A Realistic Mount & Blade Game

The Mount \u0026 Blade rules are based on the fusion of countless Mount \u0026 Blade worlds, created by the Mount \u0026 Blade system.

The underlying logic of the rules is based on the system of the Mount \u0026 Blade game!

Participating in battles increases experience.

Personally killing enemies grants even more experience.

And when experience reaches a certain amount, it directly upgrades to a stronger troop type.

It's that simple.

This is why Shen Mu scoffs at enemies who don't understand these rules at all.

Traditional offensive methods often involve sending weak minion units for probing attacks.

To tentatively discover where the defense is relatively weak.

Or to focus the attack on a specific location.

Very traditional tactics.

But once these tactics encounter the Mount \u0026 Blade rules, which grant experience for upgrades.

Then the nature of things changes.

Shen Mu not only doesn't reject these probes, but welcomes them!

Just like now.

As long as they can't break through Shen Mu's Mount \u0026 Blade troops in one fell swoop, and Shen Mu's troops can continue to output damage and accumulate experience.

Then, for Shen Mu.

The enemy will face increasingly stronger Mount \u0026 Blade troops in each battle.

Facing an increasingly stronger Shen Mu!

"My lord, the light ballistae and siege ballistae have all been moved to the west gate and the castle's great tower, ready to be deployed in battle at any time."

At this time, Manid, who was transferring the west ballistae to the east gate and square tower according to Shen Mu's request, returned with a war crossbow to report.

"Good, well done," Shen Mu nodded in praise.

On the city wall, Vlandian recruits carrying light ballistae also walked over, cautiously standing on the 5-meter-wide, 7-meter-high city gate top, which was already blocked by a baffle, and reassembled the ballistae.

200 meters away, on the southwest corner of the castle area, the great tower next to the city wall, another siege ballista had been moved up and set up.

With the 5-meter height of the cliff and the 8-meter height of the great tower itself, the 13-meter drop is enough for the siege ballista with a range of 300 meters to still effectively strike the west gate area of the town.

As long as the enemy units form a dense formation and move slowly, then for these ballistae on the square tower and great tower, it will be a scene of skewering sugar gourds!

And the light ballistae that Shen Mu was assembling and setting up brought even more powerful offense.

Because of their light weight and ease of movement.

That's why these light ballistae were set up on the city gate top, with two half-person-wide gaps opened between the three baffles.

Directly aiming these two light ballistae at the direction facing the city gate.

Any enemy who dares to attack or appear in this direction.

Will face a direct shot from the light ballistae!

For example, in the previous battle, many minion units were nailed to the road while carrying debris and trying to rush over to fill the moat.

Shen Mu looked up now.

The short spear-like bolts, carrying the corpses of gnolls, lizardmen, hobgoblins, or urghals, stood like signposts.

Extremely miserable and terrifying!

Just looking at the minion units that had begun to regroup in the green belt opposite the residential area, picking up piles of debris, including doors, wanting to use them as shields to rush over.

The mockery in Shen Mu's eyes couldn't dissipate:

"However, I still want to know, after two light ballistae are set up here, how many corpses will those minion units leave behind if they want to attack again!"

Then those minion units began to attack again, and in extremely large numbers, rushing over recklessly, a general attack!

The temporary workers who made up the temporary convoy were now completely forced to attack!

In the first probing attack, they had reached within 30 meters.

They also clearly saw the not-so-numerous archers and crossbowmen on the city wall, as well as the ballista-like weapons set up on the city gate and the square tower next to it.

So, under the command of those Blue Star humans, these minion units composed of spirit realm followers chose to carry more and thicker debris in groups of three or five, such as doors or large desks, cabinets, things like that, to hide their bodies underneath.

In this way, it was like carrying large shields, which could be used to shield themselves from the arrows and crossbow bolts shot from the city wall.

And on many tables and chairs, and even on the doors and bed boards they found, those Blue Star humans personally hung many iron or stainless steel pots, bowls, and pans on them to serve as extra protective items and increase the defense effect.

Then, jingling and clanging, they moved over here like strange tanks.

Although slow, it made Shen Mu raise his eyebrows slightly when he saw it.

Because this kind of defense seems to have a special effect!

"Release the arrows! Release the arrows! Release the arrows!"

On the city wall, Bunduk was still commanding the Vlandian archers and Rhodok trained crossbowmen, as well as hired crossbowmen, a ranged shooter force of 200 people, to launch a ranged output at the enemy army in front, who were propping up various enhanced versions of tables and chairs.

But the minion army that appeared this time, propping up these pieces of furniture with pots and pans on their heads, really had adequate protection against those arrows and crossbow bolts.

All that could be heard was the constant sound of arrowheads and bolt heads hitting, dinging and clanging.

It was as if wind chimes were colliding with each other.

And the spirit realm creatures below, whether gnolls or lizardmen, or hobgoblins or urghals, actually relied on the furniture they held up, and the iron products on it, to withstand the waves of arrows!

Only a small number of spirit realm creatures were unlucky enough to be hit in the lower body or legs by the directly shot crossbow bolts.

There were no casualties!

"Ballistae ready!"

But Bunduk on the city wall had no expression at all. Instead, after accepting the full command that Shen Mu had transferred to him earlier, he looked at the large pieces of furniture on top of their heads, which formed something like siege vehicles, with a calm expression.

And quickly came to the top of the city gate, personally using his thumb to compare in front of his eyes, and after confirming the distance.

He loudly ordered: "Spear bolts ready! Precise shooting!"

"Understood!"

On the city wall, the operators of the two light ballistae, six experienced thugs from the Lake Rat gang, immediately responded loudly.

Then, each according to their own division of labor, quickly turned the winch, filling the spear bolts, raised the wooden hammer in their hands, and when they saw that the winch had pulled the crossbow string to the ready-to-fire position, and the spear bolt had been placed in the firing groove, aiming the sharp spear tip outside.

"Fire!" Bunduk issued the order.

'Bang!'

Then the experienced Lake Rat gang thug holding the wooden hammer directly smashed off the wooden strip that was holding the two-finger-wide crossbow string.

Completely freeing the crossbow string and crossbow arm that had accumulated terrifying force.

Driving the more than 1-meter-long spear bolt directly out.

'Bang!'

Again, straight from the city gate, it hit a large dining table held by four or five hobgoblins, blasting the dining table, which had been nailed with a dozen arrows and crossbow bolts, to pieces!

The terrifying force even pierced through the two hobgoblins behind it.

Not to mention the other hobgoblins, because of the huge reaction force, their wrists were fractured, and their heads were bleeding from being hit by the cracked wooden boards, staggering and falling heavily to the ground.

'Swish swish swish swish!'

Then they were nailed into hedgehogs by the arrows shot by the Vlandian archers who had been prepared, or the crossbow bolts shot by the Rhodok trained crossbowmen and hired crossbowmen!

After losing the protection that was like a siege vehicle, these spirit realm creatures were still extremely fragile!

'Bang!'

And on the city gate, the other light ballista fired a new spear bolt.

With another loud bang, a door was completely scrapped into pieces.

Along with the three or four gnolls hiding behind it, they were all nailed together, emitting painful wails because they were not killed directly.

Casualties of spirit realm creatures appeared again on the battlefield outside the west city wall!

Light ballistae, even if they have the word 'light' in their name.

Are still ballistae.

It was still the battlefield. Not to mention these doors, dining tables, and furniture made of plywood, wood shavings, wood flour, and glue, they couldn't withstand even the slightest bit of terrifying destructive power!

Even if it were real solid wood furniture, covered with iron sheets and iron pots and pans on the outside.

Facing the bolts fired from the ballista.

They would still be pierced straight through!

You must know that in Calradia, even Swadian knights with shields, plate armor, and extra chainmail underneath, would not dare to directly face any weapon bearing the name of ballista.

Even if these Swadian knights were riding their warhorses, which also had plate and chainmail.

With the added bonus of super defensive power that could single-handedly break through a spear phalanx formed by militia.

They would not dare to directly face even the smallest light ballista!

And now, these servant troops carrying furniture and getting closer to the city wall's moat, after having a good defense against those arrows and bolts, the price they paid was this slow speed, moving like turtles, towards this side!

It also happened to become an easy target for the two light ballistas set up above the city gate.

And not far away, on the large tower of the castle area, only 200 meters away.

They also began to fire even thicker, longer, and more powerful bolts at an inclined angle, towards those servant troops who were slowly approaching the west city gate like turtles!

'Bang!'

Along with that equally terrifying sound.

The two siege ballistas from the large tower 200 meters away were also extremely accurate, smashing and piercing those siege groups of servant troops, one by one, who looked like turtles.

Whether it was the furniture on top or the spirit realm creatures below, all were completely destroyed and killed on the spot by the more powerful bolts!

The siege ballista, with an effective range of 300 meters, could even nail bolts into rammed earth walls.

It was a terrifying siege weapon that could even collapse thin stone walls.

Not to mention, in the world of Mount \u0026 Blade warbands, the role of these siege ballistas is to destroy the shields full of the city walls, as well as the large hanging boxes extending from the castle towers, and even destroy those city gates that were not blocked by bricks and stones in time, etc., specially used for siege purposes!

The siege ballista is an upgraded version of the light ballista, and its destructive power is of course even more terrifying!

"But the number of four ballistas is still too small."

Shen Mu was still standing on the city gate, looking coldly through the gaps in the shield at the thirty or so turtles still coming towards this side.

Even if the four ballistas tried their best, it would be difficult to destroy all these turtles.

What's more, those two siege ballistas shot from afar.

Because of the long distance.

It's not to say that every bolt fired could hit those turtle shells.

Therefore, the turtle shells composed of spirit realm servants actually slowly broke through to within a range of 10 meters, facing the attack of arrows and bolts like a torrential rain, with dense tail feathers like hedgehogs, and came to the front of the moat.

Then, working together, they directly threw the furniture they were holding high above their heads into the moat.

With a plop.

There was a large piece of furniture in this moat, which was only 3 meters wide.

It also allowed these spirit realm creatures who had just thrown the furniture to complete their mission, and directly fled in all directions, as if they had let go of their feet, and ran wildly towards the small district green belt where they came from.

This time, compared to the slow movements when they came, it was too much faster.

It was as if they only hated that their parents had given them two fewer legs.

They ran very fast!

There was no way, because when they threw away the furniture that was like a turtle shell.

The rest was only relying on their own bodies to resist the arrows and bolts that seemed to have found their target from the city wall and began to shoot out.

If they ran slowly, they would have to die!

'Swish swish swish!'

Now it was like this, countless arrows and bolts flew out from the city wall.

Directly adding a dozen slender arrows and bolts to the backs of the gnolls or lizardmen, or earth goblins and bear goblins and other spirit realm creatures facing away from the city wall, shooting them to death on the way to escape!

Making the losses of these spirit realm creatures suddenly increase.

"My lord, the filling of the moat has become a certainty. We must prepare the Lake Rat gang members and Swadian soldiers to invest on the city wall and start close combat."

At this time, Bandak, who was still directing the shooting, quickly walked towards the city gate.

After the two light ballistas fired a new round of bolts, smashing the two turtle shells 20 meters away to pieces, exposing the spirit realm creatures underneath, and then being destroyed by bolts and arrows.

Bandak continued with a solemn expression: "I guess the other side's tactics may even want to build a slope even on the city wall!"

"Yes, that's true."

Shen Mu nodded, he also noticed this.

These Diesel Company's servant troops simply didn't have any siege weapons, or even protective tools specially used for siege.

Like this kind of turtle shell formed by holding up furniture and door panels, as well as various iron pots and pans tied on it, it can be seen at a glance that it was just a temporary idea to reduce casualties, a crude defensive tool.

Now, more and more turtle shells are approaching, and their four ballistas can't shoot them all.

Shen Mu even saw two more turtle shells coming over, being overturned into the moat with a bang, making the moat, which was 5 meters deep, much shallower, and his face became equally solemn.

It's just that there was still no fear in Shen Mu's eyes, and he was still calm.

Even if the moat was filled, they would have to continue to fill the moat and the slope of the city wall.

As long as the slope reaches a certain height, those servant troops, those pig-headed troops from the Diesel Company headquarters, can climb up this slope and attack their city wall.

But their city wall is not only 6 meters high, but also has a 2-meter-high shield.

Adding up to a height of 8 meters.

If you want to build a slope that can be used to attack the city, the manpower and material resources consumed, as well as the lives of these spirit realm creatures, are not a small number!

I don't know if these pig-headed people from Diesel Company can suppress it!

Once these servant races suffer too much loss, if they really make trouble with their own emotions, resisting the tyranny of the pig-headed people, it might still be an opportunity for Shen Mu!

After all, behind the city wall, Fatis is still leading those heavy cavalry, waiting!

"Don't worry now."

Shen Mu watched a few more turtle shells coming over, not suffering much damage under the rain of arrows, but densely covered with hedgehog-like arrows and bolts, and slowly said:

"When they fill the moat and build a slope, let the infantry go to the city wall."

"Understood, Lord Shen Mu."

Seeing Shen Mu so calm, Bandak also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, carefully picked up his heavy crossbow, and began to continue shooting forward.

Since they can't stop those enemies from using tools to fill the moat.

They can't stop those enemies, they will definitely gather together and build a slope in front of the city wall that can be climbed up.

What they can do now is to take advantage of those enemies, after throwing the furniture into the moat, running away with their legs, losing their protection, use the war crossbow in their hands to kill as many of those enemies as possible.

In order to reduce a certain amount of living strength for the city head battle that will definitely accumulate next!

All the archers and crossbowmen thought so.

At this time.

Whether it was archers or crossbowmen, they all began to actively reduce the frequency of shooting at those turtle shells.

Instead, they focused their targets on those spirit realm creatures that were destroyed by ballistas, or after filling the turtle shells into the moat, exposed in front of them.

Leaving more of the lives of the spirit realm creatures in front of this moat that is about to be filled!