Bowen. Courtney's tactics were quite effective, the castles on the north and south wings had almost no casualties, and they were firmly controlled by the Cordillera army, and the Moreca army, which had no time to react decently, was suddenly beaten under the ferocious impact of the Cordillera army, and when they reacted, they found that the north and south castles had already been controlled by the Cordillera army, and the remaining troops were frantically killing the Moreca warriors who had not yet recovered their breath.

A little more troublesome is the castle in the west, as the residence of Attiyah, the main general of the Molaika Empire's eastward march to Mandalay, although Attiya does not like the army soldiers stationed in it, but after all, this is his own residence, and it is natural to maintain the necessary garrison, and to take this castle in one fell swoop, it must be carefully planned, but the problem in front of him now is...... There isn't much time left.

The two teams of guards were in the process of handing over, the castle gate was the most lax, no one would have thought about what was going to happen, Mandalay was acting too calm, and the Moreka soldiers did not realize that the danger was approaching.

Lecker, the half-elf sniper, took a deep breath, raised his sniper rifle and began to aim...... For various reasons, the Magic Rifle is not available in all units, but in order to enhance the attack power of the troops, each unit is equipped with a certain number of snipers, which are equipped with regular bullets, incendiary bullets, magic piercing bullets, and armor-piercing bullets to snipe important targets.

The Cordillera sniper rifle has an effective range of 600 meters, even with the heavy arrows of the barbarians. I can't shoot this distance. Of course, the firing range of a sniper rifle is far more than 600 meters, but beyond the effective range, the impact of wind, gravity and other aspects is more obvious.

Although the generals of the Moreca army made a big mistake in their tactical arrangements, it does not mean that they are careless about their own safety...... The vigilance around the castle still maintained the necessary vigilance, and a few light and dark sentinels were relaxed, but it did not mean that they would all be negligent, and this battle had to be fought in several directions at the same time, and once their side missed, it would bring great pressure to the other sides.

The sound of his partner's deep breath and inhale was clearly reflected in Lecker's ears, and the partners were a little nervous. But they had no choice. If you can't completely annihilate the two teams of Moreka soldiers who are ready to fight, you have to rely on the attack speed of the infantry to make up for it...... And this will bring huge casualties to the troops.

It is necessary to control the castle gate in the shortest possible time, as long as the castle gate is controlled and the task is half completed, there are not many soldiers stationed in the castle. But once they closed the castle gates. That's to take the castle. That would bring you a lot of damage, and you could multiply it countless times.

Bowen. Courtney was also a little nervous, and the three castles had to be fully controlled, otherwise the war would turn into a war of resistance. And waiting for yourself is likely to collapse...... The large army of the Moreka stationed in Tonggu will immediately pounce and tear themselves to pieces, and only by relying on these three castles to hold on can they buy time for the arrival of subsequent reinforcements.

Shout......

The bullets burst out of the chamber with a slight cracking sound and flew in the cold air, and the snipers did not stop after firing the first shot, but quickly prepared for the second round of fire.

Burst......

Blood flowers bloomed from the chests and heads of the Moreka soldiers, and the two teams of Moreka soldiers who were preparing to hand over were caught off guard and had no time to react, most of them fell to the ground without even screaming, and the soldiers who were lucky enough not to die in the first wave of attacks immediately fell before the second wave of blows, like rain beating flowers.

Before the other Moreca soldiers could react, the Cordillera warriors, who had been lying in ambush in the woods two hundred meters away, roared and rushed towards the castle gates, like tigers out of the woods. It was only at this time that the Moreka soldiers inside and outside the castle reacted, and someone immediately ran to close the castle gate.

Of course, it was impossible for the prepared snipers to make the enemy close the door, and the Moreka soldiers had already been shot down before they could run to the gate. There were also a few Moreca soldiers who tried to pull up the drawbridge of the castle, but before they could turn the winch, the Cordillera soldiers had already rushed to the front, and several Moreca soldiers who were facing each other were immediately knocked away by the mace of the orc warriors, and the snipers were in pain, and then the gate of the castle was occupied by the Cordillera soldiers...... It also proclaimed Mandalay's vs Bowen. Courtney, for example, is no longer fortified.

Attiyah was quite alert, and he sensed the seriousness of the problem at the first screams of the soldiers, and it was then that he realized how wrong he had been in not garrisoning the castle. At this moment, he can only hope that the soldiers at the gate can react quickly enough to close the gate and pull up the drawbridge as quickly as possible, only then maybe he still has a glimmer of hope for recovery.

However, when he led his guards to hurry to the castle gate, the defeated soldiers made his heart fall into the abyss, and the half-orc soldiers with hideous faces appeared in his eyes, and wave after wave of throwing guns swept like a wind and rain, and even several of the personal guards led by Attia himself were killed on the spot in the rain of guns.

Attiyah knew that there was no hope, once the orcs entered the city, his own strength could not stop the other party at all, at this time he was extremely remorseful, as long as three or five hundred people were stationed in the castle, even if it was two or three thousand enemies, it would be impossible to break through the castle's defense system in a short time, but now, ...... It's too late to regret it.

However, as the commander of the first army, Attiyah will definitely not be captured, even if there is only a glimmer of hope, he will fight to the end.

Attia swung his greatsword and slashed at a half-orc warrior in front of him. However, he soon fell into the flanking attack of the orc warriors...... The orc's strong splitting power, heavy weapons, and fierce will to fight made Attia realize that such a face-to-face hand-to-hand fight was undoubtedly what the orcs wanted.

As a warrior, Attiyah is powerful...... But as a nobleman, he definitely didn't want to trade his noble life for the lowly life of a half-orc. So. In the face of the orc warrior's life-for-death attack, Attiyah flinched.

He had to retreat, and even gave up several opportunities to kill the enemy, his personal guards suffered heavy losses under the attack of the other party's mad tiger, from the city gate to the retreat into the inner fort, in a short distance of 100 meters, there were less than ten of his own thirty personal guards left, and the fierce momentum of the other party made Attiya have a feeling of lack of skills.

"My lord, we have successfully occupied the north and south forts, and now we are successfully clearing out the Molaika people who are wandering in the city. The enemy forces on this side have been forced into the inner fort. The main general is still stubbornly resisting......"

Lecker was in a good mood, killing an enemy with the first shot, and in the ensuing free fire, he had already reaped the lives of four Moleka men. One of them is also a silver warrior. Wasted one of his magic bullets.

And the other snipers also played at a super level. Almost none of the dozens of Moreka soldiers guarding the gate escaped, and if it weren't for the sake of saving bullets, they could have continued to expand their gains.

"Hmm. The enemy in the castle is no longer afraid, they have lost the confidence of victory, all that remains is how to surrender with dignity, but the stragglers wandering in the city need to be cleared as soon as possible, we need to win the support and confidence of the people of Mandalay, only in this way can we help the crisis we may face in the days to come. ”

Bowen. Courtney felt that his speech was becoming more and more standard, at least with a little bit of the style of the aristocracy, clear and composed.

"My lord, it's a pity that these three castles are over, we may have to hurry up and make some changes to the castle's defense system in these days, although these three castles are beautiful, but they are very imperfect in the defense system, there are a lot of fancy things, we have to improve some facilities immediately, which is quite useful for our later defense."

Bowen. Courtney's words with a certain encouraging tone made Lecker confident, as a half-elf, he did not have the luxury of becoming a real high-ranking officer in the Cordillera army, but as Hathaway's promotion gradually increased, he has gotten rid of the habit of promoting high-ranking officers only among the human race, starting with half-orcs, and then spreading to barbarians, green elves, although half-elves are far inferior to these races in numbers, but this also gives Lecker a signal - that is, no matter which race, as long as they perform well, All have the potential to become high-ranking officers.

This is undoubtedly a great stimulus for Leckel, the half-elf is not afraid of sacrifice, as long as he can fight for his ideals, and now Lecker is like this, he hopes to prove himself through war, and the best way to get affirmation is victory and subsequent promotion.

"Well, we still need to have enough reserves in terms of material preparation, I don't know when our reinforcements will arrive, so we need to be well prepared, this is probably the toughest battle we face, and we all need to be mentally prepared for this." Bowen. Courtney took a deep breath, and his tone became extremely deep.

The next battle was nothing uneventful in getting Bovin. After Courtney's assurance, Attia led the Molaika soldiers who retreated into the inner fort to lay down their arms.

There is no point in resisting any longer, except at the expense of the lives of the soldiers...... For the time being, Attiyah didn't want to trade his life for honor, which was too heavy for him and the family behind him

After the three castles fell to the Cordillera army one by one, Bowen . Courtney immediately began recruiting artisans and men throughout Mandalay to renovate the defenses of the three castles.

At the same time, he quickly dispatched scouts to try to discover the whereabouts of the Moreka army from the Tonggu side as quickly as possible...... He didn't know how much time he had left, maybe three, maybe five, but never a week.

Mandalay was clearly not ready for war, Bowen. Courtney took a lot of effort to get dozens of crossbows from the armory where the nobles had been hiding - almost forcibly removed from the castles of the nobles' bunkers, but fortunately, the nobles were very understanding, and they all provided their own private ordnance and materials without complaint, contributing to the coming war.

After all, Lord Hathaway's name is well known throughout Otiga, and these nobles do not have the slightest affection for the Moreka people, and after losing the leadership of the Fivinlie family, they tend to let a noble family belonging to Otiga lead the entire Otiga...... It doesn't matter if it's a man or a woman, it's about being able to give them what they want.

There were few crossbows, but there were woods outside the city, so it was no problem to make some crude trebuchets. These three castles were originally built for more ornamentation than practicality, and many of the defensive measures were too much of a situation, and there was no substantial improvement in a few days. Courtney can't take care of much, and if he can enhance a point, he will have more hope, Bowen. Courtney could only hope for a little more delay so that the reinforcements could keep up.

Haunted Bowen. Courtney's defense was not only a matter of castle defense, but also as many as a thousand prisoners, who were left in their hands not only to consume supplies but also to spend a large number of soldiers to guard, especially in the face of the imminent war, which was even more dangerous, and once the enemy army arrived, these captives imprisoned in the fort were very likely to riot and pose a great threat to their own side.

"What's the best way to deal with these guys?"

Bowen. Courtney had a headache and let it go...... It is a pity, and it is possible that it will continue to join the attack on itself in the subsequent war; Selling into slavery is a good idea, but the Cordillera is about the abolition of slavery, let alone the sale of slaves.

He summoned the half-elven lord Luck to consult.

"It's really not going to be easy," Luck scratched his head.

He has already started to get into the groove at any time to Bovin. Courtney's assistant thought about the problem, "Let them go, maybe they will join the battlefield with the Moreka army, absolutely not!" If they swear no more hostile armed actions against us......"

"No kidding, they are all ordinary soldiers, and the oath is not binding on them in the slightest." Bowen. Courtney rolled his eyes.

"What then? It's ridiculous that we can't send hundreds of soldiers to watch over them all day and take care of their food and drink. ”

It is said that depression is contagious, and Luck is depressed now, and he has thought about killing those captives...... But it was more than a thousand lives, not one, two, and he believed that even if Lord Hathaway was here, he would not be able to do this. (To be continued.) )