30,000 Troops were on their way to attack the bridge Hiccup was at. They emerged in battle formation, marching through the artillary strikes. Hiccup was concerned that his troops weren't enough to hold.
"Fire!"
The British fired a volley into the Berkian line. Astrid sucked down as some soldiers in front of her went down. Hiccup order for his troops to fire.
The Berkians stood up and fired their guns. Hundreads fell down from the sudden volley. Another round of Berkian cannon balls destroyed what still stood.
King William did not expect this professionalism from a bunch of Vikings. He order for his cannons to fire back at the Berkians. They unleashed a volley of 12 pound cannon balls.
Astrid picked a gun off the ground and began to fire. She saw her target go down. 'That's one' she thought. An expolision hit right in front of her, she went flying backwards. Her body hit the ground with a thud. Astrid tried to get up but her arms were in pain.
Hiccup rushed over to Astrid. She were obviously in pain.
"Astrid, are you ok?"
No response. He picked her up and rested her in his arms.
"I need a medic!"
A Berkian medic ran over to the king.
"Take her back to camp, she needs help."
"Yes sir!"
The medic grabbed Astrid and ran back to camp. It was up to Hiccup to lead the defense of the southern bridge.
The British and Prussians continued to attack the southern bridge. They had sent most of the army there to weaken defenses even more. King William led his troops valiantly as bullets and cannonballs rained from above.
General Rommel had the task of distracting the defenders in the north. He had 10,000 troops with him to break their lines. The Prussian cannons ripped holes in the defender's fortifications. It did not deter the Polish from defending the bridge.
The white eagle still flew over both bridges. Colonel Albercik held the center while the Berk held the bridges. His men have been fighting for 3 days straight now. A cannonball exploded right next to him, he stumbled but still stood. Some of his men didn't get so lucky as some were thrown back from the explosion.
General Rommel's men fired a volley onto the Berkian defenders holding the bridge. Many went down but they did not retreat. The Berkians responded with their own volley. Another hundred men fell down due to bullets and cannonballs.
King William continued to move aggressively towards the Berkian defenders in the south. The Union Jack was a threating sight as it waved in the wind. Thousands of redcoats making the attack sent shivers down the Polish troop's spines. The British artillery fired another volley once again, destroying what little defenses remained.
Down south King Jan was holding his ground. The Polish cannons unleashed their 12 lb ordinance on the Prussian and British defenders. The cannons were doing their best to hold back this horde of men. King Jan had fallen back to some hills overlooking the river crossing the Prussians had captured on the first day. Yes it allowed for the enemy to cross easily but they would have a hell of a time getting any further.
Fredrick was determined to achieve victory, he needed this territory to unify the kingdom. Only 30,000 Prussian had crossed down south, the rest was with Rommel up north. King William had sent 40,000 redcoats to aid Fredrick's attack in the south. The polish artillery was tearing gigantic holes into his lines. The regiments had very little time to reform the line before another cannonball exploded into the lines.
The Polish infantry with King Jan were some of the best. They were not ones to accept defeat, they would hold to the last man. The Prussians were now in range of the muskets, it was time to unleash a deadly volley.
The Polish muskets ripped apart the attackers. Those that were behind the ones that got shot had to step over tens of hundreds of bodies to continue moving. The Polish were now in range of the British muskets. The volley that came did damage but the polish still held. Another cannonball ripped a hole in the British lines.
"Go tell King William we are gonna retreat. I don't want to leave Danzig to the enemy but I rather still have an army then new land."
"Yes my lord."
King Fredrick ordered a retreat. If he stayed and fight the Polish would decimate his army, if he fled he would still have an army to fight them in his own land.
Wroc do Prus!
Wroc do Prus!
Wroc do Prus!
"My lord they are retreating!"
"I can tell by the men's chants" King Jan replied.
Up north the Berkian's gave no ground. They had lost many but gave the British a hell of a time. Hiccup saw a British charge incoming, he had no time to act before they got to him. He drew the sword the Roman blacksmiths made for him and prepared for hand to hand combat.
The tide of redcoats came pouring over the Berkian defenses and the melee began. Hiccup dodged a bayonet and kicked the man who tried to stab him with his prosthetic. He stumbled backwards and had little time to react when the sharp blade made contact with his abdomen. Hiccup turned to his right to watch one of his men get jumped on. He rushed over to help the poor man. Hiccup used the sword and stabbed the British soldier who was on top of him.
"Thank you my lord.'
"Don't mention it."
An officer tried to go after Hiccup but he blocked the strike from his sword. Hiccup quickly drew his pistol and shot the officer, sending him flying backwards. Hiccup slashed at another soldier who was nearby. The man fell instantly when the sword made contact with his back. Hiccup was suddenly kicked to the ground with force. Hiccup looked up to see a Prussian officer, and general to be exact standing over him, sword drawn.
"It's over king, you've lost" he said.
"Not yet" Hiccup replied.
Hiccup took out a pocket knife and stabbed him the leg.
"Ahhh!"
The general stumbled backwards but remained on his feet. Hiccup got back up and drew his sword. The two blades clashed, sparks flew as both men tried to kill each other. Hiccup lost his footing and stumbled, the general tried to take advantage of this but missed as Hiccup stepped to the side. He brought up the sword from Rome and tried to strike the general but was blocked. Hiccup ducked underneath a stab and knocked the sword out of his hand. He then tripped the general so he was on top of him. Hiccup was about to kill him when a redcoat tried to attack him. He dodged the bayonet and stabbed the soldier, then he turned his attention to the general. He was gone, he fled when Hiccup fought the soldier. Hiccup sighed, he missed an opportunity to capture a general.
The British made a retreat, the battle was lost. King William was angered by the defeat but knew they could win on Prussian ground. Then he saw him, King Hiccup of Berk. His eyes narrowed at the sight of him, he was bested by a kid. General Forrest returned to him, he looked shaken but did not appear to have any wounds.
"I engaged the King my lord. He knows how to fight."
"How good was he?"
"Good my lord, if it wasn't for one of my men I wouldn't be standing here"