Lord of Rot

Chapter 283 The Battle of Siege
I didn't know how many guards there were before, and now there is no need to consume them after the investigation is clear.

It turned out that Baron Ross's plan was to besiege without attacking. A lonely castle built on a cliff would break down without attacking after a long time.

But during the war during this period, it was discovered that the other party's supplies seemed to be very rich.

The protracted war is definitely not enough, and more and more soldiers have recently said that they have seen strange and terrifying scenes. In order to prevent the cohesion of the legion from being lost, Baron Ross can only seize the time to break through the city.

It happened that when Li Qi came, he had someone to discuss with.

Forget about the other little nobles, they didn’t have a few militiamen, they were all mercenaries hired by selling pots and irons, and farmers carrying pitchforks.

"Lord Li Qi" Baron Ross looked at Li Qi: "Iron Wall Fortress is easy to defend but difficult to attack, what do you think?"

Li Qi said: "I will lead people to attack."

It's all here, and there is no chance to touch fish, and it is very important who wins the siege battle.

"Strong attack?" Ross didn't expect Li Qi's thoughts to be so wild.

It is said that Baron Porcupine is a reckless man, but taking the lead in the charge is no longer reckless, he should be brainless.

Although there are only a hundred people on the city wall, those people have bows and crossbows in their hands and a bed of anger, otherwise it is impossible for them to attack more than 2000 people.

He thought that Li Qi didn't understand what he just said, and said again: "Lord Li Qi, the wall of the Iron Wall Fortress is 36 feet high, and it is very dangerous to attack with a ladder."

"We can make a battering ram," Baron Ross said. Breaking through the city gates and getting in is much easier than climbing over the city walls.

Crafting a battering ram certainly does.

But there is still a problem. The Iron Wall Fort has no roads, and the strange rocks are jagged. It is not a small trouble to run and walk wearing armor, and the battering ram cannot be pushed up.

And Li Qi took a look from a long distance just now, the gate of the Iron Wall Fortress is stronger than ordinary castles, breaking the gate with a battering ram is killing people.

Li Qi said with certainty: "I will lead people to kill the city wall, and then open the city gate."

"Since Lord Li Qi has decided..." Taylor Ross decided not to dissuade him anymore. If Li Qi accidentally died on the city wall, he would write a letter to the Duke.

Anyone can be the lord of Iron Valley, anyway, he just wants to complete the task.

The other nobles wished that Li Qi would lead the team to charge, so as to save them from wasting their own strength.

As for Li Qi killing the city wall?More than 2000 of them failed to kill them, so how could Li Qi kill them!

Li Qi took the hardwood shield handed over by his entourage, tied the shield on his left arm with leather, and ordered: "Lacey, you will be at the front to fight the ladder later, and the others will follow behind to support the ladder and follow closely." Team."

Lacey's extraordinary ability to reduce weight has to be used in this kind of place.

The city wall of Iron Wall Fort is 12 meters high, and the long ladder made cannot be moved without five or six people, and it cannot be moved quickly because of the weight.

But as long as Lacey can bear the weight, and there are one or two people behind to support the ladder, he can move forward quickly without affecting the speed.

Lacey nodded heavily: "Yes, my lord!"

"Quick Blade!" Li Qi looked at Quick Blade. Although he is not a superhuman, he is very experienced in combat: "Shooting is not allowed in this battle. Everyone changes to cold weapons. After Lacey and I grab the city wall, others People follow closely behind, remember to keep the ladder first.”

Muskets are only useful when the enemy and the enemy are clearly distinguished. If you use muskets in siege battles, you may give them to your companions.

Quickblade replied, "Yes!"

Everything was ready, and all soldiers put on shields, one-handed swords, one-handed axes, and shield walls to protect their heads and fronts.

Under the sunlight, the team whose armor gleamed with metallic silver luster held up shields painted with porcupines, and marched silently and orderly.

Whoosh!
An arrow drew an arc and pierced in front of Li Qi, the arrow trembling slightly.

Li Qi looked up at the city wall of the Iron Wall Fortress. The guards were not in a hurry when they saw that an arrow failed to hit, they lowered their heads, stepped on the crossbow, and slowly wound it up.

Using high to fight low, the opponent has taken advantage of the terrain.

Li Qi grabbed a javelin, took a deep breath, summoned up his strength, and pulled his arm back, fully unfolding his body like a big bow.

One more throw!
The air was exploded by the sound he made with a wave of his hand, and there was a "poof".

The soldier, who was bowing his head and winding the bow, saw the flying javelin from the corner of his eye and was taken aback. He even dropped the crossbow in his hand and fell to the ground.

After all, the javelin could not fly such a long distance. After reaching the highest point, the javelin fell in a parabola. It hit the wall with a "clang", and because of insufficient strength, it fell freely to the ground.

"Huh" the soldier breathed a sigh of relief.

"What kind of monster is that, standing so far under the city wall, javelining at us!" For a moment just now, he really thought he was going to die.

When he looked at the team below the city wall again, he didn't dare to show his head, so he could only peek out with his head hidden.

But it doesn't matter at this point, he was shocked again: "What team is this?"

The speed of the previous siege team was crowded, especially the soldiers who had to protect the anti-ladders, and their speed was about the same as walking slowly.

Looking at the group of people underground, they ran wildly one by one, moving quickly and orderly, like a silver-armored python.

And the young man in the lead, the nobleman who almost exploded him with a javelin just now, ran on the mountain road, but it seemed to take off from the ground.

……

Li Qi, who failed to achieve success with a javelin, was not surprised. If he could really stand under the distant city wall and shoot at the soldiers on the city wall, why bother attacking the city?

One's own side has entered the shooting range of the other side, but the other side is still out of range. The longer one stays under the city wall, the more dangerous it becomes.

"Speed ​​up!" he yelled.

The sound of breathing and footsteps would drown out Li Qi's orders, but the whistle of Quick Blade would immediately convey his meaning.

Li Qi's shot also awakened the defense soldiers who had been sparsely defending the city, and entered the state to launch a counterattack.

That javelin seemed to ignite a black powder bomb, and Iron Wall Fort's counterattack suddenly became fierce.

Whoosh, arrows rained down, occasionally mixed with a crossbow gun, but because the speed was too fast, the crossbow gun always shot at a position extremely far away from the porcupine team.

The shield tied to Li Qi's arm was raised high, and there was a "dong dong dong" beating sound. The falling bow and crossbow arrows were wrapped in great force, and his arm trembled slightly.

But in a short while, Li Qi, including the Lacey shield behind him, had at least fourteen or fifteen arrows on it, and many arrows were pierced on his body, like a hedgehog.

Fortunately, it was the extraordinary who stood in the front. It would be difficult for ordinary soldiers to move forward.

The team finally rushed to the wall.

The ladder was erected, and several people supported the ladder and wanted to set it up to attack the city.

boom!
A loud bang.

The two soldiers behind Li Qi were knocked into the air by a crossbow gun, and fell to the ground without knowing whether they were dead or not.

"Dudu-!"

Quickblade whistled, and the chaotic team quickly found their own rhythm.

The ladder continued to rise.

The ballista on the city wall is still pulling its strings slowly.

"We must rush up to deal with the crossbow bed!"

Li Qi didn't want to be shot by that thing either.

As the ladder was fully erected, Li Qi held the shield in front of him with his left hand, grabbed the ladder with his right hand, and jumped up quickly with a sudden vertical jump.

People are climbing like a cheetah, the ladder has just stabilized, but Li Qi has climbed to half the height of the ladder in three or two steps.

The militiamen on the city wall were also taken aback by Li Qi.

Close the distance in the blink of an eye, and kill in front of you in the blink of an eye again!

Almost all the arrows were focused on him, almost toppled Li Qi and fell. He paused for a while, took a deep breath, held his breath, and climbed up, but the climbing speed was much slower. .

"Ok?"

The militiaman, who was almost poked by Li Qi's javelin before, was holding a crossbow gun. He expected Li Qi to appear, and was about to blast Li Qi's head with a crossbow, but the front was very quiet.

Just when he felt strange.

A shield suddenly lifted up.

He quickly fired crossbow bolts.

duh!
As expected, the crossbow bolt landed on the shield and became another thorn in the painted porcupine.

A hand holding a one-handed sword quickly stretched out from behind the shield.

With a puff, the sword pierced through the socket of his left eye and pierced through his head.

Li Qi jumped with his shield in hand, and finally jumped onto the city wall!
(End of this chapter)