Iron Powder and Spellcaster

[Kings' Castle]

[Western Suburbs]

"We're late." Woods Frank muttered to himself, holding his chin.

…

Looking at the semi-detached polygonal fortress rising from the ground on the western outskirts of the Fortress of the Kings, the second favorite among the people of the United Provinces, he unconsciously began to chew his nails.

Due to his outstanding performance in the Battle of Riverdale, Lieutenant Woods Frank received a special commendation and was promoted to the first level. He is now an honorable captain.

In fact, Geza Adonis originally planned to take advantage of this "everyone has his own merits" opportunity to promote Woods to two levels in a row and directly enter the school official's door.

But because of a certain guy who made greater contributions, he was only promoted one level.

Therefore, not only the commanders and combatants of Tiefeng County, but also the officers of Baishan, Leiqun, and Bianjiang counties were innocently affected. Except for those who died in battle, no one alive jumped multiple levels in a row.

No wonder there are rumors that someone only takes one step this time, which is actually a trick used by the four-man regiment to avoid an increase in military rank.

…

"Yes," Major Lozon Gyura on the side believed deeply. He wiped his "tears" and sighed, "If only we could have arrived a month ago."

…

Although the eyeball of Luosong's blind left eye has been removed, the wound has not completely healed.

After examining it, Father Carman said there was nothing he could do but wait for time to take effect.

Later, during the preparations for the New Land Freemen's Convention, Luo Song had been resting peacefully, and his eye injury improved.

But after getting on the horse again these days, his eye sockets began to frequently leak colorless liquid.

So Luo Song had to keep several handkerchiefs with him to wipe them anytime and anywhere.

Some Xilin citizens who don't know the truth still think that the major is a sentimental person. Otherwise, why would he shed tears easily?

…

"A month? I'm afraid it's more than that." Woods shook his head seriously. "If you ask me, we are at least thirty years late."

Luo Song was stunned for a moment and stopped wiping his tears. After a while, he realized that Woods was telling a joke and couldn't help but shudder.

"I was originally worried that you would be too anxious after seeing the craftsmanship of the Lian Province guy," Luo Song's eyes were a little complicated, "Since you are still thinking about joking, I am relieved."

"You're right. I was really anxious before today. I couldn't sleep or eat well every day. I was afraid that I would be late and give the enemy too much time to prepare and miss the opportunity to attack the city." Woods Frank sighed with a tired face. Take a breath.

The next second, he said with relief: "But now, my hanging heart has died, and the hope of entering the city easily has been completely shattered, so I am not anxious at all."

When Luo Song heard this, he couldn't help but frowned: "You mean, there is no other way but siege? The Lian Province guys did a good job digging the soil, but after all, they have few people, so can they only rely on siege? "

Woods burst out laughing and asked, "Are there just a lot of us?"

"There are more than those from the Federation, right?"

It is impossible to explain the intellectuals in the artillery department and the muscular sticks in the cavalry department.

But the explanation must be explained if it is not clear, so Woods Frank explained it as concisely as possible:

"You are right, in a battle on flat ground, we will definitely have a numerical advantage.

"But this is not how a siege is calculated. In theory, a siege requires more troops than a field battle.

“Because the besieging party must not only win a siege battle, but also win a field battle with the enemy reinforcements who come to relieve the siege.

"I don't know how many battles there are, but the besieging side won the siege but failed to win the relief, and ultimately failed."

When mentioning the siege, Woods's eyes sparkled, and he clapped his fingers in detail: "Marta, Vienna and Beldegrad - the glorious victories that the Oathbreakers achieved against the Saracens were all... This is how you win!”

Luo Song was greatly displeased when he heard his junior student use the puppet emperor's record as an example, but he did not argue with the nerd in the artillery department, he just snorted, "That's great, we don't have to worry about enemy reinforcements. "

No matter how dull Woods is, he understands that the senior is a little unhappy.

So he immediately stopped and tried to end the conversation: "Anyway... it's impossible to attack directly now, and it seems that the other party has no intention of surrendering. What to do, let's wait for General Gesa to come and let him decide."

"Wait a minute," Luo Song raised his eyebrows, completely unaware of his bullying behavior. "You haven't told me yet, why do you think the only option is to besiege?"

"This..." Woods Frank just wanted to end the conversation quickly. He turned his head and looked in the direction of the city wall, avoiding Lauzon's sight. He pointed at the turrets on the city wall with his hands and said hesitantly:

"Oh, don't think too much, I just think...even without the fortifications built by Minister Cornelis, the Castle of Kings is still a hard bone to crack...and the Minister is on this hard bone, There are a lot of nails... If we attack by force, the losses will be huge... So, I think, since we are not in a hurry, it is better to besiege slowly and kill less people..."

Woods spoke slower and slower, his brows furrowed tighter and tighter, his neck stretched higher and higher, and his eyes became more focused. In the end, he stopped talking at all and focused his attention on the island in the middle of the river upstream of the King's Castle.

From the position of Woods and Luo Song, Jiangxin Island in the distance is just a small blurry patch of color, with some almost invisible figures moving on it.

"Huh?" Woods turned his head to look at Losong, "Senior, that's Margit Island, right?"

"Where else could it be?" Losong asked in confusion.

Woods asked in surprise: "I remember there was only one convent on Margit Island?"

"Oh, you mean the fort!" Losong pointed at the newly appeared fortress on the island in the middle of the river with his whip, "It was newly built by the federals. It is said that the old summer palace was demolished to find stones..."

"I think there seems to be some movement on the island?" Woods put his hands together and put them in front of his eyes, trying to see more clearly, "Is it not finished yet?"

"It's not finished yet, it's still being repaired," Losong nodded nonchalantly in the surprised eyes of his junior.

Of course he understood what Woods was thinking, so he sneered, "I lost an eye, but I'm not completely blind. I also thought about sneaking up and snatching the fort while it's not finished..."

"But it's impossible," Losong sighed, "There's no boat, not even a piece of wood. Even the reeds by the river were burned by the federals, not even a hard straw stick was left for us."

Losong pointed behind him with his whip, "Not only on both sides of the Ten Arrow River, but also within 20 kilometers around the Kings Castle, there are now few mature trees. The small woods in my memory have all been burned and cut down by the federals..."

Losong sighed again, "Wait, I've sent people to find wood."

However, Woods Frank did not wait there, he waved his whip and rushed straight to the distant river island.

[Note: Andre and Woods are now both captains. I was confused when writing the last chapter of the negotiation and wrote major. I have corrected it]

[Sorry that today is short. I feel guilty. I am ambitious every time I have a day off. I want to

update a lot of things, but every time I have a day off, I have more things to do than on weekdays, and my attention is not as focused as on weekdays, Orz]