Chapter 289：

Jayce looked at the city wall of Biduobao with a stern expression, and things were more difficult than he imagined.

With the help of good defense, the coalition forces guarded the castle tightly. His armies attacked again and again, and retreated again and again.

In addition to the dangerous terrain and solid city defenses, there is another important reason why the firearms in the hands of the coalition forces have finally begun to exert their power.

Jaaisi saw a new kind of firearm grenade. When his soldiers approached the edge of the city wall, black objects were thrown down by the defenders and then exploded.

After the grenade exploded, debris and iron nails shot out in all directions, causing large-scale damage to the siege army. Although it was not powerful and would not cause any fatal damage, it dealt a great blow to the morale and enthusiasm of the siege army. The bee sting No one will die, but no one wants to poke the beehive.

Of course, it was the four thunder hammers that caused them the most damage. He learned from the spies that the official name of this thing seemed to be artillery.

The several catapults he brought this time were destroyed one by one by the concentrated firepower of the defenders. Only God can predict where the stones fired by the catapults will fall. In contrast, the accuracy of Thunder Hammer is several streets higher. .

What is even more terrifying about the Thunder Hammer is its power against the siege infantry. When his soldiers are still far away from the castle, the defenders use solid bullets to attack, and those things are really wounded and killed by touching.

And the solid bullet is by no means finished as soon as it touches the ground, it will be bounced by the ground and continue to jump, jumping several times in a row.

This is a terrible continuous killing. Jaes has seen it with his own eyes. A centurion approached the castle in a column, and then a shell just hit the column. Even though he had been on the battlefield for a long time, the tragic situation at that time still made him tremble with fear. Even if the coach was like this, the morale of the soldiers under him collapsed. Jia Aisi had to rest for a day to restore morale.

And when the siege soldiers approached the castle, the defenders would switch to shotgun shooting, which is also a terrifying attack method. With the rumble of cannons, countless small projectiles flew at a speed that cannot be observed by the human eye. Come, form a metal storm, and every time the cannon sounds, it can sweep away a large number of siege soldiers.

After being baptized several times by Thunder Hammer, no one from officers to soldiers is willing to use dense formation to attack the city anymore.

What makes Jia Aisi feel even more ominous is that in this battle, the firing speed of the Thunder Hammer was much faster than in the last Battle of Bidoburg, and he could tell from the sound. This shows that this terrifying weapon is constantly being improved, oh my god, what will happen next time we encounter it.

He turned his head and asked the mercenary captain beside him: "Do you have any good ideas?"

The mercenary captain shook his head. Various military classics said that only when the attacking side's strength is ten times that of the defending side's can a siege be launched. This kind of battle is all about killing people. There is no good way.

Otherwise, why would the attackers plunder or even massacre after breaking the city? First, they made promises to the soldiers before the attack to lure them to sacrifice their lives;

Jia Aisi looked displeasedly at Bidobao again. He meant to let the mercenary troops also participate in the attack. Obviously, the mercenary captain didn't want to.

The agreement signed with this mercenary team is that they are only responsible for field battles, and there should really be more clauses at that time.

The rumors are true, a bunch of guys who only value money and have no sense of honor.

"My lord, there is an urgent message from Emden!"

A knight galloped over and shouted to Jaes.

Jayce was startled, "What happened?"

Emden is his hometown, and when he thinks of the Arda army entrenched in the north of Emden, he feels a little bad in his heart.

Sure enough, he guessed right, the knight put his hand on his ear, put his mouth close and whispered: "Arda's army launched an attack, bombarded Bailan Castle violently with thunder hammers, and...while they are still Trying to fill in the trenches outside the castle seemed like a serious move."

Jayce loosened his hand and then tightened his grip on the horsewhip again, "Does anyone else here know?"

The knight shook and vomited: "The person who reported the message was grounded by me, and I will be the first to notify you."

Jayce's expression relaxed, "Very well, immediately let that person return to Fort Byram with my order: I can't send reinforcements immediately, but Valentine must hold there at all costs."

The knight nodded: "Yes, I will send him back immediately."

"Don't let people come into contact with anyone," Jayce warned.

After replying "Don't worry", the knight swung his whip and left.

Jaaisi looked at his back and was speechless for a long time. The change of Arda's army made him very worried. Although Fort Byram was extremely strong, the enemy he faced this time was also very "abnormal".

Jaaisi was unable to rescue Fort Bairam. If he were to lead the army northward, what would happen if the enemy army of Bidowburg appeared again? Could he lead the army back again? Isn't that being led by the nose to run around?

He frowned and summoned his subordinates: "Pass down The first warrior to climb the city wall will be made a baron, and the ten warriors who climbed after that will be awarded knights. Level. The first 100 people who climbed the city wall, regardless of nobles or commoners, will each be rewarded with 1,000 gold coins!"

As soon as the order came out, the whole army was in an uproar!

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Just as the battle between Fort Bairam and Fort Bidow was in full swing, the Arda army that had landed in Fishtail Town also began to march south.

It took them 5 days to cross the territory of the Carter family. Viscount Sorocarter obviously overestimated the determination of the family members to resist. Under the attack of the Arda army, his relatives fled and surrendered. There were sporadic and insignificant resistance, but the important towns of the Viscount Land soon fell into the hands of Arda's army. I don't know if the imprisoned Viscount would vomit blood in anger.

On June 10th, Arda's army stepped into the territory directly under the Duke of Northwest, and the scouting team found that a huge army was approaching them, the size of which could reach as many as a person.

Apparently, the other party also discovered Arda's army, and their movement speed began to slow down, and they kept sending out cavalry to investigate and harass them. The chief of staff, Schroeder, immediately stationed the leading troops on the spot and waited for the follow-up troops to catch up.

The troops landing now are not just the two battalions at the beginning. The navy's warships have made several trips. In addition to a large number of supplies, they have also transported 600 militiamen. These militiamen with cold weapons are in charge of the newly occupied areas. Public security, guarding traffic points, supply warehouses, etc., play a very important role. Moreover, the navy also dispatched 300 people to land to assist the army, carrying weapons such as guns and cannons on board.

Another big war is about to break out.