Chapter 1417 The Siege of Blackstone Fortress
The sun gradually moves to the west, and the sunlight shines on the solid outer wall of the Black Stone Fortress, blocking off a layer of oily halo.
A few soldiers finished their rotation and squatted under the city wall chatting.
"We have been here for more than a month. When are we going to attack the Demon Kingdom of Subia?"
The young soldier complained in a low voice. The two veterans next to him, Youzi, looked at each other and casually lectured:
"Are you a new addition? Don't worry, there will be many days of war in the future. It depends on His Majesty when to fight... No, he is already His Majesty. It depends on His Majesty's decision."
Another veteran said:
"Fighting is not as honorable as you think. There are dead people everywhere. If you are not lucky, you will become one of the dead as soon as the fight starts. Are you from a peaceful territory?"
The young soldier was silent for a moment:
"I'm from Valan territory."
This sentence made the two veterans stop talking. If they remembered correctly, the Valan territory was burned to ashes by the Subian Demon Kingdom when Avarus fell.
"I am a survivor and have been homeless for a long time. When I heard about the draft, I signed up."
Two veterans patted him on the shoulders, trying to comfort him.
"You're going to have a chance, we're all going to have a chance."
It is understandable for survivors who have lost their homes to desire revenge, but in the military, orders must be obeyed.
Another veteran changed the subject and said:
"Did you see it this morning?"
"What did you see?"
"Those black robes."
Speaking of this, the young soldier wondered:
"I don't understand why everyone seems to be afraid of them. Aren't they members of Junshang Church?"
"I heard that those black robes are disciplinary priests."
Seeing that the young soldier was still confused, the veteran lowered his voice and explained:
"Those are madmen and murderers. They only listen to the orders of the church and will eliminate all enemies of the king."
"No way. Some of those black robes I saw this morning were only teenagers, still little girls."
"Age has never been a problem. If you see someone in the future, stay away."
The young soldier listened in confusion and unconsciously held the holy symbol on his chest.
"Then what are they going to do?"
"Who knows, maybe they went to assassinate the enemy generals. I heard from my friends in the reconnaissance team that Subia's army has approached the Blackstone Fortress and is hiding in the woods."
As the three of them were talking, a rapid neighing of horses came from outside the city wall. They all looked up and saw a reconnaissance cavalry sent out earlier rushing back in a hurry.
This doesn't feel good, it seems to be important military information.
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It was approaching evening, and the cooks in the fortress had already made dough and were preparing to bake bread for the soldiers to make dinner, but the sound of the alarm bell interrupted everything.
The soldiers got out of the barracks one after another and climbed onto the city wall under the instructions of the officers.
Not long after, they saw what seemed to be a thick black 'thin line' on the horizon in the distance, and then the blurry shadow turned into a tangible image.
It was an army approaching.
Viola quickly ran up to a high tower in the fortress, took out the telescope in the protective sheath and looked further into the distance.
This telescope, which Li Chengqi spent more than 2,000 yuan on, allowed Viola to clearly see the flags held by the approaching soldiers and the style of their armor.
They are the army of the Demon Kingdom of Subia. Seeing them, Viola was relieved.
In the morning, she received a report from the reconnaissance force, saying that the army of the Demon Kingdom of Subia was approaching nearby. She thought they would come tomorrow, but they arrived under the sunset.
This is actually not in line with conventional battle management. Attacking the city overnight will leave soldiers with no time to rest. The dim light is also very detrimental to climbing the city wall and suppressing the city wall with long-range weapons.
Therefore, when attacking a city, people usually arrive near the city in advance, and wait until dawn the next day before arranging their troops and starting to attack the city.
The Subia Demon Kingdom army had already appeared in the field of vision. It was obvious that they were not camping at this distance, and Viola also saw that they were pushing newly made siege equipment. I want to fight, I will do it now. It means to fight.
The number of people is estimated to be around 30,000 to 40,000, which is a little incongruous with the information sent back by the spies, but it is still within the acceptable range.
To put it bluntly, this operation of Subia Demon Kingdom is incomprehensible.
Viola's army exceeds 80,000 people, and a group of new soldiers have recently arrived from China, totaling 100,000.
With only 30,000 to 40,000 people, the army of Subia Demon Kingdom wants to take over the Blackstone Fortress, which is garrisoned by 100,000 people?
The reverse is more or less the same.
This kind of show of weakness to the enemy is too obvious. Viola feels that the army of Subia Demon Kingdom is just a bait. Maybe there are other armies ambushing in the forest, ready to attack Viola at any time when she reveals her flaws. hit.
But that doesn't make sense.
The spies made it very clear that this was the only army that left the territory of the Subia Demon Kingdom, and the Tandelon Demon Kingdom was currently being kicked out, and it was impossible to separate its troops as an ambush.
It's weird to think about it this way, like deliberately hitting an egg against a stone.
Is there any unknown change in the Demon Kingdom of Subia?
Unable to think of military matters, Viola naturally thought of politics.
After a while, Viola saw that the Subia Demon Kingdom army had begun to form a sufficient formation and was very close to the Blackstone Fortress. This was an obvious sign that they planned to start an siege.
The army does not need Viola to issue orders for the time being. She has been squatting in Blackstone Fortress for more than a month and has not been idle every day. Viola and the staff have made plans for attacks from all directions and possible situations. Now as long as It is enough to act according to the plan.
The Demon Kingdom of Subia began to form an array, and Viola's soldiers were also ready for battle. The personnel and materials were in place, just waiting for an order.
Viola put down the telescope, turned around and said:
"Did your magic see anything?"
Behind her, Aldai was pressing her temple with one hand, her optic nerve connected to the mysterious eye flying in the sky.
"There is nothing strange, but you still have to be careful of the threat of strategic magic. Subia's army can hide in the forest for so long, I doubt whether Alais is up to something."
"You mean that lich? Did you see him?"
"No."
Aldee shrugged:
"But I can feel him nearby, and I can almost smell his rotten brain."
The lich is a difficult character, especially if the lich joins other mages to form a circle and perform strategic magic, it will pose a threat to the fortress.
However, the appearance of the Lich Society was also part of the plan, and Viola had prepared a means to deal with it, but it was a bit uncomfortable for him not to come out for the time being and not being able to find the exact location.
After all, it is strange that the frightened Subia Demon King's army dared to show off in front of Viola. Regardless of the reason, Viola was fully prepared for this battle.
"May your Majesty bless us!"
(End of chapter)