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Volume 13 The Increasing Truth Volume 35 The New Era Chapter 2 Night Attack on the Artillery Formation

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    The words just now were spoken by Bryce.  As a frontline commander during the day, he knew very well that behind the seemingly indifferent outcome, the coalition forces were actually in a disadvantageous situation.  Raymond nodded: "The strength of Dirk's army is twice that of ours. If it continues like this, it will be very detrimental to us." "Then will it be transferred to the fortress defense?" Hillness asked.  Hermi shook his head and said: "No, this is tantamount to showing weakness to the enemy. We currently still have sufficient troops to fight outside the fortress, so there is no need to retreat in a hurry." Bryce agreed: "I agree with what Hermi said.  If we retreat to the fortress after only one day of fighting, it will only let the enemy know that we are weak in fighting and will also damage our own morale." With that, he said to Raymond: "Lord Raymond, please let me continue to lead the army.  Let's fight outside. I will definitely find a chance to defeat the enemy tomorrow." Raymond said, "Don't worry, I haven't planned to retreat into the fortress yet. However, the Dilk army is extremely powerful and we can't fight against the enemy like this again.  It's gone." "Boss, just use that cannon to blast him." Harlot yelled, "Today I saw Fiddy being surrounded by enemies, but we could only provide those things. I was really worried.  "His words also represent the aspirations of many people. Almost everyone here hopes that Raymond will use the cannon. Bryce also said: "Sir Raymond, why don't you use it tomorrow, as long as you can create an opportunity for me?  I promise to make the enemy suffer a big loss." "No." Raymond still firmly rejected their request.  "Today Leonard deliberately placed his assault troops outside the fortress just to test the strength of the cannon. I won't let him get his way." Seeing what Raymond said, everyone had no choice but to give up.  After discussing some details of tomorrow's battle, they ended the meeting.  ***************************************************  **************** The next day, the sun rose with the sound of the war horn.  To support Bryce.  This time, Raymond divided the troops outside the fortress into two parts, led by Bryce and Hermi respectively. These were also the two most capable commanders in his hands.  As for the Dirk Army, the attack was still on track.  Before he could figure out the reality of the cannon, Leonard still chose a very cautious attack method, showing a commanding style completely different from his personality.  On the walls of the fortress.  Raymond watched as a Dirk army composed of various colors left the camp and advanced towards the fortress, while the enemy army stayed behind with their flags and armor clearly visible, leaving no opportunity for them to take advantage of.  He couldn't help but sigh: "It seems that today will be another indeterminate battle." Things developed just as he expected. In the subsequent battles, the Dirk Army never used large forces, but relied on  Due to the numerical advantage, only about 5,000 troops were sent to attack in turn at a time.  Raymond's wish to use a cannon to give the enemy a "shock attack" came to nothing.  However, Leonard's caution also limited the attack power of Dirk's army. Although the coalition forces were small in number, they only had to face 5,000 people at a time, and with the support of the fortress behind them, they were not at a disadvantage.  In this way, the opportunity Bryce was looking for to defeat the enemy never appeared, and the day passed like this.  Same as the day before, the next afternoon.  Both sides cleared the battlefield and recovered the bodies of their dead soldiers and the wounded.  They returned to the base camp respectively, ending the day's battle.  Then it was the same on the third day, and it was still the same on the fourth day During these four days, Leonard tried every means, but was still unable to induce Raymond to use the cannon; similarly, Raymond tried every means.  Nor can Leonard attack with all his strength.  In addition, the commanders of both sides were good enough, and they never gave the other side an opportunity to take advantage of them at the tactical level.  In this way, the war situation inevitably developed in a direction that neither of them wanted to see, which was a meaningless war of attrition.  Raymond was unwilling to fight a war of attrition because the coalition forces had very few troops.  Can't afford such losses.  Leonard is also unwilling to fight a war of attrition because he has just pacified the country and does not want to consume all his elite troops in this battle.  So, both of them decided to find other ways.  On the evening of the fourth day, the battle once again ended without any suspense.  On the city wall, Raymond looked in the direction of the Dilk military camp, and in the military camp, Leonard also looked at the pass in the distance.  "What an old fox." The two of them said this sentence in unison.  ***************************************************  **************** On the night of the fourth day, the Seal of the Giants fortress wall.  This night?The first few days were no different. After both sides withdrew their troops, the fighting stopped at night.  In the valley behind the fortress, the coalition camp was still brightly lit, but compared to the previous few days, the soldiers were singing and laughing less, and the scale of the wounded camp had expanded a lot.  The doctors and chaplains who accompanied the army were busy all night and still could not take care of every wounded person.  Some wounded soldiers couldn't bear the pain and screamed loudly. The screams echoed in the night sky, sending chills down the spine.  Who can guarantee that the person who will scream tomorrow night will be one of them, not to mention there are many companions who have no chance to speak out The soldiers on the city wall still faithfully stick to their posts and monitor the movements of the enemy.  , beside them were huge artillery pieces covered with cloth.  These new weapons that many people had high hopes for have not even taken off the outer cloth in the past four days.  The wilderness outside the fortress is still shrouded in darkness.  After four days of fierce fighting on that land, blood had soaked every inch of the soil.  Although the battlefield was cleaned every day, as the night wind roared, the soldiers guarding seemed to still be able to hear the faint screams in the wind.  There were torches burning on the city wall, illuminating the scene more than ten meters outside the fortress, but beyond that, there was a deep darkness as thick as ink.  "Huh" In such a cold night, a guard couldn't help but yawned.  ¡°Concentrate and cheer up!¡± the captain on the side immediately scolded.  The guard was shocked.  He quickly straightened up and looked outside with wide eyes, although he couldn't see anything.  At this moment, there was a sudden rustling sound in the dark wilderness, as if something was moving in the darkness.  These days, things like this always happen.  Some brave guards tried to find out, but in the end they found nothing.  So they guessed that it was probably a beast attracted by the smell of blood.  But tonight, the sound sounded particularly frequently, which made people feel irritable.  A few guards couldn't stand it anymore. They looked at each other, and two of them picked up the torches beside them and threw them into the wilderness.  The torch swirled, drawing an arc in the air.  The fire melted the darkness wherever it passed, slightly illuminating the surrounding scene.  However, just when the two torches were about to fall to the ground, the flames flickered and suddenly went out at the same time.  In an instant, the weak light source disappeared, and the wilderness fell into deep darkness again. Only the faint sound of two torches falling to the ground was heard.  This situation is really weird. The torches used by the army are well made.  The burning power is very strong, and it is not easy to extinguish even in strong winds.  However, the wind is not strong tonight.  Those two torches were extinguished before they even touched the ground. It was absolutely abnormal.  The two guards looked puzzled. They each took a torch and leaned forward to look outside.  However, except for the more than ten meters illuminated by the fire, nothing else could be seen.  "What are you doing?" At this time, the captain patrolling the city wall came over.  Seeing this, he couldn't help but shouted sharply.  The two of them quickly retreated, but they didn't know how to answer. They couldn't say that because two torches were extinguished, they suspected something was going on.  Just when the two were hesitating and the captain was furious.  Suddenly, a strange wind blew up the city wall.  A loud whine was heard, and everyone's ears were instantly filled with the sound of wind, followed by a strong wind. All the torches on the city wall dimmed and then suddenly went out.  At the moment when the torches were extinguished, the two guards suddenly saw a group of mysterious people dressed in black running towards the fortress from the wilderness, and at the same time dozens of black shadows came towards them against the wind.  Poof!  Almost in no particular order, the two guards were hit by several arrows and fell to the sky without even making a sound.  And just as they landed, the entire city wall fell into darkness.  ¡°Then, all that was left in the darkness was the whistling of arrows flying by, and the muffled hum of the guards being hit by arrows.  Being suddenly in darkness, unable to see anything, and being attacked, the wall immediately became chaotic.  ¡°I don¡¯t know how many people were hit by arrows in the darkness, and the rest instinctively crouched down and hid behind the walls.  They couldn't see anything, they could only hear arrows flying above their heads. The guards were so panicked that they almost forgot where they were, let alone sounded the alarm.  This extreme confusion lasted for a full minute, and finally someone realized that they were being attacked by an enemy.  The captain of the guard gritted his teeth, stood up suddenly, took off the horn he carried with him, and was about to blow it to warn his own troops in the valley.  At this moment, he suddenly felt someone coming behind him.  Thinking it was a guard who had also woken up, the captain ignored him and picked up the horn to blow.  Unexpectedly, suddenly, he felt a coldness in his throat,The familiar cold breath of steel touched his skin.  The captain was shocked, but before he could react, the coolness touched his neck, and then he heard a soft swish sound.  That was the sound of blood spurting out rapidly, and the captain felt that his life force was leaving his body. His whole body was limp, and his eyes were helplessly looking at the brightly lit camp in the valley, but he could no longer make any movement.  As his eyes lost focus, he fell to the ground.  After killing the captain, a man with his head and face wrapped in black cloth emerged. He silently glanced at the coalition camp in the valley, his eyes glowing as cold as a night wolf, and then disappeared into the darkness again.  In the valley, tired coalition soldiers were settling into their tents to rest one after another, military doctors were still busy rescuing the wounded, and soldiers on night patrol were patrolling between the various camps in an orderly manner. No one noticed the changes on the fortress.  ***************************************************  **************** Looking back at the fortress, it was now in complete chaos.  The enemy who made a surprise attack at night took advantage of the one-minute confusion of the previous guards and used their claws to climb up the wall.  Under the cover of darkness, they launched a ruthless campaign against the remaining soldiers.  Any guard who tried to raise the alarm would be their first target.  At this time.  One hook after another was placed on the top of the wall, and the following enemy troops were climbing up quickly.  Just looking at their flexible skills and ability to move freely in the dark, one can tell that all those who came this time were elite scouts from Dilk's army.  "In the darkness where we couldn't see anything, the death screams of our companions kept coming from all around.  The guards huddled under the wall, their eyes wide open in fear.  But I couldn't see anything, it was like being in hell.  Finally, one of the guards couldn't bear it anymore. He stood up desperately and rushed to the side facing the valley.  Whether it was because the enemy had no time to care or because he was lucky, the guard was not hindered in any way.  Rushing to the city wall, the guard shouted hoarsely into the valley: "Enemy attack!!" The sound echoed throughout the city wall, clearly exposing the guard's position.  But at this time, he didn't care so much anymore. The guard just kept shouting: "Enemy attack! Enemy attack!!" But the strange thing was.  They were obviously not far apart, and it was night, but there was no movement at the military camp in the valley.  I saw people in the camp still minding their own business coming in and out, as if they hadn't heard anything.  The guard could hardly believe his eyes. He knew very well how loud his voice was. How could the people in the camp not react?  "Haha, I didn't expect that something really slipped through the net. Fortunately, I set up the 'soundproof barrier' in time." At this moment.  A voice came from behind.  The guard turned pale with fright, quickly drew his sword and turned around.  But he just turned around.  There was a flash of strong wind in the darkness, and his throat was instantly cut open.  Blood spurted out from his throat. The guard stared in disbelief and fell to the ground.  Until he died, he still couldn't believe why his voice was not heard.  At this time.  Several people walked out of the darkness.  With the faint light in the sky, it was barely possible to see clearly that it was a man wearing a magic robe, and behind him were several people dressed as scouts.  If there are people who are often around Leonard, they will recognize that this man is one of Leonard's staff.  The magician Haromon.  In order to guard against Raymond¡¯s secret weapon, Leonard brought some magicians just in case, but unexpectedly they came in handy in tonight¡¯s attack.  So, what is the other party¡¯s purpose?  Haromon walked to the city wall and took a look. Seeing that the coalition forces in the valley were not alarmed, he nodded with satisfaction.  At this time, several guards rushed out one after another without fear of death, shouting or blowing horns, trying to warn their companions in the valley.  But, without exception, it has no effect. People in the valley seem to be unable to hear the sound coming from here at all.  It seemed that Haromon's so-called "soundproof barrier" was at work.  "Okay, we don't have much time, let's take a look at what the enemy is desperately trying to keep secret." Haromon said this and walked towards the cannons wrapped heavily in cloth on the city wall.  ***************************************************  **************** "Then, let's change our strategy from tomorrow on. Everyone has worked hard, let's go back and rest." In the big tent, Raymond said this, ending the night's work  Meeting.  Afterwards, Bryce and other generals who participated in the military meeting left the tent and prepared to return to their respective camps to rest.  They were all tired, and no one noticed the dark fortress wall.  At this moment, Aishita suddenly stopped.  "What's wrong?" Noticing her strangeness, Sheerness asked strangely.   Aishita frowned slightly and slowly turned her neck, as if searching for something in the air.  After a while, she said hesitantly: "I feel that the flow of magic elements is a little abnormal." "Magic elements?" Everyone was a little stunned.  Magic elements are the basis of magic. Any magic is achieved by using magic elements. If the magic elements in the air fluctuate, it means someone is using magic.  Elves are very sensitive to the fluctuations of magic power. Unlike Sirness, Aishita grew up in the forest and is particularly sensitive to this aspect. If she said so, she would basically not be wrong.  However, everyone is in their own military camp, and everything is peaceful. Where are the traces of magic?  "Is there a priest using healing skills to treat the wounded in the wounded barracks?" Hermi guessed.  This is the only reasonable explanation at present.  Aishita shook her head: "No. The fluctuations I felt were much larger." Hillness coughed lightly: "Aishita, can you feel the specific location?" Aishita still shook her head: "No,  I only know that this wave is near us, and it should be a very powerful magic." Everyone was a little embarrassed. They couldn't ignore Aishita's perception, but it was obviously something.  You can't mobilize the entire military camp to search because of her words, and it's still late at night.  Everyone was in trouble, Harold was yawning boredly on the sidelines. He had no interest in magic or anything. At this time, he just wanted to go back to sleep quickly.  "It's just that everyone is here, and he is embarrassed to escape alone.  In desperation, Harold had no choice but to look around constantly, trying to make Ashita understand: I am very tired.  Just let me go.  At this moment, his eyes suddenly glanced at the wall of the pass, and he couldn't help but exclaimed: "Hey, those guys on the night watch are too lazy, why do they only light so many torches." On the wall of the fortress, the invading Dilk  The scouts had eliminated the Union soldiers on guard duty and were relighting the extinguished torches, trying to avoid arousing suspicion.  Just then.  Harold saw it.  "What?" Feidi turned his head and looked around after hearing this, but he obviously didn't care very much: "Aren't they lighting a fire?" At this time.  Following the actions of Scout Dilk, the torches were lit one after another, and the light gradually returned to the city wall.  Raymond and others¡¯ attention was focused on the magic wave that Aishita mentioned. No one paid attention to what was going on there, and they were about to ignore it.  At this time, Harold was seen muttering to himself in confusion: "Strange. I remember there were not so few torches a few days ago. What are those guys doing?" "Harlot, what are you talking about?" Lei  Meng was in trouble, but Harold was muttering to the side. He scolded impatiently: "If you want to sleep, go to sleep by yourself." Harold seemed to be granted amnesty.  I quickly got ready to go to bed.  After walking a few steps, he felt that he should explain to Raymond, lest the boss think that he was a simple slacker.  He then said: "Boss, the situation over the pass was a bit weird just now. Those guys extinguished a lot of torches at some point and were busy relighting them." "It's not necessary to be so careless. I think you should send someone to take care of it."  Teach them a lesson." Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Raymond and others all looked at each other, and then turned to look at the wall of the pass.  All the torches on the city wall have been lit, and the light envelopes the top of the wall, and nothing unusual can be seen.  However, Bast closed her eyes and listened for a moment, and then said to Raymond: "Young Master, you can't hear the sound of the wind blowing from over there at all." "Magic fluctuations" Aishita also found the right direction: "  It's over there." Before she finished speaking, Bast rushed out with a swish and rushed towards the pass, shouting at the same time: "Scout camp, come with me!" At the same time, Sheerness,  Bryce and others also ran that way.  Harlot was the only one who stood there, completely confused.  "Boss, boss, what happened?" Raymond patted him on the shoulder dumbfounded: "Youare really a blessed general." "Come with me quickly!" With that, Raymond also said to him  Run towards the pass.  Harold was stunned for a moment and quickly followed.  General Fu, are you talking about me?  ¡°Ahahahaha, boss, you finally discovered my value.  Harold looked up to the sky and laughed, feeling high-spirited, but unexpectedly he tripped and fell down, chewing mud.  "Ah, bah, bah, bah, it's an accident. It's just an accident." He got up in embarrassment and looked around to make sure there was nothing wrong.?Attention, and then I quickly chased after him.  ***************************************************  **************** "Is this what the enemy has been hiding?" At the pass, Scout Dilk had cleared the top of the wall, and the bodies of the coalition guards were piled aside.  , the torches were all relit, and nothing unusual could be seen from a distance.  Then, they lifted the cloth covering a cannon, revealing its true appearance.  However, seeing the weird appearance of the cannon still surprised everyone.  "Lord Haromon, what exactly is this thing?" A scout stretched out his finger and knocked on the cannon body, making a thumping sound.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!
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