king of ros

Chapter 46
While Rostislav was enjoying the cheers and enjoying the hard-earned relaxation, in the besieged city of Pé, the Polovets launched another round of attacks.

"Get up, get up, get your weapons!"

While putting on the armor, the third uncle walked to the bed, kicked the drowsy guy awake vigorously, and did not forget to give instructions to the people who had already been called.

Above their heads, warning horns sounded continuously.

Vsevolod really did not expect that the Polovts began to attack again. Yesterday they attacked almost continuously for a day and night, but they launched another attack so soon.

Surrounded by his own soldiers, the prince climbed up to the gate tower on the west wall. The wooden wall and roof of the gate tower were repaired after yesterday's battle, and they were enough to protect the soldiers from the rain of arrows.

The upper floor was already crowded with all kinds of Ross soldiers, and the rays of the rising sun shone on them. The archers and spearmen found their positions and stood firmly behind the city wall.

Third Uncle cautiously poked his head out from behind the battlements, looking at everything outside the city.

Under the city wall, there were many corpses of Polovets and Ross civilians who had been driven out, and some simple ladders were also lying in a pool of blood.

The ladders of the Polovets are of various kinds, some are said to be made of several short planks bound together, some of them are made of pine trunks and beams nailed together, and some of them are hastily made of trees with signs of felling at both ends. The biggest feature is that it can be mass-produced quickly.

The third uncle was very careful, because he was almost shot to death by the ballista below. God knows where the Polovets got a few ballistas.

This thing was used by the nomads to play decapitation tactics. Even the commander-in-chief Vsevolod was almost shot to death by the ballista. After that time, he passed the call of the Lord, and he was cautious in everything.

Outside the firing range of the city, the Polovian Second Army was neatly arranged on the ground. The infantry attacking the city and the floating cavalry were clearly separated. There were also a large number of cavalry reserves observing the entire battlefield, waiting for the opportunity.

Countless light yellow military flags fluttered in the enemy's formation. Surrounded by soldiers and warriors, Polovets Khan watched the battlefield. The Khan was surrounded by gorgeously armored warriors. Both have iron faces inlaid with gems, and behind them are cloaks of many colors and full of embroidery.

Soon, the sound of rumbling horseshoes sounded outside the city wall, and a large number of horse archers appeared outside the city wall. As always, they galloped outside the city wall and threw arrows in their hands.

Vsevolod leaned against the wooden battlement, feeling the impact of the arrows hitting it, and the same was true for everyone else. Under the rain of arrows, they had to shrink their heads if they wanted to survive.

Finally, the rain of arrows stopped, and Vsevolod leaned out immediately, and sure enough, he saw a large number of Polovite infantry rushing towards them carrying ladders.

There are also a large number of soldiers flocking to the city gate with battering rams. They hold simple square shields to protect the battering ram behind them. It was pointed at the front and was simple, but effective.

There were quite a few archers among the Polovian infantry, and they fired a wave of arrows at the city wall every few dozen steps, regardless of the aim, and then continued to move forward.

"Counterattack! Stand up Ross! Counterattack! Counterattack!"

Vsevolod stood up and roared loudly, and following his roar, the Russians also stood up to fight against the swarming enemies. The Russian militiamen stood up under the urging of the soldiers, and used the weapons in their hands to fight back. enemy.

The personal soldiers are the core of the entire Ross army. They constantly convey the orders of the princes, correct the mistakes of the militiamen, and appease their emotions. It can be said that without them, this army cannot move at all.

However, at the moment when the people of Ross poked their heads out one after another, the Kipchaks outside the city seized this opportunity. The archers collectively released a wave of arrows, and the arrows fell like raindrops again. The militiamen who came had to hide behind the battlements again.

The enemy's ballista took the opportunity to show its power, and the huge crossbow bolts sent the wooden battlements and the Ross people hiding behind them flying, nailing them to the ground, and blood flowed out like a stream.

Just when the defenders on the city wall were forced to bow their heads, the nomads carrying the long ladder and ram speeded up, taking advantage of the precious opportunity won by this comrade-in-arms to quickly get under the city wall.

But the guards above are not new recruits who will be frightened by arrows. When the arrows came, these guards did not hide at all. They had iron armor, and the painstaking work of the Ross blacksmith was enough to block the arrows of this level. arrow.

And most importantly, if they also hide, the Ross people will really be suppressed by the Polovets, and no one can fight back against the incoming enemy troops.

Because the rain of arrows frightened the militiamen who had never seen the world, the soldiers could only yell and curse at the militiamen around them to make them stand up, and finally used punches and kicks. Under this combination of punches, the militiamen were forced to Standing up, braving the arrows and raising the bow and javelin in the command.

With the sound of arrows piercing the air, many charging enemies fell instantly. The nomads who charged were equipped with extremely poor equipment, which could not prevent the arrows from penetrating their poor armor. Some unlucky people were directly shot in the forehead, He died on the spot.

As for the armored soldiers on the ram side, they had javelins to take care of. The javelins were powerful enough to break through the iron armor under the acceleration of gravity, but most of them shot those square shields.

Although the Rus tried their best to fight back, they still couldn't prevent the enemy from coming under the city wall, and after building a long ladder, the Polovets began to ascend the city.

And the Ross people on the city wall were not polite, they were stones and arrows, and they greeted everything, so they couldn't pull out their axes and fight the Polovets.

The militiamen with spears and round helmets charged at the nomad on the ladder, but the Polovts dodged with a flick of his head.

The Poloveci sent the scimitar into the chest of the militiaman with the door wide open, and as the militiaman fell, the Poloveci took advantage of the opportunity to climb over the wooden wall.

With the first, there will be the second and the third, and more and more enemies have successfully climbed the city wall.

Vsevolod immediately went forward with his own soldiers, massacred the Polovets with the force of autumn leaves, and then threw the corpses into the city.

As for the side of the city gate, the battering ram escorted by the soldiers did come here, but as a few oil tanks and torches were dropped from the city wall, the ram and the nearby soldiers all burned, and the rest were all coax away.

"Woooooooooooooooooooooooo-"

At this time, the bugle for withdrawing troops sounded. Hearing this sound, the Polovets who attacked the city wall dropped the battle and retreated to their front lines. The Ross people did not miss this opportunity and sent them back with arrows.

As the Polovites withdrew, cheers appeared on the city wall of Pei City. The Ross people dragged their tired bodies and cheered loudly while throwing the dead body off the city wall.

The sun shone on the earth, illuminating the battlefield full of corpses and blood, and the cheers of the Ross people were extremely conspicuous in this scene.

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(End of this chapter)