Chapter 122
Don’t forget, the main players in this war are not the Senords at all, but Nivi and Segon!
These two people are the culprits of this war! If they are not dealt with, the crisis in Camelot will not be resolved. The collapse of the previous city wall is the best proof. Without that explosion, those Sennodians would not have even thought of setting foot in Camelot even if they fought for three days and three nights!
Do you really think Camelot’s city defense system is a joke?
Kai was so arrogant before, what he wanted was to lure these two people out. Once they appeared in front of him, Kai would completely eliminate these two threats with thunderous momentum! If he does it well, he might be able to deceive others and keep Kai's secret secret.
Unexpectedly, Kaidu made such a big fuss, but these two old guys are like Voldemort, unwilling to take action until now. Don't know what they are waiting for.
In fact, Nivi and Saigon really didn't want to stay in the grass, and they were really powerless. After Saigon was tricked, he could only heal his wounds silently. Nivi's strength... to put it bluntly, as the high priest of the old religion, Nivi's strength is indeed a bit weak. Despite the fact that she is alone outside, she actually cannot escape the curse of the wizard's overall weakening. If she is asked to secretly use magic to trick people, she can do it. But wanting to use powerful magic to make a comeback on such a battlefield with tens of thousands of people is really overthinking.
Like most wizards today, Nive's spells tend to be more minor. It's not like the sky falling apart as soon as Saigon takes action.
With Saigon unable to fight, even if Nivi takes action, it will be of no avail. So the two simply hid in the woods and waited quietly for time to pass. Anyway, in a short period of time, the advantage is always on their side, and they are not stingy with this half day.
But Niwei was still a little worried.
"Sir, are we really going to do nothing?"
Saigon was closing his eyes to rest. When he heard this, he did not open his eyes and just said slowly: "What are you doing?"
"The Sennod people seem to be in a tough fight. If we don't take action, they will suffer heavy losses." Nivi was now worried about the Sennod people. Of course, this kind of concern is not without reason. She was afraid that the Sennodians would retreat due to too many casualties, and then they would have one less target to exploit.
A contemptuous smile appeared on Saigon's lips.
"Is it bigger? Wouldn't that be better?" After saying that, he ignored Niwei. But in his heart, Saigon still sighed. The wizards of this era were indeed no longer on the stage. Even the most basic eyesight is gone. Since Sennold has participated in this game, how can he quit if he wants to? They have completely angered Camelot this time. If Camelot is not completely wiped out in this war, what awaits them is Camelot's raging revenge.
In this case, Sennold would persist no matter how heavy the casualties were, instead of retreating after a few casualties. →
But in Niwei's ears, this meaning changed. She thought Saigon was thinking about the future. After all, what they want is to revive the wizards and let them regain their dominance. In this case, of course the weaker the mortal's strength, the better. Cenold is also one of the powerful nations among the Celtic nations, and weakening its revival of wizards is indeed a good thing.
She never thought that Segon didn't take the Sennods seriously at all. As long as he recovered his strength, he could defeat the Sennod army alone. He didn't care about the Sennods at all, so what about weakening them? ?
In short, the two of them stand at different heights, and their attitudes towards looking at things are also very different. In the era when Saigon was active, wizards enslaved all the people. They were aloof, and no matter how many mortals there were, they were just ants. But by Nivi's time, the wizards had greatly weakened, and she, a high priest of the old religion, was committed to the court and became King Uther's magical advisor. Naturally, it is impossible to have such domineering spirit as Sai Gen.
But no matter what, although the ideas are very different, in the end they all reach the same goal, which is to sit back and watch the Cenoud and the Camelot people bleed each other.
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Cenoud was very calm about Nivi and Segon sitting back and watching, and he did not rush to Morgause for help. Because in his opinion, Morgause had completed the most difficult step - opening a gap in the city wall.
Next is the matter of the Sennods. The fact that the war ended like this was their own problem, and Sennold was not stingy enough to even need help for this little difficulty. This is also a cognitive difference.
In today's mainstream view, witchcraft is indeed weird, but it is only weird. It's okay to use witchcraft for conspiracy, but in a real battlefield with real swords and guns, witchcraft is of no use at all.
So Sennold didn't even realize that he could seek help from witchcraft.
"Your Majesty! The West Gate side has lost more than 2,000 people! The Armenian Lord and all the knights hope to withdraw for repairs, otherwise morale will be irreversibly damaged!" This is the third time that the messenger sent the order to Sennold. A similar request was conveyed.
Only three hours had passed in the battle at Ximen, and more than 2,000 people had already died, with even more injured. This kind of battle damage is already very terrible. If it weren't for the extremely strict concept of honor and disgrace among knights in this era, and it was impossible to do anything that was disgraceful to honor at will, Ximen would have stopped the attack on his own initiative.
Sennold frowned and said nothing. The first time this kind of request came, his response was to curse. The second time, he almost gritted his teeth and issued a death order. He would kill anyone who dared to back down.
But now... He is also an old soldier. Although he is only 30 years old, he has fought for at least 18 years. He knows when to be ruthless and when to just muddle through. More than 2,000 people died in three hours... This horrific loss of life was beyond his expectation.
"Agree to their request! Transfer more people from the three walls to supplement the west gate! Also, let Armenia meet me at the camp!" After saying that, Sennod walked down the hill without looking back and rode back to the camp.
He now needs to understand the details of the battle at the west gate in detail, and then formulate a counter-strategy.
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After three hours of high-intensity fighting, the Camelot people finally had a chance to breathe. The Sennod people retreated.
Soldiers and conscripts (temporary militia) were exhausted and slumped in the position, venting their excitement with hoarse shouts. For three hours, those Sennod kids were like crazy, constantly attacking the gap.
Although Camelot has the advantage of long-range attack, neither the archers nor the bows can sustain a three-hour high-intensity battle. They must rest. In fact, the archers can only fire ten rounds of volleys every hour, which is the limit. And even if the archers are physically fit and the bows are of good quality, the number of arrows is also a problem. Although there are still a lot of arrows in reserve, as a commander, Kai is not considering the momentary pleasure. It is unknown how long the war will last. He must distribute resources more reasonably, otherwise, in the later stage, they may not have long-range support.
The ideas of commanders and soldiers are always different. As a soldier, of course, you hope that the rain of arrows will continue, and you can make as many arrows as possible to shoot the bastards on the opposite side. Why don't you keep those arrows? Can you still have children if you keep them?
But the problem is that commanders can't look at the problem so simply. Commanders need to coordinate and look at the problem more comprehensively.