A day later, Tuminis's army finally approached the city of Gangduo...
The 30,000 army was like a long gray dragon, winding on the road between Camino and Gundo, but when the sun climbed into the sky again, the siege battle had begun!
Gangduo City has a thirty-foot-high city wall. After the city defense fell from Camino, it has begun a round of reinforcement and reconstruction. Although it has only been a few days so far, it looks much thicker and even new.
Several towers were erected.
After all, there is magic help in this world, and problems such as the damage to the stone wall are easy to repair. However, the teleportation array cannot be used, and the roads around the city have actually been secretly blocked. Now, the city is now
People have also lost the idea of escaping and have bet everything on the road to defending the city.
Of course, even if the repair work is improved, the effect it can play is limited. Gangduo has never been the main battlefield of the southwest front of the empire. It is just a small town on the route, with a population of only more than 20,000, and the defenders are full of plans.
There are only a few thousand. The city defense is neither perfect nor solid enough. If it is surrounded by more than 30,000 troops, this small city will probably be like a sand sculpture piled up by children by the sea. As soon as the waves arrive, they will immediately
Collapse.
But what's the solution?
In fact, in the past seven or eight days, four or five people have secretly left the city and handed over letters of surrender to Tuminis... Unfortunately, these people fell into the sea like rocks. No one came back. So they were already panic.
Among the uneasy residents, some terrifying rumors began to spread, that is, the Tuminis people did not intend to accept the city directly, but planned to massacre the city! The blood sacrifice of everyone was used to accumulate their next attack on the empire.
strength!
Fear gradually dissipated, and rumors were spread out in various versions. Some said that Tuminis was planning to use a magical ritual to enhance his strength, and some said that they wanted to use their corpses to summon the dead, but without exception, the conclusion was
It is Tuminis's attack that will inevitably lead to no one or more animals!
No one doubted the truth of this rumor, because at least one month ago, the expeditionary force of Tuminis infiltrated the empire did this! The name of the Demon Wolf Legion has long been resounding throughout every empire
The corner has even turned into a symbol of the Tuminis army, and they have left only one of the deepest and most painful memories for the empires, that is, the massacre of the city!
Therefore, in Gangduo City, the idea of most people surrendering was finally cut off. Moreover, as time delayed day by day, the people in the city raised some hope. If Tuminis did not plan to attack the city in the short term,
The empire is also likely to send troops to rescue him, so they simply put aside all their fantasies and prepare for a battle to defend the city!
It is also possible that the empire's army will arrive soon, and it may be possible to catch the brutal and arrogant Tuminis off guard?
Although imagination may not be realized, what should come will come eventually.
When the sun had risen to the east, the sound of desolate horns echoed over the city. In front of the city's south gate, teams of Tuminis soldiers were arranged in neat square formations, and they did not expand their formations under the city.
The catapults, siege cars, crashes and ladders began to be dragged up behind them. The rough appearance of the logs tied with nails exuded a heavy murderous aura!
The drums gradually thrust in the military formation, the boom of the catapult began to creak. After a short command, the first batch of polished stone bullets were dragged and roared in the air and flew for a while.
Afterwards, a large roar was smashed in the city defense!
It's like a full-scale attack signal!
Tuminis' square formation boiled. With the roar of magic coming from the siege, the formation of the square formation became dense in an instant. The wide shield was raised by the soldiers, and the shields were closely connected, and the square formation was then
It floated slowly like a floating iron flying carpet. With four huge ladder trucks, it rushed towards the city!
And the response from the city tower followed!
Hundreds of bowstrings trembled in no particular order, and the arrow suddenly rose into the air. From a distance, it sounded like a group of bumblebees that suddenly broke out of the nest! The arrow rain formed a dark dark cloud in the air, and quickly became clear after losing its momentum.
It turned into a heavy hammer. The hammer seemed to stay in the air for a while before it hit the ground.
Time passed through every breath, and the rain of arrows finally rang the warrior's shield. At first, it was three or two drops and two points, and then immediately came one after another!
However, these arrows that are weight enough to penetrate the tower shield on weekdays are meaningless now. The magical struggle between the mages on both sides has already decided in the blink of an eye! Three rings composed of more than a hundred mages
The ceremony used majestic magic to sweep the atmosphere. The storm formed a rolling strong wind in mid-air. In an instant, the sun was covered by the wind and sand. The huge air pressure almost made the soldiers unable to grasp the high-rise shields, let alone those light floating
Arrows are here.
However, there are still weapons that cannot be shaken by magic.
The low and sharp voice cut through the sky and attracted everyone's eyes on the battlefield. They saw four huge fireballs rising from behind the city wall! But for some reason, the magician's reaction was astonishing.
He was slow and watched helplessly as the fireballs fell into the crowd that was charging! It brought out a roar like thunder!
The heavy impact sound woke people up to their astonishment. They widened their eyes and staggered back a few steps, and also noticed that the huge fireball was rolling in the crowd! The flames gradually dimmed, and they were lumping out of them, more than ten feet.
The true appearance of the terrifyingly heavy rock! The terrible appearance of the boulder bounced on the ground a few times, and then stopped a hundred feet away, but just this section of advancement had already pushed out a spacious line in the crowd.
The gap! The weight of a boulder of more than ten feet is at least ten thousand pounds. With the shooting of the catapult, there is no flesh and blood body that can be blocked!
Even more than a hundred strong soldiers can't do it!
After the stone, there was a trace of blood and flesh. The fragments of the human body were crushed like mud, mixed together, and turned into strange traces of dark red! Then, the Tuminis had not yet reacted to deal with this.
Disaster, the second and third catapults have come one after another!
The warriors began to rush forward, while the mages began to use force field spells to deal with the huge fireball stones! However, in the blink of an eye, more harsh friction sounds fell from the sky, as if the joyful rhythm of the god of death! The neat square formation was soon
More than a dozen big holes were crushed! More stone bombs even flew farther and rushed straight to the teams that were still on standby!
The roar, thick smoke, fire, roar, scream, and the flying flesh and blood were intertwined at the same time, creating everything on this battlefield - a unique but similar scenery to any war!
Or, compared with this ordinary scene, this war has some different existences.
For example, after the army of Touminis, the high platform that was erected on a large gentle hillside—also built with rough wood, like those siege tools, followed the simplest rules, but wide enough,
It was tall enough that more than a hundred nobles stood on the stage, able to look at the railings and watch the complex battlefield.
It is still far from the battlefield, and two or three miles away is an impossible area for magic or arrows. However, when the huge throwing stone hit the military formation of Tuminis, the young people on the platform were
Or adult men still let out a small scream like girls, and almost all their faces were pale at a speed visible to the naked eye.
For these little figures like the Viscount Baron, the drums, shouts, roars and screams from across the air represent another world they are not familiar with, although many of them have already entered the process.
Years, but almost all life is spent in a daze in the rich and beautiful clothes. The biggest battle I have ever seen is just commanding the servants and si army to kill a disobedient farmer escape slave, and embarking on the real battlefield, but it is the first time
Back, the magician blessed them with Hawkeye sharp ear technique, allowing them to clearly see the details on the battlefield. This real impact of death and bloody war are really a
A psychological impact.
But now almost all the lords of the kingdom gather here, and His Highness is in the high tent among them, observing the changes in the war with them, so everyone here is unwilling to show their fragile side, so as not to be in the future.
The laughing stock was left in the whole country, so a few timid guys were already so sad that their faces were so ugly!
"Scared?"
Standing on the inside of this platform, closest to the central tent, Edward slightly withdrew his gaze, turned to the two pale faces beside him, and chuckled.
However, this question immediately attracted a sharp echo. "What's there to be afraid of in this small scene?" The girl standing beside him rolled her eyes in anger, but seemed to have not noticed her breathing at all.
Hurry, beside her, the young master of the Ryan family just pursed his lips and shook his head stubbornly. Although his eyes had turned away from the battlefield, the long horns on the battlefield in the distance were mixed with the tide of hustle and bustle.
, still make his face pale as paper.
"There is no need to hide your fear. As long as he doesn't let him occupy your heart, that's enough." Edward said lightly, then frowned.
This time the siblings and brothers came with him, so they have been with him since the beginning, which made him feel a little restrained. The reason why they came here was naturally impossible for the children to join in the fun.
It was for their city - Edward or a good backer, strong enough. As long as they stay in Burgundy, the brother and brother will naturally be in trouble, but the young lord is the same for their city.
Without any interest, if he could not come up with any suitable conditions, he would obviously not be able to be kind to help them get the city back.
So in this way, Edward's plan to enter the army tent of the camp could not be realized.
Of course, don't misunderstand it, what kind of interest Edward has to participate in such a war? He knew very well that this siege was just a show and a gimmick, a performance to inspire the morale of lords everywhere.
Forget it, with such a large army approaching, the number of mages has an absolute advantage. Even if the defenders in the city are all imperial guards, Jin Jinhua Knights, they may not be able to defend for two days. Now there are less than a thousand elites in the city, and the remaining ones are
It was a miracle that the peasant soldiers and the conscripted farmers were able to maintain their unsuccessful surrender. According to Edward's malicious speculation, this was probably a situation that had been planned long ago. Eighty percent of the imperial nobles in the city
I have already made preparations for surrender, and I have a guard symbolizing xing, and then surrender. Although the first batch of surrenders should be strictly the unlucky guys in Camino City, but now when James came to the front line,
The captives in the city should have a great significance to the kingdom.
The reason why Edward planned to visit the command post was simply because he wanted to turn the minds of the people around him to see if there was any memory for him to speculate on the intentions of the Thomas Mage.
"Teacher, haven't you said that the Empire will surrender soon this time?" After taking a deep breath, Little Ryan seemed to finally break free from the shadow of Yin who had accidentally observed the huge rock fireball too carefully just now.
Come out and start paying attention to more questions: "How long do you think they can last?"
"Well, it's hard to say. According to the current situation, they can probably hold on until noon, but if they are a little crazy, I think there will be two or three days left.
Although the Pyrenees in their sixties are called old guys by some people, it is true that for humans, this age should be when they start to bend over and hunch their backs, and be prepared to enjoy their grandchildren's life.
But General Pyrenees seemed to appear to refute this tradition. He looked as strong as a middle-aged man, standing on a high platform, his body swelling with his bronze muscles, swelling the whole body of his body.
The armor was stretched out in a circle, with a few strands of silver threads on his hair bun, but it looked even thicker and bolder. Years of war left several scars on his face. He didn't look like a general, but more like a
A pure warrior.
In fact, most of his life was spent as a fighter, from a civilian orphan who entered the military camp at the age of 12 orphan until now becoming a leading ten thousand men, the Imperial Three
By the earl, he had long been portrayed as a standard soldier, a soldier. Even when facing the future emperor, he even said a few simplest polite clichés, and was completely unfair than what people in the officialdom should have.
At least smooth.
At this moment, the old general frowned and stared at the battlefield in front of him, watching ladders push forward, but they were destroyed before they reached the moat, and more than a dozen more were added to the city wall.
Large trenchers, those huge stone mills, pulled out gaps and screams in the neat military formation like slams!
In fact, according to the plan of the veteran general, it was indeed a simple game to take down this city, but when the second round of attacks was launched, he already felt something was wrong. The enemy's attack was much more crazy than he imagined.
Originally, the easiest way to attack the city is to use spells - even if the city opens an anti-magic field during the war to interfere with the operation of magic, that thing has nothing to do with the elemental creatures that have been summoned.
Effect: As long as the number of mages is sufficient, you can use enough earth elements to smash the city gate and wall, and use flying wind elements and fire elements to climb the city tower to sweep the defenders. If there are not enough mages in ordinary cities to counter magic
After a round of summoning attacks, the defense is full of holes and will be destroyed without attacking. Therefore, before the siege battle, the first thing that is often carried out is a magic war. The attacking method master strives to consume the magic storage of the garrison army as much as possible, and wait for the summoning objects.
When it appeared, the battle basically came to an end.
However, today is different from the past. Although Tuminis is facing a large army this time, the number of followers is almost more than 500 mages, of which more than half are formal mages alone, and about 100 are close to or exceeding the threshold of high-level mages.
However, Pan Duorion's evil talisman flashed in the sky, summoning creatures, which require cross-plane operation, are dangerous. Although the summoning objects that cannot be returned will gradually disappear in the main material plane due to consumption, they are disappearing.
Before, he would no longer be bound by the summoner, and he might even attack the summoner as soon as possible. Even if the effect of this counterattack is only a certain probability and not an absolute, but now the prince is leading the army, that is not a risk at all.
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If elemental creatures that don’t have money cannot be used, they have to use the lives of soldiers to fill in.
, accompanied by a huge roar and a tragic cry, the soldiers of Tuminis flew into the air. The cart tilted slowly, and the soldiers shouted to escape from the cart. They fell to the ground and they squeezed into a ball. Soon, the cart
The car crashed heavily on the ground, and the dust and smoke raised high overwhelmed the despair and brought countless spiritual hunts into the clear sky.
Everyone was bursting, igniting, and turning into rising torches!rs!.