Roy looked at Belmore expressionlessly. The latter smiled bitterly and said, "Well, we've been getting along for a few days. We can't just leave him in the lurch, can we?"
"You sound like you've never done such a thing."
"That's a woman, a woman!" Belmore shouted, "How is that the same?"
"Why is it different? Of course, if you want to talk about function, it's indeed different. "
Belmore shook his head and said, "Roy, you're too boring."
"Life is a boring thing to begin with. Apart from killing enemies on the battlefield, there's nothing else in this world that can tempt me." After saying that, Roy ignored Belmore and went straight to arrange the defense.
Not long after, Edward climbed up the defensive wall. Looking down from the raised defensive wall, Storm City's army was resting on the wasteland 500 meters away from Sur City. Edward swept back and forth on the enemy's position and whispered, "It's a thousand-man army. Storm City is really generous."
Roy snorted, "There are just a few more people."
"Don't underestimate them. No matter what, our lack of troops is an unavoidable shortcoming." Edward smiled and said, "I'm not good at leading troops to war, so I'll leave the battle to you."
Roy and Broy took similar paths, but Roy was still from the army, and he was not Broy's expert in command and strategy. The Highlanders had no objection to Edward's decision. He only asked Roy to assign more combat work. After arriving in Sur City, apart from training new recruits, the Highlanders' days were really boring. His Hammer of Forbidden Extinction had not seen red for a long time.
"Looks like it's changed a lot."
On Storm City's position, a tall Knight sat on a fierce brown horse. The Knight wore gorgeous light armor and a scarlet cloak that was blown by the wind like a blazing flame. The horse carried rifles and swords on its back. Both the spears and swords were decorated with elegant and complicated patterns. The Knight looked up at Sur City and said, "Has the city's defensive wall been raised?"
"Yes, Lord Mo Gu. When I came here a few months ago, the walls weren't this tall, "Legg said as he rode up behind the Knight.
"Legg, I heard that your men lost a woman?"
Legg lowered his head and said, "This is my negligence."
"Forget it, it's just a woman." The Knight rubbed his chin and said, "Go and bring our gifts. Let us meet the City Lord of Sur City first. At the very least, we have to be polite before we lose our etiquette."
"Understood," Legg said respectfully.
The person in front of him was the leader of the Raging Thunder Knight Regiment, Sir Maud's younger brother, Mo Gu, and the commander in charge of attacking Sur City this time. Legg naturally obeyed his orders. A moment later, Mo Gu led Legg and a squad of cavalry towards Sur City.
Seeing this group, Roy gestured for the soldiers not to attack for the time being.
Mo Gu came to the city, raised his head and said, "Go and call your city lord out."
Hearing this, Edward walked forward and appeared on the wall. "I'm here. Who are you, Your Excellency?"
"I am the leader of the Raging Thunder Knight Regiment, Mo Gu. Good morning, Mr. Edward." Mo Gu smiled. He did not mention Edward's Sir identity, which was very rude.
Edward did not make a move and waited for him to continue.
"I presume Mr. Edward already knows about our previous statement. Your city executed one of our Knight's conferred titles without asking for a reason. Lord Mo De will follow the principle of harmony and friendship. As long as Sur City gives us the corresponding compensation in accordance with the statement, our troops will immediately withdraw. Whether it is war or peace, it is all up to Mr. Edward. Please consider carefully. "
Edward laughed and said, "You asked our city to compensate 100,000 gold coins and hand over the technology of the Crosses textile machine and a group of textile workers. I don't think you can accept it as long as you are a normal person. Why do you have to put this high hat on my head? If Storm City really wants to resolve this matter in a more peaceful manner, I have a suggestion. I wonder if you would be willing to listen? "
"Tell me." Mo Gu laughed and said.
"It's very simple. Let me, the City Lord, fight you alone. If I lose, the compensation will be doubled. If you lose, you only need to send your troops away. What do you think, Guild Leader Mo Gu? " Edward used a certain ability to make his voice not necessarily loud, but it drifted out leisurely. It was like the echo of a valley echoing in the wilderness, so that everyone on both sides could hear it clearly.
Mo Gu's expression pulled down and he narrowed his eyes. Edward was just a youth, but he actually offered such a condition, so he must have some support. Mo Gu snorted, "War is not a child's play. How can it be decided by a battle between us? Since Mr. Edward has no intention of reconciling, don't blame us for being ruthless. "
"Sir Maud said that if Sur City is not prepared to compensate with money, let them compensate with their lives. These people are interest!" Mo Gu stretched out his hand.
Legg threw out a cloth bag. The cloth bag landed on the ground and a few heads rolled out. They were Kira's companions.
Belmore's pupils constricted slightly, and Edward sneered, "Since Storm City won't even let go of unrelated people, why should Sir Maud pretend to be a friendly man? If you want war, then I'll give you war. "
"Very well, I hope you don't regret it." Mo Gu patted his horse and returned to the camp with the Knight squad.
Not long after, some special weapons of war were pushed out of the position. Looking at the weapons of war, Roy narrowed his eyes and said, "Hey, are those cannons?"
Belmond nodded and said, "I thought these things could only be seen in books. I didn't expect to see them with my own eyes now. However, it's not strange for weapons of war like cannons to be displayed. "
"Quick, prepare the Blazing Flame Barracks Cannon and aim it at the city walls of Sur City. I want to blast down their city walls along with their confidence." Mo Gu shouted as he directed the five barracks cannons to set up a bombardment position.
The Bailey Empire spared no effort in the research of firearms. That was the last wish of the founding emperor. The emperor hoped to replace the limited number of Knight and magicians with ordinary weapons of war, thus allowing the Bailey Empire to possess a powerful military force. Based on this wish, successive emperors had invested a large amount of manpower and financial resources in firearms projects.
Flintlocks and Blazing Flame Barracks Cannons were basically obsolete firearms in the main army of the empire. Even the lords of the important provinces in the hinterland of the empire had long since stopped using these firearms to equip their armies. However, at the borders of the empire, firearms and barracks cannons were still in service. For example, the barracks cannons used by Storm City's army were equipment purchased from arms merchants.
In Storm City, there was a higher level of raging flame cannons. However, with Storm City's financial resources, it was only enough to support the daily maintenance of two cannons.
The shape of the barracks cannon is to assemble the main parts of the cannon, the bracket, and the wheels that are easy to move. This was the empire's first heavy firepower in the wild. It was forged from wrought iron and adopted a multi-layer composite cannon body structure. It was engraved with rifling and could shoot solid iron bullets weighing up to a hundred pounds.
In the eyes of Edward, Roy, and the others, who came from a higher dimension of civilization, this kind of cannon was already an antique, but it still had quite a bit of power in this world. Especially in a city like Sur City, which didn't even have cannons, its threat was intuitive.
Even though offensive warriors like Roy and Broy could intercept cannonballs in the air, there were only two of them after all. The two of them couldn't guard the entire defensive wall.
"It's a little troublesome." Roy said and added, "But it's not impossible to solve."
This kind of single cannon had the power, but the firing interval was fatal. Otherwise, he wouldn't have opened the second-generation Raging Flame Cannon. Moreover, the opponent only had five barracks cannons, and the number was limited, causing the firepower to decrease accordingly. Of course, if left alone, the defensive wall of Sur City would not be able to withstand a few rounds of artillery bombardment. Storm City didn't need to knock down the entire defensive wall. As long as enough gaps were created, it would be enough for the opponent's infantry and Knight to surge into the city.
That was not a scene Roy was happy to see.
The burly man immediately came up with a countermeasure. Just as Storm City's barracks cannons were being filled with cannonballs, a group of cavalry rushed out from behind the city gates of Sur City. It was all for Roy, who had led a squadron of knights into the raid. Seeing this, Mo Gu decided to give Sur City a show of strength.
"Artillerymen, listen up. Blast that cavalry into pieces!" Mogu pointed in Roy's direction.
Seeing the muzzle of the barracks cannon turn towards him, Roy immediately gestured. The cavalrymen, who were originally in a dense formation, immediately spread out and formed a loose formation, minimizing the chances of being hit by the cannons. Mo Gu snorted and still gave the order to fire. In the wilderness, rumbling sounds of cannons rang out one after another. As the flames flickered, cannonballs pierced through the air and exploded in Roy's cavalry squadron.
Almost as the attention of both sides was focused on the battlefield, Broy led the Blazing Battle Soldiers around the battlefield from the side and appeared on the left wing of Storm City. After discovering them, a group of cavalry on the left wing left the position and headed towards Broy and the others. From Mo Gu's point of view, this was just a surprise attack on Sur City. No matter how elite this troop was, there were less than 20 people, and a squadron of 50 cavalry was enough to eat it.
However, he didn't know that the individual combat strength of the Blazing Battle Soldiers had already pointed straight at the empire's trump card army, the Lion's Elegy. That was a legion with a rank 10 standard!
The cavalry didn't think too much about it and went all the way to meet them. When the distance between the two sides entered firing range, the captain raised his hand and waved it down, "Shoot!"
The cavalry clasped their horses' bellies with their legs, raised their rifles, and fired at Broy.
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