Chevani looked at the listless and dispirited soldiers in the camp and wanted to cry. It was too infuriating. How could it be like this? How could it be like this? As a knight, especially a Gold Knight, how could he give up halfway and not finish what he started? A few days ago, there were ten rockets every night. Last night, there should have been ten rockets as well. How could he stop after seven? The first battalion of soldiers had waited for more than two hours in vain. In the end, they were ordered to go to sleep. They were afraid that the rockets would be fired again and they would be the unlucky ones …
If not for the fact that he still remembered his duty as the commander, Chevany really wanted to go to the castle and ask for a duel to the death with that Gold Sharpshooter. No matter what, he was also a veteran of hundreds of battles, but he had never seen such an outrageous thing. Thousands of people could not sleep well because of three rockets, and they were in a trance. It was simply a great humiliation to him. It was really too despicable. What should he do? Looking at the state of the soldiers, they could not attack the city again today.
Chevany hesitated for a long time, and finally decided to move the camp! Move the camp back two hundred meters. At this distance, the Norton Family's Gold Sharpshooter should not be able to fire the rockets into the army camp. This would save the soldiers from worrying every night. Since they could not attack the city today, they would move the camp and have a good night's sleep. When they were full of energy, they would settle the score with the Norton Family tomorrow.
Josk, Berunik, and Paciko stood at the top of the castle, looking at the Duke's army camp in the distance. The enemy had built four bridge wagons the day before yesterday, and they had rested for a day yesterday. If there were no accidents, they would probably attack today, and it would definitely be a bloody battle.
From the point of view of the defense of the Maple Mountain Manor, the terrain did indeed have a great advantage. The entire manor was located on an extremely large protruding rock. Other than a slope that was more than two hundred meters long and a dozen meters wide, the enemy had no other way to attack the front of the castle. This was because the difference between the walls on both sides of the castle and the rock wall below was more than ten meters high. Not to mention attacking, even the ladder was not long enough for the attackers to climb up.
Apart from the gate and the drawbridge, there were no windows in the front of the castle. Instead, there were densely packed shooting holes, so that the guards could safely hide inside and fire outside. The last time the Duke's army launched an attack, they failed because of these holes, and the nearby guards even threw kerosene cans through the holes, burning three siege weapons.
"Strange, it's almost 10 o 'clock. Why aren't they attacking yet? What a waste of time … "Pacico said.
"Yeah, don't tell me they only came in the afternoon?" Joske was also puzzled. They were ready for battle, but the enemy was so slow. It was really worrying.
Looking at the enemy camp, Berrusniak pondered. Could it be that they're doing this on purpose? Could it be that they're waiting for us to lower our guard and then catch us off guard? That's impossible. It would take a lot of time to push such a tall bridge to the front of the castle. By that time, we would already be ready for battle. "
"Who cares? We'll just kill every single one of them. We just need to deal with the four Tower Buggies. The enemy is blocking the longbowmen's line of sight with these four buggies. I think that's a good thing, "Joske said. They were all archers, so he naturally knew how powerful these well-trained long-range soldiers were. Last time, he had faced a platoon of longbowmen from a high vantage point. Although he had shot down fifty or so of them, it had still exhausted him half to death.
"The enemy's commander is very perceptive. With just one attack, he discovered the weakness of our castle's defenses. The top of the castle is indeed the only weak point. He built four Tower Buggies in order to compete with us in terms of attrition. Look, the Tower Buggies directly attack the top of the castle, so the shooting holes in the front of the castle are all useless. Shooting arrows is useless, and the front of the Tower Buggies is thick with wooden planks. The firing holes for throwing kerosene cans are too small, so they can't be thrown across the moat. Right now, they have three thousand soldiers, which is five or six times more than the guards in our castle. Even if it's three against one, they'll still win in the end. Right now, I just hope that their soldiers' morale is low and that they don't have any desire to fight. Otherwise, it will be very difficult for us to get through today, "Berunik said.
"Our chance is to take advantage of the moment when the four Tower Buggies come to lower the drawbridge. As long as we can throw these kerosene cans into the opening above, and then Lord Josk can ignite them with his fire arrows, then the Tower Buggies will be useless. If two of the Tower Buggies burn, the pressure on us will be reduced. The four hundred or so family soldiers should be able to help us defend the top of the castle. "Pacike said as he looked at the pile of kerosene cans beside him.
Steward Spear and Young Miss Bai Sha walked up to the top floor, panting heavily.
Young Miss Bai Sha asked, "The enemy hasn't attacked yet?"
"Yes, Young Miss." Pacike bowed to Young Miss Bai Sha. It couldn't be helped. His wife, who gave birth to a precious son, was given to him by Young Miss Bai Sha.
Berunik nodded to Young Miss Bai Sha. They knew each other, but they didn't have much of a relationship. One was that Young Miss Bai Sha used to be the young master's fiancée, and the other was that he had been recuperating in Northfield Town for more than two years, so he didn't know much about the family's affairs. He only heard that Laurist didn't seem to like the Young Miss.
Joske didn't even pay attention to her and pretended not to see her. Redi had told him that this woman had once tried to climb over Laurist's head and act like a tyrant. She had arrogantly taken Laurist's sword and wanted to melt it down to make her own weapon, but Laurist had taught her a lesson in the end. Joske had a very bad impression of Young Miss Bai Sha because of this.
"Young Miss, why are you here?" Pacike asked.
"Why can't I be here? I'm also a knight of the Norton Family. It's all little Locke's fault. He angered the Duke of the Northern Lands as soon as he became the lord. Look, the Duke just casually sent a few thousand people. Is this something our family can fight against? They even caused Northfield Town to be massacred. I told Grandpa Clancy that little Locke shouldn't have come back. He's not cut out to be a lord. "Young Miss Bai Sha actually scolded Laurist in front of everyone.
"What did you say?!" Joske's expression changed immediately. He turned around and glared at Young Miss Bai Sha.
"Did I say something wrong? Didn't little Locke recruit these people after he came back? If he didn't go and rob the Gaimis Family's money, would the large northern guilds come looking for us? If he didn't change the rules and angered the people of Northfield Town, would they bring the Duke's army into our territory? If little Locke didn't become the lord, then we wouldn't have to mobilize our troops. The people of Northfield Town would be polite to us like before, and they wouldn't have been massacred … "Young Miss Bai Sha was very reasonable.
Joske didn't expect Young Miss Bai Sha to say such a twisted argument, and was so angry that he couldn't say anything.
Bellunick shook his head. He had heard that this young miss was unruly, but he didn't expect her to be so unreasonable. However, he knew that Old Butler Clancy liked this young miss a lot. Her temper was a result of spoiling her. He couldn't be bothered to argue with her. In any case, he knew that as long as Laurist won this war, this Young Miss Bai Sha would definitely suffer.
"Ignore her. She's not in the right mind. Don't lower yourself to her level. Let the Lord deal with her when he comes back," Bellunick pulled Joske's arm and advised softly.
"She doesn't know what's good for her. I don't understand why the Lord doesn't punish her. She offended the Lord last time, so she should be stripped of her status as a knight. I really wanted to beat her up just now. How dare she criticize the Lord … "Joske was really angry.
Pacico was very embarrassed, he did not expect Miss Bai Sha to say such words. Steward Spear smiled bitterly. "Young Miss, how can you say such things in front of the enemy? The Lord will definitely teach you a lesson when he comes back …"
At the mention of Laurist, Young Miss Bai Sha only let out a hmph and shut her mouth. She walked to the wall and looked at the enemy camp in the distance.
"Steward Spear, what are you doing up here?" Bellunick asked.
"Oh, it's like this. Old Butler Clancy heard that the enemy had built four siege wagons, so he sent us here to remind the three Lords that we can use the Stone Ball Tactic to deal with the enemy's siege wagons," Steward Spear replied.
"Stone Ball Tactic? Are you talking about the eight large stone balls in the flowerbed? " Bellunick froze for a moment, then came to a realization. He was overjoyed. "Damn it, how could we forget about that?"
"What's the Stone Ball Tactic?" Joske and Pachico were confused.
"Haha, Brother Joske, Pachico, come and take a look. Those are the eight large stone balls." Bellunick came to the other side of the castle and pointed down with a smile.
After entering the castle, there was a flowerbed with eight large stone balls placed inside.
Joske immediately understood. "So those eight large stone balls have this kind of function. I thought they were just decorations for the flowerbed. I always wondered why they weren't carved into stone statues. I thought you guys couldn't find a good sculptor."
Pachico still didn't understand. "What are the eight large stone balls for?"
Bellunick smiled. "These eight stone balls weigh a few thousand pounds, and they've all been meticulously carved. They can pass through the castle gate and roll down the drawbridge. You want to wait for the enemy to push the four carriages halfway down the bridge. That'll be fun to watch. "
Pachico was stunned, but he quickly jumped up. "Haha, our family still has this trick. Let's see how those carriages die. We must teach that Duke of the Northern Lands a good lesson! We'll definitely win this war … "
"You might not have guessed it, but these eight large stone balls have a history of two to three hundred years …" Bellunick said to Joske. "After the first Norton ancestor built the family manor and castle here, they were often besieged by the Mountain Barbarians in the first few years. The longest siege lasted for half a year. Although the Mountain Barbarians were beaten back, they suffered heavy losses. Thus, they came up with the Stone Ball Tactic and carved a large stone ball. During the last siege, they released the large stone balls, and the result was tragic. According to the family records, the slope was filled with human pancakes. There were hundreds of them, and when they stepped on it, it was all bloody mud. "
"After that, the family spent more than ten years carving these eight large stone balls and placing them in the flowerbed, just in case. If we use it, it will be the second time in two to three hundred years. We can see the power of this Stone Ball Tactic with our own eyes. "
Joske thought for a moment and replied, "I hope that when this stone ball is released, it won't scare the enemy back to Northern Field Town. If that happens, the strategy formulated by the lord may change."
"The enemy is moving …" Steward Spear's voice came from the other side. The three rushed over to take a look and were stunned.
"What's going on? The enemy seems to be moving their camp to the back. What's going on? "
The three looked at each other. They really couldn't understand what the duke's army was doing.
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Chevany's eyes were bloodshot, and he stared angrily at the castle named Maple Forest Manor. If the anger in his eyes could be reflected and projected, the castle would have long been burned down by the fire …
On the slope leading to the castle, the corpses of the soldiers who had been squashed into meat patties were strewn all over the place. Four carriages that had been meticulously built over the past few days were knocked away. Two of them were scattered at the bottom of the slope, and the other two were lying on the slope, with a huge rolling stone ball stuck in the middle.
Today was the tenth day since Chevany led the army to attack the Norton Family's manor and castle. After a good night's sleep, the soldiers were in high spirits and were ready to take down Maple Forest Manor in one fell swoop. Chevany had already made up his mind. As long as the carriages were on top of the castle, no matter how many soldiers died, they would continue to attack. Even if they had to sacrifice their lives, they would fight the Norton Family to the ground.
After breakfast, the soldiers lined up in formation step by step. Chevalier Chevani commanded the soldiers to push four bridge wagons and began to attack Maple Forest Manor. By the time the four carriages were pushed halfway up the slope, it had already taken one and a half hours. It seemed like the attack would start in the afternoon. However, even if it was a night battle, they had to take down the main castle of the Norton Family. Chevany thought so.
After resting for half an hour, the soldiers pushed the four carriages and continued to move forward. They had only pushed for a dozen meters when a soldier shouted, "Lord, the gate is open! The drawbridge is down! "
This was something that Chevalier Chevani had already expected. What else could the Norton Family do other than send the Scourge Knights to burn down the four Bridge Wagons? They should know that once the carriages reached the top of the castle, everything would be over.
Chevany waved his hand calmly. "Longbowmen, go forward. Swords and shields, prepare to defend. Spears, get ready to support."
Very quickly, the well-trained Northern Legion soldiers formed three square formations in front of the carriages. As long as the enemies in the castle rushed out, they would definitely be attacked head-on.
The enemies did not rush out of the castle, but Chevany and all the surviving soldiers would never forget the scene at that moment. A huge stone ball rolled out of the castle gate, over the drawbridge, and down the slope. It rolled faster and faster, faster and faster …
Everyone was stunned as they watched this stone ball, which was even bigger than a four-wheeled carriage, roll in their direction …
Finally, someone shouted, "Run!"
The three square formations collapsed in an instant. Everyone turned around and ran back, but people were squeezing, pushing, and stepping on each other. The four tall carriages even blocked the way. Some clear-headed soldiers jumped down the slope from five to six meters high without caring about anything else. They did not even care if they fell or got hurt. The soldiers squeezed in front of the carriages could not help but scream in pain when they saw the huge stone ball coming …
"Boom!" The stone ball smashed into the two bridge vehicles with an unparalleled force. The broken pieces of the bridge vehicles and the severed bodies of the soldiers flew into the air. The blood-stained stone ball rolled down the slope together with the bodies of the two bridge vehicles.
Before Chevany could let out a long sigh of relief, he heard a soldier exclaim, "There's another one …"
Raising his head, he saw yet another huge stone ball rolling down from the sky ….
Chevalier Chevani had an idea and shouted, "Quickly push the Tower Bridge Car to the side and block it …"
It was a close call! Before the stone ball rolled over, the remaining two carriages were finally pushed to the front by the soldiers. The stone ball smashed the first carriage, but got stuck in the middle of the second carriage …
The soldiers who had escaped death cheered in unison, but Chevany was paralyzed on his horse. He was already covered in cold sweat. He could only stare angrily at the castle on the slope. He knew that as long as there were these stone balls, he would not be able to attack the castle from the front.
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