Iron Powder and Spellcaster

"Damn it!" Facing the polygonal fortress outside the west city of the Fortress of the Kings, Gesa Adonis expressed the same feeling as his subordinates, "After all, we are still late!"

Brigadier General Skull Meklen next to him said nothing.

Captain Woods, who accompanied the two generals to the front line for inspection, was obviously not good at reading people's expressions and was still concentrating on explaining the terrain:

"... The new city area on the west bank originally had only city walls but no moat. But you see, the city walls are now basically surrounded by trenches and rammed earth walls.

"If I guess correctly, there should be a breast wall behind this rammed earth wall, just at the foot of the city wall-because that's what we taught in school."

Woods' expression was a little bitter: "There may even be a trench, because I calculated that with the volume of this rammed earth wall, it is far from enough to take soil from the trench in front."

"Why do you still have to guess?" Gesa frowned and said unhappily, "Send a few people to take a look at night, and you will know everything, right? "

Woods shrank his neck and dared not speak.

Seeing this, Losong sighed in his heart and took the initiative to defend his junior: "This kind of reconnaissance may result in casualties. We dare not make a decision without you and General Skull."

Hearing Losong's words, Geisa became even more displeased and his tone became stern, "Why dare not make a decision? ! You are a colonel! Don't you know what it means to be independent?"

Now, Losong dared not say a word.

"Forget it, Adonis," Skull Meklen, who had been silent, could not bear to see his old subordinates being scolded in public, and spoke to smooth things over, "They have just become majors and captains. Before, they only had to obey orders, but now they have to make decisions, and it is normal for them to be scared. "

Skull opened his mouth, and Geisa took the opportunity to back off. He crossed his arms, glared at Woods Frank, and stopped talking.

In fact, Geisa knew that this matter was not a big deal, and there was no need to scold Woods and Loson.

But he really had a rage in his heart that he had nowhere to vent. If he met them, it would be the bad luck of the major and the captain.

"You two, remember this in the future," Skull cleared his throat, raised the invisible board, and gently hit Loson and Woods on the buttocks, "Don't always think about doing the 'right' thing. You are soldiers. The most important thing is to do things that 'can win victory'. Don't always wait for others to give you orders..."

As he spoke, Skull suddenly realized that it seemed more appropriate to tell his warning to himself, so he coughed lightly and changed the subject: "Captain Woods, please continue your report."

"Report?" Woods woke up, "Oh! Report! Where were we talking about... By the way, the fortress, the fortress. "

Woods swallowed his saliva and pointed to both ends of the city wall: "In addition to the main fort in front of the city gate, Minister Cornelius also built a secondary fort at the water gate and the river bank. And extended the bastion from the city wall as a supplement.

"These days I selected a few points outside the new city and made a field investigation. I confirmed that no matter which attack route, it is within the range of the artillery in the city-Minister Cornelius not only cleared the firing range, but also changed the original terrain in some directions."

"The defense of the main fort is particularly terrifying," Woods pointed to the area in front of the fortress, "Did you see the color of the soil around the main fortress? It's all new soil. The surroundings of the main fortress seem to be flat, but in fact they are all gentle slopes. As long as you walk up, you will face the shooting line of the hidden wall, the triangular fortress and the main fortress."

Woods bit his lip and gritted his teeth to give a conclusion: "I am very sure that it is the killing zone designed by Minister Cornelius. Therefore, under no circumstances do I recommend storming that fortress."

The atmosphere today was a bit unnatural. The officers present were cautious, fearing that they would offend General Geza.

As soon as Captain Woods said this, the atmosphere became even more tense. The other officers accompanying the inspection were all silent and did not dare to make any noise.

"[Platu swear words]," it was still Gaisa Adonis himself who broke the silence first. He gritted his teeth and said hatefully, "These bastards in the Federation Province, after so many years, still only know this set of bastard swordsmanship! From the front of the mountain to Plato, it has always been this trick, and they are not ashamed! [Platu swear words]!"

The officers present looked at each other, not knowing how to respond.

However, after Gaisa cursed, he suddenly laughed again.

He turned to look at his subordinates and said sincerely: "But we have to admit that their bastard swordsmanship is really good... Cornelius, the bastard, did a great job and gave us a difficult problem."

Seeing the free and easy smile on someone's face, the officers present were relieved-to be honest, this is the Gaisa Adonis they are familiar with.

The irritable general who had made everyone tremble with fear before really exhausted everyone.

Geisa touched his bald scalp and asked, "Has the letter of persuasion been sent in?"

"It has been sent in," Loson replied quickly.

"What's the response?" Geisa looked at Loson.

Loson looked embarrassed, "Minister Cornelius has not replied yet."

"I'm not asking about Cornelius - that guy is a stone in the toilet of the oath-breakers, smelly and hard, and he still thinks he is superior to others," Geisa asked with a smile, "I'm asking about the reaction of other people in your city. Isn't there anyone who secretly lowered down the city wall to show his loyalty?"

"Well... no 'insider' has contacted us yet," Luo Song thought for a moment and joked, "So if you ask me, there must be another trench behind that rammed earth wall."

Gesa laughed, and the officers present also laughed.

Seeing the atmosphere gradually eased, Woods Frank saw the opportunity, plucked up his courage, and interrupted: "In fact... Minister Cornelius could have done a better job."

Gesa's smile froze on his face, his eyebrows rose a little bit, and everyone's heart rose to their throats again.

Woods also became the focus of attention all of a sudden, which made him very uncomfortable.

"Explain," Gaisa stared at his old subordinate, "Captain."

"Yes!" Woods saluted subconsciously and gestured with his hands and feet. "Judging from the direction and depth of the trenches, Minister Cornelius should have a plan to introduce the water of the Ten Arrow River into the trenches. After all, trenches are generally used in front of the mountains, so it is not surprising that the minister wants to copy the experience of the Federation.

"However, it may be because they did not arrange the construction period well, and it is more likely that we launched the offensive earlier than they expected."

Woods secretly glanced at Senior Losong who had just spoken for him, "The harassment of our light cavalry also slowed down their progress... In short, the trenches on the west bank have not been completed, at least there is still a certain distance from the ideal state."

Gaisa laughed dumbly, "Why, Captain? You want to say that we are not too late?"

"Compared to yesterday, it's late," Woods mustered up his courage and said loudly, "But compared to tomorrow, it's not too late!"

Gaisa stared, "You kid, are you here to teach me a lesson? Just say it!"

Facing the gaze of everyone present, Woods made up his mind and answered loudly, "I suggest that we launch an attack immediately!"

Skool Meklen couldn't help but frowned and asked in a deep voice: "Captain, do you know that there is only one battalion on the front line now... Oh, no, a battalion. The main force is still behind, and most importantly, the artillery is not in place. Do you want a battalion of light infantry to launch a siege alone?"

Woods was a little overwhelmed and whispered back: "We are not ready, but the enemy is not ready either."

Skool glanced at the trenches and earth walls outside the walls of the new city, "I don't think this is unprepared."

"Minister Cornelius is well prepared on the west coast," Woods paused and said heavily, "but only on the west coast. "

Most of the officers present immediately understood what Captain Woods meant, especially the two generals.

Gesa stroked the broken scar on his left face and questioned: "But the walls of the old city are much stronger than the walls on the west bank. The stones used are not of the same grade. And there is a moat over there."

"Yes, the walls of the old city have been added for hundreds of years. They are higher, thicker, and stronger, and there is also a moat. The walls of the new city cannot be compared with them at all," Woods first affirmed his old superior's statement, and then changed the subject, "Minister Cornelius thought so too! So he mainly invested the resources at hand in strengthening the west bank."

Captain Woods spoke more and more fluently: "I think that instead of gnawing at the trenches and artillery forts on the west bank, it is better to go to the other side and deal with the old walls and moats."

"Did Cornelius not build fortifications on the east bank? "Skull asked sharply.

"There should be a star-shaped fortress planned, but now there is only a prototype," Woods looked a little frustrated, "It's still under construction."

"Still under construction?" Geisa looked at Losong Gyula in shock and anger.

"My subordinates are incompetent," Losong bowed helplessly to apologize, "The bridge 30 kilometers upstream was blown up by people sent by Minister Cornelius..."

"Not only the fixed bridge, but also the materials for the floating bridge were searched or destroyed by the minister," Woods also echoed, scratching his head, "We are trying to find a solution to this problem. "

Gesa looked down at the charred land under his horse's hooves. The small mound where the new army officers were now was once a small forest. After being burned and cut down, it was cleaner than his head.

In the harvested fields outside the city, the windbreaks that farmers had planted on both sides of the roads and between the fields to demarcate the boundaries had also disappeared.

Looking around, he felt that the area around the Kings' Castle was particularly desolate, with only an isolated city, which was even more desolate than the Hed Prairie.

Gesa sighed and did not blame Loson and Woods.

"Captain, there is no bridge," Skull did not believe Woods and asked seriously, "How did you know the situation on the other side?"

"I sent people to swim across the river and scout the enemy. I confirmed that the artillery fort on the east bank was only a prototype and is still under construction."

"Oh?" Skull became more and more suspicious, "Swimming and scouting is not dangerous? Can you make a decision?"

Woods was silent for a moment and replied in a low voice: "I sent myself across the river. "

Skool was silent.

"Send someone else next time," Gesar said with a sullen face, glaring at Captain Woods.

"Yes." Woods raised his hand and saluted with sweat on his forehead.

"Without a bridge," Gesar continued to ask coldly, "how do you plan to cross the river? And how do you plan to 'launch an attack immediately'?"

"The east coast is just the main attack direction I suggested, but launching an attack immediately does not mean directly attacking the walls of the old city."

"Then where are you going to attack?"

Woods pointed to the island in the middle of the lake in the distance: "There - Margit Island!"

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