Below Lionheart City.
Dozens of huge military formations were lined up, blue dragon flags fluttering in the wind.
Under the unified military flags were various emblems of other nobles. There was the Conquest King's sword and shield, Viscount Bayer's claws, Baron Terry's blue leaf, and Casia's lion head …
On the city wall, Grand Duke Wellington looked at the allied army below expressionlessly, his hands clenched tightly.
The people from the Shadow Hand had stopped contacting him. William the Conqueror, who was supposed to be dead, had come here, and immediately knew that he was the mastermind behind the assassination … All of this was like a nightmare, dragging him into a bottomless abyss. No matter how much he struggled, it was useless.
"Saga Wellington!"
A warhorse charged out from the formation. Riding on it was a knight in blue armor. He was high-spirited, and his loud voice could be heard from far away.
"In the name of William Wallace, the ruler of the Wind-Firefly Plains, the king of the Wind-Firefly people, and the conqueror, I swear that as long as you surrender immediately, I will still confer you the title of Duke of Wellington and make Lionheart City your fief. I will also forgive your despicable actions and sins! As long as you surrender! "
"Surrender!"
"Surrender!"
"Surrender!"
…
Twenty thousand people cheered together, banging their shields and armors. The sound was earth-shattering.
"That's the Conquest King, William Wallace?"
Grand Duke Saga looked at the high-spirited Wu Ming, and his expression became even more gloomy. At the same time, there was a hint of wariness.
He had keenly sensed the unusual movements of his vassals. After all, Casia Wellington had surrendered to the Conquest King and was still valued. Of course, they could do the same.
As for whether the Wellington family would be split up? To be honest, if it were a minor noble branch, they might be more than happy to do so.
"Release the arrows!"
Wellington was silent for a while, as if carefully considering this suggestion. He then looked to the north, and finally waved his hand.
Swoosh!
A long arrow flew out and fell to the ground when it was a dozen feet in front of Wu Ming.
This was not an attack, but a declaration that the negotiations had broken down and could only end in war.
"As expected, it's still not enough. It seems that sending Wei Long to ask Storm Horn for reinforcements out of Ice City has given you confidence?"
Wu Ming turned his horse around and returned to the formation. "Attack!"
"Attack!"
A general at the side shouted at the top of his lungs, and the thick sound of a bugle horn suddenly sounded.
Rumble! Rumble!
One by one, the military formations advanced, causing the Wellington tribesmen on the city walls to be horrified. "What is that?"
At the very front of the army formation were the shield and spear troops, as well as the archers and the knights guarding the sides. Of course, they knew these troops.
However, they also saw many strange things in Wu Ming's army.
For example, a giant log that was eight feet long was pushed on a cart. Now they roughly knew that it was the 'Holy Fire' that William had obtained according to the church's propaganda. In fact, it was a troop of wooden cannons that had strange firearms and were good at playing with the power of fire.
But other than that, there were ladders and arrow towers as tall as the city walls, as well as the sturdy siege vehicles that looked like giant shelled monsters, and finally, the catapults. These were things that they could not understand.
"Let the catapults attack first. Once the enemy's morale is damaged, the wooden cannons, ladders, and arrow towers will attack immediately. The earthwork troops will distribute the tools and be ready to dig tunnels and bury gunpowder at any time."
As Wu Ming passed down his orders, Viscount Bayer looked at Lionheart City with pity in his eyes.
Even he was dumbfounded when he heard about the use and power of these weapons during the military conference just now.
That knight who had once developed business in Carros not only thought of many brilliant ideas that could seize a large amount of Gold Delong, but also applied his wisdom to siege and kill people. It was equally terrifying!
"Prepare the catapults!"
A large number of soldiers shouted as they used crowbars, clubs, and other tools to put a 100-pound boulder into a strange-looking catapult.
Unlike ordinary catapults, these catapults designed by Wu Ming used a mature design, with an extra counterweight and steel parts for the important parts. Their overall performance was similar to the 'return cannons' of his previous life. They could throw boulders that weighed more than 100 pounds, and they were known as the lethal siege weapons of the era of cold weapons.
"Fire!"
Along with the order, a dozen or so counterweight catapults immediately roared and smashed a dozen boulders that weighed more than 100 pounds onto the city walls of Lionheart City.
* Boom! *
Rocks flew everywhere, smashing the dumbfounded guards into meat paste.
* Boom! *
A large pit was smashed open on the city walls, and countless cracks spread out.
* Boom! *
It was like an earthquake. The feeling of heaven and earth flipping over was extremely terrifying for any ancient soldier.
"Continue with the catapults. I'll reward anyone who can hit the city gates with 100 Gold Delong!"
Wu Ming looked at the scene and nodded in satisfaction. "After three rounds of catapults, scale ladders and siege vehicles, advance. Archers suppress the defenders on the city walls, and cover the wooden cannons and earthworkers!"
The scale ladders and siege towers were as tall as the city walls, so the archers on them did not have to attack the city walls with their backs up.
In this world, there were extraordinary knights who were praised to the extreme for their individual bravery, but the study of overall combat skills was somewhat shallow.
Under the suppression of Wu Ming's experience of an entire world, no matter how many defenders there were, they immediately began to show signs of weakness.
"Order our family's knights to attack and destroy those wooden monsters!"
However, there was one difference between this world and ordinary worlds, and that was the existence of knights could be the sharp knife on the battlefield.
Just like now, after witnessing the ferocious side of the siege weapons, the Duke of Wellington immediately issued an order.
"Courage, loyalty!"
"For glory!"
"Charge!"
Many knights in armor rushed up the city walls, dodging most of the attacks with their nimble movements. They jumped onto the siege towers and scaling ladders, and immediately began a massacre.
Of course, there were also unlucky knights who were focused on and died a horrible death.
Even with extraordinary strength, they were still flesh and blood. If they were hit by the catapults, they would still become a pile of meat pies.
"Our knights, attack too!"
After subduing the entire Wind Firefly Plains and gaining the loyalty of some highland nobles, the number of knights in Wu Ming's hands was now no less than Duke Wellington's.
After all the knights joined the battle, the situation instantly stabilized.
"Hehe … Kill! Kill! "
On top of the city wall, a ladder was built on a wooden bridge, sending an endless stream of soldiers to the top of the city wall. Meanwhile, a tall, demon-like knight wearing a horned helmet rushed over swiftly and violently, waving his huge iron axe. Wherever he went, there would be a storm of flesh and blood.
He roared like a berserk beast.
"Wild Beast Leif! This is the strongest mad dog under my uncle's command! "
Garcia's pupils shrank when he saw this scene.
"He's just a knight. Maybe he can break through and become a Grand Knight, but so what?"
Just as Wu Ming's indifferent voice fell, a loud sound rang out.
Amidst the explosion, a terrifying metal storm swept through.
It turned out that there was a wooden cannon hidden on the siege tower, specially used to open up the situation on the city walls.
This Leif, unfortunately, was at the center of it. His body was instantly torn into pieces, blood and organs flying everywhere.
The hellish scene immediately made Garcia feel disgusted.
"See … To groom a knight like Leif, not only does he need to train from a young age, prepare a warhorse and armor, he also needs holy oil and rewards from the manor. How far he can go in the end depends entirely on luck!"
Wu Ming smiled and said, "But what is the loss on our side? More than a dozen soldiers and a wooden cannon? It's not even a tenth of the cost of training a knight! This is the victory of the system and war potential! "
Garcia was a smart person to begin with, and now he understood.
He also knew a little about the manufacturing of wooden cannons. A few carpenters and blacksmiths would be able to make it in half a month, but how long did it take to train a knight? Twenty years? Thirty years?
To William, even exchanging ten wooden cannons for a knight would be a great deal, but to his enemies, it would be a loss no matter what.
Boom!
At this moment, many joyful cheers suddenly came from the front.
It turned out that after the continuous bombardment of the catapults and wooden cannons, as well as the huge wooden battering rams of the siege vehicles, the gates of Lionheart City could not bear the burden and collapsed with a loud bang.
Faced with this good opportunity, the Blue Dragon coalition army displayed good discipline. Under the scolding of the various generals, no one dared to advance rashly.
When the news of the earthworks arrived, Wu Ming did not have time to think and immediately gave an order.
"Ignite!"
A line of fire was ignited, spreading to the bottom of the city walls.
Boom!
Then, a huge explosion sounded, and black smoke rose into the sky, faintly forming the shape of a mushroom cloud.
The entire section of the city wall collapsed, and all the soldiers on it were buried alive. The scene was too horrible to look at.
"It's done, charge!"
Wu Ming immediately gave the order.
For the defending side, the sense of security brought by the tall city walls was the last source of confidence. Once the city was breached, the blow would be unparalleled, and some of the defending troops would even collapse.
It might be possible to fill up a gap, but with two gaps, even the Duke of Wellington did not have this hope.
"After entering the city, arrest all the people of the Wellington family. Don't let a single one go!"
"Military law team, patrol all the streets, and prohibit our soldiers from committing acts of robbery or other immoral acts!"
"Move the small wooden cannons into the city, in case anyone starts fighting us in the streets."
…
Orders were issued by Wu Ming in an orderly manner.
Garcia looked at this scene in a daze. A red lion flag was lowered in Lionheart City, and a large number of armored soldiers waved their swords and swords into the city. They hung the blue dragon flag on it and cheered loudly.
For some reason, his eyes were a little moist, and he almost shed tears.
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