After Loren and his party went deep into the fortress of Silverhelm Mountain.

As dawn rose, the sound of trumpets resounded through the wilderness beyond Silverhelm Mountain, and swallowtail flags hunted in the cold wind in the ravines of siege positions.

On the open field, there were suddenly countless figures, and the queue walked out of the trenches in a neat formation, fully armed and ready for battle.

There were six phalanxes of infantry, more than 5,000 men lined up on the two wings of the figure of eight outside the siege position, spears raised, and behind them, there were countless crossbowmen with crossbows and crossbows, and infantry knights with two-handed swords on standby;

Thousands of hussars and rangers galloped outside the fortress, constantly screaming defiantly at the fortress, billowing smoke and dust almost obscuring the entire siege position;

Behind the cavalry, the already ready engineers set up projection positions at the forefront of the trenches, and hundreds of boxes filled with cannons, ignition agents, and oil were piled up in the trenches;

The hoplites had long since removed their armor and were divided equally among each infantry hundred-man squad according to the order, assisting the officers and veterans in carrying out their battle orders;

Amid the angry shouts of countless officers and knights, under the swallowtail flags of countless hunting faces, the entire siege position was moving in an orderly manner according to the plan laid out between them;

Of course, it was impossible to hide such a huge movement from the defenders of the fortress, or it was originally intended for them to see it, and the alarm bells of the fortress of Silverhelm Mountain rang out, and the "five-headed figures" moving rapidly between the towers could be seen through the high walls.

Sarika Jonah, squinting, looked coldly at the dwarf man on the city wall, surrounded by a group of knights.

"According to the plan, the feint will begin at noon. ”

Eckert's voice came from behind her, still serious and steady, "Do you need me to repeat it, Miss Salika Jonah?"

"Hmm. The girl snorted softly, and casually confused, staring at the figure on the city wall with a wolf-like gaze, and kept touching the hilt of the knife at her waist.

"The first round of the offensive began with the phalanx infantry... But it's just a deterrent, as soon as it hooks the enemy's projectile weapon, it will start to retreat, allowing the enemy to start the first round of long-range projection first;

Then there is the time for our 'counter-attack', five hundred paces is not far enough, but it is enough to deter the dwarves, and in order not to be hit by trebuchets, they will inevitably use farther projectile weapons to suppress us, but at the cost of longer preparation time and fewer projectiles;

Then came the time for the Rangers and Hussars to play, and the Rangers, armed with canisters of fire oil and ignition charges, were under the command of the Count of Rammaros and charged under the gates—not to blast them open, but to force the enemy to abandon their passive defenses and engage us;

Phalanx advancement, long-range defense is the strong point of the dwarves, but because of our projection suppression, their firepower will be weakened a lot, but it is still not to be underestimated;

Therefore, the task of besieging the enemy position was entrusted to the hussars, and there would be some casualties, but as long as they could bite the enemy to the death and force them to return to the defense, the feint tactics of the first day would be considered to have successfully completed the task;

And then the next arrangement, I have a rough plan, if the enemy is ready to start a counteroffensive, we ......"

Salika suddenly stretched out her hand to stop him: "No, don't feint. ”

"Don't feint?" the Earl of Fort Fury frowned slightly, "However, the core of the whole plan is ......"

"I said, don't feint, let's attack the city!" The girl's eyes narrowed into a slit, and her gaze focused on the walls of the Silver Helmet Mountain: "Order the whole army, before noon, prepare for the siege... Led by the Boi. ”

"Miss Salika Jonah, I'm not going to question your thoughts. Eckert looked at her with a complicated expression: "But the duke made it clear before leaving, our mission ......"

"Loren Turin made it very clear before he left that the command after he left was mine, and everything was up to me. Turning back sharply, Salika drank Eckert again:

"And my decision is not to feint, but to rush forward and confront them;

Let's really!Got it?!"

The girl's shrill shouts echoed under the countless swallowtail flags, and the lords gathered in a group looked at each other with different expressions.

Eckert was stunned, his gaze at the fortress as if contemplating a possibility.

"Look at that castle, look at her, how beautiful she is, for hundreds of years, no Byron or Boe has ever been able to win against her, take her, and even if she sat there motionless, you would not dare touch her for a moment. ”

Salika's eyes were sharp, and her voice became more and more sharp: "Now that the opportunity has come, Holy Cross, and the Duke of your Byron has given you such a good opportunity, you plan to look at it twice and be done, pretend that you are addicted, right?"

"Are you still a man?!"

"Listen to me, you stinky men who didn't have any seeds, I'm not asking if you can, but if you dare?"

"Do you dare to get ahead of your duke, trample this damn Silver Helmet Mountain under your feet, and play with your life?!"

"Or are you just a bunch of unplanted, and that big beauty is in front of your eyes, and you just dare to look twice?!"

"Even if you dare to go into battle, and dare to pretend that you are knights, I!" Salika spat contemptuously:

"Anything that scares people will never scare people! Your duke is in that castle right now, are you going to fool around and wait for him to be surrounded and annihilated in the castle by the reacting dwarfs?!"

"What did you say?!" Lanmalos was the first to rush out.

"I said you were cowards, and I'd rather watch your duke die than play with these little dwarfs!" Salika slashed at his neck and yelled at him:

"Do you want to know how to scare them, it's very simple! Rip off your coat, tear your clothes, take off your boots, pull your hair and press this damn silver helmet mountain against the wall, slap her hard, I'm afraid of you!"

Turning her head sharply, Salica's burning gaze swept over the faces of everyone present, as if she were igniting dry wood everywhere.

"I'll ask you one last time, do you want to, do you dare?!"

For a moment, all the people present were excited, as if something that had been suppressed for a long time had suddenly been ignited, burning their reason and calmness.

The girl set her eyes on Eckert, waiting for his choice.

Among the lords present, he was the only one who kept his senses, staring at the fortress of Silverhelm Mountain in the distance without squinting.

"Let's get started. The Earl of Castle Fury said in a deep voice, "Now that Miss Salika Jonah has made a decision, let's get started." ”

"Go and go toe-to-toe with them. ”

In an instant, the air froze.

Salika was stunned for a moment, then hooked the corners of her mouth.

"How do you fight?" a Boi warrior asked, frowning and hesitating: "Rush forward, whose head is harder than these dwarves?"

"Although Byrne has never captured any of the fortresses of the Yunling Kingdom, it doesn't mean that we have never thought so. Eckert said in a deep voice:

"The strength of the Dwarven Fortress lies in its 'non-contact', with countless engineering installations, towering walls, and a vast array of projectile weapons that can deter any enemy. ”

"So we're going to suppress their long-range projections, make all the engineering facilities ineffective, and make their walls meaningless?"

"Exactly. Eckert bowed slightly, and his expression was much more solemn than before:

"Count Rammales, please lead the Rangers and Hussars to storm the city first, and buy time for the infantry;

Guy Angot, the Rock Guards of Fort Hill Rock are the most proficient in the field fortifications of Byrne, and you lead all the infantry, throw down their armor and weapons, take up shovels and hoes, and begin to advance towards the fortress with trenches and ramparts;

Finally, inform the alchemists and engineers in the army to think of a way to place the ballistas and trebuchets in the trenches, and start building siege towers as soon as possible. ”

The Count of the Castle of Fury, whose eyes were burning, never left the magnificent, sacrosanct fortress, clenched the hilt of his sword at his waist:

"History will be written today!"