Chapter 539: Choice
Most of these war machines, evenly arranged on the walls, were giant ballista carts with a small number of trebuchets, a ratio determined mainly by the characteristics of the opponent. From the very beginning, the targets that Lin Tian wanted to focus on were those white-feathered angels, not ordinary human warriors. Therefore, a small number of trebuchets are mainly used for deterrence and pose a certain threat.
Angels have the ability to fly, and trebuchets that can only strike at ground targets are of no use to these flying birdmen...... Of course, there may be a few guys who are unfortunate enough to be hit by a rock while flying in the air, but this odds are tantamount to winning the lottery!
The giant ballista cart fires a giant crossbow, which can be fired into the sky as long as it has a certain elevation angle. Although the hit rate is still worrying, the kinetic energy of these giant crossbows themselves is good, and the lethality is not comparable to bows and arrows at all, and the common characteristic of flying classes is that the body is not strong enough, so no one wants to feed crossbows with their bodies......
These things are simple to operate, and there is no deliberate requirement for accuracy, either a very accurate shooter or a pure rookie. But the effect is surprisingly good, because no matter how accurate the shooter is, it is difficult to hit the flying troops in high-speed flight, and no matter how bad the rookie operator, because you don't know where he will shoot, you may inadvertently hit which unlucky guy!
These war machines may be green leaves for foil in this battle, but if the opponent is replaced by ordinary troops instead of the Angel Legion, it will definitely be the main force of the attack. Otherwise, it would be impossible for Lin Tian to put in so much experience and let the craftsman battalion go all out to develop these war machines with an obvious minimalist style!
Among the defense systems that come with the main city of the system, there is another very important one. That's the moat!
This moat surrounds the outer walls and is about ten meters wide. Inside is living water. Its existence makes every siege a difficult armed swim crossing.
In fact, Lin Tian preferred to have a flaming river like the main city of the Hell Clan at this time. The effect of the high-temperature magma is definitely much better than that of living water. Each system main city has its own unique way of defending the city, such as the moat of the Terrans, the magma river of the Hell Clan, the thorny city defense of the Elven City, and even the tower clan's own mine array, all of which are very useful and have their own characteristics......
But at least, the thorny city defense of Elven City. He can now be capable of doing it. Before, he had exchanged a batch of thorn seeds and water of life with the elven natives, and this obvious defense battle could naturally be used......
In fact, at this time, the outer surface of the walls of the Holy Griffin City was completely covered by a thick green blanket...... These thorny husks that are intimidating at a glance make all the humans outside the city shudder!
At this time, outside the city, it was already full of people, and God knows how many angels were disguised inside, waiting for a sudden fatal blow!
There were 100,000 defenders available outside the city. Coupled with the strong city defense, especially the strong troops produced by his own system, he Lin Tian was not afraid at all. Although the angel legions outside the city will look down on him, because the other party does not know his hole cards at all. But Lin Tian, who had a black belly, hoped that they would go on like this forever......
After reaching level 60, the system has also improved considerably. One of them is to make his map radar range even larger. It's also more refined...... Well? What is it?
Previously in his radar, either the enemy was red. It's either a neutral crowd in yellow or a friendly group in green, so what is this black oppression now?
It's a yellow-green patch, somewhere between pure yellow and green, and it's obviously staggering in number when you look at its sheer scale...... Seems to be referring to this group of human traitors outside the city, right? But what does the color represent?
Yellow is neutral, green is friendly, but what about yellow-green? Don't......
At this time, he had a flash of inspiration, and despite the dissuasion of the people next to him, he resolutely stood on the top of the main arrow tower with the highest city wall......
"I must apologize to you, all of you who are preparing to attack the city now, the people of the former Imperial Thunderbird Province, and my people......"
"For me, an incompetent king, and for my failure to fulfill my responsibility to protect the territory and the people, I apologize to you victims of war!"
Lin Tian was dressed in a majestic hero suit at this time, wearing the crown of the dead left by Skeletron, and bowed respectfully outside the city...... The people who were originally bustling outside the city, and who were preparing for the siege of the city, suddenly quieted down.
"As the emperor of all mankind, I am derelict in my duty! I never thought that there were alien races who dared to go deep into the hinterland of the empire and dare to attack the territory of the empire, so I didn't save everyone from suffering in the first place, it was my incompetence! ”
"I believe that there must be many so-called angels hiding among you at this moment, coercing you to attack this place, to attack this ...... The precious imperial city bestowed by the God of Light on mankind...... "There was a dumbness outside the city......
"Those angels will surely say that Lin Tian is a shameful blasphemer, a despicable impostor, and a maggot that tarnishes the reputation of the great god! But what angel dared to stand up and identify me to my face, and which one of the gods did he impersonate? ”
"Look at this great city, which rose from the ground in one day! Is the scale and speed so fast that a mortal can do it? Which angel master dares to stand up and give Lao Tzu a look at the same? ”
"I know that you are serving a so-called supreme god. In your eyes, I am afraid that this is the greatest deity, so you dare to take the name of the god as the supreme god. But what I'm going to say is that it's called the frog at the bottom of the well! The world of gods is far from being erased by a supreme god, and even the god of light I serve will recognize the existence of other gods, and will recognize the equal existence of other species. This is fraternity! Compared with the God of Light, the so-called supreme god who only knows himself and does not know the height of the heavens and the earth is simply scum! ”
"The God of Light has blessed us, given us warriors, blessed us humans, and given us the courage to fight against the invading enemy! On behalf of humanity, I swear that we will never be enslaved by any race, and that we will stand and survive without compromise! ”
"I know that you are the people of the Empire, and I still recognize you as a part of the Empire. Although you are being persecuted at this moment and have to stand against all of humanity, if I were you, I would choose to be here and now, to be silent, and definitely not to fight for the tiger. You must know that once you are victorious, it means that all of us human beings have lost hope. ”
"Perhaps someone is afraid that your angelic masters will kill you directly. But what I want to say is that even if you attack the city out of fear, it will still be a dead end. For I cannot show mercy to those who have disregarded the hopes of all mankind and who are loyal to their masters. I am not your former governor, and I will lose the dawn of victory because of fear and hesitation. I will give the order, and all the proud warriors, at my call, will strike at the shameful traitors of all mankind. ”
"If you lose your life because of this, I can only apologize for that! As an emperor, if I sacrifice a small number of people, I can exchange the benefits of more people, I will definitely make this choice, even if I have to sacrifice myself, I will not hesitate to do so! So don't complain, if you don't want to dissipate your soul after death, then just come to me Lin Tian, I have a clear conscience! ”
"Horizontal and vertical are death, can you give me a proud death, don't kneel there, like a despicable slave, lying on his stomach to survive, but in the end in exchange for a knife without mercy from the other party......"
"If I were you, I would choose to wait and see what happens. In this way, it will not be a tiger to fight, and it is possible to seek a glimmer of life. Because I know that the so-called angels, no matter how powerful they are, there are only so many people. Even if they want to kill, how many people can they kill? What are you who are 300,000 human warriors, yet you are being coerced by hundreds of angels? So that you have discarded even the last vestiges of the dignity of a warrior? ”
"Come on! I don't ask you to fight for me! But after being coerced by those birds for so long, stripped of that layer of divine brilliance, you should also gain a little enlightenment from the things you have come into contact with these days, right? ”
"We human beings will always rely on ourselves. These so-called angels are definitely not here to seek happiness for you, you are like pigs and dogs in captivity, slaughtered when they need it, and can be slaughtered when they don't need it. You can endure this kind of life, I have nothing to say, will your children and descendants also become slaves in captivity from generation to generation? ”
"I, Lin Tian! In the name of the King of Mankind, I solemnly swear an oath here and now. If any of you, out of his own selfishness, launches an attack on this city of glory given by God, not only him, but also his descendants, I will kill him mercilessly, and I will not even be qualified to leave descendants for such a person who is extremely selfish! As long as the empire does not fall, his entire family will be relentlessly hunted down until the family is completely gone! ”
"Conversely, if there are friends who are willing to remain neutral, the Empire will be blameless. You are good-hearted, kind-hearted, and you don't really want to do anything for the tiger, just because you are coerced, you have to do it! ”
"For those warriors who are willing to fight for the empire and humanity again, I promise that if you are still alive after the war, you will receive money, honor, status, and even women commensurate with your contributions! If you die in battle, the Empire is willing to posthumously recognize you as a martyr, and your heroic soul will be personally sent to the National Heroes Monument by me, and your whole family and children will be permanently enshrined by the Empire free of charge! ”
"To die on your knees, or to live while standing? The choice is yours! (To be continued......)