Chapter 469 Sir, you are charging in the wrong direction
Gwen was feeling a little anxious.
She looked around, and Isaac was not beside her.
According to the previous agreement, after Isaac has taken control of the castle gate, he will immediately return to her side to assist her in breaking through quickly.
But I haven't seen anyone until now.
Gwen gritted her teeth.
Most of the resistance forces are on foot, and they will be immediately discovered if they appear in the suburbs. In other words, the resistance forces now have no way to retreat.
They can only move forward, and if they do so they can fight their way out. If they retreat, they will be like meat on the chopping board, and any Winter Wolf cavalry will be able to make them never return.
"Everyone, charge!" Gwen shouted, and rushed forward with more than a dozen soldiers on horseback.
The main force of the resistance army did not rest at all. After marching for a whole morning, they immediately charged into the battle. Their condition was almost visibly bad, but fortunately, their opponents were not very professional.
The guards standing at the city gate were almost stunned as they watched the charging resistance army.
Many of these city guards had never been to a battlefield in their entire lives. This was an area near the Canary Mountains, a place not contested by military strategists - even a few grand dukes didn't care much about it and packed up and sent it to Count Bazel.
The soldiers' entire combat mission was to go out of the city and kill some coyotes.
At this moment, looking at the resistance army roaring and rushing over, it took a full half minute for someone to react and realize what was happening. "Captain, are those bandits?"
"What bandits? They're the resistance! Those bastards from White Crow are attacking us! Damn it! Raise the drawbridge quickly!!!"
Sledding Castle is a proper fortress after all, with a trench outside the city - it should have been a moat, but it was just spring and there was no rain at all, so the shallow moat had dried up long ago.
The suspension bridge only has chains on one side, and the chain on the other side has been broken due to rust. It is surrounded by a few pieces of rotten wood and is under repair.
It’s not that the resistance forces are lucky. Even when they came to attack the city last year, the chain was still under repair. Given the efficiency of the nobles, they would usually have to wait until they learned a lesson before they would really remember this matter.
For example, now.
The soldiers guarding the gate hurriedly found the winch that lifted the drawbridge. It was noon at this time, and there were many people entering and leaving the city gate, and many people were trying to squeeze in.
The soldiers didn't care about all that and just wanted to raise the drawbridge. But before they started to try out whether the dusty winch could be used, the sound of horse hooves was heard.
Gwen and the vanguard have rushed over.
They screamed and waved their swords, and the people who were crowded at the city gate immediately ran away. There were also some who didn't. One guard didn't react until Gwen rushed in front of him. He turned around and was about to run, but was trampled on the road by the horses' hooves.
Gwen raised the sword with some regret. She had just wanted to swing the sword at the man. That man was a brave soldier who dared to fight against this group of riders on his own. He deserved to die under the sword.
But her horse-controlling skills were still a little lacking. The horse was a little confused by the reins she pulled left and right. Not knowing what its owner's intention was, it simply solved the problem directly - it trampled the enemy to death.
"Castro, Lian, control the city gate!"
Gwen pointed at the capstan, and two resistance soldiers stopped their horses and rushed forward with a musket in one hand and a spear in the other.
The soldiers near the capstan had never seen such a scene before. When they saw the burly warriors on horseback, they were frightened and ran away in all directions.
The two men looked at each other, and did not go forward to chase, but just stood in front of the capstan on horseback to guard - their riding skills were not enough to complete such a difficult move, and they had to dismount first if they wanted to fight, so they simply maintained their deterrence here.
Gwen led the remaining riders towards the castle. Although she didn't know the way, she could still see the towering castle, so she rode straight through the street.
Isaac had not shown up until now, and her heart began to sink.
Gwen's hands were shaking. She knew she had no way out now. If she could rush into the castle as soon as possible and take control of that place, then everything would be fine. But if she failed... Gwen didn't want to think about the consequences.
The roads in the city were muddy dirt roads with only a few gravel roads in a few places, and the streets were crooked, but fortunately, they had the castle as a guide and the high visibility when riding on horseback, so Gwen and his party did not lose their way.
After turning a corner, Gwen, who was leading the horse, suddenly tightened the reins.
A team of city guards, a dozen men in total, happened to be running quickly along the street ahead.
The soldiers were wearing their armor in a mess, and it was obvious that they had gathered urgently after hearing the noise, but they basically all had weapons in their hands.
There were a dozen soldiers holding spears. Both sides were stunned for a moment.
Gwen felt bitter. Why did she have to run into him?
She knows the level of her men. They can be considered elite when they are dismounted, but when they are riding horses?
It's good enough if you can ride a horse without going astray.
Should I dismount and fight the enemy? How much time would that take?
"Charge! Don't waste time with them!" Gwen shouted loudly, taking out his musket and ready to fight.
The muskets could only fire one shot and there was no time to reload. Although each person carried several muskets, every shot fired by these charging riders meant one less shot to fire in the subsequent battle.
Gwen raised his gun and prepared to charge, and the riders behind him also took out their muskets.
The captain on the opposite side was startled when he saw the musket, and immediately shouted: "All soldiers, follow me and charge, stop them!"
Then he immediately raised his gun and rushed into the alley.
The soldiers behind him were stunned for a moment, then they understood, as if they had suddenly discovered the enemy from both sides, and rushed to both sides shouting various slogans.
In just a moment, the road was empty.
Now Gwen was a little confused.
How could they charge in the opposite direction? She immediately understood that time was urgent and she could not care about the soldiers at all. She led the resistance army and rushed forward.
After they passed, the captain poked his head out of the alley and immediately shouted, "Soldiers, hurry up, we have killed them! Chase them!!"
Many heads suddenly popped up in the alleys on both sides.
"Boss, do we really want to chase after him?"
"Goodbye, my calves are shaking at the sight of those muskets."
"One Leo a day, what are you going to do?"
"Shut up!" the captain roared, and everyone was startled and fell silent.
"Didn't you see they were heading for the castle? There are Lord Bazel's personal guards over there. These people will definitely fight with them. Then we will say that we killed them. Maybe Lord Bazel will appreciate us."
The soldiers' eyes lit up.
Soon, the city guards rushed towards the resistance fighters who had already run far away, and each of them looked extremely brave.
But the pace of his feet is not very fast.
Gwen didn't care about the city guards' little thoughts.
She had already heard gunshots behind her; the large resistance force must be engaging in a firefight with the city guards.
Sledding Castle is not big, and everyone here was awakened by the gunshots.
It is estimated that soldiers will go to the fortress in the inner city soon. Add to that the soldiers already stationed inside, and it may not be possible for them to handle it with just a dozen people.
They have to control the castle, or at least guard the gate from being closed by the opposite side, so that the resistance army will have some chance of winning.
What's more, Isaac hasn't appeared yet. Gwen felt her heart pounding. What's next is the most crucial part.
The view in front of them suddenly opened up, and the riders finally rushed out of the city and came to the bottom of the castle.
There is an open space in front of the castle, which is specially reserved. Once a battle occurs, the attacking enemy must rush into the castle gate under the rain of arrows in this unobstructed area.
After entering the castle gate is the inner city of Sleddingburg. It is not large in area, but has all the basic facilities, including well water, warehouses, stables, and military barracks.
Without siege machinery, it would be difficult to kill the people inside by just besieging the city.
All Gwen had to do was at least occupy this gate.
But after seeing the city gate, Gwen's heart completely sank.
(End of this chapter)
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