Chapter 501 It’s a Certain Deal
The magic circle looks high-end, but in principle, it is very similar to a circuit board. It is just a channel for energy transmission. The only difference is that one guides electric current and the other guides magic power.
Setting up a magic circle is not easy. If you make a slight mistake, you have to start over again. You can't be careless in the slightest.
But destroying it is very simple. As long as a small part of it is damaged, resulting in excessive accumulation of energy, the magic circle will basically lose its function, and these excessive accumulated energy will eventually be released in the form of an explosion.
Hill's troops acted separately and didn't care whether they could kill the mages maintaining the magic circle. When they found the magic circle, they threw a row of alchemy bombs at them and then continued to rush to the next target without even looking.
The sound of explosions continued to echo in the City of Silver, and the blocking formations were removed one after another.
The generals who defended the city had returned to the royal city and were organizing troops to defend and engage in street fighting at various intersections. Of course, they also heard explosions.
This is not a good sign.
Immediately, the messengers continued to send back the news that the blocking magic circle was destroyed and the mages who maintained the magic circle suffered serious losses.
The general's heart skipped a beat again.
If it is broken, the last line of defense cannot be defended.
We originally planned to defend the City of Silver for a month, but now it seems that whether we can defend until nightfall is a question.
After losing the blocking formation, the soldiers still guarding the other three gates on the city wall have completely become targets.
The general is now very doubtful whether his own demon king's decision to unite with the other three demon kingdoms to launch an invasion of Avarus was the right one. This is very strange in the first place.
The Demon Kingdom of Avarus and the Demon Kingdom of Enwei have no territorial border, and there is no conflict of interest. It would be strange to send troops suddenly, but the desire for flat land made the Demon Kingdom of Enwei not hesitate, and neither did the general when he received the order. hesitate.
Now that I think about it, it might have been a wrong decision for the four countries to send troops at the same time. Enwei Demon Kingdom should not have waded into troubled waters.
But it's too late to say this now. The general wants to go back and ask His Majesty the Demon King why, but only if he can go back.
He immediately ordered the soldiers at the east gate and north gate to evacuate and enter the city to prepare for street battles with Viola's army. He also sent a reserve team to defend the remaining barrier barriers, as much as they could save.
As for the south gate, the general ordered it to be hidden as much as possible, leaving only the soldiers who kept the gate open. This is the escape route left for Enwei Demon Kingdom’s army.
Leaving a retreat in itself means that he has already planned to retreat. He can no longer take care of the soldiers waiting in the middle of the Demon Kingdom of Avarus. The most important task for the general now is to ensure that the tens of thousands of soldiers under his command do not go wrong. Otherwise, Enwei Demon Kingdom will not have an army that can be mobilized for a long time.
This is an extremely dangerous signal.
The general who was giving the order immediately felt that the light coming from the window dimmed. Through the castle window, he saw a huge arm that seemed to be able to hold up the world hanging down from the clouds, and his fingers swept across the distance like itching. streets, it’s not hard to imagine what this hand is doing.
Time is running out.
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Viola's soldiers did not attack immediately after entering the west gate. Instead, they rested on the spot and waited until the fifth hour after the first horn sounded before they began to advance.
This undoubtedly gave the enemy time to prepare, but it also avoided uncontrolled attrition caused by a rash advance.
Thinking back to the beginning, when Viola was awakened by the noise in the palace and ran to the terrace to watch, the soldiers of the Four Nations Allied Forces had already entered the city, and Viola could even see the helmets of the enemy soldiers.
But this situation is almost impossible to replicate, and it is generally impossible to push it so fast.
When the Allied Forces of the Four Nations invaded the City of Silver, it happened that most of the troops in the city had followed Viola's father to the front line. The city's defenses were empty, and it was quickly breached under the attack of the Allied Forces of the Four Nations.
But now, Enwei Demon Kingdom's army still has fighting power. If they rush in rashly, they will be beaten. It is better to rest and recover their strength.
Wendy took advantage of this time to redeploy and allocate the marching directions of different troops. She had forgotten that more than half of Viola's army came from the private soldiers of various lords. It was okay to attack the city outside. Everyone went shoulder to shoulder. Once inside, When the city needs small groups of troops to advance on multiple fronts, it is likely to cause trouble due to the command rights of different nobles. After all, now has reached the most critical moment for the restoration of the country, and these noble lords also want to make a contribution to support the country, and each one of them is working hard.
Although it took some time, the pace of the attack was not violent, but adopted a gradual encroachment policy, but the advancement speed was still not slow.
Especially when Wendy learned that the Enwei Demon Kingdom army had begun to retreat from the east gate and the north gate, preparing to huddle up for defense, she knew that the battle was basically won.
The opponent has already begun to retreat, and people will not fight desperately when there is a way out. This is not only the art of war, but also human nature.
The only thing that needs to be prepared now is to prevent the opponent from causing too many casualties to Viola's army during the retreat. After all, there are still many troops from the Enwei Demon Kingdom in the central part, and soldiers will be needed to encircle and suppress them after the country is restored.
Apart from anything else, Wendy's only worry now is Viola.
"Where is Her Royal Highness the Princess?"
"Forehead……"
The messenger hesitated, but Wendy understood after seeing it.
She couldn't help but hold her forehead. This princess really didn't make people worry...
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Although Wendy's order is to eat away slowly and steadily, it's easy to become passionate if you do it slowly.
Not only nobles want to make meritorious deeds, soldiers also want to make meritorious deeds. Even if they can't become nobles, it's better to be an officer than to be a soldier.
This kind of impetuous atmosphere is not a good thing for the army, but they have their reasons for being anxious.
On some streets, Aldai summoned huge fireballs to fall from the sky, directly blowing up the enemy company's positions at the street entrance.
On some streets, the white dragon breathed out, and the soldiers who tried to counterattack instantly turned into ice sculptures. Viola's army only had to follow up and crush them.
On other streets, several guard golems cut off the hamstrings of war elephants in three strikes. As the tall war elephants fell to the ground with a rumble, the guard golems shouted:
"Your will guides my sword!"
"The infidel must die!"
"Your blood will adorn my armor!"
Immediately, the soldiers swarmed forward and dealt blows to the dying enemy.
What's more, the street was blocked by a heavy crossbow, and then a huge arm descended from the sky, and with a single sweep, the whole street fell silent.
There is nothing wrong with the decision to abandon the city wall and try to engage in street fighting. If it were an ordinary army, it would definitely be entangled, and it would not be able to be done in a few days. At the same time, both the enemy and ourselves would have to pay huge casualties.
But the current situation is unusual.
All the armies deployed at important nodes in the street are reporting urgently. If it were placed on the map, it can almost be said that the whole line is in emergency.
The defeat of Enwei Demon Kingdom's army is almost certain, and there is no chance of a comeback.
(End of chapter)