Black Iron Crown

Soon, the imperial army appeared in front of a castle where the Bazalan Kingdom army was stationed.

"This is one of the enemy's garrisons. I think we should concentrate all our forces on one point to break through here first, and then defeat the enemies one by one, so that we can win the final victory!"

Earl Redmara stood beside King Satri and pointed to the castle in front of him.

"Well... your method is indeed good, but there are still some shortcomings!" King Satri nodded and said noncommittally.

"The enemy is holding on in the castle. It is not easy for us to conquer it quickly. This will drag down our logistics, unless the lord of your empire can guarantee that our military rations will not be short!"

Listening to King Satri's words, Earl Redmara couldn't help but let out a long sigh. The siege battle was not easy in the first place, and he was ready for a protracted war.

"No problem, Your Majesty Satri, we will solve the army's food problem, but we should find a way to conquer the enemy's castle as soon as possible!"

The empire controlled a large fertile plain in the middle of the country. In addition, the lords of various places had to pay annuities, and the land of the self-cultivated farmers also needed to pay taxes, so the royal family did not lack food.

But even so, Earl Redmara didn't want to prolong the war for too long, and waste more food and money bye.

You know, the salaries of the soldiers during the expedition period need to be doubled. It was stated in the original agreement that the doubled salaries of the soldiers of the Bukden Kingdom would be paid by the empire.

"Don't worry, we have already made preparations for the siege. The equipment is very complete, and all the assembly parts are carried with the army. You don't have to worry!" King Satri waved his hand and said lightly.

But what he said caused a storm in Earl Redmara's heart.

"Ready to attack the city?"

"Before this, they didn't know that they were going to march west, so what did they want to do with the siege equipment?"

Earl Redmara didn't dare to think about it anymore, the guesses in his mind were too appalling.

King Emalu was not idle either. Although the main force of their troops had already entered the castle, they still left a little mobile light cavalry to investigate the movement of the imperial army.

The light cavalry hurried back to Innzburg where King Emalu was staying,

The detected news was tied with parchment with arrows and shot into the city wall.

After receiving the arrows, the defenders on the city wall quickly delivered the parchment to King Emalu.

"Your Majesty, the enemy army has besieged Fort Rolle, completely surrounding Fort Rolle, but they show no signs of advancing towards Innzburg!"

The servant reported to King Emalu with the news, and handed the parchment to King Emalu.

King Emalu tapped the armrest of the chair lightly, thinking of a countermeasure.

A moment later, a smile appeared on King Emalu's face, and he said in a low voice, "It really gave me a good chance!"

As he said that, King Emalu said: "Order the light cavalry outside the city to go behind the enemy to search for the enemy's two positions! I already have a solution!"

Although King Emalu is cruel, it does not mean that he is a faint king, otherwise, there would not be so many lords willing to follow him from the beginning.

Outside the city of Fort Rohr, the coalition forces of the Empire and the Kingdom of Bookern were building tents and assembling siege equipment.

Wells, carts, trebuchets, and even ballistas. The parts made by skilled craftsmen in the south were assembled by the soldiers. Countless tents were also erected outside the city of Fort Ron. .

Although the defenders in the city wanted to go out of the city to harass them, they were still worried about being entangled by the enemy and taking the castle in one go.

The soldiers on the city wall just watched the enemy army below the city wall assemble the siege equipment, but there was nothing they could do.

Earl Redmara rode his horse and looked at the city wall, feeling a little heavy in his heart.

Although his own siege equipment is well prepared, there are still too many enemy troops in the castle. He is worried that when the storm hits, the people of the Bookden Kingdom will not be willing to bear the loss, and let the army of himself and others Act as cannon fodder.

It is not impossible for such a thing to happen. Earl Redmara knows very well that the enemy's military strength is superior, and it is not them who are eager to conquer the west, nor are they responsible for the consumption of military rations.

Even if it is delayed, there will be no loss to the group of people in the Kingdom of Bukeden, and all losses will be borne by the empire.

Three days passed in a blink of an eye. Assembling siege equipment was much easier than building it. In just three days, thirty well rails, ten carts, twenty trebuchets and five crossbows were assembled. gun.

Huge siege equipment stood outside the city like dormant prehistoric beasts, and the well fence of the imperial army was even much higher than Fort Rolle.

On November 4, the twenty-seventh year of the empire, the imperial army formed a formation under the walls of Fort Rolle.

A total of 15,000 people from the 12,000 Bukden Kingdom's army and 3,000 imperial troops were preparing to besiege the city wall.

King Satri looked at the city wall in front of him, and waved to his followers confidently, "Order the trebuchets and ballistas to start shooting at the enemy's city walls!"

The soldiers began to pry the wooden arm of the catapult with their wooden sticks vigorously, and used the bracket to clamp the groove on it, and then filled it with stones.

This series of actions was very exhausting, and the five soldiers operating the trebuchet were already sweating profusely after this series of actions.

The soldiers manipulating the ballista at the back were much more relaxed. Since the ballista was more powerful, the force needed to pull it was hardly achievable by manpower.

Therefore, there are many wooden power-assisted gears on it, reducing the power required by the soldiers.

It is worth mentioning that the gear technology of the Kingdom of Bookern was not native, but came from a distant pagan country, and successfully obtained the other party's technology through developed sea transportation.

The creaking sound made one's teeth sore, the rope on the ballista was pulled straight, and the huge stone was ready to be launched at any time.

"Fire!" shouted the officer in command of the ballista and in command of the trebuchet.

"Hoo hoo..."

Carrying the kinetic energy endowed by the machinery with great power, the boulder roared and flew towards the top of the city.

The crushed stones splashed on the city walls made of stone, and even a few battlements were directly broken.

This is the power of the ballista. The bombardment of the ballista directly brought the morale of the defenders on the city wall to the verge of collapse.

The walls without battlements could not protect them at all, and they stood on the walls exposed to the enemy's shooting range.

King Satri looked at the battle ahead with a smile, and said to Earl Redmara beside him: "Look, this is our development in siege. I think no one on the mainland can compare with us, Booker. The Kingdom of Dern is here!"

King Satri's tone was very proud, and Earl Redmara had no choice but to nod. Although the other party was arrogant, if he could conquer the castle, all of this would be nothing.