This unexpected situation did not make Du Yuanzhi confused.

I saw him directly taking over the command at the top of the Gaoling City Wall, and then shouted loudly...

"Don't worry about anything else, all three crossbows will focus their fire to attack the siege crossbows and catapults on the opposite side. Return the cannons and replace them with gravel shotguns, and the target of the attack will be the enemy's main force!"

"At the same time, the archer troops and crossbow troops are ready. As soon as the main force on the opposite side enters the shooting range, fire suppression will begin!"

With Du Yuanzhi's order, the soldiers on the wall immediately found their backbone.

The opponent's 'big push' approach to siege the city was, to put it bluntly, disrupting them, and at the same time putting pressure on them, leaving the soldiers operating the defensive equipment on the wall not knowing which one to attack.

It's easy to break it, just hold on.

The soldiers will block it, and the water will cover it. As the defender, they have the advantage of the city wall, and there is really nothing to be afraid of.

The closer distance makes this war officially begin!

On the top of the wall of Gaoling City, three-bow crossbows fired wildly, trying to destroy the enemy's siege equipment that threatened them.

Such a clear-cut style of play made Owen, who was in the rear, clearly aware that his 'big push' did not seem to have much disruptive effect on the defending force in front of him.

But it doesn't matter. At most, he is quite confident about his siege army.

The three-bow crossbows on both sides were carrying out crazy long-range attacks on each other.

For a moment, it was hard to tell who had the upper hand.

During this period, the main force of the Europas also held their shields high and steadily advanced towards Gaoling City.

After waiting for the opponent's main force to enter their firing range, the return artillery placed on the top of the Gaoling city wall finally opened fire. The overwhelming rain of stone bullets directly turned into a powerful suppressive force and smashed towards the enemy troops outside the city.

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At the same time, the archers and goblin crossbowmen on the wall also took action one after another not to be outdone.

It has to be said that this long-range firepower is simply astonishing, putting pressure on Owen, who was originally full of confidence.

But this wasn't enough to scare him.

The infantry units under his command are basically composed of large shield soldiers and shield and ax soldiers with a balance of offense and defense.

Each soldier is equipped with iron-wrapped shields, helmets and other armor, all of which are designed to allow them to rush up to the wall withstand the long-range firepower from the opposite side.

As long as the distance is shortened to that point, the opposing back row troops will basically be useless.

Of course, before that, his own backline troops will spare no effort to cover the main force!

"Archer troops, all shoot arrows, suppress the wall!!"

Owen shouted in a heavily accented European language.

The sweeping rain of arrows flew directly towards the wall of Gaoling City.

At the same time, the catapults that entered the attack range also began to quickly throw huge boulders, and in the process of bombarding the opposite city wall, they kept making violent muffled sounds.

"Do you need me to lead troops out of the city to attack?"

Seeing the intruders getting closer and closer outside the city, Guo Zhen quickly asked Du Yuanzhi.

"No need for the moment. The invaders' troops are overwhelming ours. Going out to attack them will inevitably cause a lot of casualties. It is more beneficial for us to defend the city wall."

While speaking, Du Yuanzhi quickly gave orders to the soldiers on the side.

"Be prepared to throw logs and stones, and pay attention to the ladder coming up from the opposite side!"

While he was talking, the enemy's main force had already rushed to the city walls.

On top of the wall, the city defenders who had been waiting there for a long time decisively followed Du Yuanzhi's instructions and greeted them with rolling logs and stones.

During this period, a large number of the opponent's ladders were put up on the wall.

The first reaction of the soldiers who noticed this was to push down the ladders.

However, the reality is not that simple.

They found that there was a metal hook fixed at one end of the ladder. When it was placed on the wall, the hook was fastened to their wall like a claw.

In addition, there were several soldiers supporting the ladder at the bottom. For a while, it was not that easy to push the ladder down.

Those Europa soldiers held shields in one hand and climbed quickly on the ladder, making them look like agile monkeys. In a short time, they approached the war-torn wall.

Du Yuanzhi, who realized this situation, naturally quickly signaled the infantry troops on the wall to rush forward to attack.

Using a large number of ladders, a large number of Europa soldiers rushed up the wall, and a melee on the wall began.

The entire situation has completely fallen into a deadlock of mutual consumption.

This fierce siege battle lasted until the evening, and finally ended with the temporary retreat of the invaders.

The night was getting darker, and the firelight was still bright in the combat conference room of the Gaoling City military camp.

Du Yuanzhi frowned and looked at the post-war statistics in front of him.

Logically speaking, after such a fierce siege battle, the number of casualties suffered by the opponent's siege troops should not be much smaller.

However, the reality was completely inconsistent with Du Yuanzhi's expectations.

During the process of cleaning up the battlefield after the war, he found that the number of corpses of enemy soldiers was much less than he expected!

"Tiepi..."

At this moment, Du Yuanzhi was holding an enemy soldier's helmet.

The moment he took it, he could clearly feel the metallic texture.

According to the craftsmen in the city, the enemy had a layer of iron wrapped around the armor.

This method is not complicated, but it effectively increases the defensive capabilities of these armors.

This is obviously the main reason why the opponent's casualties were so small in this battle.

And this is indeed the case. Owen attaches great importance to the "defense" of soldiers, or their ability to survive on the battlefield.

A soldier can only create value if he is alive, what use is he dead?

It is precisely because of this concept that the armies under his command are basically made up of shield soldiers.

At the same time, although it was already dark, the invaders' wild camp was still brightly lit.

The engineers who accompanied the army on the expedition were repairing the siege equipment that was damaged during the day overnight.

Medical soldiers are also treating the wounds of injured soldiers.

In the camp, after taking off his heavy armor, Owen was eating military rations while looking at the casualty report in his hand with a slight frown.

The casualties in this first round of siege were higher than he expected.

The defensive firepower on the opposite side was indeed quite fierce.

This time, I might have picked a hard nut.

But this first game was just a tentative outpost for him.

While getting to know the opponent's details, his goal is to consume the opponent's defense resources.

This is a one-month war.

You need to take a slightly longer view and calculate backward step by step.
Chapter completed!