Chapter 323: In the face of gunpowder, all beings are equal
As the sun set and the night came from afar, it was as if someone had reached out and closed the curtain, and it was dark.
Torches were lit on the city walls, few people spoke, and many people looked silently at the front of the city, silently preparing for the next battle.
Maybe it's because of the strong enemy, the air has become a little dull.
Minutes and seconds passed.
Meanwhile.
Ludge's army marched slowly, torches lit up the mountain, and the silhouette of Grovet gradually appeared in his field of vision.
Noxus built their walls higher than the average city, thanks to their proud defensive works.
Despite the fact that Noxus advocated invasion, they did a good job of building fortifications, even the houses in the city were built like a fortress.
But no matter how strong it is, in the face of gunpowder, all beings are equal.
Lu Qi played with the new supplies that had been delivered almost at dusk, an elaborate telescope, and even luxuriously inlaid with a layer of gold trim.
When he saw Grovet's silhouette, he lifted his binoculars and looked through them.
This telescope was built by Winward himself, and it can see things up to two kilometers away, which is very good for the current level of technology.
I adjusted the magnification of the telescope, and the picture that could be seen inside gradually became clearer.
The picture changed from one to the next, and the city wall was heavily guarded, and he also saw the fort, which was the kind of black heavy turret that he would bring on a pirate ship in his memory.
In addition to this, there are also some turrets that look larger.
It seems that this is one of the preparations of Noxus.
On the side, Lux saw that he was holding a telescope, looking left and right, feeling extremely curious, and couldn't help but reach out and poke him on the waist: "Show me too." ”
Everything that should be observed was observed, and Luci handed her the telescope.
When Lux picked it up, she looked across the side as she did, and then she said "Huh" and said, "I think I saw a yodeler."
The general perception of Yodelers in Runeterra, first of all, is that they are tall, and secondly, they will look furry and cute.
But on the other side, no matter how Lux looks at it, she thinks it has nothing to do with cuteness.
Hearing this, Lucky's attention was a little concerned, and he took the telescope back from Lux's hand again and looked in the direction she was pointing.
really
After thinking about it, he said, "Bobby, the guy opposite, do you know each other?" ”
"Huh?"
Bobbi took the binoculars, looked at them carefully, and shook his head: "I don't know, there are many villages in the Yodel tribe, and he may have come from other villages." ”
"That's fine."
Lu Qi nodded and said, "You'll clean him up later." ”
"Leave it to me!" Poppy readily agreed, then raised her head and said proudly like a little golden retriever: "I was also a well-known fighting expert in Yodeler Village back then!" None of the yodelers were my opponents. ”
There was still a slight smug in her tone.
When Lu Qi heard this, he first glanced at Lux with an innocent face.
Bobby's humble and simple personality is now also damaged by this goods.
It was at this point that the army was getting closer and closer to Grovet, and the mighty army apparently attracted the attention of the city walls at the first time.
With the naked eye, you can see that the torches on the opposite wall are shaking, and there is a feeling of anxiety that is ready to go.
Lu Qi couldn't estimate how far the range of the opponent's artillery was, and for the sake of safety, he raised his hand to signal the troops behind him to stop slowly.
At this moment, the distance between the two sides is about more than 1,000 meters, although it is still a little far, but the surrounding area has come out of the mountains, and the terrain is relatively flat, so both sides can clearly see each other.
Seeing that the other party did not react, Lu Qi showed a sneer. Looks like those cannons can't shoot that far.
In that case, don't blame him for giving the gift he just prepared today.
"Bring our new gifts."
He raised his hand and ordered, the materials sent from the royal capital had been received, and it was just time to test it.
Within a while, a total of fifteen silver-white batteries were carried to the front of the military formation.
The most obvious change in the appearance of these forts is the silver color, and the body is carved with flower-like lines, which connect the ends, which is exquisite and beautiful.
This is the magic cannon that Frey and Winward have developed together.
Not driven by ignition, but by magic.
These patterns are a special type of marking, which is used to channel mana, and the magic can be injected to activate the circle in the turret, which uses a kind of fire magic to urge the cannon to fire, not only at a greater distance, but also with magical power.
At this time, two mages stood behind each turret, staff in hand, ready to inject magic power when aimed.
"Fire!"
Lu Qi did not hesitate and ordered directly.
Suddenly, the mages came into action, raising their staffs one after another, and injecting magic into the turret.
The magic energy flowed into the body of the fort, along the lines, slowly flowing like a stream of water, and then the light was shining, and a magic circle appeared in the muzzle of the cannon.
"Bang!!"
A loud bang rang out, and the whole battery trembled a little, and a circle of smoke and dust came out of the muzzle, and a cannon flew out at a speed that was blurred to the naked eye.
"Boom!!"
In the next second, the walls of Grovet instantly burst into a violent fire, like fireworks, which appeared extremely bright at night.
The sound of the explosion was even heard clearly from a distance, and it brought a wave of wind and waves.
Fifteen cannons exploded neatly on the city wall, and the power not only surprised Lu Qidu a little, but also blew up the Noxians on the city wall.
"I'm slot.!"
"What's the situation?"
"Can you shoot this far?"
"Damn it!"
"Get out of the way!"
"Ahh Help me, my leg was blown off! ”
There was a mess on the walls, and the soldiers were helpless and shouted in panic.
The strong city wall made of black stone was only blown up at this moment, and one pit after another appeared, and the power was beyond everyone's expectations.
"Is this artillery?"
Kabu stood in a place where the artillery couldn't shoot, and his mood fluctuated with the explosion just now.
From such a distance, he could only see a bunch of small people when he looked at Demacia, but the opponent's artillery could already shoot in the face!
When he was stunned, there was a loud "boom boom" in his ears, accompanied by a wave of heat blowing on his face, Kabu couldn't help but take a few steps back.
"Damn."
He gritted his teeth and looked at the bombed-out soldiers on the city walls.
"What about our artillery battery? Do you eat dry rice?! ”
He immediately shouted angrily: "What about the artillery company commander! ”
The artillery company commander hurriedly ran over: "My lord, I'm here." ”
"Shoot them for me!"
Kabu pointed to the Demacian army in the distance: "Shoot hard!" ”
The artillery company commander was a little embarrassed and said: "My lord, the range of the heavy artillery we developed is only 1,000 meters at most, and the effective range is only 800 meters, but the distance of the enemy is at least more than 1,000 meters. Not to mention ordinary artillery"
"That's not what I want to hear, shoot them for me!!"
Seeing that the enemy's third round of artillery had exploded, Ka'b was deafening, as if demonstrating, and immediately roared angrily.
"Yes!"
The artillery company commander could only take the order and began to direct his running company to start a counterattack.
Kabu, on the other hand, looked at Omov and said, "Please." ”
Omov also nodded with a serious expression, raised the staff in his hand, and gave the surrounding mages a look.
I saw them start casting spells together, and suddenly a huge magic barrier shrouded the city wall.
As the fourth round of artillery fired, it could only land on the barrier, which shook like ripples on the surface of the water, and then remained unharmed.
This also gave the artillery company commander the opportunity to set up, and they re-set up the disorganized artillery.
"Bang bang bang!"
As the artillery pieces were fired, everyone was staring at the shells.
I saw that the shells were shot out at a very fast speed, drawing a tall arc in mid-air, but as the distance increased, it also got lower and lower, lower and lower.
Finally, a few hundred meters in front of Demacia's army, there was a boom.
The scene was awkward for a moment.
With the launch of the second round of Noxus artillery, the same situation happened again.
The embarrassment began to prolong.
Kab: "."
He unconsciously clenched his fists, this damn cannon really couldn't shoot.
Not to mention that you can't shoot, it's at least a few hundred meters away from someone's real location!
The most embarrassing thing at the moment is that I'm afraid that Demacia's side is laughing badly.
"Stop!"
He ordered in a cold voice.
The artillery company commander gave him a helpless look of "Look, I didn't lie to you".
Kabu's face was gloomy, and he ordered in a cold voice: "Since you can't shoot so far, then shoot at close range, take your dispatch company, give me to approach the enemy, and then shoot hard!" ”
The artillery company commander was stunned for a moment, and then stopped.
Wouldn't this send them to their deaths?
"This is an order, for the sake of Great Noxus, you should unswervingly carry it out."
Kabu's expression and tone were very indifferent: "At the moment, only your artillery company can fight against Demacia's artillery, so you should do your best." ”
The artillery company commander knew that the end of disobedience was not easy, so he could only take the order: "Yes!" ”
So, the action unfolded quickly.
From the small door of Grovet, the artillery company rode in a chariot and quickly moved towards the battlefield, beginning to approach Demacia little by little.
Seeing this, Lu Qi narrowed his eyes and ordered: "Shoot them with ordinary artillery, concentrate your fire directly, and don't give them a chance." ”
"Yes!!"
In response, one after another prepared turrets began to fire at once.
The next moment, a rain of shells rained down on the indomitable artillery, and like a show, flames burst out everywhere.
At this time, at the behest of Omov, one by one the mages began to chant incantations, and magical energy permeated the night, enveloping the artillery company, helping them block the falling shells.
However, to no avail.
At this moment, the night was dyed a fiery red, although the barrier could withstand one artillery, ten cannons, but what about a hundred?
Compared to the magic turrets, the number of ordinary turrets is as high as 500.
Even if it is not fully used at the moment, the firepower coverage that can be formed is very terrifying.
Those barriers were annihilated in an instant, the artillery company had no chance to get close, and everything that advanced, whether it was a tank or a man, was blown to pieces.
On the city wall, the Noxian soldiers who saw this scene were silent, and some soldiers even had a trace of fear in their eyes.
It's the deepest, most direct feeling that comes from within.
They watched as the artillery was devoured.
This can be called a terrifying firepower covering, and for the first time, they clearly understand the strength of Demacia.
What if the firepower was aimed at the city walls?
The mages were hiding in a safe place, not within range.
However, by this time, Luqi had already figured out the range of the Noxian artillery.
"The range of their artillery should be only about a thousand meters, while our maximum range can reach 1,200 meters."
After roughly calculating, Lu Qi directly ordered: "Go forward three hundred meters!" Besiege! Blow the trumpet! ”
"Woo~~~~"
As the order was delivered, the hum of the horn also resounded in the night sky at this moment, which seemed to represent that Demacia was about to officially launch an attack.
The walls of Grovet are already in chaos, and everyone knows what they will face next.
Kabu clenched his fists even more, his forehead was bruised, and a pair of ruthless eyes stared at the opposite side.
He had never fought such a battle, and the two sides were fighting not with weapons, but with this kind of damn artillery.
The side with strong artillery strength almost controls the battle!
Damn it!!
If it is a cold weapon battle, Kabu, who is good at defense, has 10,000 ways to block Demacia's attack.
However, now Demacia won't even let him touch a single hair, and he is about to attack the city from such a distance.
When did the war become like this?
Kabu's eyes trembled constantly, and he still had a strong confidence in the afternoon, and he appeared in Demacia, and in less than twenty minutes, he was shattered.
Demir appeared beside Ka'b at this moment, watching him speak slowly as he was silent.
"Demacia should know that they have a longer range, if it is that level of firepower, how long do you think we can defend the city?"
"Is this what you experienced?"
Kabu finally understood at this moment why Demir, who was more famous and powerful than him, was so nervous in front of Demacia.
Nima's, this kind of artillery doesn't want to be bombarded like money, who can not be nervous?
Just after so many rounds of explosions, he felt like his ears were going to be deaf!
"Can we hold it?"
Kabu looked at Omov, the high-ranking mage from the Mage Academy.
Omov's face also lost the pride of the afternoon at this moment, and after seeing the fire of Demacia's artillery with his own eyes, his sense of superiority from the Academy of Magic was gone.
As a good mage, the magic he unleashes can also be as powerful as a cannonball.
But he couldn't, unleashing hundreds of the same magic at the same time.
Just like now, hundreds of shells, at the same time, exploded.
He shook his head and said in a deep voice, "We can't provide a barrier all the time, this consumes mana, and mana is not infinite. ”
Although the barrier can temporarily resist the onslaught of artillery, they consume the magic power in their bodies, and Demacia only consumes some resources.
The main thing is that they do not know how many more such shells there are in Demacia.
At this time, Ka'b finally remembered Demir's proposal in the afternoon.
In the face of such an enemy, how should the city be defended?
Sooner or later, the gates of the city will be blown open, and as long as they dare to defend them, what they are waiting for will inevitably be the unreasonable artillery bombardment of Demacia.
Even if they hid in the city and waited for Demacia to come in and start a war, it would be of no avail.
In this way, it is more of an act of sending people to death.
Demacia could have besieged the city and then used artillery to bombard the city in turn.
When the time comes, they will be real lambs to the slaughter.
Compared to these deaths, it seems that only Demir's proposal at this moment is feasible.
He looked around, and there were already many soldiers who showed a visible cowering, and they were not to blame.
Even Kabu, at this moment, looked at Demacia opposite, and his heart trembled a little.
That's it. The enemy they faced.
"I can't take it anymore!"
At this moment, a sharp angry cry rang out.
It's Kree.
He rolled over and rode on the back of Sgar, raised his long-handled weapon like a tomahawk, and held the gun he found out of nowhere in one hand, and there was a surging momentum burning all over his body: "They me off!" Charge with me, everybody! Crush them all! I'm going to slaughter them! ”
He was very annoyed by the bombing, and such a constrained situation made him even more annoyed.
When had he ever fought such an instigating battle?
Kree would rather charge to the death than suffer this kind of bird anger here!
He marched towards the city wall in a menacing manner, and many Noxian soldiers looked at each other, all of them abandoning the timidity in their eyes, making a decision, and following him.
Kree was indeed qualified to command the soldiers in the field.
Right now, Ka'b and Demir are also wearing helmets and weapons, and they are determined to go to war with Demacia head-on!
Under the city.
With a "boom", the huge city gate slowly opened.
Lu Qi led the army, and when he saw this scene, he squinted and looked over.
Behind the huge city gate of Grovet, a group of black-armored cavalry appeared, and there must be more soldiers behind them, like a huge ant nest.
And standing in front of everyone, the most conspicuous is a fierce yodeler.
His body seemed to be burning with flames, fluctuating with a red aura, constantly surging.
And this aura is constantly infecting every Noxian soldier behind him.
"Rush with me! Kill them!! ”
Cree let out a loud roar, and the Sgar below him suddenly sprang out, and sped up at an extremely fast speed.
"Kill !!"
Behind him, the black Noxian soldiers, as if they had drunk chicken blood, erupted into a deafening roar, followed behind Kree, and charged violently.
The speed was so fast that it seemed to have a buff on the whole, and the ground was constantly shaking because of it.
"Fire!"
Lu Qi showed no mercy and ordered in a cold voice.
He knew exactly what the enemy was thinking, but even so, he had to make them pay a terrible price in the charge.
"Aim for the short man at the front!"
Luki knew where the buffs on these Noxian soldiers came from, and pointed to Kree and ordered directly.
"Bang Bang Bang !!"
Suddenly, a flood of cannonballs fired, some of which were aimed at Kree.
Kree looked up to see the flying cannonballs, he had seen the power of these little black balls, and he knew that he couldn't harden steel.
However, with his powerful directness, he rode Sgar to dodge left and right, and he managed to shuttle out in a fierce explosion and fire.
Sensing that Sigar had slowed down and kept swallowing his saliva, he patted the old fellow and let out a crazy laugh: "Don't be afraid, Sigar, I'm here!" And I slaughter them all! Trust me, haven't we always had good luck!! ”
He knew that his timid fellow couldn't stand the fright, but he couldn't live without Sgar now.
Sgar also knew this, and even though her guts were about to be broken, she still rushed forward with her stubborn burden.
Countless Noxian soldiers were killed in his back, and at any moment they were consumed by the flames.
Walking through the explosion, Kereh became more and more brave, like a divine help, which made people suspect that he really had the blessing of good luck, and no matter how the shells exploded, they couldn't blow him up.
And the more brave he became, so did the Noxian soldiers behind him.
Everyone's state has been pulled to the top, following Keree, rushing forward bravely, not afraid of death.
The distance between the two sides is getting closer.
Lu Qi looked thoughtfully at Kree over there, and felt that this little man was really a bit difficult.
Every yodeler is a child of God, born with excellent luck, and he feels that it is not so simple to be able to rush out of this level of firepower coverage.
The trouble is that Kree alone can influence the state of all Noxians.
The better he is, the better the soldiers who charge with him.
It's even better than the buff provided by the horn that Luki signed into.
Luci took out his bow and arrows, then put them on the string and aimed at the charging Kree.
Without the slightest hesitation, he directly released the bowstring, and with a "whoosh", the arrow instantly flew out at a speed that was invisible to the naked eye.
His current Divine Tracking Arrow has reached LV8, which is extremely accurate and powerful.
However, at the moment when the arrow was fired, Kree seemed to notice it and swung the battle axe in his hand violently.
An arrow, in this way, was split in two as he charged, and flew past his sides.
"Soft arrows, if you want to shoot Lord Kereh, it's still 10,000 years early!"
Kree let out a roar of excitement.
Luki misses an arrow, so he aims at Sgar beneath Kree, and shoots another arrow.
Similarly, it was cut off by Kree's early detection of the swing of the axe.
"Whether it's me or Sgal, don't you want to hurt in the slightest!"
He shouted at the top of his voice again, completely unstoppable.
Seeing his brave appearance, the army behind him became a little more imposing!
It seems that a big war is inevitable after all!
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