"So these fellows are high on drugs!"
A team of shamans who were proficient in Soul Witchcraft, alchemists who were proficient in Potions, and necromancers who often dealt with human bodies formed a research team. They worked together to dissect and conduct tests on the corpses that were carried up the city walls by Ulfric and his men. They finally came to a conclusion.
They found a strange metabolic waste in the brains of the corpses. After a spellcaster led the reverse reduction work, they obtained some light yellow powder. And it was because of this that those people were willing to risk their lives during the day.
Apart from that, the shaman Sorcerer also tried to obtain more information from the souls of the two corpses' original owners. However, what he did not expect was that the souls of the two corpses had been 'contaminated' to a certain extent. While it was normal for the souls of the dead to be muddle-headed, this muddle-headedness was accompanied by an indescribable feeling of 'ulceration'. Even some Batzou Devil could not bear to see this.
"This substance is a stain on the soul!"
After receiving the report from his subordinate, anger rose in Namen's heart for no reason. As a Contract Demon, he could sense the stench of an Abyssal Demon hidden deep within the small sample of light yellow powder that was handed over. It made him want to vomit.
"… The false king, Vixeus, is consciously preparing for a long war. The first batch of people he sent to attack should be felons from the southern country of Tapte. During the dissection, we found word imprints on the chests of the two corpses … "
Seeing that the supreme commander was not worried, the person in charge of the research team who presented the report tried to shorten his speech as much as possible.
"… We speculate that after the prisoners took this powder, they would develop a severe dependence on it in the short term. The inspection team sent by the false king distributed this powder so that the prisoners would 'willingly' rush to the city walls and take the risk … Or rather, send themselves to their deaths … "
"… If their deaths can cause casualties to the defenders, it would be the best thing for the false king, Vixeus. Even if they only come to their deaths, Vixeus can execute a large number of felons without moral condemnation and reduce financial pressure … "
If humans were vicious, even the purebred Batzou Devil would be no match for them, Namen thought. This was a famous saying that the great master of the Megalosaurus, Quays, once said. However, he was not completely unable to understand the actions of the false king, Vixeus. In fact, he even vaguely agreed with him. Instead of leaving those felons to waste resources, it was better to turn them into 'sacrificial soldiers' to contribute their last bit of strength.
'But the materials that guy used to deal with the problem are too disgusting,' Namen thought in disgust.
… …
This person first expressed his indignation, mainly towards the invasion of Tapte Island by the Soft Maple and Jomis Alliance, as well as their occupation of Valinsburg. Then, he criticized the disgraceful actions of the defenders who had left the city in the middle of the night to kill the auxiliary soldiers who were collecting the corpses of the dead.
Finally, this person proposed to the defenders in the city, "… Surrender and hand over your weapons, and King Vixeus can consider letting you leave Tapte Island without bloodshed under the supervision of the army." At the same time, he also said, "This is the last mercy that the king can give."
However, as he was quite far from Valinsburg, the only ones who could hear what he said were the defenders of Triangular Fortress outside the southern city gate. The ones who were stationed in this fortress were all from the Alliance Corps. There were a total of more than four hundred soldiers. Not to mention that most of them did not understand what he said, even those who understood him cursed 'Pygmies' and responded with bullets from their guns.
After failing to persuade them to surrender, the envoy turned his horse around and quickly returned to his camp. The Southern Subjugation Army's camp in Tapte, which was three to four miles away from Wallingsburg, was instantly bustling with activity. The squeaking of wheels, the low growls of cows, and the shouts of exhausted men echoed throughout the wilderness. In addition to the cannons set up at the artillery position yesterday, more than ten medium-sized cannons had been transported overnight by Tapte. They were also mounted on huge flatbed carts. Each cart was pulled by more than ten bulls, and many people were also dragging ropes as they slowly approached Valinsburg.
The artillery position built yesterday, which was made of mud, prefabricated wooden fences, and a small camp made up of about a hundred artillery guards, had already been set up. The professional cannoneers who operated the cannons had already prepared the cannons in advance. At most, they only needed to observe through the cannons' lenses and make some simple adjustments to the firing parameters. Therefore, the cannons could be fired as long as they were placed on the ground.
Seeing this situation, the basic commanders on the walls of Valinsburg immediately made corresponding adjustments. Many centurions ordered their captains to take the time to use wooden beams as bone armor and many layers of sacks filled with mud to make simple anti-cannon holes. During the bombardment, the defenders could effectively reduce casualties by hiding in the holes. When the bombardment was over, they could come out and counterattack the enemies who were charging at the walls.
However, what the defenders did not expect was that the commander of the subjugation army actually used the tactic of "coordination between infantry and artillery."
While they were preparing to deal with the bombardment, three companies of felons (about a hundred people in total), similar to the ones that had attacked the walls of the Water Gate yesterday, quickly lifted the cover over their heads, ran out of the simple bunkers where they were hiding, and rushed toward the triangular fortress in front of the city gate. It turned out that last night, in addition to sending out auxiliary soldiers to collect the corpses (mainly returning weapons), Tapte had also sent the three newly armed hundred-man teams to hide in the bunkers. It was all for the sake of launching a sudden attack at this time.
As for when the trenches used to hide the soldiers were dug? The answer was between the first round of bombardment yesterday and the end of the bombardment. With the help of the concealment effect caused by the smoke, Tapte had sent out professional engineers to urgently dig out these bunkers.
Without these bunkers, the felons who were charging at the triangular fortress had to first come out of the main camp, line up, and advance two to three miles. Then, they had to charge through the entire artillery coverage area of the allied army before launching their assault. These people were not like the professional artillery soldiers who hid in the artillery positions, who could rely on the earth walls and slopes to avoid the enemy's bombardment. If they had to rely on their two feet to pass through the artillery coverage area in broad daylight, not many of these three companies would survive.
With these bunkers, the artillery coverage area they had to rush through was only one-third of the original coverage area. As for the anti-tank cone area (which was originally meant to guard against "coordination between infantry and artillery"), it was basically no obstacle for pure infantry like them. In addition, the soldiers on the triangular fortress were preparing for the next bombardment. The three companies quickly ran through the anti-tank cone area, which was more than 500 paces away, and approached the triangular fortress standing in front of the city gate.
During their assault, although there were people on the city wall who shot a few felons with flintlock rifles, these companies were not systematically wiped out. In particular, the few soldiers in charge of supervising the battle were still alive and well. Tapte's side relied on these supervising soldiers (to be more precise, they relied on these people to distribute dependency drugs to the felons) to control the companies made up of felons. The reason they were able to execute the "coordination between infantry and artillery" tactic was, on one hand, because Tapte's commander simply did not care about the lives of these companies. On the other hand, they relied on the on-the-spot command of the supervising soldiers.
"Fire at will! Don't stop! "
"Grenadiers, throw out everything you brought!"
"Climbing team, hurry up!"
"As long as you occupy this fortress, each of you will be pardoned and receive half a pound of silver cube coins!"
The supervising soldiers lowered their heads and shouted among the companies. The clothes they wore were similar to the felons, which also looked like long robes made of linen. At most, they added a warm cotton jacket and a tattered hat.
But in fact, these people's cotton-padded clothes were specially made cotton-padded armors. Each piece of clothing had to be hammered repeatedly with cotton weighing a few kilograms, and iron plates were embedded in the key parts as protection. As long as they were not shot at close range or using powerful firearms, these soldiers had a high chance of survival with the help of the cotton-padded armors they were wearing.
The reason they were dressed like this was because they were worried that they would be easily discovered and attacked by the joint army's musketeers. After all, the real commanders of these three companies were actually the supervising soldiers mixed in with the crowd.
On the battlefield, a newly armed felon could only focus on the enemy in front of him at most. A well-trained professional soldier was slightly better than the former. At the very least, they could focus on the situation within two to three yards of themselves. The low-ranking officers leading the operation had better vision than ordinary soldiers, but at most, they could only focus on the situation within fifty to sixty yards of themselves.
Without these supervising soldiers mixed in with the crowd and cooperating with each other to give the order to attack, these companies of felons would probably be able to follow the initial order and jump out of the pit and run to the triangular fortress. When they arrived at the fortress, they would be in a mess and would not know what to do.
However, when someone told them what to do, the result was very different. The soldiers who carried muskets and trident guns lit their slow matches soaked in salt, hung them on the rope clamps, and pulled the trigger casually at the top of the triangular fortress. Some grenadiers who didn't have muskets but carried a few ponytail grenades formed groups of two and hid from the people around them. One person inserted the ignited powder into the grenade while the other person swung the grenade and threw it toward the top of the triangular fortress with the help of centrifugal force. Some felons who were originally carrying ladders quickly ran to the side of the wall and hung ladders that were more than thirty feet high with iron hooks on the top of the triangular fortress. Then, some soldiers who were wearing half-body plate armor and chain armor that were more eye-catching than the soldiers of the supervision team began to climb up the wall with short knives in their mouths.
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