Chapter Thirteen: The Fate of 'Cannon Fodder'

  The soldiers who went crazy in the siege should be the enemy's 'cannon fodder' soldiers. They not only had to face the arrows, giant stones and wooden stakes on the city wall, but also the arrows and giant stones from their own camp. If they fled in disarray, ruthless bows and arrows were waiting for them.

  There were more than 2,000 soldiers on the city wall of Bianyang Town, most of whom were cannon fodder. Laine was in charge of the important position above the gate, and other reserve troops were also responsible for assisting or supervising at any time. The supervision was actually to deal with those who deserted during the battle.

  This is the tragic fate of all 'cannon fodder' soldiers, charging forward means death, fleeing in panic also means death.

  Dozens of towering arrow towers were left with few remaining under the continuous attack of crazy fire rockets and catapults, when only five arrow towers were parallel to the high city wall, the situation changed dramatically.

  "It's...it's actually an iron tower!" When the arrow towers, ablaze with fierce flames, finally reached the city walls, Rayne let out a loud roar once again. He had indeed underestimated his opponents' strength, never expecting them to mix in five iron towers disguised as wooden ones among the many wooden arrow towers. If it weren't for the iron tower colliding with the city wall and producing sparks, he wouldn't have known.

  The soldiers of the Caesar Empire holding shields were just to distract their attention.

  At first, from a distance, the bow and arrow were ineffective against those with thick defensive shields, which is also why Rain stopped shooting arrows.

  Secondly, the long siege ladders were placed on top of those wooden arrow towers. Although Rayne had known in advance their intention to attack, he did not expect that these would be iron arrow towers.

  The mobile iron arrow tower instantly combined together, combining those long iron ladders to form a sloping staircase that could easily jump onto the city building; The siege engine also began to frantically hit the city gate and those damaged city walls.

  The war drums beat fiercely and urgently once again, the enemy's real charge had arrived.

  "Brothers, kill!" Reyn shouted loudly, commanding the more than 100 robust soldiers to charge over crazily.

  The enemy swarmed up the iron ladder, and a fierce hand-to-hand combat unfolded on top of the iron tower. Meanwhile, the archers stationed by the moat continued to shoot, completely ignoring their own brothers who were already on the arrow towers near the city gate, those soldiers fighting for their lives.

  More than 100 soldiers holding shields and wielding sharp Rheinland military swords, their morale greatly boosted. The close combat was just right for the sword's characteristics, and its extraordinary sharpness made it much more agile than the Caesar Empire's soldiers who were armed with machetes, long swords and long spears.

  Under the protection of thick shields and arrow towers, the Kayes Empire soldiers who safely arrived at the Bian Guan City Tower were only two or three thousand people. Their follow-up troops were stopped near the moat due to the crazy rain of arrows and the attack of catapults.

  With the experience of last time, the soldiers defending the city would not let them advance half a step. The supporting troops also quickly joined the battle. The arrow rain formed by bows and arrows, as well as the continuous attack of catapults, intercepted the enemy's rear support troops at the moat.

  The arrow tower formed a siege ladder, and the blood flowed like a river. The more than 100 soldiers led by Laine were all covered in blood, and the scene was unbearable to look at.

  Repel a wave of enemy siege, those reinforcements pushed the wooden stakes with raging flames along the iron tower, and from time to time, there were howling voices.

  The battle didn't last long, and two or three thousand enemy troops were annihilated. They quickly retracted the iron ladders, but dealing with the chain of arrow towers became a problem, as the enemy was redeploying to seize the iron tower that had already been attacked on the city wall.

  "Captain Raine, let me!" Seeing Raine's gaze fixed on the iron tower in silence, Rus stepped forward and expressed his thoughts.

  "Alright! Take care, Russ brothers!" Rayn patted Russ's shoulder and said with emotion.

  "Haha, don't worry, I'm quite lucky! Still waiting for your guidance, hehe!" Russ laughed.

  "Captain Rus is careful!" The other soldiers also comforted him and said.

  "Don't worry, brother!" Russ said after finishing, and quickly rushed down the city along the tower, his movements stunned those Caesar Empire soldiers.

  Not far away, there were hundreds of archers by the moat, and other soldiers were slowly advancing forward. He was a small soldier, with his left hand grasping the iron frame of the arrow tower, and his right hand holding a black short knife, charging towards the army. Was he crazy?

  Haha, wrong, Rus didn't go mad, although his full beard was stained with fresh blood, looking somewhat eerie and terrifying, but he was exceptionally clear-headed.

  When he climbed up the arrow tower and came to the city, he smiled and waved his hand with the Rain military knife. The action was very familiar, and in an instant, the enemy understood his intention.

  "He's chopping at the arrow tower! Is he crazy? When can an iron arrow tower be chopped?" The soldiers in the local garrison looked curiously at Rus, who was chopping with a crazed look on his face, and discussed among themselves.

  "Hey, it's rare to see a soldier who isn't crazy these days. What's going on?"

  "Yes, war is cruel, soldiers are crazy, and we're all mad!"

  “……”

  Actually, the soldiers defending the city were also looking at Rus's movements with a strange expression, and they were all very puzzled. Why? Because how could a small military knife cut off an iron frame as thick as a bowl mouth? However, such a huge arrow tower was also unable to deal with it at this moment. If this problem is not solved, the enemy will launch a second wave of attack, and they will have to engage in a crazy melee again.

  The long iron ladder was transported over again, just like the previous few times. The soldiers in front held thick shields and those behind marched slowly, dragging the ladders along.

  Lü Ruosi swiftly climbed up the iron frame, holding a black military sword and frantically chopping wildly. The soldiers on the city wall began to shoot arrows all over the sky, blocking the enemy's attack.

  When Rus returned to the city tower again, a satisfied smile fell on his face.

  "Captain Ruse, you, aren't you waiting for me to bring the rope?" Just then Reed came running over, panting heavily, with a long rope in his hand.

  "Come on, if I'd waited for you to bring the rope, I'd have been dead! You little stinker, aren't you moving a bit too slow?" Russ accused.

  "I, my degree can be faster, I, I..." Reed was still explaining.

  "Haha, it's nothing, the task is already completed, hehe!" Russ burst out laughing, and although others didn't know what it meant, they also laughed along.