Chapter 870 Siege Battle

The sound of brass horns came from a distance, breaking the tranquility of the noon, as if something had been foreshadowed, and the birds in the courtyard stopped chirping, and the castle hall seemed solemn and dull for a while.

Duke Willian Borg knew that the time for the decisive battle had come.

He moved his gaze away from His Majesty Timothy's mural, and turned his head to look at a piece of exquisite full-body armor, which was inherited from his grandfather. It has been repaired and polished many times in his hands, and each piece of armor is soaked in oil. , almost equal to another layer of skin.

A line of brothers is engraved on the right arm armor, which is the family's advice: "Loyalty is not forgotten."

Wearing this armor, he survived the rebellious old duke against the rain of arrows in the melee, and was canonized by His Majesty as the new guardian of the East.

Although Timothy has fallen, the duty of guardian will not be interrupted.

He will never live up to this honor.

"Your Excellency, the fourth prince's troops have approached Jinsui City, and no trace of large firearms was found in the team." A subordinate walked into the hall and reported to him.

"Very good," Willian nodded, "Notify the others, and I'll be there right away."

"Obey!"

Then he took off his coat, walked to the armor, and said to his chief knight Glenna, "Put on the armor for me."

"Yes," the woman rolled up her sleeves and began to undress him. The rough hands covered with calluses, like soft water at this moment, gently took off the coat and inner lining on his body. It's hard to imagine that during the battle, Glenna also used these hands to hold the spear tightly, piercing the enemy's armor and shield together.

Whenever he saw it, it made him intoxicated.

"Do you... regret it?"

"Of course not, my lord," Glenna replied calmly, "the day you decided to let a woman serve as your chief knight, I decided to always be by your side, no matter what happens, I will do my best responsibility."

"But this time the enemy is stronger than ever, if possible." The Duke was interrupted by the belt tightening around his waist in the middle of his words.

"Since you know that your opponent is strong, why do you refuse the covenant of the Lord of Dawn? It's fine if you don't agree, and you even threw the envoy out of Jinsui City in public. If they know about it, you must blame you for not knowing what is good."

"Tsk, let's not talk about whether the help of Glory City can withstand Prince Peck's army, just asking me to provide a seaport for his troops to stay here is too much." Willian pouted, "The Eastern Territory is bestowed by His Majesty. Is there any difference between giving up my territory to Ampein Moore and giving it to Roland Wimbledon? If I really agree to the other party, it will be tantamount to betraying His Majesty's trust."

"Then my answer is the same," Glenna said without hesitation. "Loyalty is not a unique quality of the Borg family. My lord, please don't mention those words again, otherwise it will be nothing but an insult to me."

Willian was silent for a long time before he opened his mouth and said, "It's a pity that most nobles have forgotten this point... I understand, you can follow me. Although the opponent is strong, I will not let them take it easily. I have been waiting for a long time for this battle in Jinsui City."

"Yes, my lord." The female knight chuckled.

"Bell!" he called the clerk's name, "come to me!"

A bald middle-aged man quickly walked in from outside the hall, "My lord, what are your orders?"

"Remember it for me. After a night's rest, the minions of King Slayer Roland Wimbledon officially launched an attack on Golden Harvest City today. The Guardian of the Eastern Territory and Duke of Golden Harvest Willian Borg, in the name of the late king, decided to This will block the enemy's pace. His chief knight, Glenna Wayne, is also walking with him, and his courage and loyalty are evident. May the gods bless them." Willien paused, "Of course...if you think this If the paragraph description is a bit subjective, the last sentence can be omitted.”

Bell nodded, and quickly recorded the lord's statement in the notebook with the charcoal pencil he carried with him, "I think it's okay to add it, my lord. There is no absolutely objective record in this world. I am the clerk of Jinsui City. It's not surprising that there is a little bias, or that it's part of objectivity."

"Then keep it, but no matter what the result is, you have to record it truthfully, understand?" Willian emphasized, "It is your mission to pass on the cause and process of this incident in its entirety."

"Please rest assured, my lord," the clerk bowed, "I will definitely let the world remember this history."

Willien stopped talking, picked up the steel sword hanging on the wall, and walked out of the castle without looking back.

...

The two climbed up to the watchtower of the city wall. The bonfire was already lit, and the fat was boiling in the pot, giving off a pungent smell. The family soldiers were busy up and down, stacking stones and rolling logs on the wall.

According to the experience of the First Battle of the King's Capital, Roland's most threatening siege method is a snow powder weapon called a cannon. Its range far exceeds that of a trebuchet. Until the city fell, His Majesty was unable to imitate similar products⊥ On the day when the capital was breached, Timothy's confidants handed over all the snow powder formula, weapon principles and manufacturing methods to Willian, the purpose of which was self-evident.

After the Duke took over, he invested a lot of energy and money in it, and also found some restrictions. For example, the artillery itself is very heavy, and it needs to rely on flat terrain to exert its power. In addition, its erection process is very slow, and it needs to rely on the protection of muskets. In other words, it's better for defense than offense.

In order to welcome the coming war at the Evening Party, Willien has made sufficient preparations. In addition to widening the city wall and installing barbs, he also sent people to dig out all the roads in the suburbs, and pour river water into the farmland to turn it into a swamp. . There are also many hidden piles in the Sanwan River, making it difficult for large inland ships with a single mast to pass. The two years of maintenance have completely changed the surrounding environment. Now let alone horses and carts, even walking with heavy loads is quite strenuous.

Although the price was quite heavy, the interruption of the road led to the disappearance of the prosperity of the commercial city, and the reduction of the farmland area caused the population to drop sharply, but the benefits were obvious. At least in the enemy's slowly approaching team, he did not see a single artillery. .

Apparently, the other party has also realized that it is almost impossible to drag the artillery to the city wall without repairing a road first.

The next step is undoubtedly the battle of nests.

The enemy's muskets fired extremely fast, but there was no shelter under the city, and with the barbs on the wall, it was not easy to climb up. On the contrary, he set up four trebuchets and two large cannons in the city, especially the latter, which can attack the enemy within a thousand paces.

"They're coming," Glenna reminded.

Following her words, a group of soldiers in brown clothes stepped out of the formation and surrounded them towards the city gate. They were not fast, but their footsteps were extremely firm. Soon, this group of people lost their uniformity due to the muddy ground, and scattered in twos and threes, like old farmers buried in the fields. In addition to the gray-black long guns on their backs, there are barrels as thick as thighs, but judging from the weight, they are definitely not artillery.

Willien estimated the distance, raised the red flag, and waved it downward.

"Boulder cannon, launch!"

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