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Chapter 520 Kiev Attack and Defense Battle

Peter had to make a decision. He ordered all the current armies to march north quickly, and the subsequent armies could just go directly to Kiev.

At this time, after Wladyslaw discovered that there were traps in front of the city of Kiev, he did not rashly order the army to continue the attack. Instead, he sent out all the heavy infantry, armed with long shields for protection, and braved the fire from the city. Rain of arrows and cannonballs patiently cleared the traps on the ground. Although some casualties were incurred, the traps in front of the trench were generally cleared when night fell.

A wave of Polish siege soldiers retreated, and another wave of black and heavy attacks came up. Like a raging tide, the number of casualties of the defenders increased, and the defense strength decreased. The enemy had been able to attack the city several times. If it hadn't been for the defenders, If you fight desperately, you will probably be gone.

Calderon had about 11000 troops, plus 2000 civilians in the city who volunteered to defend the city. For this large city, it seemed that the construction was not enough. The only consolation was the main Roman army, so he sent people to break through and go south to ask for reinforcements.

"Sir, the opponent's attack today is too fierce."

"What's the damage?"

"More than 300 people were injured and 80 people died."

Such a loss was expected by him. Fortunately, he dealt with it, otherwise there would definitely be not enough people now.

"God bless, I hope His Majesty can lead the reinforcements to arrive in time." Calderon prayed silently.

"Your Majesty, as long as we go all out, we will definitely be able to defeat Kiev within a week."

First, the Teutonic attack by the Berlin Alliance could only delay the arrival of the army.

The generals under his command promoted themselves one by one, and Wladyslaw happily drank a few more glasses of wine. Then he went to bed, he would definitely become the master of Eastern Europe.

On the other side, Wladyslaw was encouraging various generals. As long as he invaded Kiev, he could seal the city to him.

Second, Hungary is somewhat unstable. Based on its current relationship with Rome, it is likely that it will send troops to attack Krakow.

At first light the next day, Wladyslaw prepared to continue the attack. But his scouts and envoys from Teutonia brought him some bad news.

In the third, the Roman emperor led his army by boat up the river to Kiev, expected to arrive within three days.

"Damn, how did he come so fast?"

Władysław sensed the danger and decided to use part of his army to build a defense line in Obświęcie in the south, and the rest of the army would do their best to attack the city. At the same time, his cousin Vytautas also asked for help, hoping that he could come as soon as possible. As long as Moscow was stabilized, they could join forces and then attack Rome.

Suddenly, his situation changed. He could either attack Kiev quickly or join Vytautas. Otherwise, it would be very miserable for him to be defeated by the Roman army.

"Listen, we must take Kiev."

Wladyslaw gave the final order, and he only had more than 30000 troops. In order to capture this city, he took out all his weapons today, including extremely precious artillery.

Polish siege towers were trapezoidal in shape and had seven floors. The topmost layer is a ring-shaped wooden disc, with five archers inside, who can shoot arrows at the city head from a high position; the bottom layer also has a siege ram, which can directly hit the city wall; the penultimate layer is almost as high as the city wall. You can lower the drawbridge and let the soldiers entering the tower rush to the top of the city. This was Wladyslaw's most proud weapon, but it took him a lot of effort to make, and of course it also cost him a lot of money.

Roman cannonballs continued to fall around it, splashing mud flowers one after another. The splashed mud hit people, causing pain. The death of those who were hit by the shells was even more horrifying, without even a body, which frightened the surrounding soldiers and fled away. With the city surrounded by advancing siege soldiers, only a large area of ​​​​space was left near the siege tower.

Of course, the commanding officer of this siege tower also felt a bit of danger. He urged the laborers behind the tower to push the siege tower forward faster. As long as they reached the city wall, nothing could threaten the siege tower.

At this time, the outer wooden planks of the third-to-last floor of the siege tower had been opened, and the two crossbow machines were revealed. The device used for launching was a huge bow that was laid flat and fixed on the launcher. The operator turned the pulley vigorously, pulled and fixed the thick bow string, and then inserted an equally huge iron arrow.

"Hoo!!..." Accompanied by the huge sound of the bowstring, the iron arrow flashed with a scream and rushed to the top of the city.

When the defensive general here "opened the window" of the siege tower, his many years of battlefield experience made him feel uneasy, so he subconsciously sat down on the battlements and heard two shrill screams. The buckler blocked the soldiers who were attacked by bows and arrows from the earthen fortress and siege tower. The iron arrow penetrated the chest, and the strong kinetic energy also penetrated the soldiers behind him at the same time, and finally nailed him to the wall behind him, while another iron arrow shot at once. After three people were penetrated, the surrounding soldiers looked horrified when they saw this.

At this critical moment, a black spot flew across the top of the city wall like a meteor, hitting the arrow tower on the top of the siege tower with strong kinetic energy. There was only a "bang!" sound, and the hard and thick wooden board was easily blown away. A hole was opened, and the flying wood chips pierced the faces and bodies of the Polish archers in the arrow tower like steel needles, causing them to scream in agony. But it was not over yet. The stone bullets that fell into the tower followed the wooden stairs and landed on the feet of a soldier who was winding up the crossbow on the third floor of the siege tower. He screamed, causing other soldiers to panic. Delayed launch.

"Hit! Hit! Our crossbow hit!!..." The defenders cheered, as if they had won the entire victory, using such actions to dispel the fear in their hearts.

Then another cannonball flew impartially into the floor where the baffle was being lifted and the crossbow was being fired. Various parts and sawdust were flying randomly in the narrow space, which was replaced by the screams and splashes of the soldiers. of blood. Then another stone bomb penetrated the lower part of the siege tower.

Despite the constant cheers of the defenders, the siege tower, which had several large holes punched through by stone bullets, still slowly approached the city wall. However, as it moved, the tower began to shake, and the loose wooden boards continued to fall down, making it difficult for them to move. The laborers who struggled to push it fled in panic, and the siege tower began to collapse from top to bottom...

Finally, the siege tower could no longer withstand the destruction of artillery and collapsed, taking the soldiers on it with it to see God. Seeing this, Wladyslaw began to think about withdrawing to Krakow.

"Father, I am afraid that Kiev, which you personally defeated, will be lost." Wladyslaw said in his heart.

(End of this chapter)