Different World Development Manual Chapter 42: A surprise attack on Mantuen Fortress
Just after the shelling of the Carinthia Army, a cavalry team of more than 20 men ran from the northwest.
The team was holding the banner of a little baron on the southwest border. Few people knew him.
However, in addition to the baron's banner, this team also flew the banner of Earl Matthew.
As the city lord of Mantuen fortress, the army around Matthew's banner naturally knows it.
An Rui rides on a group of war horses, wears a full helmet, pretends to be a cavalry, and closely follows behind the 25th Baron who has just been loyal to him.
An Rui looked at the defenses outside the Mantuen Fortress. There were more than twenty magic arrays, but three of them had been destroyed in the shelling just now.
At this time, the priests were beside the magic array that felt destroyed under the protection of the defenders of Mantuen, and began to perform healing techniques to heal these guys.
Outside the Mantuen fortress, there is a huge military camp, and inside it is possible to hear the "hahaha" drills of the soldiers.
From the perspective of the size of the barracks, there are probably 30,000 people in this barracks outside.
Should be used to deal with the Carinthian army that washed ashore from the Aran River, to cover the departure of the wizards in the magic array and delay the existence of time.
An Rui looked at the magnificent fortress again, and saw that various siege crossbows were erected on the huge fortress, and there were many famous operators standing beside it.
And on the wall of Mantuen fortress, there are also many soldiers standing.
Some of them are holding halberds, and some holding crossbows, and want to attack Mantuen Fortress from the outside. Given Anrui's 18,000 troops, the casualties must be high.
More than 20 people in Anrui, under the banner of Earl Matthew, followed the dirt road leading to the fortress of Mantuen, passed through the barracks, and arrived outside the gate of the fortress of Mantuen.
However, the guards at the gates are not as easy to deal with as the garrison outside. A guard saw this strange cavalry unit and asked, "Where are you from?"
The Baron scolded angrily: "I am the Baron over the Varroa Forest. I am loyal to Lord Earl. I have urgent military affairs to report to Lord Earl. If you don't want to die, get out."
This is the attitude of the nobles to the common people. Correct your attitude and show your aura, because you are a noble.
As he spoke, he showed up the object proving his allegiance to Matthew: "Go away!"
The guard took a look and immediately welcomed An Rui and his party in respectfully.
At this time, the horse correction was on the heights of the Mantuen Fortress, looking at the Carinthian army on the other side of the river, the Carinthian army that was building the high platform suddenly stopped and returned to the barracks one after another.
Matthew said strangely: "What are these guys going to do? They withdrew? It doesn't look like it."
After a while, I heard the sound of horns from the barracks on the other side of the river.
This voice Matthew knows. After all, the Carinthian army has been stationed on the other side for so long. This voice represents the assembly of the Carinthian army.
Soon, I saw the Carinthian army on the other side of the river trot out of the barracks, forming a square formation one by one, standing on the other side of the river.
At the same time, there are many soldiers behind them, dragging small wooden boats, standing at the end of the team.
Matthew questioned: "Are the Carinthias preparing to cross the river with our crossbow arrows and ballistas?"
"Lord Earl, look!"
Matthew's deputy pointed to a place not far from the Carinthia Army barracks, and saw two more Carinthia teams appear.
They rode a carriage, and on the carriage were small wooden boats.
"Carinthia has increased its troops?"
In this way, the Carinthian Army on the South Bank has reached a size of 5,000.
Although the Carinthian army was invincible on the South Bank, it was only against the stupid brother of Hefan.
If the head iron hits the defense line of the North Shore, even if 50,000 people, Matthew believes that his 60,000 troops inside and outside the Mantuen fortress can deal with Carinthia's army.
This is not just an army composed of ordinary imperial soldiers, there are also many mages and those strong men.
After the assembly of the Carinthian army on the south bank, the wooden boat has been towed to the river, and Carinthian soldiers have also begun to board the boat.
Matthew looked at the number of small wooden boats and estimated that the first batch of people crossing the river in Carinthia would not exceed 100 people.
Although the ballistas of the Mantuen Fortress can't shoot to the opposite bank, they can attack the Carinthian army halfway through the river, plus the magic array outside.
These 1,000 people, 1,000 people crossing the river, I am afraid that it is not the rhythm of the Carinthia commander who is thinking about giving it away for nothing.
Even if the Carinthian army landed, it would immediately be watched by the 30,000 troops stationed outside the city. Matthew didn't panic at all, and at the same time ordered: "Let the army outside prepare to guard against those from the other side of the river. Offense.
In addition, quickly transport the magic spar to the wizard of the magic array, the magic array needs to be filled. "
With the sounding of the alarm bell of the Mantuen Fortress, the entire army inside and outside the fortress was immediately mobilized and began to assemble towards the river, preparing to eat the 5,000-men Carinthia River Crossing Fool in one fell swoop.
However, at this time, they did not notice at all. From the Varuwa Forest in the northwest, a Carinthian army of more than 18,000 people burst out, and they were quickly moving toward the outside of the Mantuen Fortress. .
More than ten minutes later, when all the Carinthian soldiers on the southern bank of the Aran River were boarded by Carinthian soldiers, when Matthew thought that the Carinthian army on the south bank was going to cross the river, he only heard the sound of "rumble" Suddenly it rang from the northwest.
Ma Xiu trembled and was startled suddenly, and quickly asked: "What's the matter!!!?"
"Boom!"
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"
Looking at the magic array below, I saw densely packed solid bullets falling into the array, and the rolling shells suddenly worried the magicians in the array.
A guard ran over in a panic: "My Lord Earl! It's not good! Carinthia's army appeared in the northwest!"
This army of Carinthia used the friendly forces on the southern bank of the river to attract the attention of the defenders of the Fortress of Mantuen, and borrowed the hills of the ups and downs to escape the lookout of the Fortress of Mantuen, and suddenly appeared in Outside the fortress of Mantuen.
The artillery "rumbled" the artillery shells towards the magic array that was extremely threatening, and the infantrymen had also completed the array preparation, and began to listen to the drums, carrying flintlocks, step by step. Walk towards the garrison barracks outside the fortress of Mantuen.
"Damn it, when did the Carinthian Army appear in the northwest?
How did they get there?
It's Duran over there, did they cross Duran? "
The defenders outside the city, who were still preparing to deal with the Carinthian army crossing the river on the South Bank, suddenly panicked when they were hit by the shelling.
The cavalry commander took the lead in holding the team, gathered it, drew out the dagger, brandished it, and started to charge the Carinthian army in the northwest.
"Quick! Brothers, follow me!
The magic staffs of the Carinthia Army have a short casting interval. We only need to kill the Carinthia mages who chant and cast spells! "
The cavalry commander's eyes were sharp, and he saw the threat of artillery against the defenders at a glance.
The magic array outside the city lost a third after a round of shelling. How can this be achieved~IndoMTL.com~ Many cavalry rushed towards the infantry phalanx in Carinthia, as long as they passed This group of infantry can attack the Carinthia magicians who release powerful magic behind them.
The cavalry lined up suddenly turned into an array of arrows. They found a point that seemed to have a large gap and rushed up, trying to concentrate their forces on one point and open the gap.
"Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom!"
However, as the Carinthian army's drums beat quickly, the Carinthian infantry stopped.
As the trumpeter made the tone of preparing for battle, the Carinthia battle flag also rose.
I saw the Carinthia infantry levelling the flintlocks in their hands and aiming at the 1,000-man cavalry in front.
"Fire!"
"Boom boom boom boom!"
With an order, the fire flashed, and a piece of white smoke suddenly rose from the muzzle.
"Damn, we encountered Carinthia's magic forces!!"
Although the Carinthian army on the opposite shore fought against the water elemental, most of the defenders outside the Mantuen fortress could not see how it fought and did not know the muskets, so they took the Carinthian army into the hands of His flintlock was used as a staff.
The cavalry who charged as if they encountered death's scythe, the cavalry fell in pieces with a "swish".
The cavalry commander shot a "pouch" in the chest. He didn't expect that the Carinthian army was a magician per capita, and each had a wand that released attack magic.
The commander only felt that the magic bullet in his chest had a fiery breath. He didn't know if the magic bullet was mixed with fire elements or something.
The commander who had a pain in his chest fell off his horse with a "boom".