Outside Butu City, Ronan was sitting in the big tent in the center of the main camp, having lunch with Cassiano, Aldrich, Magna, and several other officers. Of course, there would be no exquisite food in military life.
Well, the food for officers is slightly richer than that of ordinary soldiers, with a few more pieces of meat.
The military rations of Ronan's army have always been good. They can eat meat basically every day. The staple food is bread or scones. These two items are simple to make and easy to carry. Bread and scones with little moisture can also be stored longer.
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He cut off a piece of bacon with a knife and sandwiched it between the bread and bit into it. He also took a sip of the hot broth and drank it down. After chewing a few times, Ronan swallowed the food and said:
"Arden refused to surrender, but even though he was trying his best to defend Butu City, there were only less than a thousand defenders, and most of them had no training and had not even participated in the battle. They were just resisting.
I will personally lead the team to the city in the afternoon, and soon a new flag will be hung on the walls of Butu City!"
"I'll go with you, too," Aldridge said.
Nodding, Ronan did not continue to say anything, but lowered his head and continued to deal with his lunch. Everyone else was also silent, because there was nothing to say. The strength of the two sides was very different, and this battle did not require any planning at all.
Lunch time was over, and after resting for about half an hour to digest the food, the army began to move. The first batch of siege teams had already assembled in front of the formation. They were carrying ladders, and the middle team was still facing the siege.
Thump, the archer troops stood behind them, covering them with bows and arrows under the protection of shields.
Ronan put on his armor, with the Nightmare hanging on his waist, carrying a full-iron shield, and a two-handed sword on his back. He was surrounded by more than 20 Nord royal guards. Ronan would be on the ladder
After setting up, they began to climb the city. Aldridge also took his sword and shield in the other direction and prepared to climb the city.
"Archers, prepare, bring up the stones quickly! There are other things, you go to the west side, you go to the east side!" On the city wall, the sentry immediately sounded the alarm when he saw Ronan's troops beginning to gather, and deployed
The defenders of Tucheng gathered quickly. Many recruits were still wearing helmets crookedly, but more recruits from poor families did not even have a decent piece of armor, and they were basically just a layer of cloth.
Under the command of the officer, the defenders of Butu City rushed to their respective posts in a panic. Nervousness was spreading. The recruits swallowed their saliva, and the palms of their spears were full of sweat. On the battlefield, there were always
In the event of an accident, no one can guarantee that they will survive to the end, but they cannot escape. The supervisors are behind them. If they make any move to escape or disturb the morale of the army, the supervisors will directly chop off their heads.
"Woo!!!" A low horn sounded, and the soldiers on Ronan's side began to move slowly. At the same time, the archers and shield-bearing soldiers in the back row also began to move forward to get within the shooting range. Generally speaking, the soldiers on the ground
The shooting range is closer than the city wall, but with the protection of a large shield, it is not difficult to pass this distance.
The warriors carrying the ladder held up their shields with one hand and placed them above their heads. Holding the ladder with the other hand, they gradually accelerated their pace until they finally began to run. Ronan also ran with the shield in the middle of the team.
"Pull the bow! Fire the arrow! Replace with the second echelon!" Following the command of the city guarding officer, the recruits hurriedly drew the bow and started shooting at a 45° angle. Then the two echelons continued to shoot alternately to achieve the goal.
Continuous rain of arrows attacks.
Densely packed arrows fell from the sky, but most of them were blocked by the shield, and only a few of them caused damage. The arrows landed on Ronan's armor and shield and were bounced away without even leaving a mark.
But there was a Nuohuang next to Ronan who was shot in the shoulder. The sharp arrow penetrated the chain armor and sank into the muscle but was not deep. The Nuohuang grunted, then pulled out the arrow and continued to charge forward.
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Soon, the archers on Ronan's side also fought back. The Vekia archers standing in the front row and hiding behind the big shield did not use covering throws like their opponents, but aimed and accurately hit the generals.
The enemy soldiers' bodies were exposed outside the crenellations of the city wall, and the mixed-arms archer troops behind them were ejected in the same way as their opponents.
Because without certain accuracy, it would be difficult to directly hit the defenders hiding under the crenels and shields. After being thrown upward, no one would be injured or even killed by the arrows falling from the sky.
The ladder has been mounted on the city wall. The defenders tried to push it twice, but the Nord soldiers underground were holding on to the bottom of the ladder. They could not push it at all. They could only lie on the crenels and shoot arrows downwards or
Throw rocks, but this will easily get called out by Wikiya shooters.
With the ax handle or the back of a knife biting in their mouths, holding the ladder with one hand and holding a shield above their heads, the siege team is struggling to climb up. The journey to climb this short few meters high city wall will be the most casualty in this battle.
The distance even exceeds the casualties caused by hand-to-hand combat after ascending the city.
Because the soldiers climbing the wall cannot fight back, they can only passively accept the stones and arrows from the defenders. If they are not careful, they will be shot down, fall to the ground and fall half to death, or they may be accidentally broken by the stones.
Even if the shield can block the stone, if the hit position is not good, the soldier may have his arm smashed directly or the soldier may not be able to withstand the force and the shield sinks and hits his head.
After the first batch of soldiers started to climb up, Ronan and Aldridge also started to climb up. The soldier above Ronan was hit by a stone and his hand loosened. He couldn't hold the ladder and fell down. However,
Ronan caught him in mid-air and swung him back to the ladder. Now Ronan became the first.
However, neither stones nor arrows could break through Ronan's shield and armor. The arrows were directly deflected, and even the chain armor in the gaps in the armor could not penetrate. The stones fell on Ronan's shield or side.
Later, most of the impact force was absorbed by the armor. The remaining part could not affect Ronan's strong body at all, and could only make Ronan pause for a moment.
The soldiers guarding the city could only watch helplessly as the steel monster kept climbing up the city wall. When Ronan was about to board the city, a soldier tried to knock him down with a wooden stick, but Ronan, who had quick eyes and quick hands, grabbed the stick and knocked him down.
Drag him down.
"Get ready to fight! Don't let the enemy take up positions on the city wall! Anyone who can repel the enemy will receive a reward of one hundred!" There must be a brave man under the heavy reward. With the officer shouting loudly, Ronan immediately climbed up the city wall.