The battle was over.
After losing the protection of the shield, the southern wall of Boulder Fortress was completely powerless against the bombardment of the heavy magic crystal cannons. It turned out that the magic crystal cannons were more effective than the Calibrator's beam when it came to dealing with solid targets like the wall. Sir Maryland had thought that the Boulder Fortress could still hold on for a few minutes after the shield went out, but it turned out that he had misjudged the different effects of the cannons and the energy beam: the wall only lasted for 16 minutes.
The heavy gate of the fortress had completely collapsed in the bombardment, along with the hundreds of meters of walls on both sides of the gate. All the arrow towers, prisms, and external mage towers within this range were reduced to ashes. The outer city and the southern inner city behind the wall were also damaged to varying degrees. The barracks, armories, and other facilities set up between the first and second walls were razed to the ground.
This was a level of destruction that would never occur in a traditional aristocratic war. Cecil's army ended the battle with the fort's defenses completely destroyed, leaving no leeway for the people in the Rock Fortress to engage in a stalemate.
After the bombardment, Knight Philip and Walter Perry, Knight Philip, and Knight Philip, Knight Philip and Knight Philip, joined the battle. Knight Perry led Cecil's First and Second Combat Regiments to advance towards the Stronghold. By the evening, they had arrived at the Stronghold. What made Knight Walter sigh the most was that the time it took for his troops to receive the spoils of war was actually more than the time it took to destroy the Stronghold's defensive forces.
After the First and Second Legions entered Firmrock Stronghold, they encountered almost no resistance. In fact, there was no resistance at all. If one had to describe it, it would be a terrified pony that suddenly rushed out of the ruins and was probably the only enemy the soldiers faced.
In the evening of the 58th day of the month of Fire, Ansu Year 736, the flag representing the royal family of Ansu fluttered down from the flagpole in front of Boulder Fortress. The symbol of the Cecil family's sword and plough fluttered above this special fortress.
Gwen's combat boots stepped on the stone pavement of the fortress, which was still trembling gently. On both sides of him were ruins and buildings that were still billowing smoke. The soldiers of Boulder Fortress stood on both sides of the road with a frightened look on their faces. When the flag of Cecil passed by them, these people prostrated themselves on the ground to show their allegiance.
"Temporarily lock them up in the dungeon under the castle. If there are not enough rooms, lock them up in the sturdy buildings in the inner city." Gwen whispered to Knight Philip beside him. "Do not abuse the prisoners and the wounded. Send medical teams to treat them. These people will be part of Cecil."
Philip straightened up and saluted. "Understood."
Disarmed, Sir Maryland walked beside Gwen under the escort of several Cecil soldiers. When he heard what Gwen said to Philip, he could not help but look up. There was a little surprise in his eyes. "I didn't expect you to abide by the spirit of the nobility …"
"Prohibiting the abuse of prisoners has nothing to do with the spirit of the nobility." Gwen glanced at the former commander. Although the latter was a respectable Knight, he was obviously more of a traditional nobleman. "The abuse of 'prisoners' I forbid is not only limited to Knights and nobles."
Sir Maryland opened his mouth but did not say anything in the end. He just bowed his head again.
Gwen looked at Walter Perry, who was on the other side. He nodded to the old Knight and said, "Take some men to check the entire inner city and the secret cellars under the castle. Search the entire city to prevent anyone from hiding. In addition, you have to cooperate with Knight Philip to check the supplies and houses in the city and report to him in time. Don't forget to emphasize military discipline in the process. No pocketing of spoils, plundering, stealing, and concealing reports. "
Walter Perry? Perry solemnly saluted the Knight and said, "Yes."
The old Knight knew very well that it was not only an honor for the 2nd Division to lead a team to search the fortress city, but also a test. In this battle, the 2nd Division finally became active as an official army. However, whether these soldiers from the Kant region could become the long-term trusted troops of the lord, they had to go through the military discipline test after entering the city. In this regard, the 2nd Division, which was originally a private army of nobles, had to face the test of military discipline after entering the city. In this regard, the test that the 2nd Division, which was originally a private army of nobles, had to face was no less than the first time they entered the battlefield.
Later, Gwen arrived at the castle area of the Monolith Fortress. This castle spanned between the first and second walls. In fact, its main body was part of the second wall. It used to be the most magnificent and tall building in the fortress, but now … it had less than two-thirds of its structure left.
The entire top floor of the castle and all the attached towers had been destroyed by the Calibrator's Beam.
Cecil's flag had been hung on the flagpole in front of the castle by the first batch of troops entering the city. Next to the flagpole, Gwen saw a slightly thin lady in a light noble dress.
Luo Peini? Galen stood there quietly, next to him was the loyal middle-aged steward. Behind them were the 100 loyal guards who had followed the Countess all the way from Galen's territory to the Monolith Ridge, and then from the Monolith Ridge to the Monolith Fortress.
On the other side stood the high-grade ranger Sordlin and dozens of Steel Rangers led by him.
A shadow flashed in the air and quickly rushed to Gwen's side and condensed into the figure of Amber. The half-elf lady looked up triumphantly and said, "Hey, let me tell you, I helped to hang the flag!"
Gwen casually patted Amber's shoulder (it was not appropriate to touch her head in such a formal occasion), and then walked to Luo Peini. After seeing the calm expression on the Countess' face, he knew that her revenge was complete.
"Your contribution is irreplaceable, My Lady," Gwen said seriously. "Patty will be happy for you to come home safely."
He knew what the Countess was worried about the most.
After hearing Patty's name, Luo Peini's expression softened. She smiled faintly and bowed very solemnly to Gwen. "Please allow me to salute you. This fortress is yours. Please allow me to pledge my loyalty to you again. The Galen Family will always be loyal to Cecil."
"I accept your loyalty." Gwen nodded slightly. "But don't just be loyal to me or my family. Be loyal to the great cause."
Sir Maryland saw this scene. His expression changed a few times. No one knew what kind of complex emotions were in his heart. But in the end, all the words he wanted to say turned into a long sigh. "Sigh …"
He found that he could not even scold the Countess as a traitor. Luo Peini's loyalty was unwavering, but she was loyal to Cecil.
"Sir, don't be in such a hurry to sigh. Although Rock Fortress has fallen, at least it fell into my hands, not the rebel army of the Eastern Region one day in the future." Gwen glanced at Maryland and said lightly, "Maybe you are full of regret now, but one day you will feel lucky."
The main hall and the military hall in the upper floor of the fortress had been smashed by the collapsed ceiling, and other areas were also in danger because of the collapse of the upper floor. So Gwen took his men directly into the dining hall on the lower floor of the fortress and used it as a temporary post-war command post to further arrange the wartime control, reconstruction, and follow-up management of the fortress.
Taking down Rock Fortress was only the first step of the work. How to rearm and strengthen the fortress and turn it into a solid northern gate for Cecil was the more important thing.
Of course, before these tasks were carried out, Sir Maryland and all the captives captured after the city was breached were sent to a temporary prison camp. They were locked up separately and heavily guarded. Gawain gave them a good living environment, but he did not dare to slack off in terms of security. Although he did not think that Sir Maryland would try to escape, he could not guarantee that his old subordinates would not do anything else.
In his opinion, Maryland Aunty. Aunty, who had the spirit of a Knight, might not be very popular in some aristocratic circles, but it was easy for him to cultivate extremely loyal subordinates. In this case, it was necessary to lock up all the captives in Rock Fortress separately and strictly guard them.
In the hall that served as the temporary headquarters, Gwen looked around at the people present. Philip and Byron, the two Cecil Knight, Walter and Perry. The two Kantian Knights, Solderlin, the commander of the Steel Rangers, Luo Peini, Lady Gillian, Lady Gillian. As well as her personal guard, Amber, these were all the people present in this meeting.
"Everyone, we have won. Rock Fortress has become the northern gate for Cecil. But before we indulge in the joy of victory, we need to know that we still have a lot of work to do. Solderlin, give me a report on the situation you've gathered. "
"Yes." Solderlin stood up with a serious expression on his face. "The Captical will soon know that Rock Fortress has fallen. After the magic barrier of the fortress was extinguished, the commander who stayed in the fortress immediately released all the griffin messengers and carrier pigeons. He also sent a group of death squads to rush out of the fortress from the north side door. We only had time to intercept some of them. The rest of the messengers have disappeared in the Whitsunday Plain. It's my fault that I didn't destroy the griffin nest immediately. "
"No, you have limited manpower. You should prioritize destroying the mage tower, not the griffin nest," Gwen interrupted Solderlin. "The situation is as I expected. The Captical will definitely know that Rock Fortress has fallen. Even if the garrison in the fortress didn't manage to send the message, Count Pompey will soon find out and immediately send a message. There are griffin messengers in the count's territory, and maybe even magic messages."
Gawain paused for a moment. "So, the first thing we need to do is to strengthen the northern wall of the fortress and completely remodel it. In fact, whether or not the King's City receives the news, and how long it takes for them to receive the news, this is the first thing we need to do.
"Firmrock Fortress was originally designed to defend against the Cecil Family in the south. Therefore, the northern wall is much weaker and shorter than the southern wall. Although the fall of Firmrock Fortress shows that the old style of fortresses that only rely on walls and magic shields to defend against attacks is outdated, it is still necessary for them to exist. First, we need to thicken and raise the northern wall. For this reason, we can even delay the restoration of the southern wall. Secondly, we need to modify the northern wall and cover it with the Magic Net. We also need to install Magic Crystal Railguns on top of the wall and install Calibrators in the future. Lastly, the entire fortress needs to be modified. It will be built into a heavy industrial and military fortress. The plains that extend from the fortress to the south will be included in the fortress city's territory …"
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