On the White Water River shrouded in darkness, two large ships that had been completely transformed and looked extremely weird were sailing in the rolling waves at a speed and agility that was completely inconsistent with their size.
These are two large ships that vaguely have the outline of a river sailing warship. However, about one-third of their original wooden hulls are covered with a layer of reinforcement and magic guide. The metal plates and sails that were originally used to power the ship were also removed, and huge solid metal brackets were installed on the base for fixing the mast. Straight structures like feathers, the "wing" structure, extended to the sides and upper sides of the ship. The magic runes on it shimmered in the night, and complemented the magic crystal lights everywhere on the ship. In addition to the particularly conspicuous "wing" structure called the "Magic Array", this The most conspicuous things on the two ships are the two huge magic devices installed on the decks.
Their basic outline seems to be that of an extra large magic crystal rail gun, but the "barrels" are not straight and parallel metal rails, but three elegantly curved rails that look like a "pin" when viewed from the front. The arranged alloy "beams" have magic patterns all over the inside of the alloy beams, and a transparent and slender artificial crystal is fixed in the center of the three alloy beams by some kind of mechanical locking device. In the second half of the alloy beams, you can see A slightly crude but sturdy and reliable steel mechanism connects the entire "barrel" and the base.
The size of this device is almost twice that of the first-generation magic crystal railgun. Although according to the development rules of general technological creations, after the technology matures, it will inevitably have improvements that can optimize the structure and reduce the size. Space, but judging from the size at the time of its birth, this is definitely a powerful thing.
The power ridges extending from below the deck and covered with magic lines, as well as the magic network runes that can be seen everywhere on the deck, and the amplifier group exposed on the rear half of the weapon base, are also They all emphasize the "power" of this thing.
With such a heavy set of "transformation results" on their backs, the two ships, which were originally just inland wooden warships, will naturally become bulky, but they sail very fast in the water, and they are still blocked by clouds. On a starry night, ships of this era hardly had the habit of "night sailing". No other ships could be seen on the Baishui River. On the wide and clean river, the two warships galloped at a speed that was unparalleled by any ship in this era. A speed that would shock any captain.
This is all because the waves of the Baishui River are "pushing" the two ships forward.
The two warships sailed one after another. The originally calm Baishui River rolled up waves near the two ships. These waves did not shake the ships at all, but pushed them. It was galloping along smoothly, and on the water between the waves, there was an elegant and almost dreamy figure, moving swiftly between the foam and the water.
It was a girl with a beautiful fish tail. She shuttled through the water, and her body jumped out of the water from time to time, dancing with the surrounding waves. Her fish tail slapped the foam and danced with the waves.The waves next to her follow the same pattern, and she is like an elf in the water, a fairy in the legendary river, playing with the entire white water river.
Byron walked out of the cabin and breathed in the fresh and cool air on the Whitewater River. He saw Tire swimming in the waves, and couldn't help but underestimate him softly: "You can look energetic when swimming in the water. "More."
A sound of footsteps came from the side, and Gawain's voice sounded behind Byron: "That's because she has been sleeping for two days and two nights before this. If she doesn't wake up, I really doubt that this fish died in the pool."
Byron turned around and saw the lord wearing ordinary clothes looking at Tier's figure in the river.
He saluted Gawain: "Lord."
Gawain waved his hand and asked casually: "How is the situation over there with Philip?"
Byron shook his head. He shook his head and said: "The Rock Fortress sent a team of Extraordinaries to sneak attack the temporary camp, but the 'sneak attack plan' those nobles were able to come up with is so naive and ridiculous that it may not cause any damage other than the loss of manpower before the war begins."
Gawain was not surprised by this: "It's already an improvement that they can carry out sneak attacks. If it weren't for the southern nobles whose experience we gained ran to the Rock Fortress, I estimate that the orthodox knights in the fortress would even harass and destroy them with sneak attacks. I can’t think of any tactics like this in the camp.”
“Yes, those nobles have finally learned how to fight,” Byron smacked his lips, and then sighed, “But that Philip will probably have to struggle for a while. , the entangled 'noble war' is gone forever, the spirit of chivalry is fragile and so on..."
Gawain turned his head and glanced at Byron, his tone was a bit joking: "You know Philip quite well. ”
“Hi, we have been working together for six years - that guy is really talented. He became an official knight six years ago. I am afraid he will reach the intermediate level in this life. Maybe there will be a chance to challenge high-level challenges..." Having said this, Byron couldn't help but shake his head, "It's a pity that my head is a bit stupid, and I take nonsense things like knight stories, hero biographies, etc. as true. I am still the first I once saw someone who still believed in bullshit that knights can transform evil dragons with their faith after they were seventeen years old."
Gowen is a legendary hero and has a lot of heroic biographies, which is a bit embarrassing. : "Ahem, heroic biographies are not necessarily all fabrications..."
"Ah——" Byron immediately looked more embarrassed. He scratched his hair slightly nervously and apologetically, But then he remembered something, and the expression on his face gradually became weird, and he looked like he was hesitant to speak.
Gawain reacted when he saw him like this, and said with a dull face: "A book like the Eighty Princesses is really made up."
" Ahem, yes, that must be what you said..." Byron coughed on the spot, and then abruptly changed the subject before the boss drew a knife to kill someone (mercenary idea), "But then again, why don't you see Miss Amber? ”
“She’s seasick and won’t be able to get up for a while.," Gawain said casually, "That's why she was more excited than anyone else when she came out... I really don't know if she will still have the strength to carry out the mission in the Rock Fortress after arriving at the destination. "
"Is Miss Amber actually going to get seasick? Byron was a little surprised, "I thought she had no weakness in anything related to running away..."
Gawain was disdainful when he heard this: There is no weakness yet, and the shameful weakness of all things is still there. Everyone knows that "the Director of Military Intelligence is a weak mousetrap"...
At this time, Byron stopped joking and asked a question that he cared about very much: "Lord, in fact, I started I thought you were going to set off with Phillip, but I didn't expect that you were following my 'second echelon'. "
In the eyes of most people - and in fact, the first and second combat corps led by Philip are the frontal battlefield and the main force to attack the Rock Fortress. Although the gate of the fortress It may be necessary to use the "calibrator" rainbow cannon to pry it open, but it is the army led by Philip that actually attacks the fortress and eliminates the enemy's strength. Gawain rarely goes far away from home for one expedition, and everyone thinks he is going to set off with Philip. , but no one thought that this ancestor would eventually choose to go with Byron.
“You should know that although I am going to the battlefield, I prefer that my appearance is just symbolic - Cecil. The combat corps should have the ability to take down the fortress alone. If the attack on a rock fortress reaches the point where I have to personally take action, then the army commander will have to apologize to the people of Cecil," Gawain explained, "Compared to Compared with the battle on Philip's side, I am more interested in new weapons and new technologies. "
Byron couldn't help but look back and looked at the "Calibrator" rainbow light cannon installed on the deck of the warship. In the deep night, this powerful new weapon appeared. Crouching on the deck like a steel beast, only a few runes showing energy status shimmered on its base, just like the eyes of the beast.
"A new weapon..." This thing is really exciting. "
"It's not just as simple as being exciting," Gawain shook his head gently, looking at the rainbow cannon, but the focus of his sight seemed to be farther away, "The magic crystal track Cannons and rainbow cannons... they can smash the castles of nobles and tear apart the barriers of mages. The value of these two things is far from being reflected in one or two wars. "
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The teams sent to attack the Cecil camp and destroy the magic devices all failed.
Bad news was sent to Rock Fortress, The Cecil army continued to advance, and Sir Maryland's hair began to wear away at a speed visible to the naked eye.
He vaguely felt that his previous confidence... might be a little too sufficient.
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From the mouths of those southern nobles, he did realize that the Cecil people were a huge threat, and based on the existing intelligence, he formulated a plan that could weaken Cecil's army - this plan even went against the spirit of the knights.god.
He knew that the Cecil people's "Skyfire Explosion" was released by some kind of magic device, and that the Cecil people also needed to establish positions to maximize the power of these magic devices, so he sent People try to destroy those magical devices before they can work.
But those people encountered an extremely powerful force that seemed to be specially designed to fight against extraordinary beings, and almost the entire army was wiped out.
Sneak attacks by small groups of troops were ineffective, and Sir Maryland could only start sending troops to hinder the enemy - this was the second plan that violated the spirit of chivalry.
As we all know, the army is the most vulnerable and chaotic when it is marching. It is difficult for a large team to conduct effective command during operations. Soldiers at the bottom often disorganize themselves when faced with chaos, while officers It is impossible to organize an effective counterattack when the soldiers are in panic. Therefore, sneak attacks while the enemy is marching can often achieve miraculous results - and it is precisely because an army in chaos is very likely to cause accidental casualties to the nobles, so In traditional noble wars, "harassing troops in progress" has always been prohibited.
But now that he had made a sneak attack on the camp at night, the Maryland Jazz no longer cared about breaking one more line of chivalry.
However, on the 56th of the Fire Month in Ansu 736, the Cecil people still set foot on the narrow plain south of the Rock Fortress as scheduled. However, less than half of the team sent by Sir Maryland to harass them escaped. .
Facing the astonished fortress general, the wounded knight leading the team told his nightmare experience -
When he led the soldiers to rush towards the Cecil people with great fanfare At the time, the latter seemed to have been prepared as if they had seen them, and without any panic, those Cecil soldiers counterattacked as accurately and subconsciously as machines - first with some kind of man-portable "Sky Fire Explosion" , then the thrown explosives and the magic beams fired from the gauntlets, and finally the enchanted swords that can easily split the armor of ordinary soldiers, each of which is extremely powerful.
The so-called surprise attack is like taking the initiative to die.
It turns out that leaving the fortress to attack - no matter what form of attack - is not a good idea.
Sir Maryland could only let his heart sink to the lowest level and quietly wait for the arrival of the Cecil people.
On the 57th of the Fire Month in Ansu 736, the flag of the Cecil people appeared at the end of the plain opposite the Rock Fortress.