The long-term stability in the territory makes the Barrett family and its vassals strong, not to mention the 3000 knights in armor.
Most of the serfs under them were also wearing rough leather armor, a small number were also wearing iron pointed helmets, and even serfs wearing old lock armor. As for shields and spears, everyone has one!
Yesterday''s heroic words are still in my ears, but looking at the enemies in rapid formation ahead, milt can''t help being a little timid - these guys are much better equipped than the serfs he once led who can only use sharpened sticks as weapons!
On one side, bank also put down the telescope, looked at the serfs in front and said, "I didn''t expect the other party to attack in such a hurry. I thought they would build more siege weapons, but there were three stone throwing carts. These guys don''t really think they can climb up with a ladder."
Hearing this, milt smiled reluctantly - God, he heard a trace of regret from bank''s tone - shit, it''s a war!
"Lord milt," bank said, "let your knights be ready. Once they cross the second warning line, they will order the throwing of oil tanks. One round of throwing must be completed within ten seconds!"
Glancing at the formed civilians behind him, and looking at the farthest rubble outside the city wall, milt clenched his fist and said, "don''t worry, I''m ready!"
There are three warning lines outside the city, from far to near, with pits, horses and rocks. The pit is to hinder the enemy''s siege equipment, the horse is to slow down the enemy''s rush to the wall, and the rubble is covered with black fire oil.
"They''re starting to send people to fill the pit!" cried milt, looking at the enemy with tools in his hand and rushing towards the first cordon.
"Don''t worry, say hello to them first." bank ordered with cold eyes, "the archer starts shooting!"
"Archer shooting!"
"Archer shooting!"
With two orders, more than 200 Knights lined up in front of the wall bent their bows and arrows together. Among them, more than 50 people hold Warcraft bows, and the rest are long bows.
"Whoosh!"
"Sour!"
"Whoosh!"
The whistling of the arrow leaving the string sounded, and the serfs who had just started shoveling soil to fill the pit rushed forward in the distance. In an instant, they fell down.
After three rounds of rapid shooting, the serfs were nearly half less. When others saw their companions fall, they turned around and ran away.
"Ha ha, run away!" milt laughed happily. "What are these guys doing? Kill them! It''s stupid to run away without shoveling twice."
Looking at the serfs who fled back to the camp, bank smiled and said, "it''s stupid enough. They should take a ladder or board and let the serfs with shields cross the pit first and prepare for the defense arrows. Although it is still inevitable to be damaged, it can at least create an opportunity for filling the pit."
The greeting made milt''s tension recede more than half. Looking at bank Trish with a calm face beside him, he said with a smile: "Sir, I promise they didn''t expect us to have so many archers, especially so many Warcraft bows! I heard that the Barrett family wanted to buy such bows from Lingfeng castle. Fortunately, Lord Arthur was wise, otherwise we would suffer!"
As he saw with his own eyes just now, the Warcraft bow can kill people without shooting at a distance of 200 meters.
Looking at milt with a happy face, bank kindly said, "Lord milt, on the battlefield, I didn''t expect it to be fatal! If you can''t be sure, you should be prepared for it."
In the first army, it is not just training and education for ordinary soldiers, nor is it just physical fitness and combat training. For personnel above the team leader level, there are special tactical seminars every half a month, and Arthur occasionally participates in them.
Looking at the serious look of bank, milt''s tone was also serious: "Sir Grice, I''ll remember. In fact, I''ve been learning from you all this time to see how you arrange troops. However, the more stupid the enemy is, the better!"
Platoon? That''s not. Bank thought.
Time passed quickly. Although the enemy stopped moving temporarily, no one dared to relax their vigilance on the city wall.
Milt held the telescope and kept scanning left and right. When his legs were about to sour, the enemy in the distance finally made a new move.
"Shit, these guys, you''re right. They''re all carrying ladders!" milt scolded.
Looking at the enemy who rushed forward with a ladder and a long shield, bank put down the telescope and said to the guard behind him: "Herald, strong crossbow, archers ready to shoot."
"Strong crossbow, archers ready to shoot!" the guard immediately shouted a herald.
Suddenly, on the city wall, in addition to archers, seven new powerful crossbows were operated.
These seven strong crossbows are new strong crossbows that have been greatly modified by the experimental factory on the basis of the original strong crossbows.
With reference to the manufacturing process of Warcraft bow, it has great power. Under the wind, within 700 meters, the iron arrow can directly penetrate the brick wall.
In addition, buckle, mortise and tenon, bolt and other technologies are also used, which makes assembly and disassembly more convenient. Therefore, the shape of the whole strong crossbow is more beautiful and looks like a machine gun launching pad.
Of course, because more iron parts were added than before, the weight of the strong crossbow was more than double that of the original, and the production was more complex. Arthur almost gave up the small part of the bolt alone.
Today, the experimental factory has only produced ten new powerful crossbows. In fact, this use is still in the stage of practical test.
Seeing bank''s order to use a strong crossbow, milt and the long line of civilian soldiers in the rear stared at him.
These powerful crossbows have been covered with black cloth since they were installed on the city wall. At first glance, people were awed and speculated that they must be a sharp weapon for killing people. So everyone, including milt, was curious.
Not only them, but also bank didn''t think why Arthur brought the strong crossbow. In his opinion, there are more than 50 Warcraft bows, enough to hold the fortress. But Arthur asked the soldiers to remind him to be on guard against the enemy''s invasion by boat after bypassing the wall at night. On the left side of the city wall is the Anduo River, which is more than 100 meters wide.
With a metallic click, the soldiers of the first army sitting on the launch pad have adjusted their firing angle. In the distance, the serfs who crossed the first pit have also lined up with shields, and the serfs in the rear are filling the pit quickly.
Good luck! Looking at the enemies with shields in the distance, Banke couldn''t help mourning for them.
"Shoot!"
"Shoot!"
"Deng!"
"Deng!"
"Deng!"
The strong crossbow was excited, and the huge sound of the string made everyone on the city wall tremble. Before the cold in their hearts rushed to their heads, a cry of panic came from a distance again.
Milt held up the telescope and saw that two hundred meters away, the iron arrow directly penetrated the shield and the enemy''s body, and even the serfs who filled the pit in the rear shot, while the iron arrow, which did not even see the shadow, was deeply inserted into the ground!
The powerful power of crossbows and arrows obviously frightened the enemy, and the arrows that reaped their lives made them dare not stay at all. One by one, they turned their heads and fled in disregard of orders.
After the second round of strong crossbow firing, the serfs holding shields collapsed directly, and nearly 100 more bodies appeared next to the pit.
This scene frightened the enemy and stunned milt holding the telescope. He couldn''t help feeling that his lower legs trembled. If there were enough strong crossbows and they were lined up under the city wall, it would be as easy to kill the enemy as a string of meat!
He could not help feeling a little timid, and his fear of Arthur increased a little.
Taking back his glance behind him and looking at the expressionless bank, milt asked timidly, "can these tins still be used today?"
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