According to Roland's plan, once the shelling started, it would not stop.
First, five rounds of salvos knocked the first row of twenty demonic beasts into powder, and then it was free-fire time, using the rapid firing of blank bullets, combined with the detonation of black powder, to create a roaring momentum of ten thousand cannons.
Therefore, when the sound of shooting continued, the atmosphere at the scene ushered in a new climax. The smoke and dirt from the explosion were endless, and the area within 500 meters seemed to be doomsday. Occasionally, the cage was shattered by the flying stone fragments, and the first reaction of the evil beast that could still move in the cage was not to rush towards the city wall, but to turn around and flee.
Fear overcomes their bloodthirsty instincts.
It's just that few slip through the net can escape this land of death.
Under the sweep of the strong shock waves gushing from the ground, their internal organs have long been ruptured and displaced, and their eardrums and eyeballs have lost their ability to sense. engulfed by explosives.
"It's nothing, you haven't seen the war with the church," Andrea said proudly to the stunned Wolfheart witches, covering her ears, "Although there were only two cannons at that time, but There are also hundreds of bursting muskets and smaller iron cannons. The opponents are not evil beasts locked in cages, but the God's Punishment Army, which is fast and powerful. They are all flying bullets, and as long as they show up, they are dead ends. Compared to this, it is called a real war.”
"Yes, is that so..." Amy looked shocked.
"No wonder they lose," the hero sighed. "It's not something people can resist."
"Aren't you afraid at all when you see such a scene?" Broken Sword looked at Andrea with admiration.
The latter took advantage of the gap between the explosions to gracefully straighten his long fluttering hair, "Of course, you'll get used to it if you see it a lot. I witnessed the entire process of the war, and even killed two of the God's Punishment Army with my own hands!"
She completely forgot that when she first climbed the city wall, she was as surprised and disbelieving as they were, but now she has a taste of neverwinter as her second home, even when talking about these weapons, There was a hint of pride in his voice.
Compared to most witches who just watch a lively scene, Phyllis's observations are much more detailed.
When the demonic beasts in the first row were smashed to pieces, she didn't care too much—the mad monster's throwing spear within this distance could also threaten the soldiers on the city wall. Facing the bone spear that fell like a storm, Even if these weapons, called Fortress Cannons, are amazingly powerful, how long can the mortals who control them last
But when the fire turned to the second row of cages, her expression finally changed.
Could it be that the intention of the mortal king to arrange the evil beasts is to make the explosion advance step by step into the distance? The cages in the last row are almost a hundred meters away. If the fortress cannon can hit that area, it means that its range is almost equal to that of a siege beast, but its lethality far exceeds the latter!
The siege beast has always been the most troublesome devil weapon for the Federation, because its attack distance is farther than any catapult or ballista, so every time it appears, it can only rely on the supernatural to lead the Holy Blessing Army to force the enemy's position, even if it succeeds. Destroying siege beasts will also bring a lot of casualties. If the witches had such long-range strike weapons, they might not be able to defend the holy city of Taquila.
Could this be the trump card of Neverwinter, and the reason why Agatha has confidence in Roland
After she asked the Ice Witch this question, the other party just smiled and shook her head.
"Placing it at a distance of one thousand meters is just to meet the needs of the audience... Because any further distance will affect the appreciation effect of the exercise. As for the range of the new artillery, His Majesty Roland said that it can exceed ten kilometers, which is ten times the current range. ." Agatha said in her ear, "In other words, it can hit places where the manipulator can't see it."
ten times? Phyllis was stunned. Although she didn't quite understand what units meters and kilometers were, the current ten times was nearly a thousand feet, and some devil's outposts were also set within this distance. Does that mean that if the cannon is mounted on the head of Taquila City, it can directly hit the devil's lair
how can that be
How can we ensure that the weapon can hit the enemy that is far beyond the line of sight and can't even see it
Seeing that she was a little stunned, Agatha continued, "But it is not an easy task to hit that far. It requires a lot of calculations and improvements to the aiming device of the artillery. I heard that those astrologers are studying this work - Your Majesty seems to be I plan to compile a shooting list, which can calculate the landing point of the artillery shell based on the data before the launch, so that even if the enemy is several kilometers away, it can hit the target accurately."
"Are you sure?" Phyllis gritted her teeth, "Doesn't that mean that as long as you build a few more artillery pieces like this, the devil can't even get close to the city wall?"
"Yeah, His Majesty said that this style of play is called floor washing..." Agatha shrugged, "Probably from the meaning of "cleaning the dirty things on the floor", although it is a bit awkward, it is quite appropriate. "
"That... do you know how to make artillery?" Phyllis hesitated and asked in her ear.
The latter took a deep look at her and waited for a new round of explosions before opening her mouth, "I know what you want to say, some of the materials in the cannonball are indeed provided by me, but it is far from one or two to make it. what a man can do.”
"Not even a witch?"
"It's far from enough... Do you know how many mortals are in the chemical factory in Neverwinter City? It's close to 2,000 people, and it's still increasing!" Agatha sighed, "However, what they have accomplished is only to mix acid, Grease and gas are used to make explosives, while the production of artillery is a completely different system—mines and smelters with more than 3,000 people, and processing plants with more than 1,500 people. Use personnel. How many mortals did the Federation have at their disposal even in Taquila's time?"
Phyllis fell silent. When Anrietta and Starfall City fell one after another, the human territory retreated to a corner of the plain, and the surviving population plummeted. When Taquila only existed, the Federation controlled only about 30,000 or 40,000 mortals. However, they were responsible for supporting battle witches, logistics, and maintaining the operation of the city. They simply couldn't draw so many people to make fortress cannons. If Agatha hadn't lied to her, Taquila at that time couldn't do it, let alone them who were hiding in the underground labyrinth.
At this moment, the sound of the guns suddenly stopped.
The first two rows of evil beasts had completely merged with the snow, turning into blurred puddles of flesh and blood, and the surrounding city wall was terribly silent for a while. No one spoke at the scene, all stared at the row of cages in the farthest, as if waiting for something.
Phyllis looked at Agatha suspiciously, and the latter smiled at her.
"Here's the key."
Before the words fell, a dazzling light rose from the ground, like a round of tomorrow!