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 beast, and occasionally there will be a few low groans. Like a ghost crying in the dark, quietly, there is only a very faint starlight, but not many people are sure whether it is starlight or not.

A large number of dark clouds blocked the moonlight, and the whole sky looked gray, as if it was going to rain. The air also looked very stuffy. There was no wind at night. The air was dry and cold at night, even if you were lying on it. Do anything, you will also feel cold and bitter

In such a night, both the Falcon Army and the Expeditionary Army seem to be deliberately keeping quiet, reducing the noise of their direction as much as possible, so as not to expose the target. Especially the expeditionary army, in this place In the dark, it is difficult for the Falcon Crossbow hand to find the target, but if there is a little carelessness, it may cause his own death. The lack of light on the wall is also the reason,

In front of the fortress is a huge flat, overgrown with weeds. For the crossbowmen of the Falcon Army, it is simply a natural shooting range. They are staggered and lurking in these haystacks, staring at the light in the distance. In the patrols moving back and forth, the range of the infantry foot crossbow in hand has been improved three times by the empire, and it can reach about 150 meters, which is enough to penetrate the armor of ordinary soldiers at 100 meters, regardless of whether it is in the range or through the armor. It far surpasses the Normandy strong bow currently used by the Expeditionary Army..

So in the first few nights, the soldiers patrolling the city wall became the target of attention. People walking on it suddenly fell to the ground and turned the corpse over. Seeing the short-tailed sharp crossbow arrows pierce the chest, head, throat and other important parts of the soldier, this made the expeditionary soldiers panic. Almost every time the night patrol team is responsible, there are fewer people. In just four days, more than two hundred corpses are spread on the ground, which can already explain the huge disparity in equipment between the two sides.

In a haystack below, several Falcon Army sniper crossbowmen were quietly lurking. They hid in the ruins, and quietly stretched out the infantry foot crossbow. Then they lay there and moved. I didn't move anymore. Looking from a distance, I couldn't find the traces of them. They looked viciously like wild wolves, watching the movement ahead closely. As long as they had the opportunity, they would immediately pull the trigger, and they would be fatal. One arrow of the

However, the expeditionary army on the city wall is obviously more aware and will not easily expose themselves, because the torches on the city wall are all extinguished. In the absence of light, the crossbowmen's strikes are also quite different. , Faintly, you can hear some rustling sounds, like the sound of a mouse crawling in the ruins, making intermittent creaking and creaking sounds, sometimes it seems that something hits On the wall, there is a painful muffled cry

In the corner of the city wall that hardly anyone pays attention to, the expeditionary army jumped down from above with ropes hanging from above. Very swiftly looking for the still alive among the prisoners below. Thousands of prisoners, after a few rìs of hunger and thirst, are already exhausted. People rely on people, some have died, but most of them belong to Weakness caused by extreme hunger "Is there anyone alive?"

As long as there is someone who can catch his breath, the expeditionary soldier will put a rope around his waist, and then violently pull a few times with his hands. The people on the wall will pull the rope upwards neatly and uniformly, because people's bodies will inevitably collide with the wall, so the whole night is like a salsa like snow, this kind of sound. Soon it attracted the attention of crossbowmen not far away

Falcon Crossbowman Steward, leaning back on a turbulent rock, quietly looked at the dark city wall in the distance. In fact, in the dark night where he is almost out of sight, He basically couldn't see anything. He used his ears the most, listening attentively to the movement around him. There was a grass in his mouth, and his hands were quietly putting a crossbow arrow into the bow slot of the crossbow. , Ready to be brutally attacked by the overly arrogant enemies in the dark. "Bang"

At this moment, a rapid red light flashed above his head, and Steward was stunned to see a huge explosion exploding on the wall. The shining red light completely illuminated the situation under the city wall. With the first red light flashing, the front of the Falcon Army camp on the opposite side immediately raised countless points of light, dozens of them. Similar explosions quickly resounded through the castle town of Truborg,

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

The flames rose quickly and filled the surrounding area, illuminating the surrounding area of ​​several tens of meters. The people hanging from the rope on the city wall looked pale, and they immediately became countless falcon soldiers. The live target of the hand, before pulling up the city wall, is already a dead man with clusters of arrows, "Asshole!"

The scene in front of me made Star Shuyle, who was carefully planning all this, gnashed his teeth on the city wall with hatred, and fell short. After such an interruption~IndoMTL.com~ I just want to bring people up again. It's difficult, now I have to 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. Although these soldiers looked weak, they were at least able to stand up staggeringly. This is an extremely precious battle. Strength, especially in the current situation of isolation and helplessness, every soldier is precious, "You are safe now!"

Starschuyl deliberately 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 rescued from inside. Bring it out. "Anshard, tell me how Kyoto fell!" Starschuyl directly called the officer's name. He knew the officer. He was a guard of Enright, and he didn't know how he became an emperor. "Prison of the **" Sir, I don’t know where you heard the rumors, but I can tell your lord for sure that Kyoto has not fallen. "Anshard froze for a moment, and then replied respectfully." What!" Star Shuyer looked up suddenly as if he had been stepped on. With bright eyes, he said, "You mean that Kyoto did not fall, then...what's the matter with you? How did so many prisoners fall into the hands of the emperor!"

"This... is completely accidental!" 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.)