Steel and Sorrow: Rise of the Mercenary king

Chapter 341: Storming the trenches(4)

Chapter 341: Storming the trenches(4)

The stand off continued for a few more minutes, with the archers emptying the quivers all of their arrows, before the infantry advanced forward to actually enter battle with the rebels.

Their boots pounded against the earth as they neared the trenches. 

As they reached the trenches, the stakes once again slowed their approach. Soldiers in the front lines hacked at the obstacles with axes, splinters flying as the stakes gave way under the assault. Behind them, others pushed forward, stepping over the broken barricades to close the distance with the rebels.

The defenders met the attack with fierce resistance. Spears thrust from behind the cover of the trenches, jabbing at exposed throats and faces. Axes swung downward, cleaving into shields and arms alike. Swords lashed out in the chaos, clashing against armor with resounding clangs.

One soldier, climbing over the jagged remains of the stakes, was yanked into the trench by a rebel wielding a scythe. He screamed as he was dragged into the fray, disappearing into a throng of stabbing blades.

"Push forward! Take the trenches!" a knight in shining armor shouted from the rear, his voice carrying above the chaos