Chapter 401: Battle of Nissei Fortress (Ⅰ)

"See that hill on the opposite side?" General Jumonville pointed forward, "From our angle, that hill is almost level with the hill where the enemy fortress is, and the straight line between the two hills Not more than three hundred yards."

"Indeed, what are you going to do?"

"If we set up a siege position on that hill, is it possible to use catapults and bows and arrows to directly suppress the defender's position directly opposite?"

"The range of the catapult is sufficient, and the height is suitable, but the catapult is large and heavy, and it takes a lot of manpower and time to transport it to the hill, and there is almost no shelter on the bare hill. As soon as we have an action , the enemy sentry will definitely find out at the first time, and then we can only carry the catapult against the arrows thrown from the opposite side, and it is inevitable to pay huge casualties."

Antonioni took a deep look at the Nisisi Fortress.

"As for the archers, even if they go up the hills, they won't be able to play any role. The range of 300 yards is beyond the limit of the arm strength of most soldiers in our army. Most of the arrows shot past will be blocked by the city wall, and occasionally there are a few arrows. Crossing the city wall will not pose too much threat to the defenders."

General Jumonville nodded, and turned his gaze to Alpha: "What do you think?"

"I think it's worth trying!"

The brown eyes of the Gnoll Queen shone with excitement.

"We wolf people are taller than humans, with longer arms and greater strength! With the same longbow, you human archers can only shoot 250 yards away, but our wolf man warriors can easily shoot 300 yards away. , together with the 'Explosive Arrow' and 'Burning Arrow' filled with alchemy drugs, it is enough to suppress the enemy defenders crouching behind the city wall and dare not raise their heads!"

"Your Excellency, General, you can take this opportunity to send someone to push the trebuchet up the hill, and use it to throw boulders or fill it with a large amount of alchemy gunpowder, destroy the enemy's city wall, and open a long-distance passage for our army!"

General Jumonville smiled with satisfaction, took off his gloves, and gently wiped the brass casing of the telescope.

"Ms. Alpha, have you prepared the third-ring magic spell 'plant growth' today?"

Alpha froze for a moment, a little at a loss.

She is a level 9 ranger who has the ability to cast 3-level nature magic, but the magic of "plant growth" is relatively unpopular, and it is rarely used on the battlefield. She doesn't understand why General Jumonville suddenly mentioned it. This magic.

"I didn't prepare it in advance, but don't worry, I have the scroll!"

"That's good." General Jumonville smiled slightly, pointing to the hill with sparse vegetation ahead, "If the low and sparse shrubs on the hill can quickly grow tall and lush, it will effectively block the defenders in the opposite fortress from launching. The incoming arrows provide favorable cover for our siege troops, greatly reducing casualties, Ms. Alpha, what do you think?"

"Thank you General for your guidance, I know what to do next!" Alpha's eyes lit up.

...

At 9:30 a.m. on October 1, the Gnoll Corps received Alpha's order to gather as a unit on the hill near the Nisisi Fortress.

At the same time, Joan's Eagle Man was conducting aerial reconnaissance. Of course, the enemy's high-profile mobilization could not be hidden from his eyes, and he quickly used "wind information" to report the abnormal movement of the enemy to Lieutenant Colonel Vasa.

He had just started casting spells here, and suddenly realized that something was wrong with the ground. He lowered his head and looked carefully, almost suspecting that his eyes were hallucinating.

The hill where the gnolls gathered was a rocky hill, with sparse and low shrubs growing in the gaps between the bare rocks, but at this time the vegetation on the hill was changing rapidly at a speed visible to the human eye, and all the weeds and The shrubs are growing like hormones, spreading wantonly.

In less than two minutes, the originally bare hill was covered by dense trees, and the green shade covering the sky and the sun could not be seen at a glance. The more than 500 wolf men gathered on the hill were covered by the dense branches and leaves, and disappeared. In the depths of endless shade.

The miracle of turning barren hills into forests was performed silently in front of Joan's eyes, which made him deeply confused while being shocked, not knowing what was going on.

Rubbing his eyes hard, Joan confirmed that what happened just now was not a hallucination, and forced himself to calm down and think about the root cause behind this strange incident.

Turning a desolate hill into lush greenery in just a few minutes is obviously the power of magic, and among all types of spells, nothing is better at changing vegetation than nature magic.

Joan remembered what Conti had said that the druids and rangers of the "Ring of Harvest" often used a special magic to increase the yield of crops and ensure a bumper harvest of grain and fruit forests.

In addition to the application in the field of agriculture, this 3-ring natural magic called "plant growth" can also be used to improve the environment, making the sparsely vegetated wasteland quickly grow lush vegetation.

The scene in front of him convinced Joan that there was at least one natural magic spellcaster in the enemy camp. As for the purpose of this person's casting spells to thicken the vegetation on the hills, it was also obvious.

Under the cover of dense foliage, the gnolls stationed on the hills can ignore the arrows, bullets and even stones projected from the opposite Nissei Fortress, and counterattack calmly with their long bows, shooting a mass of arrows as dense as locusts. To the defenders stationed on the city wall.

Qiao An hurriedly completed the "Wind Information Technique", told Lieutenant Colonel Vasa what he saw, and then took a "Arrow Defense Barrier" on himself, and flew back to the sky above the fortress at the risk of being hit by the arrows.

At this time, the offensive and defensive sides each occupied a hill, and they fired fiercely at a distance of 300 yards.

Judging from the height of the two hills, the defenders of Nissei Fortress occupy a slightly higher terrain. Unfortunately, this advantage has been offset by the dense trees growing out of thin air on the opposite hill, and the defenders cannot see clearly for 300 yards. The arrows and bullets fired by the enemies hiding in the forest will lose their accuracy.

In contrast, the vegetation near the Nissei Fortress has long been cleared, and the brick-built city wall is so conspicuous. The guards stand on the top of the city, and everyone is a living target. Aim and snipe.

The two sides shot at each other for several rounds, and the defending army suffered a lot. No less than twenty people were injured by arrows. I can't hold my head up.

The rain of arrows shot by the jackals was also mixed with a few specially made arrows. The hollow arrow tubes were filled with alchemy gunpowder, which exploded violently the moment they hit the ground.

If it gets on a person, it will be even worse, even water can't put it out, you can only pour sand on the body and bury it, blocking the air and extinguishing the flame.

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