Pivot of the Sky

Chapter 196

The Philistine was furious when he received the letter. He kicked the heavy table in front of the hall and shattered it, holding Goliath's head in his hands and roaring. The Philistine had long wanted to conquer Salem, but he was also waiting for the Giant Corps to build up. Now he has rested 3,000 Giant soldiers, which is the most elite of the Giant Corps.

Under the guidance of the gods, he sent Goliath to intercept and kill the miners in Duke Town, on the one hand because of the usefulness of these miners, and on the other hand, he was trying to test the deployment and strength and reaction of Salem. Unexpectedly, the plan failed completely. None of the 100 giant warriors sent back. Aesop delivered Goliath's head.

If you do not fight in the fury, you have to fight, otherwise, how could the Philistine have the authority to command the army and lead the city? He immediately ordered the army to be assembled, and three thousand giant warriors lined up to kill Salen. In his hands is the most elite regular legion of the Assyrian kingdom, composed of all-out giant warriors, officially called the Adado Legion.

Adado is the son of Enril in the myth, the storm **** in the Anuna Kai system, but in folks, people still call this army a giant army. The Philistine did not believe that the hordes of tribal savages and wanderers in Salem could be their opponents. The only thing he feared before was Amon. He heard that the general would fight very well. But at this moment Amon has become a **** on the altar and will not appear directly on the battlefield.

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Philistine was right. Amon would not participate in the war personally unless he had to do so. His potential corrections were at a critical juncture, and even the construction of the Garden of Eden was handed to Perran Rose. . His identity has changed, the way in which life exists has changed, and of course his attitude to many issues has changed.

He is a **** worshipped by the people of Salem. As long as his idol is still standing in the temple, he can always give people confidence and hope, but if any accident occurs on the battlefield, morale will be a fatal blow. He also clearly remembered that Horus showed the incarnation of the giant eagle on the cloud, but was annihilated by En Qidu. At that time, how shocking the scene was to Eju's heart, the Red Cape defense line could hardly keep it.

Salem has devoted all his strength to this war. If he is still unmatched, Amon alone will not be able to reverse the overall situation on the battlefield. He knows very well that he is not invincible. He is now a symbol of guardianship and blessing. For the military, the fighting power erupted when the faith was strong, morale rose, and his life forgotten, even the soldiers could hardly imagine themselves.

Although Amon is far away in the Garden of Eden, he can still learn everything that happened on the battlefield through people's prayers and sacrifice. He didn't know that in the distant Eju, Maria was looking up at the stars and silently calling the name of the goddess Isis. The goddess of unbelievable purity, for the first time, lost her mind in prayer, and the shadow of Amon appeared in her mind when calling the goddess Isis.

Seth told Maria that three months later she would ask her what decision she had made, and that two months had passed when the war on the Duke Plains began.

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The Philistines led the giant army to kill the Salem city. He certainly knew that Salem had built two forts fifty miles north of the city and attacked Salem. He must first remove the two battle fortresses. If Salem wants to set off a decisive battle, the best place is also in the open ground between the two forts. The Philistines waited for the two armies to confront each other, defeating the main force of Salem in one fell swoop.

However, the army of Salem was not encountered along the way. The road from Salem to the northern mine was the widest road in the Duke Plain at present, and the Philistines marched along this road. He sat on the chariot and saw two fortresses far away, lonely on the high sides of the road, about three miles apart, but no one was visible around him, and no soldiers were visible on the fortress walls.

After the fortress was a large area of ​​farmland reclaimed by Salem City in the past two years. The wheat ears in the field had been harvested urgently, but the straw remained there. The sheep on the hillside grass in the distance disappeared and the herdsmen rushed back to the city. Surprisingly, Salem did not set up an army here.

At this time, the scouts reported that the army of Salem had already left the city, and there were more than a thousand people. They were waiting outside the city and did not come here to meet the enemy. Philistine looked at the two forts and sneered: "I heard that the city-state was built by cave savages. Will they fight? If I build such two forts, I will definitely set up an army here and echo left and right. Go forward and back! "

As the leader of the giant legion, Philistine had a good view, but the situation in Salem was different. If George was led by the An-La Legion of the year, even though the soldiers' individual combat power is not as good as the Giant Legion, they will also be arrayed here, relying on the left and right fortresses for a battle. However, many people in the Salem Legion have not actually played on the battlefield, but many of the civilian husbands sent by the Syrian city-state have fought.

Therefore, George did not want to set off an army battle in the beginning. If the first battle was defeated, the morale of the entire army would fall from the highest point to the lowest valley instantly, or the military heart would collapse.

The Philistine frowned as he looked at the empty field. The general next to him asked, "Master, Legion, what do you do, will we continue to fight the advance army under Salem?"

The Philistine shook his head: "In that case, the enemy will be attacked on the back, and these two fortresses will be taken as our forward base. Do not attack at the same time. Set up two military formations on the avenue to prevent Salem and the other A fortress counterattacked with all its strength to capture one of the forts first. "

The Giant Corps quickly dispersed, facing the eastern fortress and Salem respectively, and set up defensive forces. All the equipment originally used to attack Salem were transferred to the west, and they were ready to capture another fort. The mighty giant soldiers measured the distance, set up a trebuchet, and lit a torch. A team of soldiers took the shield and carried the ladder. The chariot also set up a high platform to stand the crossbowman.

Strangely, there was no movement in the fortress, just like an empty city, quietly waiting for all the siege preparations of the giant army. The general in charge of commanding the siege said to the Philistine with a bit of confusion: "According to the information, there are hundreds of soldiers in this fort. Why can't one person be seen on the wall? Are they scared to show up, I have never hit Such a battle! "

Philistine said blankly: "They want to be a tortoise? Then they can't avoid the fate of being broken, they can fight as they want!"

There is no need to besiege to attack the fortress. The Philistines did not worry that the soldiers in the fortress would not fight. They just wanted them to rush out of the fortress, so they only had to choose one onslaught. As long as they occupied the wall or opened the gate, it meant victory. There was a sudden whistling sound on the silent plain, and dozens of huge fireballs flew up and smashed hard towards the fort.

This is a stone ball mined in the mountain with fuel wrapped around it. After being ignited, it is thrown out with a giant trebuchet. It can smash brick walls and ignite houses in the city and cause a fire. The trebuchet built by the plateau giant is especially huge, with heavy flying stones and a long range, it is a siege weapon.

No enemies were seen, no shouts were killed, dozens of flying stones whistled away with flames, and even the strongest samurai could hardly withstand this attack, and the first wave of offensive power was daunting. However, when the huge flint flew over the city wall, the fortress seemed to become a virtual image in the mirror, and the air was rippling with light and shadow, as if it was wrapped in transparent water waves.

The flint is like shooting into the invisible water surface, the flame is extinguished, leaving only a light blue smoke, the speed slows down quickly, and they fall to the ground before crossing the city wall. The Philistine exclaimed lowly: "Divine Array! How many priests do they have? Can they form such a large array!"

The priest of the Giant Corps, Lu Sien, widened his eyes, and took a long time to exhale: "Master Philistine, that is a law formation that covers the entire fortress, not a temporary arrangement of the priests. And our king Du Niwei The city's defensive formation is similar. It is laid out when the city is built and opened during combat. It needs to be run by a magician. To see this scene, a great magician must be in charge! "

The Philistine screamed, "Great Wizard? Is there a Great Wizard in these two forts! They will send the Great Wizard here, and Salem will not have to guard it?"

Lu Si'en replied: "George, the principal priest of Salem, was originally the high priest of the Temple of Eguise, who knows what else he can do, and which wizards are solicited for his life? It ’s not that small. Salem is rich and has good advice. To build such a fortress, the investment of human, material and financial resources is not a small number! "

The Philistine said with a somber expression: "The city of Salem is indeed a good place. As long as it is conquered, all the future gains will belong to us."

The trebuchet is still firing fireballs continuously. The sky on the side of the fortress rises up with smoke. The air is like the transparent water waves rippling, and a crack appears after the impact of the fireball, and then disappears, but the fortress remains untouched, even the city walls. None of the skin on it was rubbed.

The chariot array erected a high platform. The giant on the high platform was holding a large crossbow and was aiming at the puppet above the city wall. However, he looked at his eyes for a long time and his hands were sore. He did not see a soldier guarding his city coming up, but the arrow was on the string. No target was found for launch.

The Philistine stood frowning deeper and deeper, and asked the Lord God, "How should this battle be fought?"

Lu Si'en groaned: "Without breaking this magical array, our long-range attack will hardly hurt the people in the city. However, if the impact of the large array operation is too large, it will destroy the array of **** stones. They will It needs to be added at any time, and it is difficult to survive to a certain extent. This is a stupid way to attack. On the other hand, the large array must be launched by the magician, especially such a formation must be hosted by a large magician. The division cannot use mana unlimitedly. As long as the opponent is tired, the magic circle will stop, and then we will have a chance to attack the city wall. "

The Philistine asked again, "How long do you think they can survive?"

Lu Si'en thought about it and replied, "On this scene, if I host a large array in the city, I can support it for at least half a day."

Philistine: "So long!"

Lu Sien also explained: "This requires the cooperation of the priests, and the damaged stone can be added in time. I can persist for so long under the current attack intensity. But this is only a useless struggle. They can't kill us, they just die early. That's it. "

The Philistine was dissatisfied: "But for such a long time, it is not enough to use only flying stones to bomb the city. It is also necessary to launch a military attack."

Lu Si'en: "I recommend waiting for a while. There must be casualties in the siege. The smaller the casualties, the better. The order is not to scatter the slinger, but to focus on one direction, try to penetrate the large array of protection, and also damage the opponent's array. "

The flint fired suddenly stopped, and then saw the giant soldiers adjusting the placement and direction of the trebuchet. When the second strike began, the huge fireballs focused on the wall.

In another fortress in the distance, Link stood behind a window at the top of the fortress, watching from a distance the giant army focused on attacking the fortress Raphael and Yunmeng garrison with a bitter smile: "They can really choose a place First hit the other side, I probably can't think of it, there are two great magicians in a small fortress? ... Well, it really has a way to focus on the city in one place. "

Standing next to him was a general, formerly one of Amon's guards, named Huanani, who has now become a general in the Salem army. General Warnani asked with concern: "How long can Lord Raphael and Lord Yunmeng support?"

Link: "I don't know about Raphael, but Yunmeng's physical strength is amazing. It doesn't matter if you support it for three days. If Raphael takes turns to host the big team, of course, this scene can certainly support for more than seven days. George's Order, if the Giants attack the fortress and do everything possible to hold them for seven days, I think it will be fine. "

Vanani also said: "The two adults are naturally fine, but the Giants will not always attack with flint. In that case, it is not enough to reserve as many siege flints. It is afraid that the number of **** stones stored in the fortress is limited. , And other magicians won't last that long. "

Link sneered: "If the Philistine fool used up both the flint and the heavy crossbow in order to attack a fort, he would no longer have to attack Salem, and it would be best to consume all the siege Here, Salem does not have the protection of the magical array, so is the intention of the commander of the Legion George. As for the magician I trained in the past two years, I am afraid I can't stand it. It is time to test them. "

Link has also trained magicians in the Horde for the past two years, investigating trusted people and making them take firm vows of God Amon. It is really difficult to awaken the power of both sides. Don't look at the dozen masters out of more than sixty miners in Duke Township, but Link has trained dozens of magicians among thousands. These magicians are awakened by the power of divine magic, but few people can master the power of both sides.

Dozens of magicians in Salem were divided into two groups by George, and they were sent to two forts to assist the great magician to run the large guardian fortress.

In the fortress being attacked, in the basement hall of the central building, Raphael was sitting with his staff in his hands. The stone on the staff gave out a burst of light, showing protection against large attacks. He was also surrounded by ten magicians, half of whom were cave savages, holding a staff to help Raphael run together.

When the giant legion outside the city adjusted the attack and all the flying stones were concentrated in one direction, Rafael heard a faint crackling in his ears, and quickly ordered the magician resting in the fort to replace the damaged wall. God's stone, the power of maintaining large arrays does not diminish.

The bustle outside the city is still quiet, but the fortress is still quiet. The siege commander was a bit suffocated, and ran to the Philistine's car and said, "The flying stone we prepared was going to blow off Salem. Can it be consumed in this way, isn't it ordered to storm? The soldiers of the vehicle were also tired. "

The Philistine replied calmly: "The substitutions followed the attack. The first wave of soldiers retreated to rest. The attack could not stop. They should be able to stand up. Once the defense of the magical array weakened, they immediately launched a strong attack. The enemy should not be given a chance to breathe, telling the crossbowmen to prepare for battle, and all those who exposed the wall were shot down. "

The plateau giants are good at hunting with heavy crossbows, and the giant legion trained by the battlefield is naturally more proficient. The giants' crossbow has a long range and is a terrifying weapon on the battlefield. Enemies, giant crossbowmen have been waiting on the high platform for a long time.

In the fortress, Yunmeng entered the underground hall. Today, she wore a red jersey in addition to the dark golden skinny soft armor. She looked particularly bright and softly persuaded Raphael: "You are tired Come on, change me. "

Raphael shook his head slightly. "I can still stand it. The magicians should have half a rest. Rotate at this time." He ordered the magicians around him to change five people.

Yunmeng also advised: "The head of the army explained it, don't run out of power at one time, and even if you can support it, you should rest at a proper time to last longer."

Raphael smiled: "I'm not so delicate, stronger than you think. But this big array of divine magic cannot be blindly resisted, and the power of protection must be appropriately weakened, otherwise there will be too many **** stones destroyed, then it will be true Cannot support it. "

After speaking, the light from the staff in his hand dimmed, and the **** stone on the top was obviously not as bright as before. The scene outside the fortress changed, and the flint flying at high altitude passed through the magical array, the flames extinguished but the speed did not slow down too much, and they fell across the high wall and fell into the fortress. There was a sound of something being smashed, collapsed, and a frightened horse hissing in the fortress.

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