Chapter 970 201. Frontal Battlefield
[Sincerely Mr. Francois:
I have received your letter. The contact these days has made me feel very grateful to you, Liberty City, and Lord Annan, I look forward to the future you describe.
If I were a few years younger, maybe I would definitely go to Liberty City and witness a rising miracle with my own eyes.
But this is war, which turns brothers against each other, separates mothers and children, and makes everything we cherish dissipate in flames. This may be stupid, or even foolishly loyal, but loyalty is the motto of the knights, so please end our fate on the battlefield.
It's a pity that I didn't have the chance to talk to you face to face.
Leader of the Potho Knights, Jones. 】
Francois read the letter again with some emotion, then put it away and walked outside.
The afterglow of dusk was obscured by thick smoke.
……
On the outskirts of Xing'er City, the air was filled with the smell of gunpowder and scorched earth, and a doomsday picture was unfolding on the distant battlefield.
The Guards and the Green Rose Knights led by the prince himself stopped outside the range of the magic cannon. They had fought several times, relying on the mobility of the cavalry and the protection of the mage group, they only left a few corpses to figure out the power of the magic artillery.
The prince riding a dragon-blooded white horse came to the front and shouted: "Get out of the Kingdom of Rekaner. For the sake of that boy who was once the King of the North, I will spare you."< br>
His words echoed across the battlefield, but there was silence on the other side of Xing'er City.
"It seems that you have made a decision..." The prince's face became ferocious and he drew his sword, "Then go to hell!"
Dong dong dong dong——
The honor guard beat the war drum, and the cloaks of the armored Green Rose Knights swayed in the cold wind.
“Jones, lead the charge with your men and horses.”
The leader of the Green Rose Knights frowned: “Prince, the cavalry charging towards the city wall will pay huge casualties——”
"This is what you should do!" As the prince shouted coldly, his personal guard quietly came to the leader, "Do you really think I don't know? The Green Rose Knights and the people of Liberty City secretly colluded and refused to attack the city. ”
"If you insist..." Jones glanced at the guards standing on both sides. Knowing that he was suspected, he sighed and returned to the team.
"Everyone, cover the ears of the war horses!"
All the ears of the war horses were covered with cloth. Jones got on the horse: "Form up! Start charging!"
The Green Rose Knights ran slowly. Behind them, the Guards carried the battle shields with royal articles printed on them. They were not only to prevent the Green Rose Knights from retreating but also to suppress the formation. Under the blessing magic of the mages wearing gem-encrusted robes. Press forward.
The Hellfire Legion on the city wall began to fire volleys, and the firelight and gunpowder smoke intertwined together, like stars in chaos.
However, the main battlefield is the mage groups of both sides. They waved their staffs and released magical radiance, turning the battlefield into a purgatory - the Guards and Knights kept dying, while Star City was safe and sound.
After all, melee and long-range wars have always been about killing each other. Either the former kills or is killed.
Francois came to the city wall and shouted to the battlefield: "Stop, you can't win. Think about it carefully, are you really willing to dedicate your excellent character to this crumbling country?"
The prince roared: "Don't believe them, they are invaders! The only fate for invaders is death!"
"Invaders? The real invaders drove you here, The rat men are still spreading the plague!" Francois's voice was louder than his. "You don't even have the courage to raise your sword against a powerful enemy!"
His shouts echoed over the battlefield, but neither the Kingdom soldiers nor the Free City soldiers stopped fighting each other.
Sword light and artillery fire intertwined. The knights of the Guards waved their long swords, splitting sparks and launching fierce attacks. As they got closer, Fermi came to Francois: "The magic cannon is ready."
"...Free to attack."
Perhaps his time in Liberty City made Francois become kind, but as he saw the struggle in Star City, he turned back into the unscrupulous "shameless baron".
Kindness at this time will only taste bitter fruits.
As the Knights approached, the power of the muskets gradually became apparent. Many professionals could no longer rely on their reactions to deflect bullets with their swords, but could only miss them or even be hit.
There are always people who equate magic guns with arcane missiles.
Their power is indeed almost the same, and the magic gun has the advantage of being reloaded at any time.
But in fact, the magic gun is more like an archer. It does full damage to unarmored and light armor, and only "dings" to heavy armor.
Improved gunpowder can only allow magic muskets to penetrate weak spots in plate armor within 10 yards, but usually in this case, the enemy moves faster.
The Green Rose Knights were getting closer and closer, and with no time to think about it, Fermi ordered all the magic artillery to fire.
Bang bang bang—
The roar of the magic cannon was deafening. Even though the ears of the war horse were blocked, there was still a commotion. Then it was clamped by the knight on its back and forced to rush towards the city wall.
“Come on!!!”
Jones used his roar to maintain his morale and was ready to be crushed into mincemeat by the cannonballs. He only hoped that he could keep the knight behind him alive...
Bang!
The artillery shells pierced the sky like meteors, landed with a bang, and smashed into the Guards at the rear.
Jones raised his head in shock.
Francois also raised his head at the same time.
"I'm not that kind. It's just that it's difficult for a group of knights to break through the city wall. The real threat is the mages." Femi said.
The shells fell into the Guards, especially the mage group. Their magic shield, which could resist a large amount of magic but was weak to the sheer impact, instantly shattered, crushing the mages who were still casting spells into pieces. The meat was smashed to pieces.
At least in front of dozens of pounds of solid artillery shells, their strength was no different from the soldiers they had always looked down upon.
The Green Rose Knights, who were about to reach the city wall, suddenly seemed to have been forgotten, and there was no longer firepower directed at them.
They didn’t know what to do at once, even though many of their companions were unlucky enough to be hit by magic muskets through the weak points of the plate armor in the previous charge, and their horses were shot and rolled down...
The prince almost broke his teeth when he looked at the miserable state of the Guards.
"Damn it! The Green Rose Knights have indeed betrayed the kingdom, I want to kill them!"
The roaring prince was a little shaken, because as the Green Rose Knights defected, the Guards suffered heavy casualties. He noticed that the scale of his strength began to tilt up...
He turned his head and whispered something to his personal mage. The mage was a little surprised, but he still carried out the order: a dazzling light came from him The light shot out from the fingertips was so dazzling that the soldiers on the battlefield had to close their eyes.
When the light dissipated, the prince was gone.
(End of this chapter)