In fact, Ulf ordered people to erect many shields made of wood in front of the position. It seemed to be to prevent the arrows fired from the fortress from missing, but secretly it was to obscure the sight of the people in the fortress so that they would not understand the promise. What happened in the camp of the Sri Lankan soldiers.
"Dig quickly." Vargas and others brought shovels and other tools and dug desperately on the ground. It was easy to dig out a tunnel in the soft and soft ground of the swamp. The Northmen used wooden boards as support tools.
"Cover the bonfire with pine branches." When Ulf saw that the plan was feasible, he immediately asked someone to light the bonfire and create artificial smoke to make the action more secretive.
In addition, in order to cover up the sound, the Viking warriors were also allowed to let out bursts of cheers from time to time, as if they were about to attack at any time.
Throughout the night, the Viking camp seemed to be full of noise, which made the Wessex soldiers extremely nervous. They gradually got used to it, but even so, Alfred did not intend to relax his vigilance. He immediately ordered the soldiers to Divide into three teams and take turns on duty.
In this way, the two sides spent the whole night in a tense atmosphere.
The next morning, when the first rays of sunlight shone on the swamp, the drums and horns sounded again.
Guzlen was wearing exquisite armor. He stood at the front of the queue, slowly pulled out the sword from his waist, pointed it in the direction of the fortress, and let out a war cry.
The North warriors behind Guzlen raised their round shields and battle axes, and struck them hard, making a sound like waves.
"Get ready for battle." The Wessex soldiers in the fortress looked nervous, but under the command of the generals, they still performed their duties and prepared to fight the Vikings.
With a sound, Guzlen swung his strong arm downwards, signaling an attack.
Led by their respective leaders, the North warriors carried wooden ladders and began to charge towards the fortress. The tall wooden shields built along the way came into play at this time.
The arrows flying out of the fortress fell like raindrops one after another.
When the Norse warriors began to siege the fortress, they found that Alfred's army was so tenacious. The Wessex soldiers prepared their spears and bows on the high wall, and when they were in the distance, they fired with their bows and arrows. Once the Vikings were forced under the city wall, they began to use boulders and rolling logs for defense. Even if the Vikings ventured to the top of the city, dense spears would reach over.
Even if Guzlen's army wanted to break through the high wall and put a wooden ladder on the city wall, someone might use a wooden fork to push the ladder down. Therefore, every attack by Guzlen's army was blocked by Alfred. Germany's army pushed back.
As time passed, Guzlen's army became more and more tired, but Alfred's army fought more and more bravely. Their morale was high and full of energy. Every attack seemed to declare the arrival of victory.
"His Majesty the King is watching us, kill these vikings who are sons of bitches." The Wessexians looked at the flag representing the king, flying on the fortress spire, and encouraged each other loudly.
Guzlen stood anxiously in the siege camp, looking at the soldiers who were constantly being beaten back. He felt that his army was in trouble. Maybe they needed a new strategy to break the fortress.
As night fell, Guzlen had no choice but to withdraw his army.
the next day
Gutzlen decided to adopt some unconventional tactics in an attempt to attack Alfred's army from within, which was inspired by Ulf.
So Guzlen called Sigurd and asked him to send an elite team to sneak into the fortress. Their mission was to destroy Alfred's food reserves, hoping to starve Alfred's army into giving up resistance.
And the next day, the sky was gloomy, and suddenly it started to rain.
This shower provided Sigurd with a good opportunity to sneak in. They wore a muddy cloak and crawled in the swamp. While the army was struggling to attack the city, they quietly approached a weak point in the fortress. place.
At first, the plan seemed successful, as the team managed to gain access to the interior of the fortress and began sabotaging the reserves. However, this plan ultimately failed.
Another Alfred army discovered their movements, and a desperate battle broke out in the fortress. This small group was eventually eliminated, and even Sigurd was captured.
Guzrun looked at the corpses of the Norse warriors hanging on the wall and felt frustrated, but Guzrun knew he could not give up. He needed to find another way to breach the fortress.
So, he found Ulf who was concentrating on digging a tunnel, and together with him, he began to study the structure and layout of the fortress, looking for its weak points.
Wulf discovered that the southern wall of the fortress was much shorter than the rest, only half as high. This is probably the best position to storm the fort. It was recommended that Gutzrun send his best soldiers to attack this position.
At the same time, Ulf launched an attack from the tunnels, and the two parties combined to completely capture the fortress.
When night fell again, Guzrun's army began to attack. This time Ulf cooperated with them and let Ange lead the cavalry to confuse Alfred's army on the battlefield and create fake attacks and camouflage.
These tactics quickly distracted part of Alfred's army from preparing for the attack.
And Guzrun's best soldiers attacked the southern wall. Using ladders and climbers, they scaled the walls and began destroying the defenses.
Alfred's army tried to fight back, but the distraction prevented them from focusing their attack.
Finally, part of Guzlen's army broke through the outer defenses and killed Alfred's army defending above. When they were about to conquer the fortress and declare victory, Alfred personally led a force to regroup them. Drive down the city wall.
Everything seemed to be back to square one, which made Guzlen extremely disappointed.
Moreover, this battle also brought heavy losses. Guzlen's army lost many warriors, and the scouts from the periphery came back and told Guzlen and others that there might be an army coming from the periphery from a distance. .
Ulf judged that this should be Alfred's ally, and now they would face an extremely unfavorable situation.
Gutzrun also admitted that they had to face Alfred's allies and other enemies who were ready to take revenge on them.
Ulf knew that this battle to attack the fortress was only part of their campaign, and they needed more strength and wisdom to continue the campaign.
