The Rise of the European Emperor

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The actions of the Fourth Army did not arouse the suspicion of the Scottish defenders, because the opponents focused all their attention on the group of swords and shields carrying the siege ladder. In their view, those sword and shield soldiers carrying ladders are the biggest threat to Edinburgh Castle. Moreover, those musketeers were also blocked by the large shield of the wooden door, and the defenders on the top of the city couldn't see clearly.

When the sword and shield soldiers carefully put the ladder on the city wall, the Scottish defenders on the city wall really became nervous. They all came up one after another, trying to push down the ladder. Or, with a weapon in hand, keep an eye out for enemies below who might climb up.

Isaac saw many enemy troops appearing, and said excitedly:

"Right, that is it!"

Then, he gave an order, and the musketeers who had been hiding behind the wooden door shield stood up straight and aimed their musketeers at the defenders on the top of the city...

"bang bang bang"

After a burst of gunshots, dozens of Scottish defenders on the top of the city were shot and fell to the ground, either dead or injured. Anyway, lost the ability to continue fighting.

It stands to reason that the Scottish defenders who were shot should retreat immediately at this time. However, the Scottish defenders were suddenly stunned. why? It was raining heavily, how did the other party manage to open fire?

But just in a daze, the second wave of shooting came...

"bang bang bang"

There was another burst of gunfire, and dozens of people fell on the top of the city...

If you are careful to count, you will find that these two rounds of shooting have reduced the number of Scottish defenders on the city by more than 100...

At this time, the garrison general on the top of the city, the captain of the Scottish Guards, George Bernard Shaw, reacted:

"Get down, get down! Don't stand up!"

The Scottish defenders who reacted shrank back one after another, not daring to stand up again.

But the Fourth Army didn't intend to stop. Sakala was very dissatisfied seeing that the defenders were shrinking their heads. Under his signal, the adjutant waved the battle flag, and the leader of the sword and shield soldiers under the city wall immediately understood. As a result, the sword and shield soldiers of the Fourth Legion under the city wall clamored again, as if they were about to attack the top of the city.

At this moment, the defenders on the top of the city couldn't sit still anymore, and some impatient Scottish soldiers poked their heads out in a panic, trying to see what happened. Then, a few unlucky ones were caught by the musketeers in the city...

Bernard Shaw's head was full of black lines, and he said loudly:

"Don't take it easy!"

Then, he felt that he couldn't be so passively beaten. So he ordered:

"Archers, shoot down the city, mainly attacking the enemy's musketeers! Remember, don't show your head!"

Then, the archers of the Scottish garrison squatted there with bitter faces, throwing shots into the sky, trying to fool the musketeers under the city. Although rainy days affect the performance of the bowstring, it is still no problem to get to the musketeers of the Fourth Army 30 meters away. After all, they are on high.

However, even if the bow and arrow fell to the position of the Musketeers of the Fourth Army, it was useless. Because the musketeers all wore plate armor. Moreover, there is a large wooden door shield in front of it.

However, some bows and arrows with a long range happened to catch the infantry of the Fourth Army behind the musketeers. After all, those infantrymen had neither plate armor nor large shields. Then, a few unlucky ones were tricked...

Saqqara quickly commanded the ordinary infantry to retreat, avoiding the area covered by the enemy's bows and arrows. After seeing that the enemy did not dare to take the lead, Sakala decided to take a gamble...

So he ordered the sword and shield soldiers who were pretending under the city wall to really start climbing the ladder, planning to launch a surprise attack...

As a result, hundreds of sword and shield soldiers really climbed to the top of the city...

But this is useless, because the Scottish guards and French elite soldiers on the city head are more elite. In a martial arts competition, these sword and shield soldiers are no match. Then, they were knocked down the city walls one after another, causing serious casualties.

Saqqara was furious, but after he calmed down, he stopped this senseless death. Ant-attached siege is very difficult, let alone this kind of ant-attached siege on a dangerous pass.

Even if it can really be attacked, the casualties will be extremely huge. Therefore, Sakala, who calmed down, temporarily withdrew the sword and shield soldiers. However, the musketeers continued to aim at the top of the city, striking at any enemy who dared to rise up. Then, the two sides played the game of "who is more calm"? One side "wait for the rabbit", and the other side just didn't take the lead...

Although the Scots were very calm, they also suffered a big loss today. Originally, there were only about 900 defenders, and more than 100 people were killed and injured at once, which was simply traumatic.

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On the side of the Fourth Army, there are also more countermeasures, such as sending the strong men in the city to dig stone slabs under the city gate...

The sword and shield captain Hangeland, who went to test the attack, discovered something. On a rainy day, the stone slabs on the ground under the gate of Edinburgh Castle seemed to be loosened by the rain...

If it is sunny, it will be very difficult to dig up the stone slabs. But if it's raining...

So, the next day, the Fourth Army captured hundreds of strong men, took iron pickaxes for mining, and went to pry stone slabs under the gate of Edinburgh Castle. The musketeers of the Fourth Army still aimed at the top of the city at all times, shooting and killing any enemy who dared to stand up.

In desperation, the Scottish garrison commander Bernard Shaw decided to throw stones from the tower above the city gate...

The stone thrower does not necessarily need to stand up, as long as the stone is thrown down from the gap in the battlements. In this way, hundreds of Scottish men who pried the stone slabs under the city gate were killed by more than a dozen people. The rest of them scattered in fright.

But Saqqara made adjustments in time and only sent four people to retreat outside the city gate and continue to pry the stone slab. As they retracted into the city gate, the Scottish defenders on the top of the city were immediately blinded. Because, the stones they throw from the top of the city cannot turn around and hit the people inside the city gate...

It looked like they were about to pry open the stone slab under the city gate, but hey, the sky was fine the next day...

Then, the enemy's artillery and matchlock guns on the top of the city began to show their power again. In desperation, the Fourth Army had no choice but to retreat.

Fortunately, it rained again 4 days later. Then, within three days, taking advantage of the rain, several strong Scottish men finally pried out the stone slabs under the gate of Edinburgh and dug a deep hole.

After the sky cleared, the blasting team buried the powder kegs at night and finally blasted open the gate of Edinburgh Castle...

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After that, the Fourth Army rushed into Edinburgh Castle against the enemy's artillery fire, and launched a fierce street battle with the defenders in the castle.

The defenders inside are indeed the Scottish Guards and the French elite. Under their tenacious resistance, the Fourth Army paid 200 casualties before attacking from the gate and occupying the front yard and frame of Edinburgh Castle. Walls with cannons.

Scottish Prime Minister Alex and other civil servants working in the front yard raised their hands and surrendered, but John Stewart, Queen Margaret and others led the remaining defenders and retreated to the backyard at the westernmost end of Edinburgh Castle, continuing to resist .

Although the fourth army blew up the gate of the inner courtyard with the old method, dozens of casualties still occurred when they broke in. It wasn't until the leader of the Musketeer Battalion shot and killed John Stewart, who was supervising the battle in front of the battle, that the remaining defenders finally lost their fighting spirit and raised their hands to surrender...

Looking at John Stewart's body, Saqqara laughed triumphantly. But soon, he couldn't laugh anymore...

"What? You said that Queen Marguerite, escorted by more than a dozen French knights, escaped using ropes?"

"Yes, we found the ropes they used to escape from the city and the cliff outside the city wall at the northwest corner of the castle. Moreover, the scouts observed with binoculars, and there was no trace of their group!" Responsible for searching the backyard of the palace Reported by the infantry captain.

"Hurry up, send scout cavalry to chase! We must catch that little bitch!" Sakala was so angry that he was going crazy.

You know, after attacking Edinburgh and killing John Stewart this time, he has completed the important task of destroying Scotland. However, Queen Margaret's escape was quite fatal. Because Queen Margaret is the only bloodline of the Tudor dynasty in England. Once she escapes, someone will definitely make a fuss about her and add chaos to England. Therefore, his mission this time can only be regarded as half completed. Of course, if he could catch up with Queen Margaret, he would be able to make amends...

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