readx; Viscount Wellington sat on the haystack and looked at the corpses scattered on the ruined city walls, left behind by the battle between the vanguard army of Wendland and the garrison of Aster, most of these soldiers were only twenty or thirty years old, just the age of the day, but the war was like a gust of wind, gently blowing, silently taking away their lives, leaving only the miserable corpses that gradually froze in this winter night. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Wendland's assault had halted an hour earlier, perhaps because of the failure of his attempt to break into the city through the secret passages, and after repeated failed attacks, Wendland's foot soldiers took refuge outside the city, in the trenches dug by Aster's army, not daring to take a single step forward.

In the face of these soldiers with cover, first, the depression angle of the artillery could not be reached, and second, the lethality of the fragmentation shells was not enough to penetrate the heavy rocks and soil, so in order to save ammunition, the artillery fire on Aster's side gradually subsided, and the bow spirit envoy also reduced the frequency of fire because the enemy was too scattered, and the artillery fire from Wendlan showed no signs of stopping, but without the assistance of a device that could destroy the magic barrier, this artillery bombardment still could not penetrate the barrier and cause any damage to the Astor soldiers in the city wall.

It's just that Viscount Wellington understands that they are just barely surviving, as long as Wendland continues to bombard, before dawn, this magic barrier will collapse due to the exhaustion of mana, and at that time, the artillery fire will blow through the walls and raze the fortress to the ground, and it will be difficult for Astor to resist the sweeping attack of Wendland's heavy cavalry.

"How's it going in the city?"

Viscount Wellington asked the soldiers who had just returned from the castle that since they knew that there was a secret passage from outside the city that they did not know about entering the city, Elyfils had ordered the security of the city to be strengthened, and several suspected secret passages were blocked, and they could not afford to let the rats of Wendland infiltrate Cainzburg again.

"Report to your lordship, nothing abnormal has been found at the moment, everything is normal in the city."

"You go and rest."

Viscount Wellington nodded, waving his hand as if reassured.

He closed his eyes for a moment and rested, then got up and walked to the edge of the wall.

Silvermoon Eustia peeked out of the clouds, illuminating the hills of the Zedi, and on the potholed slopes blown up by the shelling of the two armies, Wendland's soldiers were faintly visible scattered among the stones and ravines, they had survived the death charge, but still did not know if they would see the sun tomorrow, and farther away, Wendland's heavy cavalry phalanx and artillery units, they were recuperating, waiting for the moment of breaking the city.

It was already late at night, and it was now halfway through midnight, and at the coldest hour, Viscount Wellington exhaled a white breath, and the white mist froze into ice in the air and fell towards the outside of the city.

"Wendland is preparing for a second attack, this time, they should break through the magic barrier, the walls can't be stopped for too long, we need to prepare for a melee in advance."

A muffled voice came from behind him, and Viscount Wellington turned back to see Princess Elyfils.

"Your Royal Highness, you should go and rest."

Viscount Wellington said that he knew that Élifils had been running and fighting, and that the fifteen-year-old girl was now taking on the duty of guarding the castle.

"Wendland could attack at any time and I can't fall asleep at a time like this."

Alysphels shook her head, she walked to the city wall, and watched Wendland's magic cannon bloom one after another on the magic barrier, and in the moonlight, her side face looked serious and deep, with a dignified age that did not fit for her age.

"Lord Wellington, I just went to check on the attrition of the mana barrier, the situation is much more serious than we thought, if we follow Wendland's current offensive, we only have less than two hours to prepare."

"Less than two hours...... Before dawn, this magical barrier will crumble, and Wendland's artillery will break down our walls, so we need to get out of here as soon as possible. ”

Viscount Wellington secretly calculated that if the city was breached at dawn, they would have to pay a heavy price if they needed to support it for another day.

Keynzburg wasn't too small, but under artillery bombardment, nearly half of the city would be covered by fire, and Astor could only hide in bunkers and wait for Wendland to enter the castle before launching street battles and engaging them.

Fortunately, the number of artillery of the Wendland Eastern Front Corps was relatively small, and the artillery was not as large as other corps, and Erifels recalled the artillery fire he had seen in the Trestan Fortress, and the fierceness of the attack of the Wendland Eastern Front Corps in front of him was far less than one-tenth of that at that time.

“...... If you really can't support it, why don't you retreat first with your elite soldiers, Your Royal Highness Princess? ”

Viscount Wellington thought about it for a long time, and finally came up with this proposal.

The castle could not be defended in any case, and even if it managed to withstand Wendland's attack, the defeat of the other fronts would make the castle an isolated city, so it was only a matter of time before it was evacuated.

"No, if I run away directly, not to mention the position of being a princess, the morale of the army will be in chaos, and besides, Wendland has already surrounded this castle, and it is very difficult for us to break through, and we may not be able to succeed."

Eliefils did not refuse directly, she understood that Viscount Wellington was for her own good, but she also knew that this was not a situation that could be solved by escaping, and if Wendland's army was allowed to eat the thousands of Astor soldiers stationed in this Keyinzburg, it would be an unwise decision for the future war.

If the strength of nearly a full army was killed in Keynzburg like this, it would be even more difficult for Astel to gain an advantage in the next war, and Erifils was thinking more about the situation of the whole war than just the outcome of this battle.

"Her Royal Highness the Princess is talking about ......"

Viscount Wellington was reminded by Elie Fils that they were in a critical position in this war at this time, if they could defeat Wendland's Eastern Front Army, then whether Cainzburg survived or not, it would be a huge blow to Wendland, and if they failed, I am afraid that the battle would be even more difficult in the future.

"And, Mr. Shiloh has said that he will come back with reinforcements at dawn tomorrow, and I believe him."

Looking into the distance, at the end of the rolling hills, beyond the existence of the silver moon and flowing clouds, Erefels said with certainty. (To be continued.) )