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The faces of the four water thief captives all looked at each other, looking at the almost majestic all-stone buildings on the horizon in front of them, and they all subconsciously glanced at each other, and they all found the complicated expressions in each other's eyes.

Now, or at this moment, their hearts are complicated, and they don't know whether it is the island in the middle of the lake or their current situation.

When they left the lair of the thieves in the middle of the lake, they did not have these strong and huge stone walls, and even if they remembered carefully, they only remembered some brick and wood walls, and a few wooden frames that served as watchtowers, similar to this standard city wall and tower, and huge fortresses, and they had no impression at all.

This was apparently built after they left, and now it seems that many of the details are rough and rough, apparently to hurry up the work, and they were not built at all.

"Oh, that's a nuisance."

Behind Levi, one of the captain of the Barbary pirates chuckled softly, but the laughter was more like a snort as his hands were already on the hilt of the knife at his waist.

Xue Liang's blade was slowly pulled out of a small section, and the sour grinding sound caused by the slashing between the metals also made cold sweat break out on the foreheads of the four captives in front of him, and the captain of the Barbary pirate also spoke slowly, and asked in a suppressed voice, "So do you have anything to explain?" ”

"No, no, no, it's not like that, we really don't know anything."

The faces of the four water thief captives were panicked, and even their legs began to tremble violently, and they couldn't help but go soft and knelt directly on the ground, obviously the captain of this Barbary pirate had left a deep impression on their hearts.

It was indeed an unforgettable memory, and the four of them just thought about it and felt a breath of death rushing to their faces, which made them a little tearful, and looking at Levi's eyes not only flashed with tears, but also with bitter pleading: "When we left, the island in the middle of the lake was just a pile of rags, and it must have been built recently!" ”

"Okay, don't scare them, they should be our kind friends now."

Looking at the frightened appearance of the four of them, the corners of Levi's mouth also had a little smile, he shook his head and glanced at the captain of the Barbary pirates, and also nodded to him: "It seems that it is indeed newly built." ”

"Yes." The captain nodded in response, and did not continue to speak, for he understood what he had to do, just like the ferocious pressure he had just shown, and the way the four water thieves were captured was something that Levi admired, but now it was also time for him to be quiet.

This is the timing of his performance as a subordinate, and the psychology of the superior, he performed very well, and Levi was also very satisfied, took out the binoculars in his pocket and opened it, he looked at the fortress on the horizon in front of him.

This is indeed the simple fortress that the Ketuv River thieves can build in the fastest time, and if you really look closely, you can also find that this group of water thieves is not attentive when they build, as well as a large number of rough corners left when they are in a hurry, in other words, these are shoddy meanings, from the perspective of engineers, they are unqualified.

Although the stones were built together, they were not completely solid, and the gaps and spaces left behind were cracks, and even the stone walls that were about six meters high could not actually provide much defense.

In this regard, any military strategist can see it, and even in this world, soldiers who have been operating trebuchets for a long time can perceive the weakness of this fortress, as long as they are given time and open space, and two giant trebuchets are built, then the walls of this fortress will quickly collapse under the bombardment of giant stone bullets.

"It's a pity, if the army of Grey Mist City arrives here, they will really be helpless against this fortress."

Wilmot, as a qualified Minister of War, looked at the huge stone fortress in front of him through the telescope, but there was no ridicule and disdain in his slightly furrowed brows, but he just said with emotion: "I don't know whose strategy this is, but to be able to think of this, to build this fortress on the island in the middle of the lake, is really admirable." ”

"Yes, it's admirable, but it's also a pity."

Levi did not refute Wilmot's praise of the enemy, because what he said was true, and nodded in agreement: "It should be the swamp baron, I don't know anyone else who would have such a strategic vision besides him." ”

Having lived on the island for about two years, he didn't know much about the self-proclaimed Marsh Baron, the boss of the Ketuf River thieves, but he knew a lot about it.

Especially the mysterious letter found and the information from the so-called Elven Council has also made this swamp baron more and more confused in Levi's heart, but Levi will not hesitate, because since the Ketuf River thieves were once enemies, they can't become his friends now.

Quite simply, when the Ketuv River thieves were strong, Levi couldn't do anything. Now that Levi is strong, and he has the strongest power on the island, then these Ketuf River thieves can't do anything either.

They are enemies, there is no choice, Levi can't trust these water thieves, and he doesn't know what the swamp baron who betrayed the Elven Council has, there is no need to know that Levi and this group of water thieves are enemies at the same time, and the elves are also enemies, they are all enemies.

"It's a pity that he met me."

Levi spoke softly, but the telescope in his hand was lowered again, and then inserted back into a retracted shape, which was his answer and his explanation. Levi didn't believe in these water thieves, let alone the Elven Council, and he didn't trust the governor of Grey Mist City and those nobles, he still believed in himself.

The flintlock pistols in the hands of the town militia, the scimitars of the Barbary pirates, the guns of the warships, and the fury of the cavalry as they charged, all of which he believed in his self-confidence.

Even if he encountered the fortress of the island in the middle of the lake that encountered the thieves of the Ketufu River, Levi did not have the slightest fear, because the army of Gray Mist City could not conquer this seemingly simple fortress, it did not mean that he could not conquer it, it was precisely because of that simple fortress, for Levi, it was as easy as easy to overcome!

The island in the middle of the lake is surrounded by sticky swamp mud and deep lakes, narrow passages that can only be navigated by boats, and swamps and rivers in all directions are also home to a large number of swamp crocodiles.

This is the main factor that the army of Gray Mist City cannot attack, and the river patrol team of Samar City may have been able to occupy the island in the middle of the lake without a fortress because of the naval army, but now it is fully prepared, and the entire island in the middle of the lake has been built into a complete fortress, and the conventional means of attack have no way at all.

Small trebuchets and ballistae could no longer do much damage to stone walls, and large trebuchets and ballistae might be able to be mounted on ocean-going warships, but they could not be accessed because of the narrow tunnels of the swamps, and even the giant trebuchets that could be laid on the ground had no place to assemble them because of the mud swamps.

In addition to using human lives, there is only a little possibility of conquering the city wall, but in the face of the Ketufu River thieves on the city wall, as well as the well-built arrow tower group, I don't know how many people's lives will be consumed to pile up.

What's more, there are also those swamp giants who have been fed by the corpses of the marsh barons, who have already been fed with the corpses of water thieves, smell the blood, and will rush to the perimeter of the city walls in a frenzy and start making waves, devouring the corpses of the besieging soldiers who died in battle, and overturning the surrounding warships and devouring the soldiers on them.

"Let's get started."

Wilmot and Levi had not spent much time together, and he also understood the character of his His Majesty the King, so he turned his head slightly to look behind him, and at the same time waved his hand forward and gestured forward.

This was the signal for the attack, and the heralds who had been preparing on the stern floor had also waved their flags quickly, and at the same time, with the shouting of the voice, the twenty light Canadian warships that had been gathered together had also moved, and they were already ready to attack.

The Barbary pirates who were still chatting were already solemn, their scimitars slowly rubbing against their hands, they longed for blood, for the stumps they had chopped off with each swing.

But they are still supporting characters now, and the real protagonists belong to artillery!

This is Levy's real trump card, a rich stroke in modern military history, only with artillery can it be truly called modern military history, because when ballistics and artillery really appeared, these artillery has completely got rid of the shadow of medieval stone artillery, with traces of the god of war.

The 24-pounder light cannon belongs to heavy artillery, and even in naval artillery it is the main gun, and there is also a professional term in the army - siege artillery.

This large-caliber cannon can easily blast out a solid iron ball the size of a volleyball, and the power of inertia, gravity, self-weight, and gunpowder expansion and explosion will be the main driving force of this artillery.

And what is certain is that the eight 24-pounder cannons brought by Levi, plus the sixty 7-pounder cannons brought by the twenty light Canadian warships, will collapse the tattered and not very solid stone city wall, and there is absolutely no doubt about it!

ps: I've been a little busy lately, and I don't have so many excuses, so I can only say more forgive and understand more. This book tells the truth, the results are good, although it can't reach the height of the monthly salary of more than 10,000, if you work hard to write, 5,000 can still be guaranteed, now I have a son and a family, and I also have parents, so it is impossible to be a eunuch, if I don't have so many things, I won't break the change, when everyone has difficulties, I hope you will forgive me, thank you very much.

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