Reggie really didn't expect that someone could use the upward attack tactic so perfectly. The whole process made Reggie understand what the art of war is, and also made Reggie understand the qualities of a first-class general.
Salah took advantage of the inability to accurately judge the enemy's situation in night battles, took advantage of the weakness of Han Maple Fortress' long defense line and dispersed troops, and also took advantage of the time when bullets were exhausted and the troop's mobility deteriorated. In less than an hour, Salah
A hole was opened in the city wall.
Erwin, who was lucky enough to escape the explosion, saw the gap in the city wall right in front of him. He had the urge to jump down. The strongest fortress on the mainland was breached under his defense.
Reggie also saw very clearly through the telescope. The gap was not big, only more than three meters wide, but it was enough for the enemy to enter the city and do whatever they wanted.
Reggie's mind was in chaos. Jiawen called for a long time but received no response. Countless images flashed through his mind. He would lose Hanmaple Fortress, most of the territories outside the city would lose protection, and all the residents outside the city would be driven out and killed.
The farmland will be destroyed by the Bayers, the warehouses outside the city will be robbed, and even the docks and warships will be reduced to ashes.
The newly built guard tower will turn into ruins, and all Chris's efforts for the war will be in vain.
For a long time from now on, everyone will be huddled in Suixue City, struggling with the enemies surrounding the city. Camel Island will also fall back into the hands of the Golden Eagle people, and everything will return to where it started.
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The severe pain left Reggie unable to breathe until Modeza punched him in the back.
"Whether to retreat or to stay here and fight, you must give an order!"
"Fight?" Reggie said numbly, "Is it still possible to continue fighting?"
"How can you say such a thing!" Iron Skull roared, "The enemy once broke through the city gate, but we blocked it back, so the situation is not that bad!"
Yes, the enemy broke through the city gate, but they did not break through Hanfeng Fortress.
The battle must continue, Hanfeng Fortress has not been lost yet.
Reggie immediately woke up and said: "Iron Skull, you lead people to guard the streets and cannot let the enemy get close to the city gate. Jiawen, lead people to guard the stone steps and cannot let the enemy attack the city. The rest of the people come with me.
Go support Erwin!"
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Sophia, who was standing in the watchtower, was looking at the situation on the battlefield with a telescope. When she saw the collapsed walls of Hanfeng Fortress, Her Majesty the Queen smiled: "Did you see it? This is Duke Salah, and this is invincible."
Cambrian Knights, warriors, follow your queen in the charge and take back the land we lost!"
Salah was leading the Cambrian Knights to rush towards the cracks in the city wall, and at the moment when the city wall collapsed, he had already seen the dawn of victory, but his mission was only half completed.
According to Salah's plan, he will lead the Cambrian Knights to rush into Han Maple Fortress and fight all the way until the city gate is opened.
After opening the city gate, he will send a signal to Sophia. This is a good opportunity for the army to charge.
But the war drums were already ringing in Sophia's camp. It seemed that Her Majesty the Queen was too anxious.
This is obviously not a wise decision. If thousands of troops have to pass through this small gap, it will give Reggie a defensive advantage. Sophia has been fighting for nearly a year, but there is still a critical moment.
I make mistakes all the time that I shouldn't make.
This forced Salah to clear the obstacles in the city in the shortest possible time, otherwise the army would crowd into the gap and the tragedy of the meat grinder would be staged again.
But the obstacles in the city were not so easy to clear. Before the Cambrian Knights could rush into the gap, they were the first to be blocked by Erwin.
Erwin was the first to wake up. As long as there was a chance, he would defend the Han Maple Fortress. If the Han Maple Fortress really fell, he would be willing to die here.
The trebuchet was blown down. He and his soldiers simply pushed the trebuchet down. The huge wooden frame fell into the gap, forming a roadblock. The Cambrian knights could only lead their horses through the gap between the wooden frames.
past.
During this period, the soldiers' grenades played a role. In the desperate situation, Erwin no longer saved ammunition, and a large number of grenades were thrown into the gap. Amidst the continuous explosions, the Cambrian Knights finally suffered considerable casualties.
Dozens of corpses soon piled up in the gap.
Salah couldn't stop. He had to lead his soldiers to continue charging. After rushing onto the street, he encountered Iron Skull and Sulit's cavalry. Naturally, he would not take Sulit seriously, but he had some regard for the orcs.
fear.
All thoughts are superfluous at this moment. The cavalry of both sides are clashing head-on. The Cambrian Knight will not stop, and neither will Iron Skull and Sulit. After a round of collision, both sides suffered casualties, and the Cambrian Knight will not stop.
Knights continued to rush into the gap, and the narrow streets immediately became crowded.
The Cambrian Knights were stronger than Iron Skull imagined. He only formed a group of more than a hundred orc cavalry. Because there were only so many war horses in the fortress, the cavalry formation was disrupted in the first confrontation. Iron Skull
He killed three knights and was knocked off his horse by another knight with his spear.
After struggling for a long time, Tie Shou got up from the ground. The quality of the Cambrian Knights exceeded Tie Shou's imagination. They still maintained an orderly queue and continued to charge towards the city gate. However, his warriors were either dead or injured.
Or following a few enemy soldiers into a meaningless fight.
His mission was to guard the streets, but it seemed that the mission had failed. If he had known this would be the result, it would have been better for the orcs to form a shield formation. Although the infantry was at an absolute disadvantage in front of the cavalry, it could at least hold on for a while longer.
The helpless Iron Skull dragged his battle ax and ran desperately on the street. He had only one thought in his mind, killing Salah. Killing the enemy general is the only way to stop the enemy at present. Iron Skull is still alive.
Searching for Salah's figure in the sea, he realized another serious problem.
He had never seen Salah, nor did he recognize Salah's appearance. All the Cambrian knights, including Salah, were wearing the same armor. Iron Skull's remaining hope was about to be shattered.
From time to time, a knight beside him swung his lance at Iron Skull. Iron Skull blew up a war horse with a grenade. When he saw that the knight was still alive, he stepped forward, waved his battle ax and asked: "Which one is Salah?"
The knight's legs were blown off and one hand lost the ability to move, but he still used his remaining hand to swing his sword at Iron Skull.
It was impossible to expect him to surrender. Iron Skull had no choice but to chop off his head, but heard Sulit shout: "Salah is here! Here!"
He was fighting with Salah. His hand crossbow was of no use, and the sword could not cut Salah's armor. Salah was not in the mood to fight with him. He was about to kill Sulit with a spear, but he didn't expect it.
Iron Skull suddenly jumped up and threw him off his horse.
The two were struggling on the ground. Sulit went to help, but was knocked to the ground by another Cambrian knight. Iron Skull was stabbed in the left shoulder when he was under siege. Salah raised his sword and wanted to stab Iron Skull to death.
But he heard a gunshot next to his ear.
Salah's body shook, and blood flowed out of his armor. He lowered his head and saw Iron Skull's musket still emitting smoke.
There were only two bullets left. Iron Skull just remembered that he was carrying a musket behind him. At the critical moment of life and death, one of the bullets actually saved his life.
Salah fell, and a Cambrian knight beside him picked up Salah and ran away in a hurry.
Salah left the battlefield, which dealt a heavy blow to the Cambrian knights. This was a characteristic of the early Middle Ages. The knights were only willing to fight for their lords. The originally neat military formation gradually began to become chaotic, and the battle situation also reversed. Iron Skull returned to the battlefield.
After sorting out the remaining troops, Jiawen led his soldiers and began an orderly counterattack on the city top.
At the same time, Reggie and his soldiers rushed to Erwin's side. He set up four rocket launchers and concentrated firepower to resist Sophia's army.
What Salah was most worried about happened. The army crowded into the narrow gap. The tragedy of the meat grinder was staged again. Thousands of soldiers were blown into a pulp. Reggie and the soldiers stood on the edge of the gap.
, throwing bombs downwards with all his strength, the flying corpses and billowing smoke made Reggie experience the baptism of blood and fire again.
Sophia is also fighting back, she is also launching rockets.
Attach a gunpowder barrel to the tail of the dragon-slaying crossbow. Even though there is no bullet, the crossbow can fly very far.
The stability of black powder is inherently poor, let alone inferior gunpowder like Bayer's. Most of the rockets flew aimlessly everywhere, but a few rockets hit soldiers.
The thick crossbow arrow directly penetrated the soldier's chest and took the soldier flying down the city.
Reggie felt distressed and scared, but he still had to keep fighting.
He taught Sophia too many things, and now he is paying the price for his original recklessness. This sharp crossbow, coupled with the thrust of gunpowder, can even penetrate an airship.
Reggie and Erwin lifted a bomb. Erwin was about to light the bomb when a crossbow arrow flew over and grazed Erwin's shoulder, taking away a large piece of flesh. His shoulder was spurting blood.
Erwin's body was shaking violently, and the torch in his hand fell to the ground.
Reggie picked up the torch, lit the bomb, and threw the bomb under the city.
He knew Erwin's injury was serious, but he couldn't stop now.
Half an hour later, Erwin collapsed from excessive blood loss. The soldiers took him aside.
Reggie felt a sharp pain in his chest. He was really afraid that he would lose Erwin.
But he couldn't stop what he was doing, lighting the fuse, dropping the bomb, lighting the fuse, dropping the bomb... As long as he kept fighting, the soldiers would have the courage to continue fighting.
The battle lasted all night, and Reggie, who was covered in blood and had lost consciousness in his arms, struggled to pick up a bomb and was about to light the fuse when he saw a soldier dancing in front of him.
"Poor man, are you crazy? It doesn't matter. I'm going crazy too. I'm not afraid of going crazy. I can build a lunatic asylum for free and give you a pension."
Reggie, who was on the verge of schizophrenia, lit the bomb, but was spit out by the soldier.
"You bitch, you dare to spit on me!" The angry Reggie spoke in his native language, "I won't hit you unless you go crazy because of you!"
The soldier pointed at the enemy troops below the city. Reggie's eyes were red and swollen from the smoke, and he could only vaguely see the blurry outline.
"The enemy has retreated!" Modesa, who was covered in blood, shouted in Reggie's ear, "Retreat, the Cambrian Knights and all the enemy troops have retreated!"