb from his backpack and threw it into the gap in the city wall.
The Moritz team was dead here, and the huge noise forced Captain Lero to touch Major Moritz's ear and asked loudly: "Sir! What should we do?"
"wait!"
In front of Winters, a grenade was trembling with his hands and colliding with flints, but he could not lit the leads.
The grenadier failed to drop the bomb with Don Juan during the first round of throwing. Now the other soldiers have thrown it at least three times, but he still hasn't lit the lead of the first bomb.
"Give it to me!" Winters felt a little embarrassed, and he didn't want to see the panicked grenade throw the bomb on his own.
The panicked grenade was half at a loss and half grateful in his eyes, allowing Winters to take the iron bomb in his hand.
Winters directly lit the fuse with fire ignition, and then threw the bomb behind the gap in the city wall like throwing a shot put. Because he had never practiced, Winters dared not throw a bomb with a "stone-towed rope", so he simply threw the bomb like throwing a shot put. Fortunately, he had a better foundation and the throwing distance was not bad in this way.
Seeing the person in front of him ignited the lead with a gesture, the panicked grenade was so scared that he stood there.
Winters, who threw out the bomb, scolded him, "What are you doing when you stand stupidly? Give me one more!"
The grenade quickly took out another bomb, and Winters repeated the previous operation.
Juan asked each of his grenadiers to carry six backup bombs, and continued to go back and forth. Winters, who was three rounds behind, used up all the bombs earlier than the other grenadiers.
"It would be great if this thing weighed only one pound." Winters wiped the sweat from his forehead and couldn't help but think: "Even if it weighs two pounds, it wouldn't be so troublesome to use."
He suddenly found that Lieutenant Juan, who had lost six rounds of bombs, looked at him deeply. Looking at each other, Don Juan nodded to his junior brother, turned around and shouted: "Military flag!"
The flag bearer quickly took out the battle flag from his arms, hung the battle flag on a spear and handed it to the centurion.
Lieutenant Juan held up the golden lion flag and roared: "Follow the military flag! Attack! Follow the military flag! Attack!" He led his 100-man team into the gap in the city wall.
Seeing this scene, even the soldiers who were both destined to death would feel guilty. Many of the Venetta people who had defeated from the gap also picked up their weapons and followed the Juan Hundreds into the city wall.
The officers are given eye-catching armor not for beauty, but for the timid soldiers of one's own side to clearly see their commander beside them.
Although letting the officers put on the soldier's armor can reduce the destructive power of the magician, it also damages the will of the Venetta army.
Lieutenant Juan raised the military flag and let all the soldiers present know that he did not take a step back, but at the same time he also turned him into a target.
"Major, what should we do?" Lelo couldn't help asking again.
Chapter completed!