Rise of the Empire Total War

"This is a kingdom built in the flames of war. Like the countries on the mainland, the kings of the Farniks are also facing the trouble of overpowering nobles. The only way for the successive kings of Farnik is to balance the nobles. Our strengths check each other to protect the safety of the royal family.——"Falnick Kingdom History""

　　 After leaving the temporary base of Malthus City, Richard led his loyal soldiers to the northwest along a road that had not been repaired for a long time. Walking on the paved road with weeds growing in the cracks, the scenery along the way is full of depression and decadence. There are no traces of human activities in those villages. Some houses have even collapsed, revealing the remains of the walls of civil structures.

In the grass with half-human tall weeds, Richard can occasionally see human corpses and packages thrown down by refugees in a hurry. The package has not been opened, but the surface of the fabric is already covered with holes. The objects inside were exposed.

In the land farther from the road, there is a piece of unharvested arable land. Since the crops on it were not harvested in time, signs of wilting have faintly appeared after the passage of time, and the golden wheat almost drooped to the ground. I am afraid that harvesting can only rot in the ground.

　　 However, the people who were supposed to harvest them are no longer there. The villagers in nearby villages either died or fled. Under the pressure of the war, no one had the intention to take care of these crops.

　　 This is cheaper for Richard. In the idea that no food should be wasted, Richard asked the peasants with the army to harvest the crops in the cultivated land and use it as the soldiers' next rations.

　　 While Richard organized the farmers to harvest crops leisurely, the war in Manan City was still going on.

As the defender of the city, the Kingdom Army deployed most of its forces on the strong walls of Manan City, making it impossible for the noble rebels to make progress on the walls, but they also had no way to open up a new battlefield at the city gate. , Because the king's army commander Wood Keith had already blocked the city gate with stones, even if the siege party ran into the city gate, all he got was a stronger stone wall.

But this does not mean that the siege party has no other choice. In addition to the simplest ladder, the Farnik people who are good at developing siege equipment can also create a giant siege tower that is higher than the city wall in a short period of time. The whole body of the siege tower is made of wood, but the side facing the city wall is covered with iron skin and soaked animal skins, which can not only defend against arrows but also prevent fire attacks by the defenders. At the same time, it is also deployed on the top of the siege tower. A few archers, they can be condescending and shoot at the defenders on the city wall.

In addition, they also created a peculiar siege hammer. This siege hammer is not used to knock open the city gates like ordinary siege hammers. Instead, they use a heavy ram to hit the city wall and crash the city wall. .

After the development of this giant siege hammer, there is not much practicality, because the stone wall is not so easy to be crushed, and the soldiers are very susceptible to the defenders' attack and loss when operating this kind of siege hammer. heavy.

No, the giant siege hammers of the noble rebels stood quietly outside the city wall, and a large number of rebel soldiers lay around them, but only a few recesses of different depths appeared in the place where they were hit. Just the mouth.

　　 Compared to the giant siege hammer that looks bluffing but unmatched, the siege towers of the noble rebels are more threatening. In the siege battle, several siege towers loaded with rebel soldiers approached the city wall, and then lowered the slabs. The heavily armed rebel soldiers raised their shields to defend against the arrows shot, while rushing down the city wall to fight fiercely with the defenders who were waiting. . The defenders had little way to deal with these siege towers. They could only throw a heavy shot ball against the tower when the siege tower was close to the city wall, destroying the pillars of the siege tower and causing it to collapse.

　　 This method is more difficult to operate. Although the defenders tried their best, they could only destroy one or two siege towers. However, the enemy continued to rush up the wall from other siege towers.

　　 boom——

　　 In the melee, a siege tower was shot through the tower by the defender's shot. Several soldiers inside were just hit by the shot, and only half of the body was left without a scream. Then a few shots were thrown to the side of the siege tower, and several holes were quickly hit. The scarred siege tower was finally unable to support it, and it leaned to the side amidst the screams of the soldiers in the tower. When the tall siege tower fell, it also knocked down another siege tower on the side~www.readwn.com~ Just like dominoes, the two siege towers fell suddenly, bringing up smoke and dust. , A large number of soldiers were affected and buried under the rubble.

　　 "For the king!"

On the **** city wall, a soldier of the Kingdom Standing Army wearing a chain mail and a cloak used a shield to block the tomahawk cut by the enemy, and the long sword in his right hand took the opportunity to stab the enemy's wide open middle door and easily penetrated the enemy. His leather armor, a sharp sword pierced through the human body, and came out from the back. On the tip of the sword, patches of flesh could be seen.

　　噗!

The sharp spear pierced the body of the noble rebel soldier. The young soldier looked at the spear inserted into his abdomen with an incredible expression. Before he could react, the spear was violently violently followed by the actions of the defending soldier. Pulling it out, the young soldier immediately collapsed to the ground as if losing his strength, allowing blood to gush out from the hideous wound. The defender who killed him did not pay attention to the mortal enemy, but raised his spear and continued to attack the enemy around him.

　　嗖——

At the same time as the **** battle on the city wall, the crossbow machine operators in the city wall tower did not relax. They operated the small crossbow machine (similar to the scorpion crossbow) unique to the Kingdom of Farnik and fired wildly at enemies outside the city. Crossbow arrows can take away several lives. The ammunition fired by this kind of crossbow is extremely penetrating, and will not stop after hitting an enemy, but will continue to fly, plowing a blood path in the crowd.

The noble rebels outside the city naturally have this kind of weapon, but this kind of weapon is not suitable for siege warfare. They can only grit their teeth and watch the rows of soldiers being shot through by giant crossbows, their bodies shattered, and blood and internal organs spattered. All over the earth.

　　 This is the fierce siege battle staged in Manan City. The tall city wall is like a flesh-and-blood mill, wantonly devouring the lives of soldiers on both sides.