The six mage classes were divided into two groups, taking turns to shine their repelling rays on the shield on the west side first. The three repelling rays were arranged in a T-shape, trying to cover a larger area.
Next, twelve 120mm pneumatic cannons equipped with shield-piercing shells began to fire in unison. There was no gunpowder used to fire, and the artillery positions here were much quieter than in that world. There was no flame ejected from the muzzles of the cannons, and the God of War seemed to lack some momentum, but when the shells fell, the effect was quite shocking.
With a deafening explosion, the shells exploded on the shield, creating dazzling sparks that covered the entire western shield, as if the shield was burning. After the flames died down, a clear gap appeared on the shield. The gap was about the size of a basketball court, roughly circular, with uneven edges. However, the location just exposed the west gate behind the gap.
Then the remaining twenty-two 80mm pneumatic cannons and more than one hundred mortars began firing ordinary shells. Many shells that did not hit the gap still hit the surrounding shields, but at least half of the shells shot into the shield from this gap. In the first round, dozens of shells poured onto the tower of the west gate.
The tower was covered in smoke and fire in an instant. Even though the stone bricks of the tower were reinforced by magic, they could not withstand such ravages from the shells. After the first round of bombardment, a corner of the tower collapsed, and the battlements on it were almost completely flattened. The soldiers standing on the tower turned into ashes in the first moment. There was originally a black guard team on the tower, with two mid-level knights and a mid-level mage observing the enemy situation. But under the coverage of the artillery fire, they had no chance to escape. Even the ice shield cast by the mage only blocked two shells before they were blown to pieces with the shield.
After two rounds of bombardment, the shield in the sky seemed to have recovered a little, so the artillery commander replaced the twelve 80mm pneumatic cannons with shield-breaking shells to blast a gap again, and let the more powerful twelve 120mm cannons participate in the bombardment of the city wall.
After fifteen rounds of artillery fire, the west gate was completely reduced to rubble, with the rubble piled up into a small slope, and the surrounding walls were also shaken down in several places. The enemies on the entire west wall had already fled far away, and there was no one on the wall that had not collapsed. From this side, Suero looked like an abandoned empty city.
Some of the fallen rubble piled up directly on the slope leading into the city, making it difficult for carriages and horses to enter and exit this opening. Some shells also penetrated behind the city wall due to the angle, and the flames caused by the explosions ignited more than a dozen houses. Wisps of black smoke rose from behind the city wall, allowing Suero to truly taste the breath of war.
Wang Jiyuan watched as the shield gradually recovered to its original state after the bombardment stopped. He said to Gabriel, "The shield recovered too quickly and the breach lasted too short a time. We can destroy the tower, but it will be too late for the infantry to enter the city."
Gabriel said: "With our current strength, we can only do this much. If we change the attack point, we can continue to destroy the buildings in the city."
Wang Jiyuan asked, "Do you mean to destroy the enemy's will by destroying their cities step by step?"
"That's right. If we can't destroy the city defense barrier for a long time, then this is the only way."
"If that happens, all I'll get is a ruin. I'd better wait and see what Xiao Chen can do." Wang Jiyuan said to the communicator beside him, "Order the artillery battalion and the mage squad to rest and meditate for half an hour, and the other units should pay attention to guard against the enemy's counterattack."
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Xiao Chen hid in a corner and put up several ice shields. Although this place was not covered by artillery fire, a house not far away had been hit by shells and billowing smoke. He had just seen the destruction of the tower at the west gate from afar, and knew in his heart that even if he was a high-level mage, he would not be able to survive if he was covered by such artillery fire.
The most powerful strength of human beings lies in using wisdom to create and use tools. No matter how powerful one's magic and martial arts are, it is impossible to be stronger than putting them into research and then using these powers on a large scale and in an organized manner. No matter how high the realm of multiple individuals is, they are still weak in front of a group that can use similar power. Just like the magic used in these artillery, it is only of a low level, and the soldiers who operate them have no magical ability at all. But facing them, Xiao Chen cannot compete head-on. He even believes that even if he is facing a god, there is still a chance for human beings to win here.
He shouted to the people below: "Wang Jiyuan has already started the fight. How are you guys doing down there?"
Tasia said: "We have destroyed the key points of two magic circles. But the light column still hasn't become significantly weaker. I hope this time the key points are useful."
She glanced at Xiaobai, who was coiled in the formation and looked a little listless, and said, "Xiaobai can hardly eat anymore."
"It's almost done! These stones must have been treated with special magic, they are so tough." Elena's hands were wrapped in black and purple light, and she pressed them on the magic circle beside Xiaobai. The stone grooves with lines carved on the magic circle slowly turned into powder.
About ten minutes later, Elaina raised her hands, and a basin-sized hole appeared where she pressed her hands. Then Xiaobai also left the magic circle. Once it left, the magic power would flow back to this location, but because the original route had been destroyed, a large amount of magic power gathered here in disorder, condensing into a ball of light that was getting bigger and brighter.
Tasia shouted, "No, this magical fluctuation is too dangerous. We have to retreat into the passage."
The four people and the dragon ran back to the passage as fast as they could. Just as they climbed over the stone gate, a loud noise was heard from behind.
"Get down!" Tasya yelled.
A torrent of magic power rushed out from the circular hole of the stone gate. Charlie, the warrior they had just recruited, was a little slow in moving in the narrow stone passage because of his tall stature, and was hit by the magic power. After a flash of dazzling light, only the lower half of his body was left on the ground, and his upper body had long disappeared.
"How miserable!" Tashia sighed. She looked inside through the round hole on the stone door. The magic circle in the room had completely dimmed, and the light column had disappeared. Only some residual magic energy remained, floating in the room in the form of mist.
However, there were two more people at the original position of the light column, namely Xiao Chen and Master Kona.
"It made a loud noise. I was so scared that I jumped down as soon as I saw the beam of light disappear." Xiao Chen said, looking up at the hole above. "However, we are still some distance away from success."