Aztec Eternals

The morning light in Xiwei gradually brightened, and the bluestone city walls became clearer. Looking from a distance, the city walls are full of smoky scorched black, and blood coagulated dark red. Under the sun, the cold dew of the early morning gathered on the city head into a drop of crystal water, which slowly meandered down. The drops of water slowly fell into deep red, and then into pitch black, falling silently into the mud. Along the traces of the slip, we can see the true color of the city wall, which is a solid stone brick of cyan and dark gray.

Shulot stared at the unbreakable city wall and sighed secretly in his heart.

The army went south and besieged the city in October. It was blocked by the six-meter bluestone city wall. It has been one month now.

At the beginning of the siege, he was full of confidence and felt that with the might of a great victory, he directly attacked the city, and the Hekou fortress was at his fingertips. The prestige of the young commander was high, and Bertard was recovering from his injuries on the north shore. At this time, it was the special status of the teacher Olosh who gave advice, and the young commander acted cautiously.

As suggested, he first set up camps to the south and east of the fortress, and a water camp by Lake Quetzeo. Then, dispatched samurai to patrol and control all passages, and the estuary fortress became an isolated city, and all the water and land were cut off. Then, under the cover of shield vehicles, the Otomi militiamen began to fill the moat in the east of the city and destroyed the wooden fence outside the city. A hundred steps south of the city, a 7-8-meter-high shooting clay platform was built for the archers to shoot. Until everything is ready, the next step is the official siege.

The estuary fortress has excellent terrain and is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Surrounded by rivers, the soil is watery and soft, so it is impossible to dig tunnels and collapse the walls. The gate of the fortress was blocked, and there were not enough metal tools to smash through the gate and dig the root of the wall. If you want to conquer such a fortress, you can only rely on the traditional ant attached to the city. And once the number of defenders is sufficient and the will to fight is firm, the damage to the ant-affiliated city will be unacceptable. As try these days.

Recalling the tragic siege, Shilot shook his head slightly. This was the first time he really faced the strong city as a commander.

On the first day of the siege, the northern army of Mexican mobilized its full strength. Under the cover of the shield chariot, the archers suppressed the shooting, and the catapult approached and projectile. Afterwards, the high-spirited holy city warriors approached the city wall, set up a ladder to climb up, and then fell to the top of the city. The brutal fierce battle lasted only a few moments, and five hundred samurai were killed!

The six-meter stone castle wall is not comparable to the three-meter wooden castle. Within twenty paces of the warriors, spears and stones fell like rain, piercing leather armor and helmets. Within five steps, lime sand was continuously thrown down, obscuring the line of sight in front of him. Just as the ladder was set up, a log and a boulder fell on the head, and the middle was broken.

What is even more troubling is that the Tarrasco people did not know when to imitate more than 300 Mexica longbows, plus more than a thousand Tlaxcala wooden bows, and shoot each other outside the city, killing the approaching warriors. . Under the strong bow, the fragility of the samurai is like an autumn flower, withering as quickly as the militia. And when a few brave warriors climbed to the top of the city, they were confronted with a dense gun formation of the Tarrascos, and they were soon besieged and killed.

Xiulote watched the battle for a quarter of an hour, but did not find any hope of a breakthrough, so he decisively blew the snail horn to withdraw. The holy city warriors held up their shields and withdrew in embarrassment, and the bowmen shot arrows at a high speed, suppressing the city head. Afterwards, he briefly counted the number of people, and his heart was aching. This is the most loyal holy city warrior, the most reliable power of the family!

The young commander immediately asked the nobles to be captured in the water battle and inquired about the source of the longbow in the fortress. These longbows were the first batch of new weapons shipped from the capital in early September. Had it not been for the rapid southward march of the Mexican army, a second, larger number would have arrived in October.

"The Tarrascos have already made longbows on a large scale in the capital, giving priority to supplying them to the southern front, where the fighting is definitely more brutal. War is about survival, and it is really the fastest way to spread technology. After this battle on Lake Yuriria , I am afraid that spies from various countries will swarm from all over the country to spy on gunpowder, like flies that smell fishy. Fortunately, the process of gunpowder is relatively complicated, and there is no possibility of leakage in a short time. "

Thinking of this, Shilot raised his head slightly, his thoughts flew into the distance.

Orosh strode forward in the splendid attire of a legion commander. The head of the regiment was promoted to deputy commander, and he sat in the wooden castle on the north bank. He temporarily took over as the head of the regiment and led the Quds Force.

"His Royal Highness, the warriors are ready. Is it still the same as a few days ago, feinting to lure the enemy and consuming it from a distance?"

Shirot smiled slightly and shook his head.

"The craftsmen have just built more than a dozen simple nest carts, allowing the archers to get closer to shooting. Today's real attack again! Call Giova to come forward."

After attacking the city on the first day, the young commander realized that attacking the fortress was a long process. If you don't want to lose too many core warriors, you can't be in a hurry. He recalled the battles in history and redrawn his plans. First of all, try to consume the elite warrior defenders, and then gradually attack the military heart in the city. When the morale of the defending troops is reduced to a certain level, it is the real land general attack and water surprise attack.

Under this new strategy, the subsequent siege will be dominated by long-range consumption. The samurai of Ottopan were in charge of feinting, and made a gesture of climbing the city at all times, forcing the defenders on the city to show their defenses. The next step is the shooting between the archers. The North Road Army will try to use its long-range advantage as much as possible, and occasionally throw burning paper fireballs. If the defenders on the city completely hide behind the shield platform at the head of the city, they will usher in a real ascent to the city and be forced to mobilize again.

Thus, life gradually turned into fuel, burning steadily under the collision of the war machines in an exchange ratio acceptable to the Legion of Mexica. The morale of the defenders was also gradually declining, from cheering shouts of encouragement to exhaustion and silence.

Soon, Giova, the commander of the Ottopan Legion, hurried over. After the water fight, the ferocity on "Coyote"'s face was replaced by a respectful, submissive kneeling salute.

"My esteemed brother, what are your orders?"

Shulot nodded, his eyes fixed on Giova, and he ordered sternly.

"Giova, you did a good job of feinting a few days ago. Today, you will lead the heroic Ottopan warriors and launch a real ascent! Give you an extra batch of leather armor and let the warriors wear double armor. The crossbowmen will always suppress the city head. Go select the elites, inspire the army, and attack the city first when the war drums sound! You will never be allowed to retreat until the conch horn sounds!"

Hearing this cruel military order, Giova remained silent. In these few days of feinting, the Ottopan Legion had already lost four or five hundred men. This time, the real siege, the loss will only be more heavy. After a while, feeling the attention of the young commander, he bowed his head again and agreed.

"His Royal Highness, following your will, I am willing to die for you!"

Soon, as the military order was issued, the Mexica battalion really boiled. Thousands of warriors set out one after another, separated by a distance of hundreds of steps, in front of the southern city wall of the river mouth fortress. The Ottopan warriors are at the front, followed by the Temple Guard, the Holy City Knights, and the Legion of Pikes. Once Xian Deng can truly stand firm at the top of the city, the subsequent legions will follow. Outside the east city of the fortress, there were also more than 2,000 warriors from the western city-states, carrying out a feint attack to contain the troops.

Facing the massive mobilization of the Mexica Legion, the Tarasco defenders at the head of the city were obviously nervous. The warriors patrolled the top of the city, berating and cheering loudly. The militiamen worked hard to reinforce the large shield erected at the top of the city, thicken the soil platform, and prepared all defensive weapons that could be thrown.

Shulot calmly walked down from the high platform, leaving the commander's banner here. In the dominant siege battle, he no longer needs to use the flag to encourage the morale of the army. Then, under the protection of the personal guard shield, he came to the front line more than two hundred steps away from the city, so as to better grasp the situation of the siege. Orosh also put on a leather armor, holding a shield and a stick, guarding him.

Not long after, the commander's flag waved mercilessly, and the horns of the guards sounded sharply, announcing the start of the siege.

The four hundred temple guards were frantic, holding huge crossbows and advancing to about one hundred and forty paces. There are dozens of small earthen platforms here, which are at the limit of the enemy's longbow. With the help of the rope ladder, nearly half of the temple guards boarded the nearly eight-meter earthen platform to wind the crossbow. The Tarasco people at the head of the city could not make any counterattacks, and could only desperately reinforce their shields and earthen platforms, hiding their bodies behind the cover.

After a while, the horn of chill sounded again, and the crossbowmen fired violently. "Whoosh whoosh!" Hundreds of crossbow arrows were fired from a superior height, slicing across the slightly falling arc, and suddenly nailed to the top of the city.

In an instant, several shrill screams sounded, and nearly ten militiamen who were not well-protected were shot with arrows. The arrows penetrated the fragile body of the commoner, knocking them down immediately. The lucky militiaman was hit by an arrow, without a trace of struggle, and died on the spot. The unfortunate militiamen were nailed to the wooden sign beside them, swaying and struggling, blood was flowing.

The flag of "Crocodile" fluttered in the wind, and the Tarrasco warriors who oversaw the battle did not hesitate. They waved their daggers and executed the howling and severely wounded militiamen, giving the other side a relief and avoiding affecting their morale. Dead bodies were thrown outside the city to avoid decaying inside the city. Only lightly wounded militias were given simple bandages and thus continued to function in the defense of the city.

After dozens of breaths, the second wave of crossbow bolts whistled, taking away only three or four militiamen. When the enemy keeps evading, the shooting damage at this time is not much. The bolts used in the heavy crossbow are more expensive, and the shooting of the crossbowmen maintains a long interval, which only has the effect of suppressing the city head.

With the launch of the second round of crossbow arrows, thousands of longbow warriors pushed more than 200 small shield carts and slowly approached the city. The warriors had cold faces and murderous intent. When they stepped within ninety steps, the longbow at the head of the city immediately started firing. The feathered arrow of "咻咻" was condescending, deeply nailed to the large shield of thick wood. Occasionally, two or three coincidental feathered arrows will be shot from the shooting port on the shield, and the longbow warriors behind will immediately hit the arrows in the chest and abdomen, losing strength and falling.

At this moment, the simple but sturdy shield car will stop for a moment. The remaining warriors bowed down and checked their teammates on the ground, which was the order of the marshal. If a teammate dies, keep pushing the cart forward. If there is still help, stop in place, simply bandage, and shoot at the city head here.

Most of the shield cars approached about fifty paces before they stopped together. This is the limit for the Tlaxcala bow to break through the leather armor on the head of the city of several meters, and it is the distance measured with life. The warriors then drew their bows and arrows, and coldly released a rain of arrows. The dense rain of arrows slid across a distance of dozens of steps, accurately piercing the eyes, mouth or throat of the Tarrasco archer, and penetrating several inches into the skull. Several enemy archers who were shooting with probes died instantly, and a dozen militiamen also died silently. At such close range, a hit by an arrow means death.

The battle flag at the head of the city waved, and at the commander's request, the prepared Tarasco warriors did not stop. They quickly picked up the precious longbow and continued to shoot at the city, but they were more careful to cover their bodies.

When the longbowmen began to suppress further, a dozen simple nest trucks carrying nearly a hundred archers were pushed forward by hundreds of militiamen, focusing on suppressing a section of the city wall on the left.

This is the latest siege machine designed by Shilot. It refers to the ancient building cars and nest cars of the Celestial Dynasty. While maintaining the carrying and defense functions, the craftsmanship and shape are simplified according to the processing capabilities of this era. This kind of nest car is relatively simple, just two rows of eight solid wood wheels, a stable base, and a tall log that is reinforced and erected on each side. Between the two logs, at a height of nearly ten meters, there is a platform that can accommodate six or seven archers to shoot. The sides and underside of the platform are reinforced with wooden boards to withstand bow and arrow fire. At the rear is a hanging rope ladder for the warriors to climb up, thereby replacing the complex and fragile tensile structure.

At this moment, more than a dozen nest cars gradually approached to sixty paces, and the archers above began to launch continuously. "Xuuuuuu", with the advantage of height, the feather arrow crossed the shield and earthen platform of this section of the city wall, and mercilessly shot at the Tarasco warriors who were the backbone of the defense. Under the fixed-point targeted shooting, nearly ten warriors who were supervising the battle and commanding were shot at the same time, and the low screams sounded continuously. The militiamen lost their pressure and command, and the city walls suddenly panicked.

The thunderous drum sound finally sounded at this time! Giova let out a fierce howl, and the long-awaited Ottopan warriors responded in unison. They were wearing double armor, holding shields high, and carrying dozens of seven-to-eight-meter ladders in the center, they charged quickly towards the city head. Accompanied by the fierce drumbeat, the earth platform, shield cart, nest cart, and more than a thousand archers fired at the same time, and the dense arrow rain brought a shrill whistling, which instantly nailed the emerging Tarasco archer to death. Then, the ferocious arrow rain did not stop, trying its best to suppress all the living creatures in the city. The arrows of "Du Duo" slammed into the wood together, like the movement of death!

The Ottopan warrior quickly entered within a hundred paces of the city, and began to be shrouded in the shadow of death. Giova, who was the first to charge, howled again, and the warriors leaned and ran, striding forward desperately, rushing through the increasingly dangerous distance at maximum speed. Tarrasco's longbowmen also fought back desperately. The arrows of "Xu Xu" did not need to be aimed, and fell directly into the crowd of warriors, and the arrow hit immediately fell to the ground. The surviving samurai bled and struggled helplessly on the ground, but no one cared. Regardless of serious injury or death, it is the same outcome at this time.

Shirot's face was cold and hard as he stared at the battlefield in front of him. He watched the Ottopan warriors begin to die in groups, and his heart was as solid as stone. Because this is just the beginning.

When the Ottopan warriors finally rushed within forty steps, the real murderous intention finally arrived!