Chapter 435 On the Fifty-Seventh Day of the Fire Moon, It Is Appropriate to Bombard the Fortress

After approaching the rock fortress, the corps led by Philip was attacked several times - both at night and during the day. Just as Byron sighed, the nobles finally began to learn how to fight a real battle. , but they learned a little late after all.

The attack plans that the commanders of the Rock Fortress could come up with were all based on old-fashioned armies - they imagined the Cecil Combat Corps as another kind of aristocratic private army with powerful magical equipment, and based on this Deduce the discipline of the Cecilians, the way of marching, the way of camping, and the speed of command and response, and then use this to formulate various attack plans, and the result is naturally no suspense.

Knight Philip admitted that the commanders of the Rock Fortress were indeed actively fighting, but unfortunately they failed.

On the 57th of Fire, the hottest day of the summer, the flag of the Cecil Combat Corps entered the small plains area south of the rock fortress, a day earlier than originally expected.

The enemies in the rock fortress seemed to have finally given up their plan to take the initiative. As the Cecils got closer and closer, they all began to shrink into the fortress. The Cecilians were torched before their arrival, and when Knight Philip set foot on the plains, his campsite was even a woodland that had been burned clean by the enemy.

In the new base camp, Knight Philip left the barracks and patrolled the newly established camp on horseback. He looked north, and between the continuous mountains, he could clearly see the towering and towering walls of the rock fortress-the The city walls are deep and dark, but there is a layer of dreamy magic floating light floating under the sunlight. At the top of the fortress, you can also see several huge mage towers in operation. The giant runes floating on the top of the towers and the city walls below complement each other. This scene is really hard to see in the barren and deserted south.

Knight Philip turned his head again and looked at a hill behind the camp - that was the location of the shelling position.

Technicians are transporting the main artillery components to the hills, where they will be assembled into fixed siege turrets, aided by temporary magical effects such as weight reduction, and heavy "justice-i" orbital acceleration guns Installation would be quick enough to pose a lethal threat to the first wall of the Rock Fortress, while the few remaining heavy accelerometers and light guns would be pushed northwestward by the 2nd Corps after the heavy gun positions had been established, at the 2nd. The high ground is erected to form a more complete and dense fire coverage.

Covering with artillery to advance positions, one position after another, this is what the lord wrote in "Artillery General Knowledge", and it is also the most basic and effective part of fire application skills, although Philip Knight is also It was the first time to use it in practice, but he knew it would pay off.

The Rock Fortress has already appeared in the sight of the Cecilians, in other words, the Cecilians are now under the Eyelids of the Rock Fortress.

The distance between the two sides is a little too far.

At least, in terms of the range of the "Justice-i" Orbital Accelerator Cannon, Cecil's army is too close. Knight Philip knows the cannons he has on hand. Under the right conditions, those cannons can even strike Enemies outside the line of sight - as long as you calculate the ballistics, it can be converted here, that is, he can directly attack the rock fortress at the edge of the hills, without stepping on the plains.

But in this battle, he didn't have to pull the distance that far, and he couldn't pull the distance that far.

After returning to the camp, the young knight looked at the military map hanging in the tent. The map drawn by the lord himself was surprisingly accurate. On the map, he could clearly see the rock fortress and From his position, he could also see the terrain around the rock fortress. He saw that the Dorgon River from the Holy Spirit Plain to the south passed through a pass on the west side of the rock fortress, and divided into two there, which turned into white water. The tributary of the river flows all the way to the southwest, and the most suitable place for warships to moor and become an attack point is an open area in the western part of the plain area.

This area must be completely within the support range of the Cecil Corps, so it is necessary for Knight Philip to advance his position to the plains, and at the same time to establish a second high ground closer to the Whitewater River, and he does not think this distance has any What's inappropriate - how far is the trebuchet's range? How far can mages throw a big fireball?

To put it mildly, he pushed his position halfway forward, and the defenders of the Rock Fortress could only stare blankly.

The curtain of the tent was opened, and a young female knight in silver-white magic armor with a melting sword on her waist walked into the tent. The female knight snapped to attention in front of Philip and gave a military salute, "Sir! The scouts have returned, the surrounding area is safe!"

Philip sighed, "They really watched us set up positions here..."

The young female knight, Margarita from Kant, couldn't help but say, "Their reaction is actually quite normal."

Philip glanced at Margarita - he was more impressed by this female knight, and Mr. Wald Perich, the old knight of Kant, highly regarded this young lady, and he knew that Margarita was a knight with excellent talent like himself. It's just that due to the short period of allegiance to Cecil, there are some traditional aristocratic thoughts in this young lady's mind that have not been completely changed, but Philip doesn't care much about it.

"Why are their reactions normal?" Philip asked casually.

"Relying on strong fortresses and magical barriers to protect yourself, waiting for an opportunity to counterattack behind the city wall or waiting for a change, this is the fixed idea of ​​many nobles, especially when the active attack is not effective," Margarita Station Straightening herself up, she wanted to try her best to leave a good impression of the Kant knight in the heart of the commander who came from the "Lord's Heirloom Circle", "It's actually an extraordinary performance for them to take the initiative to attack a few times. It is impossible to continue to let soldiers out of the city to meet the enemy, so they can only hide behind the city wall, which is a reasonable choice."

After a pause, Margarita continued, "In most cases, the siege of fortresses and fortresses is protracted, and presumably the commanders in the rock fortress think the same way, as long as the magic barrier can hold, they will not I don't mind what we are doing outside. It's like forty years ago when Soest Castle was besieged. The enemy was besieged for three years. The lord of Soest was still unscathed. Instead, most of the soldiers who besieged the castle escaped. Finally, the lord of Soest waited. When reinforcements arrive, the enemy who besieged the castle will have to retreat—presumably, the people in the rock fortress are also thinking the same thing.”

Philip nodded thoughtfully, "Is that so..."

Margarita looked at Philip curiously, "Sir... Sir, don't you understand this?"

Her doubts made sense. Philip was also an orthodox noble knight. No matter how the Cecil family declined, they still had their own castle. How could the Philip knight who grew up in such an orthodox environment not understand the basic rules of these nobles fighting? ?

Facing the female knight's question, Philip didn't hide anything, and said frankly, "I understand the truth, but the Cecil people never fought like this, and it wasn't like this before the lord returned to the world."

"Oh?" Margarita's eyes widened. "The Cecil...how did they fight?"

Knight Philip replied calmly, "Face the attack, if not necessary, try to avoid being besieged by the castle and falling into a passive defense situation. Anyway, as long as you kill all the enemies on the battlefield, the castle will naturally be safe."

"This..." The female knight was stunned, "It's really brave..."

"It's not because of bravery, it's because there is no way," Philip spread his hands. "If Cecil is besieged, no one will come to help. Once we are blocked in the castle, it will be the end."

The atmosphere at the scene was a little awkward for a while, but the embarrassment didn't last long, and Knight Philip quickly changed the topic "According to the original plan, the first test fire was conducted before dusk-to add to the fun of the dinner party at the Rock Fortress. ."

The female knight immediately saluted "Yes, sir!"

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The giant sun moved slowly in the sky, and finally gradually approached the mountains on the west side.

On the first high ground, the technical soldiers are completing the assembly and debugging of the last "Justice-i" orbital acceleration gun.

"Technical Soldiers" are soldiers born with the continuous emergence of various magic weapons. They are also called "Bachelor of Guns" or "Bachelor of Field Mechanics". They are well-trained soldiers, but they also have Beyond the mechanical knowledge and magic technology knowledge of ordinary soldiers, these battlefield mechanics are equipped with special magic terminals. They can use the terminal's assistance to release simple spells such as weight loss and traction, or use the magic terminal. The engineering components in the weapon are used for assembly, welding, adjustment and maintenance of weapons and equipment. Their appearance symbolizes the continuous development of the specialization of Cecil's magic weapon.

When the last "Justice-i" orbital acceleration gun was debugged, it was fifteen minutes before the launch.

The giant sun was falling towards the mountains on the west side. The bright sky light gradually became dim and orange-red, and the giant steel beasts crouching in the gun emplacements were gradually plated with a layer of golden red glow. .

Knight Wald Perich, who was already middle-aged and even considered a middle-aged and elderly person, stood on a rock platform beside the shelling position, put the monocular in front of him, and watched the movement of the rock fortress in the distance.

The middle-level knight himself actually has excellent eyesight, but after all, he can't compare with spells like the Mage's Eye, but with the help of the "telescope", he can see as far as those mages.

He could see that on the wall of the rock fortress, a few knights were walking around, and many soldiers were defending on the wall, and those knights who were walking around could clearly see a little of the situation here. Occasionally they stopped, pointed to this side, and talked to each other.

It's so far away, and looking at the nearer through the telescope is like it's right in front of you. This kind of feeling can't be experienced with "extraordinary eyesight".

Knight Walder Perich didn't know what the people walking on the far wall were talking about, but he didn't care either.

The appointed time has come.

The old knight took down the binoculars, and for the first time personally directed those powerful "magic weapons" to fire.

Just like what he had said to Margarita last time, the knights of Kant's collar came in handy after all.

The rune trigger was pulled hard, and the huge energy poured into the cannons of the huge cannons instantly, using the magic energy relay obelisk transmission, the magic energy from Carroll's leading magic net to drive these terrifying weapons to roar. , accompanied by a sharp sound, the heavy magic crystal shells rushed out of the acceleration track under the package of light cyan air, and rushed to the distant rock fortress.

For the southern nobles in the fortress, the long-lost familiar voice finally came.

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