Solderin looked at the dozen Typhon warriors in the cell - these warriors were his subordinates not long ago. Although as a mercenary, he did not have a fixed military position in the Anzu army, but As a high-level ranger, he often has a fixed group of soldiers for command and call, and these are subordinates who have been with him for a long time and are familiar with him. At this moment, meeting his subordinates again in this situation, He was somewhat embarrassed.
The conversation between Gawain and himself before coming here emerged in the mind of this high-level ranger:
Gawain said this at the time: "Go and pick up those things. Bring the Fon people, I will ask them to help defend the southern city wall."
Solderin was naturally shocked when he heard this: "You plan to let those Typhon soldiers help you, Duke Anzu, guard. City wall? Don’t you know the current situation between Anzu and Typhon?”
“I know those people are definitely not willing to sacrifice their lives for Anzu—but I want them to see the current civilized world with their own eyes. and the Gondor Wasteland."
"Just let them go up to the city wall to see the truth... This is an idea, but you are not worried that those people will take the opportunity to escape after being released, or What's worse - will you take advantage of the chaos to cause damage? "
"So I let you go, I believe you can control them - even if you can't, you can't. You will let them cause trouble under your nose.”
At that time, Solderin couldn’t help laughing: “What if I really don’t control it well?”
Gao Wen also chuckled: "Then I will take off your wig in front of everyone."
Then Solderin came here, staring at each other with more than a dozen of his old subordinates.
"Sir," a Typhon knight finally spoke, with a very embarrassed expression on his face, "You are safe and sound..."
"I'm better off than you are. Fortunately," Solderin sighed, the wig on his head seemed a bit heavier than usual, "Now there is a chance for you to hold the sword and staff again - but it is not for you to deal with Anzu. People. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not asking you to help Ansu Tiphon, but I’m asking you to take a look at what the real threat is.”
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On this day. Later, Amber, who went deep into the Dark Mountains to investigate the situation, returned to Gawain, and she brought the latest information about the aberrations.
After drinking tons of tea on Gawain’s table, the half-elf thief began to describe what he saw and heard: “The number of them is indeed increasing, and they reach the border of the territory. I'm afraid there were at least three thousand! Or even four thousand! Wherever the demonic aura had corroded, there was no grass left. The monsters plowed a path of corruption that was larger than the last 'invasion', and their route of action this time was It’s not the same as last time. I observed the terrain along the way, and I’m afraid I won’t be able to blow up the cliff to fight the enemy like last time.”
It can be seen that Amber seemed to be in trouble after returning from exploring the road. worried.
"Although the collapsing mountain is effective against the enemy, it is just a strange trick after all. It is good if it can be used once." Gawain has no regrets about this. "At least the mines can still be used - Byron is carrying Soldiers and migrant workers laid minefields. When used properly, the effect is no worse than a mountain collapse."
Afterwards, Amber reported the latest directions and speed of movement of the monsters. After everything was said, she looked at the crowd. Gawain, who looked calm, finally couldn't help it anymore: "You don't feel nervous at all?"
"Why are you nervous?" Gawain smiled slightly, "Do you think we can't stop it?" ?"
"You haven't seen it with your own eyes! It's a huge area! Even the rocks where they walked turned into black sand! When we attacked here once, we only had a wall made of wooden fences and wattles. A hundred soldiers with swords had to face hundreds of monsters. Now we have built cement and boulders in the south. Stacked city walls and towers, including the newly trained recruits, there are thousands of soldiers, and each soldier has a thermal ray gun, grenades and melting swords. Although the monsters are still three times our number, I don't think they have any "What's scary?"
Hearing Gawain's words, Amber seemed a little relieved, but she still couldn't help but be a little worried: "Mainly those extraordinarily huge guys... look very difficult to deal with. They are too big. Once they climb up the city wall despite the danger, our newly built wall may not be able to hold it for long."
"With Solderin and me, there will be no problem," Gao said. Wen smiled faintly, "And there is Kamel - although he is a researcher, do you think his strength will be inferior?"
Amber nodded vaguely, as if he thought those monsters were nothing. It was scary, but Gawain suddenly said at this moment: "Okay, to be honest, I'm still a little worried."
"Huh?"
"Seven A hundred years ago, I have never seen the kind of 'mutated individuals' that are two or three times the size of ordinary aberrations. Unknown types of aberrations are certainly disturbing," Gawain looked into Amber's eyes and said calmly, " But when I sit here, I have to look more stable than anyone else, do you understand?"
"Because you are a lord?"
"Yes, I am a lord. I lead everyone here to build the territory, arrange the construction of the city, I train the army, and arrange the defenses. I respond to a hundred calls here, so naturally I must bear the responsibility of a hundred responses," Gawain said unhurriedly, "So I must be confident. , and not just me, you must also look confident."
"Me? Why?" Amber looked confused, "I am just an errand boy..."
"You are my personal guard, and you are still managing the intelligence department. In the eyes of outsiders, you understand all the orders of the lord and know all the secrets in the territory - and this is almost the truth, so you are just like me. I am someone who can never panic under any circumstances.When you panic, those who are paying attention to you will immediately think that the lord is also panicking, and then think that the crisis the territory is facing may be so great that even the lord and the lord's guards cannot protect themselves, so there will be panic. Some people will retreat, some will run away, and some will take advantage of the chaos to cause trouble - and all of this will probably start from the moment you run into the Lord's Mansion in a panic. "
"No one saw me when I came in through the window! Amber subconsciously said something, but then she frowned and muttered, "When you say that...I suddenly feel that there is nothing good after becoming an 'upper class'..."
< p> "Because in my place, rights and obligations are always equal, and you and I are no exception." Gawain laughed, feeling that it was also a joy to watch this half-elf who almost never uses his brain think hard about problems. Very pleasant thing, "Amber, you are no longer a little thief, do you understand? ""Hey - you sound like an old man! " Amber suddenly got goosebumps all over her body, but after a moment she still nodded honestly, "Okay... I understand..."
Then she stared at Gawain and looked, After watching it for a long time, he said: "I'm most annoyed by other people's reasoning, but when you talk about it, it actually makes sense... It's the first time in my life that I listen to someone's teaching honestly. ! "
"That's because many people who talk about truth only talk but don't do anything, but I do it before I talk about it." Gawain stood up with a smile, "Well, you are back anyway. Come with me to the southern wall. ”
Since the first aberrant attack, the defense in the southern direction of the territory has always been the top priority in various defense projects. Although the Dark Mountain is a natural barrier, facts have proven that This natural barrier is not insurmountable for monsters. At least in the area where Cecil Territory is located, there is a large gap in the Dark Mountains that has been discovered and several routes that can cross the mountains. , and in order to protect the security of the territory in the face of the Gondor Wasteland that could go wrong at any time, Gawain began a series of "building walls and towers" projects after the territory's productivity developed slightly.
Confess. In other words, Gawain is not very adaptable to the situation in this era when cities of all sizes are surrounded by a circle or even several circles of city walls. An open urban layout without city walls is more conducive to long-term development. However, he must proceed from reality: With the current level of security and warfare in the world, city walls are still an indispensable defensive measure, so the newly built Cecil Territory also has city walls.
The city wall in the southern part of the territory is all defense. The strongest and most defensive part of the fortification.
Because the foundation of the territory is still shallow, the output of "Rebecca Cement" is also limited, so it is not possible to build this city wall entirely with reinforced concrete. , and it has not yet been possible to realize the perfect structure such as "triple walls, containing troop transport channels, extending several feet underground, and directly connected to the arsenal underground" in Gawain's imagination, but it is very important for the large southern area.For most nobles, it is still a very strong barrier: the city wall built with a mixture of cement and earth and stone is more than ten meters high and up to four meters wide at the top. There are a large number of shooting bunkers prepared for soldiers on the city wall, and they are always stocked. A large number of medicines and combat crystals were laid all the way to the foot of the city wall to replenish the magic crystal loss of the defenders on the wall. After the magic obelisk appeared, Kamel placed two more crystal towers at the foot of the city wall. , so even the city walls have uninterrupted magic coverage - in this way, before the weapons of the city defenders are overheated and damaged or the waste energy is overloaded, their firepower can be continuous.
In addition to the main body of the city wall, Gawain also ordered people to build a series of triangular protruding outer walls outside the city wall. A small tower was built on the "vertex" of each outer wall. And placed a small trebuchet on it.
The series of triangular outer walls refer to the structure of the bastion. They can ensure that when the enemy rushes to the city, they will be attacked by fire from the guard walls on both sides. At the same time, the triangular outer walls themselves It can also increase the strength of the city wall, and the top tower of the triangular outer wall can be used as a lookout. As for the trebuchet on the tower...
To be honest, Gawain himself also knows that this thing has nothing to do with the territory. The style of the magic industry route he was taking was a bit inconsistent. However, before solving the problem of propulsion of physical ammunition, he did not have any usable "artillery" on hand, so he could only settle for the next best thing and replace the world's original Technology was combined with the new technology of the magic industry, and a small trebuchet was used to barely achieve the effect of setting up artillery on the city wall -
The trebuchets threw crystal bombs the size of a human head.