The long-awaited news finally came for Gao Wen.
After receiving the information from Amber, he glanced at it quickly, and couldn't help showing a smile on his face: "The remaining nobles who have escaped have all arrived at the Rock Fortress, just as we expected, they can only temporarily take refuge in the Rock Fortress , The Plain of the Holy Spirit did not accept them. And the fortress is currently isolated and helpless, without support from the royal family and the Plain of the Holy Spirit."
Amber felt incredible: "The people in the capital really gave up the Rock Fortress so easily? That's the Rock Fortress!"
"They didn't give up, but had to put it on hold for a while," Gao Wen explained happily, turning the information into ashes, "The Eastern Legion led by Duke Silas Loren is the most powerful army in Anzu. They have broken through the eastern gate of the Holy Spirit Plain in a short period of time, and have taken root in the important town in the eastern part of the plain. As long as they lay down a few more key fortresses, they will be able to attack San Sunil along the King's Road. The rebels in the east The purpose is very clear, they are here to overthrow the Second Dynasty, and this is the biggest threat to the people in the capital."
Then Gao Wen paused, and after a short thought, he went on to say: "But they definitely don't want to hand over the Rock Fortress. What are the people in the capital thinking? I can probably guess that they will use the strong city walls of the Rock Fortress. and soldiers to resist and delay. The Rock Fortress lies in the mountain gap between the southern border and the Holy Spirit Plain. The unique terrain makes it almost impossible to be besieged. Cecil's army can only attack in the south, while the Rock Fortress can The Holy Spirit Plain received a steady stream of supplies. At the beginning of the design, this fortress was built to withstand long-term high-intensity attacks, so in the eyes of the king, this will be a long-term war. As long as the Rock Fortress can persist If it takes long enough, the royal family will be able to breathe a sigh of relief from the crisis in the east, and then the army in the west and even the mountain army in the north can go south to support... "
Amber blinked: "So we have to knock down the fortress before the capital reacts..."
"Go and call Byron, Philip, Solderling, and Hetty, yes, and Rebecca too." Gawain nodded, "The intermission for the remnants of the nobles is over. gone."
A moment later, Cecil's military commander, chief of interior affairs, and chief of technology came to Gawain's study.
Before Gao Wen opened his mouth, they guessed the reason for being summoned here, and after Rebecca entered the room, she was still looking around curiously: it is rare for her to be called by her ancestors to attend military meetings, this girl thought She didn't understand what was the use of participating if she didn't know anything about it, but this didn't prevent her from becoming particularly happy.
Byron looked at Gawain expectantly, "Lord, are we finally going to attack Rock Fortress?"
"Why are you looking so happy?" Philip next to him couldn't help muttering, "I didn't realize you liked fighting so much before."
"Don't mention it, I promised Pea that I would bring her a gift after I knocked down the Rock Fortress. It's been almost half a month since the cowhide was blown out."
"Ahem," Gao Wen coughed twice and interrupted the communication between the two language art workers, then nodded slightly, "As Byron said, the intermission of this war is over. Philip, preparations for the north how was it?"
The young knight took a half step forward: "Lord, we have been transporting various light and heavy artillery components and industrial parts to the Carroll area for the past half month, and using the existing magic net in the Carroll area to build an arsenal and manufacture weapons and ammunition At present, there are 16 "Justice" rail guns and 127 "Persuador" light rail guns on standby in the northern region, with sufficient ammunition. There are also 2,000 soldiers from the 1st Combat Corps and 2,000 soldiers from the 2nd Combat Corps. Two thousand soldiers are on standby in the north."
"That's enough." Gawain nodded slightly. In order to receive the land of nobles in the southern border and maintain the basic order in several control areas, he had to leave a certain army in the southern border to maintain the situation, and he didn't want to use the traditional In his opinion, the troops currently assembled in the northern region are sufficient to attack the Rock Fortress with the tactics of besieging the city with a sea of people.
Then he looked at Solderling: "Can the Iron Rangers participate in actual combat now?"
"Blood is always for recruits," replied the High Ranger. "They have waited a long time for this day."
"Very well, there are missions suitable for you," Gawain nodded, "Your mission is to cooperate with our internal response in Rock Fortress..."
After explaining the mission of the Iron Rangers, he turned to Hetty again: "About the food reserves and the recent propaganda work..."
Gawain confirmed the situation in the territory one by one and assigned tasks to everyone, but he never mentioned Byron. After a while, the middle-aged knight who was born as a mercenary finally couldn't help it: "Lord, What about me? What is my mission?"
Gawain looked at Byron, and pondered for a while: "You do have a mission, and it's very important, but I have to confirm another thing first... Rebecca, how is the progress of the rainbow light device at Kamel's side? How is it?"
"Rainbow Device" is not the final name, but the name of the ongoing project. Although this project belongs to Kamel, Rebecca is the highest person in charge of the entire Institute of Magic Technology. Know it like the palm of your hand.
Hearing Gao Wen's question, Rebecca, who was a little distracted, suddenly came back to her senses, and then showed a bit distressed look: "It's still a problem of heat dissipation... With such a large energy-gathering structure, the accumulated heat is too late to dissipate." Going out, we are trying to use the magic circle of the ice and snow system to forcefully suppress the temperature of the energy-gathering structure, but so far we have not found an ice and snow rune base material that can operate stably under strong interference.
"That is to say, apart from the heat dissipation problem, the Hongguang device can already operate?"
Rebecca nodded: "Yes, both prototypes can run, but only for a few seconds."
Gao Wen nodded slightly, then turned around and looked at the huge map hanging on the study wall.
The Rock Fortress is indeed completely different from the "Stone Fortress" in most parts of the southern border. It is a real fortress, armed with powerful magic technology. It has a powerful magic barrier, and this magic barrier It can also absorb the magic power of nature to continuously repair itself. As long as its operation cannot be interrupted, the effect of the giant cannon bombarding the fortress will be greatly reduced.
According to Kamel, the rainbow light device that relies on pure magic to damage the target is a weapon that is more suitable for dealing with magic shields than the magic crystal cannon, so no matter what, he hopes to use this new weapon when attacking the rock fortress.
In his mind, a surveillance image from a high-altitude satellite emerged.
The topography of the Rock Fortress and the surrounding area was clearly presented in front of his eyes. He saw the Dorgon River flowing southward from the Holy Spirit Plain, and the mountain pass in front of the Rock Fortress was divided into two. , one of which flows into the southern border and becomes the life artery of the southern border: Baishui River.
Gawain turned around and looked at Rebecca: "Maybe we can broaden our thinking, the problem of heat dissipation is not so difficult to solve..."
Rebecca didn't turn the corner right away because her geography teacher was not good at martial arts, so her geography grades were not very good, and naturally she couldn't think of what Gao Wen was thinking: "Do you have an idea?"
"We can use river water to cool down the device. I have seen Kamel's prototype and talked to him. This solution should be feasible."
Rebecca was stunned, and her eyes gradually brightened up: "Oh! This idea is good! I will discuss it with Master Kamel when I go back!"
Gao Wen smiled, and then put his hands on the table in front of him, his eyes slowly swept over everyone present: "There is one more thing I want to go to the front line this time."
As soon as this sentence was said, the people at the scene looked at each other in blank dismay. Obviously, they really didn't expect this.
Although in this era, it is normal for aristocratic lords to go to the battlefield in person, Gawain was not present on the battlefield of the Crushed Stone Ridge bombardment and the Baishui River blockade. Only when the aberrations attacked the city before, did Gawain personally go to the battlefield twice. In other words, Gao Wen did not have the habit of leaving the territory except when defending the homeland. His attitude and self-positioning had always been clear: the ruler should sit in the rear and charge as little as possible at the front.
So everyone still habitually thought that the ancestors would stay behind this time, and never thought that Gao Wen had plans to conscript himself.
"A maturely functioning government office can maintain good order during the lord's short absence, and I believe that Hetty can also take care of the rear when I leave, and the army left behind in the local area can also defend against the threat of the dark mountains," Gao said. Wen explained his thoughts, "Attacking the Rock Fortress will be a very important battle, even more important than dealing with Earl Hosman's 70,000 motley troops, which determines whether we can obtain a stable and unaffected battle. No matter what, I will not allow any accidents in this battle, so I will go to sit in charge in person.”
Gao Wen paused when he said this, and then said: "And there is a more important meaning, the original intention of the establishment of the Rock Fortress, each of you should know."
Hetty looked at her ancestor with a complicated tone: "In order to lock the Cecil family in the southern border..."
"So, when the Rock Fortress is broken, I must be on the battlefield."
Gao Wen himself may not care about these symbolic meanings and facade projects, but the basic rules and public opinion of this era do care about them.
That being the case, Gao Wen didn't mind "symbolizing" such an important event.
This pre-war meeting lasted until late at night, and when it finally ended, Amber was already yawning, looking at Gao Wen who was still looking very energetic, she couldn't help curling her lips: "I really don't know what your brain is made of. Yes, there are always so many ideas...”
"Just pretend you're praising me," Gawain said casually, then got up and walked towards the door, "I'm going to talk to Tyre next, will you come with me?"
Amber froze for a moment: "Is it appropriate for you to find someone in the middle of the night? You must be sleeping..."
Gawain turned his head and glanced at Amber: "Do you think there is a difference between day and night for Tyre? It's not the time for her to sleep when I find her!"
Just like what Gawain said, Tire, the sea monster that has left the sea, basically only has one thing to do on the shore, sleeping. When Gawain and Amber came to her room, the mermaid lady was floating on her belly. In my own big pool, it looks as if it is dead. To be honest, this saltwater fish really has too many problems with its painting style. Not only does it walk in an unrecognizable posture, but it also sleeps in an arrogant and domineering posture. It also took a long time for the maid who changed the water to get used to the fact that this "Ms. Mermaid" is not dead but is swimming on her back...
It was very difficult to wake Tire up. Amber stepped forward for a long time and the fish was still sleeping soundly. At the end, when Gawain was hesitating whether to jump up and get the salty fish spirit up, Till finally woke up slowly.
When Miss Mermaid opened her eyes, she saw Gawain and Amber standing in front of her. She was startled, turned around and slapped Gawain with a face full of water: "Why don't you knock on the door!"
"Nonsense! We just blew up the door outside and you're amazing if you wake up!" Gao Wen wiped off the water on his face rather annoyed, and turned his head to look at Amber who was hiding behind him for the first time, "You Do you know that we almost poured boiling water into the pool just to wake you up?"
"What's boiling water? It's not like I haven't been near a submarine volcano before." Tire glanced at Gawain, "Tell me, what do you need to ask me at night? It's night now, right?"
Till looked around as he spoke, and when he saw that it was indeed dark outside the window, he was sure that it was night: "It's really night...then I just fell asleep..."
"You fell asleep last night!" Gawain said with his eyes wide open, and began to deeply doubt whether it was a mistake for him to come looking for this saltwater fish, but he still explained his reason for coming, "I came to look for it." You are telling you something that we are about to attack Rock Fortress."
Although Tyre was sleeping most of the time, at least she still knew that Cecil was fighting outside, so she was not at a loss at the moment, but showed a little confusion: "So?"
"Are you interested in going to see it?"
Tyre was taken aback for a moment, then the fish tail swayed gently in the water, and said unhurriedly while rolling up the water splash: "Have you forgotten what we agreed at the beginning? I can tell you about the deep sea, and you can use it in those The so-called 'Aberrants' help when they attack the city, but I won't intervene in the battle between you humans, this kind of thing is too boring for me."
"Of course I remember, and I didn't intend to let you participate in the battle between humans. I just asked you to help carry some things to the north, and then you just watch."
"It's that simple?" Tyre looked at Gawain suspiciously, "I know it, you are very cunning, have you dug a hole?"
Gawain didn't answer Tire's question, but reminded: "Aren't you interested in magic technology on land? Didn't your sea monsters encounter a bottleneck in your own technology system? Maybe you can see the magic technology that makes people in Rock Fortress. What you are interested in will be the scene of the collision of traditional human magic technology and Cecil magic technology. I believe that even for advanced civilizations like Kraken, this level of technology collision is worth seeing of."
Tire's eyes changed slightly, as if she was moved, but after a while she still shook her head slightly: "To be honest, I still want to sleep more..."
"I thought about it carefully, the giant deer Amon is so big, it's not impossible for you to take a few bites..."
"make a deal!"
Gao Wen & Amber: "..."