When little Annie, the adorable lord of the Flame Alliance and queen of the Flame Kingdom, was riding her little toy Chromie, flying all over the world, and I don't know where she was wavering, in the north of Lordaeron, there was a huge naval fleet here!

Their tall and large warships are neatly arranged on the sea, with white sails, forest-like masts, and layers of decks and gun doors, which look like strong guns and guns, and give people a deep sense of shock when they look at the past!

And this is the only remaining and most powerful deep-sea fleet in the world of Azeroth - the Navy, the Navy, Admiral Dalyn Proudmoor's Seventh Fleet!

"Dalyn Proudmoore, Your Excellency the Lordaeron Alliance's eternal admiral!"

"I, Kalia Minehir, now on behalf of the Fire Alliance, on behalf of our new kingdom of Lordaeron, the royal family of Minethil, and myself, welcome you to our land of Lordaeron once again! Believe me, Your Excellency, that you and your kingdom of Kul Tiras will always be our friends with Lordaeron and the Flame Alliance! ”

On the Whispering Coast in the northwest corner of the Tirisfal Glades, in the port town built here by the New Lordaeron Kingdom, Kalia, the queen of the New Lordaeron Kingdom, was standing on a red carpet, flanked by rows of Lordaeron honor guards, accompanied by several generals of the Knights of the Silver Hand, welcoming Admiral Dalin and others who had stepped down from the Admiral docked on the docks.

After a battle with the Orcs' Grand Fleet, and then a regrouping on the Isle of Shadows, the Seventh Fleet of the Kurtiras Navy, flying the Lordaeron Alliance flag, has finally arrived at their destination.

At this time, outside the outside, there were more warships anchored under the anchor.

After all, this port has only been repaired for a few years, and it is not a large seaport, and there are not too many large warships, so except for a few docked up, the other ships continue to stay on the sea in the distance, waiting for the arrangement of docking and repairing in turn.

Originally, the New Lordaeron Kingdom had a large harbor, and it was that Nanhai Town! However, that city is still in the hands of the Northern Expeditionary Force of the Stormwind Alliance......

"Kalia ......"

"I really didn't expect that the world would be so fickle...... Six years later, when we meet again, you've gone from a little girl to a full-fledged king! I think Terenus would be relieved to know that you not only conquered the kingdom and rebuilt the kingdom of Lordaeron, but also nearly doubled the size of the entire kingdom, right? ”

Seeing the radiant and beautiful queen in front of him, Dai Lin was also full of emotion in his heart......

Think about the old thing that Tyrenus was the most optimistic about a certain prince of Arthas, not only did the other party fail to take on the heavy responsibility of protecting the people and leading the kingdom to develop and grow, but was directly tempted by the demon to fall, and finally killed his father and teacher, directly buried a good Lordaeron kingdom, and even turned the entire northern Lordaeron continent into a human ghost......

And now, on the contrary, it is this incompetent royal princess who was the least favored at the beginning, and even has little impression in the minds of the world, an existence that was originally thought to be only used for marriage, but in the end she turned the tide and saved Lordaeron from fire and water, not only re-established the country, but also developed Lordaeron into this, so that a huge new Lordaeron kingdom re-established on the northern continent, this kind of achievement, although not all of her credit, but anyway, throughout the Lordaeron royal family, no king can compare to her!

"Uncle Dai Lin, you have won the prize, how can I be as good as you say?"

"All of this is actually all due to the help of the countries in the Flame Alliance and Her Majesty the Flame Queen, I am just a nominal queen!"

Hearing the other party say this, Kalia hurriedly stepped forward, as before, carefully holding the other's arm, leading the veteran with gray temples to the red carpet she had specially laid out to welcome the other party.

To this day, there are really not many elders she Kalia knows and can talk to her on an equal footing.

Think back then, she Kalia's swordsmanship had been studied with this admiral for a short time, and she could be regarded as half of her teacher? However, it's a pity that except for the little achievements in cultivating the path of light, she Kalia obviously doesn't have a good understanding of other things, and she is basically the type of scumbag who can't learn anything.

"Alas...... Kalia, what a blessing that old thing Tyrenus is...... With a daughter like you, he can rest in peace when he dies...... Oh, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that! ”

People have to die more than people, and goods have to be thrown away!

Looking at the daughter of Tyrenus, and then thinking about Gianna, who does things without a brain and only knows how to fool around with orcs, Dalin's originally somewhat emotional look becomes more and more lonely.

Of course, when he saw that the other party's face had become a little dark, he suddenly came back to his senses, and seemed to realize that he had said something that he shouldn't have said, so he quickly tried to comfort and explain.

"It's okay Uncle Dai Lin, I've actually seen it all these years!"

Seeing that this old man, who was one of her few who could talk freely with her, was a little at a loss, Kalia suddenly laughed.

"That's right! I forgot to mention it! ”

"Uncle Dalin, we are so grateful for all you have done for our kingdom of Lordaeron! If it weren't for you, if you had landed those orc fleets on the shores of the Tirisfard Glades, the consequences would have been unimaginable! ”

But from this point of view, the other party's Kurtilas Navy is their Lordaeron, and even the benefactor of their Flame Alliance! It is precisely because of this that she has this grand welcome ceremony today.

"Alas...... Don't mention this! Actually, I didn't help much, and now that the coalition forces in Stormwind have retreated, it seems that I won't be able to help me if I come here again......"

"And, strictly speaking, I should thank you all too much! If you hadn't sent those Naga to meet us, I'm afraid the Seventh Fleet would no longer be there......"

Every time he remembered the information about the route of the Seventh Fleet that Gianna had sent to the orc chieftain, Dai Lin almost didn't have a mouthful of old blood spurting out! He couldn't imagine how his daughter, his Gianna, would dare to do such outrageous things, could she be crazy?!

"Is something going on?"

Thinking of the information that Naga had given back to her after she returned, Kalia actually only knew about their counter-attack on the Horde's fleet, and as for more, she didn't know much more.

However, she was delicate, but she still saw something wrong in the other party's expression.

"Nothing! Forget it, don't mention this! ”

"Didn't you say you were going to invite me to Lordaeron for some rest? Where is the war horse, hurry up and show me the way, let me take a good look, I haven't been here for a few years, what has become of your Lordaeron Kingdom in the recent period? ”

Gianna's matter, Dai Lin will never mention it to anyone, he has already given a strict order to all those in the know, this matter, as if it never happened! And those orc captives have already been ordered to be beheaded and thrown into the sea to feed the fish, and no more people will know about it.

"War horses? But ......"

"Uncle Dalin, for you to be on the road for so long, I have specially prepared a magic carriage for you from Quel'Thalas, which will levitate on the ground and ensure that there will be no bumps......"

Kalia looked a little embarrassed at the row of luxurious and elaborate Quel'Salas magical vehicles in the distance, which she had specially paid for from her private treasury.

"Kalia! Remember, I'm not a pampered king, I'm a general, and an admiral! ”

"As long as I'm not dead, as long as I'm too old to walk, I'll never ride in those carriages, I'll just ride a warship on the endless sea, or gallop on a warhorse! That's what a general should do! ”

“……”

"Huh...... Uncle Dalin...... I really envy Sister Gianna for having such a good father as you......"

Somehow, seeing the other party's appearance, a tear suddenly flashed in Kalia's eyes. Once upon a time, she also had a happy family...... Wise and martial father...... and the younger brother of the majestic and grandiose...... However, now, she is the only one left in the entire Minecil royal family......

"Hey! Don't mention it! I envy that the dead ghost of Terenus even more for having such a good daughter as you......"

“……”

Soon, as Queen Kalia stepped into the carriage and Admiral Daelin snatched a paladin's horse and turned over, the Lordaeron guards guarding Queen Kalia and some of the sailors who had also mounted their horses rode along the royal city of Lordaeron, southeast of the King of the Great Road.

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To the west of the Elwyn Forest, the Westspring Fortress, a threat to Stormwind's defense from the Wild West and vital to the defense of the capital, is located in the middle of the Elwyn River and the tributaries of Lake Spiegel, and it firmly guards the main route from the Wild West to the Elwyn Forest!

With such a large castle fortress in place, no matter what kind of enemy wants to enter the Elwin Forest from the western wilderness or head north to Stormwind City, they must pass this level first! This is not an exception for these troops of the Republic of Difia, of course!

At this time, although Defia's army had begun to send some elite troops along the main road to the east under the orders of Queen Vanessa, and began to frequently reconnoiter and harass the town of Shining Gold, the main force of the Republic was still besieging the Westspring Fortress, which was only garrisoned by a few thousand men.

Although I don't want to, but if this mixed army under Vanessa's command wants to attack the Elwin Forest and go north to besiege Stormwind City, then this hard bone that is holding on to the key position, this Westspring Fortress must be uprooted first!

Otherwise, the other party will seriously threaten the rear route of their Defia Republic Legion, as well as the safety of the supply route!

"Listen to the Stormwind defenders inside, and of course, the commander, the paladin Birval Vortagen!"

"You have all heard me clearly: this Xiquan Fortress of yours is now surrounded by more than 50,000 legions, and with the thousands of old, weak, sick and disabled people in you, it will definitely not be able to hold this fortress! Therefore, I advise you to come out and surrender quickly! ”

"I am Vanessa Van Cleeff, Queen of the Republic of Defia! I solemnly assure you in my honor as a king that as long as you come out and surrender unconditionally, we will treat the captives well and guarantee the personal safety of all of you! ”

In front of the Xiquan Fortress, the originally white granite parapets outside the fortress were filled with large and small arrows, spears, or charred black pits made by various spells of trebuchets and mages, and even one of the two rock giant lions in front of the gate of the Xiquan Fortress was blown off half of its head......

But obviously, this fortress is still very strong, and it may be that there is some protection against magic inside, so in the past few days of besieging this fortress, Vanessa's cannon fodder army has not made much progress except for leaving around the corpses of dead troops with jackals, trolls, goblins, or ogres.

Therefore, as a last resort, Vanessa had to come forward, planning to try to see if she could persuade the enemy to surrender directly? Because, she can't wait to run to the main gate of Stormwind City to show off her might, even if she can't attack Stormwind City, she will at least shoot some cannons inside to blow out a bad breath?

When the time comes, those nobles of Stormwind and the Varian king will be horrified to see her Vanessa Van Cleef leading her army to the gates of Stormwind, right?

"Cousin...... We don't seem to have an army of 50,000, do we? I think it should be in the early 30,000s at most? ”

At this time, it was the emaciated goblin again, and the other party was right behind his cousin Brak, and after hearing Vanessa's words, he muttered quietly.

Syllable!!

"Idiot! Shut up! ”

"Later, it's your turn to lead the charge! If you make it back alive, I'll tell you why! ”

Brak couldn't stand this stupid cousin anymore, and the last time, when he attacked Yuexi Town, he should have slashed the other party to death with a knife, instead of using the back of the knife!

"Oh......"

The little goblin clutched his head a little aggrieved, he didn't know why his cousin liked to beat him so much lately? And, why did he take the lead in the charge? Didn't you say before that you had to send those hired guys to death first, and then you could earn a little more bounty and a little less commission?

Soon, as Vanessa shouted loudly, above the huge rock gate of the Westspring Fortress where the steel gate was placed, at the battlement of the wall of the wall, there was a middle-aged strong man wearing a full body of golden paladin plate armor, with the generalissimo's eagle shoulder pads on his shoulders and a blue ribbon, and a reddish-brown hair and beard wearing a golden lion robe on a blue background in Stormwind City.

This person is the commander-in-chief of the Westspring Fortress, Grand Duke Berval Vortagen!

"Humph! Queen? It's ridiculous! ”

"In this vast land of the Stormwind Kingdom, I, Bervar Vortagen, have known and recognized only one of the most noble kings from the beginning to the end, and that is King Varian Ureon! At the same time, he is also the supreme king recognized by the countries of the Stormwind Alliance! ”

"And you......"

"You just said ...... Your name is Vanessa Van Cleef, right? Hmph, that's ridiculous! ”

"A foolish people are a foolish people! If I'm not mistaken, you're nothing more than that despicable stonemason of the Stormwind Kingdom, the remnant of that thug and exile Edwin Van Cleeff, the daughter of a criminal, a wanted criminal of the Stormwind Kingdom, what qualifications and prestige do you have to call yourself queen?! ”

"As for the Republic of Difia, it's even more ridiculous!"

"You are just a group of thugs, taking advantage of the opportunity of our Stormwind Kingdom's external use of troops, taking advantage of the time when our troops are weak, opportunistically using sneak attacks to forcibly occupy the western wilderness, where our Stormwind Kingdom's defense is weakest! In this way, you dare to call yourself the king system, you are simply ignorant! ”

"Therefore, I advise you people to get away from the remnants of this thug Van Cleef's house quickly, and lay down your weapons and armor and go home early! Perhaps, we in Stormwind can still be blamed for the past? Otherwise, the day we in the Stormwind Kingdom, when the armies of our alliance are turned back, will be the time for you fools to go to the guillotine! ”

Looking at the extremely conspicuous red flags in the opponent's array, those plate armor soldiers whose combat strength did not know what to do for the time being, but they were neatly arranged, as the commander-in-chief of the Xiquan Fortress, Bovar, he was actually a little uneasy in his heart, the other party was indeed stronger than them now.

After all, in addition to the enemy soldiers who were besieging Xiquan Fortress around them, there would be at least more than 20,000 people in the formation here in front of the main gate and in the simple camp in the distance, although there was certainly no 50,000 troops that the other party verbally claimed, but it was definitely not something that their miscellaneous soldiers of less than 5,000 people in Xiquan Fortress could easily shake!

Because, Berval knew that here in Xiquan Fortress, in addition to the 2,000 elite defense troops under the direct jurisdiction of Stormwind City's urban defense, the rest of them were all the security militia supported by Shining Gold Town, as well as the Western Wilderness People's Army, local security forces, and some guards left by nobles who had escaped from the Western Wilderness before......

With these people, it is already very difficult for them to defend the Xiquan Fortress, and if they have to rush out, they are just killing themselves.

"We in the Stormwind Kingdom are merciful, and I advise you to think clearly!"

"Especially Vanessa Van Cleef, the leader of the Defia thugs! You've listened to me carefully: on behalf of the Kingdom of Stormwind, I'd advise you, you'd better give up your ridiculous dream of being a queen as soon as possible, and leave everything behind and flee for your life as soon as possible, this is your last chance! ”

"Otherwise, in a few days, you're likely to be like your thug father, Edwin Van Cleeff, a few years ago, and that stupid and ridiculous head around your neck will be cut off and hung high on the flagpole of the Stormwind gates!"

As the saying goes, if you lose, you don't lose the battle, even if the enemy is very strong now, at least at least it is much stronger than their Xiquan Fortress, but it is absolutely impossible for him Bovar to easily admit to the other party!

Besides, as far as he knew, the elite troops of the Northern Expeditionary Army had already sailed south from Nanhai Town a month ago, presumably in a short period of time, they should be able to reach Stormwind City soon? Therefore, they only need to defend to the death in this sturdy Xiquan Fortress now, maybe they only need to hold it for about ten days or eight days, and the other party will definitely withdraw their troops, or they will simply be completely defeated by their elite Northern Expeditionary Army of the Stormwind City Alliance going south!

"Hahaha......! Good! Very good! ”

"Now, it's too late for you to surrender! I now solemnly declare: we, the Republic of Difia, do not accept the surrender of any soldier of the Xiquan Fortress! I think the ogres and trolls of the Valley of Thorns we've hired will love your delicious flesh and blood! ”

Hearing that the other party dared to mention the most unforgettable and hated memory of his year again, Vanessa's originally calm face immediately became hideous and twisted.

"Little man John Mithriel, and Brack!"

"You two, immediately push all your goblin guns up, directly knock out half of the shells, and bombard this fortress fiercely! I want you to blow it up in the shortest possible time! ”

"Then let the ogres, trolls, and gnolls rush in first, and let them be at the disposal of any soldiers in armor and weapons in their hands...... But the head of the Grand Duke of Berval Vortagen, you must keep it for me! I swear I'll hang the heads of their Stormwind nobles one by one on the gates of Stormwind! Certain!! ”

Originally, Vanessa thought that this fortress was easier to attack, so she had only used simple catapults and cannon fodder troops to press on it, intending to use the advantage of the sea of people to win, just like they did when they were in the Western Wilderness, invincible!

But what do you think...... In the past few days, they have run into a bloody mess here, wasting more than 3,000 mercenaries and gnolls in vain! Coupled with the fact that the other party now refuses to surrender and slanders herself, this has completely angered her, so Vanessa decided: no matter what the cost, she must first bombard this fortress, and get the head of that hateful duke in her hands before making other plans!

"Yes, Your Majesty Queen Vanessa, you will be watching! The cannons of our venture capital firm are the most powerful in the entire West Coast neighborhood, not one of them! ”

"You're farting! Those guns of mine are the best in the area! ”

"Oh? John the Little Man...... Don't you know that those naval guns of yours have not been updated for a long time and have long been outdated? And mine, the ones that were removed from the latest steamships of the venture capital firm, are the most elite cannons! ”

"Maybe you're right, but the caliber of my outdated guns is far larger than your new guns!"

"But those outdated things of yours are definitely not as far and accurate as my cannons!"

"Haha! Block...... You see, the fortress is so big, it just stays there and won't move, what's the use of hitting far and accurately? Let me tell you, siege artillery is meant to be of large caliber, and your small cannons are too thin. So I wonder if those little cannonballs of yours will be able to penetrate the boulders that make up the walls and the outer walls of the fortresses? ”

"Humph! Then let's compare and see, if I attack the left, you go and bombard the right, whoever bombards the castle first, who can go first and grab a handful, what do you think of my suggestion? ”

"That's a good idea, so it's settled!"

"Time is money, my friend...... Let's hurry up and get started! ”

After receiving the order, the two goblins of different factions, who did not look at each other at each other, despised each other and verbally suppressed each other's artillery, and then hurried to trot towards their respective artillery positions.

Bombarding a castle fortress that acts as a fixed target is not too easy for the guns of the two goblins! Besides, Queen Vanessa reimburses the money for cannonballs and gunpowder! Spending someone else's money and fighting your own cannon, there's no better idea!

You know, the two goblins, the little John Mithreel, are famous pirates on the west side of the North Thorn Valley and off the west coast of the Western Wilderness, and before they are forced to be absorbed by the Republic of Defia, it is his specialty to go out to sea and rob merchant ships! Now, attacking a fortress that doesn't move is not too easy for their elite pirate gunners!

And for Braque, the former goblin director of the venture capital company, going to sea to haul goods and transporting goods, and by the way, making a cameo appearance as a pirate when the opportunity is right is also one of his specialties, so shooting cannons or something is actually not too strange to his gunners?

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"Report! Your Excellency, Duke! Receive an urgent magic summons from Stormwind! ”

Just as Grand Duke Berval Vortagen and the self-proclaimed Queen Van Cleve Remnant below had just finished exchanging harsh words to each other, and before he could continue to observe the enemy situation and arrange to check the defensive affairs, a Stormwind communications officer quickly ran towards him with a piece of parchment.

Then, the other party reported breathlessly.

"Just read it!"

Without even looking at it, Bolval waved his hand behind him and motioned for the other party to hurry up and read it out directly. Because, he probably already guessed what the letter was going to say, and he didn't expect too much.

For Duke Berval, no one knows the guys in Stormwind better than he does!

"Yes!"

"This is a personal letter from His Majesty King Varian, which says: After several deliberations, the upper echelons of the kingdom and the members of parliament still refuse to send any reinforcements to our Westspring Fortress! Moreover, it will take about eight days for the elites of the Northern Expeditionary Army to reach Stormwind City...... If the Xiquan Fortress wants to get reinforcements, then it will hold on for at least ten days to about half a month......"

"His Majesty King Varian also told you: if you really can't hold it for that long, please retreat in time and return directly to Stormwind to preside over the defense! His Majesty said that the fortifications of Stormwind were strong enough to hold out until the return of the Northern Expeditionary Army! Or, if you have any problems right now, His Majesty will do his best to solve them for you! ”

After reading the parchment letter again, and finding nothing missing, the communications officer straightened up again, and stood straight behind Bowval, waiting for a reply, so that when he returned, the military mage could promptly return the message to His Majesty King Varian.

"At least ten days, or half a month......"

"Forget it, you go and report to His Majesty the King, and just say...... I, Varian, will definitely live up to my mission, and I will definitely stick to the fortress of West Springs until the return of reinforcements, please rest assured! ”

Although Varian himself was not sure that he would be able to hold it for ten days and half a month, and even if he was not even sure that he would be able to hold it for three or five days...... However, he still pretended to be confident, and smiled at the communications officer.

"And ...... Not good! Get down on your stomach!! ”

However, just as he was about to say something, he suddenly heard a roar in the distance and the sharp screech of something cutting through the air at high speed...... Then, when he realized something, he immediately shouted loudly and squatted down directly against the stone wall at the battlement.

Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!

In the next moment, a violent collision and explosion exploded......

Countless solid lead bullets, almost half the size of a person's head, or solid iron cannonballs, bombarded the Xiquan Fortress fiercely!

And the communications officer, who was standing upright, was caught off guard by a cannonball on the spot, and the moment the armor was torn, it directly turned into a large pool of scarlet rotten flesh, and then with the direction of the cannonball's impact, a whole castle wall was hung and Bowval's scarlet face was splashed......

Boom! Boom! Boom!

However, when the walls of the Westspring Fortress were bombarded with shells, the magically protected parapet began to shake slightly, and the wall exploded with a roar...... The goblin artillery of the Republic of Defia outside, the other party's attack did not stop, and the other party continued to bombard this huge Xiquan fortress, shelling out steel or lead shells.

"Damn, it's goblin artillery!"

Seeing the tragic death of the communications officer, Bolval subconsciously cursed.

"Quick! Everyone, take care to dodge the shells, take care to hide! That's right, just hide under the battlements of the city wall, don't show your head easily, and don't stand up directly! ”

Half-crouched under a parapet, Bowval shouted at the soldiers who were running around or still standing.

However, to his surprise, the enemy's artillery was strangely powerful, and it seemed that the caliber was far superior to those of their Stormwind Kingdom's own defensive artillery? Because, he saw several soldiers hiding under the wall like himself, who were directly hit by a cannonball and flew directly into the wall......

Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!

Countless cannonballs still kept whistling and flying over, violently bombarding the outer city wall and the parapet wall of the Xiquan Fortress Castle, directly on the outer wall of the white rock fortress castle, making ugly pits and cracks, and even ...... Some of them also smashed the stone walls of the castle walls, causing the boulders and cannonballs to collapse into the fortress and create a huge cannonball gap.

"Be careful! Get out of there! ”

Faced with the crushing stones, the flying stones, and the clouds of dust and smoke that had been blown up by the cannonballs, the Grand Duke of Berval Fortagen, at the risk of being hit by the cannonballs, had just run into the hall of the fortress when he was horrified to see that one of the walls had collapsed directly by the cannonballs, and then, countless stones, turns, rock fragments, etc., had collapsed directly from the heavy inner walls of the castle. and strictly submerged the bunch of soldiers who were waiting in line over there for orders......

Fortunately, the main load-bearing structure of the castle seems to be very strong, and it has not been hit by shelling, so Berval thinks that this castle may not collapse for the time being?

"Quick, you dig out the wounded right away!"

"Others, get away from the south wall and go further inside! Where are our pastors? Hurry up, let them come and rescue those wounded! ”

However, Bolval's voice was soon drowned out.

Shells are still bombarding in as violently as if they didn't want money! Some of them are able to penetrate walls directly, slamming into them and leaving a large hole; There are also some that simply crash into the outer walls of the castle, leaving cracks and the sound of seeping people as they roar and crash; There are even some who are lucky enough to hit those reserved archery ports, or the large gaps left by the previous bombardment fly directly in!

And those shells that are not blocked, but directly bombard in, are also the most threatening! They can often blast a trail of flesh directly into the halls of the castle, in various rooms, and in certain places, or knock an important place into a mess......

However, this level of bombardment is only the beginning!

The artillery outside was still bombarding, and it seemed that it really wouldn't stop until the huge fortress with nearly 5,000 soldiers stationed in the Storm Kingdom was bombarded to the ground? Or will they goblins obey their Queen Vanessa orders and just blow up half of their ammo?

Anyway, no matter what, two or three hundred goblin cannons, countless hot shells, just dragged one trail after another that were almost visible to the naked eye, constantly heading towards the Xiquan Fortress, like a meteorite rain, continuously bombarding down......

Rumble! Rumble!

The violent shock and explosion continued, and this level of shelling was much more shocking to the defenders of the Westspring Fortress than the endless army of monsters that had been swarming directly in the past few days, or the boulder impact of trebuchets!

Some soldiers, even in their lifetimes, have never seen so many artillery shells at the same time! Of course, this also includes Lord Duke Berval.

"Damn, how can they have so many artillery?!"

In the battle in the world of Azeroth, due to the existence of extraordinary powers, such as paladins or mages and other professionals, even warriors can charge and slash with anger, so it is very inconvenient to move like artillery, and there are gunpowder weapons that cost special money and steel, which are generally only used on warships, after all, steel is military materials, but money!

Therefore, in an offensive war, few people will use these bulky and expensive guys, otherwise, once the enemy sends elite troops to attack, the expensive firearms troops will really be gone!

And now, what Bolvar doesn't understand is, these damned Defia traitors, why are they able to concentrate so many artillery pieces here? I'm afraid that there are not so many of these horrors in the city of Stormwind City, right? And where did they get so much money to get these artillery?

“……”

Standing in the middle of the castle hall, with a black face, feeling the walls and ground of the castle that were constantly shaking, the violent explosion and impact, the shells constantly bombarded, hitting the heavy rock walls of the castle fiercely, and from time to time they also smashed one or two walls, or they came in again at some point, creating hot and smoking shells that were bloody again and again......

Somehow, for the first time, as the commander-in-chief, Bolval wavered in his belief in whether he could hold on to the fortress of Westspring and survive today.

The recruits, one by one, were covering their ears and cowering in fear, and even the elite garrisons with shields stood in a daze, watching in bewilderment as they watched the loud noises inside and outside the castle, the shells that came in, and the wails of the wounded......

Almost all the priests worked hard to dig out the dead or wounded fighters from under the crumbling rubble with the stretchers, and then take them elsewhere for treatment as quickly as possible...... No one dared to approach the southern wall casually, and no one dared to rush out and enter the combat post...... Now, before the enemy launched a soldier attack, the entire castle of the Xiquan Fortress was already in chaos.

"Your Excellency Duke Berval!"

"The soldiers on the post can't stand it, and the Xiquan Fortress will soon be unstoppable! The outer wall on the west side, it has collapsed a big gap, and the inner wall is also crumbling, if the enemy rushes in again, we will definitely not be able to hold it! For now, you'd better hurry up and give the order to retreat, right?! ”

At this moment, a general of Stormwind ran in from the outside, and then saw Duke Berval standing in the middle of the castle hall like a statue, so he ran directly to the duke's side and reported loudly at the risk of flying stones.

A good fortress was bombed by the enemy in more than ten minutes, and after the city wall had lost its protective effect, they would definitely not be able to resist those Difia traitors outside with less than 5,000 troops!

So now, retreat is their only way to live!

"Nope! Can't retreat! ”

"Without the Westspring Fortress, our Stormwind City will be directly besieged by the enemy! I'm not going to let the enemy pass through here, never! We will continue to fight to the last man! ”

After pushing away the general who had asked to retreat, Berval drew the long sword at his waist and the shield behind his back, and it was clear that although the enemy's attack was very fierce now, he still had no intention of retreating!

"Let the marksman go to the top of the castle and see if he can attack the enemy's artillery positions with heavy bows and arrows! Then, let's not save ammunition for those guns, and give me a counterattack right away! ”

"Soldiers! Get ready, and when the enemy shelling is over, we'll all go to the outside posts! ”

After giving the order, Berval, who was about to go out, intending to go with all his strength and command the rest of his troops to defend against the enemy's attack, was again stopped by the general who had come to persuade him to withdraw his troops.

"Your Excellency!"

"Listen! Now with this attack by the enemy, it is estimated that it will not be long before our castle fortress will be blown up by the enemy! When the time comes, we won't have to be attacked by the enemy from outside, and we'll all be buried inside! ”

"We lack the means to fight back now, and we can't rush out to counter the enemy, so it's definitely not okay to be trapped in this castle! I believe that it won't be long before we don't have to wait for tomorrow, and we'll be all finished! ”

If there is enough artillery here, if they have enough troops, then they will not be so passive! It's just a pity that they don't have anything now!

Xiquan Fortress has been peaceful for a long time, and there has been no war for almost 20 years...... In addition to the ordinary city security soldiers, the artillery is so backward three or two, and the bow and arrow troops are even rarer...... The few times that he was able to repel the enemy's attacks before were all managed by relying on the fortified inner and outer walls of the fortress.

But now, not long after the tough fortress was bombed, a large part of it has already collapsed, so what's the point of holding it any longer?

Rumble!!!

At this moment, another cannonball hit a crumbling inner wall of the castle and shattered a small load-bearing stone pillar, and then, the wall and one or two rooms above the load-bearing pillars collapsed towards the castle hall, directly drowning the elite city defense soldiers who had just lined up under the Duke's order and were ready to go out to meet them......

“……”

"You saw it too! Your Excellency, Duke! ”

"Without the enemy coming in, our castle is about to be destroyed! Instead of this, it is better to go back to Stormwind City, where we have enough mages, and also enough artillery and catapults and various fortifications, just the tens of thousands of miscellaneous soldiers of the enemy, they will definitely not even be able to break through the outer gate in front of the Valley of Heroes! ”

"Withdraw! Lord Duke...... We're not failing! When our reinforcements arrive, we'll be back! ”

After the collapse of an entire wall and a small area of the castle, seeing that the Duke's face seemed to be a little moved, not as resolute as before, the general once again exhorted loudly.

This kind of situation where there is no defense, or even no soldiers to defend, is a dead end for their side of Stormwind City! So, instead of this, it would be better to withdraw your troops for the time being and return to hold Stormwind! When the reinforcements return south, it will be time for them to fight back!

Rumble!!!

Suddenly, another violent sound sounded, and when the two of them hurriedly looked towards the vibration, they were stunned to find that it turned out that the entire inner and outer walls had been blown down...... The outer walls built on the slope collapsed in half after a burst of shelling, and then, as the dust and smoke gradually dissipated, they even saw the vicious and cruel ogres, trolls of Thorn Valley, goblins, and a large number of jackals in the distance, cheering and grinding their fists and ready.

Obviously, it will not be too long before the other party launches the next soldier attack.

"Alas......"

"Maybe you're right...... So, give the order to retreat from the secret passages...... Let the refugees and the wounded go first, and we will be the back! ”

Seeing that the enemy was still bombarding and the walls in other directions were a little crumbling, Berval finally recognized the reality, and all his helplessness and resentment could only turn into a sigh, and he reluctantly nodded and agreed to the other party's request.

……

I don't know how long the bombing lasted, let alone how many shells were fired, anyway, when those excited goblins finally overloaded because of the red barrel of the cannon, and even blew up one of the chambers, causing many goblin gunners to be killed or injured, the saturation bombardment carried out by the Republic of Defia against the Xiquan Fortress finally stopped.

"Wow!!"

"Whew!!"

"Hula! Hulala!! ”

At this time, hearing the sound of artillery in the rear gradually stopped, the smoke and dust of the castle fortress in the distance gradually dissipated, and the other party's castle had become completely dilapidated, countless walls and outer parapets had turned into a pool of broken and inclined masonry ruins, and even after seeing the corpses falling to the ground and the hurried Stormwind soldiers inside, the countless ogres, trolls, jackals and other monsters who were stunned to watch the bombardment cheered loudly!

They believed that after being protected by the obstructive walls and walls in the distance, when they rushed in, they would be able to teach the iron-skinned fellows of Stormwind a profound lesson!

"That's right, that's how it should be!"

Seeing the effects of the bombardment, which had blown up a magnificent fortified fortress in an instant, Vanessa finally knew why her father, Edwin Van Cleef, was so determined to build the Ironclad Dreadnought.

The ship was full of hideous muzzles, plus those large-caliber cannons at a very long distance, once it really sailed to the open sea of Stormwind and bombarded it with impunity, she believed that the entire Stormwind City, the half near the port and the sea, would definitely be in flames, right?

And this is the power of the cannon of the giant ship! Although they are not as gorgeous as magic, nor as mysterious as magic, nor can they burn cities and boil the sea like magic, as long as there are enough cannons, the caliber is large enough, and they are farther enough, they may not be much worse than magic!

At this time, the prototype of a steel kingdom began to sprout in Vanessa's heart......

Since their Difia Republic does not have the heritage of Lordaeron, the magic of Quel'Salas, the elite air force and forging technology of Eagle's Nest Mountain, and the strong individual strength of the Flame Kingdom, then their Difia Republic will take the route of giant ships, cannons and steel troops, and reduce the role of personal force to a minimum!

Only in this way can her newborn nation stand tall above the dangerous world of Azeroth! Anyway, they have money now, and they're very rich, aren't they?

"Humph! The forward troops listen to the order and attack! Rush in for me!! ”

"Remember, whoever will give me the head of the Bovar in its entirety for a thousand bounty! When we besiege Stormwind, I must hang it on the gates of Stormwind, so that those nobles and kings of Stormwind can also feel the pain I had back then! ”

With a wave of Vanessa's hand, the countless monster armies standing beside her, after cheering loudly, quickly rushed towards the Xiquan Fortress in the distance, just like that!

Soon, around her, in addition to the two teams of 100-person Difia guards, those ogres, trolls, and gnolls, etc., all ran away! In the distance, of course, there were her countless neatly arranged formations, dressed in red robes and holding aloft the golden stone hammer curved blade banner on a red background.

"No one wants to grab that head with me, it's our troll's!"

"Stupid troll, you can't beat us!"

"Hogg wants the thousand gold coins too, get out of here! Whoever robs me will kill him! ”

“......”

Looking at the countless miscellaneous cannon fodder troops under his command, and watching those gnolls, trolls, and ogres rush into the ruined Xiquan Fortress in the first place to ask for money, the corners of Vanessa's mouth showed a smug smile.

"I suddenly felt ...... In front of the gates of Stormwind, you should still hang your head first......"

At this time, an old and infiltrating voice suddenly sounded in Vanessa's ears!

Then, a quenching blade had been attached to Vanessa's sensitive skin without warning?!

Worst...... There are assassins?!

Vanessa, who was full of ambition, suddenly flashed this thought when she was clever in her heart! However, in this case, with the blade already clinging to the skin of her neck, she seemed to be unable to dodge......

Then, when Vanessa, who was also an assassin, grabbed her two jet-black daggers with both hands, the quenching blade that clung to her neck slammed back

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