573 Fall of Xilin
Inside and outside the city of Xilin County, the shouting and killing stopped.
Whether it is the besieging side or the defender of the city, it is inevitable to lose their minds for a moment.
A series of explosions that were activated almost at the same time, a surging fire magic, and a magic array that ran out of oil......
The western section of the northern city wall was blasted out of a gap. Moreover, it is a total collapse caused from the bottom, and there is no possibility of repairing it under the noses of the enemy army who are eyeing it.
Rubble was scattered everywhere, and there were even stones, flying miles away. The soldiers who were originally defending on the city wall were instantly gone. Fortunately, there were not many of them, and the defenders were not injured, but anyone with a discerning eye knew that Xilin County could no longer hold it.
On the main attack point, the Snowton West Route Army, which had greatly boosted morale, attacked hard again. The defenders waved their swords numbly, at least here they had the advantage of the walls. Soon, the defenders succeeded in pushing the attackers back, but the frustration and even despair quickly spread through the crowd. The soldiers frequently turned back to see what instructions their commander had given them, but they were greeted by the same dejected expression.
Qingyue's horn sounded, and an army set off from the west side of Snowton's main formation, pounced like a tiger on the breached gap. The banner of the fire-patterned violet, hunting and flying in the wind.
The outer city wall, which was originally close to 20 meters, is now only a few meters high, and the lack of defense cannot hinder their progress at all. On the walls on both sides, the defenders who reacted began to throw stones and arrows.
Dios let out a long roar and jumped first into the messy ruins. The surging "Purgatory Barrier" was like a fiery snake wrapped around its body, and no one was the commander of the Xilin City Reserve that tried in vain to plug the gap. After a short battle, the soldiers of the mercenary group drove straight into the interior of the remaining half of the city walls.
Snowton West Route Army. Command platform.
When the explosion occurred, Albert subconsciously swallowed what he wanted to say, staring at this incredible scene in a daze.
Among the people of the platform, King Nacini was the first to react. Although he had been mentally prepared, there was also an irrepressible excitement at this time, and he saw that Albert was still in a daze. Immediately reminded, "General, why don't you take advantage of the victory to pursue?"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" the commander of the Western Route Army had mixed feelings in his heart, but the most important thing now was to take the opportunity to expand the results of the battle. He turned, grabbed the talisman without hesitation, and issued a series of orders, "Fifth Legion." Continuing to maintain the offensive, the elite of the Fourth Legion, with the headquarters of Count Allegri, attacked the gap in the city wall, controlled the towers on both sides, and the elite of the Seventh Legion, after entering the city, raided the northwest corner tower and destroyed its defending machinery...... The 4th and 7th Army Corps feinted and closed the southern gate. Outflank the enemy's retreat!"
As the third-ranking general in the military's ranking, Ebert was thoughtful. The army was well disposed, and the herald departed to convey his orders to the major legions.
"Ladies and gentlemen, press on the whole army and break the city today!" he finally turned to the platform. Officers who served in the reserve or who did not have a combat mission today, gave the order in a loud voice. There was no doubt that he was going to finish his job.
Soon, there were only a handful of people left on the podium. watched as the armies marched out of the camp and flocked to the county town of Xilin. Albert couldn't help but shake his head and sighed, "I can't think of it, I can't think of it......"
"What does the general think, Count Allegri?" said King Nacini with a loud laugh.
"The last general has no eyes," Ebert frankly admitted, "and with his help, I am sure that within a week I will be able to capture the whole of Xilin...... But, may I ask you, what is this, so powerful?"
"It's said to be some kind of one-time enchantment," King Nacini didn't know much about it, and he explained casually, as if a big stone had gone between his eyebrows, "There is this, those small cities outside the county town, but the earth chicken and tile dog, it can be broken in the near future!"
"Ian is dead!" Ebert echoed exaggeratedly, "Count Allegri, it is a great deal to make up for the last weakness of my Snowton Iron Knight. As a powerful figure in Snowton's military, he naturally knew what that meant.
"Go, General," said King Nacini, pacing back and forth on the platform, finally holding back his excitement, and smiling, "come with me." ”
Before King Nacini, Allegri had already set foot on the battlefield.
He led the rear of the mercenary group and followed Dios to attack. Since sooner or later we will fall into the whirlpool of war, it is better to take the initiative to taste this qiē.
Sheryl was terrified to the side, his right hand holding his sword, and his joints were a little white. No one asked him to go along, but the young magic apprentice insisted on doing so. The other day, when Allegri joked that he was the first commander of the "Vulcan's Fury", perhaps no one took these words to heart. But after witnessing the scene of the city exploding, Sherrill keenly discovered the value and the direction of his efforts.
"For the first time?" Allegri rode forward, holding a wooden staff. It was the reward given to him by King Nacini at the "Victory Day Celebration".
"Yes, Master. Sherrill tried to bow down in reply, but the heavy armor prevented him.
"Just get used to it. Allegri smiled and nodded, and began to chant loudly, not wearing armor to avoid disturbing the magic. Several heavily armed knights with shields in their hands cautiously stood aside.
Following the road opened by the troops in front, they stormed the outer city of Xilin. The armies of both sides were scuffled, smoke billowing and stumps everywhere.
In a sturdy building, the soldiers of Xilin are putting up a stubborn resistance. It was a garrison fortress between the inner and outer cities, with three floors and a height of twelve meters. Arrows continued to shoot out of the battlements, and the soldiers of the mercenary group fell like wheat.
Sherrill suddenly felt the heat rolling around him. When Allegri finished chanting, his staff was raised and pointed to the battlements a hundred and ten paces away.
After a few breaths, wisps of smoke kept coming out of the arrow holes of the three-story battlement. It was as if the entire fortress had been burned on fire.
Soon, the arrows stopped shooting, and the soldiers of the mercenary group attacked it, and the archers on the third floor were all burned by the flames and were rolling on the floor with scars.
"Let's go. Allegri did not look at it, but turned his horse's head and went in the other direction. As the caster of the spell, of course he knew what the situation was like.
"Allegri!" the voice behind him sounded, and as soon as he felt that the voice was a little familiar, King Nacini stopped and said with a smile, "We will not get drunk at the celebration banquet tonight. ”
... (To be continued......)
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