Warlock Royal Family

When the Acting Grand Duke easily obtained a lot of rights and interests, Ladislaus had to do his best to fight for his own small interests in Siena.

After the moat was filled for a while, the city of Siena finally lost its outermost layer of defense, but this was only the first step, and the city still had very reliable walls.

Then the Roman army and the Florentine army attacked together.

On January 1522, 1, tens of thousands of horses, including the Medici cardinal, gathered in the southeast, and the attack on the city wall was about to officially begin.

There are a total of twelve square formations of thousands of people, divided into three rows, each with four square formations, and each square formation has two ladders over ten meters long.

And all the cavalry also came to hold the line.

In addition to the temporary ladder made by military craftsmen, four trebuchets also appeared on the battlefield.

Although the trebuchet on the turret of Siena obviously has the advantage in range and power, the frequency and accuracy of its shots these days convinced the old Colonna and the Medici cardinal that it almost made them The precise shots that were all ruined were just accidental luck. The specially marked red stones have been thoroughly inspected and have been completely disposed of. Without these targets, they can be suppressed through the advantage of numbers.

Although Ladislaus has reservations and thinks it is too risky, it is most economical to use infantry ladders to attack the city. Italian city-states tend to directly build large walls that can enclose the entire residential area, while major powers such as France, Spain and most The German princes tend to build professional small military fortresses to defend the metropolis.

City-type castles are difficult to defend, and they are easily broken through by the siege party. There is also the disadvantage of needing to accumulate a large amount of food that cannot be overcome. Therefore, professional military fortresses established in key locations seem to be the current development direction of Europa's military.

Of course, the core cities of big countries also have all-inclusive city walls, but there are often small satellite fortresses on the outskirts of cities like Paris and Vienna. There is no way to build a fortress with these finesse, but the huge size of the city of Siena makes this kind of construction too expensive, so the city wall is directly behind the moat.

Therefore, as long as you make up your mind to make sacrifices, you can directly attack the city.

But since the trebuchets are all the property of the Medici Cardinal, and they have all been transported, and the Republic of Florence has a lot of money, then Ladislaus will naturally make money for you.However, if it is broken this time, even if "Guardian" Tony does not play any role, just these trebuchets will give the Medici Cardinal a lot of say in dividing up the spoils.

For Ladislaus, although he has some doubts, it would be the best thing if the trebuchet outside the city can really suppress the trebuchet on the city wall, and it will be difficult for the defenders to gain a foothold on the city wall , If it can blast across a section of the city wall, it will be even more nightmare for the defenders.

When the officer on the turret informed the smoke from the barracks outside the city that it had appeared an hour and a half earlier than usual, Consul Petrucci went up to the tower early, and all the auxiliary staff in the city, including middle-aged women, were also mobilized, ready to fight to the death.

Not only for the common people, but for the nobles, the gain or loss of the city is even more of a stake.

Even the Sienese nobles who were lazy on weekdays all rushed to the city wall in time today to do their part in defending their homeland.

Consul Petrucci didn't go to the city wall alone. More than a dozen men from the Petrucci family, as well as two daughters-in-law with warrior ranks, also went to the city wall together.

However, most noble family members were organized into several elite small groups, gathered under the city wall, and used as an elite counter-assault group to attack the enemies who climbed the city wall.

Only the members of the Consul's family climbed onto the city wall to boost morale.

Only high-ranking nobles can climb the turrets.

Today, all the high-ranking nobles on the turret, including Speaker Yeyou-Fei, wear combat attire. Most of the nobles generally have the rank of warriors, and a few are rogues. Consul Petrucci himself is an eighth-level mage. Second only to his son-in-law and another big family's third-highest-level spellcaster dedicated to mages, today he holds the magic missile staff that has not been used for a long time, instead of the consul scepter in the past.There are five mages in Siena city, three of them are above level eight, which is a lot for a small country.

Everyone on the city wall is very nervous and serious. The first large-scale attack on the city wall is the most dangerous attack. It can be said that the one-third chance of breaking the city is today.

The tense Sienese still had to endure the stench. Several cauldrons were burned on the city wall, and the dung juice in the pans had already rolled up. A large number of people in the city fled. Their houses could be demolished, and the wood obtained could be used as fuel.

Although the power of boiling oil is greater, and the stench will not affect the morale of the defenders, after all, oil is a material that is also needed for life in the city, and "golden juice" is more economical, not to mention that the siege party has to endure this smell. odor.

There are still a large number of long-shaft arrows required by the revolving crossbow on the city wall, and the rationing is no longer restricted. Use it carefully. Each revolving crossbow has been allocated enough stock, and today there will be an unlimited supply for the besiegers.

Consul Petrucci, waiting in the dark, was sure that today would be a long day.

But life sometimes surprises people.

The moment the sun rose, Consul Petrucci saw the twelve thousand-man phalanx gathered at the base of the city, but the expression on his face suddenly relaxed. The holy voice of "God bless" and "the light of the dark sun".

Not only was Consul Petrucci no longer nervous, but all the Sienese nobles and senior military officers on the turret were relieved.

Because they also saw four siege catapults pushed up from the gap between the phalanxes.

At this time, Old Colonna rode a horse and was escorted by the cavalry of the city defense army, galloping past the phalanx, receiving the enthusiastic cheers of his own soldiers.

The four huge trebuchets on our side gave the soldiers great confidence. This kind of weapon is expensive and cannot withstand bumps. After a long march, it basically needs to be overhauled. The Medici family in Florence, which brought huge wealth to the Qi Bank, was able to take out four of them at once with such a large amount of money.

At this time, the Medici cardinal was praying on a siege tower behind the army. His voice passed through the battlefield, and the soldiers on both sides of the attack and defense could hear the praise and prayer full of vigor and depth. .

The siege tower is at an absolutely safe distance, that is to say, more than 1000 meters away from the city wall. This prayer similar to broadcasting consumed most of the Medici cardinal's spell slots today, but he would not have been number one in the first place. The battle formation is not a suitable place for spellcasters to perform. Even a spellcaster in the township realm may be seriously injured or killed by a warrior or ranger who specializes in shooting arrows around level ten, so there are very few advanced spellcasters who are willing to go to the front line Few, it is more cost-effective to boost morale through such means.

After the prayer was finished, the four trebuchets had arrived in front of the infantry phalanx, and each trebuchet needed to be pulled by twenty horses, plus hundreds of soldiers to maneuver.

However, as soon as these terrible war monsters stopped, the trebuchets on the Siena turret immediately counterattacked before the soldiers loaded the stones on the spoons.

Although Ladislaus didn't want the Medici family to perform too well in the siege, so that the other party would have more say in the division, it still sincerely prayed to Anri, hoping that the stone-throwing on the tower Don't hit the machine with one shot, after all, conquering the city of Siena is the top priority now.

However, his expectations were not fulfilled. With a loud bang, a trebuchet that cost more than ten thousand talers turned into a pile of rubble.

The soldiers who pulled horses and manipulated were also killed and injured.

Although the start was unfavorable, the trebuchet manipulators hired from Venice were still quite professional. The officers controlled their subordinates to continue working and began to attack the city wall.

Within 10 minutes, they completed all the preparatory procedures and carried out a shot. Three stone balls about one meter in length were fired almost at the same time. One shot landed closer to the city wall, and another shot hit the city wall, causing a little damage to the wall.

There was one hit in each round of shooting, which was not bad anyway. The trebuchet team specially dug from the Venetian navy was really strong.

But their enemies were too powerful. After the siege party shot once, the trebuchets on Siena also launched a second counterattack.

Both offensive and defensive sides are praying, although Anri claims to be omnipotent, he can only bless one side, and the side with more advanced technology and better preparation will be favored by the gods.

Of course, the above is the statement of the followers of Anri.

The voters who always talk about Shure, the night lady Shar, will definitely laugh, because it is not the all-powerful dark sun that decides who can win today, but the gift he got from Shar.

Since Alberto Masalani came to Siena, his comprehension of magic has never improved. It is nothing to be stuck at the thirteenth level. Recently, he felt that the thirteenth level was a bit unstable, and it had to be very difficult several times to feel the seventh layer of the magic net.

But who can get in touch with the seventh layer of the magic net, which one is not a mental appraisal, and it is impossible for a beautiful woman to have such a big influence.

The real reason is that in the past few years, Alberto Masalani has transcribed several scrolls of "Talking about Shure's Advanced Aiming Technique". This seventh-level scroll is too harmful to mages.

However, this kind of damage proved to be completely worthwhile, and the second stone ball hit the catapult of the attacking side accurately again.

Seeing the extra pile of flesh and blood mixed with wood and stone, Ladislaus let out a long sigh. It really wasn't a coincidence, but an unimaginable strength.

Finding the smoldering stone as the target instead made the old Colonna and the Medici cardinal underestimate the strength of the opponent. Once the catapult of the siege party enters the effective range, the building on the city is already in an area with a very high hit rate. You don't need a target at all, and you can kill a lot.

Old Colonna no longer had any hope at this point. His cavalry sent out everywhere, announcing the order to retreat. The soldiers saw that the trebuchets they had hoped for had failed so badly, and their morale was frustrated. .

The soldiers manipulating the catapult also untied their horses one after another, and fled in embarrassment.

Amid the cheers of the Siena soldiers on the city wall, the remaining two trebuchets were also destroyed in the next hour, but this consumed five stone balls, and these five shots only added "Talking" "Shul Aiming Technique" is a fifth-level magic that reduces precision. Alberto Masalani memorized three, and a tenth-level mage in the city also provided two.

After all, the morale of the besiegers has been destroyed, so there is no need to waste precious scrolls.

The menacing attackers formed and lined up for several days, and only stayed in the city for less than two hours before returning to the camp in despair.

Although the old Colonna played hard and led two lines of cavalry to cut off the rear, today was really terrible.

The Sienese Army, which had insufficient cavalry combat effectiveness, did not go out of the city to pursue it.

However, today they have won a big victory.

Not only the soldiers on the city wall, but also the nobles and officers on the turret were cheering and embracing wildly.

Even the aristocrats who had many conflicts for their interests in the past devoted themselves to the joy of this moment.

They do have reason to be happy.

Although not many attackers were killed, today is undoubtedly a disastrous defeat for the attackers. Not only did they lose the expensive trebuchet, but more importantly, the three armies took their breath away.

This is the victory of the vision of the Petrucci Consul. It was the Petrucci Consul who withstood the pressure of all parties and purchased an expensive high-end trebuchet to achieve success in one fell swoop.

It's also a triumph of old Tan Schur's genius.

Although Talamante-Tensul was far away in Paris, thousands of miles away, he was able to severely defeat the enemies of the Kingdom of France.

This is the power of "Zhenguo".