Chapter 354 The Current Situation of Rapid City
"The devil's fireball!"

one of the Leia sergeants screamed.

In the narrow alleys, the exploding flames swept through in an instant, and the huts made of wood and mud were set on fire in an instant.

Thick smoke and debris spewed out from both sides of the alley, and the heat waves hit the faces of the sword and shield soldiers who were about to rush into the alley, forcing them to raise their iron shields and retreat coughing.

In the blazing flames, a dozen Leia mercenaries were engulfed in flames. Amid the sound of force pulling and collapsing, the original blockhouse slowly collapsed, with bricks and stones flying everywhere.

Taking advantage of the chaos of the church army, the wizards in the blockhouse and the parliamentary army infantry quickly crawled out of the tunnel.

Walking among the low huts and wooden houses, the halberd bearers hired by the Merchant Guild of Rapid City rushed in the front, followed by wizards, crossbowmen and three or two great swordsmen.

Occasionally, a few night watch guards would tremble and raise their battle axes and swords to try to stop them, but they would be shot down by the crossbowmen and stabbed to death by the halberdmen.

The earth was shaking with the dull thud of huge rocks hitting the city walls, and the clamour of shouting and killing rose and fell in the residential areas outside Rapid City.

"Go faster." The wizard, whose legs were weak and he was stuck in the middle, shouted, "The entrance to the tunnel is in the next block."

However, the halberd-wielding man in front suddenly stopped and braked in front of an empty street.

"What's wrong? Let's go."

The wizard raised his head, and through the gap between his shoulders he saw the scene he least wanted to see: a dozen squire knights from the Imperial Order Company were raising their bows and aiming at them.

With the sound of bowstrings shaking, a dozen arrows flew into the air and densely covered the area where the wizard team was.

Several unarmored halberd-wielding soldiers were shot on the spot. They covered their arms and wailed as their halberds fell to the ground with a clang.

"Is there any more red dragon breath?" The wizard pushed away the two servants who were supporting him and asked loudly.

His companion gave him a desperate answer: "The fireball just now was the last breath of the red dragon."

The square-flag knights in light blue and white casual clothes leaped over, and the fierce wind was split by the long sword, easily chopping off the heads of several halberd bearers.

"You lowly slave of the church!" The wizard of Black Snake Bay took out the dagger from his waist and rushed towards the leading knight with a howl without any fear.

The dagger was glowing with an oily green light, and if one was even briefly touched by it, the skin would be corroded and festered.

This mana-driven alchemical weapon is the melee standard for combat wizards.

In a one-on-one situation, it is actually difficult for ordinary extraordinary infantry to fight against a wizard with strange methods.

It’s a pity that they are facing an extraordinary knight who is blessed with [Protection from Toxin].

Before the Black Snake Bay wizard could get close, a feather arrow had already pierced his chest. In the last moment before he lost consciousness, he gritted his teeth and threw out the dagger.

The dagger spun and flew over, brushing against the knight's black armor, only producing a few sparks, before it became completely silent.

Taking off the iron helmet that covered his face, revealing his head that was not even sweating, Edmund, the captain of the third company of the Imperial Order Company, looked at the city wall towering by the river.

The nearly 8-meter-high wall of Rapids City was not only covered with countless traces of smoke and fire, but also had flying axes, javelins and feather arrows stuck in the gaps.

At the base of the wall, the poisonous smoke from the green dragon's breath lightly enveloped the festering corpse.

"These lowly wizards deserve to be put to death." Looking at the corpses of many knights piled up under the city wall, a rare look of brutality appeared on Ellard's face.

Like most cities, Grand Rapids is divided into the inner and outer city.

The inner city was where citizens, craftsmen and priests lived, while the outer city was where civilians and laborers lived.

Various wooden houses and mud-brick houses radiate on both sides of the main road outside the city.

However, to this day, these residents' homes have either been affected by fire or have been demolished to build siege equipment.

The once bustling and crowded streets outside the city are now only broken walls with exposed wooden planks.

Refugees and beggars who lost their homes hid among the ruins, fearing that they would be affected by the war.

Among them, the port in the south of the city was originally a downtown area. Cargo ships traveling from north to south would always have to unload cargo, change river channels and carry out repairs at this most important three-way intersection.

But at this moment the river was full of fragments of sailboats, and in the rippling river channel, half of the charred mast protruded from the water.

Elad still remembered that when they arrived about a month ago, the port was surrounded by a slightly lower wall that was connected to the inner city wall.

It took them only five days to breach the outer walls of the port.

At that time, both Elad and Arman believed that the city could be captured within three to five days.

Then they were stuck in a long siege.

The Rapid City Council relied on the strong and tall walls to block the knights' charge, and the wizards fought in the streets of the port using tunnels, sewers and the towers of the wealthy merchants. After the initial panic, Rapid City quickly adapted to the battlefield and was able to repel the attacks every day at a relatively small cost.

At least in this month, except for the initial battles, the church army hardly gained any advantage.

After the siege progress came to a standstill, troubles began to arise.

After the siege of Rapid City, trade routes throughout the Thousand River Valley came to a complete standstill.

A large number of merchant ships docked at Feiliu Fort and Xiaochi City, watching with complaints as the goods on the ships gradually deteriorated.

In Feiliu Castle, there are nobles and bishops who put pressure on Barnifors all the time. You know, they have shares in many of those merchant ships and goods.

Especially now that it is the harvest season, the water routes are blocked, and the estates scattered across the country are unable to collect grain and sell it for money. Isn't it urgent?

Now that Rapid City is under siege, the nobles' funding chain has been cut off, and many nobles can't even afford to hold banquets. They can only condescend to change the frequency of banquets to once a month.

This pressure was passed on to Barnifors, then to the Sharp-Tooth Knight Arman, and then once again to the captains of the imperial companies and the captains of the lancers.

It's no wonder that Elad was annoyed. After all, every extra day of attack meant a loss of hundreds of gold pounds.

They couldn't understand how such an isolated and helpless small town could withstand their attack.

Especially their red dragon breath and green dragon breath, which seemed to be inexhaustible.

Every time the church thinks they have used up these two evil things, they miraculously pull out one or two more.

"Lord Elad, look, the siege tower is out again."

Elad's eyes focused, and he saw a huge black shadow appear on the hillside. This was the third siege tower.

Unlike the blockhouse and street fighting on the port side, the attack on the plain was a real siege.

After a month-long attack, the original moat had been filled with corpses, mud and stones, leaving several paths.

The iron-clad wheels rolled, and the 8-meter-high siege tower slowly moved forward on the bridge deck made of corpses, soil and stones.

Dozens of peasant soldiers and extraordinary infantrymen shouted in unison, their shoes and armored uniforms soaked by the hot weather as they walked in disorder.

The tall siege tower looked like a giant advancing, and the commander defending the city was certainly not blind.

Following the city guard's order, a wizard with strong arms embedded the bright red dragon's breath gem on the front of the staff and raised it above his head.

The soldiers guarding the city around could clearly feel that the air was much hotter and drier.

"Red Dragon Breath Fireball! Dodge!"

The peasant soldiers in the observation post of the siege tower tumbled down the stairs of the siege tower incoherently, and an incandescent fireball with a diameter of about 1 meter flew out from the city wall.

"boom--"

Before anyone could prepare themselves, a huge ball of fire suddenly exploded in the middle of the siege vehicle.

Wood chips and flames flew everywhere, and the peasant soldiers who were pushing the siege vehicle forward immediately scattered.

Seeing the siege tower stalled, the city guard stood on the battlement and shouted angrily: "Fire the crossbows and poke them in the eyes!"

The hammer smashed down, the bowstring of the crossbow bounced, and more than ten two-meter-long spears broke through the air and attacked.

Groups of fleeing peasants and soldiers fell one after another. At this time, there was almost no difference between the extraordinary infantry and the peasants.

More than ten sharp spears took the lives of at least seven or eight people, and even three unlucky guys were pierced through continuously.

Only a few extraordinary knights were able to jump off their horses quickly and save their lives.

When the soldiers dispersed, the siege tower collapsed in a column of black and red smoke that rose straight up.

Along with it, the confidence of the attacking soldiers also collapsed. Many soldiers seemed to be wearing invisible long skirts, and their walking changed from long strides to small steps.

Elad knew that the troops in the rear might have to be withdrawn temporarily.

Sure enough, as the horn sounded, the soldiers who had been pushing the battering rams and carrying the ladders breathed a sigh of relief and left under the command of the captain.

Leading the knights out of the port area, Elad picked his ears impatiently, as if that could cover up the cheers from the city wall.

How long will this siege last?

(End of this chapter)