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Chapter 239: siege
Chapter 239: siege
??Chapter 239 Siege
??Land of Storms, Tongmen City.
?? At this time, the city was already gloomy.
??The news of the complete annihilation of the king's army that went south to support has come back, and Tongmen City, which was already panicked because of the attack by the Hewan army, is even more undercurrent.
??Without reinforcements, can they hold the castle against the front of the River Bend army by themselves?
??Sunlight shone in through the narrow windows, but it could barely dispel the darkness in the hall.
??The lord of Bronze Gate City, Count Ralph Buckler, sat on a chair in the center of the living room, staring blankly at the door, as if waiting for the guests to appear.
??The heavy footsteps were getting closer and closer, and Earl Ralph's eyes gradually became focused.
?? Soon, a young man somewhat similar to his face walked into the living room.
?? "Dear cousin, I bring you greetings from His Majesty Stannis." Ser Bruce Buckler saluted with a smile.
??Earl Ralph sized up his cousin, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, and finally settled on the flaming red heart emblem on the other's chest, and said in a complicated tone:
?? "You changed your coat of arms."
"It's not really a change." Sir Bruce stepped forward and sat down on the chair, showing off the blue brass buckle coat of arms on his cloak, "Look, I still keep the coat of arms of the Bukele family. "
??Earl Ralph's face softened slightly, and said:
?? "Stannis sent you again to persuade him to surrender?"
?? "How could it be to persuade you to surrender. It should be to persuade you to serve the real king, the legal heir to the Iron Throne, His Majesty Stannis Baratheon."
?? Earl Ralph twitched his mouth and said:
?? "Can your king send troops to help me drive away the river bend army outside the city?"
??Sir Bruce was choked upon hearing this.
??When Earl Ralph saw this, he no longer concealed his contempt: "I can't do anything, so what do I want your king to do?"
??Sir Bruce also retorted: "What about the king you are loyal to? That underage **** on the Iron Throne, can he help you keep this castle?"
"At least he sent 60,000 troops to support. Although he has been wiped out by the people of the Reach, I will always remember this kind of help. And what about Stannis? You are only sent here, and you are required to swear allegiance to me, really. Do you think all the nobles in the Stormlands are dogs raised by his Baratheon family? See for yourself, how many families are willing to recognize that annoying guy as king?"
"It's not that His Majesty Stannis has done nothing." Sir Bruce explained, "When I set off, the Royal Fleet was already at Dragonstone Island, and it should launch an attack on King's Landing within a few days. So, as long as you Persevere for a few more days, maybe you can hear the good news that His Majesty Stannis has sat on the Iron Throne.
??At that time, would the princes of the Stormland still dare to wait and see? Facing the danger of a front and back attack, the Hewan people might have to retreat. "
??A ray of hope appeared in Earl Ralph's eyes when he heard the words. After a moment of contemplation, he nodded heavily:
?? "Good! I hope to hear the good news that His Majesty Stannis has ascended the Iron Throne as soon as possible."
?? "You will."
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??Outside Tongmen City, the Hewan North Route Army camp.
?? "Earl Ralph refused?"
?? "Yes, my lord."
?? "Okay." Sir Arman Peake was a little disappointed, but he still calmed down and said to Earl Randall, "It seems that Earl Ralph doesn't like my son-in-law."
??Hewan North Road Army soldiers approached the city, but did not launch an attack immediately. Instead, they felled trees to make siege equipment, and at the same time sent envoys to try to capture Tongmen City without bloodshed.
??The peace condition proposed by the river bend is that Earl Ralph Buckler will marry his daughter to Sir Oman, the second son of Earl Peake, the lord of Star Shuttle City.
This time, Samwell's goal in plotting the Stormlands is Storm's End, so the other castles in the Stormlands must be distributed to other nobles of the Riverbend. They can't patronize their own meat and don't give soup to the younger brothers, that's for sure It is not acceptable.
??As the backbone of the "Horse Party", the Peake family is naturally the key target of Samwell's win-win and care.
??Before in the imperial forest, Earl Peake had already complained a little because the knights of the Peake family disobeyed the military orders and were beheaded. This marriage was actually to appease the Peake family.
?? But unfortunately, the Bukele family in Tongmen City seems unwilling to accept the dignity offered by the people of Hewan, and is preparing to resist stubbornly.
??Earl Randall said indifferently: "When we conquer the Bronze Gate City, Earl Ralph's opinion will no longer be important."
?? Sir Arman laughed, then took his leave and left.
??Earl Randall turned to look at his son:
?? "Let your men prepare, we will attack the city tomorrow."
?? "Okay." Samwell smiled slightly, looking confident.
??Gunpowder can't deal with Storm's End, but it should be no problem against a Bronze Gate City.
??But on the second day, Samwell found that he was too optimistic.
??Because, it rained heavily.
?? "Is the gunpowder not damp?" Samwell ran out of breath to the logistics camp to find Bachelor Coburn.
?? "No." Bachelor Qyburn responded calmly, "I have already covered the gunpowder bag with a waterproof tarpaulin."
??Samwell was relieved.
??Of course, under such heavy rain, it is definitely impossible to attack the city.
??And he also realized that there is a huge flaw in the black powder that Bachelor Coburn worked out—it is greatly affected by the weather.
??Once it rains, gunpowder cannot be used.
??Once this weakness is known by the enemy, targeted arrangements will be made.
?? Fortunately, the Hewan army now has the initiative on the battlefield and can choose the date of attack.
?? If they are the passive side, then this secret weapon will be scrapped directly.
?? It’s no wonder that black powder has been around for hundreds of years in the original world, but it still hasn’t been widely used on the battlefield. The limitations of this thing are too great.
?? This torrential rain lasted for two days, and the Hewan army also waited outside Tongmen City for two days.
?? On the third day, because there was still a lot of water on the ground, Samwell waited another day after consulting Bachelor Coburn.
?? Many nobles in Hewan expressed their incomprehension. It is reasonable not to attack the city when it rains, but why not fight now that the rain has stopped?
??Many people found Earl Landau, but they were dismissed by the other party saying that the time had not come.
??Even Earl Ralph in the Bronze Gate City was surprised. He went up to the top of the city to observe it himself. Of course, he didn't see anything.
?? On the fourth day, Earl Landau held a military meeting and finally announced his decision to attack the city today.
??The impatient noble knights who had been waiting for a long time suddenly burst into cheers.
??Next, the Hewan army first ate breakfast calmly. Because they were attacking the city today, they specially added dried meat and distributed a small amount of wine for the soldiers to enjoy.
?? After the meal is over, the battle officially begins.
As the low-pitched horn sounded across the field, more than a dozen catapults roared first, and the huge stones attacked several turrets on the city wall. Of course, the accuracy was poor, and almost none of them hit, but the flying stone The block still played a suppressive role.
??At the same time, the soldiers of Hewan also swarmed up, their armors and swords swept towards Tongmen City like sparkling waves under the sunlight.
??The defenders of Tongmen City also began to fight back. For a while, arrows poured down like a torrential rain, mixed with various stones, logs, and hot oil.
??The sound of fighting resounded through the sky, interweaving into a typical scene of siege warfare in the cold weapon era.
??The only thing that is not typical is the seven strangely shaped carts mixed in the infantry positions in the river bend.
??These carts have four wheels and are covered with a layer of iron, requiring more than a dozen soldiers to push them towards the city wall.
??The defenders were not too surprised by this, thinking that the car was equipped with a battering ram.
??But when the carts arrived under the city wall but did not hit the door, the defenders were puzzled.
??It's a pity that these carts are protected by iron sheets, and they don't have a good way to deal with them.
?? "It seems to be digging a tunnel?" Sir Bruce Buckler stared at the shield and took a look out of the city wall.
?? "Tunnel?" Earl Ralph Buckler sneered, "Is Randyll Tarly so naive? What's the use of tunnels? Or does he think I won't prepare inner trenches in the city?"
??Sir Bruce shrugged and said with a smile: "It seems that the famous general of the River Bend is nothing more than that."
?? Earl Ralph also laughed:
?? "If Randyll Tarly has this kind of means, maybe I can really hold out until His Majesty Stannis ascends the Iron Throne."
??The two cousins ??were talking and laughing in a relaxed tone, but suddenly they heard the sound of horns coming from the Hewan camp again.
??The soldiers of the river bay who were attacking the city immediately retreated like a tide after hearing the order.
?? Just left hundreds of corpses, armor, weapons, and of course those seven weird carts on the spot.
??Earl Ralph and his cousin looked at each other in blank dismay, and were immediately confused by the operation of the people in Hewan.
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