Section 13 Tug saw

Through the gap between the battlements, you can see the defenders at the city head running back and forth. Now the muskets and crossbows will have a very high hit rate, which is enough to make the defenders at the city head give up the precise shooting of the upper body and can only rely on inefficient means such as backfire to block the enemy's charge under the city.

"Quick, fast, replenish defense!"

On the top of the city, the knights are trying to deal with this unfavorable situation.

The militia hurriedly sealed the gap between the city battlements with shields, wooden boards and obstacles like this. The knights almost all brought helmets. The archers used the flexible cover of the shield to obtain a small number of shooting positions with good perspectives.

The first wave of shooting began, accompanied by clear musket sounds, and under the sun, a whole piece of gunpowder smoke rose from the enemy's fortifications under the city. Bullets were shot densely on the top of the city, causing gravels to fly and wood chips to splash. The crossbow launched a wave of shooting towards the top of the city.

The cries of the wounded came from the city and the city. Almost all the casualties on the top of the city were caused by the crossbow. The injured were militia or archers with incomplete armor, mainly because a part of the body was not hidden and was hit by the crossbow. The crossbow was shot weak in power and was not enough to penetrate the knight's armor. The rescue team, which had already prepared, rushed up the city wall, supported seven or eight wounded people down the city wall, and brought them to a safe place to treat.

The casualties under the city are much more serious than those on the city. When the musketeers and crossbowers left the bunker to shoot, those archers with good vision can shoot accurately, and the shooters in the archery tower can shoot bows and arrows on the enemy's heads without restraint. The injured were rolling on the ground, almost all injured on their faces or chests, and you could tell at a glance that there was no hope.

Paro's army fired one after another, and its momentum was quite fast. Some bullets and arrows flew into the arrow tower from the shooting hole. Fortunately, they fell next to Ashrufat. The bullets that could shoot into the arrow tower were definitely not a little luck, and no one was injured in the arrow tower.

There are plenty of preparations in the city. Although the firepower is dense under the city, there is no way to defend the defenders. Whether it is a crossbow or a musket, it is powerful and easy to use, and the shooting frequency is not as good as that of a bow and arrow. This gives the archers at the top of the city a gap to counterattack. The casualties under the city are much greater than those at the top of the city.

However, the Paro people seemed to be satisfied with this on the front line. In the rear, the soldiers in groups had already begun to deal with the low walls. They did not foolishly use hoes or other things to dig out the low walls. Instead, they dug a hole directly on the wall or at the foot of the wall, threw gunpowder, or simply put the cannon flat and shot the low walls directly.

In just a very short time, many gaps were burst out of the first low wall. Each gap was large enough for any war machinery to pass through.

Then there is the second low wall.

At the top of the city, the knights of St. Gene could only watch the first defense be broken through so easily.

The musketeers and crossbowers under the city puffed up their strength and suppressed the guard archers on the top of the city and could not move. Their casualties were much greater than those on the top of the city, but all sacrifices were valuable. The second low wall was destroyed as usual.

"There's nothing, blow the trumpet..." Ashu Rufate just wanted to give an order, but the sound of trumpets had already been heard from the south wall of the castle.

There, Leo encountered the same situation and was asking William Daly for fire support from the catapult.

Under the city, Paro's engineers were rushing towards the third low wall. Ashurufat could see their expressions, and the faces of these engineers were full of excitement.

The Expeditionary Force spent a lot of manpower and time to build five low walls in front of the city to resist construction machinery and block the enemy's actions. However, the Paro people only spent half a day to destroy three of them.

"Knight, prepare to attack!"

...

Paro's commanders looked at the battle ahead. Today is different from yesterday. After the fortification preparation, Paro's army had already set up horse-rejection and trenches in front of it. No matter how powerful the Holy Grail Knight was, he could not rush. Moreover, this time the attack was not the Holy Grail Knight.

Now, the musketeers and crossbow archers have been dispersed by the attacking knights and fled back in a mess. The knights did not chase after them, but began to burn away the discarded shields in place with oil and fire.

Before the knights completed their mission and retreated, Paro's army sent light cavalry. Before the archers had time to attack the light cavalry, the light cavalry rushed up and forced the knights to accept the battle.

The two armies fought under the city wall. Paro Light Cavalry had a great advantage in number, but the knights had the upper hand in combat skills and equipment. It was difficult for the two sides to distinguish between the two sides, only shouts of killing and metal collisions came one after another, and people fell off their war horses from time to time.

In the case of melee, any long-range weapon cannot be used for the time being. Whether at the top of the city or under the city, they are quietly waiting for the end of this cavalry battle.

"Let the infantry go up and support!" someone suggested to the commander.

"No!" The commander was very clear that their chief general emphasized the war of attrition. His mission was to consume the enemy and destroy the enemy's fortifications, rather than defeating the enemy. The enemy still had sufficient reserve troops in the city and a powerful Holy Grail Knight. Rudolph repeatedly emphasized, be cautious, be cautious and be cautious. Don't think about defeating the enemy in one fell swoop. Once you have extra persistence in your heart, it is equivalent to adding a shortcoming to yourself.

It would be great if I had a few more cannons on hand. Unfortunately, yesterday's defeat...

No, there is nothing to regret. Yesterday's defeat caused heavy losses to the cannon. It is already a valuable result to achieve this point without the cover of artillery fire. Moreover, in the original plan, this place is not the main battlefield today, but just restraining the attack. Neither of the two magicians sent here took action - because they knew that there would be no effect on the action - they were just preparing to resist the prophet's magic.

The battle was decided at this time. The light cavalry were eventually defeated, and the cavalry turned their horses and fled in a mess. However, because they were very close to their own positions, they were able to withdraw from the battle immediately. However, the knights could not pursue them and could only retreat to the city in a whole team.

The only remaining cannons in the army fired two cannons at the top of the city, like a demonstration, proclaiming the end of today's battle.

...

"Today, a total of fifty-five people were killed, and more than forty people were injured, most of them knights."

At the head of Thomas' bed, three deputy generals reported and exchanged the battle situation for the day. Under the control of Fei'er's magic, although Thomas could not move, his mind was still clear. However, at this time, he closed his eyes and remained silent.

From the second day, Paro's army has never launched a reckless attack like the first day. Now, the "test" of their attacks is more intense, they are more cautious and skillful.

In a sense, the Paro people are not attacking, but luring. The next day, they basically destroyed the low walls, but now five days have passed and they have not filled the trenches. It is obvious that the Paro people can retreat and wait for the siege tower to be built and launch the last assault. But they don't do this.

In fact, they are about to collapse at once. As long as they encounter resistance, even if they are just three or five sporadic arrows shot out from the city, the attacking troops will immediately disperse, escape back to the fortifications, and hand over the remaining work to the magicians and cannons. In this case, the defenders really cannot find any opportunity to counterattack.

Within one day, the Saint Gene Expeditionary Force suffered a hundred casualties under cannons and magic, while the Paro people suffered almost zero losses. The only record that was detected on the city was that an unlucky guy was shot through his neck by a runny arrow.

"Are we just watching them do whatever they want?" William Daly said in a suffocating manner. But for a moment, there was no good way to deal with the Paro people's strategy.

The only comforting thing is that the victory on the first day allowed them to seize and destroy a considerable number of Paro's cannons, greatly reducing the enemy's firepower. However, although the enemy's artillery fire was reduced, they could not do anything to the magicians. The Paro's people have been gathering most of the magicians in the south of the city and bombarding them with magic. Even though there were two female prophets who kept removing magic, even if there were fortifications on the walls as cover, the magician's magic still exerted a very powerful lethality.

What's worse is that compared to the casualties, this simple situation of being beaten greatly damaged the morale of the army. No one likes to do nothing, just stand in place and be beaten.

Now anyone can see that the core of the Paro people's attack is to attack the morale of the defenders on the city wall. But there is no way to restrain the Paro people's tactics.

"If their magicians cannot be restrained, even the knights will be tired of such unilateral casualties, let alone militias." Leo said. He had discovered that war-weariness appeared in the militia. Some militias and archers had to be under the strict supervision of the knights before they could walk up to the city walls. The knights also began to feel uneasy. Armor could resist bows and arrows and partially resist bullets, but it was meaningless in the face of magic.

"Their magicians are far more than we expected," Fei'er explained. "According to what my sister told me, they gathered sixteen magicians in the south of the city. It is rare for so many magicians to gather together. And at least one master-level figure is commanding them. Because they found that some magic is extremely difficult to remove. What's worse, the sisters think they have not done their best yet, because the magic wind is not suitable for aggressive spells these days. If the magic wind is beneficial to them one day, it may turn into a disaster. And in the past few days, we have used up all the magic-breaking scrolls."

"If I had known this, I would have brought a few more sisters over. Even if I tied their hands with ropes, I would have to drag them over. The number of differences is too different. We can't win this magic battle."

"There is another way. We can launch a night attack and kill several magicians." Ashu Rufate suddenly said.

"They have set up outpost camps near the city and set up fortifications... I don't think we can successfully attack unless it is an suicide squad." Leo tried to answer half-jokingly in a relaxed tone, but in fact his voice sounded hoarse and low, full of anger and unwillingness.
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