flstandardbreds Chapter 420: The Siege of Saint-Remy
Chapter 420: The Siege of Saint-Remy
"Oh my god..."
Captain Charles stood on the city wall, holding a long-handled battle axe, staring at the enemy's movements in the distance with a sharp gaze. He shouted:
"Get up, boys! Those Yoda guys are coming, get ready to fight!"
The soldiers immediately took action, stood at the designated positions and adjusted the angles of the city defense equipment. They held their weapons tightly in their hands, ready for the upcoming battle.
Outside the city wall, the Yoda army was waiting in full battle formation. Their formation was neat and uniform, like an insurmountable iron wall. However, in addition to the chevaux de frise blocking their way, there was also a circle of trenches surrounding the entire Saint-Remy. This was the best defensive measure Charles could take in a limited time. If the Midland army on the front line could still give him some strength, he would also like to place some wooden spike traps outside the city wall.
In the distance, the leader of the Ram Charge Knights stood on a high place, also gazing at the distant Saint Remy City. He knew that if this place was conquered, there would be no city in the entire southern Midland that could stop Yoda's army.
He had heard about the Black Watch Mercenaries and how powerful they were. He also knew that they had a lot of artillery. The most important thing right now was that his army didn't have many shells left for the siege artillery.
Thinking of this, the leader of the Ram Knights decided to go all out and directly concentrated all the siege artillery to bombard one side of the city wall, while the troops in other directions used ordinary artillery and siege equipment to contain the defenders on the city wall. He loudly ordered:
"Pass on my order. All siege artillery will fire at once to open gaps on both sides of the city wall and at the city gate. Then the front troops will charge under my command! Troops in other directions will launch feint attacks to pin down the defenders on the opposite side!"
"Woo~"
With the sound of a horn, Yoda's army's attack began.
The first thing that came was the roar of heavy siege artillery. The huge shells hit the gate and wall of Saint-Remy directly, creating a gap in the wall, and the soldiers on it fell down.
The city gate was hit by a cannonball and the outer gate of the city wall was knocked open, revealing the inner gate. Behind the inner gate, soldiers were constantly adding various sundries to the city gate to resist the next attack of the Yoda people.
The leader of the Ram Knights stood on a high place, staring at the gap in the city wall. In his opinion, after a round of bombardment, the enemy army was in chaos, and now was the critical moment for them to win. He took a deep breath and then shouted:
"Yuda soldiers, charge and capture Saint-Remy!"
Following the commander's order, the entire Yoda army began to move like boiling water. They picked up their weapons and launched a fierce charge towards Saint-Remy. Outside the city, the shouts and cries of Yoda soldiers were everywhere. Their voices were deafening, as if they were going to shatter the entire sky.
Charlie stood on the city wall, watching the Yoda army charging like crazy below, and he couldn't help but feel a little nervous. He also called the scouts and ordered:
"Pass on my order. All captains must follow the original plan. You must defend it no matter how hard you try!"
Soon, the front-line Yoda soldiers came to the vicinity of the barricades, and more than a dozen soldiers immediately stepped forward, cooperating tacitly and moving the barricades skillfully. However, at this moment, arrows and shells from the city wall greeted them as if they were free.
As long as any Yoda soldier tried to move the barricades, he would be hit hard and immediately turned into a broken corpse.
As more Yoda soldiers poured in, the barricades in some places were removed after dozens of soldiers lost their lives. The moment the barricades were removed, it was like opening the floodgates, and the Yoda soldiers poured in like a tide.
"Brothers, charge up and occupy the gap!"
A Yoda centurion shouted loudly. At this moment, the trench in front stopped the Yoda soldiers. The soldiers in the back were unable to dodge and directly knocked the soldiers in front into the trench.
"Ouch! That fool is so anxious to die, right? Watch out!"
All of a sudden, Yoda's soldiers fell into the trenches one after another. They struggled to get up, but found that their bodies were covered with a layer of black mucus.
"What is this thing?"
Charles on the wall held up his shield to block the arrows from the opposite side while observing the chaotic situation below the wall. When he saw that the enemy had jumped into the trench where he had poured kerosene in advance, he immediately shouted:
"Someone, prepare the fire arrows!"
The archers immediately took action, skillfully replacing their arrows with those dipped in kerosene and lighting them with the brazier beside them. The flames jumped on the arrows, as if foreshadowing the impending destruction.
"shoot!"
At Charles's command, the archers shot their flaming arrows at the moat under the city wall without hesitation.
A huge fire immediately ignited in the trench, the flames roared like a beast, devouring everything. The flames illuminated the sky red, and the entire Saint-Rémy was surrounded by flames.
The Yoda soldiers in the trenches were instantly ignited by the flames, and their screams echoed on the battlefield, filled with fear and despair.
The fire raged in the trench. In the light of the fire, the figures of Yoda's soldiers looked particularly embarrassed. They were frightened by the flames and burning corpses and retreated, as if blocked by invisible fear.
At this critical moment, a burst of hurried horse hoof sounds broke the silence of the battlefield, coming from behind Yoda's soldiers.
Hundreds of ram knights swept in like a whirlwind, riding tall war horses, wearing shining armor, and holding spears that gleamed coldly in the sun. Seeing this, the soldiers immediately made way for the knights to make a straight path to the gap.
The horses neighed and their hooves flew, and the ram riders rushed towards the gap like arrows from a bow. They leaped over the burning trench easily and rushed straight to the gap under the city wall.
Upon seeing this, Charlie immediately shouted:
"Don't let them break your formation. Order the spearmen to hold the line!"
The spearmen under the city wall heard the order and immediately rushed forward like a tide. The spears in their hands were as dense as a dense forest, stabbing at the ram knights in the front. Most of the spears stabbed the knights' horses, and the horses neighed in pain and fell to the ground. The knights were thrown to the ground, but they immediately stood up, wielding their weapons and slashing at the nearby mercenaries.
They held one-handed swords, the blades flashing coldly in the sun, and every swing of the sword was like a precisely calculated trajectory, aiming directly at the mercenaries' vital points.
The mercenaries near the gap were unable to organize an effective resistance in the face of the fierce attacks of the ram knights.
Seeing this, the mercenaries in the rear launched charges again and again, but were blocked by the ram knights every time. Those knights were like a solid wall, and no matter how many times the mercenaries launched charges, they could not force them back.
Charlie stood on the wall, frowning, his face full of anxiety. Not only did the Ram Knight occupy the gap, but what made him even more anxious was that the Yoda soldiers on the opposite side had already started filling the trench with sand. Although the continuous attack of the defenders on the wall made the progress very slow, Charlie knew that once the trench was filled, the Yoda soldiers would immediately rush up the gap and enter the city.
The leader of the Ram Knights outside the city was relieved after seeing the current battle situation. He still trusted the strength of his men. As long as they could hold on until the army arrived, he would be able to rest easy.
However, at this moment, he suddenly heard a chaotic sound of horse hooves coming from behind him. At the same time, a scout came running over and said in panic when he came to his side:
"General, a large number of Midland cavalry appeared behind our army, and they are rushing towards us!"