Chapter 1160

"In addition to the fixed turrets used for city defense, there is also our naval fleet on Asa Bay. Both the old-fashioned sailing warships and the new iron-clad steam warships are equipped with naval guns. Some naval guns are even larger than the city defense guns. If the giants Dare to invade the coastal towns, these warships will teach them to be human."

"It's a pity that the forts and fleet can only be used to defend coastal towns and cannot reach the inland area where Elk Town is located. We are powerless to deal with the disaster faced by the Asa people." Captain Stone sighed.

After all, Audrey is the princess of the Kingdom of Canaan, and she knows more about modern artillery than Joan, so she immediately asked a very targeted question: "Apart from the city defense artillery and naval artillery, didn't the garrison of the Midgard colony set up Artillery units, equipped with more flexible land artillery?"

"Well..." Captain Stone rubbed his cheeks, and replied with some reluctance, "There are indeed two artillery battalions stationed in Linyuan Castle, with 30 6-pounder cavalry guns and 30 12-pounder infantry guns each, but these The magic crystal cannons are Lord Laval's favorite, and I'm afraid they are reluctant to pull them out to deal with the frost giants. Moreover, the projectiles fired by these magic crystal cannons are too light. It is okay to bomb flesh and blood or ordinary buildings, but they may not be able to deal with huge The Colossus poses a real threat."

"If you don't try it, how will you know?" Holden jumped up excitedly, "I was in the arsenal in Bethlehem, and I saw the scene of the 12-pound gun test-firing with my own eyes, and the bunker a thousand yards away was blown up when it was fired. After all, the 'Ice Colossus' is nothing more than a large block of ice, and it cannot be stronger than the bricks and stones used to build bunkers!"

"The little rascal said it well, the cannon bombs the colossus, I think it will work!"

It was rare for Hyrule to agree with Holden, and he urged Captain Stone to send a letter to the command of Fort Lindeep, requesting Sir Laval to send artillery units to support Elk Town.

"You two little guys, don't be too happy too early. From what I know about Sir, he will never agree to send artillery troops to rescue Elk Town." Captain Stone poured cold water on Holden and Hyrule, "This is not only because the Sir has always hated the Asa people, but more importantly, the cannons are too expensive. If there is any loss, the Sir may be so distressed that he cannot sleep."

"Mr. Captain, this is to save thousands of lives in Elk Town!" Audrey resolutely said, "Even if there is only a one-thousandth possibility, we must seize this last chance and send a letter of appeal, even if the Sir Val refused to reinforce, at least we did our duty and have a clear conscience, what do you think?"

Captain Stone moved slightly, frowned and hesitated for a long time, and finally nodded.

"Joan! Send a letter to Lord Laval!" Hailar urged eagerly.

Joan had already prepared the materials for the "short message technique", thinking in his heart that no matter whether Captain Stone agreed or not, this distress letter must be sent by himself.

Since Mr. Captain nodded, there was nothing to worry about. He hurriedly cast the 3-ring "SMS" technique on the piece of copper wire in his hand, and briefly described the current crisis facing Elk Town. The key point was to ask the artillery troops to rush forward Come to support.

In the following time, everyone sat around the table, waiting for a reply with trepidation.

In the silent hall, time passed quietly, and every second seemed to become doubly longer, which made people suffer.

I don't know how long it took, Joan noticed a wave of magic power in front of him, and then, a ball of red light emerged.

Holden and Hyrule stood up involuntarily, and Audrey and Captain Stone also held their breath, staring at the red light ball slowly rotating in midair.

Joan took a deep breath, raised his hand to hold the light ball, and read Sir Laval's reply. Afterwards, he suppressed his disappointment and shook his head silently.

"What's going on, Joan? Sir Laval won't send troops to rescue?" Holden asked in disbelief.

Joan nodded, but stopped talking.

He really couldn't bear to say those cold words in Baron Laval's reply in front of everyone.

"The Jazz clearly refused to send troops to rescue Elk Town, and frankly said that it is not worthwhile to turn against the tyrannical frost giant lord for the Asir people."

"The Sir also said in his reply letter that even if they could barely repel the mythical colossus by relying on the two artillery battalions of Deep Castle, they would have to suffer huge casualties, not to mention that there were also a large group of frost giants and white dragons participating in the battle in Winterhold. , coupled with vassal forces such as the snow monsters and winter wolves, the consequences of an all-out war would be disastrous."

"The Sir finally asked me to tell Mr. Captain that the reconnaissance company must not participate in the conflict between the Asa tribe and the forces of Winterhold, and must withdraw from Elk Town as soon as possible and return to Linyuan Castle."

After relaying Baron Laval's instructions, Joan looked at Captain Stone, waiting for him to make a final decision.

In all fairness, Joan felt that Baron Laval's reply was a bit cruel, but it was also a wise move to avoid getting involved in the conflict between the aborigines and the frost giants, and to maximize the interests of the Midgard colony. It is the duty of the Garrison Commander. Asking him to save Elk Town at all costs, this idea itself is too naive and unrealistic.

"Everyone, you have heard the orders of your lord," Captain Stone put his hands on the table, stood up slowly, and looked at the young man with sympathy and helplessness in his eyes, "As soldiers, no matter how much we feel in our hearts, If you are unwilling, you must resolutely obey the orders of your superiors... prepare to retreat."

"Mr. Captain, this is a wise decision, but I refuse to implement it." Holden suddenly laughed, "You just said that obeying orders from superiors is a soldier's bounden duty, which is true, but I am not a Midgard garrison A soldier who is officially in service is just an intern, and now I am announcing my withdrawal from the reconnaissance company and ending my intern career ahead of schedule, so there is no need to follow Sir Laval's orders, right?"

"Boy, don't be confused!" Captain Stone's face darkened, "Stay here and die, what good will it do you!"

"At least it can make me feel at ease, instead of feeling guilty and regretting for the rest of my life." Holden replied without flinching.

"You kid must be crazy!" Captain Stone shook his head, turned to look at Audrey, expecting her to persuade his brother to give up his crazy idea.

"Mr. Captain, thank you for taking care of me and Holden these days, although I'm a bit reluctant... Now it's time to say goodbye."

"Audrey, do you want to stay?" Captain Stone couldn't believe his ears, "It's not like you made such a stupid decision!"

"It's really stupid, but I can only be honest with my inner voice." Audrey smiled slightly, her eyes firm: "Mr. Captain, don't forget, I am a paladin anyway, and it is my right now." How can you shrink back when your faith is tested."