Solderin looked at the dozen or so Typhon fighters in the cell. These fighters were his subordinates not long ago. Although as a mercenary, he did not have a fixed military position in the Ansu army, but as a high-level ranger In many cases, he has a fixed group of soldiers available for his command, and even these subordinates who have followed him for a long time and are more familiar with him, he is somewhat embarrassed to meet his subordinates again at this moment in this situation.
A conversation between Gawain and himself before coming here came to the mind of this high-ranking ranger:
At that time, Gao Wen said: "You go and bring those Typhon people, I want them to help defend the southern city wall."
Solderin was naturally taken aback when he heard this: "You plan to let those Typhon warriors help you, the Duke of Ansu, to guard the city wall? Don't you know the current situation between Anzu and Typhon?"
"I know those people are definitely unwilling to work for Ansu, but I want them to see for themselves the situation between the civilized world and the wasteland of Gondor."
"Just let them go up to the city wall to see the truth... That's a good idea, but aren't you worried that those people will take the opportunity to escape after being released, or worse, cause damage while taking advantage of the chaos? This is a big risk."
"So I let you go, I believe you can control them even if you can't, you won't let them make trouble under your nose."
At that time, Solderling couldn't help laughing: "What if I really can't control it?"
Gao Wen also chuckled: "Then I'll take off your wig in public."
Then Soldering came here, staring at a dozen of his old subordinates.
"My lord," a Typhon knight finally spoke, with an embarrassed expression on his face, "You are safe and well..."
"It's better than you guys," Soldering sighed, the wig on his head seemed to be a little heavier than before, "Now there is a chance for you to hold your sword and staff again, but it's not for you to go Deal with the Ansu. Don't get me wrong, I'm not asking you to help Ansu beat Typhon, but to show you what the real threat is."
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Later in the day, Amber, who went deep into the dark mountains to investigate the situation, returned to Gawain, and she brought the latest information about the aberrations.
After drinking tons of tea on Gawain's table, the half-elf thief began to describe what he saw and heard: "The number of them is indeed increasing, and there may be at least three thousand at the border of the territory." Even 4,000 are possible! Where the magic tide has corroded, not a single blade of grass grows, behind those monsters plowed a road of corruption larger than the last 'invasion', and this time their course of action is not the same as last time , I observed the terrain along the way, I am afraid that there is no way to blow up the cliff to face the enemy like last time."
It can be seen that Amber looked worried after returning from exploring the road.
"Although collapsing mountains is effective against the enemy, it's just a miracle after all. It's good if you can use it once." Gao Wen has no regrets about this. "At least the mines can still be used. If you use it well, the effect will not be worse than that of Collapsing Mountain.”
Afterwards, Amber reported the latest direction and speed of those monsters. After she finished speaking, she looked at Gao Wen with a calm face and finally couldn't help it: "By the way, you don't feel nervous at all?"
"Why are you nervous?" Gawain smiled slightly, "Do you think we can't stop it?"
"You didn't see it with your own eyes! That's a huge area! Where they walked, even the rocks turned into black sand!"
"When they first attacked here, we only had a wall of wooden fences and brambles. A hundred soldiers with swords faced hundreds of monsters. Now we have built The city walls and towers made of cement and boulders, including the newly trained recruits, there are thousands of soldiers, and each soldier has heat ray guns, grenades and melting swords. Although the number of monsters is still three times that of ours, I don’t I don't think there's anything scary about them."
Hearing Gao Wen's words, Amber seemed a little relieved, but still couldn't help being a little worried: "The main thing is those extraordinarily huge guys... they seem to be very difficult to deal with, they are too big, once they climb up with the damage Going up the city wall, the new wall we built may not be able to hold it for long."
"With Solderin and I, there will be no problems," Gawain smiled lightly, "Although there is Kamel, although he is a researcher, do you think his strength will be inferior?"
Amber nodded confusedly, as if she felt that those monsters were really nothing to be afraid of, but at this moment Gao Wen suddenly said: "Well, to be honest, I'm still a little worried."
"ah?"
"Seven hundred years ago, I had never seen a 'mutant individual' whose size was two or three times that of a normal mutant. The unknown type of mutant is certainly disturbing," Gao Wen said calmly, looking into Amber's eyes. , "But when I sit here, I have to look more stable than anyone else, do you understand?"
"Because you are the lord?"
"That's right, I'm the lord. I lead everyone here to build territories and arrange fortifications. I train the army and arrange defenses. If I respond to every call here, I naturally have to bear the responsibility of responding to every call," Gawain said unhurriedly, " So I have to be confident, and not just me, you have to be confident too."
"Me? Why?" Amber looked confused, "I'm just an errand runner..."
"You are my guard, and you are still in charge of the intelligence department. In the eyes of outsiders, you know all the orders of the lord, you know all the secrets of the territory and the fact is almost the same, so you, like me, belong to any People who must not panic under any circumstances, once you panic, those who follow you will immediately think that the lord is also panicked, and then think that the crisis that the territory is facing may be so great that even the lord and the lord's guards cannot protect themselves So there will be panic, some people will retreat, some will run away, some will take advantage of the chaos and make trouble, and all of this probably started from the moment you ran into the lord's mansion in a panic."
"When I came in, I turned over the window and no one saw me!" Amber said subconsciously, but then she frowned and muttered, "You put it this way...I suddenly feel like I'm nothing good after I become an 'upper class' Yeah..."
"Because in my place, rights and obligations are always equal, you and I are no exception," Gawain laughed, feeling that it is very exciting to watch this half-elf who hardly uses his brain on weekdays to think hard. A pleasant thing, "Amber, you are no longer a petty thief, understand?"
"Hey, you sound like an old man!" Amber suddenly got goosebumps all over her body, but she nodded honestly after a while, "Okay... I understand..."
Afterwards, she stared at Gao Wen for a long time before she spoke, "I'm most annoyed by other people talking about the truth, but when you say the truth, it sounds really reasonable... I've never heard anything in my life." This is the first time I have listened to someone’s preaching honestly!”
"That's because many people who talk about the truth just say not to do it, but I do it before I say it." Gao Wen stood up with a smile, "Okay, anyway, you are back, let's go to the southern city wall with me. .”
Since the first aberration attack, the defense in the southern direction of the territory has always been the top priority in various defense projects. Although the Dark Mountain is a natural barrier, it has been proved that this natural barrier is not good for monsters. It is not insurmountable, at least in the area where Cecil Territory is located, there is a large gap that has been proven in the Dark Mountains and several routes that can cross the mountains. In order to protect the security of the territory in front of the Tuo Wasteland, Gao Wen started a series of "repairing walls and building towers" projects after the productivity of the territory developed slightly.
Frankly speaking, Gao Wen is not very adaptable to the situation in this era where large and small cities are surrounded by one or even several walls. An open city layout without walls is more conducive to long-term development. However, he must proceed from reality : With the current level of security and the form of war in this world, the city wall is still an indispensable defense measure, so the newly built Cecil Territory also has a city wall.
The city wall in the south of the territory is the strongest and most defensive of all fortifications.
Because the foundation of the territory is still shallow, and the output of "Rebecca Cement" is also limited, the city wall has not yet been able to be constructed entirely of reinforced concrete, and it has not been able to realize Gao Wen's vision of "three layers of walls, with transportation inside." However, it is still a very strong barrier for most nobles in the south: the city wall made of cement and earth is ten feet high. The city wall is more than four meters wide, with a large number of shooting bunkers for soldiers, and a large amount of medicine and combat crystals are stored at any time. The city's magic net is laid all the way to the foot of the city wall to replenish the magic crystals of the defenders on the wall at any time. After the magic energy obelisk appeared, Kamel placed two crystal towers at the foot of the city wall, so even the city wall was covered with uninterrupted magic power. Or before the waste energy is overloaded, their firepower can be continuous.
In addition to the main body of the city wall, Gao Wen also ordered people to build a series of triangular protruding outer walls outside the city wall. A small tower was built on the "top" of each outer wall, and a small tower was placed on it. Trebuchet.
The series of triangular outer walls refer to the structure of the bastion. They can ensure that when the enemy rushes down the city, they will be flanked by fire from the guard walls on both sides. At the same time, the triangular outer walls themselves can also increase the firmness of the city wall. , and the tower with the triangular outer wall can be used as a lookout post. As for the trebuchet on the tower...
To be honest, Gawain himself knew that this thing did not match the painting style of the magic industry route that was going on in the territory. However, he didn't have any usable "cannon" at hand before he solved the problem of advancing the physical ammunition, so he We can only settle for the next best thing, combine the original technology of this world with the new technology of Magic Industry, and use small trebuchets to barely achieve the effect of erecting artillery on the city wall
The catapults threw crystal bombs the size of human heads.