197, Battle of the Siege

Yunmeng has ordered that all the soldiers stationed in the city defense hide in a safe place at the base of the city wall, and the horses also lead the huge rocks to the corner. The Philist outside the city showed joy when he saw this scene and shouted: "They can't hold on anymore, launch a strong attack!"

Two rows of giant warriors held giant shields to cover the front and above, and rushed towards the city gate with a huge hammer. In other directions, warriors holding giant shields rushed to the low part of the city wall with a ladder. Lu Sien gathered the priests to set up a divine art formation in front of the battle formation. Countless singing voices came from the sky, and the light fell down to exert various protections on the siege soldiers. Wind blades and energy impacts cut the divine art formations that guarded the fortress into gaps.

Philistines used priests at critical moments and asked them to form a magical array to cover the warriors' charge. At this time, the priests in the fortress should be tired. Whether they were breaking open the city gate or climbing up the city wall, the combat power of the giant warriors should not be able to resist by the soldiers guarding the city.

The crossbowman stood on the high platform. If someone showed his head to fight back on the city wall, he would be immediately fired by a powerful crossbow. This is the most common tactic used by the giant legion when attacking the castle. Many soldiers suddenly appeared on the wall of the fortress, shaking with helmets and leather armor. The trained soldiers had formed a subconscious habit, and the crossbow arrows instantly shot towards the target.

The first round of volleys was fast and accurate. The giant warrior's heavy crossbow was indeed extremely powerful. Some arrows actually hit the city wall. Almost all the soldiers on the city wall were shot, but they did not fall down immediately. The arrows in the air were like rain, and some soldiers were hit several arrows one after another. At this time, the main priest Lu Sien shouted: "See it and shoot the arrows again, those are dummies!"

The giant crossbowmen realized that someone was carrying a helmet and leather armor with wooden poles to reach out of the stool, but the giant crossbowmen on the platform had already shot out the first round of arrows, and the heavy crossbow needed to be re-strung. At this time, soldiers appeared on the city wall, and they shot volleys at the gap in the stool with heavy crossbows. Their accuracy was still a little worse, far less well-trained than the giant crossbowmen, but this round of sudden volleys also hit many giant warriors, and more than a dozen giant crossbowmen fell from the platform.

The shouts of killing finally sounded, and the soldiers siege also rushed up and raised a long ladder with their shields. The giant crossbowmen no longer fired volleys, but aimed at the city wall above the siege soldiers to shoot arrows alternately, making it impossible for the city defenders to stop the giant soldiers from entering the city. Suddenly, there was a buzzing sound in the air, and dozens of fire snakes fell down, turning into a sea of ​​fire along the long ladder set up by the giant soldiers. This was a counterattack launched by the divine art formation.

The soldiers of the Giant Legion also rushed to the city gate, and the hammer hit the city gate, making a loud bang. The city gate did not move at all, but the entire city wall nearby trembled slightly. The magic array connected the impact force under the city gate with the city wall, either breaking the formation or even crashing the entire city tower. A scorching oil fell down on the city tower, ignited in the air, and fell on the giants' shield and turned into a sea of ​​fire.

Even if the giant warrior attacking the city gate was not poured by tinder, the giant shield would be so hot that it could not be held after a moment. He threw down the shield with a roar and was then hit by the stones thrown from the city. The giant crossbowman immediately shot out the arrows, and many of the soldiers fighting back in the city were also caught in the arrows. Some were lying on the stool with arrows, and some fell down, and both sides were killed and injured.

The Giant Legion first used flint to bombard the fortress for most of the day, consuming the protective power of the fortress's magic array. Once the two sides met, the scene was extremely tragic. There was a flash of light suddenly in the divine array surrounding the city wall, and the crossbow arrows shot by the giant crossbowman seemed to be pulled by the sticky air, and the range was greatly reduced and they landed on the ground one after another. The power of this magic array suddenly recovered!

Philistine turned around and looked at Lu Sien, with a clear expression on his face asking the main priest for his mistake in judgment. Why did the other party's magic array suddenly recover its power? Didn't it mean that it would be difficult to hold on after half a day? Lu Sien's face was also a little ugly, and he whispered: "This is a dying struggle, and they can't stand it anymore. We have already attacked the city!"

Philistine immediately ordered the chariots that had been set up on high platforms to advance forward. No matter how good the magic array was, it could not stop the shooting of so many powerful crossbows at close range. However, the crossbows of the crossbows moved forward and entered the range of bows and arrows of the soldiers guarding the city. The crossbows of both sides shot each other in the air. People kept smashing down the long ladder with tiny oil and huge rocks, and wailing and shouting sounded.

In the underground hall of the fortress, Yunmeng has replaced Raphael's position, and the ten magicians who were assisting in the formation just now have all been rotated. Raphael was ordering the six generals in the city: "The first *** must hold on, consume their flints and heavy crossbow arrows. These things are not easy to replenish. Once the sharpness is lost, it will be easy to deal with. As long as we repel this attack, our soldiers will have real confidence and learn how to fight."

The reason why Philistines transferred siege equipment and concentrated their strength to attack a fortress was because he received rewards from the scout shortly after he launched the army. The army of the Salem City Legion left the city to line up stayed outside the city for a while and then returned with the banner. He did not dare to go to the front line to reinforce the fortress, so he attacked with confidence.

In the Philistines' combat plan, if it took half a day to capture this fortress, the other fortress would lose its response. The defending soldiers watched the fortress be captured and hung alone in the plains would fall into despair and could take it down with the flow. These two fortresses would become the bases for attacking the city of Salem, and then the march would be unstoppable.

But the situation was unexpected. From morning to dusk, nearly 100 casualties were paid, the fortress was still not broken, and the divine art formation that guarded the fortress was still running, and its power was adjusted with the intensity of the siege, and it suddenly launched a counterattack while defending.

When the fire dragon in the air descended along the long ladder of the siege, Lu Sien also commanded the priests in the giant legion to launch the magical array, and the ice fog rolled up and blow the fire dragon away. The scene was both tragic and dazzling. Lu Sien felt very frightened. The fortress's guardian formation had been running uncertainly for most of the day. Isn't the great magician who presided over the formation still tired? He commanded the priests to set up the formation to assist in the attack. He had already felt a little difficult until now.

At critical moments, you must not let down your spirits, otherwise you will be wasted all your previous efforts. Lu Sien used the divine arts to take care of the priests and avoided the most tightly defended city gate, and light fell on the giant warriors who were rushing towards the city on the long ladder. The arrows and stones shot by the soldiers guarding the city were blocked by the giant shield, and the divine art formations guarding the city were also broken through several gaps by Lu Sien's divine arts, and some soldiers were about to climb the city wall.

The drums conveying orders sounded in the fortress, and armored guards appeared on the city wall that was about to be captured. The skillful giant crossbowman immediately cooperated with the siege soldiers to shoot at this section of the city wall. Many city guards were caught in arrows, and giant warriors wielding machetes and jumped onto the city wall. As long as these people gained a foothold on the city wall, the giant warriors behind would rush up continuously.

At the critical moment, a strange roar was heard, and a huge long tail with golden light flashing suddenly rolled up from the air and swept down the city, knocking down the three long ladders set up on the city wall. The soldiers guarding the city rushed over and surrounded the five or six giant warriors who had already climbed onto the city wall, and took the opportunity to slash and kill.

The soldiers of the Giant Legion who were watching the battle outside the city were stunned for a moment, and there were terrifying monsters in the fortress! Could it be that the magician who presided over the formation was also proficient in summoning magic? Lu Sien was shocked and held up his staff. The priests around him sang in unison. The smoke and flames in the air quickly condensed, and a giant snake with its teeth and claws appeared, emitting thick smoke and flames pounced on the city. In any case, you must break the gap and use the giant snake transformed from this magic to fight against the monsters.

But after the long tail swept over, there was no sound of monsters. The giant crossbowman outside the city felt a flash in front of him and saw a beautiful girl suddenly jumping onto the stool. The girl was petite and wearing a fiery red battle robe, which looked so bright and dazzling on the battlefield. The crossbowmen even forgot to shoot arrows at her in an instant.

Although the girl was beautiful, the things she held were terrifying. She raised her hand above her head and held a stone ball with a diameter larger than half of her body. It was wrapped with numb that burned halfway out. It was the city-bombing flint that had just been shot into the city with a catapult. As soon as the girl appeared, she took the big stone ball and smashed it hard towards Lu Sin!

The stone ball, with a sharp whistle, rekindled the flames from the violent friction between the air and the air. If it hits, Lu Sien, the great magician, must turn into flying flesh and blood on the spot. It was too sudden. Lu Sien was commanding the divine art formation to assist the soldiers in siege the city. It was too late to dodge, so he hurriedly picked up the staff. The giant snake that had just condensed in the air faced the huge rock. The giant snake was smashed to pieces, but the flying stone fell into the divine art formation.

Such a large stone rolled over and killed two. There was no problem with the three priests. At this time, he heard a loud roar, and a dazzling light flew towards him, shattering and shattering the huge stone ball. It turned out that Philistine, the commander of the giant legion, suddenly stepped into the air on the chariot, swung his giant sword and jumped before the priest formation. Philistine himself was also a level 8 warrior. Due to the talent of the plateau giant, his power was amazingly powerful.

When Yunmeng saw that Philistine had taken action, she shouted on the city tower: "A stupid and stupid big man, if you have the guts, go to the city to fight me!"

Lu Sien quickly shouted from behind: "Sir, you are the commander of the entire army, so you must not climb the city in person!" He was afraid that Lu Sien would really rush up to the city wall. If the commander was trapped in the fortress and the soldiers could not attack, the morale of the army would be in chaos. Unexpectedly, there was not only a great magician in the city, but the girl was obviously a great warrior. Seeing her throwing the flying stone with her bare hands, she also had the power to fight with Philistines.

No matter how powerful the Philistine was, she was not an invincible warrior like Enqidu. What's more, he was the commander of the entire army. Even if he could rush up the city wall alone, he could not act like this. He waved his giant sword in front of the formation and shouted: "Girl, if you have the affair, you can go out of the city to fight!"

The crossbowmen finally fired arrows. Dozens of heavy crossbow strings sounded, and the giant arrow shot towards Yunmeng with the sound of breaking through the air. Yunmeng suddenly pulled out a long-handled mace from behind the city wall, waved it in the air, and smashed the crossbow arrow into pieces with a strong wind. The length of the mace was twice as tall as hers, and the huge hammer head was covered with sharp thorns. Such a terrifying wielding made the giant warriors on the opposite side stunned.

Yunmeng shot down the arrow, held the mace and pointed at Philistine, saying, "Are you as stupid as you? Go out of the city to fight you? You think it's beautiful!...Aren't you siege the city, then come in by yourself!" After saying that, he turned around and jumped off the city wall and disappeared. Philistine stared at her with a giant sword in her hand for a long time. At this moment, the scout cavalry sent to the front rushed to the front to reward, and the army in Salem City was dispatched again.

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At dusk, the fierce attack of the Giant Legion finally came to an end. The fighting sounded calmed down. The fortress withstood the first round of impact, and the soldiers guarding the city also paid the price of nearly 100 casualties. Five hundred soldiers had such a large casualties. If they were lined up in an open area, the battle formation would have been destroyed long ago. Fortunately, it was relying on the fortress to defend.

Except for some of the civilians sent by the Syrian city-state, these soldiers have never experienced war. When the siege battle just started, everyone was nervous. When the nervousness reached a certain level, people were either numb or collapsed. Only after successfully resisting the fierce attack of the Giant Legion, everyone had real confidence, rather than unreasonable fanatical confidence. It turned out that they could fight too!

In the underground hall in the center of the castle, Raphael was resting. There was a divine stone in the two castle magic arrays that could show each other's images. Raphael was talking to Link in another castle. Link asked: "How is the casualties?"

Raphael replied: "With the great magic array and fortress support, there are still nearly 100 casualties. The battle to defend the city is almost the same as the casualties of the siege. The combat power of the Giant Legion is indeed strong."

Link: "Captain George's Legion said that the combat power of the army was achieved, and this was the case with the An-La Legion back then. The Giant Legion came with great momentum, and the first wave of attack was the most powerful. If you hold it up, you will win."

Raphael: "This kind of siege is too much, and the Giant Legion cannot consume unlimitedly, but I don't know how many more rounds of such a fierce attack they can do? Even if the warriors can persist, the impact of the divine art formation is too great. The spare divine stones I have stored here have been consumed half of today."

Link: "I have been watching the battlefield. Their Bombing Flints and heavy crossbow arrows consume a lot. These things cannot be replenished at will in the short term. Seven of them were damaged when they were used. I never thought that your bone would be so difficult to chew. I have paid such a big price. They should launch a stronger round of attacks. You have to prepare for another fierce battle. If you can't stand it, I will reinforce immediately."

Raphael shook his head and said, "No matter what, I will withstand the next round of attacks. George has an order. You cannot act rashly in the first two rounds of attacks, unless the magical formation is broken, let Yunmeng take us to your side. Before breaking through, you need to open the formation and send troops out of the city to respond with feints. I think the city of Salem should act as planned now."

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At dusk, the attack had to stop, and the giant legion should have rested. The soldiers launched three waves of attacks in turn, but did not take down the fortress, and the army formations lined up to guard for a day. After dark, it was not suitable for large legion combat. The crossbowmen who were shooting archers could not see the target clearly, so they needed to camp for a meal and rest, and sent a scout cavalry to guard them all over the place.

The locations of these two fortresses are a bit awkward. Philistine wants to retreat to Enrile a little far away, and the army must stay overnight on the road. He originally planned to retreat three miles to set up camp, and tomorrow he will organize a strong attack. The quarantine officer reported the consumption of the day's battle. In addition to nearly 100 casualties, the siege flints and heavy crossbow arrows carried with the army actually consumed one-third of them.

The catapult cart throws stones. In theory, as long as the weight does not exceed the limit, stones of similar size can be thrown out. However, well-trained soldiers can use stone balls of specific specifications and shapes to achieve the farthest range and the most accurate hit rate. Bocheng Flint is specially mined and processed. Of course, heavy crossbow arrows also require special craftsmen to make them. There are many processes and are important strategic materials.

It is impossible for the military formation to carry too many flints and heavy arrows. They are all distributed according to combat needs. The materials in continuous combat are required, and the logistics and military forces are transported to the front line continuously. Philistine originally planned to break through the walls of Salem City, and occupied the fortress only with one blow, but he did not expect to succeed today. Looking at this stance, the flints and heavy arrows carried by the legion would have to be exhausted when capturing these two fortresses. He quickly ordered the logistics team to be transported from Enrile City.

The logistics civilians were camping, but most of the soldiers in the legion were not allowed to rest. After the siege battle retreated, the remaining two thousand soldiers set up military formations on the avenue, and there was a solemn atmosphere in the dusk.

According to the news of the scout's return, more than 1,000 people from the Salem Army lined up outside the city in the morning, but soon they withdrew their troops back to the city. In the afternoon, more than 1,000 people left the city and lined up to push towards the two fortresses. Many soldiers were holding unlit torches, obviously wanting to come for reinforcements in the evening. Are they going to fight a nightly melee?

The night war is most afraid that people and horses cannot distinguish between enemies and us in chaos, so Philistines strictly regulated the army and ordered that the most stringent attack formation should be maintained and that they should not be messed up, and that they would just wait for a decisive battle. If the main force of the Salem Legion could be defeated, the two fortresses that were alone to defend and wait for aid would sooner or later be defeated.

The Philistine stood on the chariot, holding a heavy sword in his hand, and the temperature was getting cooler. When the night fell, the evening breeze blew across the armor, and the soldiers felt a chill. It was fifty miles from Salem City to the fortress, not far or near. The Salem Legion should arrive at midnight. The Giant Legion was waiting for it, and the Philistine had ordered the soldiers to prepare torches. In the history of war on the Tianshu Continent, there had almost never been a large army to line up at night to confront each other. Could it be that the opponent's commander would not fight at all?
Chapter completed!