MTL - Medieval Empire Soldier-Chapter 209 The Siege of Duncan Castle

During the two days of preparing for the defensive battle, the number of soldiers standing on the outer city wall in charge of guarding did not increase but decreased, almost four for every ten people. Moreover, at night, there were fewer and fewer lighting torches on the city wall and inside the castle. , from the beginning half of the castle was bright, and gradually shrank to a small area in and around Duncan Castle, which was very sparse.

   Not only that, on the first night of occupying Duncan Castle, Baron Draco sent thirty dwarves and two hundred human soldiers to shout inside and outside the castle, and the noisy atmosphere lasted until midnight.

  The next day, the number of people was reduced to 200, but they were still very noisy and kept making loud noises.

   On the third day, the number of people was reduced to fifty, which was more than one and a half points smaller than the previous level of commotion.

  These actions made the soldiers very puzzled, especially the Middenheim army including von Tugenheim, and even thought that Lellen was crazy.

   Obviously, Baron Draco is not crazy.

During this period, inside the ruins of Duncan Castle, a large number of erected wooden barricades, repelling horses, and trenches were deployed around the inner fort of the castle. The place here is already an impregnable important place.

On the top of some abandoned buildings around the inner castle, human soldiers set up simple sentry towers to form crossfire points inside the castle. The advantage of the defender lies in the geographical advantage. The Beastman army vowed to pay a huge amount to break through the dense firepower defense line. cost.

  In the conference hall of the inner castle, the old lamps on the lampstands were filled with new grease, and the long-extinguished fireplace in the hall was rekindled, continuously delivering heat.

Von Tugenheim was sitting on the second seat, his uniform still in uniform, and so were the jazz, knights, and officers present, but this time, a seat was added to the edge of the long table, and Dragon Princess Shen Zhu was also allowed Listening in, this approach not only takes into account her status, but also means that the trust of the coalition forces in her has been exhausted.

Seeing Lailon coming in, all the knights and nobles in the house stood up to show respect. The eyes of the knights and sergeants were full of reverence. They had won one victory after another under the leadership of Baron Draco, which also made Lailan Lun's military prestige is at its peak.

   "The Baron!"

   "My lord!"

"According to the plan I implemented, the Beastman army is most likely to launch an attack tonight. I convened this large-scale meeting to prepare everyone present for the battle!" Lailon stood at the head and gave him the flag The officer winked: "Let's get started, Adrian."

  The baron flag bearer nodded in understanding.

A slightly crude parchment map was placed in the middle of the table. Nicus Francis first introduced the situation: "Although the outer wall of Duncan Castle is seriously damaged, the castle is surrounded by water on both sides. After simple reinforcement, the coalition forces need to consider In the two directions, only the north and the east are left; then there are the inner defense deployment matters. The interior of the castle was once used as a city gathering place, so the division of the blocks is relatively obvious. Among them, three roads are the most important, and one leads to the inner city. Fort, one leads to the Sigma Church in the center of the city, and the other leads to the river port. The first and third lines have been blocked by a large number of horses and roadblocks, and the road leading to the Sigma Church is mostly at the corner of the alley. , so we deployed a large number of sentry towers, obstacles and artillery positions to further block the enemy, which means that the road leading to the church is the core of the overall defense, as long as the church does not fall, the artillery will not stop.”

"The Demon Rock in the forest has already appeared. According to the report from the wood elf stalker, the number of the Beastman army of this man-made tribe is about 5,000. They are currently stationed ten kilometers north of Duncan Castle. Leading by 'Four Horns' Ungul, they threw away a large number of Uglyhorn Beasts and Razor Beasts. The most elite war beasts in this army were a cyclops, two bull war gangs, a team of centaur beasts, and several war horns. Beast warhordes, there are also screaming shamans and a group of Chaos Spawn, in addition, the Man-made Horde seems to be performing some kind of evil ritual, and they are calling more Beastmen to join the war that is about to begin."

Looking at the map, everyone at the scene understood the situation, and von Tugenheim said in a low voice: "The situation is not so optimistic. There are many more of them than us. Our only advantage is to occupy the defensive position and give full play to the situation." Defensive effect."

   Several people frowned, and it seemed that the situation of this war was not optimistic.

   "Speaking of which, Your Excellency Olasif, take out what you found." Lailon looked at the wood elf woodland lord sitting on the side of the long table, and everyone looked sideways.

   "...um." The wood elf woodland lord frowned and nodded. He was a little disgusted with Baron Draco's tone of voice towards his subordinates, and then the corpses of several mutated crows were placed on the table for everyone to see.

"The eyes of the Beast Man's neighing shaman control the crow's vision through chaos magic. So they have been monitoring our every move?!" Von Tugenheim was well-informed, and he immediately recognized the crow's wings twisted symbol on .

   "These few crows were shot inside the castle. There are many more in the forest outside the city, and the number is about twenty." The wood elf woodland lord said calmly, as if he didn't care about everything.

   "That is to say, they already know about our layout in the castle?" The adopted son of the White Wolf Elector said in a serious tone, "Everything is exposed to the enemy's view. Can we still be sure now?"

"Why are you not sure? I'm even glad that the Beastmen can keep staring at Duncan Castle." Nikas Francis grinned, and the smile had a deep meaning: "Only by letting the Beastmen know our actions, can they spare no effort Attack up, otherwise, wouldn't it be a waste of time for us to build fortifications these days?"

  Sir Armand's expression didn't look so serious, but the winter wolf knight was eager to try the upcoming war: "Then let's hurry up and prepare for the battle, my half-griffin has long wanted to tear up the chaos!"

   "Leren, what's your opinion?" Von Tugenheim asked Laeren.

"Everyone, don't panic, everything is within the scope of the plan." Laeren put his eyes on the parchment map, focusing on the forest north of Duncan Castle, where a huge number of Chaos creatures are hoarded. Of course, There is also their important Wanmo Rock, he paused, and then said: "Our numbers are at a disadvantage, although I firmly believe that Duncan Castle will be defended, so we will go to war directly, facing the Beastman army several times larger than ourselves, the coalition forces The casualties would be a huge number."

  Everyone nodded.

   "I have a plan, a very bold plan." Layron said softly: "Tonight, the king of four-horned beasts Ungul will attack the castle without leaving any room.

   It's night, and night falls.

  The orange-red fire cloud disappeared, and the afterglow of the sunset gradually faded away.

In the mid-heaven of the moon, the evil moon Molesbury of the full moon spreads its terrible green light towards the mortal world. In the black forest, all kinds of dark creatures are alive again, and the blasphemous atmosphere sweeps the earth. North of Duncan Castle Ten kilometers away from the Wanmo Rock, countless running sounds, excited animal roars, and fierce collisions announced that a war was about to begin.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!" The four-horned beast king was covered in human blood with his dirty fur. The full moon Molesbury greatly aroused Angour's anger towards order, and his desire to kill almost overwhelmed his mind: "The evil **** Bestow. Favor, the herd. Repay the evil god, destroy the hoofless! Destroy the mortal world!"

   "Roar!!"

   "Ho, Ho Ho~~~!"

  The already restless herd of beasts fell into madness. From the huge doomsday bull to the lowest-level beast in the tribe, the grotesque and distorted bipedal animals screamed at each other and kept beating machetes and shields.

  Accompanied by the screaming shaman Peroz's roar, in the deep forest, countless beast shadows rushed towards Duncan Castle.

"Hurry up! Hurry up! We don't have much time left!" Almost all the soldiers delivered supplies and assisted in the defense of the city with loud orders. As the commander-in-chief, von Tugenheim personally left , Carrying arrows and ammunition, all the White Wolf Knights and Eternal Knights also joined in this race against time. Under the busy atmosphere, no one dared to stop for a moment.

  In the eyes of humans and dwarves, a group of wood elf woodland guards jumped out of the city gate and rushed to the forest outside the city.

  All the wood elves received a unified order, that is to go to the first line of defense in the forest. They will rely on their superb archery to block the speed of the Beastmen, give an early warning, and buy time for the defense of Duncan Castle.

  Row after row of white-marked stones were placed around the outer city wall. Those were marked by Benic Sutsen in order to achieve the best effect.

"Whether you can hold it or not, just watch the final battle!" Von Tugenheim put down the rolling stone box on his shoulders. He stood on the city wall, looking around the interior of Duncan Castle with complicated eyes: "Five hundred and seventy years Since the last elector, Duke Conrad, was killed by the Beastmen in Duncan Castle, the entire northern part of the empire has been covered with a haze of chaos, and this place has become a land that will always be eroded by sorrow, fear, and corruption. , During the five hundred and seventy years, there were many journeys in the middle, one failure after another, and finally, we can finally see a glimmer of victory."

   "It's a pity that this dawn is too slim." Sir Armand, who cooperated with the city guard, sighed deeply.

   "There is no hope!"

"My countrymen! Warriors of the Empire!" Von Tugenheim was full of pride, and he shouted towards the more than 1,700 people inside the city wall: "Tonight will determine whether our long journey has any meaning." One night! Chaos creatures are bent on destroying order. They know the importance of Duncan Castle. The Beastmen's counterattack will be extremely violent. There are thousands of them, and we only have this thousand and seven hundred people. Tell me, warriors, you are afraid ?!"

   "No! Don't be afraid!"

   "Fight to the death, fight to the end!"

  The soldiers of Barony Draco, the soldiers of Middenheim, and the dwarf warriors erupted into shouts of high morale, loudly responding to von Tugenheim's words.

"We will fight in the cold, we will fight in the wind and snow, we will fight in the endless night, and we will win the final victory. After hundreds of years, the flag of the empire is flying again on the top of Duncan Castle! "

   "Tonight, we are the empire!"

  On the city wall, the dwarves and human soldiers piled up rocks and logs in one corner, and boxes and barrels of feathered arrows and ammunition were placed separately. At this moment, a sharp swan horn sounded: "Doo!"

Looking at the dozens of gray-robed figures flying back outside the city, Nikas Francis immediately understood what this meant. At the same time, a deeper horn sounded on the city wall, which meant that the enemy was coming: "Duuuu ~~beep~~beep~~~"

   "Fight, fight, warriors!"

  The voices of the officers came one after another, followed by the sound of dense footsteps inside the castle.

  The coalition forces are ready for battle. Human musketeers, crossbowmen, and wood elf woodland guards have gathered on the city wall, ready to meet the enemy.

   "Quick! Adjust the muzzle!" The four mortars deployed in the church position quickly turned their directions under the gunner's operation.

"The devil is coming to us." Von Tugenheim squinted his eyes and stared ahead. In the darkness, a huge army of beastmen burst out from the northern forest. The roar of beasts echoed in his ears. Mixed with fishy smell.

   "Roar!" Angour, the king of four-horned beasts, glared at the tall city wall not far away, holding up the serrated knife: "All things. End, human beings are doomed to perish!"

   "Forward, attack!"

  In the Beastman army, a burly doomsday bull blew the dull horn, corrupting and filthy everywhere.

"Hmm!" The Cyclops moved a huge stone, and hundreds of horned beasts and Chaos War Dogs passed by its feet, rushing forward with the anger of the Chaos Gods against the mortal world. At the same time, the Cyclops threw the stones on his shoulders towards the city wall, and the whistling sound passed through the air, "Huh—"

   "Boom!" The stones fell, and the battlements shattered in an instant, and the crossbowmen and archers standing on that section of the city wall turned into a puddle of mud: "Ah!"

  The trainee engineer Anna stood on the tower of the city wall. She nervously observed the distance, waiting for the Beastman to enter the established range: "Four hundred meters!"

   "Four hundred meters!"

   "Four hundred meters!" Someone kept shouting this number on the city wall.

"Very good!" Von Tugenheim came to the front line in person, motivating the morale of the soldiers on the city wall. He drew out the sword of the griffin: "Fire! Soldiers! Destroy the Beastmen's army! Victory belongs to Middenland, for Urik, for the empire!"

The four mortars in the artillery position and the three cannons on the wall of the inner fort fired continuously, the sizzle of the fuses being ignited and the pungent smell of black powder, hot sparks burst out, and amidst the sound of the cannons, solid bullets shot one after another. Falling into the horned beast group, the explosive shells from the mortars created a sea of ​​flames, causing the entire low-cornered beast group to become chaotic. The solid bullets directly penetrated the bodies of several big horned beasts, causing them to fall one after another.