I was a knight in the Middle Ages

Chapter 138 The decisive moment

"Call the chariot crossbows and make sure to wipe out the enemy's heavy armored cavalry!" Although the chariot crossbows are not as powerful as the wall crossbows, they are more mobile and flexible. After the enemy broke through three city walls, the chariot crossbows finally destroyed the last heavy armored cavalry, and the precarious battle line was stabilized.

In order to strengthen the defense, Alpha carefully designed the width and curvature of the city wall. The width of the city wall happened to be equal to the length of the spearmen. After all, the Titanium City did not have enough resources and it was difficult to find enough materials to make spears.

At the same time, the curvature of the city wall was strictly controlled within a straight-line acceleration distance of no more than 20 meters to prevent the enemy's war horses from sprinting. In addition, the obstacles scattered around the city wall also severely restricted the enemy's offensive capabilities.

"Lord Gorbachev, the cost of such an attack is too high! We lost more than 500 people after breaking through only three enemy walls. Adding to the previous losses, we have more than 2,000 people who have lost their combat effectiveness." Today, the camp for the wounded is already overcrowded, and the wounded cannot receive timely treatment. The situation is not optimistic.

"Don't worry about the losses, keep attacking! We can take turns to rest, but the enemy probably doesn't even have time to rest. They work all day and can't hold on for too long." Gorbachev was right.

Although Alpha arranged for the soldiers to take turns to rest, the roar of killing outside made it impossible for the soldiers to rest in peace. Over time, anxiety and fatigue gradually eroded everyone's nerves.

During the long offensive and defensive war, they had to be vigilant against enemy attacks at all times, while also constantly repairing city walls, clearing obstacles and carrying corpses.

However, Gorbachev seemed to have forgotten that, in comparison, his bandit corps, although well-equipped, was gradually becoming restless. They kept charging, but were blocked by city walls and obstacles every time. Even if they broke through the city walls, they would still face the soldiers in the city waiting in a fierce battle. Death, killing and blood continued to fill every corner of the battlefield. During the long offensive and defensive battle, the Alpha Empire Corps relied on its firm will and desire to survive to resist the enemy's attack, and the enemy's situation was even more cruel than that of the Alpha Corps.

In contrast, the Bandit Knights' mentality gradually became impetuous and unstable. They launched continuous attacks, but each time they failed to make substantial progress. In the long offensive and defensive battles, their morale gradually declined and their mentality became increasingly unstable. The key point is that whether they were injured or died, the price they paid was the same. This made the Bandit Knights tired of this hopeless war.

In war, the mentality and morale of soldiers are very important factors. If an army lacks firm belief and willpower, it will be difficult to win even if it has an advantage in equipment. On the contrary, if an army has strong spiritual strength and willpower, it is possible to win even if it is at a disadvantage in equipment.

This fierce battle lasted until the fourth day. In the afternoon of that day, the enemy finally pushed the front line to the wall of the industrial city, and all the outer fronts had been captured.

"Lord Magician Gus, can you launch another magic attack? The enemy only has one last wall left. If we break it, we will win." Now, there are only 3,000 knights left around Gorbachev. Some of them are wounded or dying. Two thousand of them are lying on their sickbeds wailing, with no one paying attention to them.

"Okay, I understand." Gus didn't refuse.

"Gus, you have to think clearly. If you use magic yourself to help them, the nature of the matter will change completely." Originally, using magic apprentices to gather magic was a borderline behavior, but now if he does it himself, there will be no excuse.

"Don't worry about it. I must defeat that magician." Gus was blinded by hatred and only wanted revenge.

"Then you stay and continue fighting. I'll go back. I didn't see anything." Collins didn't want to get involved in the fight between the two magicians, so he pretended to see nothing.

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"It looks like the battle will be over in the next two days." Looking at the city that had been completely destroyed, Alpha had dark circles under his eyes, which seemed to foreshadow the direction of the battle.

"Lord Alpha, we are all ready and can join the battle at any time." There are still 600 veteran knights who can fight, and they are all our capital.

"Lord Alpha, the enemy magician has taken action. This time the magic power is much smaller, but it poses a great threat to our city walls." Darwin once again sensed the enemy's magic fluctuations.

"Can you interfere with the enemy's magic? Or resist the enemy's magic?" The Industrial City is Alpha's foundation, and he doesn't want to destroy it and start over.

"It's difficult. The enemy is bluffing on purpose to reduce the power and increase the surprise." Darwin frowned, obviously thinking about how to resist.

"You don't have to defend it completely, reducing the power is enough." Alpha also knew the difficulties.

"I will do my best." Darwin stared at the opposing team.

"Liad, once the city wall is breached, you must break out from the south gate, tear open the enemy's defense line, and rush to kill the enemy's reinforcements with all your might!" Alpha realized that he could not continue to passively take the beating.

"Lord Alpha, is our force of 600 too weak?" Liad was a little worried.

"Don't worry, the thousand cavalry led by Makina and Tasili are ready to fight. Once you leave the city wall, they will immediately take action. At that time, the enemy will surely come out in full force to attack my position. You must hold your position. As long as you hold it, we will win!" Alpha originally wanted to postpone the final battle to tomorrow morning, but now it seems that he can only move it forward. Of course, the two of them actually brought less than 900 troops, which gave Liad confidence. Sometimes morale is also a key to victory.

"Lord Alpha, there are no regular knights in the city. Aren't you in too much danger?" Veterans like Liad are the last backbone of the Titanium Mine City.

"Don't worry, we still have one last weapon that we haven't used yet. That will be enough to give them a hard time." The anger that Alpha has been accumulating for a long time is about to erupt, and the enemy will have to withstand a huge explosive force.

"Get ready to go immediately."

"Understood. I will try my best, Lord Alpha." Liad also knew that this was the final sprint and there could be no failure.

With the enemy's relentless attacks day and night, the defenses of the Titanium City Industrial City are already shaky. The defenders on the city walls are on high alert, preparing for the final decisive battle.

"For victory, forward!" The enemy's attack began.

Bang, bang, bang, the arrows rained down, and the enemies fell in an instant. At this time, armor and weapons were in serious shortage, and the enemies often took off their comrades' equipment and used it themselves, but it could not satisfy people's desire to survive.

"Lord Alpha, it's the north gate. The enemy is preparing to cast magic. The enemy is feinting at the south gate." Darwin reminded loudly. The enemy really attacked the north gate from the inner city, just as Alpha expected. This attack was more secretive and sudden.

"Liad, get ready to go," Alpha ordered. "Get ready to open the door, and get the crossbow ready."

There was a loud bang coming from the north gate, and the ground shook violently, but it was much smaller than before.

"Charge!" At the moment the enemy was stunned, twelve crossbow carts roared, and then Liad led his troops out of the south gate, fighting bravely, and the enemy's formation began to loosen.

Little did they know that this was just Alpha's plan. Explosives had been set up in front of the north gate, waiting for all the enemies to enter. But the specific situation was not known yet, and the explosives had not been ignited and exploded. These explosives were made by Alpha using Athena's fighting spirit potion, which was very precious.

"Phyllis, send a signal and prepare the entire army to launch an attack!" Alpha looked anxiously in the direction of the south gate. The enemy had begun to retreat.

"All troops, listen up! Attack the enemy camp! Don't let them escape!" Makina led the cavalry troops to rush out at full speed and began to attack the enemy camp. The enemies fell down in an instant and the enemy army was completely defeated.

"Phyllis, hold the south gate, the guards follow me to the north gate, and the rest of you push the chariot to the north gate." This is a critical moment, and Alpha does not need to worry about attacks from the outside. However, he is afraid that the enemy will recklessly want to occupy this industrial city.

When Alpha arrived at the North City Defense, he was surprised to find that the enemy's magic did not destroy the city wall, but the wall was covered with huge cracks, as if it would collapse at any time.

"Spearmen, hold on from above." Looking at the crumbling city walls, Alpha made a bold decision.

With a loud bang, the city wall collapsed. But unexpectedly, the wall collapsed in the direction of the enemy. This wall, which was more than ten meters high and more than twenty meters wide, collapsed in an instant, accompanied by wailing sounds. I don't know how many enemies were crushed underneath.

"Prepare the crossbows." The enemy was startled by the sudden situation and did not launch a charge immediately.

"After we capture this place, we will rob and kill people in the whole city for three days and three nights." In order to boost morale, leader Gorbachev spent a huge amount of money.

"Darwin, pay attention to that magician." What Alpha is most worried about now is the magic circle.

"Leave the magician to me." Thanks to Darwin's efforts, the enemy's magical power was greatly weakened, and even the city wall was not directly destroyed.

The enemy's vanguard rushed into the city through the gap, and victory seemed within reach. They screamed wildly and charged forward desperately.

"Shoot with the crossbows." Alpha mobilized all the movable crossbows in the city, more than fifty of them, and instantly more than three hundred crossbow arrows wiped out the three or four hundred enemies that broke in.

"The crossbows move back to reload and fire alternately. Archers shoot accurately." Actually, Alpha's crossbow only has three rounds left and cannot fire continuously, but this is enough to scare the enemy completely.

"Lord Alpha, there is a riot in the rear of our army. It seems that the miners are trying to escape." The information from the rear made Alpha feel cold.

"Isolate them. Anyone who dares to leave the warning range will be killed without mercy." Alpha gave the order with a cold face. At this moment, the rear must not move, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous.

"Fatam, take a hundred veterans with you." These veterans were all soldiers who had been seriously injured before. Although they had not fully recovered yet, they were enough to deal with those miners.

"I only need fifty people." Fattam understood that the situation was critical, so he took the fifty people and hurried to the rear.

Fattam said nothing, but aimed the crossbow in his hand at the miners who wanted to rebel and escape. Once they crossed the red line, they would be shot mercilessly.

"We just want to survive. You can't let us be buried with you."

"Anyone who crosses the red line will be killed without mercy." Fattam had a blank expression and a heart of stone.

"Lord Alpha, we can't hold on any longer. The enemies are increasing in number. Alpha, please retreat immediately."