Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Winter Siege (I)

On November 28th, Surrounded by snow, Probez finally received the attack he had been fearing. Since the morning, the Bavarians have completed their assembly, dozens of trebuchets have been arranged, and everyone is waiting for the order of the main general, Diodos.

Diodos watched every move on the city walls, hesitating when the general attack would begin. When he saw that the Bohemians also began to appear on the low walls, he felt that he should give the enemy in front of him some bitterness.

"Let's start, we can't wait any longer, let the trebuchet blast at the walls for a while. Diodos stopped watching and told his heralds to inform the besieging forces to begin their moves.

At the carefully pre-programmed trebuchet position, the soldiers were placing the stone on a large spoon that could be loaded with projectiles. When everything was ready, a soldier standing behind the trebuchet drew his sword and slashed at the tight hemp rope.

The moment the rope was cut, the stone placed on the funnel was violently thrown out under the action of the machine, and the stone streaked through the air like a meteor and fell into the city of Probez. Dozens of trebuchets move together, and the raindrops of stones fall in unison towards the preset target.

Some of the stones went directly to the city wall, and the city wall, which was not very thick, was suddenly smashed and the rubble flew around. Some of the soldiers of the border guards standing in the vicinity were swept away by the rubble and fell off the city wall one after another. However, more boulders have landed in residential areas within the city of Probez. The inhabitants who had been sacked by the Bohemians once during the destruction of the city were hit by a second wave of disaster, and the boulders that crossed the walls turned their dwellings into ruins.

Ignoring the boulders flying overhead, Orlof led most of the people to gather in the open space behind the city gates. Because of the city gate, the boulders flying around will not hit here for a while. The reason for pulling the reserves out so early, Orlov felt that the opponent should do whatever it takes to capture Probez today.

In the clearing to the left of Orlov, Naxi and the other magicians were maintaining a magic formation, and the magic that poured out from time to time indicated that a magic was being prepared. Not far away, on top of the city wall, Sukos was clinging to the battlements of the city wall next to the city gate, watching the enemy's every move.

Nasi asked Sukos to stand on the city walls. The main thing is to ask this guy with better eyesight to report to him the location of the target he wants to attack.

"Sukos, where is the nearest catapult?" Although Naxi can use perspective to see the opponent's position, he can't use other magic at the same time while maintaining the magic array.

"One o'clock direction, about five hundred meters away. Sukos, who had just learned to measure distance, said with a little trembling, and the stones flying around his head scared him.

"Five hundred meters? Naxi didn't know how many times he had scolded the cunning Diodos. Although the combined array magic could extend the magic attack range, five hundred meters was almost the limit of the casting distance he could maintain now. From this point of view, the enemy still has a certain degree of defense against his magic.

Although Naxi wasn't sure if he would be able to hit, he decided to give it a try. If you don't knock out these damn catapults, sooner or later the city defenses will be smashed to pieces. You must know that Orlov has put all his hopes on him, and this huge pressure has made him a little uncomfortable.

The Combined Array Magic consists mainly of seven people. Naxi was standing in the center of the magic array, and the other six stood according to the six-pointed star. When others infused magic into the magic array, as the center of the magic array, Naxi would knead the magic power and release it into magic.

Because this time the target was five hundred meters away, which was the limit of Naxi's casting distance at this stage, because he chose the area of coverage magic, hoping to destroy the annoying trebuchet in one fell swoop.

When the surging magic power was slowly transformed, the star error in Naxi's hand suddenly emitted a dazzling light, and the simultaneous connection magic array also suddenly emitted a dazzling light. At the moment when the surging magic disappeared. The area magic called Firestorm has been unleashed.

Around one of Riprobez's nearest catapults, the busy soldiers were unaware of the approaching deadly killing machine. Before they could lift the stone onto the trebuchet, the cold and low temperature around them suddenly turned scorching. The flames that came out of nowhere enveloped them at once, and the flickering flames swept through everything combustible.

"Where the hell did this fire come from?"

"Don't!"

"There was fire all around. What can I do?"

The flames ignored the screams of the men, but burned even more vigorously. The tall catapult crashed in flames, hitting the Bavarians in a ball. The flames roared like a storm, leaving behind a pile of black slag. This tragic situation made the nearby soldiers feel extremely cold. Everyone fears that they will be the next victims.

Theodos, who had been on the high ground, also saw the magic destroy one of his trebuchets, but he didn't make the slightest move. On the contrary, every time the magic was released from the other side, his hanging heart relaxed. This calmness made the soldiers who came to report feel incredible. They felt as if the main general in front of them did not care about their own life or death.

It's not that Diodos doesn't care about the casualties of his men, but he has a deeper mind.

While it was true that he was helpless without a magician in the face of such an attack that was beyond the scope of his previous attacks, Theodos was convinced that the magic was not invulnerable. Judging from the progress so far, the mages in the city are indeed very clever, but at best they are only an enhanced version of the trebuchet. Diodos waited for a delicate opportunity to take Probez and wipe out the Bohemians entrenched in the city.

One catapult was burned, two catapults were burned, ice picks flew in all directions to shoot at many soldiers of the city defense regiment who had no time to dodge, and it should not have been in the pouring rain in winter, and Naxi's combined array magic made the opponent suffer, but he could not wait for the general attack from the opposite side. Naxi vaguely felt as if the enemy was planning something.

It may be that the spare stones are almost running out, and the rain of stones flying overhead is slowly becoming a little sparse. After some more time, Sukos discovered that the enemy's trebuchet had completely ceased to move, and he immediately reported the situation to Naxi. At this time, the magic power of all the magicians in the border guard regiment had been drained by Naxi, and there was no magic power left to release one more connection array magic.

If the enemy launches a siege at this time, it will be very unlucky.

As a veteran, Orloff has been constantly cheering up those around him, reminding them that the real battle is about to begin. Some archers had already begun to climb the low walls that had been destroyed by the boulders, preparing for the impending siege.

"How much magic did the other side use this time?" asked Diodos to the clerk who was staying beside him.

"Report to Your Excellency, General, the enemy has unleashed a total of sixteen magical attacks on our troops. Twelve of them resulted in direct casualties, and the frequency of magical attacks ranged from about five to fifteen minutes. The last magic attack was half an hour ago. The clerk compiled the recorded information and reported it to Diodos.

"Very well, it looks like it's time for us to start a counteroffensive. Diodos said, "That annoying magician should be nothing." Tell the besieging troops to prepare for a forced siege!"

"Yes, Your Excellency General!" (to be continued......)