With the officer's order, an imperial army's heavy trebuchet launched its first test shot. As the hammer fell, a stone bullet was thrown out along the oiled track, and the stone bullet hit the outer wall of Winterfell directly.
"Bang..."
The stone bullets were smashed to pieces on the city wall, and a large number of stone chips splashed everyplace. However, this made Capo, the commander of the Bolton family, a little confused. He did not understand what his opponent was doing?
After the test firing was completed, the other two heavy catapults also began to increase their load and adjust their positions. Soon, special stone balls with a diameter of about 1 meter were moved up, and then the soldiers began to install the winch, install the hook and rope.
"Boom..."
Three stone bullets were fired at the East Gate at high speed. After the stone bullets hit the inner city gate and the inner city wall, they instantly cracked. The green viscous liquid was splashed everyplace. Many soldiers who did not know why curiously dipped a little and smelled it.
"Wildfire... quickly prepare sand and soil... quickly... do you want to die, you mixed-bloods?"
The Bolton family's drillmaster, Capo, shouted at the soldiers around him at the top of his voice. He finally knew what the enemy's purpose was. Although he didn't know how the other party put the wildfire into the stone bullets, it would be too late if he didn't take action.
Just as the soldiers were carrying the sand and soil, another six stone bullets were thrown in, and for a time the entire inner and outer walls of the East Gate were covered with thick wildfire liquid.
These wildfires were all brought by the Bolton family when they attacked Skagos Island last time. After the magic power was enhanced in the later period, Marco and Narcissus spent time studying them, but there was no progress at all. Although they knew that wildfires might be related to oil, Skagos Island did not have oil mines, so Marco could not conduct experiments. Especially after wasting a can of wildfire, Marco ordered them to be sealed.
These stone bullets were all made by Gode using earth magic. The wildfire that had been sealed was then wrapped in ice made by Mance Rayder using water magic. They were pulled all the way from Skagos Island to here, just to test the attack power and damage range of this stone bullet.
"Fire bullet..."
With the officer's order, the soldiers lifted up three special fire bombs, which were made of charcoal, whale oil and simple cement. The fire effect was excellent, and it was specially used to ignite wildfire and fire oil.
"Boom..."
As the sound of explosions rang out, a dark green flame ignited near the East Gate. Although they had been told of the horror of the wildfire, many soldiers were still burned by it.
"Lord Brynden! The wildfire bombs have all been fired, and the tests are normal. We now only have 30 Myrish fire oil bombs left. Do you want to use them?"
The officer in charge of the trebuchets asked Brynden, who was riding on his warhorse, he really wanted to launch all the fire oil bombs into the castle.
But Brynden did not think so. He looked at the siege weapons that had been basically assembled around him, and he already had other plans in his mind. Now was not the time for him to use these weapons at will.
"Let's leave it at that for now! Siege weapons, prepare to attack. Everyone, listen to my orders and do your best to cooperate with the siege troops' advance."
"Yes, Lord Brynden.."
"Woo.."
As the horns sounded, five huge siege vehicles began to advance toward the east gate of Winterfell. The siege vehicles made by the masters in Marco's blacksmith shop were different from the fragile wooden siege vehicles on the mainland of Westeros.
It was built based on the various siege vehicles on the Blue Star. This kind of siege vehicle has a total of 4 floors, and there is a huge staircase on the top floor, which is specially used for climbing the wall. At the front end of the siege vehicle, there is a row of huge baffles made of wooden railings, which are used to defend against the enemy's arrows and crossbows.
In addition, when Brynden left, Marco also sent the construction drawings of the mantlet, the well-lan and the large ram to Brynden's hands. On the wall of Winterfell, Cabo looked at the dazzling siege equipment not far away, and his heart was mixed.
Although they now have tens of thousands of troops in their hands, Cabo knows the difficulty and horror of the enemy, and the other party's magic and dragons have not been used yet, which makes Cabo feel as if a huge stone is pressed in his heart.
Behind each siege vehicle was a giant warrior pushing it forward, and under the well-shaped siege tower was also a giant warrior. Looking at the siege troops that were constantly advancing, Brynden decisively ordered:
"Catapults ready, trebuchets advance, griffon units ready!"
With Brynden's order, the three huge trebuchets began to operate again, and the other ten simple trebuchets were also pushed forward by the soldiers to the appropriate distance. After the test firing was completed, the soldiers had mastered the actual distance, and they knew where the trebuchets could play the greatest role.
This kind of trebuchet is lighter and has a shorter range. It can only be used to throw stones of about 30kg. This kind of trebuchet can only be used to suppress the soldiers on the city wall, and it is not comparable to the heavy trebuchet.
Brynden would use them to suppress the soldiers on the city walls. After arriving at the fixed position, the catapults began to attack under the operation of the soldiers. Soon, basketball-sized stones flew to the walls and arrow towers of Winterfell.
Once the siege troops were ready, the system soldiers' phalanx also began to advance toward the city gate, followed by a phalanx of savage warriors, who would join the siege as a reserve force.
Seeing that the siege weapons of the Imperial Army had entered the range, Cabo said to the flag officer beside him:
"Order the catapults to attack, there's no time, the enemy is already closing in, quick!"
"Yes.."
As the standard-bearer signaled, the more than 20 simple catapults in Winterfell also launched an attack. There were still many heavy catapults on the Dreadfort side, but this time, because the reinforcements came too hastily, these things were not moved over, which led to the combat effectiveness of the defending troops being suppressed very seriously.
"Quick, quick, quick! Archers, get ready. Our battle has already begun. He..."
Capo shouted at the flag officer beside him, but before the flag officer could answer, he was pierced by a huge crossbow bolt, and blood and minced meat instantly covered Capo's body.
It was only at this time that Cabo discovered that there were several crossbows placed on the strange siege vehicles on the opposite side, and the crossbow bolts were constantly attacking the soldiers on the city wall. The terrible penetrating power was also constantly eroding the courage of the soldiers, making them afraid to show their heads to attack.
Because the armory was destroyed, the ballistae and flamethrowers equipped in Winterfell were basically turned into decorations, and they could not exert their maximum lethality at all. Now the soldiers of the Bolton family coalition can only rely on the walls of Winterfell and the stones stored in the city to defend.
As the fire oil bombs continued to attack, the walls of the East Gate were also ignited with bursts of flames, and the soldiers could only put out the fire while defending with crossbows.
"唳.."
Along with a series of eagle cries, the griffon Swan led his companions to swoop down from the sky. All the griffons except Swan had a cloth bag in their mouths, and the cloth bag contained a can of fire oil.
The wildfire was the last of the Hearthglen stores, which Brynden had "requisitioned" when he set out for Winterfell. The jars shattered as they fell from the sky, drenching the Bolton's makeshift trebuchets.
Immediately afterward, two more dragon roars came from the sky. The little green dragon and the little crystal dragon also learned from the griffins and adopted the vertical descent flight mode, and rushed down directly from the top of Winterfell.
The green dragon flame directly ignited all the catapults, and then the little green dragon took advantage of the momentum to burn the dragon flame all the way to the position of the second city gate.
The little crystal dragon also rushed toward the soldiers on the second city wall, and its terrible crystal breath directly covered all the soldiers on the city wall.
The black crystals were like they were glued on, directly sticking to the soldiers' skin. The feeling of the skin being stuck was very uncomfortable, and many soldiers couldn't help but tear off the crystals on their skin.
But in the end, they all found that they were powerless. The chips were still stuck to their skin. In the end, many people couldn't stand the feeling and directly pulled the crystals off their skin.
Large pieces of flesh were torn off by the crystals, and blood flowed everyplace. Many people's hands were cut open by the crystals. For a time, the city wall was full of crying soldiers.
"Bang..."
With the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground, five huge siege vehicles put their bridge plates on the outer wall, and then a large number of system soldiers rushed to the aisle of the outer city wall along the bridge plates.
"Kill!"
The fully armed Rope Dan Magner used his "Blessing Ceremony", and a huge angel phantom appeared above the outer city wall. The Valyrian imperial army all shouted excitedly, and the maintainers took the lead in rushing toward the defenders on the city wall.
The crossbowmen on the well-ladders also constantly took advantage of the height to launch arrow attacks on the soldiers on the second city wall, and the huge crossbows were constantly reaping the lives of the soldiers on the inner city wall.
For a time, the allied soldiers of the Bolton family suffered heavy losses and were unable to resist the attack of the Imperial Army. At the same time, the thug soldiers who pushed the ram car to the bottom of the city wall had already cleared the iron caltrops and deer antlers under the city wall in advance.
With the help of the giants, a huge battering ram was pushed under the first city gate. With the joint efforts of four giant warriors, the huge battering ram was lifted high.
"Bang..."
One loud crash after another rang out against the outer gate of the East Gate, causing the Bolton soldiers on the city walls and in the inner city to feel their hearts pounding.
After attacking for about ten minutes, the outer gate of the East Gate was directly rammed open. After pushing open the broken gate, a huge drawbridge appeared in front of everyone. Then, the giant warriors took the huge hooks from the soldiers behind them and prepared to pull the drawbridge.
The hook rope, as huge as an anchor, hooked the outer board of the drawbridge. Ten strong giant warriors each held a rope and desperately dragged the drawbridge, trying to break the iron rope on the drawbridge.
Just as the two sides were locked in a fierce battle, two more dragon roars fell from the sky. Roose Bolton had originally planned to use the crossbows from Myr to attack the young dragons, but he had not expected that Brynden would use this method to have the young dragons and griffins attack, leaving the Bolton soldiers with no way to use their strength.
The green dragon flame and crystal breath constantly attacked the soldiers near the inner wall and the city gate, making them unable to resist. Many soldiers looked up and attacked, but their eyes were stimulated by the strong light, and they could not aim at the giant dragon falling from the sky.
At this moment, the little green dragon, possessed by Brindin, spewed dragon flame toward the position of the drawbridge, and the crystal breath of the little crystal dragon followed closely. After spewing the dragon breath, the two young dragons flapped their dragon wings and flew into the sky.
"Bang..Boom.."
The drawbridge, which had been attacked and pulled at in turn, finally couldn't take it anymore and fell straight down. A huge cloud of dust and snow fragments blew fiercely toward the warriors attacking the city, making it impossible to see the distance and position of the entire passage.
"Oh.."
The wildling warriors attacking the gate cheered and pushed the huge battering ram forward. The gate was too narrow, so the giant warriors did not enter.
And they have more important things to do now, that is to move the hanging ladder to the outer wall, which is more than 10 meters away from the inner wall, and there is no connection point except the suspension bridge.
So, after having the situation scouted out in advance, Brynden had the craftsmen build a special ladder for attacking the inner wall. This ladder was very similar to a cloud ladder, but it was not as heavy as a cloud ladder.
The giant warriors sent a series of hanging ladders up the outer city wall, and at this time, in this area on the inner gate wall, countless stones and arrows were fired from the arrow holes and stone holes, making the warriors pushing the battering ram unable to move.
However, this was already considered lucky, because normally this area would be using fire oil, but the fire oil from Dreadfort had not been supplied in time, which reduced the lethality of these arrow holes and stone caves.
"Bang..huh ha..kill!"
As the sound of heavy objects falling to the ground came, more than 10 hanging ladders were put on the inner wall. These hanging ladders were all pulled by iron chains and ropes to prevent the soldiers from breaking the bridge deck when crossing the bridge. The crossbowmen and the archers among the wild warriors were constantly providing fire suppression, creating opportunities for their companions to attack.
With the widespread use of the hanging bridge, the allied soldiers of the Bolton family gradually lost their resistance, and little by little gave up the area near the city gate. At the position of the inner gate, the battering ram finally began its attack.
"Bang..."
After a series of loud bangs, the gate on the inner city wall was directly knocked open. The soldiers cheered and rushed in, but they encountered a half-moon-shaped shield array. The soldiers of the Bolton family seemed to have been waiting for them for a long time.
At this moment, Brynden, who had led the follow-up troops to Winterfell, suddenly raised his head and looked at the location of Winterfell and muttered to himself.