Under the iron hooves of the elf knights, these enemy troops disappeared without even causing a splash. Ronan soon followed Sirabi back to the siege camp.
The cavalry have returned, the remnants of the enemy troops have been cleared, and the siege equipment is almost ready. The Terran army is about to begin its first trial of siege.
Even if he desperately wants to defeat the Volantis forces, Ronan will not personally go out for this first siege. In fact, the only vanguard troops for this siege are those mercenaries.
War mercenaries have a lot of commissions, but they are also the hardest money to earn among mercenaries. After all, the country does not hire them for retirement. In order to reduce the loss of the country's strength, these mercenaries must be at the forefront.
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This is the reason why war mercenaries change so quickly. We can count on one hand all the mercenary groups in the world that have been disbanded for more than ten years and have considerable strength.
Most of the war mercenaries died in the battle. Those who were lucky enough to survive several battles usually retired after saving enough money. The generous commissions allowed them to quickly save enough to buy a piece of land in their hometown or in
With the money to open a small shop in a small town, most mercenaries who have escaped death will choose to return to a stable life. Only a small number of mercenaries who insist on being drunk today will spend all the commissions lavishly.
Enjoy until you die in the next battle.
This time we only chose to siege the city from the two places with city gates. Although we did not expect to be able to capture the city wall and open the city gate this time, the troops were still prepared. Ronan also put on his equipment and rode on
The war horses stood waiting among the cavalry. If the city gate was really opened, Ronan would follow the cavalry and charge directly in.
Mercenaries in colorful clothes rushed to the front carrying ladders, followed by a mixed siege team of Terra's elite troops and militia. The Hinterland archers used arrow rain to cover the infantry in the siege.
The catapults threw huge stones on the city wall, but only a few of them caused casualties. A Volantis soldier who couldn't dodge was directly hit on the head by the broken stones, and his head suddenly exploded like a watermelon.
Red and white splattered all over the floor. The helmet failed to protect him from the extremely powerful rocks and was smashed into a discus.
The corpses fell softly and fell under the city wall. From time to time, soldiers nearby were hit by arrows and fell. The Volantis completely lost to the Hinterlands in terms of bow and arrow shooting, even though they were protected by the city wall.
The ladders were put up on the city wall, and the siege ladders had completed half of the journey. The soldiers held up their shields and carried their weapons as they climbed up against the arrows, stones, and boiling oil thrown by the defenders. From time to time, some ladders were pushed down, but most of them
The ladder still persisted.
The soldiers climbed to the end of the ladder, and just as they were about to step onto the battlements, they were knocked down by the enemy with spears or wooden sticks. It was impossible to climb the city wall with only the ladder.
But things were different after the arrival of the siege ladder. Although the enemy used trebuchets and other equipment to destroy part of the siege ladder, many soldiers still rushed to the top of the city after the suspension bridge of the siege ladder was put up on the battlements. This represents Tai
La's flag was flying at the top of the city, but it was soon cut down. The flag rose and fell, and the mood of Ronan and others also fluctuated accordingly.
The soldiers rushed into the watchtower, and the gate was slightly raised. Ronan and the waiting cavalry clenched their lances, but soon relaxed, because the gate was lifted up and fell down again.
An hour later, the retreat horn sounded. The soldiers withdrew from the city, raised their ladders and ran back against the enemy's arrow rain. The first trial attack failed, and both sides left behind hundreds of corpses. Of course,
Terra's side suffered more casualties, and the siege would definitely cause more casualties than the defenders.
After all, the siege team needs to climb the city wall, but the defenders do not. They only need to wait and kill the enemy soldiers who climb the wall.
The Volantis are very tenacious. They have a attitude of defending this city and forcing you to negotiate with me. Indeed, if it cannot be conquered for a long time, Terra will really have no choice but to negotiate. After all, Sint
Lan's troops can't stay here forever, and the hired mercenaries will also cost a lot of money.
Terra's food reserves are running low, and it is impossible for the Seljuks to really attack the Eredar. If they just pretend to help Terra, it will complete the task. Once the Seljuks withdraw, the Eredar may attack again at any time.
Send troops to attack Terra, and then the situation will be unfavorable to Terra again.
Therefore, after several more unsuccessful attacks, Marshal Hogul decided to break the boat. He decided to launch a surprise attack late tonight, and the entire army attacked from all sides to capture Taiwei regardless of casualties. He also arranged three arrangements
A raid team of one hundred people entered the castle through a secret passage.
Try to form a pincer attack from inside and outside to open the city gate. Even if it doesn't work, it will still involve the enemy. The raid team will launch a raid when the outside siege enters a fever pitch, and the contact will be completed by the Hinterland mage who joins them. As long as the distance is
No more than five kilometers away, the wizards of the Hinterlands can conduct some simple communication through spells and magical objects.
Ronan volunteered to join the raid team. After all, he was also very anxious. If he couldn't capture it, his mission would have failed. So many generous rewards would be gone from him, and Ronan would also lose his savings in Terra.
It’s a chance to upgrade the system if you have enough reputation.
But unfortunately, his petition was ruthlessly rejected by Sirabi. The raiding team was very dangerous. If they failed to attack the city outside, they would basically be wiped out. They could be called a death squad.
Sirabi knew that Queen Serena's daughter, the newly emerged Princess Sibela, cared about Ronan very much, and that Ronan also participated in the war in the name of the princess to support Terra. He did not want Ronan to die at his hands, otherwise
It is very likely that you will be resented by the princess or even punished by the queen after you return.
So Ronan could only stay with the cavalry, preparing outside the city gate, and when the city gate opened, he would rush inside and massacre.
Time ticked by, the sun set, the moon rose, the sky turned from bright to dark, until the world was pitch black and silent, with only a little bit of moonlight falling on the smooth armor and a glimmer of light, the Terran army was dispatched.
Without horns or slogans, the army silently picked up the ladders and began to charge. When the guards on the tower discovered the situation, they hurriedly blew the horns. The soldiers on duty for the night grabbed their weapons and climbed up the tower. The soldiers who were resting were also awakened and struggled to get up.
The hazy sleepy eyes forced me to put on the armor.
Noisy footsteps and angry curses kept ringing in the castle. A raid team of 300 people was already waiting in the room at the exit of the secret passage. More than 20 people were waiting in the room, including the mage, who was holding a
Waiting with something like a compass, the rest of the soldiers stood silently in the secret passage. They are all the elites carefully selected by Hogul, with the best martial arts and the most tenacious will.