Chapter 777
At noon, the tragic siege of the Silverhelm Mountain Fortress hanging high in the sun has entered the most critical moment.
The roaring explosion sounded one after another, and the pitch-black smoke column rose from the ground—the once magnificent Silverhelm Mountain fortress is now withered and dilapidated, and the sight is full of devastation.
During the ten days of "tunnel offensive", the soldiers of Byrne and the Great Boyne Allied Forces used the alchemists' projected weapons to support them, using trenches and earth fortifications as cover to advance the front line to the city. under the wall.
But for the offensive of Byrne's army, the dwarves' "retaliation" came with fierceness.
With a long roar, violent roars and explosions rolled up large swaths of smoke and dust outside the city wall, trenches three to four meters deep, and two meters high soil barriers weighing tens of kilograms Under the boulder strikes, forcibly was smashed to the ground.
The entire siege position was struggling under the dwarves’ uninterrupted "terrorist revenge", and the closer it got, the more violent it became; the large tracts of land were upturned, and the sound of violent strikes was like pouring down. Heavy rain, head on.
The engineers who were too late to escape and the Knights in heavy armor disappeared completely under the strikes of the dwarves, with no bones left.
But this doesn’t stop the advancement of Byrne’s army, and it’s even the opposite.
In the dwarves’ repeated strikes, the original hard geology has been smashed more and more. The softness is more conducive to digging trenches and piling up earthen barriers, speeding up the advancement of the army.
And the dwarves show more and more monotonous counter-attack methods, and the effect is getting worse under the "tunnel offensive"... Unless it is good luck, most of the stone cannons are basically impossible to cross the earth barrier and fall directly into it. In the trenches.
Those heavy trebuchets that can really threaten the position are too slow and few in number to cause too much threat.
Under the dispatch of Count Eckert of the Fortress of Fury, the entire siege position, with more than 20,000 troops operating in an orderly manner like a huge war machine, every soldier and every flag A gear and a lever push the army forward.
The seemingly rough trenches have been turned into a complete and rigorous system in his hands-each tunnel is closely linked with one another, from narrow to a path that can only be passed by one person To a smooth path that can even be used by war horses...everything.
And when the front line advanced to less than two hundred steps below the city, even the stupidest dwarves knew what the Byrne army wanted to do.
Two hundred steps-as long as you blast through the city wall, full-body leather armor, and wielding two-handed swords, you can crush everything with a desperate charge.
In order to conquer the fortress of the dwarves, for the glory of victory, chant the name of the Holy Cross and Martial Goddess to perish together with the enemy; the Byrners... they can do it!
But when the dwarves’ "advanced army" launched a raid from below the city, they were not greeted by fully armed infantry and cavalry, but by heavy crossbows and catapults hidden behind trenches and earth fortifications.
In a quarter of an hour, the tight phalanx and queue all split up and in pieces under the same continuous strikes. The broken limbs and broken arms almost covered the land under the city, none of them The dwarf can go back alive.
On a deserted battlefield, the still calm-faced Castle of Fury count walked out of the trenches, watching the dwarven army continuously rushing out from behind the city wall, and holding up the mottled and damaged army. Golden Lion flag on black background:
"Offensive...Capture the city——!"
There were no impassioned speeches, no words of encouragement; the moment these two words fell, the whole attack The city position immediately boiled, and the mountain cry out and sea howl launched a storm like a violent wind and huge waves!
With the horn of the offensive, the defenders under the city gate fell quickly... Only the dwarves on the city wall were still waving Warhammers and shields, throwing away the armor, and rushing directly up with the saber. The Poi Hussars fought in blood.
But their put up a desperate struggle did not last long. The heavy crossbowmen with crossbows in the back row have followed closely from behind and climbed up, using rows of crossbow arrows. Harvest the carcass.
Ten days of hard work and exhausting tunnel work, the soldiers and Knights who finally broke the city have completely smashed their eyes, just thinking about letting these dead dwarves all go to hell.
On the siege position outside the city, the roar of stone cannons and heavy crossbows lasted for a full quarter of an hour before finally stopping for a while. The phalanx infantry and infantry Knights moved along the still intact tunnel. Launch an offensive towards city gate.
Too narrow city gate, for the offensive side, the amount of troops invested at one time is extremely limited, exceeding this number will become a "bottle gourd baby save grandfather" style refueling tactic.
Therefore, after stabilizing the city gate, the Count of Fury quickly ordered the main phalanx infantry and heavy squadrons to capture the fortress towers and city walls, leaving only a few The strength and elite tried to advance.
The Silverhelm Mountain dwarves also took advantage of this time and quickly reorganized a new line of defense in the back row to deter the Byrne army from further expanding the results, relying on solid walls and fortifications to resist. .
At this moment, the front line of the Silverhelm Mountain dwarves has been completely cut off by Eckert. According to the law of war since ancient times, both the city and the defenders on the city wall have cut off their retreat. The lone army.
For reasons that are difficult to verify, the actual army of dwarves on the city wall is simply pitiful, even beyond Ackert’s imagination-only the hussars and a small number of crossbowmen invested in Boye Before the army on the back line entered the battlefield, half of the city wall had been taken down.
So the dwarves can only watch one after another watch tower, the pass is constantly falling under the fierce offensive of Byrne's army; on the city wall, there are already black Golden Lions. banner!
Slightly rectified the offensive, and after a few trials, confirmed the dwarf’s false and real Fury Castle count, and without the slightest hesitation, gave the command of the final total offensive.
Kill and death, blade and shield, bloody and cruel, howl and wailing!
In the absence of any military formations, the formations are staggered, and the two sides have entered the cruelest close fight from the moment of the battle; the rock fortress with two-handed swords, count Angelt, and Lan Malos Count in Lake City plunged directly into the enemy's line, roaring and struggling forward in the sea of blood on the corpse mountain.
Although the Silverhelm Mountain dwarves are still clenching their teeth, resisting steadily, using various fortifications and defensive weapons to make the two rounds of attacks cost Byrne's army a very heavy price; but they are always shrinking. The enemy also let the Byrne warriors see the enemy's weakness and fatigue.
The more ferocious the Silverhelm Mountain’s counterattack, the more it can highlight the stubbornness of the dwarves at this moment.
In fact, from the moment the city gate fell, both sides The relationship between offense and defense has quickly reversed.
In the deafening sound of fighting, standing on a temporary pile of ruined soil, Castle of Fury counts coldly watching the dwarven army under the onslaught of Byrne's army on the verge of collapse, a few degrees On the verge of collapse, it was able to gather in time to restore order, blocking the front of the Golden Lion flag on the black background.
Holding the already tattered flag in his hands tightly, Eckert, who shoulders the heavy load, has a face sinking like water.
"Why are you so bitter and sullen?"
I don't know where it came from, and Sarika Jonah, covered in smoke, carried a blood-stained saber. Laughing heartily slapped the shoulders of Fort Fury count:
"It’s okay, these little dwarfs won’t last long—when the troops behind them arrive, they will be completely wiped out, when the time comes. The credit for the Silver Helmet Mountain Fortress is ours!"
"Ai, but then again, you guys can really do it... I thought Loren was just talking about it, it’s easy, unexpectedly I can really knock down Silverhelm Mountain!"
The girl with a smile on her face glanced at her eyes, but did not see the slightest pride and joy on Eckert’s face; on the contrary... only life is at stake. The indifference and solemnity.
Even in his eyes, there is a trace of fear.
"What's the matter?"
"It's nothing, I just feel that you are right." Looking at the battle in the distance, Eckert with a deep face shook his head: "Relaxed. , It’s so easy...it’s surprising to the extreme."
The voice fell, and the smile on Salika's face gradually faded.
"My Lord of Fury Castle, you are joking with me, right?" Frowning, the girl stared at his face coldly and said coldly: "In order to lay down this fortress, light Do you know how many people we have died in these ten days?!"
However, serious Eckert turned his head and looked at her calmly: "I know, I know everything."
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"Ten days of bloody battle, not missing and lightly injured, the Boyi Hussar lost one third, and the silver armored cavalry suffered more than half of the casualties. When the battle is over, this number will only be more, not less;"
"I had six large phalanx formations, and the infantry alone killed 2,000 people. Two of the phalanxes were completely maimed. Knight suffered no fewer than 300 casualties. There were no engineers who could operate projectile weapons. 2