Eagle Byzantium

"Blow the horn to retreat!" Gawain stretched out his hand, and the messengers next to him got on their horses one by one.

But it was too late. The lightly-armed military servants holding wooden rafts and rafts in front, wearing leggings and bark shoes, marched bravely on the muddy ground of the swamp. On the curtain wall tower between the dumbbells, the defenders were shooting arrows like rain. After one round of shooting, another round followed closely. The swaying wooden rafts were filled with dense arrow feathers. "Puff, puff, puff" before reaching the curtain wall about sixty feet away. Finally, the military servants inserted the tip under the wooden raft, lined the triangular bracket underneath, then pulled the rope tied to the other end, stretched it diagonally backward, and then smashed the bolt at the end of the rope into the soil. The inside was fixed, and then under the cover of the Italian veteran shields, light wooden boards began to be laid from the wooden pillars to the starting point of the siege field to cover the mud.

"Push the trebuchet forward." The craftsmen at the forefront of the siege field shouted together, and then moved the trebuchet, catapult, "porcupine" and other wheeled instruments along the road paved with wooden planks. , pushed forward with a rumble, and everyone returned to their positions behind the wooden pillars set up in front. Then Dim raised the "Red Hand Seven Ridges Battle Flag", and together with Bramson, who drew his two-handed sword, led The veterans and German daredevils carried the ladders and swarmed under the city wall. "Lean up, put the ladder up." There were chaotic shouts, and the soldiers in armor and helmets gritted their teeth. , squinting, looking at the pale black city head above, relying on the guidance of the sunlight, one after another attached the hooked heads of the ladders to the crenellations of the curtain wall.

At that time, their ladder was carefully calculated by "Grey-Haired Minerva" Agnes, and then made by the craftsmen who had accompanied them in the fierce battle from Italy to this day. They had enough confidence in it, because they believed that the small overturn Fish, trust your craftsmen.

"The ladder is not long enough!" A shrill and frightened voice shouted from somewhere. Many soldiers looked at each other, and Bramson could hardly believe his ears, "What!" The next thought in his mind was, "How is that possible?"

The iron hook at the end of the ladder kept rubbing and colliding against the masonry-covered wall, but it still could not catch the gap between the crenellations, making an unpleasant squeaking noise. As if the soldiers were restless, many people were blocked directly under the curtain wall. Looking down from the top of the wall and the tower, they looked like clusters of black ants. At this time, the Grand Duke's messenger cavalry galloped to the forward position, blaring the clarion call for retreat. The sound sounded. Signal flags were constantly being raised. However, Dim and Bramson, who were decisive and brave, became furious almost before the signal to retreat came. They asked the soldiers below to raise the ladder with their hands, and then Dim raised the red ladder with one hand. A battle flag with golden spikes at the bottom. The first one braved the raining arrows, while the other one held the ladder with one hand and climbed up, causing the soldiers below who were holding the ladder to scream and curse.

behind him. The inspired German swordsmen also climbed up, and the siege soldiers below let out an earth-shattering war cry - a 600-foot-long curtain wall spanning the entire swamp area, with several rows of ladders leaning against it. With human support, he opened his mouth and leaned on it. Trembling, the soldiers filed forward, while stones and arrows were continuously thrown down from above. If one person is injured and dies in battle, he rolls down, and another person takes his place. The shouts of killing filled the sky, silencing the orders to retreat.

"Idiot! They have all joined the Red Hand Brigade now, but at this critical moment, the Pilgrim Armed Forces are still fighting independently and in disarray!" On the high platform supervising the battle, Gawain slammed his fist. On the wooden fence in front, the dust on it fell in clusters. Agnes clutched her chest and screamed. She was particularly afraid of the Grand Duke's anger.

At this time, Gawain turned his head, his eyes shot out with anger, and he stretched out his big hand and forced it towards the pale-faced little sunfish.

"Gawain, Gawain, no, Grand Duke, it was my fault..." Agnes was so frightened that she stuttered. Now Anna is stationed several miles behind the battlefield, supervising the large hospital. She has no support in this huge siege military camp. Now that the Grand Duke is angry, he will really cut off her oyster seeds on the spot.

Who would have thought that there was a warmth on his gray hair, and it was Gawain's big hand that pressed on it, "Little Sunfish, we have all underestimated the enemy this time. The opponent is a wily guy after all. Continue to give orders without interruption, let Bram Goliath and Goliath stand down!"

On the curtain wall, the clamoring defenders and armed citizens, under the cover of battlements and shields, held a long iron crowbar with both hands and stretched it down against the city wall. As long as they reached the ladder structure of the Red Hand Brigade below, At the hook, use the crenel as the leverage point and pull it easily. The ladders could no longer be erected - the soldiers who were holding the ladders jumped up and hugged the ladders to prevent them from being overturned, but to no avail - the ladders fell upside down and crashed into the siege city. Among the crowd, many people waved their arms and fell. Some ladders that could not be pried were also hit by thrown fire cans and burned.

In the flames, Dim Goliath, who continued to bravely climb up, stepped on the ladder that was almost burned and fell, and held up the battle flag. The defenders of the city soon saw a bright red battle flag erected on the ground. In front of them, between the swaying helmets, the wind from the west blew, waving the originally hanging battle flags with tassels and golden spikes, "Wow, oh, oh, oh!" The slumping red-handed soldiers below we, Seeing that the "Red Hand Seven Ridges Flag" was already floating at the top of the curtain wall, their morale was erupting like a volcano. They ignored Gawain's signal to retreat and once again moved the remaining ladders hand in hand along the siege formation. , delivered it, and leaned about two feet under the crenellation. Many soldiers threw down their shields and swords, and pushed the ladder upward again, allowing the lightly-armed Germans to step forward and attack fiercely.

"What, a giant climbed up the city wall holding a battle flag!" In the high tower supervising the battle, Nikka, who was blind and unable to see, stood up abruptly, sweat beads oozing out from his forehead and cheeks, "Use all the military strength They all march forward and fight to the death, pushing down the enemy's battle flag or taking it over."

At this time, Dim Goliath stood high at the crenellation of the city wall, holding the red flag in both hands. Countless defenders came roaring, and at the same time there were seventeen spears, twenty stones, and five One spear, seven battle axes, and three long swords came from all directions, like a sudden rain and fierce wind. Wearing heavy armor, he attacked, "Protect the military flag and come in my direction!" Dim's roar shook the earth, and then four or five stones hit his body and the mail around his neck at the same time. On the ground, debris and blood flew everywhere. Goliath staggered twice, but still did not fall. On the crenel beside him, brave Germans were constantly jumping in with their broad-handed swords. On the narrow walled city road, the bravest soldiers from both sides were crowded together, and there was no room for maneuver. Countless soldiers Arms were squeezing tightly, pushing and poking each other, and screams and curses were heard endlessly.

On the high platform, Agnes and Gawain were dumbfounded and at a loss.

Giovanni, who rushed to the swamp with his reserve team and was originally preparing to respond to the retreat, was instantly in a dilemma when he saw this scene: Should he attack, or should he continue to implement the Grand Duke's retreat strategy? (To be continued ~^~)