In front of Mayweather's army, several cavalry scouts dispersed and conducted repeated reconnaissance. In order to prevent Ronan from arranging soldiers to ambush in the grass again, they chose to directly set the grass on fire. In front of the large army, they specially
There are soldiers responsible for burning the grass.
The water content in the grass is very high, so it is difficult to ignite it, and it cannot spread over a large area. However, there is no need to burn all the grass, as long as you can ensure that there are no soldiers ambush inside.
In the sky, Jackson has been monitoring the movements of Mayweather's army, basically resting with Mayweather's army. This is indeed a test for Jackson, both physically and mentally exhausted, but for the sake of the overall battle situation,
He can only support it with all his strength, after all, his role cannot be replaced by others.
"The first and second detachments began to move towards Evian City. The normal marching speed is enough. The third detachment went to Naoussa City and the fourth detachment went to Dingle City. This is not the final position and may be mobilized at any time. We must always be prepared."
Magna's voice sounded in the system channel. Ronan was in the first team, and the second team was led by Trezeguet. Evian City was the nearest city on the path of Mayweather's army, Naoussa and
Dingle is not far to the south of Evian. In order to prevent the enemy from directly crossing Evian to Naousa and Dingle, the other two detachments must also be in place in advance.
After receiving the order, Ronan directly led the troops towards Evian City. As the first city to arrive, Evian City has the highest probability of being attacked by Mayweather's army, and Evian City is also relatively difficult to defend.
The city has no dangers to defend on all sides. It is a city standing alone on the grassland.
Yegor was riding a horse next to a carriage, and inside the carriage was Mayweather. Although he was injured, Mayweather still insisted on following the troops, and it was not safe to stay in Fort Busengue.
It would be very dangerous for Ronan to attack Fort Busengue after they left. Although Fort Busengue left some defenders, it would be just as difficult for Aldridge to defend them. If Ronan was determined to attack, now in Buenge
The defenders of Sengerberg also couldn't stop Ronan.
So this time they brought enough supplies, and they might not be able to grab some on the way. Although an overly large supply convoy will affect the marching speed of the army, there is nothing they can do. If they go deep into the enemy's territory, they must prepare for the interception of supplies.
Prepare.
Two hours before Mayweather's army was about to arrive in Evian City, Trezeguet's team arrived, and half an hour later, Ronan, who was slightly farther away, also arrived with his team.
The area of Evian City is not bad, it is a medium to large city, and there are many people in the city. Seeing the army stationed in the city, the people also know that the war is coming. Evian City was built 20 years after the founding of Gaoling. This city has been built since
The city that has never experienced the baptism of war since its founding is finally going to see blood today.
The troops prepared closely. Arrows, stones, and rolling logs were continuously carried up the city wall. Charcoal was also placed in the brazier, ready to be lit at any time. Evian City did not have any defense facilities. Even the catapults were just transported.
It was barely assembled just before Mayweather's army arrived, and there were only eight of them.
Soldiers carrying long contradictory cards kept running from the bottom of the city to the city wall, and then lined up on the city wall. All sides of Evian City may be attacked, so the defense is very difficult and requires a lot of manpower.
Ronan and Trezeguet's troops plus Evian City's original
The defenders only have less than 4,000 people, but with good operation, it is enough to resist Mayweather's army for several weeks, and Mayweather's army cannot spend so long here with Ronan and the others unless they completely give up attacking Starfall City.
, but wants to eliminate Ronan’s vitality here.
But when it comes to entering this stage, Ronan's goal has been achieved. Along the way, Mayweather's army was constantly harassed by the horse archers who roared past. They ran over, circled around, shot a few arrows, and then ran away.
The repeated guerrilla attacks made Yegor extremely annoyed, but there was nothing he could do. Only the archers' counterattacks could occasionally kill a few light cavalry.
Mayweather's army also lost a lot of time because of this, giving Ronan and Trezeguet more preparation time, allowing Ronan time to fully arrange the defensive configuration on the city wall.
Ronan led the troops, mainly infantry of the Imperial Legion, to defend the north and west, while Trezeguet was responsible for the south and east. There were no defensive equipment, which meant that the battle for the city wall would be more intense and important.
Ronan stood on the city wall with a big sword and looked at the road in the distance with a telescope. Jackson's reminder sounded again. The enemy will arrive at the city in ten minutes. Ronan can now see traces of the enemy through the telescope.
He handed the binoculars to the guard standing nearby, and then Ronan raised his right hand and made a few gestures.
On the sentry tower higher than the city wall, the guard who saw Ronan's gesture immediately walked to the huge horn on the sentry tower, then took a sharp breath and blew the horn.
"Woo!!!"
The long horn sound sounded and soon spread throughout Evian City. After hearing the horn sound, the people immediately followed the instructions sent by Ronan and returned to their homes one after another. Then they locked the doors and windows.
The wooden boards outside were also closed, blocking out all eyes from the outside.
The soldiers on the city wall immediately took up their positions and stood at the crenellations of the city wall. The archers fought behind the large shields of the infantry, placing arrows on their long bows, slightly pulling them open and ready to shoot.
Yegor rode his horse and slowly walked to the front of the army, looked at the city more than 500 meters away, raised his right hand high, turned it twice and then suddenly waved forward,
"Ouch!"
The soldiers behind him immediately let out a war cry, carrying ladders and began to rush towards the city wall. The archers followed closely, and the engineers also pushed the newly assembled catapult forward. Yegor stood there,
Watching the soldiers rush forward from both sides of him.
Because it would reduce the movement speed of the troops and lengthen the march time, Mayweather's army did not carry large siege towers, and the infantry could only rely on ladders to attack.
Soon, the two armies entered the range of bows and arrows. Two waves of arrows flew out from the city wall defenders and Mayweather's army respectively, and fell towards the enemy army. The arrows jingled against the city wall.
On the top, a small number of soldiers shot into the crenels and were blocked by shields. Only a very small number of soldiers were hit by arrows due to insufficient protection or greedy attacks, and were carried down the wall by friendly forces for treatment.
Arrows were constantly exchanged, and with the advantage of the city wall, the casualty rate of the defenders was several times lower than that of the attackers, but this was the price the attackers had to pay.