Chapter 35 Breaking the City
"See! This is the end!"
The cavalrymen who accompanied the governor pointed their lances at the dead man lying on the ground and shouted at the deserters who were trying to escape: "Go forward, you still have hope of survival. Go back, and only death will greet you!"
The deserters stopped and hesitated when they saw the corpses on the ground. They ran away to survive, but now it seems that this stupid behavior is impossible. Now they have to think carefully about whether they should disobey military orders on the battlefield.
"You useless barbarians! Turn around! Attack!"
The old commander yelled at the back, and the soldiers who retreated gritted their teeth and held on. No one knew who would be shot and fall in the next second. The huge wooden gate of Ludinan was right in front of us. Similarly, the Burgundians' arrows kept falling from our heads as if they would never run out. There were also large and small pieces of gravel, which were much more dangerous than those bows and arrows. Many people were inadvertently hit by the stones falling from the top of their heads.
“Let’s fight! Let’s fight!”
The soldiers, who were almost desperate, roared and pushed the siege cone to the gate of Ludinan. The soldier pushing the cart picked up the wooden handle on the siege cone and pulled it back with force.
"Bang!"
This was the first impact, and the gates of Ludinan were shaking.
"Don't lose heart! Keep going, kids, keep going!" The old commander-in-chief yelled until his voice was hoarse. He ignored the rubble and arrows from above and ran to the front of the siege cone, which was the gate of Ludinan. He waved his hand and personally commanded the soldiers who were operating the siege cone.
"Come on, kids, pull! Pull to the very end. OK, OK, let it go!"
"Bang!"
The sharp tip of the siege cone fell again, and the gate of Ludinan shook violently again, and a clear crack appeared after the impact. The gate of Ludinan was vulnerable. Many soldiers even cheered, and they took the initiative to help pull the siege cone. Under the unified command of the old warlord Medius, the soldiers mustered up their courage, and they shouted to pull the heavy siege cone.
“Gulu, gurgle”
From the gatehouse on Ludinan came the sound of rolling water.
"Ha, Luca, you'd better watch out, the Burgundians must be trembling on the other side of the city wall! Just waiting for us to pounce on them and tear them to pieces!" Andrew waved the military flag like an extreme fanatic, shouting desperately and completely ignoring the rubble above his head. Strangely enough, the rubble seemed to have eyes and was avoiding him.
"For the great Marshal Aetius, charge!"
Andrew was not satisfied with this. He pushed aside the soldiers in front of him and rushed to the city gate, wanting to be the first to rush into the city.
"Danger! You lunatic!" I pulled him back, but that was not enough. I rushed forward in two steps, grabbed the old governor Medius' arm, and pulled him back.
“Crash!”
At this moment, a huge waterfall rose up from the gate tower, but the waterfall was not made of water, but boiling oil.
In broad daylight, the inhumane torture was unfolding before us without reservation. I was powerless and could not save others. The boiling oil poured down like a waterfall, instantly drowning the soldiers who had not had time to retreat.
They struggled under the boiling oil, but were soon pinned to the ground. The oil core that splashed on the ground fell on my hand, and I felt like I was pricked by a needle. The soldiers who were completely soaked in the oil would probably be dying even if they were rescued.
The boiling oil on the gate tower was quickly emptied, and there were still a few soldiers squirming in the oil under the city gate (sorry, I can only describe it as squirming, because they were scalded to the point of losing their human form and their skin melted), and most of them died directly. There was a smell like fried meat floating in the air, and the flesh of those soldiers was cooked by the scald.
"Woooooo."
Several people around him knelt down and vomited. Everyone stood there stupidly, and no one dared to save such a hideous and terrifying thing.
"Thank you, kid, you saved me again?!"
The old governor Medius patted my shoulder and looked at me with gratitude in his eyes, because he also understood that if I didn't pull him back, his fate would be the same as that of a scalded unlucky guy.
"Don't say anything more, sir, just give the order to attack the city!"
As I said this, I quickly covered my mouth and nose. The disgusting smell made my stomach churn. I couldn't wait to leave such a horrible place.
"As you wish."
The old warlord's hoarse voice could no longer shout. He picked up the wooden whistle on his chest and murmured, "I hope this thing can work."
"Whoops, whoops!"
Medius blew the wooden whistle, and this time there was some improvement. The surrounding soldiers turned their eyes to Medius.
"We have no way to retreat!"
Medius whispered, and walked forward and grabbed the front handle of the siege cone, "Come on, for the last time, get to work!" The soldiers did not dare to delay, and hurriedly followed Medius to grab one handle after another, gathering all their strength and slowly pulling back.
“Dangdangdang”
A huge sound came from behind me. When I looked up, I saw dozens of huge flints passing by overhead.
“Boom boom boom!”
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The flaming boulders crashed into the tall city walls of Ludinan. The defense tower above the gate was pierced and collapsed by the flaming boulders, and a large amount of rubble fell above our heads.
“Back off, back off!”
The huge rubble that fell hit the siege cone, but fortunately the siege cone was covered with iron sheets, which bounced the huge rock away and rolled to the side.
"Shit! Don't they know we're still down there?"
"Don't think about it, we are just used to open the city gate."
"Stop talking nonsense and use the siege cones. If we don't hurry up, we will all be buried!"
"Quick, pull back, pull!!!"
The soldiers pulled the siege cone all the way to the bottom, and everyone's face turned red. This siege cone had already involved the lives of all our soldiers attacking the city.
"put!!!"
"drink!!"
The soldiers opened their mouths, and the siege spike was like a brown shadow, crashing straight into the gate of Ludinan.
“Haha!”
The sound of wood breaking was heard, and the siege hammer tore a big hole in the city gate. The city gate, which was already vulnerable to attack, was now opened with a loud bang.
“It’s open! It’s open!”
The soldiers raised their hands and cheered, but they did not rejoice for long before they stopped. The city gate was wide open, and the scenery inside was visible at a glance, except for the iron spearheads and helmets, which shone brightly in the sunlight.
The Burgundian army lined up neatly on the other side of the city gate, with angry flames in their eyes. They lined up together to form a human wall. It seemed that they were going to be another line of defense for the city.
(End of this chapter)