563. What really happened?
Just when the ecclesiastical mages began to carefully search every inch of the supply line like sappers and minesweepers, the Pope sitting in the holy city of Canning also quickly received the news that the supply convoy had inexplicably evaporated, the corners of his eyes twitched slightly, and he said to the archbishop who reported it: "A small loss will not affect the overall trend and final outcome of the war, and you don't have to report such a small matter, just let the Knight Captain Arvin arrange it." ”
"But... Your Excellency the Grand Knight has ordered all the mages to participate in the security of the supply lines, this work will require a lot of manpower, and it will take a long time, and the people brought by Master Haydn are busy with this, and I am afraid that it will affect our future plans. The archbishop said with a little worry, according to the plan formulated by the high-level, when attacking Afen City, those mages were assisted, and they were also involved in the defense of the Divine Punishment Fortress, but now they are all rummaging through the supply line for traps that the enemy may have arranged, so who will do these jobs? Does the offensive plan need to be postponed? Wait until the supply lines are secured?
"What about the mages hired by the nobles?" The Pope asked.
"It's all put into it, but the supply line is more than ten miles long after all..."The archbishop replied, and said with some regret: "Originally, this kind of problem could be solved by setting up a short-distance teleportation array, but the vice president in charge of the teleportation array Grant refused to cooperate..."
"Humph! After all, it's the demon's henchmen, even at this time, do you still have illusions? It doesn't matter, let those mages hurry up, our plan can be slowed down for the time being, and the specific time is up to you to decide, but the logistics and supplies must be stable, which is not only related to the morale of the soldiers on the front line, but also about the dignity of the angels behind them. "The Pope finally made a decision.
At this time, the Yafen City side didn't know that their first attack had successfully delayed the opponent's offensive, and they didn't know that the opponent was actually stupidly looking for a trap that might be buried, otherwise it would definitely be a morale boost, right? It's a pity that none of this is visible, and now the morale of the defenders is even lower...
"What the hell are you doing? How to drop the chain at the critical moment? The magician contacted the engineer in a bit of a frustration, and he was standing alone at the head of the city, gathering the eyes of the other soldiers.
According to the battle plan they formulated, the magicians will shoot first, and after showing the power of their magic, the engineers and craftsmen will let the soldiers see the power of technology, but the magicians choose the most suitable spells and the most suitable targets, but no one will see them, and the engineers and craftsmen will encounter a little accident, causing the soldiers to stand on the city wall for a long time, but they have not seen anything...
It was precisely because of this delay that the Church had time to react to what had happened, otherwise there would not have been just one war damage report in front of the Pope, but two.
It's embarrassing... The morale, which was already low, looked like it was about to drop to freezing.
"Don't worry, it'll be fine right away, the craftsman replaced the spare parts model on a whim, and it couldn't start, don't be impatient, and replace it immediately..."
"Alright, done! It's time for you to see how powerful engineering can be, incorporating the concepts of Earth technology! The engineer swore and waved at the few students who had the courage to stay, and the students bowed their heads to operate the strange device in front of them.
This is a rather large set of instruments, with long body tubes and a pair of stout brackets on the left and right, crawling on the ground like a frog, with the tubes facing the sky, and it looks very similar to the towed heavy artillery on Earth?
There are 6 such devices in total, which is exactly the number of an artillery battery on the planet?
The Engineer stared at the information sent back by the Tintin Cat-type Detective Puppet on the front line, and kept reporting several data, while the craftsman led the students to frantically shake the handles on the device to adjust the 203 mm diameter muzzle to the optimal angle.
It stands to reason that the caliber of land-based artillery should be 122 mm or 155 mm, and I don't know how the 203 mm caliber was designed by craftsmen?
"Calibrated complete!" One student replied.
"Reloaded!" Another student replied.
"Wind speed, angle, ballistics, approved!" The engineer himself replied.
"Fire! Show them the power of the Lord of War! The craftsman yelled and pulled the trigger hard.
The ideal thunderous roar did not appear, and the six magic heavy cannons only emitted a few muffled pops, which sounded like someone had opened a few bottles of champagne, but the scream of the cannonballs bursting through the air was very reductive, and it attracted the attention of others.
"What's that sound?"
"A bit like archery?"
"Look, look over there!"
The defenders on the city wall heard the sound and saw that in the distance, the walls of the Divine Punishment Fort seemed to have been hit by something, and a few pieces of debris fell down.
"Looks like you were hit by a catapult? It's too far away to see clearly...", an archer replied reluctantly, relying on his enhanced vision.
"A stone thrower? Where did the stone thrower come from? Is there a stone thrower in the world that can smash so far? ”
"Don't talk nonsense, the stones shot by the stone thrower are very conspicuous, and you can see them from afar!"
"And isn't the wall unscathed? How can there be such a small power of a stone thrower? ”
While the defenders were talking, another swishing screech was heard in the air, and another round of cannonballs was fired, and it hit the distant walls and towers with precision.
There was no explosion or fire, and the cannonballs fired by the magic cannon were really like ordinary stones, and there was no superfluous reaction when they were smashed out, until six rounds were fired in a row, and the church side realized that it was being attacked...
"What the hell is this?" One of the crusaders spotted a cannonball embedded deep in the wall, with only one tail still exposed, flickering at an eerie frequency.
"We've been attacked?" Someone on the other side also found traces of cannonballs, "This seems to be an extra-large arrow?" Is it the enemy's new weapon? ”
Someone had the courage to touch it, neither cold nor hot, just trembling slightly, looking unthreatening.
"This light is flashing, it looks a little strange, but it's completely powerless! Although this Divine Punishment Fort was built with magic, it is not something that this toy can destroy! A series of sarcastic laughter erupted from the church's side.
At the same time, a dragonfly puppet parked at the top of the Divine Punishment Fortress has already sent back all the data on the landing point of the cannonballs back to the engineer.
"Enough should be enough, right? If it's not enough, I'll make up a few more shots. The engineer calculated the landing data, came to a conclusion, and gave the dragonfly puppet a final command.
The little dragonfly immediately flew into the air and began to raise its wings with a very high comment, and the cannonballs embedded in the walls, the city, and the ground began to flash rapidly, making a strange buzzing sound.
Then, an unbelievable scene appeared, with a series of rumbling sounds, the Divine Punishment Fortress, which was intact a second ago, suddenly began to collapse without warning? And it collapsed faster than anyone expected, and it took almost a few breaths to turn into ruins, like a sand castle smashed by a huge wave!
The church army in the castle had no time or opportunity to react, and was buried by a large pile of earth, masonry...
The defenders who were watching from afar were stunned, why did the magic castle that had been placed there before, suddenly disappear? While they were still wondering, they heard the magician cry out, "See? That's the power of technology and magic! ”
Belch? We destroyed this castle? But haven't we done nothing? The soldiers who should be cheering looked confused, and they really couldn't figure out the situation.
Of course, the magician didn't have time to explain the principle of resonance to them, but continued to say in a loud voice: "Although we are inferior in numbers, we have the key technical power to dominate the battle, soldiers, keep your eyes open and watch, from today onwards, the war will unfold in a way that you can hardly imagine!" ”
Although the soldiers didn't understand these words, they always felt that they were very powerful, so there were finally a few shouts.
In general, although the enemy was dealt a heavy blow, how could this morale still not be raised? The quality of the soldiers under the command of the Grand Duke of the North is too poor, right? The magician sneered in his heart, and continued stubbornly: "Everyone go back to their respective posts, the enemy will never dare to attack again today, if they dare to attack tomorrow, I will continue to show you my true strength!" ”
It's hard to say whether the church will dare to come tomorrow, but today they are really depressed, just one morning, the supply line is attacked, and the Divine Punishment Fort has collapsed inexplicably?! More than 20,000 people have been killed or injured in the station.
What's worse is that they don't know what the enemy has done from beginning to end? Nothing seems to have been done? Just cowered in the city, and then suffered such a huge loss? The Supreme Commander, Grand Knight Chief Yawen, couldn't help rubbing his temples and asked the vice president Haydn beside him, "Master Haydn, have you figured out the reason?" ”
"They... Perhaps some special means interfered with the magic of the castle. Haydn had lost his previous confidence and pride at this time, and his face was full of doubts and puzzles, although he had heard about the strange things from the survivors for the first time, but what was the connection between this and the sudden collapse of the castle?
"Could it be... Did you make a mistake in building the Divine Punishment Fort? The Grand Knight Captain asked Haydn's greatest concern.