In the center of Burgundy, the powerful space circle can invoke the tremendous power stored in the space, something called the Staff of God...... However, with the disappearance of Edward, the weapon also lost its effectiveness, and although no part of the circle was damaged, it was completely unable to release any power, so after a few repairs, most people had lost interest in it, and only the elder Younger was still working tirelessly on it in his free time, trying to repair it.

The odds are pretty slim...... Sure enough, I still have to wait until the lord returns.

Young's resting place was in the mage tower, but now that the whole city was on alert, it was obviously inappropriate to go back to sleep, but fortunately, the turret built on the head of the city was spacious enough, and there were many rooms in the city wall for soldiers to rest, so he simply occupied one and found a bed to lie down.

But then he regretted it—

This fortress is completely constructed by the power of the stone element, and the bed is naturally made of stone, although it is covered with a layer of sheepskin or cowhide, it is still very hard, making the old mage wail every bone. And when people get older, they sleep a lot less, and it's not so easy to fall asleep.

But at this time, it was very inappropriate to go back, so he could only fall asleep slowly over and over, but in a daze, he suddenly heard someone shouting something. The little sleepiness that was left was driven away at once.

"Hell...... Are the enemy troops coming in? What are you shouting?" he looked up, and saw that there were no windows at all, so he had to get up and shout at the noise outside.

It's a pity that the High Mage's anger has not been met with any response. All he had to do was settle down and go out the door. Then he noticed that the passage was empty, and the shouts were all coming from the end of the passage—orders. Shout, the human voice mixed with some strange screams. Young's heart raced.

Luckily, there were no screams and metal crashes in the noise...... Apparently it wasn't breached anywhere.

"Mage, Master Master, the ...... of the Imperial" climbed a few flights of stairs to reach the exit of the passage, but Yang Ge walked out the door, and before he could look up to observe the surrounding situation, a person had already bumped into him.

"Calm down, you're going to be a mage, keep a clear head at all times!" Younger snorted.

Ryan, who came to him, was flushed. But after swallowing his saliva, he finally froze: "Your Excellency, the Imperial people have sent a large number of troops through the portal, the number is at least thirty thousand, and now a large number of gargoyles have been sent out, which have been deployed in the sky over Burgundy, the number is unknown, but it is estimated that there are more than a thousand, and we have already suffered casualties!"

"Thirty thousand, a thousand gargoyles?" Younger felt his temples bulge...... "Are you sure?"

"Unable to determine the exact number, they unleashed a large illusion on the camp. The level is not high, but the details are obscured, and judging from the array they have formed, the mages in charge of observation should not have much discrepancies. However, they soon moved and the queue was very loose. So I'm guessing it's probably mostly peasant soldiers used as auxiliaries. ”

Ryan's response made Yang Ge nod, although this aristocratic young master is not very qualified in magic, but at least he is smart and careful. Over time, it can be difficult to become an archmage. But to surpass yourself in achievements, it should not be a problem.

The Imperials, on the other hand, are not as easy to deal with as they might think.

At least 30,000 troops. Even if they were just farmers and other miscellaneous soldiers, it was already quite considerable, you must know that Burgundy had a large migration from various cities at the beginning, and it was only after the large-scale migration of cities that it gathered a population of more than 30,000. Besides, it was obviously impossible for the siege to be the kind of peasant with a wooden pole and spear. The kind of untrained people who are driven to charge on the battlefield are okay, and if they are used to siege the city, they will have no effect, and maybe they will collapse after a rain of arrows. As long as you are a soldier, you will not do such a stupid thing.

But if it weren't for the peasants, where did the Empire get this number of troops? Thirty thousand regular troops, even if recruited from all the cities of the entire new empire, would not be so simple for the local lords to give their private soldiers...... Could it be that this siege has been planned for a longer time than he thought?

But that's of course...... Although this siege seemed stupid to him, it could not all be fools after all. In particular, the siege operation could not be handled by some mages who stayed in the real room all day.

As he spoke, he walked up to the turret, and Yang noticed that the sky outside the turret had completely darkened, and the starlight was faintly visible in the wisps of thin clouds, while on the distant horizon, the Imperial camp emitted a subtle halo - a hazy cloud shrouded it, and the lights were dispersed into a layer of fluorescence, and even Young's arcane vision could only barely notice the flickering black shadow behind it.

He frowned, trying to say something, but was interrupted by a scream from the sky.

The lights on the city's head made a few hundred feet away disappear into darkness, but the old mage could see the humanoid black shadow in the sky—the human body had a sheep-like head, long hooked claws on its limbs, a pair of ten-foot-long wings waving on its pitch-black body, faintly glowing magical runes concentrated on its chest, and two crimson gems formed the eyes of these magical creatures.

"Pass the order, be on strict alert, and hide for me! But if anyone shouts indiscriminately, they will be punished for disturbing the morale of the army! Gargoyles are nothing but waste!"

Yang Ge stretched out his hand and pressed a sound-transmitting gem in the turret, letting his voice echo on the outer wall: "Golems that fly with wings, except for the dragon golems, are all wastes...... Shooting is allowed at each air defense tower, and I personally reward a gold coin for shooting down, no, a silver coin!

"Gargoyle...... Why is it simple?"

Ryan's eyes widened - gargoyles were clearly terrifying monsters in his memory, demon-like appearances, tireless strength, invulnerable stone bodies, and the ability to fly. It also has some resistance to magic, and some mage towers often use it as a warden. Even powerful fighters will have a headache when they come across them.

"Because this thing can also deal with some ordinary people, and deal with ordinary castles. This thing can be used to harass archers, but against us...... Hmph!" Yang Ge explained impatiently, "You know how to make a golem, right?

"Put the soul of an elemental into a golem and then give an energy core as power. Obsidian for ordinary gargoyles, and ......"

"That's right, that's why I said that golems that fly with wings are rubbish. Yang Ge said: "The body is made of stone, so it can't be made too big, otherwise it won't be able to fly, and it will fly." That pair of wings became a burden. The Dragon Golem is fine, it has a lot of attacks, but what about the Gargoyle?"

Ryan thought for a moment, and immediately nodded excitedly.

Gargoyles, however, lack a powerful attack - there is no other tactic than falling from the air to the ground and scratching with the claws on their limbs. But in this way, their thin and large wings came into the range of the attack, and if it was against infantry or archers who were only in armor, it might be okay, but ...... The city of Burgundy. There were no archers at all.

There were only repeating crossbows in anti-aircraft batteries.

"Boom! Knock!"

At this time, the sound of metal vibrating was already resounding on the city wall! The tremendous kinetic energy brought by the steel torsion spring pierced and tore the gargoyle's hard body like paper. Gargoyles that have had their core runes pierced, or torn off and nailed through their wings. In an instant, there were more than fifty!

What was originally noisy on the city walls soon turned into cheers.

The vibrating sound of metal passed through the cheers. Not intensive...... The repeating crossbow installed at the head of Burgundy is an improved breed based on the original vehicle supplies. Since they were used to shoot at the city walls, they increased their size to ensure range, and although this also slowed down their rate of fire, it made it more handy for those novices. And on the first and second two city walls, there are at least ten such repeating crossbows for each mile of length, and the crossfire will only be more dense!

The repeating crossbow is set up on a stand that can be rotated up and down, left and right, and the blessing of magic ensures that the heavy steel can move as nimly as a light crossbow, while the internal operator is automatically blessed with dark vision, and near each tower is a small fortress of mages, which can not only provide convenient support for magical fire, but also give the archer buff spells at any time.

Gargoyles are not slow to fly in the air. But for the archers who were blessed with the anticipation of the enemy's first opportunity, it was almost stationary, and they even shook their handles slowly, and the arrows let the steel arrows chisel into the bodies of those monsters without missing a shot. And the two hundred feet height of 'safety' in the perception of the commander of the gargoyle is powerless to protect them!

The steel crossbow arrows were a foot and a half long, and the arrows were cast into a long triangular shape, and a small amount of pure gold was added to the steel, and obsidian could not stop it at all, so in that terrifying sound, every breath seemed to have a gargoyle spinning in the air and falling down!

Gargoyles have a certain intelligence and can carry out more complex commands, but they are far slower than humans in perceiving danger, and they are given orders to 'fly from a safe distance and harass the opposing soldiers.' If you are attacked by magic, evacuate. But this seemingly unproblematic order has now brought them an almost devastating blow!

......

"Three-quarters of the gargoyles are broken?

Archmage Gaia didn't bless himself with the illusion spell anymore, but his voice at the moment almost topped the roof of the tent...... He glared at the pale, sweaty mage in front of him, and raised his finger almost to his nose, as if he was going to use a dissociation technique to turn the other party into dust!

"This ...... I don't dare......" The poor messenger trembled, almost unable to move: "There is no fluctuation of spells on their castle tower from beginning to end, and I don't know how it was lost...... You can only see what it looks like...... It seems to be ......"

His breathing was short, his head was dripping with cold sweat, and his tongue seemed to tremble, until a long time later, when he came to the conclusion: "It seems to have been hit by an ordinary arrow!" and this sentence seemed to drain the last strength of his body, and he sat on the ground with weak legs: "Master...... Don't kill me...... I, I just did what you ordered ......"

"Bastard!" Archmage Gaia's beard trembled. But in the end, he didn't have a seizure, just glared angrily at the hapless guy for a while. Then let out a long breath: "Get out!"

Without saying a word, he returned to his seat, lowering his gaze slightly. It seemed to be in meditation—but Tie Qing's face and rapid breathing undoubtedly betrayed his mood.

Although he doesn't have a deep understanding of warfare, he has been on the battlefield a few times as a mage...... Naturally, there was no hope of relying on gargoyles to take a city - it was just a small attack before the big war, and it was good enough to inflict some damage, and even some of the losses were calculated......

But how could it be the result of such a near-total annihilation! Or was it shot with a bow and arrow?

It's not a bird, it's a gargoyle!

Even the best bow and arrow could not penetrate its shell at a distance of eighty feet! Only a bulky crossbow could inflict damage on him, but the gargoyles he sent out this time were as many as three hundred, one-third of the total! Could it be that those Tunies had a brigade of more than 500 crossbowmen? But even if there were, gargoyles were not fixed targets! In the dark. How could it be so easy to be defeated? Could the mage regiment in that city have all prepared auxiliary spells that can bless these crossbow archers with all kinds of buff spells?

"Of course the bow and arrow are ridiculous......" Archmage Matthew shook his head, salvaging some words for his silent colleague, "Judging by the results of two tentative attacks, I think there is a large defensive circle of force field type in this city, which can unleash an effect similar to the City Breaker spell at a certain distance. Moreover, this effect can be freely concentrated or dispersed, and can defend a large area. ”

His gaze swept over all the people in the tent, but it was reaped in them. There is only silence.

This was the central command post of the battalion, and all the people who were eligible to sit there were the lords of the new empire, including the three dukes and their lieutenants. With nine noble marquis and viscounts, plus three archmages and two imperial electors, the entire tent was already slightly crowded...... Just for that scene. Obviously, no one is interested in expressing any opinions.

Everyone has a tacit understanding that they have hidden their opinions in their hearts.

Since Burgundy was able to produce a large amount of armor in a very short amount of time, it was not a strange problem that they were equipped with a large number of crossbows - so some kind of force field circle or something. It's an excuse to cover up defeat - it's ridiculous that a magical creature should be defeated by an ordinary weapon. But in essence, it is just the inevitable result of arrogance.

But this failure doesn't hurt either...... At the very least, hopefully the three old guys can be honest.

Three archmages who don't understand war and don't obey orders are simply a burden for a war. No, it's a disaster! Who knows how much their stupid decision will incur losses on their troops? And who will bear the responsibility? Even if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would certainly understand the problem and will not pursue it, the attrition of the soldiers will be quite painful for every nobleman with real power.

"Three masters, if there is such a ...... Well, how much impact will a force field array have on our offense tomorrow?"

The silence continued for a moment before Sukhoi asked.

For this defeat, he didn't have much to look at the excitement - although these gargoyles were the property of the archmage himself, after all, they were also made with the resources of the empire, and each of them was worth thousands of gold, and now the loss was so great, and the force of the empire was also severely weakened.

"The impact shouldn't be significant. Archmage Matthew replied, "As long as the plan goes smoothly, after a few hourglasses, we can rest in the city." Well, it's not too late, we must take a break in order to prepare for tomorrow's spells, and I hope you can do your best to do your duty and lay a solid foundation for our victory. ”

He stood up and nodded to everyone, and then the three archmages walked through an arbitrary door at the same time and left.

"For our victory?What did they dare to do besides losses?But if they win this time, won't all the credit go to them?" Looking at the disappearing light and shadow of the three old mages, Nicole standing behind Sukhoi finally couldn't help but sneer: "No wonder everyone wants to be a mage, this life is really smooth......"

"Nicole, don't talk nonsense. ”

The female knight's words caused a burst of suppressed laughter in the tent, but Sukhoi only frowned, and then nodded to several nobles: "We will also prepare for the siege tomorrow." I will take my leave, Excellencies......"

"What do you really want to do the same way they do?"

As the main force of the attack, the tent of the Scarlet Knight was arranged in the center of the camp, not far from the command tent, but when approaching, some faint noisy sounds still made the female knight raise her head in one direction - the light of the portal flashed in that direction, and the night sky was also reflected in a dark red, and the wind was mixed with subtle shouts, shouts, and some sounds similar to the howls of wild beasts. Her expression changed slightly: "Isn't it too cruel? they're not soldiers, they're just ......"

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