Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios With a crack, the spear shaft on the city wall broke. The Lancer who was climbing up only let out a short scream before falling onto the solid snow and fainting on the spot. He was only two steps away from reaching the top of the city wall. It was normal for him to faint after falling from a height of more than seven meters.
"This is the forty-seventh person to fall …" Dolus shook his head and smiled bitterly. Plans aside, no one had expected that the city gates would be unable to be opened. In the original plan, the Flying Tiger Army would immediately launch an attack on the Visia Merchant Group's army in the west of the city after taking over the city walls and opening the city gates. They would wipe out or force the enemy's main army to surrender. Then, Felix City would fall into the Norton Family's hands like a ripe fruit.
But who would have thought that the Visia Merchant Group would forge two huge metal gates to block the Flying Tiger Army's way into the city? Laurist and the others had taken over the city walls and entered the city alone. Instead, they were surrounded by the Visia Merchant Group's army. When they heard the order from the top of the city walls that the city gates could not be opened and that the Flying Tiger Army should think of another way to enter the city, Ferocious Tiger Roth, Dolus, and Malek, who had just arrived, cursed …
Because they were preparing to enter the city through the city gates, no one had prepared any tools to climb the city walls. There were three rope ladders hanging on the city walls. But the problem was that these rope ladders were brought by the guards. Laurist had brought two thousand guards this time, but only about a thousand had reached the city walls. There were still a thousand more waiting in a long line at the bottom of the city walls. Under such circumstances, no one could make the guards give up the rope ladders.
Ferocious Tiger Roth couldn't do anything either. He was helpless without the tools to climb the city walls. Originally, he had wanted to hang a few long ropes for the soldiers to climb up the city walls. But he didn't expect the water vapor on the city walls to form a thin layer of ice. It was cold and slippery. It was impossible to climb the nine-meter tall city walls with just a rope. In the end, the three of them discussed. Malek arranged for the soldiers to gather all the ropes on the sleighs and weave them into rope ladders. Dolus was in charge of maintaining order. Ferocious Tiger Roth ordered the Flying Tiger Army's Silver-ranked warriors to use the lances of the Lancers to build ladders up the city walls. It was said that the Visia Merchant Guild's army had already arrived, and it was time to send a good one.
Unfortunately, the spears that were forcefully inserted into the walls by the Silver-tier experts using their Combat Aura were not strong enough to withstand the force of the spears. The weight of a lance rider and his equipment was at least over a hundred kilograms. The cup-thick spear shaft could still hold up at first, but after more than twenty people, it could not withstand the force and broke easily. Five to six hundred cavalrymen with spears went up, but more than forty of them fell off the wall because their spears were broken …
The most infuriating thing was that they were still trying to get more soldiers to reinforce the city wall, but what were the shouts from the city wall …? They were actually asking the Monolith Army to go up first, the longbowmen to go up first, and the spearmen not to go up first …
Ferocious Tiger Ross was enraged. What the hell was going on? If the Monolith Army went up first, would the Flying Tiger Army still have any face left? Without another word, he climbed up the city wall himself. And the soldiers of the Flying Tiger Legion at the bottom of the city didn't care about the clamor from above. Those who were supposed to climb still climbed, and those who were supposed to fall still fell …
"How many of our steel crossbows have we sent up?" Dolus asked.
"My Lord, the thirty-seven steel crossbows that were just removed from the sledges have been hung on ropes and pulled up. They are still being dismantled at the bottom of the city wall …" said a military official who was holding a folder and writing something with a charcoal pencil.
"Yes, let the archers who have already gone up the city wall immediately place the steel crossbows at the top of the city wall and help His Highness repel the enemy's attack," Dolus said.
"But, but my Lord, the ones we sent up the city wall are all steel crossbows. The arrows are still at the bottom of the city wall. Now, there are steel crossbows on the top of the city wall, but there are no arrows …" the official replied.
Sigh, this is terrible. This messy situation is really giving me a headache. The current situation is completely unexpected, and I simply can't figure out what to do. As far as the eye could see, there were heads everywhere outside the northern city wall. It was a black mass that stretched as far as the eye could see, but there were only about ten to twenty soldiers climbing up the city wall at a time. The speed of reinforcements coming up the city wall was too slow.
"Pass down my orders," Dolus ordered. "The waiting troops split up and let the sledges carrying the crossbows reach the bottom of the city wall first. Ensure the supply of crossbows and reinforcements. On the other side of the city wall, gather the twenty crossbow arrows on the sledges and send them up the city wall. Let the steel crossbows that have already been sent up the city wall be used first. Also, let the twelfth battalion cut down trees to build ladders. The speed of climbing up the city wall is really too slow … "
Before he finished speaking, another spear shaft on the side of the city wall broke, and the soldier who was climbing up the wall screamed and fell down.
"Right, I remember that the bolts of the steel crossbows are all made of iron. You, go and get a bundle of them. Let the people climbing up in front use the crossbow arrows to climb up the city wall. That should be more stable than the spear shaft." Dolus randomly grabbed a soldier beside him and went to get the crossbow arrows.
Malek returned with a bitter smile. "The ropes tied to the sledges aren't very long. I suspect that the rope ladders that are connected like this aren't very stable. Also, it would take at least two hours to weave a rope ladder that's more than nine meters long. It's too slow. "
"Sir, why don't we build a snow slope to climb up the city wall? After all, there are so many people waiting below the city wall. If each of them makes a snow brick, they can pile it up to the top of the city wall. Also, there's snow everywhere. Making snow bricks is very fast …" The clerk beside him said.
"That's a good idea," Malek said. "Instead of waiting below the city wall with seventy to eighty thousand people, why don't we get them to make snow bricks? Each person can make one brick and pile it up to the top of the city wall. Then, we can make a hole in the moat and pour some water on it. Then, we can remove the wooden planks from the sledges and use them as stairs. This is very fast. In less than an hour …"
Screams came from the top of the city wall. Dolus and Malek looked up and were shocked. They saw flashes of swords and screams on the city wall.
"Not good, why is the enemy attacking the city? I'll go up and take a look. Dolus, immediately organize people to build a snow slope … "Malek sprinted towards the city wall.
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"It's over …" Jost could only block with his green longbow in front of his chest. However, he didn't have any hope of blocking the Great Swordsman's sword.
The Great Swordsman revealed a sinister smile. As long as he killed this troublesome Golden Archer, then he would have no trouble killing the hundreds of enemies on the city wall and retaking the city wall …
A spear with a golden glow stabbed towards the Great Swordsman's right rib. If the Great Swordsman insisted on killing Jost, then he would be heavily injured by the spear. The Great Swordsman had no choice but to withdraw his sword to protect himself. With a clang, the spear head that was flying towards him was sliced in half.
Jost barely escaped death. He scrambled back a dozen meters and drew his bow towards the Great Swordsman. However, he saw that Ross the Ferocious Tiger, who had just saved his life, was already engaged in a fierce battle with the Great Swordsman. Although Ross the Ferocious Tiger was at a disadvantage against the Great Swordsman, it was impossible for the Great Swordsman to take him down in a short period of time. Furthermore, Jost had already distanced himself from the Great Swordsman. The Ferocious Tiger was extremely wary of the green longbow that was aimed at the Great Swordsman. He had to conserve his strength in case Jost suddenly shot an arrow …
Among the 16 Gold Knights of the Norton Family, Ross the Ferocious Tiger was recognized as the strongest. Bofinger, who specialized in defensive swordsmanship, had said that if he focused on defense, he would have no problem fighting Ross the Ferocious Tiger to a draw. However, defeating him was out of the question. Even Laurist had said that Ross the Ferocious Tiger was the most likely Gold Knight to become a level 1 Great Swordsman in the next three years. Currently, he was already at the peak of three Gold Knights, but he hadn't found the opportunity to become a Great Swordsman yet.
This Great Swordsman from the Visia Merchant Group's army had only become a Great Swordsman a year or two ago. Although his swordsmanship was fast and fierce, it wasn't perfect yet. When Ross the Ferocious Tiger saw him pouncing at Jost, he quickly snatched a spear and stabbed it diagonally, saving Jost's life. He then drew his sword and fought fiercely with him. At first, he was at a disadvantage, suffering two small cuts on his body. However, as they fought for a while, he quickly familiarized himself with his opponent's swordsmanship. With Jost drawing his bow from behind, the Great Swordsman slowly fell into a disadvantageous position.
At this time, the stone staircase to the left of the city wall had already fallen. The Visia Merchant Group's army with heavy armor and spears were surging up endlessly. Fortunately, the left side of the city wall was where the cavalrymen were fighting. Although there was a tower in the middle, when the five to six hundred cavalrymen saw that the guards had been killed and the stone staircase had fallen, they immediately rushed over the tower to help. Blood and flesh flew everywhere, and corpses littered the ground in front of the stone staircase. If they wanted to determine the winner, they would have to wait for reinforcements from the other side.
Ross the Ferocious Tiger and the Great Swordsman from the Visia Merchant Group were fighting fiercely above the north gate, about 20 meters away from the stone staircase to the left of the city wall. Now, the Great Swordsman was complaining in his heart. He had rushed up the city wall to kill Jost and remove the threat of the sharpshooter. He did not expect that Ross the Ferocious Tiger would appear out of nowhere and not only save the sharpshooter's life, but was also able to fight evenly with him. That sharpshooter had pulled away from him and was eyeing him like a tiger watching its prey. Because of this, the Great Swordsman could not use his swordsmanship and was forced to defend himself by a Golden Knight. He did not know how long he would have to wait for reinforcements from the heavy armor spears …
After finally killing the charge of the heavy armor spears, Laurist was already covered in blood. He leaned against the broken barricade and gasped for air. Of the Visia Merchant Group's fifth heavy armor spear battalion that had attacked, less than two hundred lucky people had retreated. More than eight hundred heavy armor spears had become blood and corpses on the ground. Although Laurist was unharmed, he had expended a lot of energy. Of the two hundred family guards, less than fifty were still standing. The rest were either dead or injured. Even Vice Commander Walic's left arm was injured.
The Visia Merchant Group's army had forty-five thousand men. They were divided into four divisions and a five thousand logistics division. After receiving the warning of an enemy attack, they had sent a heavy armor spear battalion to reclaim the north gate. Laurist guessed that they had also sent another two battalions to the east and west gates. After all, Redi, Aire, and the Great Swordsman Hugh were attacking the towers from the east and west respectively. Before investigating the enemy's strength, the Visia Merchant Group had to be cautious. In that case, they should have left a division and a logistics division in the west district to guard and act as a reserve force.
It was all that damned iron gate's fault! Laurist smiled bitterly. A surprise attack had ended like this. It was truly depressing. The enemy had sent a heavy armor spear battalion to reclaim the north gate and city wall. Other than the four battalions that were sent to attack the stone staircase on the left and right sides, he had to face six battalions. Even though he had defeated the fifth heavy armor spear battalion, there were still five battalions of five thousand enemies. If not for the restriction of the streets, which prevented the enemy from deploying their forces one by one, his men would have been annihilated long ago.
The bugle horn sounded. The enemy in the distance changed into three hundred men formations and launched another attack. It seemed like they did not want to give his side any time to rest. There was no other way. There were only fifty guards who could still fight, and most of them had light injuries. The heavily injured guards had been moved to the side of the city gate. The worst thing was that of the three iron bolts on the two iron gates, the one at the bottom could be moved after being roasted by the fire for half an hour. The one in the middle could be knocked on but could not be pulled open. The one at the top did not move at all. It seemed like it had not been roasted by the fire. There was no way out now.
Laurist could still guarantee that he could retreat safely, but what about the guards that followed him? Were they going to be abandoned just like that? In that moment, Laurist's heart was filled with mixed feelings, and he did not know what to do.
The defeat of the fifth heavy armor spear battalion had allowed the Visia Trade Association army to confirm Laurist's identity and ability as a Master Swordsman. The three hundred-man formations that launched another attack were even tighter, more cautious, and more uniform. Behind them, there were seven similar hundred-man formations, and they were closing in step by step …
Malek flipped onto the city wall. He understood the situation at a glance, but he did not rush to help Ross and Joost. Instead, he drew his sword and charged towards the heavy armor spear soldiers on the left side of the stone stairs. With his addition, the defending lancers were like tigers that had grown wings. They quickly killed more than a hundred enemies that had rushed up the city wall, and then secured the stone stairs.
Only then did Malek walk unhurriedly towards Ross and the Master Swordsman from the Visia Trade Association. The longsword in his hand flickered with golden light. The Great Swordsman panicked. This was equivalent to being besieged by three Golden Knights. Not to mention that the Golden Knight who was in a stalemate with him had superb swordsmanship and could fight him to a draw, the Golden Sharpshooter in the distance was the greatest threat to him. Now that there was another Gold Knight, he would not be able to leave if he did not leave now …
The Master Swordsman's longsword clashed with Ross's flashing heavy sword, and he moved horizontally. As expected, as soon as he was exposed, there was a buzzing sound from a bowstring, and three cold stars were already in front of him. What a Master Swordsman. He leaned forward and backward, and in that instant, the three arrows brushed past his chest.
The Master Swordsman felt relieved. He had already noticed that Joost had three arrows in his hand when he drew his bow. Now that the three arrows were gone, the Sharpshooter was no longer a threat. It would take time to draw his bow again, and he would only need a few moments to escape …
The Master Swordsman straightened his back, and was stunned. He looked at the end of the arrow stuck in his chest, and his eyes widened in disbelief. "How, how is this possible? It's, it's four, four arrows …"
"F * ck, Joe, why did you steal my credit!" Ross the Ferocious Tiger said with a sad face.
Joost sat down on the snow on the city wall, exhausted. He was also very tired after aiming with his bow for so long, and he did not even have the strength to speak.
Malek waved his longsword, and the Master Swordsman was beheaded. Then he raised his sword and shouted at the crossbows and soldiers on the left side of the city wall, "Hurry up and bring the crossbows here, hurry up!"
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