The morning of this day was not destined to be an ordinary morning, more than 100,000 refugees outside the city, under the slaughter of the demon army, blood flowed, the soldiers at the head of the city were all in danger, and the atmosphere was tense and collapsed.

With his hands propped up on the battlements, Count Roysaac turned pale, looking at the refugees who were being slaughtered less than three hundred meters in front of him, but he couldn't do anything.

Finally came back to his senses, he could only reluctantly give an order to make the soldiers on the city wall ready for battle: "Order all soldiers to climb the city wall!" Get ready for battle! Get ready for battle! ”

The horns of the herald began to sound one after another, and the soldiers who had been stationed under the city walls began to put on their armor, arrange their weapons, and then assemble and march up to the city in groups.

One after another, the magic arrays that strengthened the city walls were opened, and these magic arrays on the walls of Shakben were also the defense system built by the puppet empire and the demonic assistance.

Only now, these fortifications that were originally used to defend against Iran Hill are used to defend against demonic attacks - this has to be said to be an irony.

On the lit magic array, some huge canvases were lifted by the soldiers, revealing the heavily obscured but poorly maintained heavy artillery that was hidden inside.

These heavy guns were produced by the Southern Kingdom's own smelting of steel, and the thickness of the barrels was very exaggerated, and the weight of a cannon was almost a dozen tons, and it was impossible to move in the field at all.

Therefore, these cannons were deployed on the city walls and used as a point of fire for the defense of the city. Although it is indeed very outdated to deal with Iran Hill, it can be used to fight demons, and it still has a certain effect.

Of course, apart from a small number of artillery, the most equipped walls of Shakben are the ancient ballistas and trebuchets.

Although these things pose a low threat to demons, they have been retained by the Southern Kingdom due to their numbers and production costs, and are now used on the battlefield.

"Trebuchets and ballistas ready to fire!" An officer shouted loudly, and the soldiers struggled to twist the winch to reload the ballista. From time to time, the captain shouted slogans, and the soldiers responded loudly.

Standing beside them were the soldiers responsible for covering these heavy weapons and equipment, armed with a small number of poor Mauser 98K rifles, whose task was to protect them from being destroyed by the enemy's air forces.

Yes, the only rifles, which are scarcely numerous, and even more cherished machine guns, are used to defend against the enemy's air threat.

Therefore, against targets on the ground, the soldiers of Shakburn are still using the offensive and defensive methods of a hundred years ago: trebuchets, ballistas, bows and arrows, and rolling logs and stones.

"The enemy is already in range! My lord! An officer came over and reported to Count Roysaac, "Is there a counterattack?" ”

Roysaac waved his hand and decided to conserve ammunition. He has no way to fight back now, because the demon dog is entangled with the refugees, and the effect of attacking at this time will really be greatly reduced.

Refugees with little to no armor will suffer more casualties and will split most of the attack firepower. So he could only wait now, for the time when the slaughter under the city came to an end, and the demon forces began to really threaten the city walls.

So, he opened his mouth and ordered: "Let the troops not fight back for the time being!" Especially artillery! Don't fire yet! We're going to wait for the enemy to attack the walls before we start attacking! ”

However, soon everyone in the city was saddened to find that the demon slaughter was much faster than they had imagined.

More and more demon dogs rushed into the crowd, and more advanced two-headed demon dogs began to appear at the edge of the forest, as well as some demon soldiers.

These troops were noticeably more intelligent, and instead of joining in the slaughter, they stood by on the edge of the woodland, forming a phalanx ready to attack.

"Can't wait! Let the troops start fighting back! Trebuchets and ballistas fire first! Don't move the artillery yet! "Count Roysaac is also an old military commander, he has some combat experience, and he has experience in the use of artillery.

In fact, the first few times, when Iran Hill's naval fleet attacked Shakburn, Shakburn's defense was under his command. At that time, he had also fought with the naval fleet of Iran Hill, but he had lost ugly.

Because of this experience, he can be proficient in the use of artillery, and can also command some rifle and machine gun units.

It is precisely for this reason that he has become more and more stable in the position of the lord of Shakben, and he has not been transferred until now.

Seeing the situation outside the city getting worse and worse, and the number of demon forces mixed in with the crowd grew, Count Roisaac knew that he could not wait any longer. The demon will soon slay at the walls, and if you don't fire now, you may never get a chance to fire.

Soon the order to counterattack was given, and the projectiles of countless ballistas flew into the distance with the humming sound of the bowstrings, swept past the dense phalanx of infantry and archers in front of them, and smashed into the demonic forces and human refugees who were constantly approaching the city walls.

Seeing the ballistas of their own army flying overhead, the infantry let out a burst of cheers, they had just watched the demon troops slaughter their compatriots incessantly, and now they saw the counterattack of their own people, naturally their morale was greatly boosted, and the battle flag at the head of the city was also waved against the wind.

"Launch!" Officers shouted orders with their swords raised, ballistas and catapults frantically poured ammunition on the demon forces below the walls, and the battle began to heat up from the start.

It's just that although the bulky ballista and the stone thrower have some effect on improving morale, the results of the actual attack are actually very limited.

Dozens of huge stones flew out of the city walls, but none of them hit the target. Except for one stone that hit the refugee crowd, the rest of the stones simply fell on the clearing, splashing up a cloud of dust.

"Enemy infantry is approaching! Archers ready, quick, fast, fast. "There was a shout from the observation tower, and bundles of feathered arrows were carried by the soldiers to the phalanx of archers.

The lightly armed infantry beside the archers moved neatly and neatly with their swords to pick up the ropes that bound the feathered arrows, and with a bang, these murderous weapons were scattered on the ground, and the archers in the phalanx came to take them after shooting all the arrows they carried with them.

"Archers! Get ready! Put! The commander of the archers commanded loudly, and with his shout, there was a thud of the tight bowstring being released, and the arrows flew into the sky like raindrops, and then fell straight down not far away, and the dense bow and arrows darkened the whole sky for a while.

After a while, an officer ran in in a panic and gave Roysaac a military salute: "My lord, there is news from the side of the observation tower that the phalanx of demon troops is approaching our city wall!" ”

"Order the troops to get ready with stones! The archers continue to attack! Roisaac frowned and commanded.

Of course, he knew that the demon army would approach his walls, which was something that would happen, but what disturbed him was that the process was too fast - the other party didn't seem to be afraid of bows and arrows and trebuchets at all, and now the only hole cards he could take were the cannons at the head of the city.

Up to now, most of the troops in his hands have been based on their previous training experience, as well as their experience in naval harassment and combat against Alan Hill, to fight back against the demon's attack. It's just that according to experience, the demon should have begun to retreat under this fierce counterattack, but now it seems that the attack has just begun, and Roysaac feels very uneasy in his heart.

The officer beside him was stunned for a moment, and asked weakly, "My lord, it's just the first wave of attacks, are we going to let the other party get close to the city wall?" Isn't it? Isn't it too early? ”

"The other side has not suffered many casualties by this time, General! They haven't sent out the air force yet, and those tall demons are there! If we wait any longer, the line will collapse! Order the troops to strike back freely! Immediately! Roysaac ordered: "Send another signal soldier immediately!" Contact the city! Let the trained refugees go up to the city walls! It may be too late! ”

"Yes! My lord. The officer turned and walked away, and Roysaac stared at the demon phalanx in the distance, one after another, approaching each other, and listened to the shouts of excitement or misery not far away, and he pressed against the battlements of the city wall, and his face became even more difficult to look at.

All along, he had been fantasizing about today's scenario in his mind, and he knew that this day would definitely come, but what he didn't expect was that, just like facing Iran Hill, he wouldn't be able to hold out even a round and would be defeated by the demon forces.

While his mind was full of desperate thoughts, the battle continued. After devouring a large number of refugees, the demon forces finally began to tentatively attack the city walls.

In addition to the infantry phalanx that kept approaching in the distance, countless demon dogs also began to flock to the city walls. Farther away, some demons who knew how to do magic began to pour fire attack magic on the head of Shakburn.

The battle became fierce in an instant, and some of these magical attacks smashed on the walls of the defensive magic array, splashing ripples on them. Some crashed directly into the city, blowing up more than a dozen soldiers, leaving blackened marks.

"Enemy bows and arrows are coming! Watch the sky! Another officer not far away reminded his soldiers loudly: "Hold your shield high!" ”

Before he could finish his words, a ballista not far behind him was blown to pieces by a cloud of flames, bringing up a cloud of blood and wreckage.

Before the flames of the explosion could be extinguished, the feathered arrows from the demonic phalanx fell, and countless arrows slammed into the thick shield like raindrops hitting the edge of the window.

Arrows pierced through the gaps and hit the human soldiers beneath their shields, who fell in response, blood quickly pouring from beneath their corpses and seeping into the crevices of the surrounding rocky walls.