Power and Empire Chapter 1328: The Death of the Expeditionary Army (7)

In the dark night, there are rare torches on the walls of Truborg, and the dark ones can only see a huge black like a beast, and occasionally a few low groans are heard. , Like a ghost crying in the dark night, there is only a very faint starlight quietly, but not many people are sure whether it is starlight or not,

　　

　　A lot of dark clouds blocked the moonlight. The whole sky looked gray and as if it was going to rain. The air also looked very dull. There was no wind at night. The air was dry and cold. I didn’t do anything on it. The local thing pool will feel bitterly cold

　　

　　 In such a night, both the Falcons and the Expeditionary Army seem to be deliberately keeping quiet, and they are trying to reduce their direction as much as possible to avoid exposing the target, especially the expeditionary army, in such darkness. Here, it is difficult for the Falcon Crossbow shooter to find the target, but if he is a little careless, he may lose his life without lighting on the wall. This is also the reason.

　　

　　 In front of the fortress is a huge flat, overgrown with weeds. For the crossbow shooters of the Falcon Army, it is simply a natural shooting range. They staggered and lurked in these haystacks, staring into the distance. In the light of the patrol, the range of the infantry footbow bow has been improved three times by the Empire, and it can reach about 150 meters. It is enough to penetrate the armor of ordinary soldiers at 100 meters, whether in range or in armor. , Far surpasses the Normandy strong bow currently used by the Expeditionary Army,

　　

　　 Therefore, in the previous nights, the soldiers patrolling the walls became the targets of attention. People walking on it suddenly fell to the ground and turned the corpse over. Seeing short-tailed sharp crossbow arrows shot through the chest, head, throat and other important parts of the soldier, this made the expeditionary soldiers panic. Almost every time the night patrol was in charge, a few people would be lost. In just four days , Spreading more than two hundred corpses on the ground has been able to explain the huge disparity in equipment between the two sides

　　

　　 In a haystack below, several Falcon Army sniper crossbowmen are quietly lurking, they are hiding in the ruins, 1 the infantry foot crossbow is stretched out quietly, and then they just lie there without moving. I can’t find the traces of them when they move and look far away. They look viciously like wild wolves, watching the movement ahead closely. 1 As long as there is a chance, they will pull the trigger and shoot a deadly arrow.

　　

　　 However, the expeditionary army on the wall was obviously smart and would not expose themselves easily, because the torches on the wall were all extinguished. In the absence of light, the accuracy of the crossbowmen's shooting was also very different, vaguely The ground can hear some rustling sounds like the sound of a mouse crawling in the ruins 1 intermittently rattling, rattling noises 1 sometimes it seems that something hits the wall 1 painfully Muffled cry

　　

　　 In the corner of the city wall that hardly anyone pays attention to, ropes are hung from above, and the expeditionary army jumping from above is very agile looking for people still alive among the prisoners below. Thousands of people are still alive. The captives, after several days of hunger and thirst, are already exhausted and exhausted. People rely on people, some have died, but most of them are weak and weak due to extreme hunger

　　

　　"Are there any alive?"

　　

　　 As long as they find that there is still someone capable of sucking, the expeditionary soldier will put a rope around his waist, and then violently pull a few times with his hands, and the people on the wall will neatly draw the rope up. Pull, because the human body will inevitably collide with the city wall, so the whole night is like a salsa like snow, this kind of sound quickly attracted the attention of the crossbowmen not far away

　　

　　 Falcon Crossbowman Steward, leaning back on a turbulent rock, quietly watching the dark city wall in the distance. In fact, he was almost invisible in the dark night. I can’t see anything. The most commonly used is the ears listening attentively to the surrounding movement. There is a grass in his mouth, and his hands are quietly putting a crossbow arrow into the bow groove of the crossbow, preparing to be too dark. The arrogant enemy will come hard,

　　

　　"collapse"

　　

　　 At this moment, a rapid red light flashed above his head, and Steward was stunned to see a huge explosion exploding above the city wall, and the shining red light completely illuminated the bottom of the city wall. Situation,

　　

　　"Boom Rumble" As the first red light flashed, the front of the Falcon Camp on the opposite side immediately raised countless points of light. Dozens of similar explosions quickly resounded through the city of Truborg. Head,

　　

　　 The entire city wall was illuminated like daylight, with countless red fire spots exploding in the air like raindrops, falling down on the surrounding ground, igniting the weeds on the wall below,

　　

　　 The flames rose rapidly and filled the surrounding area, illuminating the surrounding area of ​​tens of meters. The people hanging from the rope on the city wall looked pale, and they immediately became countless Falcon Army shooters. The living target, before pulling up the city wall, is already a dead person with clusters of arrows

　　

　　"Asshole!"

　　

　　 The scene in front of him made Staschuyl, who was carefully planning all of this, gnashed his teeth on the wall with hatred, and fell short. After such an interruption, it would be difficult to pull people up again. Now Only give up,

　　

　　 The only time I felt fortunate was that after most of the night’s busy work, at least more than 700 people were pulled up from the city wall~ IndoMTL.com~ Although these soldiers looked weak, at least they were able to stand up staggeringly. Extremely precious combat power, especially in the current situation of isolation and helplessness, every soldier is precious,

　　

　　"You are safe now!"

　　

　　 Sida Shuyer went to take a look. In order to understand the process of the fall of Kyoto, he deliberately summoned an officer among the prisoners. Under his name, a lean officer was taken from the rescuer. Brought it out

　　

　　" Anshard, tell me how Kyoto fell! "Starschuyl directly called this officer by name. He knew this officer, he was a guard of Enlight, and he didn’t know how he became an empire. Captive of the Army

　　

　　" My lord, I don’t know where you heard the rumors, but I can tell my lord with certainty that Kyoto has not fallen." Anshade was taken aback for a moment, and then respectfully responded

　　

　　"What!" Starschuyl suddenly raised his head as if he had been stepped on. With bright eyes, he said, "You mean that Kyoto did not fall, so... Then what happened to you? How did so many prisoners fall into the hands of the imperial army!"

　　

　　 "This... It's totally an accident!" Anshade's face was reddened, and he shrugged helplessly. He didn't know how to describe the situation in Kyoto, but one thing was certain. It was a very shameful one. war! (To be continued) [This text is provided by Qihang Update Team@偶氏尊尊] If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly pass. Your support is my biggest motivation. ) Bring @轩潇弄影