After approaching the Rock Fortress, the regiment led by Philip was attacked several times, including sneak attacks at night and obstacles during the day, just as Byron said with emotion: the gang of nobles finally began to learn how to fight a real battle, However, they learned later after all.
The attack plans that the commanders of Rock Fortress can formulate are all based on the old-fashioned army. They imagine the Cecil Combat Corps as another kind of noble private army with powerful magic equipment, and deduce Cecil on this basis. The discipline, marching method, camping method and command response speed of the Silers were used to formulate various attack plans, and the result was naturally without suspense.
Knight Philip admitted that the commanders of Rock Fortress were indeed actively fighting, but unfortunately they failed.
On the 57th of Fire Moon, on the hottest day of this summer, the flag of the Cecil Combat Corps entered the small plain area south of the Rock Fortress, a day earlier than originally expected.
The enemies in the Rock Fortress seemed to have finally given up their plan to take the initiative. As the Cecils got closer, they all began to shrink into the fortress. The Cecilians were burned before they arrived, and when Knight Philip set foot on the plain, his camp was even a piece of woodland that had been burned clean by the enemy.
In the new base camp, Knight Philip left the barracks and rode to inspect the newly established camp. He looked to the north, and among the rolling mountains, he could already clearly see the towering and majestic walls of the Rock Fortress. The walls were deep and deep. It is dark, but there is a layer of dreamy magic floating light under the sunlight, and several huge mage towers can be seen at the top of the fortress, and the giant runes floating on the top of the tower and the city wall below complement each other. The scene is really hard to see in the barren and deserted south.
Philip Knight turned his head again and looked at a hill behind the camp, which was the position of the artillery position.
The technical soldiers are transporting the main cannon components to the hill, where they are assembled into a fixed siege turret, assisted by temporary magic effects such as weight loss, and the heavy "justice-i" orbital accelerator It will be installed quickly enough to pose a fatal threat to the first wall of the Rock Fortress, and the remaining few heavy accelerator guns and light guns will be pushed to the northwest by the Second Corps after the heavy artillery positions are established. The erection of the high ground was completed to form a more complete and dense firepower coverage.
Use artillery cover to advance the position, one position at a time, this is what the lord wrote in the "Artillery General Knowledge", and it is also the most basic and effective part of the firepower application skills, although Philip Knight is also It was the first time it was being used in practice, but he knew it would pay off.
The Rock Fortress has already appeared in the sight of the Cecils, in other words, the Cecils are now also under the nose of the Rock Fortress.
The distance between the two sides is a bit too far. At least, in terms of the range of the "Justice-i" orbital accelerator, Cecil's army is too close. Philip Knight knows the cannons he has at hand. Under certain circumstances, those cannons can even strike enemies beyond the line of sight as long as the ballistics are calculated. In this case, he can directly attack the Rock Fortress on the edge of the hilly land without setting foot on the plain.
But in this battle, he didn't need to stretch the distance that far, nor could he stretch the distance that far.
After returning to the tent, the young knight looked at the military map hanging in the big tent. The map drawn by the lord himself was surprisingly accurate. On the map, he could clearly see the Rock Fortress and his own He could also see the terrain around the Rock Fortress. He saw that the Dorgon River that descended from the Holy Spirit Plain passed through a pass on the west side of the Rock Fortress and split into two parts, which became the white water river. That tributary flowed all the way to the southwest, and the most suitable place for warships to moor and become an attack point was an open area in the west of the plain area.
This area must be completely within the support range of Cecil's corps, so it is necessary for Philip Knight to advance his position to the plains, and at the same time, he must build a second high ground closer to the White Water River, and he does not think this distance is of any importance. What is the range of an unsuitable trebuchet? How far can mages throw a big fireball
To put it bluntly, if he pushed his position forward by half the distance, the defenders of Rock Fortress could only stare blankly.
The curtain of the tent was lifted, and a young female knight wearing silver-white magic armor with a melting sword on her waist walked into the tent. The female knight stood at attention in front of Philip and gave a military salute: "Sir ! The scouts have returned, and the surrounding area is safe!"
Philip sighed: "They really watched us set up positions here..."
Margarita, a young female knight from Kant, couldn't help but said, "Their reactions are actually quite normal."
Philip glanced at Margarita. He had a deep impression on this female knight. Mr. Kant's old knight, Mr. Walder Perich, highly respected this lady. He knew that Margarita was as talented as himself. , but due to the short period of allegiance to Cecil, some traditional aristocratic thoughts in this lady's mind have not been completely changed, but Philip doesn't care much about it.
"Why are their reactions normal?" Philip asked casually.
"Relying on strong fortresses and magic barriers to protect themselves, waiting for opportunities to counterattack or waiting for changes behind the city walls, this is the fixed thinking of many nobles, especially when the active attack is not effective," Margarita said. Straightening her body, she wanted to try her best to leave a good impression of the Kant knights in the heart of the commander in front of her who came from the "lord's direct line circle". It is impossible to continue to send soldiers out of the city to meet the enemy, so they can only hide behind the city wall, which is a reasonable choice."
After a pause, Margarita continued: "In most cases, the siege of fortresses and fortresses is protracted. Presumably the commanders in Rock Fortress think so too. As long as the magic barrier can hold up, they will I don't mind what we are doing outside, just like Forty years ago, Soest Castle was besieged. The enemy besieged for three years, and the Lord of Soest was still unscathed. On the contrary, most of the soldiers who besieged the castle fled. In the end, the Lord of Soest When reinforcements arrive, the enemies who besieged the castle will have to retreat. Presumably, the people in Rock Fortress are thinking the same thing."
Philip nodded thoughtfully: "Is that so..."
Margarita looked at Philip curiously: "My lord... sir, don't you know this?"
Her doubts are very reasonable: Philip is also an orthodox noble knight. No matter how the Cecil family declined at the beginning, it still had its own castle. How could the Philip knight who grew up in such an orthodox environment not understand the basic rules of these nobles' wars? Woolen cloth
Facing the female knight's question, Philip did not hide anything, and said frankly: "I understand the truth, but the Cecils never fought like this, and it was not like this before the lord returned to the world."
"Oh?" Margarita's eyes widened. "How did the Cecil... fight?"
Knight Philip replied frankly: "Facing the attack head-on, if it is not necessary, try to avoid being besieged by the castle and falling into a passive defense situation. Anyway, as long as you kill all the enemies on the battlefield, the castle will naturally be safe."
"This..." The female knight was dumbfounded, "It's really a brave atmosphere..."
"It's not because of bravery, but because there is no way," Philip spread his hands, "If Cecil is besieged, no one will come to help. Once we are blocked into the castle, it will be over."
The atmosphere at the scene was awkward for a while, but this embarrassment did not last long, Philip Knight quickly changed the subject: "According to the original plan, the first test firing before dusk will add to the fun of the dinner at Rock Fortress. "
The female knight saluted immediately: "Yes, sir!"
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The huge sun moved slowly in the sky, and finally gradually approached the mountains on the west side.
On the first high ground, the technicians are completing the assembly and debugging of the last "Justice-i" orbital accelerator.
"Technical Soldiers" are soldiers born with the continuous emergence of various magical armed forces, also known as "Bachelors of Guns" or "Bachelors of Battlefield Mechanics". They are well-trained soldiers themselves, but they also have Beyond the mechanical knowledge and magic technology knowledge of ordinary soldiers, these field mechanics are equipped with special magic terminals, which can use the terminal's assistance to release simple spells such as weight loss and traction, and can also use magic terminals to The engineering components in the weapon are used for assembly, welding, adjustment and maintenance of weapons and equipment. Their appearance symbolizes the continuous development of the specialization of Cecil's magic weapon.
When the last "Justice-i" orbital accelerator has been debugged, there are still fifteen minutes before the launch.
The huge sun is falling towards the mountains on the west side, the bright sky is gradually becoming dim and orange-red, and the steel giants crouching in the emplacements are gradually being coated with a layer of golden-red glow .
Knight Walder Peric, who was already over middle age, even middle-aged and elderly, stood on a rock platform next to the bombardment position, put the binoculars in front of his eyes, and watched the movement of the Rock Fortress in the distance.
In fact, the middle-level knight himself has excellent eyesight, but after all, there is no way to compare with spells like the eyes of mages, but with the help of "telescope", he can see as far as those mages.
He could see that on the wall of the Rock Fortress, several knights were walking around, and many soldiers were defending on the wall, and those walking around could obviously see a little bit of the situation here, Occasionally they stopped to point and talk to each other.
Even though we are so far away, seeing something close through the telescope is as if we are right in front of our eyes. This kind of feeling cannot be experienced with "extraordinary eyesight".
Knight Walder Peric had no idea what the people walking on the far wall were talking about, but he didn't care either.
The appointed time has come.
The old knight took down the binoculars, and for the first time personally commanded the powerful "magic weapons" to fire.
Just like what he said to Margarita last time, the knights from Kant Land came in handy after all.
The rune trigger was pulled down forcefully, and a huge amount of energy poured into the gun mounts of the giant cannons in an instant. Using the magic energy to relay the obelisk transmission, the magic energy from Carol's magic net drove these terrifying weapons to roar. , accompanied by bursts of sharp sounds, the heavy magic crystal shells rushed out of the acceleration orbit under the wrap of light blue air masses, and rushed towards the distant rock fortress.
For the southern nobles in the fortress, the long-lost familiar voice finally came.