Crusader Kings: Prisoners of War

After the battering ram was ready, the Romans began their first probing attack on the city wall.

All the artillery opened fire, suppressing the people on the city wall, so that the defenders could not raise their heads for the time being. At this time, three well-protected battering rams were pushed out, and they came slowly and firmly against the firepower of the Palfi people. Under the city wall.

The battering ram with a ram's head engraved on the front began to knock on the city wall, but it must be said that Agita II really spent a lot of money to build this city wall. After hammering for more than half an hour, the city wall was almost motionless. Several The masonry of the tower is a bit chipped, but it doesn't affect the main structure at all.

If the attack continues like this, results may be achieved in a few hours, but the defenders in the city are not fools. After the initial shock, they quickly reacted and counterattacked.

The defenders on the city wall began to throw large stones and torches down, and a large number of soldiers swarmed out of the city. They began to fight hand-to-hand with the soldiers who controlled the city rams, hoping to destroy the siege weapons.

Although these Parfis are short-sighted, rough and despicable, and constantly fighting among themselves, their fighting willpower is quite worthy of recognition. The two sides started a fierce battle, with one side desperately trying to light the battering ram, and the other side desperately trying to protect the battering ram. The scene was very chaotic.

Although the Romans' individual equipment, combat skills, and organizational training were far ahead of their opponents, the opponents relied on their fearless courage and superior numbers to break up the Roman defense line. Some of the battering rams were already on fire. .

At this time, the cavalry as a reserve team rushed to the battlefield under the leadership of Tia, attacked the back of the Parphi army, and cooperated with the surrounded Roman army.

The impact of the cavalry was not as strong as that of later generations, but the tall cavalry troops still put considerable psychological pressure on the Parfi people. In addition, several of the opponent's leaders were repeatedly killed by Tiya. In order to prevent these troops from rushing in Inside the city, the defenders could only retreat and close the city gates tightly.

Rome won this battle, but their losses were not small. They could only pull the battering ram back to the earth embankment for repairs, waiting to prepare for the next round of attack.

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One night later, Orville was having dinner with Tia.

Some officers would bring luxury to the military camp, but Tiya only ate dry bread, bacon and fruit vinegar every day for several months, and rarely drank a little wine.

For her, eating during the war was just filling her appetite with food, without any element of enjoyment. Orville really admired this kind of self-control. He does not mean to eat big fish and meat, but it is normal to buy some preserves, fish sauce, pickles, cheese and other things to go with the meal. He will also give some fish sauce and pickles to his subordinates, even every time he attends After the battle, he would also try to get some fish or livestock to make broth as a reward.

After finishing the last bite of bread, Orville wiped his hands with a cloth and said, "I heard that you crucified several prisoners of war you captured? This is not like your style."

This is the same punishment as Jesus. Nailing people on the cross and letting them bleed to death from dehydration is already a very cruel measure.

Tiya also looked very depressed: "I don't want to do this either, but the top priority now is to get the people in the city to surrender. I hope this method can break their willpower to resist."

Orville did not agree with this method: "Let's talk about it from another angle. Why do you think the Roman soldiers fought bravely and why did the Parphy soldiers fight bravely?"

Tiya thought about it and said: "The former is because of good training and sense of honor, while the latter should be because of hatred. I do not deny that what former Governor Florus did here went too far. I am asking my father to He dealt with it, but it was very difficult to punish a senator severely."

"This is part of the factor. An important factor why they fight so bravely is not hatred, but fear. They are afraid of their own fate, so they resist those who threaten them. If by this time we have broken through three city walls and entered the city, Then they may collapse due to fear, but now they are still lucky and think that they can rely on the city's defense. Doing this will only stimulate their courage and ferocity and make them feel that they have no way out. "

Tiya thought deeply, and she was convinced. She listened to part of it: "Then what do you think we should do?"

"Give them some more pressure, let them feel that the city walls cannot protect themselves, and then attack their hearts. No group can achieve absolute unity of thought. They resisted the Romans because of a common goal, and let their goals appear. The differences will be self-defeating.”

Orville suggested this to the other party. This matter was difficult for Tiya, who only had 7 points in strategy, to understand, but Orville still hoped that the other party would think more about it and prepare for the future.

"I have written down what you said. My father also told me to think more about your suggestions. This is indeed useful sometimes. You asked me to turn things that have no precedent into things that I am familiar with. I also figured it out. ”

"What's the details?" Orville didn't say it casually at that time, and he was naturally curious about what Tiya would have in mind.

"Since siege warfare is difficult to handle, wouldn't it be better to turn it into a defensive warfare locally? The Romans still have rich experience in this."

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Orville later understood what Tiya meant, and she ordered the construction of several towering siege platforms.

These things are similar to siege towers, except they have many openings for shooting holes. The layers are stacked on top of each other and are almost twenty meters high. Not to mention the city walls, they are several meters higher than most towers. They are made of iron plates and mud. Fireproof carapace resists rocket fire.

Standing on the top platform, you can suppress the enemy from above, and the many shooting holes below can also provide a good shooting field of view. Relying on these platforms, which the Romans called "city capturers", the siege troops outside the city further suppressed the defenders inside the city.

With these platforms as cover, the Romans pushed the battering ram again and began to smash the wall. This time the defenders still went out of the city to fight, but the Romans' firepower was stronger than before, and the infantry was more fully prepared.

Knowing that the Parfi people were poorly organized, they formed a tighter battle formation. It was difficult for the Parfi people to break up the Romans in formation. At the same time, because their weapons were more disorganized, the Parfi people often stood more dispersed during the battle in order not to be accidentally injured by their companions' weapons, which gave the Romans the opportunity to respond calmly.

The Roman short swords in their hands were far more suitable for such crowded occasions than the short spears, long swords and axes of the Parfi people. Even if they faced the enemy in a very tight formation, they still had enough space to stab with their weapons.

A Palphite holding a long sword often has to face two or even three Roman short swords hidden behind the shield, which is very difficult for them with poor martial arts.

PS. I said I would update every day, but I finished it in two days, a total of eight updates, one for collection, and I will update it at any time if I have enough collections later.