Borda and the rest did not even have armor. As retainers, even a decent leather armor was considered a high-end product. Even their master, Knight Ruger, only had a metal chest plate and a helmet ….
After the initial shock, the people in the camp began to panic. Most of the knights and nobles were still in the city. There were more than 1,400 people in the camp who could be considered as combat units. There were also more than 500 odd jobs and servants, as well as more than 200 men and women who belonged to the casinos, brothels and shops. When someone shouted "the enemy is coming" and ran towards the city wall, the "morale" that did not exist in the first place dropped to a negative value.
The dozen knights and barons who did not go to the city did not even think of resisting. Because they did not have a subordinate relationship with each other, no one could command the others. The only thing they could do was to quickly call for their subordinates and rush out of this chaotic camp!
The 1st Infantry Division shouted their slogan and pressed forward to a distance of 300 meters. Although their formation was slightly out of shape after walking so far, the squad, platoon and company system allowed every soldier to be constantly reminded and supervised. The long period of high-intensity training allowed them to maintain full physical strength even when fully armed. Their heavy breathing was completely due to the excitement caused by adrenaline.
They had not yet drawn their swords, but there was already a clamor in the camp in the distance. The soldiers looked ahead nervously, but as long as there was no order to draw their swords, they would continue to move forward. 200 meters … 100 meters.
"Prepare for battle!"
The sound of the infantry unsheathing their swords rang out. Under the sunlight, the reflection was dazzling.
The artillerymen had already assembled the crystal cannons at a distance of 500 meters. But because the enemy did not appear, they did not fire.
At such a distance, everyone could clearly see the backs of the fleeing soldiers in the camp. Only then did they realize that they had not even drawn their swords, and the enemy had already completely collapsed.
Earl Harrison's soldiers were not to be blamed for their cowardice. In the cold weapon era, it took a lot of time to get thousands of people to muster up their courage to fight. From Earl Harrison down to the lowest soldiers, they had to give all kinds of motivational speeches before the battle, and at the same time, they also had to use pay and other similar means to maintain the atmosphere.
A qualified commander would assign various tasks to the nobles and knights before the war approached. At the same time, he would constantly make public announcements so that everyone's attention would be focused on the upcoming war.
Only when everyone adhered to the same belief could they achieve unity in battle. But at this moment, Earl Harrison did not have the time to do this …
No one had any psychological expectations for the sudden war. In other words … most of them had even forgotten where their weapons were. How were they going to fight?
The arcane puppets, roads, and trucks that repaired the roads shortened the unit of measurement from "days" to "minutes". Although the 40 trucks were not loaded with any weapons, they were the most terrifying weapons for the soldiers who had already collapsed.
The chaos in the Tortoiseshell Camp was unimaginable to ordinary people. The soldiers who wanted to escape ran into the city of Suvala regardless of the consequences. Most of the knights, barons, and the like found their warhorses and left the city in a flash. The soldiers who had good stamina at the back huddled together in the narrow and chaotic barracks. Some of them pulled out their swords and began to slash randomly. The frightened crowd had to make way for these fellows … But they did not know that their behavior seemed to have awakened more soldiers with weapons. Amid the flashes of swords, many people were cut down by the roadside, howling as they were trampled under the feet of the fleeing soldiers.
The most unlucky ones were the people in the casinos and brothels. They were unarmed and physically weak, and they happened to be located in the direction of the city. As a result, they were cut down by the soldiers who rushed over from behind. In the chaos, many people did not forget to rob them of their gold and silver ornaments. ,
When the infantrymen of the First Infantry Division stepped into the Turtleback Camp, there were only the wounded who were howling in pain and the soldiers who chose to surrender and kneel on the ground …
In order to deal with the enemies who did not resist, the company commanders immediately assigned squads to collect the prisoners of war and quickly tied them up with ropes. As the total combat force was only about 1,500 people, they had no time to deal with the wounded, so most of them were tied up and thrown aside.
At this time, Belok had led his squad to easily cut into the ranks of the fleeing soldiers from the side. Their targets were all the nobles and knights dressed in luxurious clothing, and they were able to capture them accurately. These nobles usually boasted that they were invincible in the world, but in the face of the seasoned dragon lance knights, those who tried to resist were knocked off their horses in no time at all.
The dragon spear cavalrymen were like sharks swimming in the sea, while the fleeing cavalrymen and soldiers were like defenseless fat meat. Not long after, these cavalrymen drove the group of people away from their original direction like a flock of sheep, getting further and further away from the city gate.
In fact, it was useless for them to run to the city gate now. The city gate of Suvala City had not been opened yet, and they would have to wait for another hour or so to enter. But the First Infantry Division did not care about this at all. They continued to move forward, working with the artillery and the three huge trucks to advance towards the city gate.
When they were 600 meters away from the city gate, the three trucks began to adjust their positions. They lined up on the side of the team, and more than 10 soldiers began to take out support frames from the sides of the trucks, firmly fixing the bodies of the trucks on the ground.
The two crystal cannons on each truck had a diameter of about 20 centimeters, which was three times the size of the crystal cannons used by the artillery soldiers. The artillery soldiers adjusted the scale and then inserted the crystal into the pedestal. The first round of shells were black calibrated shells. With the order of the artillery company commander, a total of six crystal cannons opened fire at the same time!
The roar instantly resounded through the battlefield like rolling thunder. Six black shadows streaked across the sky. Perhaps because it was their first time on the battlefield, three of the shells crossed the city wall and directly smashed into the buildings behind.
The sound of the buildings being smashed was continuous, and the artillery company commander cursed incessantly, "So many of them! Do you want to make a fool of yourself in front of the infantry?! Fire at them properly! "
The artillery soldier with a grim expression readjusted his angle, and the second round of bombardment was obviously more accurate. Two shells directly hit the city gate, but the kinetic energy of the solid shells was greatly reduced at this distance, and did not smash through the gate. One was bounced off, and the other was embedded in the heavy and lead-filled gate.
In the past, Suvala City was mainly used for trade. There was no moat outside, only a ravine seven or eight meters wide. Because the army had come too suddenly, the city guards had not even retracted the drawbridge recently. Usually, they only closed the city gates and enforced a curfew.
However, they did not have time to care about the suspension bridge anymore. The third round of bombardment was replaced by the magic crystal cannonballs manufactured by the Magic Research Department. When the six cannonballs directly hit the wall near the city gate, the violent explosion directly blew a section of the wall into the sky!
Rocks and dirt flew everywhere, smashing like grenades within a hundred meters. Many people who ran out to see what was happening because of the calibrated shells were injured or even killed on the spot...
But until now, they still did not understand what had happened!
The fire support of the three cannon trucks had ended, and the artillery soldiers were using the water they brought with them to cool down the cannon barrels. The city gate in the distance had completely disappeared after the smoke dissipated... The empty city wall looked like it had been kicked by a giant. Five minutes later, the advancing infantry directly began to charge directly into the city!
In the era of cold weapons, this city had already been declared to have fallen.
When Earl Harrison was woken up by the sound of the cannons, he was still hugging a young maid who was no more than sixteen years old.
Although he was old and unsatisfactory in that aspect, he still needed these young and delicate girls in his bed every night to satisfy his desires. It was said that power was the best aphrodisiac, and Earl Harrison felt that his masculinity had been restored recently. So when he woke up in the morning, for a moment, he was still immersed in the beautiful memories of last night.
When the second round of bombardment sounded, he asked a servant outside the room with some annoyance, "What's going on?!"
"Master... I-I'll go investigate right away!"
The servant did not know where the voice came from and hurried to report to the butler. The butler then arranged for the guards. After a series of orders were passed down, the third round of bombardment had already ended.
The results of the soldiers' investigation had not been reported for a long time, and Earl Harrison did not want to think too much about it. After all, after the three rounds of bombardment, everything was quiet again. He felt that he had not slept at all, so he simply lay back down, hugged the naked maid and continued to sleep.
Maybe it was just thunder, there had been a lot of rain recently.
He fell asleep in a daze, but it felt like after a few minutes, there was a louder and louder noise outside the window. He suddenly felt a little angry, and sat up in annoyance, "Ryan! What the hell is going on?! Is someone trying to rebel in the city? "
However, the response was a flustered knight, Kewell, who rushed in. He was Harrison's most elite guard captain and was in charge of the mansion's security work. The knight was wearing a half-body armor and did not even wear a helmet. He rushed in and shouted, "My Lord Count, I'm here! Efta's army has broken through the outer city, and now they are outside the inner city wall. We must leave here immediately! "
For a moment, Harrison did not understand what he was saying, "Efta's army? Are you kidding me? Or did I sleep for two months? "
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