Chapter 448: Looking Up at the Starry Sky, the Siege Begins!
The modification of the apparatus was carried out immediately on Filia's orders.
On that day, each soldier was given the task of sharpening the distributed wood into proportional sticks, and the tool was the weapon in his hand.
For veterans who are accustomed to wielding swords and swords, this task is not difficult, but for those who are conscripts and new recruits, it is even more difficult than going into battle to kill the enemy.
However, the punishment for failure in the mission is very severe, and the units with the worst quality of the sticks will miss tomorrow's big battle and become the logistics units that provide logistical support for the army.
Although the army under Filia did not discriminate against the logisticians, no one wanted to be removed from the front line of the battle, so the soldiers all worked hard and focused on sharpening the sticks.
Thanks to this, the quality of the sticks was surprisingly high, and the men of the equipment battalion processed them again, and soon obtained a large amount of wooden rail materials, enough to lay in front of the fortress complex of the Orc Alliance.
As for the wooden rails needed for the subsequent laying of the walls of Cartagena, it was handed over to the logistics troops to make. In terms of time, it was in time, because Filia's battle plan was to fight for one day tomorrow to advance under the city walls, and at the worst of all, destroy the outermost two layers of fortresses.
The siege lasted for a total of four days, during which the transformation of the equipment battalion was effective, and it was not only an afternoon and evening today.
Orfina's drawings are very detailed, not so much construction drawings as a manual, the kind that anyone with a little knowledge of equipment can know how to assemble and transform.
The soldiers of the equipment battalion worked overtime and were busy for an afternoon, and the transformation of various equipment got off to a good start, and their hands became proficient. If you stay up all night, you can complete most of it, which can be used for siege.
Tomorrow is the time to launch a general attack, and everyone is not in the mood to have a dinner, everything is simple.
Orfina, who is usually energetic, stopped her work early and asked everyone in Rogge's team to look up at the starry sky together. Xiu Shu
The night sky of the rocky desert wasteland looked lower than that of the Empire, and Orfina explained the principle to everyone softly, and everyone listened carefully anyway, whether they understood it or not.
Lent was very honestly hugging Madeleine at this time, after experiencing the madness of last night, the two of them were very quiet at this time.
Sonia and Rick touched their heads back to back. The two of them left alone for a while, and they didn't know what Rick and Sonia said, and the smile on the elven prince's face after they came back didn't fade, looking silly, but very happy.
Rick's own sister, Thea, had just finished her correspondence with the Order's Courier and shook her head at Rog.
- Is there still no definite result of the decisive battle in the sea? Almost two days have passed, and the situation is not ordinary, and it may be ......
"Brother!" Orfina interrupted Rogge's thoughts with a shout, "Brother, tomorrow is the big battle, why don't you tell everyone?"
Rog looked around at the crowd, and there was not the slightest fear on their faces.
Rick, Thea, and Sonia escaped death from Cartagena, and now they are going to attack back, how can they be afraid?
Lent and Madeleine rely on each other and love each other, but what are they afraid of?
Orfina doesn't know what it means to be afraid, the plan to kill the silent soul and kill the drama has been formulated, and if she is given some time, I am afraid that she will directly engage Gruel, and it is someone else who should be afraid.
When Rogge and Orfina were still fighting in the orphanage, Filia dared to single-handedly break into the territory of the Orc Alliance, and now she is the supreme commander of a million-order army, and it is impossible to fear.
In that case, what else to say?
Rogge thought about it carefully and said with a smile, "Peace be upon us."
"Peace be upon us!" The response was overwhelming.
The word "peace" is a luxury after tomorrow, and it is destined to be tragic to the extreme, and anyone may be sacrificed.
Rogge didn't want any of them to die, and Orfina didn't want to, so she worked so hard these days to prepare more life-saving things for everyone.
Three one-time shield spirit stones that can defend against the blows of saint-level powerhouses have been issued to everyone, and with them, they are in the same place
When Yu gave everyone an insurance, he also had room to mediate when he encountered a saint level who could not deal with him.
Rogge's blessing was very sincere, but it was a little heavy, and the atmosphere adjustment master Orfina made a decisive move: "Oh, if you are injured, you must find me as soon as possible." I have a Shimmer Divine Stone, as long as I don't die, I won't die, remember?"
Orfina means that as long as you don't get killed in seconds, you will be saved.
With the Shimmer Divine Stone that can be retraced back to the state of three minutes ago, Orfina does have the ability to save the dying.
"Okay, didn't you notice that one person was missing? Why is little Farah gone?" Orfina looked around, looking for Loya Farah.
Rog led the team through the orc territory, and Orfina had already regarded Roda Farah as her own, after all, without her spatial gate, everyone would die in Shiva's pursuit.
Thea pointed to Rosenia's tent and said, "I went to look for Rosenia before, and Rosea Farah was there, as if she was concentrating on practicing some kind of spatial skill."
"What is she practicing?" Orfina asked curiously.
Thea shook her head, "I don't know, Rosenia didn't say anything. Hmph, you know how to make a fool of yourself."
Maybe it's because the Void Spiders don't belong to the Hess world, or because Rosenia has the power of prophecy like Thea's mother, Bilodis, and Thea's attitude towards Rosenia has never been good.
Rogge didn't dislike Rosenia, on the contrary, he admired her.
After all, people who can see the future and try to guide others to change the future must be burdened with a burden that they cannot understand.
"Empress Rosnia has her own troubles, too." Filia's thoughts were the same as Rogge's, "She trained Lota Farah so much, she might have other plans."
"Then go ask her?" Madeleine said.
"She doesn't know how to speak, sometimes people with pre-emption are like that." Thea said lightly.
Filia straightened her windswept hair, "When the time comes, she'll say, 'Let's just move on.'"
Everyone was silent for a while, looking up at the starry sky.
yes, just move forward.
"Yo, what about looking at the stars?" Bright Star's voice came.
Rogge turned his head to look and found that Yaoxing was walking with a medium-rare roast leg of lamb, followed by Canxing, who had three large bulges smashed on his head.
Canxing dared to "flirt with my sister" in front of the third uncle and grandmother, and if she flirted with one or two, she would have to take the risk of being beaten.
can look at Canxing's appearance, there are only eight words on his face:
I was wrong this time, and I dare next time.
"Tsk, this starry sky is far worse than the one in the Secret Garden."
The bright star snapped his fingers, and suddenly the stars shone brightly, and the faint Milky Way appeared, which was beautiful.
"That's pretty much it." Yaoxing said with satisfaction.
Everyone was immersed in the sparkle of the night sky, as if they had seen what the future world would look like.
The fourth day of the countdown to the full opening of the Gates of the Descent in Cartagena.
At nine o'clock in the morning, the army of the southern road set off on time and advanced towards the walls of Cartagena.
The first thing that stood in front was the abandoned orc camp.
Filia had already sent a large group of scouts to reconnoiter this area, and as she expected, there were traps everywhere.
The traps were dense and numerous, but not to the extent that they were difficult to move an inch, because the orc alliance's method of setting traps was rudimentary or even clumsy in Rogge's eyes.
At this level, the scouts of the major knight orders can skillfully handle the traps, and most of the traps have been eliminated in the past few days.
But Filia still kept the team moving slowly, because the orc traps were not a big problem, but if there were hidden traps set up by the aliens, it would be a big problem.
If there were serious casualties before approaching the fortress group, it would be a big blow to morale, and Filia would not allow this to happen.
Light mages with a strong ability to detect strange methods, escorted by experienced elite scouts, walk at the front of the team to clear the way for the army.
The Ministry of Engineers followed
Armed with axes, shovels and other tools, the team swept away the remaining traps and the ruins of the camp, clearing the area into an open area for the army to move quickly.
There was no anomaly along the way, and the demons did not set traps.
At noon, the army advanced to the perimeter of the fortress line.
The equipment battalion delivered a modified siege equipment to the front line, and the siege battle officially began.
The Empire does not like to use cannon fodder to consume tactics like the Orc Alliance, and for Filia and any normal Imperial general, there is no such thing as cannon fodder for the soldiers of the Empire, whether they are regular troops or levies.
The emperor *** team fights, not necessarily the most elite warriors at first, but must be the bravest warriors!
In siege warfare, the first troops to attack the walled fortress are called trapping camps. Ь.
The Red Flame Knights, Viper Knights and other major knights have this brave and fearless team, and the warriors in it may have a lot of bad problems, but when it comes to fighting, they are a group of warriors who are not afraid of death!
The revamped heavy stone thrower was quickly assembled, and the first salvo was fired, and the boulder clad in flames drew a perfect parabola in the sky and smashed into the outermost fortress.
"Boom!"
The sound of boulders falling was like thunder on the ground, and a burst of stone chips scattered in all directions, and half of the fortress that had been selected as a target was destroyed!
Rao is strong fortress built by the empire can't withstand the heavy stone throwing machine like this, and the fortress built by the Orc Alliance in one night is even worse, after five rounds of projectiles, more than ten fortresses are in ruins!
The soldiers of the equipment battalion quickly dismantled the heavy stone throwing machine, and with the frame structure designed by Ofina, it didn't take long to load the truck, and soon the wheels rolled to the next placement point.
Such efficiency can even be described as terrifying in ordinary moments, and if the time is not urgent, the battle to uproot the fortress in this way is quite enjoyable.
But time was of the essence, and a dozen or so fortresses were a drop in the bucket for the sprawling fortress complex on the outskirts of Cartagena.
In order to capture Cartagena in four days, preferably three, days, the Imperial side would have to expand the front with its forces, and only in this way would it be possible to speed up the killing of the enemy and thus speed up the process of siege.
But the obstacle of the fortress exists in all directions, and it is very stable to be uprooted by the bombardment of the stone throwing machine, or it is too slow.
Troops must be sent.
"Tell the Camp to Charge!" Filia gave the order decisively.
It is impossible to fight without sacrifices, and if you are trapped in a camp, you will inevitably sacrifice the earliest and the largest number of troops.
Their sacrifice will pave the way for the army to advance!