Chapter 94 "Cannon" blasted the city tower
December 25, 1193 in the Guangming calendar, around 7:20 am.
The vanguard force led by Vesdon set off at the same time.
Beside a mound near the Scorpion Nest, Raven and his party were lurking here.
A narrow gap was carved out by wind and sand on the upper edge of the mound. When the wind roared, the wind was so fast that even smaller stones could not gain a foothold on it. But at this moment, two pairs of eyes appeared. In the narrow gap.
One pair was pure black and it was Margaret.
Of course the other pair belonged to Raven. Even though his eyes were a little dry, he still stared at the door of the Scorpion Nest.
"Lord Baron, please rest for a while." Volaf came from behind and handed over the water bag: "You have been staring at it for more than three hours!"
Leaven took it. He took a sip from the water bag and handed it back.
He is very confident in his judgment. Because of this, he needs to keep an eye on this place in person and not miss any details.
"Isn't Margaret here?" Volaf took the water bag and saw that Raven still didn't want to rest, so he persuaded him in another way: "Maybe you can rest for a while and I will take your place!"
< br>"He can just watch if he wants to." The anger from the last quarrel was still gone, Nancy hugged her shoulders and pouted: "If you go and stare, Heleti still doesn't come out, then you won't be afraid of him blaming you. On your body?"
Hearing these words, Raven finally reacted: "Hleti will definitely leave the scorpion nest."
Although she was holding her breath, Nancy couldn't help but feel sad in her heart. Curious: "Why are you so sure?"
Lei Wen's voice was a bit arrogant: "If you are good at attacking, the enemy will not know where you are defending; if you are good at defending, the enemy will not know where you are attacking."
"What?" Nancy obviously didn't understand the meaning of this sentence.
At this moment, Margaret's voice rang out:
"Lord Baron, Hurley has brought it up!"
This sentence immediately shocked everyone present. Everyone was refreshed, and Nancy rushed forward and hung herself on the rock crevice.
The door to the Scorpion Nest has been opened wide, and a figure wearing golden armor leaps out of the horse. Behind him are the horse thieves following closely.
"Lord Baron." Margaret's voice was hoarse and low: "The one wearing the golden armor is Heleti, there is no mistake!"
Raven nodded slowly, but his heartbeat was slightly faster. Some speed up.
After more than twenty days of traveling and waiting, this "Sand King" is finally willing to leave his nest!
But immediately his brows frowned tightly.
There are too many people following Heleti!
According to the battle report sent by Eric, Heleti had lost about 80 men in the last battle, and it was impossible for him to still have so many people for him to drive.
It is impossible for Eric to falsely report his military exploits, so the answer is obvious.
Heleti recruited new people, or annexed other horse thief forces during this time.
A trace of sadness flashed across Raven's face.
In this way, not only the battle to attack the Scorpion Nest will be much more difficult, but Eric's side may also...
Patting his cheek gently, Raven immediately ordered: "Margaret, let your crows follow them, wait until Heleti and Eric engage in battle, and report to me immediately."
The plan has reached this point, and it is useless to worry now. All Raven can do is to capture the Scorpion Nest as soon as possible. This is the only way to get rid of Eric's current predicament!
Margaret's eyes were rolling in her heart. Summoning crows to spy on intelligence was indeed a common method she used. However, she had basically not rested since yesterday, and the energy in her body was only Less than half, as tired as you want.
But Raven was obviously not a gentle and considerate master, at least not to her, so she could only find a corner, call out her crow, and follow the horse thieves.
Nancy couldn't wait any longer. She jumped down from the crevice, called out the staff and held it in her hand. She was very excited: "Raven, when do we set off?"
"Wait a minute." Raven didn't look back, still observing the movements of the Scorpion Nest: "Hleti has more manpower than I expected. We must wait until they distance themselves and give us enough time. ”
"Hey, you are so cowardly." Nancy pursed her lips in disdain: "What are you afraid of? I'm here! No matter who he is, I can deal with it with one spell!"
"Okay, Waiting for you to show off." Lei Wen responded smoothly.
Seeing Raven's carelessness, Nancy made a face at him and turned her head elsewhere.
But she has never been a person who can settle down and wait patiently. She walked around and around, and occasionally she would jump up next to Raven and observe the scorpion nest with him, but Soon I started to feel bored and started kicking stones on the ground.
Time passed slowly, one hour, two hours...
Just when Nancy's patience was about to reach its limit, Margaret opened her eyes: "Baron, Hleti's army has arrived Arrived at the outskirts of Eric's military formation!"
"How far is it from the Scorpion Nest?" Raven asked immediately.
"About...twenty kilometers." Margaret responded.
"Twenty kilometers..." Raven thought, clapped his palms: "That's enough."
Retreating from the crack in the stone, his eyes scanned every soldier:
"Heleti has reached a far enough position. He defeated the vanguard led by Vesdon and is fighting with Eric. Kill."
"The Eagle Army is buying time for us."
The soldiers' expressions became serious, and Volaf's throat began to throb. He was a little concerned about his comrades. .
I don’t know what happened to Mosingan, Simon, Goyle, and Link.
Raven walked quickly to his horse, his voice was steady, but he conveyed his determination to every listener:
"So, this operation can only succeed, not fail."
"Mount up and let's go!"
The mound is not far from the scorpion nest. In just five minutes, Lei Wen and his party had arrived at the corner a hundred meters away from the entrance of the scorpion nest. Low mountains conceal their whereabouts.
Although he had already observed it from a distance, Raven was still a little touched when he saw the scorpion nest head on.
The road leading to the city gate is full of stones and horses. The city gate is narrow and the city tower is tall, but the city wall is very wide. In addition to the shooting holes, there are actually four crossbow beds!
This weapon is a powerful weapon for city defense, with an extremely long range. If it is loaded with special enchanted crossbows, its power is not inferior to the artillery in the previous life. Ordinary third-level and fourth-level knights cannot withstand a few hits. .
On the other hand, even if Heleti has taken away more than 160 people, the number of people on the city wall is not too small. There are thirteen that Raven has seen so far, and Branches are very sparse.
Once they cannot be dealt with in a short time, it will be a big trouble when they control the bed crossbow!
"Lord Baron, otherwise we might as well forget it." Margaret offered her advice in a low voice: "I didn't expect that Hleti's men suddenly had so many people. The chance of winning is too low now, so we'd better retreat. Come on! ”
"Don't worry, with me here, supplies will not be a problem!"
Leaven glanced at her: "Do you want to take the initiative to ask Ying to help me open the city gate?"
Margaret Shivering in fright: "No, absolutely not. Yes! "She is a witch, not a female knight, but she can't do the job of charging into the battle. She was able to quickly knock down so many people before because the formation of the soldiers was too dense, but the city wall is so wide, if she really wants to go up, she will be hit by a crossbow. She won't survive the lockdown!
Leaven also knew this, so he didn't send her up, but this didn't mean that Raven wanted to give up.
As a lord, of course you have to put your life at ease, but the responsibilities on your shoulders are equally important.
He would not let the sacrifice of his soldiers go to waste.
Several plans came to mind and were rejected one by one. Raven's brows furrowed deeper and deeper, and he even bit his nails unconsciously.
Nancy watched with interest from the sidelines. This was the first time she saw Raven so entangled like this, and she couldn't help but come over: "What are you thinking about? Tell me."
< br>Although it may not necessarily work, Raven doesn't mind having an extra brain at this time: "The defense of the Scorpion Nest is too tight. We have to destroy at least four bed crossbows at the same time before we can break through with peace of mind."
"Oh, that's it, you should have said it earlier!" Nancy raised her fiery red hair: "Just leave it to me!"
As soon as the words were said, before Raven could speak, she already The horse leaped out of the short mountain.
Looking at the jumping figure, a trace of anger rose in Raven's heart.
Nancy's appearance has exposed their position, directly forcing him to the point where he has to go!
Vlaf carefully stepped forward and asked: "Lord Baron, what are your plans...?"
Arrange an egg!
Lei Wen cursed in his heart and came up with the safest plan in his mind:
"The enchanted crossbow aimed at the bed crossbow. After destroying the bed crossbow, it turned to the horse thief. Shield, charge!"
After saying that, he clamped his legs on the horse's belly, and the horse neighed under his crotch, raising his hooves and advancing forward!
At this time, a horse thief on the city wall had spotted Nancy's fiery red figure. He should have issued a warning immediately, but when he saw the face of the person clearly, he hesitated.
A delicate girl who looks like she hasn't grown yet...is she lost?
But the next moment, a staff suddenly appeared in the hand of the "girl" in his eyes. She reined up her horse and stopped thirty meters away from the city gate. She pointed the staff at the city wall and began to shout loudly. Chant a mantra.
As the mantra was chanted, Nancy's hair was flying in the wind, like a burning fire, and with her as the center, the surrounding environment became brighter and redder!
Of all the people present, only two knew exactly what was going on.
Through the Eye of Truth, Raven could clearly see that the fire element in the environment was condensing towards Nancy at a crazy speed.
You know, this is winter, and there is heavy snow everywhere in the bloody highlands!
Even though Raven can sense and have more affinity elements, Nancy is even better than him when it comes to flame affinity!
Margaret couldn't see it, but the witch was naturally extremely sensitive to the elements. At this moment, she was also clearly aware of the restlessness of the flame element, and even her skin felt a trace of heat.
The light around Nancy became brighter and brighter, and the fire element began to flow through the outline of her body in a manner visible to the naked eye, merged into the staff, and ignited a blazing white flame at the top of the staff!
The horse thief finally saw what was going on.
This young girl seems to be a magician?
Don't blame him for his slow reaction, it is true that "creatures" like magicians are too rare in the bloody highlands.
"Enemy——"
The word "attack" has no export, and it will never be exported.
Nancy recited the last syllable, and blazing white flames flew out from the fire-colored crystal on the top of the staff. At first, it was just a tiny spark, but after it broke away, it grew bigger and bigger, as if It was a snowball that slid down a high slope and grew to the size of a water tank.
Then, it smashed into the tower!
Boom——
The flames as thick as magma rose and exploded. The terrifying impact threw all the wooden structures into the sky, and the flames on them burned blazingly. , like a meteor shower!
The fire burned along the cracks in the wall, violently washing away the walls on both sides, igniting everything that could burn, including torches, towers, flags, walking trails, crossbows, and... horse thieves!
Even when they died, these trapped horse thieves had no time to scream, because as soon as they opened their mouths, flames would be poured into their throats, struggling and twisting, like a moving torch!
Click, click, click...
The whole tower shook like it was convulsing!
As the gate made a clicking sound, the entire city tower collapsed to the ground in the smoke and dust, causing the earth to tremble violently. The flaming stones collapsed and flowed like building blocks!
Leiwen looked at everything in front of him blankly and rubbed his eyes in disbelief!
This... what is this?
Italian cannon? ? ?
Although I don’t understand this magic, judging from the composition of the spell, it does not exceed the second level.
But...but my second-level magic is not so powerful! ?
Not only Raven, but Margaret was also frightened, her body was shaking, and the magic power in her body could not be contained.
She did recognize it. It was the second-level magic "Pyroblast", but the difficulty of this thing was recognized as the fourth level!
How could Nancy, a weak and weak little girl, be released? Is she also a witch?
Not to mention the soldiers headed by Volav, each of them had their mouths open enough to stuff an apple.
But in addition to surprise, there is more joy and admiration.
What a great thing it is to have such a powerful magician in your own camp!
After a brief moment of surprise, it was Lei Wen who was the first to regain his senses and immediately loudly ordered: "Clean the city wall! Get rid of the remaining two bed crossbows and horse thieves!"
Only then did the soldiers come to their senses.
Raven's order is easy to execute. Nancy's magic is certainly powerful, but it won't blow up an entire section of the city wall. There are still a few horse thieves on it, and because of the more powerful After "appreciating" the power of this magic at close range, most of them were as scared as puppets and could not move at all.
The soldiers raised their crossbows and began to "roll call" one by one.
As Raven's personal soldiers, they have received more rigorous training and are more skilled in the use of crossbows.
Even if some people's aim is not so accurate, it is still no problem to shoot at the fixed target. In a moment, all six horse thieves guards on the city were cleared away, and the remaining two were killed with a flaming crossbow. The crossbow bed was burned down.
Maybe someone is hiding elsewhere, but as long as he doesn't dare to come forward, it won't affect the overall situation.
Nancy put away her staff, lowered her head and rode her horse back to Raven, carefully looking at his face with her peripheral vision.
Actually, Nancy felt a little regretful when she ran out of the short mountain. Disobeying orders on the battlefield was a big mistake, and she might be beheaded!
But Raven did not get angry as Nancy expected. Instead, he looked her up and down.
Nancy felt a little strange, and after a while she said: "What are you looking at?"
Raven rode his horse past her, frightening Nancy to move away quickly. Unexpectedly, Raven lowered his voice: "Well done, I won't do it again."
Nancy blushed instantly and said to Raven glared angrily.
If you want to praise me, then praise me. Why can’t you praise me even more? And he looked at me for so long, which made me nervous!
Leaven didn't care about this tsundere, he still focused on business.
There were not many wooden structures on the tower, and it was freezing cold. As the magic effect dissipated, the flames on the remains of the tower were also extinguished, with only a few pieces of wood still shining with sparks.
The city gate is finally broken!
Looking at the scene in front of him, Raven felt excited.
The collapsed towers formed a rugged hill. War horses could not climb over it, but people could.
And this is also very suitable for dealing with cavalry.
Exhaling a breath of white air, Raven showed an exciting smile on his face:
"Dismount and enter the city!!"
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(End of this chapter)