Heart of Empire Chapter 258: Battle for the North Gate

Standing on the top of the city, Verina watched Hypia being trampled by war horses and chopped off by machetes under her nose. Until the whole person was turned into a lump of meat that no one could recognize by the horseshoe and the blade.

She also saw Hypia's last look at her before she died. She didn't care what the man's eyes meant, and she didn't care either.

There is only one thing on her mind at the moment - how can she securely guard the north gate of Shawan Harbor before the support team led by Lord Dane arrives.

Verina is not a cold-blooded person. In fact, the three hundred **** soldiers outside the city gate were pushed into the cliff by her own hands, which made her very heartbroken. pained by his death.

But it was just a heartache, she didn't regret it at all, and she didn't even feel guilty.

The reason is also very simple, she knows that what she is doing must be right.

War is not a game, there has never been a war of undead. If the enemy takes advantage of the opportunity to rush into the city, the battle will be decided this afternoon, and it will be defeated by one's own side. At that time, not only two or three hundred people will die, including the 1,000-man garrison battalion in Shawan Harbor and the more than 700 soldiers who have entered the city before. Not one.

In fact, when Hypia and the more than 300 soldiers who were locked outside the door rushed to the front of the Red Turban Sand Bandit Cavalry, it meant that they had already entered hell.

Not concentrating on this matter that had already been settled, Verina looked at the infantrymen who had killed all the infantry in the field, and they were still not retreating nearby. The sound of the whistle made the soldiers on the city wall both angry and frightened.

"Has the angle been adjusted? Fire at the cavalrymen below the city!"

The order was issued decisively, and the gunners who had turned the muzzles of the two guns at Verina's request earlier decisively fired.

The explosion of the two cannonballs had some effect. A dozen or so Sand Bandit cavalry, who were triumphantly, were unlucky enough to be within the explosion range of the shell, and were killed on the spot without any accident.

In fact, the artillery can't have such a precise shooting accuracy, but those sand bandit cavalry are too close. If you turn the muzzle and put two cannons into the crowd, you can hit people even if you are blind.

Of course, it was impossible for the sand bandit cavalry who had been bombarded to just stay under the city wall and be beaten. He raised his crossbow and started shooting downwards.

The head of the Red Scarf Sand Bandit Cavalry Regiment "Bald Dog" Darville led his men to retreat quite displeased. He had a reason for his displeasure. He originally thought that after defeating the soldiers of the garrison army below the city, he would take advantage of the situation and rush into the city gate. But even he couldn't imagine that Verina would be so decisive and directly order the city gate to be closed and send her family outside.

Running wildly on the horse, he couldn't help but glance back at Verina standing on the top of the wall, a lewd thought came to his mind, and a ferocious smile appeared on his face: "This **** is a bit spicy, Enough taste, when the city is conquered, I will let you know how 'powerful' I am, hehe."

Of course Verina didn't know the dirty thoughts in Davill's heart. After using artillery and crossbows to drive away the sand bandit cavalry under the city gate, she immediately ordered the gunners to adjust the angle of the muzzle, preparing to fire at the six Maron Legion artillery placed in the distance.

Shelling down from the top of the city, the range of fire is much farther than that of the six cannons below hitting the top of the city with their heads up. If the enemy's artillery wanted to pose a sufficient threat to their side, at least they had to advance the artillery position by two hundred meters, but at this time Verina's artillery could already blast past.

It is not very convenient to move a heavy war tool like a cannon. The cannons of the Maroon Legion are all hung on wheels, and a cannon must be dragged by at least two horses in order to maintain a certain degree of mobility. This is still on a flat terrain. If it is a more rugged terrain, it is difficult for this powerful war tool to play any role.

Braving the artillery fire, twelve horses pulled six artillery and began to gradually move towards the city gate

The direction of is closer.

If Verina had that kind of experienced high-level sharpshooter under her command, the opponent's six artillery pieces would definitely be seized to destroy two or more of them as they advanced. But it's a pity that the gunners in Shahaiwan Port, not to mention rushing ducks to the shelves, are not experienced people, and they can't even guarantee normal training.

In this way, the accuracy of the shelling is hard to say.

Three rounds of artillery were fired, and six shells were blown out, but only two horses were killed.

At this time, the opponent's artillery has also been placed~IndoMTL.com~The gunners under Ma Long's hands are also very similar, even if the number is three times larger, there are special fortifications in front of the defensive artillery. It's not that easy to hit and destroy. On the contrary, the field artillery is easy to be hit by a key attack. If it is hit accurately, at least one gunner team can be reimbursed directly.

The two sides have started shelling each other, which also kicked off the climax of the whole war. Now, this is about to launch a full-scale siege!

Velina's mood finally began to tense up. The shooting between the artillery is actually not an important part of this battle. Anyway, the left and right are pecking at each other. But the 3,000 elite soldiers began to assume the posture of attacking the city in an all-round way, and that was a competition of hard power.

To make matters worse, at the same time, behind the north gate, the harbor guards led by Beards also started to attack Verina's defense lines on several streets from inside the city as if they had received the news. .

Under attack from both sides, how could a paladin with the confidence of a defense master not feel nervous?

The defenders she placed on the top of the city were less than a thousand people. The garrison army that had just entered the city, and some soldiers from the garrison battalion, totaled about six or seven hundred people, and she had already sent them to the rear. , used to deal with the attack of the port guards.

Amidst the sound of gunfire and shouts, the battle for the north gate of Shawan Port with nearly 5,000 participants from both sides has begun! (To be continued.)