Leon was very angry, but there was nothing he could do. Without the siege ladder, they could not pose an effective threat to the defenders on the city wall, and it was too narrow, which seriously restricted the use of his military advantage.
In desperation, Leon could only choose to temporarily retreat back to the camp, and while rushing to build some siege ladders, he also studied how to deal with the various defensive strategies of the defenders.
This time, both sides of the testing attack suffered hundreds of casualties, which was not considered to be a serious injury. Ronan, who was far away in Fengming and peered with his observation eyes, was also thinking about how to help Leon break through the defense line, but did not let him pass.
It was too easy. After all, it would be disadvantageous for Ronan if either of them had an absolute advantage.
Since Matthias only built one observation eye when the war started, Ronan could only observe about half of the battlefield this time. There were some blind spots that could not be observed, but it still provided enough information.
"How do you think we should deal with the Sidon Fortress? If we continue to fight like this, we may not be able to determine the winner even if we fight for a whole day. We don't have enough time and experience to build a siege ladder that can last a whole day. If the next attack is
If you don’t come down, you’ll have to take a detour!”
In the tent in the center of Leon's army camp, Leon was discussing strategies with the representatives of the eastern nobles who supported him. Most of these representatives of the eastern nobles were the heirs of the local lords, and only a small number were led by the lords themselves.
"The area in front of Sidon Fortress is very narrow. We have very few soldiers who can fight at the same time. Therefore, I think we should select elite troops to attack the city!" The speaker was a powerful lord among the eastern nobles, Russell.
Earl Peter's eldest son, Bill Peter.
"It is true that we should select elite siege troops, but this is not the most important thing. The point is that if we cannot stop the enemy from destroying our siege equipment, then we will not be able to capture the city!" Another powerful noble from the east,
Sherlo Dartan said.
"So the ground troops must also keep up and send more troops to protect the siege ladder. Although they will be killed by local arrows, there is no good way. As for the enemy's crossbows and pendulums and other equipment,
We can only let the catapults suppress it, so we have to find a group of people who can control the catapults very accurately!" The person who spoke was a royal knight who followed Leon on the expedition and was considered to be one of his confidants.
, Barbossa Bouton, who ranked second.
"I know Hebrew very well. He is a difficult opponent. Although I have never come into contact with Marcelo from the Yangyan Regiment, his ability to maintain such a large-scale mercenary group for so many years must be extraordinary. We
We must not take it lightly. In my opinion, we should actually test the attitudes of the southern nobles and Mayweather first, and calculate the risks of detouring from their areas!" Barbosa continued.
"Damn Leonard, it's because his kingdom is now torn apart. I knew he was a poisonous snake before, but I didn't expect that he would dare to risk the collapse of the kingdom and hide in this position! My father has never disclosed any information.
He decided who should be the heir, but it can never be Leonard!" Leon suddenly became angry and hammered the armrest of his chair hard, and the hard arm armor dented the wooden armrest a little.
"Speed up the production of siege ladders and trebuchets. Use trebuchets to suppress or even destroy the enemy's defense equipment. Send troops on the ground to form a spear phalanx to block the enemy cavalry and coordinate infantry raids to destroy the siege ladders. Start screening the next time today.
For those who join the vanguard of the city siege, their pensions will be tripled, and additional gold coins will be awarded. The first one to rush to the city and the first one to open the city gate will be heavily rewarded!"
Leon decided on the next siege strategy, and then said:
"Send a messenger to place Mayweather and my sixth brother to see what they mean!"
The meeting was dissolved, and the nobles left their tents and returned to their residences.
The Leon army was still working overtime to prepare the equipment for the next siege. When Ronan arrived, he met the envoy he sent first, because Cassiano was also a prince after all, so Leon still respected etiquette.
Yes, I didn't just line up some soldiers, but a nobleman, even though he was just a small subordinate nobleman.
"His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince, Lord Roderet, good afternoon. I am the messenger sent by His Royal Highness Prince Leon, from Yabuda of the Daltan family. This visit is mainly to convey to you the goodwill of our Lord Prince Leon.
And some agreements that we hope can be reached." Yabuda knelt down on one knee and saluted Cassiano before standing up and said.
"Tell me about it!" Cassiano said after adjusting his sitting posture.
"It's like this. In order to deal with His Royal Highness Leonard who caused the kingdom to split, Prince Leon has gathered a group of people with lofty ideals.
However, the current war situation is in a stalemate. The longer it goes, the more disadvantageous it will be to the Gaoling Kingdom, and it may even be destroyed and disappear.
Therefore, Prince Leon hopes that you can also contribute."
"Just tell me what you want, no need to make excuses here!" Cassiano said after interrupting Yabutan.
"Well, Prince Leon hopes that you can let our army pass and bypass the Sidon Fortress from the south." Yabuda said with a helpless smile.
"That's impossible. We are not friends with Leon. We will also deal with Leonard, but it is impossible to let your army enter our area. You should also know the reason, so you don't need me to make it clear, right?" Cassiano
He rejected Yabuda without hesitation, because this was something he, Ronan and Aldridge had already discussed.
"Of course, so I also brought the contract drawn up by Prince Leon, you can take a look at it!" After saying that, Yabuda took out a piece of parchment rolled up with a rope from his arms.
The attendant took the parchment scroll and handed it to Cassiano. Cassiano looked at it twice before throwing the scroll to Ronan with a sneer. Ronan caught it and smiled immediately.
The content on the scroll is very simple. It is probably that I am the orthodox heir of the kingdom. If you surrender to me, all previous rebellions can be forgotten. While requesting approval, Cassiano is also asked to hand over the army.
He collected it on his behalf, signed Leon.
There is a sense of arrogance and conceitedness between the lines, and he doesn't seem too smart. I don't know how he persuaded the eastern nobles to follow him. Maybe he had the help of an expert.
"You haven't read the contents of the scroll, have you?" Ronan asked Yabuda with a smile.
"Of course I don't dare to peek in private, you can rest assured." Yabuda bowed slightly and said.