Sword of Dawn

Page 284

Gawain and Byron are also very aware of this.

The armored griffin flitted across the sky, bringing the latest information on the capital's defense line. On the bridge of the Pioneer, which is also the command center of this battle, Byron is analyzing the situation on the front line: "...San Su Neil's big shield has collapsed, and the layer of holy light barrier that Sonia observed has also collapsed. Now they are relying on the enchanted city wall, knights, and soldiers to maintain their defense. The area where the enemy is densest is near the east wall of the capital. , but it was outside the range of the Trailblazer's main guns."

Gawain looked at the battle map in front of him, but the satellite's bird's-eye view image appeared in his mind: "A line of attack was bombed between the south of San Sunil and the Gorgon River, and the ground troops entered from here, and then the Build an artillery position in the south of the eastern wall, and the firepower coordination of the fleet and ground forces can separate those monsters. As long as they can withstand their counterattack, the battlefield will be controlled."

"But the counterattack of those monsters may be very violent... After all, they have lost even the most basic concept of 'stop loss', and they will not stop until they die."

"This is exactly our purpose - to reduce the number of crystal cluster legions near San Sunil in the shortest possible time. As long as their numerical advantage in the area is lost, their threat to the royal capital will be quickly reduced ——The city wall of Saint-Sunil has self-healing ability, as long as the damage suffered is lower than its repairing speed, it will be safe," Gawain said unhurriedly, "As for whether the ground troops can repair it before that? Withstand the pressure...you should believe in the strength of the armored cluster, when the firepower advantage is enough, the number will be meaningless-and I will personally command the ground troops, don't worry."

"...I understand, I will ensure the fire support here to ensure that your journey is smooth."

After 10 minutes, Gao Wen left the bridge and prepared to go ashore.

He walked towards the side of the Pioneer, and Amber's figure emerged beside him: "Hey, hey, you really led the army to charge—"

Gao Wen didn't turn his head back: "What, is there a problem?"

"Don't forget how you died in your previous life. Today's scene is too similar to the day you died in battle described in the story. Don't you have a psychological shadow?" Amber continued to BB, "Or you said before Claiming to have a psychological shadow on this matter is a lie..."

Gao Wen finally turned his head to look at Amber, and said casually: "Then the main purpose of you following me is to perform a digging of a grave on the spot after I die?"

"...That's not true, I'm still your guard in name..."

"Then stop talking nonsense and keep up quietly—this kind of battlefield requires a sharp and life-saving scout like you."

"Oh—then you must not die. If you die, I will go back and explain it to Hedi Rebecca and the others..."

"To shut up."

When the steel tracks began to crush the ground, and the chariot troops drove towards the battlefield accompanied by mechanical tremors, Gawain's mood had completely calmed down.

Amber was not by his side, but he could sense that the breath of the half-elf was wandering within a hundred meters nearby - she was shuttling between the real world and the shadow world, observing the surrounding environment, observing Check whether there is any energy reverberation left after the activities of the cluster giants in the shadow world, so as to confirm the possible movements of the enemy.

In the sky, armored griffins and giant eagle knights are scouting the entire battlefield, guiding the ground troops forward while providing fire guidance for the fleet on the Gorgon River.

On the Gorgon River, the battleship headed by the Pioneer is fine-tuning its main guns, and is about to launch the next round of fire support.

Gawain who was sitting in the command vehicle exhaled slightly.

Amber said one thing wrong - 700 years ago, when his body died in battle, how could the situation be the same as it is today.

……

Amidst the roar of artillery fire, the ground troops advanced to a high ground in the southeast of San Sunil as planned. In the face of the superior firepower of the tank cluster, the advantages established by the crystal cluster corps relying on their large numbers disappeared as Gawain said. Survival - Driven by instinct, the crystal cluster monsters launched continuous counterattacks, but in the end they were all buried on the scorched battlefield by overwhelming shells and burning flames, and a long-range artillery position was quickly established to suppress Sansu The area southeast of Nil.

With the artillery support extending from the Gorgon River, coupled with the high ground fire points established by the ground troops, the Cecil Legion cut into the battlefield obliquely like a blazing saber. It tore apart the position of the Crystal Cluster Legion and began to give The out-of-control monster of destruction bleeds.

Wales noticed subtle changes on the battlefield.

Sooner than he expected, the crystal cluster army's attack on the capital weakened.

The soldiers fighting may not have time to take into account the overall changes on the battlefield, and the knights with limited abilities can only pay attention to the city walls they are in charge of. However, Wales, who is always paying attention to all the conditions of the entire defense line, has not missed the slight changes in the situation——From Crystal The attack density of the cluster legion is decreasing, and the enchanted barriers in some areas of the southern city wall no longer continue to disintegrate, and have even turned into a state of stalemate between repair and damage.

The number of those monsters is decreasing, and their attack focus is gradually shifting.

Wales turned his eyes to the southern plains, but he still couldn't see the specific location of Cecil's army—all he could see was the continuous smoke and explosion flashes, and those explosion flashes were not too far away from the city wall. But whoever launched the attack remains out of sight.

The only thing that is certain is that the power of those explosions is really astonishing, it is no exaggeration to destroy landslides.

In this way, the Cecilians used their powerful long-range force to complete the cutting of the battlefield, and judging from the signs of battle in the distance, they must have made very bold shifts and advances in the process of executing this cutting.

The reinforcements are indeed still far away, but their strength has crossed the barrier of space and projected to the defense line of the capital.

In the sky, the armored griffins and giant eagles of the Cecilians passed over the battlefield for the third time, and the actions of those flying units were clearly closely related to the battle on the ground.

A lot of information about the southern border emerged in Wales' mind - about the magical weapons they used, about the weapons purchased by the Royal Army in the southern border, and about some details of the southern unification war.

There are many things that cannot be seen from intelligence, and only by personal contact—even if it is from a distance, can one realize the truth behind these intelligence.

Wales has been thinking about everything about the southern border for a long time, but the intelligence related to the military field has always been full of mysteries. He tried his best to use his talent in intelligence analysis to outline a part of the face of the army, but he always Due to the lack of key information, he failed to complete the final summary. At this moment, after seeing something with his own eyes, the fog in his mind suddenly cleared up.

"...It seems that this is their combat method... Advantageous long-range weapons, intensive attack, fast transfer, long-distance penetration... And this also requires the cooperation of large armies and high-speed transmission of information... It should not be a communication technique, Communication technology is too demanding...Is it the 'Magic Web Communication' mentioned by Grand Duke Victoria? In addition, they must have established a more efficient command system to control the large number of units distributed across the battlefield... What will it be like? of?"

Wales looked into the distance, and he found that there were too many things he couldn't understand. He couldn't understand how the Cecilians managed to maintain such a large-scale remote communication. He couldn't imagine how their command system worked. He couldn't imagine how their logistics, equipment, and quality of soldiers were built, and after realizing that he had so many things that were unimaginable, the new king of Ansu laughed instead.

The "factory reform" carried out in the city of Saint-Sunil was just a poor imitation after all, and the town management plan tried out in the Western Territory and the fiefdoms directly under the royal family only learned the superficiality. The combination of the flaws of the old school and the stubborn resistance of the old school led to the miscarriage of all this, but in the end, the new era came.

"Your Majesty, the enemy's attack is weakening," the slightly tired voice of Duke Baldwin Franklin came from the side. The Duke of the Western Territory had bloodshot eyes, but his tone was still calm and forceful, "The Cecilians have occupied the East and West. On the high ground south of the wall, the attack of those crystal cluster monsters was blocked."

Wales nodded slightly: "Saint Sunil survived."

"Yes, the king has survived," said the Duke of the West Region.

"I should get ready to meet Duke Cecil."

Baldwin Franklin looked at Wales quietly, and there was no doubt in his bloodshot eyes. He seemed to have guessed some clues from the many actions of the new king these days, but in the end he didn't say anything.

Chapter 0641 Situation

In the evening of the same day, the ground troops of the Cecil Legion established a second artillery position on the southern plain of San Sunil, initially completing the firepower coverage of the frontal defense line of the capital.

The battle is not over yet, and there are still a large number of cluster giants active in the southern and eastern regions. Driven by the instinct of destruction, these monsters will continue to attack areas with dense magic reactions and life reactions-at this point, these gods The creation bears a resemblance to the thoroughly mutated aberrations in the wastes of Gondor—but one thing is certain, the crisis of San Sunil has been lifted for the time being.

In the next twenty hours, Gao Wen did not let the ground troops expand their positions blindly, but continued to reduce the number of crystal cluster corps in the open area in the south of the capital while maintaining the superiority of firepower, and at the same time called for armored cargo on the Gorgon River The ship sent a group of engineers to the battlefield.

Under the cover of superior firepower and with the assistance of a large number of engineering magic devices, the engineering team set up the first batch of interception nets and temporary fortifications in the southern part of the battlefield overnight. The combat corps was sent to these fortifications in units of seven people, and in some key positions, white knights with stronger combat effectiveness and heavy burners were stationed.

This line of defense will be used to intercept the crystal cluster giants spreading from the Holy Spirit Plain. The crossed fire-breathing bunkers, barbed wire, and interception piles are the most powerful weapons against the charge of those monster groups-and before the end of this battle, the engineering team The work will continue, and interception fortifications and firepower bunkers will fill the plains until more than half of the various materials carried by the transport fleet are consumed, and then the ground troops will switch to conservative operations, waiting for Philip's main force to join forces northward.

On the towering city walls of Saint-Sunil, the knights and warriors who finally had a chance to breathe were leaning against the wall to seize the time to rest. The crisis of the collapse of the defense line has been temporarily lifted, but it is far from the point where they can relax now. There are still quite a few A large number of crystal cluster monsters roamed outside the city walls, and no one dared to leave the line of defense until those monsters were completely wiped out.

A griffin wearing the royal coat of arms on a blue background and gold border soared into the sky, left Saint-Sunil and flew south while the soldiers looked up.

Countless eyes on the city wall watched the Griffin Knight who bravely challenged the sky. Some warriors who were resting against the wall even stood up subconsciously. They watched the bird of prey flying over the western wall and over the mill town in the south of the capital. The ruins and the crow mesa, one or two arcane arcs shot from the ground to the sky pierced the air, falling far behind the griffin rider-in the end, the griffin flew over the battlefield safely.

Wales watched the griffin leave and exhaled softly.

Since the capital was besieged, this was the first Griffin Knight to successfully fly out to perform a reconnaissance mission—before that, dozens of well-trained Griffin Knights had died in the dense arcane arc, basically Most of them will be shot down as soon as they leave the barrier. Although the number of crystal cluster monsters has dropped sharply, the knight must have given great courage when flying over the city wall.

May he return safely.

……

In the south of the capital, in the camp established by the ground troops of the Cecil Legion, Gao Wen watched from afar the high wall of the capital that had appeared within his line of sight.

In the distance outside the camp, in the direction of the two firepower heights, successive screams were still coming, while the sound of shells landing and exploding sounded from a more distant direction, as if it never stopped for a moment.

A faint icy breath came from behind, Gawain turned his head and saw Victoria walking towards him.

The duchess came to the front line with the second batch of landing troops, but she and her mountain corps actually didn't have much use on the "Cecile-style" front, so her role here The main role is to serve as a consultant—Although Gao Wen has the assistance of a satellite map, the resolution and detailed analysis capabilities of the satellite perspective are limited after all, and he himself hardly understands the detailed situation around the capital. The existence of Victoria can alleviate this problem—— The location of the second firepower highland was actually selected after referring to the information provided by the duchess.

"The main force of the enemy on the frontal battlefield is no longer a threat," Gao Wen nodded to the guardian of the northern border, and said calmly, "Our next goal is to block the southern and eastern crossings and block the follow-up of those monsters." .”

Victoria's frozen face for a long time inevitably loosened at this moment. The duchess, who was always unsmiling, seemed to have let go of some burden in front of Gawain. She took a long breath and showed a faint smile on her face. : "You saved the kingdom."

"But it's still too early to say that," Gao Wen said casually, "The crisis is far from resolved."

His words have two meanings, one is that the crystal cluster legion on the Holy Spirit Plain is far from being wiped out, and the other is that the death of all things will still create a shocking crisis in the depths of the Holy Spirit Plain, I don't know when it will explode—Of course, Victoria only knows the first meaning, she nodded lightly: "As you said, we can't relax...Saving the king's capital is only the first step."

"Save the capital..." Gawain said softly, looking north again, at the high wall of San Sunil, "It's so close."

Victoria also turned her head following Gawain's gaze - her gaze swept over the flickering accelerated rail guns not far away, the chariots and regiments ready to go, and the Cecil flag fluttering in the wind above the camp, Finally, along the extension line of all these things, it landed on the wall of the royal capital in the distance.

In the background of the roar of artillery from two highlands in the distance, Gawain's side suddenly became quiet.

Saint-Sunil has indeed survived, but its function as the capital of the king has existed in name only, whether it is its armed forces or its ruling system.

And an extremely powerful Cecil Legion is stationed outside the city at this moment, and the owner of the legion has just completed the feat of saving the kingdom.

At this moment, Victoria thought of the civil strife that changed Ansu's fate 100 years ago, and thought of the day when the head of the Wilder family came to the royal capital a hundred years ago.

"Duke Cecil, you..."

Gao Wen didn't let Victoria continue: "Guess what Wales is thinking now?"

"...I can't guess his actions anymore," Victoria shook her head slightly. "Now that I think about it, maybe I didn't see through him from the beginning."

……

The griffins sent south have returned.

Gryphon Rider saw an astonishing sight and brought back the latest intel, the knight ran out of words to describe what he saw - rumbling chariots, flame-breathing soldiers, incomprehensible war machines , and their terrible power.

Wales listened to the information on the city wall without saying a word.

The Cecil Legion has essentially controlled the entire area, and their strength can flatten this battlefield...

Maybe it's time to face the toughest decision of your life.

Wales left the walls.

Seven days after his coronation, the king returned to Silver Castle for the first time.

The noble meeting in the Golden Oak Hall was held once again.

Reinforcements have arrived, and the crisis has been resolved. Although there are still small groups of enemies lingering outside the city, the haze that has shrouded the city for many days has gradually dissipated. Except for the Cathedral of the Holy Light, which still maintains a closed state, the inside of the capital is still closed. The urban area has almost been shrouded in a relaxed and happy atmosphere, and as the masters of the upper class, the nobles of the royal capital have a particularly obvious reaction to this atmosphere——

Many faces who were terrified a few days ago are now smiling, and many people who were planning to flee with their families not long ago are now wearing rich clothes and ribbons—these former fugitives only changed the wind when the king was crowned The speculators from all over the world are now gathering in the Golden Oak Hall with smiles and smiles, happily talking about the bright future.

Now, they are all worthy ministers in defending San Sunil.

When Wales entered the Golden Oak Hall, he saw such a relaxed and cheerful atmosphere.

"Your Majesty, this day will be remembered in history," a male nobleman wearing a white hairdress stood up and bowed to the king. "Facts have proved that the great blood will reveal itself."

Wales did not respond, but nodded lightly, and slowly walked towards his throne.

The nobleman who spoke had loaded his valuables into a cart seven days ago, and even sent them to the city gate on the west side, but he keenly noticed the changes in Silver Castle, so he urgently summoned the carriage and servants back.

The few people sitting on the west side of the long table, vacillating on the wall, were preparing to flee before the king's coronation, but they immediately swore allegiance on the day of the king's coronation.

For hundreds of years, the nobles have been living so shrewdly, shrewdly calculating gains and losses, shrewdly safeguarding their own interests, shrewdly choosing teams, shrewdly adjusting their camps, and the direction of investment.

The kingdom has been in turmoil for several times, and the society has experienced ups and downs. Even the blood of the king will inevitably encounter catastrophe like the civil unrest in the Brumaire. Most of them are eternal gainers.

Just like today.

Wales sat down on the throne, his bloodstained armor slamming coldly.

Many eyes fell on him immediately.

"Cecil's army has established a position in the south of the city," Welsh said slowly, "it's only a day away from the capital."

There were some whispered discussions in the hall, some people looked serious, and some people looked at Wales with complicated eyes.

Nobility is corrupt, but not stupid.

There was an instant awareness of the risks—for the royal family—of the situation—almost everyone.

The capital of the kingdom has been torn apart, the royal power exists in name only, the Knights have suffered heavy casualties in the defense of the city, and most of the southern fiefdoms have fallen.

And a powerful principality army is now stationed outside the city.

The master of the legion is not a royal faction.

Another duke protecting the country who tried his best to turn the tide, and another situation similar to "the civil strife in the foggy moon".

Those whispering people stopped one by one. They began to think about the future balance of power in the kingdom in their hearts, thinking about the method and angle of their next round of "investment", and the king sitting on the throne, Many people looked a little embarrassed.

Ordinary nobles can choose their position in the game, but the king cannot.

Wales saw everyone's reaction, but said nothing.

After all, these men are now the defenders of Saint-Sunil.

But at least, as king, he still has the power to issue orders.

"Before Duke Cecil enters the city, we need to ensure the safety near the southern city wall." After a moment of silence, Wales said unhurriedly, "Gentlemen, this is related to the dignity of the many surnames of Saint-Sunil. "

Regardless of the situation, at least his words resonated with everyone present.

"We will organize our forces to take back two strongholds outside the southern city wall as a 'gift' to welcome Duke Cecil," Wales continued. "One is Mill Town, and the other is Crow Terrace further south."

After a brief silence, there were many voices of agreement in the hall.

Because these two areas are very close to the city wall, the sentries have already seen that there are basically no enemies in these two areas.

They are the best props for "ensure decency".

Chapter 0642 Gifts and Choices

The morning of the eighth day came.

Under the king's order, the troops in the city of Saint-Sunil that still had a certain combat capability were quickly organized to carry out the first counter-offensive since the defense of the city.