Chapter 240 The First Wave of Attack

"My city lords, we plan to start siege immediately. I need you to lead your men, *** our two directions behind us to block the attacks that may come from the sea!"

The city lords on the East Road expressed satisfaction with the arrangements of Little Ashleff. They did not want their subordinates to climb the city. You must know that it indicates death. The reduction in troops precisely predicts their not-so-great future.

Little Ashlever, who knew their ideas, arranged his soldiers to attack the city with understanding, and arranged the eastern army that wanted to preserve their strength on both sides of his army.

The Aden Fortress stands on the high red igneous rocks. Under the already high sun, it looks like a ball of burning charcoal. It is also like a giant, looking proudly at the foot of the mountain, the army that is like an ant colony, intending to attack, gathering the forces of the entire Aden province.

Little Ashlever raised his head and looked at the castle high above, thinking about his concerns about the Finance Minister who had been following him.

"The people who defended here are a very difficult guy to deal with. Look at what they dug the road surface. In this case, how can our siege equipment reach the edge of the fortress!"

On the only avenue, the strong igneous rocks were chiseled with large holes and small eyes, and none of them were flat. It would be fine if the horse-drawn stone throwers were, but those high-mounted arrow towers and ladder trucks could only be installed under the fortress.

"It seems that we have to prepare for a long-term siege. Only a little close approaching in such a place is the way to attack the city. I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to go up directly!"

Little Ashlever and his men did not have any telescopes or other things. They just raised their heads and put their hands on the "perpet" to see the fortress like charcoal. They had not seen what the jagged wall looked like. If they saw it, they would probably be even more worried.

The Finance Minister looked at the Aden Fortress from afar. He didn't like any siege or a slow decisive battle. He reached out to stroke the gray beard on his chin and suggested the little Ashlever what he thought of.

"Maybe we don't need to be siege for a long time. First of all, we need to build a fortress where arrows cannot shoot, as the starting point for our attack, and at the same time, we can suppress the attack on us on the city.

Then transport our arrow towers, stone throwers and other things to the front. When our weapons are in place, as long as the defenders on the city wall cannot resist, we can all the city. Governor, I think it won’t take long. In addition, I would like to remind you that the two fortresses require a lot of stone and soil, otherwise, those guys’ rockets will cause us trouble!”

These are the suggestions provided by the Minister of Finance who was fundamentally the knowledge of these invaders and provided by him. He did not agree with the little city lords of Ashlever. Of course, the war was the business of these soldiers. People like the Minister of Finance should take care of their own affairs.

However, in order for the Finance Minister to raise some military expenses for him, and after regaining the Aden Fortress, he can also find his brother's secret vault, which means that he has to be regarded as one of the most important people around him.

"Thank you for your suggestions. I think my officers have considered these things. Why don't you go home and have a good rest? At least there is no one in Aden City that can threaten your safety!"

Looking at the future governor, the current Little Ashlever City Lord and the Finance Minister sighed. His decision was obviously not to allow himself to participate in more combat matters. After finally sending away the officials who came to invest, Little Ashlever began to command his soldiers to start acting. The shouts of killing finally rang outside the Aden Fortress, and groups of archers and infantry began to rush to the fortress with ladders.

The shouts had already alarmed Gong Zi and Juliana, and they were worried about the latter's desire to go to the city.

"Don't go, Muke is there anyway!"

Juliana, dressed in military uniform, held the Rambo folding bow in her hand, and now she had changed into the bow arm for guarding the city. She looked at Gong Zi, and her concern made her feel uncomfortable and said coldly to her.

"You'd better stay here, it's safer. I have to go to the city. Muke can't do everything alone, I have to be there!"

Gong Zi still wanted to stop Juliana, but the latter had already left Deliberate and headed to the city wall. Gong Zi, who was unwilling to give up, shouting loudly behind her, hoping that she could change her mind.

"You and Brother Amin go up to the top of the tower. The place can see far. I guess you have a greater effect!"

But Juliana turned a deaf ear to her call and quickly left the relatively safe castle. The courtyard of the fortress was full of busy soldiers, busy putting the real main force only Muke and his subordinates, and the archers who came down from the warship because of the joining of the Aden navy.

They were wearing thick-looking vest armor with life jackets, and chain mail was worn inside. Like Juliana, they were paired with a stinging sword and a folding bow of Rambo. At this moment, they were already squatting behind the city stomping, waiting for the soldiers siege outside the city to approach.

Muke carried the dragon-tooth saw Zhao Fubo gave him, and stood on the city wall with a few messengers. This battle to defend the city was different from the changing situation in the battle to the city. In comparison, the battle to defend the city emphasized the advantages and disadvantages of weapons. For example, the stone thrower that was already on standby in the yard, the ballista prepared on the head of the city, and the archer behind the chassis.

Which side has far more suppression firepower, which side will have some advantages in defending the city. Although Juliana has a special identity because of her relationship with Zhao Fubo, she is not a member of the official establishment of the Yulin Army of the Song Dynasty. Looking at Juliana who came to her, Muke nodded. He used his eyes to signal the soldiers rushing outside, and said only two words to indicate the current situation.

"Test!"

Looking outside the city, the enemy soldiers approaching like a tide from all directions. Although nothing could be seen from Juliana's covered armor, she could see from her eyes that she had already begun to worry.

"Prepare, wait for my order!"

To cure this tension and worry, Muke knew that the best way to fight was to fight. He took out his Rambo folding bow. He was not a sniper archer, and there was only the simple sight on it.

"preparation!"

Muke's order sounded, and the nearby squad leader, who was soldier Quanzhong from the Military Law Department under his command, passed the orders one by one.

The "fire rain" created by Gong Zi who needed to be thrown out on the stone thrower were placed on it, and the missiles and crossbows were already stringed, waiting for Muke's mission, and the big bows in the hands of the archers opened. So someone held his breath and waited for Muke's orders.

Muke, who was actually commanding such a large-scale battle for the first time, was also a little nervous. He looked at the rangefinder in front of him from time to time. His green eyes often paid attention to the infantry outside the fortress, holding shields and ladders all over the mountains.

Although the attacker had already entered the range of the stone-throwing machine at this time, he did not intend to let the other party know the range of all the equipment he used to defend against the battle, so he just waited silently for the other party to approach. The shouts of killing outside the city formed a strong contrast with the silent Aden Fortress.

The soldiers running on the igneous rocks pursed their lips, their nostrils wide open like horses. The shield in their hands swung on one side of their bodies, ready to resist the bows and arrows shot from the city wall at any time. The other hand carried their scimitar and rushed forward in the large and small pit dug out by Gong Zi.

Before launching the attack, someone told them that there were not many defenders in the fortress of Aden. Therefore, the attack on them would not be much stronger. Especially when their tens of thousands of troops besieged such a small castle, the soldiers running forward did not have much fear.

Their optimism continued until the fire broke out in the castle, and their optimism in this battle lasted only so long.

"Bowman..."

As Muke's first order was issued, the people who followed him immediately began to report the archers the data they needed to know.

"The distance is close to medium, Dongfeng...level, target benchmark, aiming angle deviation correction...position, test shot round...preparation!"

The archers who had been opening their bows and chose their own targets corrected their aiming positions based on the information they were conveyed. The advantage of the sight of the Rambo folding bow was no longer needed. The archers who were aiming again raised their ears and waited for Muke's orders.

"Bowman, put..."

With his order, all the archers in the castle opened fire together. These were the Rambo folding bows used by soldiers from the Isle of Ferai, and the ordinary bows used by the originally surrendered defenders of the Aden Fortress. In comparison, without sights, the feather arrows flying out when they shot seemed messy.

However, it is precisely this kind of messy, hiding the existence of the sniper bow in the bow's hands. Moreover, Muke did not let the crossbows and stone throwers fire. For this kind of tentative siege, they only need to hurt them.

Someone saw the soldiers who were still rushing to the mouth of the city, and the arrows flying from the top of the city were clearly visible in the sky.

"Bows and arrows are coming..."

The running soldiers cannot stop easily. With the roar, the only thing they can do is hold the shield in front of them. The shorter they get close to the city wall, the lighter the blow they will be.

“Bububu…”

The arrow branches falling on the igneous rocks are like hail falling in the sky. When they hit the shield, they make a sound of metal hitting. The person who was hit is like someone pushing him and suddenly falls backwards.

The soldiers holding the shield, the successful protection made them happy. They thought in their hearts that they could start to climb the city soon, but suddenly they could not believe it.

"retreat……"
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