Chapter 297 147 A Sharp Turn for the Worse

Chapter 297 -147- A sharp turn for the worse

After the attack on the sea entered a stable stalemate, the battle on land also broke out.

The battle horn sounded, and the artillery of the Bolde-Violet coalition launched an artillery battle with the Castel fleet in the Dorne River.

Amid the thunderous roar, white smoke spread across the river and the battlefield, and from time to time one could see the pale blue ripples emitted by stone bullets hitting the magic shield.

This was a competition of ammunition and extraordinary material reserves.

In the North Port, the towering wizard tower shone brightly, and the unfolded magic shield shone brightly in the sun.

In the coalition, stone bullets engraved with magic-breaking runes were stuffed into the black muzzles by soldiers, and shot at the Castel galley in the Dorne River and the outer wall of the North Port Bridge covered by the magic shield in a series of loud noises.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

The earth trembled, and the magic power was agitated.

Although protected by magic shields, the stone cannons carried by the Bolde-Violet coalition were obviously stronger than Castel's artillery.

Even though the power of most stone bullets was weakened by the magic shield, some still penetrated Castel's defense, hit the city wall, or hit the hull.

Especially the outer wall of the North Port Bridge.

As the first line of defense of North Port, the ten-meter-high city wall received special attention from the Principality Coalition.

Dozens of stone cannons over seven meters long spewed white mist, and each shot meant a stone bullet weighing more than 900 pounds (more than 400 kilograms) whizzed past.

Even with the weakening of magic, this weapon that ended the castle's rule developed in the Star-Moon War was still terrible. The stone bullets engraved with the magic-breaking inscriptions still had terrifying kinetic energy after penetrating the shield, and each shot would leave hideous cracks on the city wall.

Finally, after the coalition had conducted countless rounds of artillery fire, the tall outer wall could no longer withstand the continuous artillery fire.

With a loud bang, another magic-breaking stone bullet penetrated the crumbling shield and hit a section of the outer wall that was already full of cracks.

Amid a series of exclamations, a section of the outer wall of the North Port Bridge collapsed with bricks and stones flying everywhere!

After the cloud-like dust rolled, a huge gap of four meters wide appeared on the city wall.

Through the gap, the army of the principality could already see the bridge behind and the Castel army on the other side of the bridge.

Prince Philip, riding on horseback, put down his telescope and smiled with satisfaction:

"The defense of North Port... is just so-so."

Looking at the crumbling city wall, Count Lint beside the third prince had a complicated expression and sighed:

"Times have changed since the stone cannon."

The nobles ruled the world with castles as the center, and it has been like this for thousands of years.

And now, no matter how solid the castle is, it will become history in front of the enchanted stone cannon.

It can be said that with the development of the times, since the improvement of enchantment technology and the optimization of alchemy in the late stage of the Star-Moon War, many means of war in the Miria world have quietly changed.

"The city wall has been broken, order the vanguard troops to launch an attack!"

The third prince narrowed his eyes and ordered.

The loud and vicissitudes of the horn sounded again, this time... it was a signal for charging and siege.

The vanguard troops of the Principality Alliance, who had been waiting for a long time, raised their shields one after another, braved the rain of arrows and artillery fire from Castel, and rushed towards the outer wall of the North Port Bridge.

There was a gap in the city wall, and so did the magic shield covering the city wall.

The magic defense system connecting the entire North Port had a loophole, and the soldiers of both sides soon broke out in battle at the gap in the city wall.

The first to engage in the battle were the conscripts.

As cannon fodder troops for siege, these soldiers with the lowest combat effectiveness existed to consume the extraordinary power in the enemy army.

Soldiers surged toward the gap like a tide, and ladders were placed on the still intact city walls by the attacking soldiers. The battle for the North Port Bridge... officially began.

The gapped city wall no longer had a defensive advantage. Facing the large number of the Principality Alliance, the outer wall of the North Port Bridge quickly collapsed.

Castel's soldiers fought and retreated, and the battle soon focused on the bridge.

Arrows fell like raindrops, and the magic light was colorful.

The narrow North Port Bridge became the most tragic battlefield, like a huge meat grinder, madly devouring soldiers from both sides.

Amid the continuous sound of artillery fire, fighting and shouting resounded through the sky, and the rippling blood dyed the entire bridge red like a stream, and even the water of the Dorne River under the bridge turned crimson.

The third prince picked up the telescope and looked at the battle on the bridge.

After a moment, he put down the telescope and frowned slightly:

"Too slow."

"Send out the extraordinary army formation, capture the North Port Bridge as soon as possible, and build a defensive magic formation to prevent Castel from being forced to destroy the bridge!"

Count Lint hesitated for a moment and said:

"Your Highness, the magic defense system of North Port is still intact and can still protect the soldiers. If we send out the extraordinary army formation at this moment, our elite troops will be easily targeted..."

"We have to fight, we don't have much time, and... we must be careful not to destroy the bridge. This bridge is the gateway to North Port. If they destroy it ruthlessly, it will cause great trouble to our attack."

The third prince shook his head and said.

As he said, he squinted and looked at the magic shield above North Port:

"As for Beigang's magical defense..."

"Hmph, inform the fleet to adjust the shooting angle and no longer aim at the fortress of Beigang. All warships will attack Beigang City!"

"In addition to the magic-breaking stone bullets, use the latest enchanted stone bullets made by the alchemy workshop that I brought from the royal capital!"

"Haha, doesn't our little count want to protect the entire Beigang? Then let's see if she will spend more effort protecting the city under artillery fire, or give up on her own people!"

"The larger the magic defense shield is, the easier it is to break through... I don't believe that the Silver Moon mages in Castel who maintain the shield can withstand such an attack intensity!"

Following the third prince's order, the artillery fire of the principality's combined fleet quickly changed its target.

Amidst bursts of roaring, stone bullets slid across the sky like rain and hit Beigang.

Unlike the city wall itself, which is engraved with inscriptions and can easily open a magic shield, the shield covering the sky above Beigang is much weaker and requires more magic power to resist external attacks.

Facing the continuous attacks falling from the sky, the entire Beigang's magic shield continued to flicker, becoming bright and dim.

In the mage tower in Northport, Sir Leighton, the president of the Northport branch of the Mercenary Association, who accepted the employment and personally presided over the operation of the shield, felt even more deeply.

After the principality fleet covered the urban area of ​​Beigang with firepower and raindrops of stone bullets hit the weakest point of the shield, the huge magic pressure and energy tide caused the experienced Silver Moon mage to change his face almost instantly. He couldn't bear it. A mouthful of blood spurted out.

At the same time, the elite standing armies from the two principalities also deployed their magic arrays and marched in neat steps to attack the Beigang Bridge.

The situation on Castel's side suddenly took a turn for the worse.