As the saying goes, "A horse will die if it is seen too early." When the soldiers of the Gunningsen Empire saw the monster in the smoke and dust, even though they could already see its size and appearance, they were still far away and had some time to prepare.
Probably eight out of ten of the tens of thousands of soldiers were intact in the earthquake, and even those who were injured were mostly slightly injured.
But now, except for those in reserve and on standby in the city, the soldiers standing on the top of the city walls all looked pale, as if they were suffering from serious illnesses.
The spearmen were on the sides of the archers, who were behind the battlements, with quivers on the ground and on the side of their backs.
The heavy breathing sound was drowned out by the subtle vibration of "rumble rumble..."
“Crackle…Crackle…”
The two spearmen, one in front and one behind, tightly grasped the hard wooden spear handles in their hands. The friction between the coarse linen gloves and the spear shafts made bursts of noise. Even though they knew that they should relax their muscles at this moment, they were simply unable to get rid of the tension.
This is a chevaux de frise spear that is at least three meters long, usually operated by two soldiers in front and behind. When the officers originally asked the soldiers to carry these large weapons to the top of the city wall, the soldiers below were a little surprised, but once they had seen it from the top of the city wall, they would not have any doubts.
"Relax!!! Relax!!! Otherwise you won't have the energy to attack soon!!"
“Pah…Pah…Pah…”
An officer ran over from a distance and hit all the soldiers' arms with the soft stick in his hand. The stick made a crackling sound when it hit the leather armor, which brought the stiff soldiers back to their senses.
A person's responsibility can determine his or her height to a certain extent, and the same is true vice versa, that is, a person's height can also affect his or her responsibility. It is equivalent to the butt determining the head. Both positive and negative aspects can be understood, provided that there is a normal environment.
The emperors of the Gunningsen Empire have worked hard to govern the country, and the military, which is the foundation of the empire, is governed strictly. The border troops often have to deal with frictions with other countries while suppressing bandits and barbarians, and they are usually the elite of a country.
The officers' fear was no less than that of the soldiers, but officers in this military environment all knew one thing: the general led the courage of the army.
The army's morale has collapsed before the battle even begins, the casualties will only be more severe, and the chances of survival will be slim.
"Don't be afraid!!! Don't be afraid!!! We have a wall!!"
"This is a parable that the Church of Light has already had!!! It is also included in the defense plan that His Majesty the Emperor of the Empire has already prepared for a rainy day!!"
The general's personal guards also ran on the city wall, shouting at the top of their lungs, even if it was to convey a message, it was also to vent their fear.
"His Majesty the Emperor of the Empire has long anticipated the appearance of monsters!!! We have long been aware of Asia's situation!!! We have a full 30,000 elite soldiers!!! We can resist them!! Just two days!! In just two days, a steady stream of troops will come to support us..."
No matter how scared they are, soldiers are much stronger than ordinary people because long periods of training and fighting have given them conditioned reflexes, so they gradually return to their most basic normal state.
On the city wall, huge catapults and a number of smaller mechanical crossbows were already in place. Some soldiers, with flushed faces, were struggling to put on the noose.
“Hoo…Hoo…Hoo…”
Next to the catapult, the old man in armor was breathing heavily, and even in this chaotic environment, his breathing could still be clearly heard by the surrounding soldiers and adjutants.
"General..."
The deputy general wanted to say something but stopped himself. His breathing became even steadier and each breath was long. But this did not mean that he was really not afraid. He was just trying his best to restrain himself.
The old general seemed to realize that he was too nervous and lost his composure. He reached out and touched his face, only to find that his face under the visor of his helmet was the same as when he just came out of the water.
"Although I'm old, I'm still not too old to lift a sword. There are five of us, including the Enlightened Ones. I wonder if we can... hold them off?"
The old general hesitated for a moment, but still did not say anything more discouraging.
The young lieutenant touched the hilt of his sword. The end of the hilt was inlaid with gems and the scabbard had a gold edge. It was too delicate and fancy for a lieutenant of a border army. It was also the only "disharmonious" part of the lieutenant's body. Apart from that, he was no different from a fierce general.
He pointed at himself.
"General, you forgot one thing. I am also an enlightened person."
The old general took a deep breath and looked seriously at the deputy general beside him, as if he was getting to know him all over again.
"Your Highness, the Third Prince, I won't be polite to you!"
That's really rude of you to say.
The vibration under the feet became stronger and stronger, and many archers had already pulled out arrows from their backs and loaded them onto their bows.
"Trebuckle ready!!!"
The officers on the side had already started yelling at the top of their lungs. As the elite troops on the border, they could still roughly estimate the distance to approach.
"ignition!!!"
Torches were extended into the scoop of the catapult, igniting the rolling stone projectiles wrapped in thick hemp rope nets. These hemp rope nets had all been soaked in grease for several days and dried in the shade. They were extremely flame-resistant and ignited easily, but also not easy to extinguish.
At this time, it is a single large stone pill, which will be replaced with smaller and more numerous loose pills depending on the situation.
Each stone ball was as big as a carriage wheel, and when a torch was approached, it would catch fire instantly.
There was no need for careful calibration. The sizes of those terrifying monsters became more and more obvious as the distance got closer, so it was probably because they were off target.
"Prepare!!!!"
The soldiers holding the consoles grasped the expansion poles and silently recited the teachings of the God of Light.
"put!!"
The soldiers pulled down the wooden levers back and forth, and a total of 32 catapults on the city walls were driven by mechanical ropes to launch projectiles, and the same was true for a dozen catapults on the near side of the city.
“Bang”, “Bang”, “Bang”, “Bang”…
With the ignited flames, the huge stone projectiles flew into the distance, burning.
In the demon army that was getting closer and closer to the fortress, those in the front were some crazy and brainless low-level demons, while those with high intelligence or wisdom were looking at the direction of the fortress with curiosity and ridicule from the back or in the sky.
The catapult's projectiles drew beautiful parabolas and approached the target with huge kinetic energy.
The demons were certainly not dull puppets. Even though low-level demons made up the majority of this group, they were basically ready to dodge the moment the projectiles approached.
However, demons are extremely violent creatures, and low-level demons are even more chaotic. Unless they can fly, those who try to dodge will bump into neighboring demons, and they will even bite and fight each other while running. For a while, avoiding the stones has become secondary in some places.
So after the projectile has flown for a while.
“Bang”, “Bang”, “Bang”, “Bang”…
Nearly half of the nearly fifty rolling stone projectiles hit the target directly, causing some demons to roll over and over, and even knocking some smaller ones away directly, while the rest were swiftly avoided by the demons.
At the same time, the projectiles rolled backwards along the path like dozens of obvious fireballs. For a moment, some low-level demons were hit, or other demons simply pushed the demons around them into the path of the fireballs.
Seeing many monsters being knocked over by the huge rocks, countless curses were heard on the city wall, and then the second round of stones were launched again soon.
But the demons were too fast. After entering the range, they only fired two or three times before the catapults on the city wall basically lost their effectiveness. Only the ones farther away in the city were still firing.
The archers had already bent their bows to full height, and there was no need to aim. Arrows flew towards the demon along with the giant arrows from the mechanical crossbow.
But what made the archers feel powerless was that those arrows were too weak. Except for the mechanical crossbows that could injure some small demons, the other arrows were like short cactus thorns piercing the skin. Even with the vision of the Spinetop soldiers, they knew that they had little effect.
And the demons did not give them more time to shoot more arrows. After just two bends of their bows, the demons had already reached the city.
Boom…Boom…
The entire fortress wall seemed to be shaking violently, and the soldiers on the city wall felt their bodies shaking and unstable. Then a large number of demons climbed or jumped onto the top of the city wall. For the people on the top of the ridge, the towering city wall was too short...
"Barricade!!!"
The handles of countless spears were pressed against the ground, standing at a thirty-degree angle.
“Bang”, “Bang”, “Bang”, “Puff”, “Bang”, “Puff”, “Puff”…
Hot blood splattered everywhere, countless long poles broke, and countless spear points pierced the flesh.
Some soldiers raised their swords and shields palely, and some archers stepped back to aim at weak points such as eyes and mouths.
At this moment, fear, excitement, confusion...all kinds of emotions coexist.
"For the glory of the empire!!!"
"ah!!!"
The roars of the officers and soldiers blended into the roars of the demons and the shaking of the ground.
“Boom…”
A large section of the fortress wall was directly knocked down by the tall demons. At the same time, many demons jumped directly over the wall into the city, and some flying demons in the sky also slid down from above.
This fragile hardness was like a bubble, and the fortress city was submerged after just over ten minutes.
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