Realm of Power

At the top of the city of Persad, arrows rained down like rain.

The Aden Fourth Army's more than 20,000 troops were spread out, facing a front of three to four hundred meters wide. The formations were neat, with rows after rows of archers, long axes, and spears, tall and strong. , armor from the neck. Once it covers the legs below the knees, even the wind blowing there carries the smell of blood. The entire array looks like a huge slot.

Facing the rain of arrows from the imperial defenders on the city, the front line of the Aden Fourth Army's five thousand men moved forward like a tide. The Aden heavy infantry wearing heavy armor used a large tower shield as huge as a door panel. The circular hurled stones on the head "Ahhhh" roared from the city wall and crushed into the group of Aden soldiers below, like crushing Like a road machine, a deep and bloody mark was pressed out of the dense crowd. On the city wall, the bow strings loosened by countless imperial archers brought up a gleaming arrow, which hit the tower shield below, sending out Like the sound of heavy rain falling, heavy infantry covered the wall, crowds of people surged, and there was a wave of shouts.

No matter how strong the Imperial Army is, there are only three thousand people!

Toblas, the commander of the Fourth Army of Aden, was riding on a war horse with a stern look on his face. The cool morning breeze in September blew a long blue ribbon on top of his helmet, which looked like a huge half string when looking at him. The Fourth Army spread out like a moon, and the attack line formed by a line of formations was like a red water line in the sun, waiting in full swing. The entire attack array was like a huge arc. The clanking iron armor reflected a snow-white light in the morning light, a breeze gently carried the star-and-moon battle flag of the Aden Army, the whirring sound of the streamers, and the suffocating smell of killing in the silent air. The army destroyed the city!

"All teams move forward!"

"Hold still and watch the queue."

The sound of arrows being hit came and went, and countless flying arrow clusters were like waves hitting rocks. Countless red colors exploded on the attack line of the Fourth Aden Army. It was the color of blood. The attacking troops of the Fourth Aden Army were silent among the arrow clusters. "Move forward, no matter how many arrows are flying overhead", no matter how many companions fall on the way forward, it's like The iron flow that moved forward steadily did not start to accelerate until it was fifty meters away. The thick steel walls formed by the phalanx shields eventually turned into an unstoppable torrent of steel, which crazily hit the bottom of the wall of Bossard. Rows of long wooden ladders were erected and pressed heavily on the crenellations of the moss-covered city wall. "Kill, rush up!"

The soldiers of the Fourth Army of Aden were like ants covered with huge sugar cubes. They climbed the city wall of Persad densely, holding tower shields and climbing up the long ladder. They wore extremely sophisticated heavy armor, and the weapons in their hands were also suitable for close combat. Heavy weapons such as flails and hammers just showed their heads at the crenellations of the city wall, and the imperial spears from above were stabbing at them like a forest.

ah! Amidst the screams, the bloody body fell from a high place

The companions who were climbing up the city wall behind didn't even look at it. They just continued to climb up with red eyes and shields. The most brutal part of the siege battle was the battle for the crenellations of the city wall. Those who could rush up were all experienced. The veterans of the battle formation did not dare to rush and chop randomly. They just tried their best to hold up their shields and protect the gap behind them. Let more people squeeze in. This is the advantage of heavy armored infantry. As long as they can stand firm, they can open a hole. Although such a hole is small and there are not many people coming up one after another, once such a hole is opened, , like punching a hole in a solid embankment, like filling it with oil, eventually bringing down the opponent completely.

"As expected, they are indeed the two armies of the royal capital. This attack power is probably no longer comparable to that of the powerful empire!"

An Aden general said in a low voice with an ugly face. The other Aden generals also looked horrified. Although they are generals of the local garrison, it does not mean that they have never been on the battlefield. The war with Nanxi Continent in the past ten years , in the war with the Eero Empire in the following years, many of them They all participated in the war as auxiliary troops, but this was the first time they had seen such a tragic siege. The defensive strength of the Three Thousand Imperial Army was really surprising, and the covering force attack of the Fourth Army of Aden , they were also dumbfounded. This was the first time for everyone to see the fully armored Aden Army.

This is mainly because the armor that is standard in the Obarro continent is a very expensive luxury item in the Aden army. The armor represents the capital of a force, especially the Obarro region, the Gallic Empire, the Congo Empire, etc. More than a hundred years ago An empire with a vast territory has been established, and the level of armor forging has already been improved. The general army has already achieved half-body armor, and the elite troops even have plate armor. This situation is completely different in the Kingdom of Aden. Yes,

Although the Kingdom of Aden rose in the Gulf of Aden, the kingdom itself has maintained a structure in which the central region and surrounding lords coexist. The main body of the government is still the slave-ownership system. The Gulf of Aden in the center of Aden is close to the coastline and naturally lacks iron ore for forging. Such minerals have been used since ancient times. It is not an area with developed forging, but the great monarchs outside the core area prefer to use cheap slave legions as consumption force in foreign operations. The slave legions are not unique to the Kingdom of Aden, but they can pull out half a million slaves at one go. military, but there is only one Kingdom of Aden,

Since there are a large number of slave troops who can be used as cannon fodder, the heavy armored infantry dedicated to close combat in the central army of the Kingdom of Aden are also quite rare. For slave owners everywhere, slaves are not qualified to wear armor, and those who can wear armor are They are the slave owners' own guards, and the regular army of the Kingdom of Aden did not force the entire army to wear armor thirty years ago. One reason is that it is too time-consuming to equip the entire army with armor. The Aden area is hot and humid, and iron armor often rusts after being squeezed for a few years. Not only is the defensive power greatly reduced, but it is also too defective when it comes to actual battles. Another reason is that That is, the Gulf of Aden area is hot. In many cases, wearing full-body iron armor to fight is too physically demanding for soldiers. Therefore, the standard equipment of the Aden army is often lightweight leather armor.

This is also the reason why 18,000 Aden troops surrounded 3,000 Imperial troops and even hit an iron plate.

But now, the attack of the Aden Fourth Army, which was fully armored, also encountered an iron plate. The excitement of the Aden people had not lasted for more than ten seconds. In the blink of an eye, countless heavy hammers flew from the direction of the city. The Aden generals, who had looked shocked just now, immediately turned dull. And with this operation... they saw the soldiers of the Fourth Army of Aden climbing up the city wall suddenly seemed to be swept by a strong wind, and they were as dense as beans exploding. Rolling like this, the body hit by the metal chain ball fell from the top of the city in irregular curves, the shield was twisted and deformed, and all the objects hit were like leaves flying in the wind, making various different shapes. Turning around, he didn't even see what it was, and his head was knocked off head-on. As soon as he landed, he was swept away by the arc of attack brought by the heavy hammer. Even the shield was shattered countless times.

The Aden soldiers who climbed into the city were crowded in the front and back rows, and they were already so crowded that it was difficult to breathe. They were immediately hit by the hammer.

"Tear open the city entrance, everyone move forward!"

"Where's the fifth team? The fifth team should follow us!"

"Damn it, where are all the people dead!" The heavy iron chain ball hit the shield of the Aden heavy infantry. The iron bar burst, and both the man and the shield exploded like a squeezed tomato.

Pay attention to the side. During the chaos, someone shouted, and a row of square rectangular box-like wheeled carts appeared on the side of the circular pillar. The imperial infantry who were originally standing there all dispersed to both sides at this time. Making way for these weird wheeled vehicles that look like boxes, it feels like waves are being parted,

The shocked expressions on the faces of the generals of Aden have not dissipated, and their mouths have opened again. What the hell is this! The generals of Aden were already secretly glad that they did not build the city wall last night, otherwise the emperor's weapons, which looked like they were specially prepared for attacking enemies, would all fall on their heads, but the fourth army... The generals all looked at the statue-like Tobris in front of them. "Haha, Tobris wanted to take advantage. He thought that after our army attacked hard all night, the Imperial Army must be exhausted, and they could capture it in one battle, but they didn't. Thinking of, haha... the rope not far away There was an imperceptible smile on Torosu's lips. The other Aden generals thought that Toblas led the fourth army to attack Persad because he wanted to establish his authority. However, Sotorosu, who was familiar with the generals of the two armies of the royal family, did not It's a different kind, Toblas Although he is arrogant, he is a real warrior who has been on the battlefield for a long time. He is by no means the kind of stupid guy who just draws his knife without caring about anything. He has not defeated 18,000 people, so why should Toblas do it? Do you think your fourth army can take it down?

Toblas's judgment was not wrong. Although the Imperial Army is still counterattacking vigorously until now, the Fourth Army of Aden has indeed rushed to the city wall. This alone is enough to make himself and other Aden generals feel ashamed. , but Toblas has never fought against the Empire, so he never expected that the Imperial team would be defensively It is definitely at the master level. The broad, tall and huge circular pillar fort is the famous auxiliary fort of Persad. These wheeled vehicles were placed on these pillar forts from the beginning. Although everyone saw it, they all naturally thought wrongly. It was a storage box used to hold various supplies. Now that it was pushed out, everyone realized that it was actually a weapon.

"What is it!"

"I don't know, I've never seen it"

"Some people in General Aden also talked in a low voice. Eighteen thousand of them surrounded the three thousand imperial army. They fought hard for a day and a night, and they didn't get anything. The fourth army tore the gap in the city wall in just half an hour. I felt in my heart. Generally speaking, they also want to make the Fourth Army suffer, otherwise it will appear that they are too incompetent. The two armies of the Royal Capital are indeed not what they are bragging about. Although the equipment is well-equipped, with this momentum of fighting forward, even the powerful empire can't but In this way, I really didn't expect that the Aden royal family would have such a powerful force in their hands. Compared with the Aden Fourth Army, they felt that their troops were not even worthy of soy sauce. Last night, they were under the same situation, with several times the strength. Taking turns to attack, how many times did the troops rush forward and run back in front of the imperial crossbows before they even got close? The combat power of the Aden Fourth Army was not only amazing, but also showed an extremely efficient offensive rhythm.

In just two or three seconds, the wooden boards in front of the long wooden box wheels were suddenly opened, and there were densely packed small squares. Each long wooden box was composed of eight squares up, down, left, and right. At this moment, they are filled with honeycomb-like arrow clusters, and the cold light of the metal arrows suddenly shines in the sunlight.

"It's the Empire's hundred-ballista chariot, hurry up and disperse!" Someone reacted and shouted.

"Hundred-Arrow Cart..." Hearing the shouts from the city wall, Tobras, commander of the Fourth Army of Aden, who thought he had a sure victory, couldn't help but change his face. He was not only the commander of the Fourth Army, but also the military affairs officer of Aden. Undersecretary, how could you not know what the Imperial Hundred Crossbow Chariot is! This is a powerful weapon designed to deal with intensive urban battles. Although the Hundred Crossbow Chariot is not as famous as Thor and incendiary bombs in the previous battles of Oparo, that is because the Hundred Crossbow Chariot is not an offensive weapon. When it comes to defending the city, Combat power, the powerful explosion of a hundred-bow chariot in an instant can definitely cut a bloody path through the crowd in an instant.

The Imperial Army even brought a hundred crossbow chariots! Toblas's face was ashen and his breathing was heavy. According to his visual inspection, there were more than twenty Imperial Hundred Crossbow Chariots on the other side of Stone Pillar Castle. If converted into shooters, it would be nearly two thousand Imperial archers attacking a straight-line attack. shoot, any army faces Such a sudden change would result in a massacre, not to mention that the troops of the Fourth Army were now crowded on the city wall. Even Toblas felt a bone-piercing coldness on his entire back at this moment. The intention is to rush towards the head crazily. His eyes were bloodshot, and his usually calm face was completely filled with anger.

And all this happened in just ten seconds. The Imperial Hundred Crossbow Arrow Cart "Pah! Pah! Pah!" There was a sound like a heavy rain hitting the floor, like a vase suddenly exploding, from Yadi who rushed up the city wall. The heavy armored infantry of the Fourth Army sounded from the side, and there was a waterfall of cold light, puff puff puff puff. The long crossbow arrows that are continuously ejected form a series of long shadows in the air. The crossbow arrows of the Hundred Crossbow Arrow Cart are all specially made, and are at least half a meter in length. At this moment, under the huge launch inertia, these half-meter-long steel crossbow arrows are like The whip struck the back of the heavy armored infantry of Aden, "Ah!" screams were heard everywhere, and there was no defense. The Aden soldier was pierced from the back by long steel crossbow arrows, and bright red blood exploded from the chest that was torn in front. Even if he was wearing heavy armor, it had no effect in front of such a terrifying mercury pouring through the ground. , before the Aden heavy armored infantry had time to cheer, they were swept away by this fierce blow and doubted their life.

An Aden heavy armored infantryman who was shot through the body looked at the blood-stained arrow protruding from his chest in amazement. His eyes were full of disbelief. What kind of weapon was this... They were the kings of the Aden infantrymen. Wearing heavy armor and strong swords, they have always been tasked with serving as a meat grinder on the battlefield. It is also the courage of a large army to attack cities and seize territory. In large-scale battles, heavy armored infantry is always the most decisive force. But at this moment, even the bravest heavy armored infantry of Aden were stunned. Countless dense arrow clusters like fire dragons were fired. To myself, the heavy armor that I was proud of turned out to be as thin as paper.

"Papa papa" Hundreds of arrows fired together, and blood shot out. The entire battlefield was like the most terrifying nightmare, with screams, blood, and death. The sound of arrow clusters tearing the air as densely as locusts made a shrill sound like the sickle of death. With a strong wave, one The Aden soldiers on the road were suddenly shot away by fire dragon-like arrows. Broken spears, incomplete shields and spears, severed fingers and body parts, blood spurting out like raindrops, and tragic wails stung everyone's hearts. The eardrum, the impact line is full of blood and flesh,