Chapter 8 The Fierce Battle
Faced with the other party's direct rebuttal, Qin Feng felt a little dissatisfied, but now his division was left with less than 10,000 remaining soldiers. This time, the persistence of Molington was certainly related to the life and death of the Principality of Geroke, and wasn't he and his subordinates also tied to the same rope as them? At present, the other party is in control of a whole Wang Family Imperial Guard Corps, and it is the strongest corps in the Principality of Geroke, far exceeding the general corps of Geroke, so naturally the weight of speaking is much greater.
"Well, General Ballings's words are indeed very reasonable. But with Miley's skill, what is the purpose of putting on such an air here? Could it be that the attack on three sides force us to withdraw from Molington from the east and then take the opportunity to annihilate us in one fell swoop?" Qin Feng's mouth flashed with an undetectable sarcastic smile, but he did not show any expression on the surface, and his tone was extremely sincere in his words.
"Well, I can't figure it out for a moment. Is it just a trick to confuse us? But what does it do?" Ballins was also puzzled. The other party was one of the two famous military commanders of the famous Kaman Empire. He was known for his sophistication and calmness. It was impossible to put on a fancy stand for nothing. "But I can conclude that at least our west side must be the enemy's key attack direction. No matter how they conceal it, they cannot cover up the heavy troops they deployed here."
"With the general's opinion, how should we deal with it now?" Qin Feng stopped talking. After all, he was still standing on the same broken boat. If the ship sank, he would even drown himself.
I also felt that my tone was a bit too heavy. The other party was still a guest, and it was coming to help defend his country. What the other party said was not unreasonable. Miley was not a person who was famous for his reputation. It would be too unprofitable to catch him off guard. Balins pondered for a moment and said, "General Qin, I judged that the main attack direction of the Kaman army did not go from east to west, and especially the west, but the east was also the most likely. But the east was as you said, "Do you have to guard against this? We have deployed 3,000 troops on both sides of the north and south, and we can handle the enemy's feint attack. In order to prevent the enemy's tricks, I would like to ask you and your division to be responsible for the east defense. If you find any abnormal dynamics, please inform me immediately. I will be responsible for the defense on the west for the time being. What do you think?"
"Okay, that's it. I immediately ordered my subordinates to take over the defense of the East Gate. If anything is abnormal, I will notify you as soon as possible." Seeing that the other party accepted his opinion, Qin Feng felt relieved. At least the other party respected him. Qin Feng accepted the task readily and bowed and left.
"Sir, do you really think the Kamans may launch a main attack from the east?" As soon as Qin Feng went away, officer Tellock, who had been silent all the time, asked in a low voice.
"I don't think it's possible, but he has proposed it, so I must be careful. Let him guard the east side. However, I doubt that the defeated general under his command is now low. I think it's hard for me to take on the minimum responsibility. You can arrange a team of thousands of people to monitor and support." Ballins was obviously not very at ease with this force. In his opinion, if an army that had been defeated had not undergone strict sanctions, it might be difficult for even the combat effectiveness of a local security force to be comparable.
"Well, I understand, general." The officer replied, and immediately went to arrange the arrangement.
With the dull fighting drums, the standing battle squads surging like rolling boiling water. The infantry squads began to slowly disperse, revealing gaps, and the cavalry squads remained motionless. The officers who commanded all kinds of equipment had taken their place and quickly issued orders.
A group of catapults, motorized arch towers, and crossbows began to start and slowly advance towards the city wall. The ones that moved ahead of the long-range strike weapons were oars and shield soldiers and some soldiers holding objects similar to curtains. These curtains seemed to be made of leather and were square, with huge support rods at four corners. The bottom of the support rod can be directly supported by humans or fixed by pulley trucks, low in front and high in the back, and erected enough to cover a considerable area without being attacked by opponents' long-range weapons such as stone catapults and crossbow arrows. This is also the protective tool that was passed down from the Western Continent - leather (Note 1). This is also the first time that the Kaman army has applied this new weapon to actual combat.
Dozens of huge leather streaks were arranged in a row. The gap in the middle was filled by the oar and shield soldiers, quickly forming a huge moving city wall. The moving arrow tower only followed these huge leather streaks, revealing only the high attack part above. The cavalry and infantry phalanx also began to move, and they chose the right position to be ready to attack the enemy who was trying to attack the troops without self-protection.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Ballins gasped, and it was like a moving city wall. Wouldn't the effectiveness of various long-range strike weapons deployed on the city wall be greatly reduced? The opponent's powerful weapons such as arrow towers, bed crossbows, etc. can still exert their power and pose a huge threat to the soldiers guarding their city walls.
Without seeing the opponent's ladder and the city-rushing car, Ballins knew that the opponent's purpose would be to lie on the wide and deep moat under the city wall. If the enemy did not fill this natural barrier, the enemy would not be able to make any substantial attacks. He also had to use this natural barrier to slam the opponent's aggression and prepare for a more difficult battle in the future.
Ballins has long estimated the opponent's new attack weapon. After all, the opponent is a powerful empire. As a weak neighbor, it is impossible not to take any precautions. The intelligence departments have long learned some information through various channels. Although it is not complete and accurate, it can more or less prepare the military.
"Order the Rocket to prepare, and replace the catapult with caltrops!" After calming down for a moment, Ballins immediately issued an order.
The moving leather strap slowly surged towards the city wall like a wave of black flood. The leather straps were divided into several rows to form a cascade defense line. The soldiers shouted and roared, and began to speed up their running speed. They tried their best to push various unicycle cars, filled with big stones and sandbags, followed closely behind the leather straps. The goal was very clear, which was to put the materials in the car into the moat as quickly as possible, so that the natural barrier would be turned into a thoroughfare.
Seeing the enemy slowly entering the attack range, Balins looked cold and stared at the position where the opponent's soldiers could almost see clearly. A hand subconsciously clenched into a fist. The enemy was right in front of him, just waiting for him to issue the final order.
As two words burst out between the commander's teeth: "Preparation!" The flag-holder next to him immediately raised the flag in his hand. A strange creaking sound suddenly sounded in the castle, squadron, and arrow holes everywhere in the city wall. This was the steel wire spring of the catapult and the crossbow chariot that began to tighten and entered the launching state. The rows of archers and archers also made a fortune. The iron bows pointed in front were immediately pulled over. The soldiers with uniform eyes were full of energy. The brightly colored armor and brocade robes shone in the warm sunshine, forming a beautiful landscape on the city wall.
Seeing that the subordinates he trained himself faced strong enemies, he did not show any abnormality at all. His calm and clean actions all made Balins feel both relieved and sad. The enemy was not a weak person. Perhaps after this fierce battle, I don’t know how many of his men could see the faces of his wives and children. An indescribable sadness quietly passed through Balins’ heart, making Balins feel sad, but the cruel reality could no longer tolerate any idea of affection for his children. Only by giving the enemy the most violent blow and making the invaders pay a thousand times the price may be the last glimmer of hope for this city where he was born.
"The attack begins!" The four words seemed to erupt from Ballings' chest, and the big flag in the hands of the flag-holder also waved violently with the roar. The fiery red battle flag stirred up gusts of wind with the powerful wave, indicating that an extremely arduous offensive and defensive battle began.
The commanders in charge of commanders from all departments who received the orders were roaring loudly and issued attack orders at the first time. "Crack", "Swoosh", "Buzz" and various sounds suddenly filled the entire city. In an instant, it seemed that even the city was shaking and trembling. A dark cloud was stirred above the city, mixed with hail and poured out toward the group of Kaman soldiers who had approached the moat under the city wall like a storm.
Although the Kaman army under the city wall had already formed the most strict defense system, especially the skin covering the sky and the sun, which covered most of the soldiers who launched the attack, no defense area could be perfect. Through the gap between the skin and the oar shield, crossbow arrows with huge impact could even pierce several soldiers. The archers selectively attacked the space belt between each layer of skin, which also brought considerable losses to the Kaman soldiers who only tried to push the cart forward without other protective facilities.
The giant caltrops falling from the sky are powerful weapons for skin webs. The surface of the caltrops is covered with sharp spikes and barbs. Each caltrop that falls on the skin web will pierce the skin webs all over the body. The barbs on the spikes will cut the surface of the skin webs into pieces. Just a few caltrops designed specifically for skin webs will completely lose their protective function. The soldiers hidden behind them will become the best targets for archers and crossbow soldiers on the city walls.
Rounds of soldiers fell under the shaft of the carriage, with bright red blood even soaking the earth under the wheels, shrill screams coming one after another, and the tragic cry made people feel as if they were in the darkest Shura field in hell. Occasionally, the caltrops that roared towards the siege directly hit a certain unlucky soldier, and the huge blow power even directly smashed the entire soldier into meat sauce, mixing the bloody limbs and pools of earth and blood together. The scene was extremely afraid that the Kaman soldiers who participated in this siege were immersed in nightmare for life.
Chapter completed!