There is no need to worry about the eastern, western, and northern walls for the time being, although this extremely cold weather can not freeze people to death, but it can completely frostbite the hands and feet, and move slowly, if the enemy does not retreat in time, they can only die here. Even the soldiers defending the city on the city wall wearing cold-proof cotton clothes were so cold that their teeth were chattering, not to mention those enemies who climbed the wall and sweated profusely, and the instantaneous temperature difference made the sweat on their bodies become their deadly ice slag.

The funny thing is that the enemy army prepared a large number of tents to protect their siege equipment early in the morning, and also asked the crossbowmen and marksmen to take precautions against the rain, but what they ushered in was not a heavy rain, but a depressed ice cave.

The enemy, who was forced to retreat in a hurry, did not have time to dismantle the repeater chariots, and at the front of the position, those who discarded the repeater chariots and ballista carts became the live targets of the intercourseian chariots on the city wall, and easily dismantled thousands of repeater chariots and ballista chariots into waste wood......

However, the situation in the south of the city was not optimistic, even if the enemy only had one wall to attack, it also caused great pressure on the defenders, and Higg had to send reservists to the south of the city to reinforce him, and he himself went to the head of the city south of the city to command and dispatch......

Yesterday's two-hour siege had nearly 20,000 casualties, and the enemy was almost unscathed, and today in less than three hours, more than 10,000 people were lost on the east, west, and north sides, although most of them were frostbitten, and only three or four thousand people were killed, but the crossbow chariots on the three walls were destroyed in one fell swoop, and even the catapults were destroyed by the enemy. Compared with the loss of personnel, these burdens made him feel more distressed.

"When will this weather dissipate?" Marbot angrily asked Rose, "Didn't you say there is a way to slow down the effect of the opponent's magic and shorten the duration?" ”

"Lord Marshal, originally we were dealing with a rainy day, but I didn't expect the other party to change his tactics!" The magic guide said aggrievedly, "We have done our best to deal with it in a hurry, and we can save a city wall!" For the other three walls, it will take at least half a day to restore them to their pre-war state! ”

"Half a day is half a day!" Ma Potter said, "Order the whole army, the southern city wall to maintain all-weather high-intensity strikes, do not rest at night, and give Ben Shuai turns to attack the city on all sides!" Ben Shuai wants to see how much magic Delongso can control this hellish weather! ”

"Yes, Marshal!" The herald replied.

"Marshal!" The staff officer of the Chinese army said, "Now the crossbow chariots can no longer give enough suppression to the other side, and our supplies are also in short supply, it is better to concentrate all the catapults, line up outside the range of the opponent's crossbow chariots, and concentrate on attacking a city gate, although the distance is far away, but our catapults are numerous, and it is completely possible to make up for the lack of hit rate with the number, as long as we break a city wall or gate, we will win!" ”

"Okay, that's a good idea!" Ma Bot smiled, "Let's focus on attacking the south city gate, smashing this city gate tower with stone bullets, filling the moat by the way, and opening the way for the siege vehicles, hahaha!" ”

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The cold weather has an impact not only on the enemies outside the city, but also on the defense of the city, but not so much. But that's what the battlefield is, a winter coat to keep the cold from the cold, enough to keep the defenders warm enough to deal with the unprepared enemy.

The southern wall of the city has reached a state of white-hot fighting, and the battle between the two sides for the wall can be described as fierce, and Higg has been forced to send two reserves, each time 2,000 men to supplement the city wall, before fighting a close match. Under the supervision of the military order, the enemy continued to pour towards the city wall like ants moving......

The ladder used by the Great Army of Erathia in siege operations is not a simple ladder like a simple forest country, but a complex heavy weapon that can both attack and defend. This kind of ladder is composed of three parts: base, ladder body, and ladder surface, which are separated when transporting, and when the city is sieged, it is assembled on the spot, and the base installation wheel is advanced forward to the moat, and then the ladder body and ladder surface cross the moat, hang on the city wall, which is very firm and can almost become a part of the city wall. The ladder can be used not only as a tool for climbing the city, but also as a cover for crossbowmen. Most of these ladders are done in workshops, such as simple ladders like those in the Forest Country, where nearby jungle trees are cut down to make on site.

At the south gate, Hig on the tower of the city gate did not care about the enemy who was pressed by the black pressure to enter the city, and he believed that the soldiers who had been mobilized from the Kuba fortress and had rich experience in defending the city would be able to hold on for the time being. The enemy must still have the means to counteract, such a desperate siege is just paralyzing his own army, once he is accustomed to the enemy's way of attacking, busy with this way of attack, it will be easy to ignore the enemy's possible other means, Higg is now close to running out of mana, he must recover some magic to deal with the next enemy's tricks.

Higg didn't have time to care about that much anymore, so he sat on the gate tower and meditated in order to regain some of his magic for the unexpected......

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"Ladies and gentlemen of Bobo City, Bobo City is now at the most dangerous moment!" Maria organized some well-known citizen squires to gather at a military field not far from Nancheng District, hugged Christina, ascended to the viewing platform, and said loudly to the hundreds of people in the audience, "Bobo Huacheng is your home, and it is also the home of the Fifth Legion!" Eight years ago, the Fifth Army lost its homeland, and so did many of you. At that time, the enemy was so strong that the Fifth Army had to abandon its homeland, and I was ashamed of all the fathers, elders, villagers, and citizens who were here and who were not! Three years ago, the Fifth Legion returned to their homeland and vowed never to abandon their home and never abandon you!

"Although the main force of the Fifth Legion is leaving for the time being, it is to better defend your homeland! I am the princess of Alasia, Maria, and the wife of the fifth army marshal Count Higg, I am holding in my arms, is the earl marshal and my child, and is also the prince of the Alasia royal family, whether it is the earl marshal, or the princess, or the prince Christina, our whole family, we are willing to live and die with the city of Bobohua, people are in the city, the city is broken, never take a step back, never abandon the family and business!

"Citizens of Bobohua, you have witnessed the tragic situation of Bobohua Castle when it was breached eight years ago, and then lived in shame under the enslavement of the enemy, and even many people lost their lives. Eight years ago, our blood was still not dry on the walls, and now that the enemy is back, are we willing to let our homeland be ravaged by the enemy, let your wives and daughters suffer*, and let the blood of your parents and children be shed? Arad is dying and struggling, but he wants to drag us to Bobo Hua City to be buried with him, can we agree?

"All of you here are all well-known figures in Bobo Hua City, and the situation is dangerous, so there is no need for this princess to say more! This princess is willing to climb the city wall with Prince Christina, fight bloody battles with the enemy, and defend their homeland together! But this is not enough, this princess needs your help, and needs you to go to the city with this princess to fight, and use the weapons in your hands to drive those robbers who are going to forcibly enter our homeland out of the city. The princess has prepared 100,000 sets of equipment, willing to go to the city, can receive their own equipment, three gold coins per person per day, and those who are not willing to go to the city can also help carry supplies under the city, take care of the wounded, one gold coin a day, all the wounded or killed, according to the treatment of the first class sergeant of the Fifth Legion! After you go back, please publicize more, if you are willing to cooperate with my Fifth Legion to fight, please go to the volunteer service stations of the legions in each block to sign up to receive equipment and bounties, this princess believes that there is no one here who is not a person of no species! ”

After Maria finished speaking, regardless of the reactions of the burghers and gentry, she hugged Christina and said to Iona, Noah, and Jesse beside her, "Let's go, let's go to the city!" ”

Then, under the stunned gaze of everyone, the five of them walked towards the south city wall......

The identity of the princess, the prince, and the family of the earl marshal, Maria's mobilization, and personally fulfilled her promise to go to the city, touched everyone's nerves, and immediately caused a sensation in the city.

"Lao Tzu will go back to organize people, not for any birds, not for money, but also for his own family......"

"It's too seeded, and Lao Tzu doesn't want to be a waste of unplanted waste, and be looked down upon by women......"

"Being able to fight together with the Marshal, Her Royal Highness the Princess, and Her Royal Highness the Prince, Lao Tzu's death is worth it......"

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There was a commotion and discussion among the crowds, but almost soon they dispersed in a cacophony of birds and beasts, and each returned to his own neighborhood to get busy.

The whole Bobo Hua City was boiling, gongs and drums were beating everywhere, and the mobilization of Maria and her party spread all over the streets and alleys of Bobo Hua City, and almost all the people in the city were agitated, whether it was the temptation of money, the blood swelling, or the coaxing of following the trend, there seemed to be a momentum of wanting to raise their arms and go into battle bare-chested......

When they went to the military logistics service station in the neighborhood to sign up, the people who received the equipment and gold coins happily lined up to wait for the unified arrangement and command of the army, and more people lined up in a long line......

Bobo Huacheng has a population of nearly 500,000, excluding the old and weak women and children, there are definitely no less than 100,000 young and strong men who are suitable for climbing the city, and even many women are willing to join the queue of climbing the city, but the city wall is only suitable for men, and the old and weak women and children are all absorbed into logistics, because logistics requires more personnel.

At sunset, more than 10,000 people had already registered at dozens of military logistics service stations in several neighborhoods, half of whom had received equipment and were on call to go to the city at any time, while the other half were waiting for the army's logistical mobilization at any time to do logistical support work......

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The gate tower of the southern city, although it was not affected by Higg's cold mana, but after all, it was still spring in the north, as the sun sank in the west, the weather gradually became cold, and Maria, Iona, Noah, and Jesse, who had been standing around Sig for nearly five hours, were still standing firmly, motionless, and all the soldiers on the city wall, the soldiers and citizens in the city, could see it.

Christina, who did not understand what the adults were doing, had already fallen asleep in Maria's arms, and Maria, who was distressed, took off her coat and covered her body, without any intention of going down the city wall......