Chapter 1678 Hundred Cannons Attack the City
“The general is still here, the general is still there~!”
Cries spread among the Midgard army. The frontal battle was extremely fierce. The morale of the Midgard army was somewhat lower, but they still had an advantage in numbers. Generals fought to the death, soldiers died in battle, and General Jean Recher was still fighting to the death with the enemy, which also added a lot of tragic anger to the soldiers. It seems that the general who is in charge of nearly half of the country's military power at this moment has become the spiritual support of everyone. He is respected here, just like the huge influence of Anwuhou in San Bikeya.
"As long as the general is still there, we will never give up here. Defend the country and the queen until death~!" Barbara shouted loudly in the army, and the flag of Wang Qijun was flying in the wind. Swinging vigorously.
Midgard was once invaded by various countries. The tranquility and peace it can now obtain are not achieved through humiliation and seeking perfection, but through the wisdom of the monarch and the dedication of the soldiers.
"Kill, defend Her Majesty the Queen, and drive away the invaders!" A hoarse roar symbolizes the will to face death. It is not that they have not escaped, but they know when to fight to the death. As long as the general is still there, they will have this determination.
Calasias was attacked by many people, suffered three punches and one sword, and was forced to retreat. When he heard the loud shouts of death from the front, his face couldn't help but be moved: "I didn't expect that Jean Recher had such a big influence in the army. Appealing power, my people have led the army to attack the city. They did not imagine that they would be able to attack with just one blow. Instead, we will fall into a deadly battle. Jean Recher's reputation is not the same as that of his two younger brothers. "
Calasias calculated. If we continue to fight like this, even if we capture the city, our side will definitely suffer heavy casualties. Seeing that it was impossible to attack, he decisively ordered the retreat.
The retreat of the enemy revived the morale of the Midgard army. The soldiers rejoiced, and the officers quickly organized manpower to repair the city gates and walls. Ben, the red-haired woman who was carrying out the assassination in the city, saw Calasias's army retreating from the north of the city from a distance, gave up the assassination, and left Loess City with the fleeing tide.
In the city hall, a hall on the right side has been temporarily converted into a combat command room. Jean Recher took off his heavy armor, took off his helmet, and let out a long breath of evil breath. Hearing the reports of casualties coming in one after another, I became upset again and asked with concern: "Are there enough medicines and doctors?"
"There are still enough doctors. Many of the doctors who fled from Shabazhou and Kongsburg have been requisitioned by us. We have stored a lot of medicines these days, but we have consumed a lot of anti-inflammatory drugs and analgesics in the past two days, and even more We need to prepare more."
"Tell the mayor and let him do it."
Several generals, as well as Barbara, and other military officers and staff came into the hall at this time. , several major municipal officials came in one after another. An officer reported the preliminary casualty statistics. In this battle, our own side actually suffered casualties (serious injuries) of no less than 4,000 people, more than half of whom were killed by enemy artillery fire.
Barbara was shocked and said: "I have never seen so many casualties in one battle since I joined the army."
Someone reported again: "An enemy faction was discovered in the city. The assassins who came here have discovered that eight seriously injured officers have been assassinated, including one of General Barbara's lieutenants."
"What~!" Barbara knew that she had three lieutenants. One of them was seriously injured in the battle outside the city in the morning and was temporarily out of the battle. Unexpectedly, he was killed. She hurriedly asked: "Have you caught the killer?"
"No. I have notified the city's sheriff and patrolmen to search for them throughout the city. Once suspicious people are found, they will be killed immediately."
Jean Hus entered the war room and said: "The sentries sent out to investigate found that the enemies have all retreated to the other side of the Hong River. . They may still be preparing to bombard Loess City."
"That's for sure," Jean Reich said with a serious expression: "They have advantages in weapons and it is impossible not to maximize them."< br>
“If this is the case, is there nothing we can do?” Barbara asked anxiously.
Everyone was silent, obviously unable to think of a solution.
"The most important thing now is to find a way to repair the city's protective shield. Mayor..." Lei Qie's eyes turned to the mayor of Loess City.
Mayor Huang Tu helplessly spread his hands and shook his head: "I have asked our country's experts in magic engineering. Several magic base arrays were overloaded and the shields were forcibly destroyed by the enemy. The base array has been completely destroyed and cannot be repaired. The new base array can only be redone by asking the people who built the shield back then."
"Damn it, isn't there any good news?" An officer punched the table angrily, with a belt on his arm. It hurt him, and the beating hurt so much that his brows jumped, but it still couldn't suppress the unwillingness in his heart.
The door of the conference room was knocked, and a civilian officer stood at the door with a cheat sheet in his hand: "General, the latest instructions from His Majesty."
"Bring it here quickly." Jean Recher took the cheat sheet and read it again, with a smile on his face: "Here comes the good news, and there's more than one." "What good news?" Everyone looked at him expectantly.
Rachel handed the cheat sheet to Barbara and said to everyone: "The Rhine Kingdom and the Storm Kingdom in the south have sent reinforcements, and the vanguard will arrive soon. In addition, the people from Loess City The city's protective shield has been in disrepair for a long time. Her Majesty has already thought that the reinforcements coming this time are the magic guild mages and his team who are visiting the Storm Country. Their specialty is the construction of magic arrays. Her Majesty has spent a lot of time. Jin hired him to strengthen the protective formations of Loess City and the Royal City."
The mayor and officers said excitedly: "This is great, so our magic formation can be rebuilt again."< br>
“But we have to hold on until they arrive in Loess City, which is estimated to take a few days.” Lei Qie solemnly said: “So we must work hard to defend Loess City.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the bombardment of the Demonic Rock Thousand-Crack Cannon rang out from the north of the city.
Calasias’ camp was placed in a pastoral area. Because nothing was planted in the winter, it became a wasteland. The soldiers were tired for most of the day and were cooking on the fire. They ate mashed vegetables, rice, beef stew with potatoes, high-sugar bread and black tea. Those at the field hospital were busy treating the wounded. Although the camp was a little busy, it was generally in good order.
In the camp, the officers discussed the current situation. The military staff member made statistics and said: "There are 34 Magic Rock Thousand Cracking Cannons that can be used now, and 6 of them have been seriously damaged in the past two days and are waiting to be repaired. If the bombardment continues at this rate, if we want to blast through the city wall, we will have to hit it It will take a day or two to get inside. It would be nice if there were dozens more Skyfire Trebuchets and the Magic Rock Thousand Crack Cannon.” Yes, I heard that the sea The first batch of shipped cannons totaled 100 pieces, and 50 trebuchets, all brought by Marshal Fried. "Kate said: "Deputy Marshal Berwick is a step behind us, and the time should be up soon. Arrived."
Ten minutes later, a messenger came to report: "General Karasias, Deputy Marshal Berwick will arrive here in about an hour."
"I know, let's go down." Calasias said to everyone: "As soon as Deputy Commander Berwick's troops and equipment arrive, we can advance the progress of the siege. You go to have a meal first and prepare for the next battle. "
Calasias's men got rid of the medical and Rose's special engineering troops, as well as some wounded soldiers, and had about 20,000 combat-ready soldiers, plus Kate and Keton who had arrived earlier. , about 24,000 people. With the arrival of a new force of 45,000 people led by Deputy Marshal Berwick, the entire team immediately grew. In comparison, there are probably only so many troops in Midgard.
However, the Holy Armor Beric did not bring so many people with him when he came. He even brought very few people, only more than a thousand people to transport war equipment. Beric still combed his long golden hair without a branch, his facial beard was cleanly shaved, and he appeared in the military tent of Calasias wearing the holy gold armor that he rarely left behind.
"Deputy Marshal."
Several sitting officers and staff stood up to signal. Beric asked directly about the casualties and nodded: "It's good that we didn't attack Loess City. The above means that maintaining our strength is more important than taking over the enemy's city. I have brought all the war equipment. In addition, those collected old cannons should not be wasted. Now that the enemy is suppressed by the Thousand Split Cannons, the old cannons can be transferred to the other side to attack the city. "
Beric knew better than anyone present about the effect that the Magic Rock Thousand Cracking Cannon could have. He looked at the time and said: "Try to destroy all the city walls before dark, and then level the entire city." His cold tone made people tremble. War is always cruel, and there will always be innocent people. People die, but not many people can say this so easily.
Ninety-six Demonic Rock Thousand Crack Cannons fired together, plus the bombs dropped by forty-eight Skyfire Trebuchets, and many old Demonic Rock cannons opened fire under the city. There was a loud noise all the time, thousands of thunders rang out, and the entire northern sky of Huangtu City was illuminated by the fire of the magic rock cannon. The people in the city were frightened, but the people of Wang Quanxianjun were excited and cheered.
The three people who came here with the Holy Armor Berwick were the sand dragon, the mummy, and the gladiator. They stood under a tree on a high ground, looking at the scene on the other side of the city, mouthing. I can barely close it.
The mummy's eyes were glowing, and I don't know whether it was the reflection of the firelight on the other side or his heartbeat. He excitedly grabbed the gladiator's shield and shook it vigorously: "So... so awesome~! Gladiator, do you think so, right?"
The gladiator's Adam's apple moved and he nodded vigorously. : "This is the first time I have seen such a spectacular scene of the magic rock cannon attacking the city. Sha Jiao, we really did come right, we came right~! People like them can really accomplish something, they will definitely Yes! ”
Both the mummy and him were extremely excited, pointing at the city in front of them.
Sha Jiao curled his lips disdainfully: "Hey, what, you ignorant guy. This is what happens when big countries fight wars. Don't think that these 'pirates' can bully small countries and it will continue like this. When you face the real enemy, you won't even know how to die." Although he said this, he was really shocked. Such a spectacular scene of artillery fire and siege was not something you could just see. It's just that he is more rational than the mummy and the gladiator.
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(End of this chapter)