Chapter 259: Chapter 259: Siege of Wessex (4)

General Zhao Feng's heavy imperial halberdiers poured through the breached wooden barricades.

The outer courtyards of the coastal fortress, typically a bustling economic hub dedicated to the lucrative export of raw wool and salted fish to the Frankish kingdoms, were instantly transformed into a slaughterhouse.

The surviving elements of the Tang archery vanguard had been absorbed into the center of this advancing mass, driven forward by the unforgiving discipline of the eastern commanders.