The news Xiao Chen brought back caused a storm among the top management. Everyone who knew the news felt unbelievable, but the evidence Xiao Chen produced forced them to believe it. God actually came from the same place as them, and was originally an ordinary person.
Liu Yisheng, who had experienced many wars between gods, found it hard to understand: "Why did the God of Nature, who was originally a human like us, become so cruel after becoming a god? Why did he have to kill us all?"
Luo Ling gave him this answer: "Maybe it's not about whether he is a god or not, but what kind of person he was originally. Although they are both gods, He Xiaoxi is completely different. Maybe this is the nature of that Spaniard."
However, it should be said that this is a good thing. At least everyone's fear of God has naturally decreased a little. Just as Xiao Chen said before, as long as it is a human, it is easier to find weaknesses.
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However, the discussion about the gods soon died down, because for everyone in the Tower of China, the siege that was about to begin was the most important issue at the moment.
Such a large-scale action as theirs quickly attracted the attention of the Imperial people. Starting from 20 kilometers away from Heimu Pass, sporadic Imperial scouts appeared around them, and several Mage's Eyes released by Imperial mages fell from the sky.
Further ahead, the Imperials began to appear as harassing teams. These teams were usually small, usually consisting of one or two teams of more than 100 people. In order to delay the speed of the guards, the Imperials did everything they could. They tried to raid in the forest, pretend to be a caravan, and use mages to attack from a distance, but in front of the vigilant guards, these methods did not work. They were either identified early and then eliminated by the magic of the mages. Or they encountered the gun array of the guards and never returned.
The escort army marched until they stopped more than one kilometer away from Heimu Pass, and the imperial army was unable to inflict much damage on them.
Wang Jiyuan ordered the guards to set up artillery positions here, with more than 80 cannons lined up in sequence facing Heimu Pass.
A distance of more than one kilometer has exceeded the casting distance of conventional attack magic. However, the mages of the Tower of China were able to strike at Black Wood Pass through joint casting. Fighting here can reduce the number of mages used for defense, and use as many mages as possible for offense, maximizing the advantage of the number of mages of the Tower of China.
If the opponent's mages want to attack here, they must fly from the air. But in that case, they will be exposed to the attacks of mages and magic archers.
It took Wang Jiyuan's guards about an hour to set up the position and install defensive formations and facilities.
Since the last time Hei Mu Pass was lost was largely due to a surprise attack by invisible enemies, this time they installed newly developed anti-stealth devices around the position.
This tower-shaped device, which is more than one meter tall, combines several different anti-stealth principles. It has both the traditional magic detection anti-stealth array of this world and the infrared detection principle of another world. It uses the newly developed infrared sensing array of the Ministry of Magic to detect invisible enemies. It also includes the soul scanning magic from the Spirit Tower. Once it detects any suspicious situation, it will actively launch the detection props from the Talisman Tower to conduct a strong detection of the corresponding direction.
"Chairman Xiao, we have completed the battle preparations and all troops have entered their respective combat positions. Please issue the combat orders." Wang Jiyuan came to Xiao Chen and saluted and asked for instructions.
Xiao Chen glanced at the artillery regiments that were waiting in a serious manner, as well as the many magicians who had formed a joint spellcasting formation. He couldn't help but feel a surge of pride in his heart. He returned the gift to Wang Jiyuan, and then said: "I declare that the 'Thunderstorm Operation' to attack Heimuguan will begin now."
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At Heimu Pass, Emperor Alfred, wearing his battle robe, looked angrily at the Chinese army in the distance. The super vision given to him by the Emerald Dragon bloodline allowed him to even see the expressions of those on the opposite side.
"Our plans have all failed. Stuart, Weber, Gandas, you all said that the previous strategy of spreading the plague would cause chaos inside the Tower of China, allowing our soldiers to recuperate. But what did I see? They gathered their troops and attacked me in just one week. Why is this? Hmm? Tell me, why is this happening?"
Duke Stuart said: "Your Majesty, we didn't expect that the Chinese had occupied those places that originally belonged to the kingdom for such a short time, but they had already controlled the villages and towns so well. Not only did every village have militias led by veterans, they even arranged magicians in every village!
Our original plan was very good even to the Prime Minister who was far away in the imperial capital, but we did not expect that the enemy's hidden strength was so amazing. You know, generally speaking, our black guards and scouts will not target small villages in the enemy's territory."
Duke Weber also said: "Your Majesty, the Empire's army has not set foot on the land south of Heimuguan for many years. Unlike the Eastern Front, the enemy's infiltration here is very thorough. Our understanding of the surroundings is still at the time when the Iberian Kingdom controlled this place.
But the Chinese... The Chinese are very different. They are neither a kingdom nor a wizard union, but they rule their lands in a strange way that we have never seen before."
"Excuses, all excuses!" Emperor Alfred said in a very unfriendly tone, "Just like the harassment just now, they are all wasting the lives of our soldiers."
The emperor slammed his palm on the battlement, knocking away two palm-sized stones. "Now I need a plan, how to deal with these Chinese. Look how many cannons they brought this time? They won't stop until my gate is knocked down!"
"Your Majesty, I just checked today. The magic array on the gate below is extremely powerful. According to our understanding of the power of the pneumatic cannon, even if the number of cannons is doubled, it will not be able to blast open the gate." Master Gandas said, "But..."
"But if they couldn't blow it open, they wouldn't have set up their formation there, right?" asked Emperor Alfred.
"Yes, Your Majesty," Master Gandas said, "The most likely scenario is that they will use magic to destroy the magic circle here from a distance, and then use those pneumatic cannons to attack the city gate. You know, they have a way to allow mages to work together to increase the casting distance."
"Then how should we fight back? Can you great magicians reach their positions?" the emperor asked. (To be continued)