After approaching the Rock Fortress, the regiment led by Philip was attacked several times - both night sneak attacks and daytime obstructions. Just as Byron lamented: The nobles finally began to learn how to fight. It was a real battle, but they learned a little late after all.
The attack plans that the commanders of Rock Fortress could develop were all based on the old army - they imagined the Cecil Combat Corps as another kind of noble private with powerful magic equipment. Corps, and on this basis, the Cecil people's discipline, marching method, camping method and command response speed were deduced, and then various attack plans were formulated based on this. The result was naturally no suspense.
Knight Philip admitted that the commanders of Rock Fortress were indeed actively fighting, but unfortunately they failed.
On the 57th of Fire Moon, on the hottest day of the summer, the flag of the Cecil Combat Corps entered the small plain area south of the Rock Fortress, one day earlier than originally expected.
The enemies in the Rock Fortress seemed to have finally given up on taking the initiative to attack. As the Cecils got closer and closer, they all began to shrink back into the fortress, and in the large and small strongholds, camps, and outposts around the fortress. The towers were abandoned and burned to the ground before the arrival of the Cecils, and when Knight Philip set out on the plains, his encampment was even a woodland that had been burned clean by the enemy.
In the new base camp, Knight Philip left the barracks and patrolled the newly established camp on horseback. He looked to the north. Among the rolling mountains, he could already clearly see the Rock Fortress. The towering city wall - the city wall is deep and dark, but there is a layer of dreamy magic floating in the sunlight. Several huge mage towers can be seen on the top of the fortress in operation, with giant symbols floating on the top of the towers. Wen and the city wall below complement each other. This scene is indeed difficult to see in the barren and desolate south.
Knight Philip turned his head again and looked at a hill behind the camp - that was the location of the artillery position.
The technical soldiers are transporting the main cannon components to the hill, and assembling them there into fixed siege forts. With the assistance of temporary magic effects such as weight reduction, the heavy "Justice" -Type I" orbital accelerating guns will be installed very quickly, enough to pose a fatal threat to the first wall of the Rock Fortress, and the remaining few heavy accelerating guns and light guns will be sent to the Second Corps by the Second Corps after the heavy artillery positions are established. Advance northwest and complete the erection on Highland No. 2 to form a more complete and intensive fire coverage.
Use artillery coverage to advance positions, and advance position by position. This is what is described in the "Artillery General" written by the lord, and it is also the most basic and effective firepower application technique. Although it was also the first time Philip Knight had used it in practice, he knew it would be fruitful.
The Rock Fortress has appeared in the sight of the Cecil people. In other words, the Cecil people are now also under the nose of the Rock Fortress.
The distance between the two parties is a bit too farAt least, in terms of the range of the "Justice-I" orbital accelerator cannon, Cecil's army was too close. Philip Knight knew the cannons he had on hand. Under the right conditions, those cannons could even He can attack enemies outside the line of sight - as long as he calculates the ballistic trajectory, converted here, he can directly attack the rock fortress from the edge of the hilly land without setting foot on the plains.
But in this battle, he does not need to be so far away, nor can he be so far apart.
After returning to the camp, the young knight looked at the military map hanging in the tent - the map drawn by the lord himself was surprisingly accurate. On the map, he could He could clearly see the Rock Fortress and his own position, and he could also see the terrain around the Rock Fortress. He saw that the Dorgon River coming south from the Holy Spirit Plain passed through a pass on the west side of the Rock Fortress and divided there. For the second, the tributary that became the White Water River flows all the way to the southwest, and the most suitable place for berthing warships and turning it into an attack point is an open area in the west of the plain area.
This area must be completely within the support range of the Cecil Corps, so it is necessary for the Philip Knight to advance the position to the plains, and at the same time specifically establish a second high ground closer to the Whitewater River, and He didn't think there was anything inappropriate about this distance - how far could a trebuchet shoot? How far can the mages throw a big fireball?
To put it bluntly, he pushed his position half way forward, and the defenders of Rock Fortress could only stare.
The curtain of the tent was opened, and a young female knight wearing silver-white magic armor and a melting sword on her waist walked into the tent. The female knight stood at attention in front of Philip. He gave a military salute: "Sir! The scouts have returned, the surrounding area is safe!"
Philip sighed: "They really watched us set up positions here..."
The young female knight-Margarita from the Kande area couldn't help but said: "Their reaction is actually quite normal."
Philip glanced at Margarita-he was very interested in this The female knight was more impressed. Mr. Walder Peric, the old knight of Kant, highly praised this lady. He knew that Margarita was a person with outstanding knight talents like himself, but because her loyalty to Cecil was still short-lived, , this young lady has some traditional aristocratic ideas in her mind that have not yet been completely transformed, but Philip doesn't care much about this.
"Why are their reactions normal?" Phillip asked casually.
“Relying on strong fortresses and magic barriers to protect oneself, and waiting for opportunities to counterattack or wait for changes behind the city wall, this is the fixed idea of many nobles, especially when the active attack is not effective. ," Margarita stood up straight. She wanted to try her best to leave a good impression of the Kant knight in the mind of the commander in front of her who came from the "lord's direct circle". "The fact that they can take the initiative to attack several times is already extraordinary.After several attacks failed, they could not continue to send soldiers out of the city to meet the enemy, so they could only hide behind the city wall. This was a reasonable choice. "
After a pause, Margarita continued: "In most cases, the siege of fortresses and fortresses is protracted. Presumably the commanders in the Rock Fortress think so too, As long as the magic barrier can hold up, they don't mind what we do outside. Just like forty years ago, Sust Castle was besieged. The enemy besieged it for three years. The lord of Sust was still unscathed, but the soldiers who besieged the castle escaped. After more than half of the battle, Lord Sust finally arrived with reinforcements, and the enemies besieging the castle had to retreat. Presumably, the people in the Rock Fortress had the same idea. "
Philip nodded thoughtfully: "Is that so..."
Margarita looked at Philip with some curiosity: "Sir...sir, don't you Do you know this? "
Her doubts are very reasonable: Philip is also an orthodox noble knight. No matter how declining the Cecil family was, it still had its own castle. How could Knight Philip who grew up in such an orthodox environment? Don’t you understand the basic rules of fighting among these nobles?
Faced with the female knight’s question, Philip did not hide anything and said frankly: “I understand the truth, but the Cecil people never fight like this. , it was not like this before the lord returned to the world. ”
“Oh? Margarita opened her eyes wide, "How did the Cecil people... fight?" ”
Knight Philip answered calmly: “When facing a head-on attack, if it is not necessary, try to avoid being besieged and falling into a passive defense situation. Anyway, as long as you kill all the enemies on the battlefield, the castle will naturally be safe.” . "
"This..." the female knight was stunned, "It's such a brave spirit..."
"It's not because of bravery, it's because there is no other way." Philip spread his hands and said, " If Siel is besieged, no one will come to help. Once we are blocked in the castle, it will be the end. "
The atmosphere at the scene was a little awkward for a while, but this embarrassment did not last long. Philip Knight quickly changed the subject: "According to the original plan, the first test firing will be carried out before dusk. ——To support the dinner party at Rock Fortress. "
The female knight immediately saluted: "Yes, sir!" "
...
The giant sun moved slowly in the sky, and finally approached the mountains on the west side.
On the first highland, the technical soldiers The assembly and debugging of the last "Justice-I" orbital accelerator cannon is being completed.
"Technical Soldiers" are soldiers who were born with the continuous emergence of various magic weapons, also known as "Technical Soldiers". As "gunners" or "field mechanics", they themselves are well-trained soldiers, but they also have mechanical knowledge and magic technology knowledge beyond ordinary soldiers. These field mechanics are equipped with special magic terminals. , you can use the assistance of the terminal to release simple techniques such as weight loss and traction.Spells can also use the engineering components in the magic terminal to assemble, weld, adjust and repair weapons and equipment. Their appearance symbolizes the continuous development of the specialization of Cecil's magic weapons.
When the last "Justice-I" orbital accelerator gun has been debugged, there are still fifteen minutes left before launch.
The giant sun is falling towards the mountains on the west side. The bright skylight is gradually turning dim and orange, and the steel behemoths crouching in the gun emplacements are gradually being plated. A golden-red glow.
Knight Wald Peric, who is already past middle age and can even be considered middle-aged and elderly, stands on a ledge next to the artillery position, puts the monocular telescope in front of his eyes, and looks into the distance. Movement in Rock Fortress.
The mid-level knight actually has excellent eyesight, but after all, it cannot be compared with spells like the Mage's Eye. But with the assistance of the "telescope", he can see as well as those mages. Very far.
He could see that on the wall of the Rock Fortress, several knights were walking around, and many soldiers were defending on the wall stacks. The knights walking around could obviously see a little bit. When they see some situations here, they will occasionally stop, point here, and talk to each other.
Obviously it is so far away, but looking at something close through a telescope seems to be right in front of you. This feeling cannot be experienced with "extraordinary eyesight".
Knight Walder Perici didn't know what those walking on the distant city wall were talking about, but he didn't care either.
The appointed time has come.
The old knight took down the telescope and personally directed the powerful "magic weapons" to fire for the first time.
Just like what he said to Margarita last time, the knights from Kant’s collar finally came in handy.
The rune trigger was pulled hard, and huge energy instantly poured into the turrets of the giant cannons, driven by the magic energy relayed by the obelisk and the magic energy from the Carroll Demon Network. As these terrifying weapons roared, accompanied by bursts of sharp sounds, the heavy magic crystal shells rushed out of the acceleration track wrapped in light cyan air masses and rushed towards the rock fortress in the distance.
For the southern nobles in the fortress, the long-lost familiar voice finally came.