The moment the order was officially issued, Jin Na found that all her nervousness and anxiety had disappeared, and the soldier's instinct gradually became dominant. She took a gentle breath, and while conveying the order to the entire dragoon squadron, Her hands also calmly grasped the joystick in front of her, feeling the power and coldness conveyed by this steel machine, and her heart felt calm.
One after another, anti-gravity aircraft shaped like inverted cones quickly drew elegant arcs among the clouds, breaking away from their previous cruising trajectories and heading towards the shining battlefield on the earth.
The wind direction and speed have been calculated, the height and speed are within the expected value, and the bombing angle and distance have been confirmed several times. The bombardier placed his finger over a rune trigger in the center of the console and counted silently. Count.
"The whole crew releases the bomb safety-release the safety lock-drop the bomb!"
......
The Cecil people's night offensive was completely useless With no sign of stopping, deafening artillery fire continued to explode above the city wall. This is a severe test that this fortress has not experienced since the establishment of Winter Wolf Castle, and it is a war scene that it has never experienced since the founding of Typhon. Even the heroic imperial soldiers and proud battle mages are experiencing this kind of harsh test. I was shocked by the massive attack - but no matter what, the defense line was still stable. The strong shields and walls of Winter Wolf Castle could withstand the test. At least for a short period of time, the "Sky Fire" of the Cecil people could not penetrate. .
Parin Winterburg observed the flow of magic power on the surface of the shield on the west wall and breathed a sigh of relief: "The magic circulation has stabilized again... It seems that the magic focus has been maintained."
p>"But sticking to it is not the answer," Andesa said. "Earl of Winterhold, do you remember what we just talked about? We must find a way to break the current situation and regain control..."
< p>She suddenly stopped in the middle of her words. Some kind of vague buzzing sound that was almost indistinguishable in the background of the roar of artillery fire caught her attention. She raised her head and looked at some In the gloomy night sky, his face looked a little strange.Palin Winterburg did not react for a moment: "Andesa, what's wrong?"
"Earl of Winterburg, did you hear...what was coming from the sky?" "Is there any movement?"
The Earl of Winterburg was startled for a moment, then raised his head to look. Finally, his eyes caught some shadows that were almost impossible to detect with the naked eye between the piled clouds and the dim starlight. .
Those shadows are passing high in the sky. Even the legendary powerhouse here may have difficulty sensing whether they have magical aura or malice. However, there is still a huge sense of crisis in the heart of the Earl of Winterhold. At that moment, he felt that his breathing was interrupted. The next second, the powerful mage waved his hand to summon the communication rune and roared at the loudest voice: "Incoming attack from high altitude!!!"
"Reset the flow of magic power - the enemy is coming from the air!" "All mages from echelons one to six adjust their resonance directions and prepare to intercept the air attack!" "Come or not?In time! ”
The order was issued immediately. Although all the soldiers and battle mages were at a loss, they still started to respond to the instructions from the commander as quickly as possible. However, no matter how fast they responded, everything failed. It was too late - almost all the defense power and personnel energy of the entire fortress were tightly restrained by the offensive of Cecil's ground troops, not to mention that commanders at all levels did not even have much "deadly attacks would come from high altitudes". Concept, in this era when the concept of "battlefield" is still mainly focused on the surface, all of this has become the most fatal missing link of Winter Wolf Castle...
The bomb fell.
Andesa's eyes widened. She looked up at the sky and saw that the stacks of clouds were almost blocking all the starlight. She saw glimmers of light flickering between the shadows, and then the flickering bright spots separated from them one by one. Falling down like a meteor
A far more terrifying explosion exploded over the Winter Wolf Castle
A huge blazing fire bloomed like a firework in the sky. A shock wave visible to the naked eye was blasted off the surface of the shield. Circles of ripples continued to spread in the night sky. The ripples connected into pieces and were quickly covered by pale clutter. The entire Winter Wolf Castle's large shield shook violently and was deafening. The roar echoed inside the shield, as if an invisible bell was ringing, and in this terrifying roar, the Earl of Winterhold heard an even more terrifying sound——
He listened Whistling sounds were heard from all directions, which was a sign that the shield was approaching its limit.
Immediately afterwards, more bombs began to fall from high altitudes, covering the entire shield from south to north like a carpet. The shield nodes in Winter Wolf Castle exploded one after another, and many buildings in the city burned due to the turbulent flow of magic. The blazing fire illuminated the high walls and towers, and under the firelight, Ander Sha saw that the shield above her head was quickly disappearing.
An aerial bomb finally penetrated the thin shield of Winter Wolf Castle. It fell like a meteorite and fell into the outer city and the inner city. Suddenly, the blazing fire stung Andesa's eyes, and she felt a roar in her ears, and terrible heat hit her from the left side. She didn't even have time to feel the severe pain, and she only saw darkness.
< p>......"All bombs have been released, and it is confirmed that the target shield has been extinguished. "Visual confirmation that the barracks area and weapons depot have been destroyed..." "The core castle area remains intact...the shields remain in place." "
Jin Na looked through the observation window at Winter Wolf Castle, which had been plunged into a sea of flames. The results of the air raid were gathering in front of her one by one.
Winter Wolf Castle's large shield It was destroyed as planned, but the castle area as the core of the fortress seemed to have survived the bombing - this sturdy fortress lived up to its reputation. It obviously had two independent shield systems at the same time, even if it was outside The city and the large shield were all destroyed, and the fortress seemed to be able to survive relying on the core castle.
But Jinna did not feel regretful about this - all this was based on the judgment of the staff group. nullThe attack could not completely destroy the Typhonian fortress, and the heavy damage now was in line with the expected results.
With the loss of the large shield and half of the city's defense facilities, coupled with the huge blow to morale and casualties, it was only a matter of time before the fortress was captured - and very soon. in a short period of time.
"Return and reload," Jin Na gave the order, "Maybe we will do it again tonight."
...
Roaring, hot, The smell of blood, the feeling of constant imbalance and falling... Andesa felt as if she was being carried up and down by an invisible storm in a dark abyss. For a while, she even felt that she had completely lost control of her body. perception, but in the last strong sense of weightlessness, she suddenly returned to this world.
The pain as if her body was falling apart was violently turbulent in all the nerves. She felt like she was lying on a soft place, but her body was soaked with cold, and her mind was roaring like thunder. She felt faintly Yoyo could hear people talking around her, but a louder noise buzzed in her ears, making it impossible for her to hear anything clearly.
A strong feeling of irritation came up, and she angrily wanted to disperse the noise. She didn’t know if this anger had an effect - she heard the noise in her ears really weakened. At the same time, he could vaguely see a light emerging in front of his eyes.
"The general is awake! The general is awake!" "Water, bring water quickly!" "Go and notify the Earl of Winterfort!"
The excited shouts of soldiers came from the side Come on, and it sounds like there's more than one.
Andesa struggled to open her eyelids (she had never thought that her eyelids were such heavy things). After several efforts, she allowed the faint and chaotic light in front of her eyes to turn into A shaky sight - her left eye seemed to be obscured by something, and only her right eye could barely open a little. Through this blurry sight, she saw several familiar figures standing beside her, and above her It seemed to be the ceiling of a room in the castle.
"General," a familiar voice came from the side, "how are you feeling? Can you hear me?"
Andersa reluctantly turned her gaze. She saw her adjutant standing nearby.
Her eyes stayed on the adjutant for a long time. It was not until more than ten seconds later that she looked away with difficulty and asked in a hoarse voice that surprised herself: "I'm unconscious." "How long has it been?"
My throat felt like it was on fire, but after careful inspection, it seemed that there was no fatal internal bleeding or tracheal tear. This was a blessing among misfortunes - but a more careful inspection revealed that It was difficult to do it, and I could only be sure that my physical condition must be very bad.
"You were only unconscious for half an hour..." the adjutant said, "The large dose of alchemy potion and healing spells took effect..."
"Half an hour... I thought a century had passed," Andesa twitched her lips, "Talk about the damage. "
The adjutant hesitated for a second or two before whispering: "The fortress shield was completely destroyed and permanently extinguished. The inner and outer city areas were severely damaged. There were fires everywhere. We lost the barracks. And the weapons depot, when those magic weapons fell, they happened to pass through the shield and hit the place where the 22nd Regiment was stationed. The 22nd Regiment... had been eliminated. "
Andesa took a breath. She struggled to distinguish the voices from all directions amidst the roaring noise in her ears. After two seconds of silence, she whispered: "What about the current situation? ? "
"... Count Parin Winterburg commanded those who could still move to retreat to the castle area. The outer city could no longer be defended, and he ordered us to continue resisting in the castle area and the inner city. Before evacuating, the Black Flag Magician Group collapsed the severely damaged city wall and set fire to the outer city. Those ruins and fire somewhat delayed the Cecil people's offensive..."
"I did hear that. When it comes to the noise outside," Andesa said slowly, "Is there a delay... So, they have already called in? "
"...Our soldiers are resisting them in the ruins and streets of the inner city. We have suffered a lot of damage, but no one has flinched. "
At this moment, Andesa heard some commotion nearby, and soldiers whispered: "The Earl of Winterfort is here! ”
She saw the figure of Palin Winterfort appearing in the corner of her field of vision. This familiar elder was bending towards her, seeming to be observing her injuries. She saw a heavy look on his face. She looked almost sad.
“That’s it,” Andesa said to the adjutant and the other soldiers and officers around her. “You guys step back and continue to command the battle. I want to fight with Winterfort. Earl talks. "
"General, your body..."
"This is an order. "
"Yes, General. "
The adjutant and the soldiers left, and only the Earl of Winterburg was left in Andesa's sight. She twitched her lips: "It seems that the situation cannot get any worse..."
< p>"It is indeed very bad, we failed, Andesa," the Earl of Winterhold said in a deep voice, "The Cecil people will soon completely occupy this place - they don't know why they didn't use that terrible aerial attack again, Perhaps it was because we wanted to occupy a more complete advance base... This somewhat extended the time of our resistance, but not for too long. "After this, there was a long period of silence, even so silent that Palin Winterburg began to wonder if Andesa had passed out again, but finally Andesa spoke: " Lord Winterhold, what do you think is the duty of a soldier? "
Palin Winterburg did not answer Andesa's question. He just stared quietly at the girl who almost grew up under his own watch. After staring for a moment, he asked: "Ann. Desha, what do you want to do? "
Andesa tried her best to open her eyes and looked at the face of the Earl of Winterburg: "I still have the last 'initiative'..."
Then, she said what she wanted to do.
Palin Winterburg's eyes widened. He couldn't believe what he heard for a while, and couldn't believe that it was Andersa's decision. Then he reminded him in a low voice. Said: "This will make you lose your honor - no matter what the truth is, you will not have a glorious record in the history books in the future. Andesa, you are not an ordinary commander, you are a 'Wolf General', you should know The meaning of this title and the constraints behind it..."
"Times have changed, Uncle Palin," Andesa seemed to smile, and she shook her head slightly, "The rules of the old days... ...After all, you can't keep up with the changes of the times."
"...Even if it will cost you your honor?" Parin Winterburg frowned, "I can give the order for you, after all, you have already done so. No ability..."
"I have decided"
"...I understand," Palin Winterburg gave Andesa a deep look, and then. He nodded seriously, but then he asked, "Do you think this will not be disturbed by those contaminated soldiers and officers?"
"I have roughly guessed what the gods want. What," Andesa said calmly, "He wants war, He only wants war - and surrender is also a part of war.
"Let me become the first in Typhon's history. A 'Wolf General' who raised his flag and surrendered before the castle was breached. I'm already prepared. "
"...Okay, I'll make preparations. ”
The Earl of Winterhold left.
Andesa lay quietly on the blood-stained bed, her left eye still unable to open, and she barely opened it there. In her other eye, she seemed to see some memories of the past, things that had happened many years ago that had faded in her memory. She remembered that she came here with her father for the first time when she was still very young. "Visiting" this fortress, she remembered that she had listened to her father telling her the stories of her family ancestors and reciting the oaths engraved under the wolf head statue. Her lips moved slightly, as if she was still reciting them with her father. Those sentences -
"...I swear by my family and my honor, I will guard this fortress until the end of my life...even if I shed all my blood...and shatter my bones...the Winter Wolf flag will always be there." Don’t fall behind..."
She shook her head.
She doesn’t want honor.
She wants her motherland to be safe——
This country, which our ancestors worked hard to build, should not be defeated by such an inexplicable disaster.