Chapter 1696 Changes in Artillery

Bolvar, who became the Lich King in history, was a Lich King who had no sense of existence. In a sense, he is not as famous as the Four Horsemen of the New Apocalypse who later belonged to him. At any rate, among them were Thoras Trollbane, the former king of Stromgarde, and Sally Whitemane, the big white-legged member of the Blood Dog Man and Woman.

Therefore, when Duke thought about this problem, he still felt a little bit pained.

"I can't kill Fordragon just to have the Lich King, right?" Duke smiled bitterly in his heart.

Becoming the Lich King is not something you can do just because you want to. You must first have a willpower that transcends the ordinary world. Without willpower, there is no mental power, and it is impossible to cross the void and control the undead thousands of miles away.

For a guy without willpower, even if you put him on the throne of the Lich King, it will be useless.

In his previous life, Bolvar was betrayed at the Gate of Scourge, and then burned by Alexstrasza, who temporarily served as the minister of the Communist Party. He was covered in fire and struggled to death. The plague virus in his body was burned out by the flames. Pulled him back from the brink of death.

Of course, no one can withstand such high temperature red dragon flames. Bolvar's body was tortured by the flames, but he was already half alive and half dead. Later, the Lich King discovered him at the Wrath Gate and brought him back to Icecrown Citadel, trying to transform him into a death knight to serve him - but Bolvar's firm will prevented him from obeying the Lich King.

Bolvar went through the most cruel will test before becoming the third generation Lich King.

"Oh! The boat will naturally be straight when it reaches the bridge." Duke gave up his slightly distant worries.

Duke suddenly smiled bitterly: Alsace is still thinking about his successor before he is overturned. Isn't this a bit too ambitious?

Alsace's withdrawal of troops to Icecrown Citadel is not the same as a beautiful woman lying naked with her legs spread like an M and looking to be seen from the front. On the contrary, it makes the Scourge become a tortoise shrunk into a tortoise shell.

Anyone who dares to underestimate this kind of strategic retreat will suffer a bloody blow.

Duke is still playing steady.

First, he let Gavin Rad and Tirion lead the Silver Hand to enter and occupy the Dark Cathedral and the Evil Castle in the middle of Icecrown Glacier. By controlling these two key magic leyline nodes, Alsace's magic circle deployed in the Icecrown Glacier area can be completely broken.

Duke didn't even let Naxxramas or Dalaran sit directly on top of these two places. Instead, let Naru purify it, and then go over and set up the magic circle in person.

Should I say he is worthy of being the King of Evil Demons? Duke really discovered something fishy about these two earth lines.

It is a very secret magic spell. If someone or a powerful magic system draws the magic power from it, it is usually fine. Once it enters 100% state, the spell hidden in the magic leyline will be triggered, and then the magic will be released. The system is infused with the will of the Lich King.

"Tch, have you been discovered?" Dragon Lich Malygos spat fiercely.

Anastrian, who was wearing an ice skull, smiled: "How can such a small trick hide Duke Marcus?"

"snort!"

After occupying five of the six magic ley lines in Icecrown Glacier, Duke could finally declare that the magic network had gained overwhelming control in the region.

From this moment on, Icecrown Citadel will no longer receive abundant mana supplies. As long as you work hard to weaken it, you can definitely make Icecrown Citadel's magic power more than it can make ends meet.

Throughout late March, the coalition forces deployed artillery.

From the Dark Cathedral to the Dread Gate Koretha, to the Evil Castle in the middle of the region, the Alliance has deployed more than five thousand heavy artillery pieces with a caliber of 150 mm or more on this purified land.

Behind the back slope to the north of the evil castle of Malekaris, which is the highest on the ground, three new [Gustav cannons] that best represent the artillery doctrine are arranged.

Total length: 42.97 meters

Width: 7 meters

Height: 11.6 meters

Weight: 1350 tons

Gun caliber: 800mm

Gun length: 32.48 meters

Gun weight: 400 tons

Shooting angle: +53 degrees

Cannonball weight:

⒎1 ton (armor-piercing bullet)

⒋8 tons (high explosive bomb)

In an era without missiles, such heavy artillery can be said to be a real killer weapon.

In order to avoid the recurrence of the last incident where Arthas destroyed Naxxramas with one big move, Duke, the chicken thief, ordered all the cannons over 200 mm to be placed on the back slope, so that the two idiots would not be allowed to have any chance. Opportunity to hit directly.

After all, the trajectory of the cannonball is a parabola, Azeroth is a planet, and the ground has a natural curvature. You can basically not see it on a flat surface for more than four kilometers.

However, the range of new artillery using TNT explosive as gunpowder often exceeds 10 kilometers.

And [Frostmourne's Wrath] can only hit directly. Unless Alsace breaks out for twenty kilometers just to dismantle the cannon, the three Gustavs are absolutely safe.

When Duke told Magni this, the unkind dwarf laughed for a long time.

"Hahaha! I was worried that my baby would get hurt, but it will be fine now."

Brian leaned closer to Duke and said in a low voice: "The eldest brother is a typical example of forgetting the old love when he has a new love. Before, he kept muttering that the caliber of the new naval gun was not as good as the small steel cannon of the year. Later, the alliance gave him money to build this kind of gun. After dozens of miles of cannon fire, his resentment became less intense."

Duke smiled bitterly.

The 'small steel cannon' that ended the Second Dark Gate War is just a mortar in the final analysis, and cannot hit far at all. In a tactical sense, can it be compared with this kind of large-scale killer weapon that can hit dozens of kilometers?

"We will build larger-caliber artillery in the future!" Magni shouted loudly.

Duke smiled and said nothing.

Later - it was the age of missiles and laser weapons.

However, in order to test Alsace's reaction, looking out from the Icecrown Citadel, all the old cannons that could be brought into the museum were placed as far as the eye could see. It's still powerful, but it's just a cover. Even the gunners are mechanical gnomes under Mimiron.

"It's a pity there aren't more mechagnomes."

Duke was telling the truth. According to the restrictions left by the Titans, the maximum number of mechanical gnomes is 1,000 and the maximum number of mechanical dwarves is 2,000. This is the absolute authority given to Mimiron.

Otherwise, if they could be built infinitely, Mimiron's robot army alone could overwhelm the entire Scourge.

The electronic light in the eyes of Mimiron standing next to him kept flashing. He suddenly said: "Duke Marcus, if I can obtain the authorization from Titan, my control limit will be ten times the current upper limit."

After saying that, Mimiron fell silent again.

To be honest, Duke is still not very good at dealing with Mimiron. There are many times when Duke can't find anything in common with him. It's like chatting with a robot, you can't start a conversation.

On the other hand, Mimiron also supported the coalition's battle.

"Oh, can we only wait until after the war to gradually get in touch?"

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ps, Yunfei has a cold and has been kneeling for two days...