Chapter 287 Conquering Yuwei Town

The artillery shells of the Arda army were like heavy hammers, hammering on the walls of Yuwei Town one after another.

The hastily repaired walls were obviously not very solid. After nearly two hours of bombardment by the navy's 12-pound artillery, they were shaky.

The defenders hid in the towers at first, but these towers that could defend against ordinary arrows and crossbows were vulnerable to the power of artillery and would collapse after a few shells. Except for a few people who still insisted on the wall, most people ran to the bottom of the wall in fear.

The counterattack of the crossbow cannons of the Yuwei Town defenders made the Arda navy officers and soldiers panic for a while at first. In order to accurately bombard the target and avoid the consumption of the kinetic energy of the shells, the navy's warships were docked within 200 meters of the city wall. At this distance, the ordinary bows and arrows equipped by the defenders could not do anything to them, but the range of the crossbow can reach.

For a long time, they relied on long-range firepower to crush the enemy, and had never encountered such a phenomenon.

But they soon found that the crossbows were not to be feared, firstly because of their poor accuracy - due to both the equipment and the quality of the personnel, and secondly because of their small number - there were only four.

So the navy's warships boldly poured fire on Yuwei Town.

Most of the defenders were transferred to the north of the town to guard against the upcoming landing of the Alda army. With such powerful firepower, Viscount Carter believed that the enemy would break through from the north.

At the west gate of Yuwei Town, only a small team of soldiers were guarding, and the sound of artillery from the river in the north frightened them.

However, something happened that made them even more panicked. An army suddenly appeared in the forest to the west of them.

"The enemy is attacking the west gate! We need support, go and notify the viscount!"

The officer widened his eyes and ordered his soldiers loudly with a trembling voice.

Although the battle on the river in the north was going on, it was just a feint attack by the Alda army. Schroeder's strategy was "frontal feint attack, flank detour". The two infantry battalions that had landed in the west quietly approached the west gate of Fishtail Town under the cover of the forest. After the navy bombarded for two hours, they launched an attack.

Solo Carter, who received the report, fell into hesitation. He didn't know which place was the opponent's main attack direction.

Just when the viscount was hesitant, the second and third infantry battalions suppressed the defenders of the west gate with volley guns - there were too few defenders on the wall, and even fewer defenders equipped with bows and arrows. Then the artillery pushed the artillery directly to a place only 20 meters away from the city gate. There was no moat here, which made their actions very convenient.

A few shots destroyed the gate of Fishtail Town, and the Alda soldiers rushed in.

The expected street fighting did not happen. When the thick city walls provided protection, the defenders could still hold on for a while, but when the attackers rushed into the city, the morale of the defenders collapsed at once.

Five consecutive rockets whizzed into the sky and then exploded. This was the signal sent by the army to the navy-the west gate had been captured.

Schroeder, who was holding a telescope, saw the signal from the army. He was always serious and smiled rarely, and then ordered the navy to stop the bombardment.

He did not order the navy's sailors to bypass the west gate to provide support for the army. According to intelligence, there should be no force in the town that could withstand two infantry battalions.

After waiting for about an hour, figures appeared on the city walls along the river, and then the flag of the Graman family was raised, and the water gate was quickly opened.

According to the plan, Alman stayed to command the fleet, and Schroeder and Tirpitz led 100 sailors in a small boat to enter the fishtail town through the water gate.

He landed at the dock of the city's waterway. There was no one on the street. The residents had evacuated the area. No one dared to stay at home under the attack of the [Thunder Hammer].

There were quite a few collapsed houses, which were caused by naval bombardment. Many shells passed over the city wall and hit the houses in the city.

Schroeder and Tirpitz met with the two army battalion commanders, "Congratulations, the operation went very smoothly. How were the casualties of the army?"

The commander of the 4th Infantry Battalion - Baron Andrew from Bayerding - said proudly: "No one was killed or injured. After the west gate was blasted open, the defenders on the wall surrendered immediately. When we advanced to the northern area, we encountered enemy reinforcements. After a round of volleys, they collapsed."

This was the first time his troops participated in the Arda army's operation, and he was very excited about the success.

Schroeder nodded with satisfaction, and then asked: "Other directions?"

"We have sent people there, but they may not be able to stop Solo Carter. After all, we are not besieging."

"It would be best if we can stop him, but it doesn't matter even if he runs away."

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To everyone's surprise, Viscount Solo Carter did not run away. When the Alda army found him, the Viscount was leading a large group of people to gather in the church in the center of the town to pray.

Seeing the soldiers rushing in, the people in the church were terrified, but the bayonets and gunshots soon calmed them down. The leading officer briefly stated the discipline of the Alda army and promised that they would never harm their safety or rob their property-provided that they behaved honestly.

Schroeder led the officers to the church and found Viscount Solo Carter, who was kneeling in front of the holy statue, closing his eyes, chanting prayers in a low voice, and ignoring the arrival of everyone.

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Schroeder: "My Lord Viscount, you have failed."

Solo Carter remained motionless - except for his mouth reciting prayers. The priest in the church stood aside awkwardly, looking at his lord for a while, then at Schroeder, sweating anxiously.

Andrew shouted: "Solo Carter, face the reality, and stop your family and territory from resisting."

Hearing a slightly familiar voice, Viscount Carter opened his eyes, stood up and stared at Andrew. As nobles of the Northwest Bay, the two of them knew each other.

"Deep Andrew, I didn't expect you to be here too. It's also true that Bayerdin joined the alliance against the Duke."

Andrew advised him: "For the sake of your family, surrender. Following the usurper will not end well."

Solo Carter straightened his clothes, "Forget it, since you are here, surrender if you want, but as a personal identity, my family will not surrender. In addition, I will only surrender to you who are also nobles."

"You!" Claude and Tirpitz standing aside were so angry that their noses were crooked. At this time, why are they still pretending?

Schroeder stopped the two who were about to attack and said calmly: "That's it, Lieutenant Colonel Andrew, you will accept the surrender of the Viscount."

Although Yuwei Town was captured, the Carter family's territory is not limited to this place, and there is still a fight to be fought.

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