Several violent explosions came from the gate hole at the east gate of Fenghuang Terrace, and the final cleaning work was declared over. The soldiers of the Opru Empire Army, covered in dust, looked in from the outside. No one cheered and no one was happy. They tentatively stepped in, lest a cold arrow would be shot from somewhere they couldn't see.
The soldiers guarding the city left a psychological shadow on each of them. Perhaps even if these Opuru people can return to their homeland alive, this battle is their deepest memory. Stepping on the rubble, they entered the city step by step. In fact, the Phoenix Terrace is not big, but it is stuck in the most important place. It can hold more than 10,000 people at most, which is almost the same size as Fangu City in the northwest.
The ruined walls in the city can be imagined how fierce the artillery fire of the Opuru people was. It's just that some of the shells that hit the distance fell into the city, but almost all the houses near the city wall in the city were damaged.
There was a thick layer of dust on the leather boots of the Opuru people. They walked in with small steps, and no one dared to speak loudly.
It seems that there are some prehistoric beasts hidden in this city, making them afraid.
Surrounded by hundreds of elite guards, Leilington, who commanded the attack, walked into the city gate and found many new graves in the city. He couldn't help being stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized that this was the last batch of Black Banner Army soldiers to evacuate, and they buried the corpses of their comrades before leaving.
Lehman only gave them an hour, but they didn't leave immediately.
Leilington was stunned for a long time, then stood upright, and paid a military salute to those graves.
"This battle will be written in the history books of the empire, and our enemies cannot be belittled."
Leilington sighed with emotion, and then heaved a sigh of relief.
After all, they still won the Phoenix Terrace, the location here is too important. Even if His Majesty the Emperor is about to return to the country, and even all the fleets in the Eastern Borderlands have been ordered to return to the position of the sea and wait, but Leilington knows that the imperial army is still coming back.
When Opuru's army comes again, the Phoenix Terrace is the place where the horn of attack will be sounded.
"Search to see if anyone is there."
He waved his hand to order.
A small group of 50 Opulu soldiers began to search the city, but found nothing. Then they found the granary of the Black Banner Army in a remote place in the city. It seemed that there was very little food left in it. Even if it was calculated by a thousand people, it would not be enough to feed them for three days.
Obviously, this group of Black Banner troops who stayed behind guarded the Phoenix Terrace with the determination to die.
Leilington walked around the city, and found a row of houses that were a bit special. This should be the place where the Black Banner Army used to store weapons. There were still some feather arrows inside, but there were not many left.
"I ran out of ammunition and food."
Lei Lington sighed, and said to himself, if His Majesty Lehman hadn't ordered these soldiers to leave proudly, how many Opru soldiers would these crazy tiger-like soldiers of the Black Banner Army fight to the death at the last moment? Maybe at this time in every alley, the fighting is going on.
He had seen how those Black Banner Army soldiers fought hand-to-hand. Last time when Buick led an attack, he was beaten to pieces by those skilled Black Banner Army soldiers with outdated weapons and exceptional killing skills. Although the soldiers of Viktor were much inferior to His Majesty's direct army, it was still an unforgettable scene.
"Go and report to His Majesty, there is no one in the city."
After Leilington gave his orders, he found a fairly clean place to sit down and rest.
He had sent scouts to the other side to investigate, and he estimated that he would not see the Black Banner Army brigade. He had been walking for six days, and based on the marching speed of the infantry, he had already traveled two to three hundred miles.
When he sat down, he found that many soldiers were observing a huge thing. It was a very strange shape, with a very irregular shape, and it looked like a huge sphere from a distance, but there were many distortions on the surface of the sphere, as if there was something fierce inside that had been constantly Hit it, but it didn't come out in the end.
According to Leilington's first impression, this thing should be some kind of monument.
The Opuru people have the habit of building monuments, so this was his first reaction. He knew the history of Fenghuang Terrace, and knew that the Sui Dynasty once expanded the land to the east and snatched it from the state of Chu. Fenghuang Terrace was a border town built after that war. It seems reasonable to build a monument in such a significant border town.
However, Leilington really didn't understand what the sphere symbolized.
You know, people in this era don't have the concept that the world is actually a circle.
So Leilington definitely wouldn't think about unifying the world.
He got up and walked over quickly.
This sphere was placed on the largest open space in Phoenix Terrace City, and there were no other buildings around it. Relington looked at the surface of the sphere, unable to make out what material it was. It wasn't a stone, nor was it anything in his mind. He tapped with his hand, the sound was dull.
It seems to be hollow inside.
Leilington subconsciously thought, is this a container
He walked half a circle around the sphere, and then his face suddenly changed.
He saw many traces on the ground.
"This thing arrived recently."
Leilington suddenly came to his senses, and then some idea lit up in his mind, but this feeling was very vague, and he didn't know what he thought of for a while. But there was a kind of uneasiness in his heart. The thing in front of him, whose purpose and origin he didn't know, made him feel uneasy.
"Go and report to Your Majesty, please don't enter the city!"
In the end, Leilington made a choice, and he thought it necessary to investigate this thing. Before that, His Majesty had better not come in.
Just after his order was given, the musketeers in iron armor from the brigade at the gate of the city rushed in. That was Emperor Leman's personal guard, the most elite soldier in the entire Opru Empire. Each of those soldiers is extremely strong, and the weapons in their hands are different from other soldiers.
After these soldiers came in, they began to arm their defenses, and then they saw Leman walking in slowly with his hands behind his back.
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"What's this?"
Lyman looked at the huge sphere in front of him, which could be the size of two houses.
"I don't know... Judging from the traces on the ground, this thing should have been acquired recently, and it should be extremely heavy..."
Lei Lington pointed to the broken blue bricks on the ground: "It was pushed in with rolling logs, and many of the bricks and stones were broken."
"Send someone to find the source."
Lehman didn't know what it was, but he also felt that the reason why this thing was here must be extraordinary.
"This thing is so heavy, it's not easy to transport it, just keep looking for it along the road."
Leilington gave an order, and someone went to do it immediately.
"If... if this thing has any special meaning or use, will it be related to Fang Jie's sudden withdrawal?"
Lei Lington speculated: "Although Fang Jie did not seem to be in a panic this time, it is really difficult to understand. I really can't think of what is going to make Fang Jie leave with almost all the troops. We are the only ones who threaten him. The Mu residence is not enough for Fang Xie to attach so much importance to him. It is rumored that Fang Xie met Mu Guangling after the battle at Malanshan Pass, which means that the two of them reached an agreement. So Presumably, it cannot be because of the Mu residence."
Lyman's face was a little dark, he hesitated for a while, then turned and walked out of the city.
While walking, he ordered: "Pull some cannons in, and blast this thing away for me."
When he reached the gate of the city, his footsteps paused again, then he turned around and walked up the city wall along the horse path. He ordered dozens of armored guards to stand in front of him, and then looked into the city through the crowd. He wanted to leave, but that kind of curiosity made him reluctant to leave.
In his understanding, this thing might be dangerous.
But the danger he considered was something similar to gunpowder.
This distance is safe enough.
Several cannons were pushed in from outside the city gate by the soldiers, and Leilington personally commanded the front cannon to be loaded with shells first. A few minutes later, the cannon spit out a ball of flames, and a shell accurately hit the sphere, the sound of explosion came out, and smoke and flames exploded at the same time.
smoke cleared
People were stunned.
That sphere was not damaged at all!
Leilington's eyes were rounded, he really didn't know what it was and how it could be so hard. Even if it is the city wall of Phoenix Terrace, if it is bombarded from such a distance, at least a hole will be blown out. But there seems to be only a black mark on this thing.
Leilington quickly ran over to have a look, and found that there was not even a crack on it.
He turned his head to look at the city gate, not knowing what to do next. After so many years of fighting, it was the first time that Leilington encountered such a strange thing. The Black Banner Army withdrew inexplicably, and even a ball left here couldn't be broken by shells!
"Your Majesty said to continue bombing, and several cannons will bomb together."
A armored soldier ran down to deliver the order.
At this moment, Leilington had a feeling in his heart that this thing might not be a very dangerous thing, but that the Black Banner Army could not solve the puzzle after it was discovered, but when they were withdrawn, it was too big and heavy to take with them. on, that's why I dropped it.
He ran back and ordered the artillery to continue the bombardment.
Three or four cannons fired at the same time, and balls of fire exploded on the sphere. Soon, the city was filled with waves of smoke, and the sound circled back and forth in people's ears, lingering for a long time. At least 20 shots were fired in a row. With such force of shooting towards one place, even a layer of the city wall has been cut off.
After the smoke cleared, Leilington ran over again.
Finally, he found a crack on the top. It seemed that there was a strange smell coming out of the crack. He took a closer look and smelled it. He subconsciously took a step back and sneezed. I haven't smelled this kind of smell before, and it can't be said that it smells particularly bad, but it seems to be very irritating.
He shook his head, walked back and ordered the bombardment to continue.
far away
In the room where the Opuru soldiers searched and found nothing before the sword strike, several people stood side by side at the window and looked out.
"It's exciting!"
Xiang Qingniu lowered his voice: "Why am I so happy to see foreigners are so obsessed with this thing?"
Ye Zhuhan's expression was a bit ugly: "I was thinking, if the power of this thing is diffused after the shell is blasted, can we really protect ourselves?"
No one is sure.
They just had a guess, but they didn't practice it. After all, after the meteorite is sealed, it is impossible to open it casually. Moreover, it seems that it is not an easy task to open it.
"I save energy."
Gai She shrugged his shoulders indifferently: "Even if I hack this thing, it will probably take a while... Why did you two think of using two realms to seal it? You are not normal people."
"When will it be shot? It seems that there is a crack."
Shi Wan leaned against the window and looked out and said.
"hold on."
Fang Jie is ready to go: "I guess we will see the power of this thing soon."
Including him, five people stood side by side, where is there any gap? Even Gai She held his breath, watching what was happening outside.