Chapter 130: Climbing the City Wall
If there were fifty archers who had been archers continuously, the crossbow soldiers would be intermittent, but Nord estimated that the crossbow soldiers had no lower lethality than the archers, because at such a long distance and the height of the city wall, the archers could only make up for the lack of power in terms of quantity.
But even so, the effect was very significant. Nord, who was running towards the city wall, could clearly see that the soldiers of the Crison family were decreasing at a speed visible to the naked eye on the city wall. Some were knocked to the ground by arrows, and some were afraid of looking for cover to hide.
On the city wall, the mercenaries who were watching the fun just now could only be described as running away with their heads in their arms. The moment they were attacked by the rain of arrows, they were stunned.
Unexpectedly, the enemy under the city could really shoot arrows at such a long distance, and the power of the arrows was so great that for a moment, the unprepared hired heavy casualties. They did not encounter such a situation at all when they fought.
Among the mercenaries, the proportion of archers is very small because this is a very technical army. Although an experienced archer has a huge lethality, they are very fragile and need the protection of their companions.
However, the mercenary group is a group of desperate people for money. It is very difficult to let them hand over their backs to their companions. Unless it is some large mercenary groups, they will consider the configuration of each army.
Small mercenary groups like this will be disbanded at some point, so no one will consider the configuration of troops. Moreover, the Principality of Bethel cannot afford to support large mercenary groups. Only in the center of the continent can large mercenary groups be seen in those rich kingdoms.
It is precisely because of their lack of understanding of archers that the mercenaries stood foolishly on the city wall and watched the enemies under the city. Perhaps they thought that the enemy's bows and arrows could not shoot them, so they were unprepared.
Because the siege battle in this era is very difficult, the probability of castles being captured is very low. Unless the strength difference is huge, the castles will be difficult to break.
This is also why the nobles are keen on building castles. Also, the castle has a great advantage for the guardian. Not only can you be comforted in your heart, but you can strengthen the confidence of soldiers when you are condescending, but also can increase the range of bows and arrows when standing on the high city walls.
But they never expected that the enemy would shoot them at a distance of 100 meters below the city. Logically speaking, they should have stood on the city wall and shot the enemy below. But the current situation is that they were shot by bows and arrows, which was not reasonable at all. Yes, Nord's troops were unreasonable compared to them, because Nord mastered core technology (Gree:?).
Taking advantage of the panic on the city wall, the spearmen under the city quickly climbed the city wall through the ladder. Nord and Lehman were the second tier, and the third tier were the archers and crossbowmen who had already begun to advance. Because when the close forces were connected, they had no room to play. It was better to climb the city wall and wait for an opportunity to shoot a few enemies, so the accuracy could be guaranteed at close range.
This was discussed with Old Moore before. After Nord and others rushed forward, the 100-meter long-range troops behind him were under the command of Old Moore. Now, under the leadership of Old Moore, they began to rush towards the city wall. The skilled archers were still shooting the enemies on both sides of the city wall with their bows and arrows. Perhaps this was the master of art and courage.
The first batch of spearmen who climbed the city wall had already stood firm. The first moment they climbed the city wall was to organize the formation. This was also their lesson just now. Nord had repeatedly instructed these spearmen to maintain a tight formation no matter what happened.
Moreover, the mercenaries on the city wall didn't care about them for a while. They were looking for cover. When they found out, the spearmen on the city wall had already formed a formation. Looking at the sharp spear, they fell into hesitation again. At this moment, Lehman and others from the second echelon also climbed the city wall.
The enemy was particularly jealous when they met. Although Lehman didn't care, Knight Sand had regarded the battle just now as his shame, especially the helmet that had not been repaired, and reminded him every moment that he had just lost to an unknown person.
Even the knights and servants under him looked at him differently. Although they didn't say anything, their eyes were already exposed. After a battle just now, his prestige plummeted, and the knights under him no longer believed in his strength, which made Knight Sand want to avenge his previous shame and prove his strength again.
Moreover, the situation in front of him did not allow him to retreat. There were more and more enemies to climb the city wall, but Crison Castle had no way out. They could fight hard. Captain Sand looked at the mercenary who was hiding beside him and couldn't help but curse in a low voice.
It was really hard to support the mud, but the Sand Knights still had to rely on them, so they had to scold them loudly and let them re-enter the battle.
"Stand up, the enemy has rushed in front of you. What are you still hiding? Bounce it all for me."
As he said that, Knight Sand kicked the mercenary who was hiding beside him and threatened the remaining mercenaries:
"If anyone wants to escape, I will use your skull as a bowl! (Hahaha, there is nothing wrong with it)"
Under the pressure of Knight Sand, these mercenaries had to go to fight, but looking at their hesitant steps, it seemed that they were planning to work harder, so the people who rushed to the front were direct soldiers of the Krisson family.
The only three knights left, more than a dozen knight attendants, and thirty soldiers trained by the Crison family, are all the family assets of Viscount Oli. These troops are not like mercenaries. One group of dead and another group of people make up for it. Even if these people lose one, Viscount Oli feels distressed, thinking that each of them was cultivated by Viscount Oli for a lot of time and money.
But now Knight Sand doesn't care about these problems anymore, because according to the current situation, if they lose the city wall, Crisson Castle will probably fall today, so many things that are under the box must be revealed, otherwise there may be no chance in the future.
Knight Sand rushed towards Lehman, and Marco also found a knight. The remaining knight could only be handed over to Nord, because Nord was the strongest combat power among the remaining people. Even Wagner from Yuanshan Village was not Nord's opponent, because although he did not admit defeat and followed Lehman and others to the city wall, he was old after all, and he would not be the opponent of this strong knight.
So Nord had no choice but to fight the remaining knight, but Nord didn't have much fear in his heart. Although he had no eyes on the battlefield, Nord was not the first novice who had just arrived in this era.
Chapter completed!