Lord Witch, please don't resurrect me again!

At this time Leoric stepped forward, and before he could speak, Heite and the elf knight stopped their quarrel and saluted Leoric.Leoric nodded and said, "Report the situation."

Hite first handed over a report, which accurately described the deployment of the enemy, including the ground intelligence scouted by the cavalry, and what the flower fairies looked down from the sky.Then he said: "In addition, the elves discovered a land polluted by magic elements in the north. My people went to the field for investigation and brought back some samples. Please have a look."

The elf said: "The Stag Knights also found some samples of the same kind, please take a look."

The sample they were talking about was a handful of loess, and Leoric couldn't see anything special at first glance, but since Romila mentioned the "evil god's family", it is probably related to the one sealed in the city of bachelors. "Black Water Monster Baby" related.Leoric took the sample and came to the tent alone, let the succubus and the dog guard the door, then tapped the rune on the collarbone lightly, and said, "Are you there?"

"Here we come." Cassandra appeared instantly this time.Probably because Leoric said that he was going to "Armageddon" today, so Cassandra appeared in an adult state. She was wearing a dark red witch robe and a big witch pointed hat. Leather boots, rune leather gloves, and many potion bottles on his waist.Looking at it like this, it looks like a warrior going out to war.

Leoric thought to himself: He said "hit it casually", but he was really serious.

"Is there something dirty on my face?" Cassandra asked.

"No, I haven't seen you as an adult for a long time. It's kind of..." Leoric smiled silly, "I just think it's quite amazing to see it suddenly."

"Hmph! Of course! Cassandra's true self can not be seen by everyone, you should thank me very much, and talk to you with a straight face every time." She shook her head arrogantly, and immediately she Turning his head back again, he said, "Is something wrong?"

Leoric brought the loess and said, "This is it."

Cassandra looked at the loess, twirled it with her fingers, and said, "Damn, I think it's something! It's just that the family of the black water monster baby has infiltrated into this land, so there are some projections in the soil." The elemental fragments that came over."

"Details."

Cassandra said: "It's like this, the biggest feature of the 'Black Water Monster Baby Su Gudis' is that it can create a puddle of black amniotic fluid, and then give birth to a new life form from this puddle of amniotic fluid. It is better than the life magic of the black goat, but it is a thousand times worse than the legendary mother goat. In the soil you just brought, there is some black amniotic fluid of Sukudis, I guess it will be The souls of your family members are hidden in the amniotic fluid, and then the amniotic fluid is poured into the soil, and when the time is right, the family members will be born from the amniotic fluid and become a surprise army to attack your army."

Leoric touched his chin and said, "Then don't we know about their sneak attack now? Can we get rid of these ambushes first?"

Cassandra shook her head and said: "Although I have the magic to purify the land, it requires a lot of magic power, and you can't use it. Besides, physical damage such as knives, chopping and burning has no effect on these amniotic fluids. You The only way to kill them is to wait for them to show up."

"That's it." Leoric thought up a strategy in his mind.

Cassandra saw him lost in thought, and said, "It seems that you already know what's in your mind, don't you need my help?"

"Thank you, I've helped you a lot." Leoric said, "If you don't tell me about this, the Northern Expedition Army will probably be attacked by these guys and suffer huge losses."

Miss Witch showed a sly smile and said, "Then you owe me another favor!"

"I remember it all." Leoric didn't try to fool her, but said very seriously.

Afterwards, Cassandra returned to the library, and Leoric sorted out the intelligence information he had just obtained and made it into an intelligence book.

This matter is a bit difficult to handle.

Leoric deduced the enemy's tactics in his mind, and he guessed that it should be like this: This is a very traditional city defense tactic, that is, the main deployment is in the city, and then a reserve team is hidden outside the city, waiting for the enemy to attack aggressively. At that time, let the reserve team (mostly cavalry) come to surprise the attacking side's flanks, thereby defusing the offensive.

Generally speaking, this tactic of besieging Wei and saving Zhao is easy to break. As long as the ambush can be found and wiped out, the matter will be resolved.However, the enemy's ambush was a bit special. If the Blackwater Familia did not show up, Leoric would not be able to deal any damage to them.

But when will the ambush show up?No one knew that this was equivalent to keeping a knife on their backs when the Northern Expeditionary Army was attacking the city, making Leoric afraid to go all out.

Then we can only let the other leaders of the Northern Expedition—such as Steer or Odlo—go to attack the city. Although these two people are also qualified for this task, they are still worse than Leoric leading the team himself. .Lao Li has the consciousness of sacrificing soldiers, but he doesn't want to sacrifice too many people in this kind of place.

It seems that I can only carry my Italian cannon!Leoric was very unhappy to think, damn, there are a lot of shells.

Thinking of this, he came to the front line of the camp, wanting to see how the cannons and trebuchets were arranged.

At this time, the front line was in full swing to build fortifications. Those who felled trees felled trees, those who sawed wood sawed wood, and some people were drawing with measuring tools.While greeting everyone, Leoric strode into the camp, and saw Philip and Shi En in the middle of the camp—oh no, it was three people, and there was also the new dwarf "Anvil" "The three of them were discussing something.Leoric stepped forward and asked, "Philip, Shi En, how is the siege engine ready?"

When the two saw Leoric, they immediately walked up and said excitedly, "General, there's good news and bad news, so let me tell you the bad first?"

"Say!"

"The bad news is that the flower fairies discovered that the enemy has arranged a new type of improved bed crossbow on the city wall. Our preliminary judgment is that the range of this bed crossbow is only a little closer than the lava cannon. If we count the high ground advantage of the city wall, then we This time there is no range advantage. That is, if we bombard their walls with artillery, they also have weapons to fight back against us."

This is really bad news, very bad.The tactics Leoric just formulated rely heavily on lava cannons. Only by using the cannons to suppress them from the front can Leoric sit firmly behind and deal with the "Blackwater Families" who are dormant under the soil at any time. If the cannons are not used, It takes people to fill it in order to capture the city.No matter how elite the Northern Expeditionary Army was, they were not made of steel and iron. They vomited when they drank too much, and they hurt when they were beaten. Without cannons, many people would surely die if they attacked the city by force.If the cannon is used forcibly, there is a risk that the cannon will be destroyed by the enemy.The lava cannon cannot be copied, and it is also difficult to repair. Once it is damaged, it will be a blood loss. Even if the bachelor city is captured, it may not be cost-effective.

Leoric nodded solemnly, and asked, "What about the good news?"

"The good news is..." Shi Hammer looked at his new dwarf master and said, "Master, why don't you tell me?"

"it is good."

Anvil cleared his throat, looked up at Leoric, and said, "I heard that the boss's cannonballs are scarce and can't be produced, so I disassembled a cannonball and studied it on my own initiative, hoping to reproduce it for production. "

Demolition?How dare you!The shells of this lava cannon are extremely unstable, and it will go off if it is said to go off. How dare you dismantle it... You really deserve to be a man who drinks antifreeze.This hardcore dwarf's operation once again refreshed Leoric's understanding of him.

But if he can replicate the cannonball...

Leoric asked excitedly: "Could it be that you can duplicate cannonballs?"

"Sure enough, it can't be copied." The dwarf said with a silly smile.

If you can’t copy it, what the hell are you talking about?However, just when Leoric wanted to complain, the dwarf continued: "I can't copy the shell filling, but I can copy the shell."

"Shell?" Leoric's ears perked up.

"Yes, I can make the metal used for this shell. It is mainly copper, some lead, and the lead wire that is automatically ignited after being shot. The material is not very strong, but it is just right for this weapon. After shooting, the shell shell It disintegrates quickly on contact with the target, and then the explosives inside actually do damage to the target area."

Leoric nodded, thinking to himself: Sure enough, there are bullets in this era, which is two versions ahead.You know, before getting the lava cannon, the plateau people were still fighting with ballistas and trebuchets, not even ordinary stone shooting cannons.The development of artillery should start with stone-shooting cannons—that is, the kind of cannon that shoots solid large iron balls, then to hollow cannons, and finally to cannons, and cannons were already a thing in World War I.

So the goblin technology that invented this kind of cannon is really awesome. It can actually come up with this kind of weapon. I have to communicate with the goblins later.

Anvil continued: "But the ratio of the bomb inside is too complicated, and I can't make it out. Now it's easy to just copy a shell, and I can make a dozen in a day. With the help of my apprentice, I can make more."

The great apprentice Shi En nodded, and then continued what the anvil said: "The problem now is the filler. We can't make such a stable and lethal gunpowder. We have tested several formulas just now, and the effect of the explosion is not good. not good."

Philip said: "If only there was something ready."

off the shelf?Leoric glanced at a truck from the corner of his eye, and suddenly he had a flash of inspiration, and then he pondered for a while, and the previously troubled thoughts instantly came to light!His thoughts flowed unimpeded as if he had eaten Hua Shi.

"I know what to do!" he said, clapping his hands.

Shi En hurriedly asked: "Do you know how the shells are made?"

"No, I know how this battle is fought!" Leoric said excitedly.

……

Nicholas slept on the city wall last night.

At this time, his heart was full of excitement and regret, the excitement was because he was about to show his skills in this battle, and the regret was because it was too late for him to obtain these truths.

After the ancestor god gave him the truth, Nicholas immediately realized that there was a big problem with the defense of the city of bachelors.When he came to the city wall, he saw that the seemingly solid line of defense was riddled with holes. He immediately called his closest relatives, and mobilized almost all the laborers in the city to strengthen the line of defense at the last minute.The first is to heighten the sentry towers around the city of bachelors to make the height of the opposite hills; then the whole city immediately enters martial law, stops all commercial activities, and searches for possible spies; the port outside the city near the city wall is demolished to prevent Leo Rui The people of Ke stepped on the roof and built a ladder to climb up the city wall; and then carried out a large-scale pre-war mobilization...

Although this toss can't turn the city of bachelors into an impenetrable fortress, it's still better than the previous state that was riddled with holes.

Nicholas also went into battle in person, vigorously rectifying military discipline.People were amazed that he gave orders like a seasoned general.This also indirectly increased the morale of the soldiers.

In the early morning, Nicholas woke up from the city wall.Even though he was on the floor of the city wall, he slept soundly last night, probably because he had confidence in his heart.At this time, he asked someone to fetch water to wash him, and then took a few guards to inspect the city wall.

Nicholas pointed to the west—that was where the Northern Expeditionary Army was about to attack. Looking through the binoculars, he could already clearly see the smoke rising from the Northern Expeditionary Army camp.

This time Nicholas didn't bring those sycophants with him, not only didn't he bring them, but Nicholas drove these guys away early. Ever since he got the "truth", Nicholas began to hate these guys.Knowledge armed his brain and tempered his heart. He realized that he liked to listen to these people's praise before, only because he was not confident enough in what he said, so he needed others to recognize him.And at this time he is the embodiment of truth!Even if tens of thousands of people oppose him, he will never waver.

Nicholas watched the movement of the Northern Expeditionary Army through the binoculars. At this time, Leoric's army broke out and was slowly walking towards this side.

This was the first time Nicholas had seen the true face of the Northern Expeditionary Army. He saw soldiers lined up neatly, with complete armor and sharp weapons. The equipment was exactly the same as the barbarian armor Nicholas had seen when he was an apprentice.This caused a trace of fear in his heart, and he comforted himself in his heart, saying: Leoric is not a barbarian warrior, he just has a superficial appearance; and I am not the apprentice of the past, I am a person who touches the truth!

Under the blessing of "War Truth", looking at the formation of Leoric's army, Nicholas judged that Leoric was in formation, such as where the infantry was, where the siege engines were, and the main direction of attack. Where...he shouted to the soldiers next to him: "All alert!"

"All alert!" The orderly passed on his order.

The [-] defenders of the Bachelor City were the same number as the Northern Expeditionary Army. Logically speaking, the defenders had the city walls, even if they had the same number as the attackers, it was a huge advantage.However, the Northern Expedition army always wins more with less, and there is the invincible Leoric, so in this situation, the morale of the soldiers in Bachelor City is still very low.

Nicholas used to fortify the walls and clear the fields, leaving no grass outside the city walls, with a wide field of vision.As the phalanx of the Northern Expeditionary Army slowly advanced, the military appearance of the Northern Expeditionary Army could gradually be seen with the naked eye.The major legions lined up in a square array, protecting the siege engines and advancing forward. The soldiers were all strong and full of energy, and they walked sonorously and powerfully.The cavalryman was even taller and taller, and he was extremely proud.With the sound of the low-pitched horn, a chilling air rushed over.

They don't even have elves and murlocs showing up, Nicholas thought.

The defenders on Nicholas' side immediately felt wary, and many people retreated subconsciously.Nicholas had already anticipated this scene, so he arranged many disciples to be the overseers.Nicholas' disciples are extremely pedantic and not afraid of death, so they are the most suitable for this kind of thing.The warlords quickly killed several deserters, and the morale of the army gradually stabilized.

"The Northern Expedition is about to enter our range, prepare to shoot! Ballistas, aim their cannons!" Nicholas ordered.

Nicholas studied the tactics of the Northern Expedition overnight. He read all the battle reports from these days. He felt that there were two most terrifying weapons of the Northern Expedition. The first was the cannon, and the second was Leoric himself.As long as he can resist these two moves, everything will be fine - he said the same to other generals.As long as the cannon is taken down, half the battle is won.

At this moment, the orderly shouted: "Your Excellency! The observers said that they did not see any cannons!"

Didn't see the cannon?what happened?

The first step towards the war was beyond Nicholas' expectations.

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Chapter 190 Three: It seems that Leoric is nothing more than that

Impossible, Leoric's cannon is huge!

The reports of the other allies have all written about this matter: Leoric's cannon is thick and big!It can be seen at a glance in the battlefield. Are all my soldiers blind?Can't see Leoric's cannon?

"Impossible! Keep looking! Ask the people on the watchtower to open their eyes and take a good look!"

In order to find Leoric's cannon, Nicholas deliberately cleaned up the outside of the city and raised the watchtower. How could he not see it?

The messenger passed the order, and after a while, the watchtower reported back, "I really can't see it!"

Really can't see?

Strange, does it mean that Leoric thinks he can take my city without cannons?

"Keep holding your ground!" he ordered.

Don't know what trick Leoric is up to, but as long as he gets on the cannon, I'll destroy his cannon with a highland ballista; if Leoric attacks the wall himself, I'll let the Knights of the Blackwater slaughter their rear .

Nicholas thought he knew Leoric's psychology very well.

Leoric cherishes the lives of soldiers too much, and is obsessed with "big victory", he disdains to use traditional tactics.What's more, if the Northern Expedition really used ordinary tactics, then their advantage would be gone.After all, Nicholas is guarding the city wall, and the quality of the soldiers is also top-notch, and he will lose if he fights upright.

However, what happened next, Nicholas was even more incomprehensible.The Northern Expeditionary Army stopped at about five hundred paces, and then, various catapults, ballistas, archers and the like began to shoot at the city wall.Nicholas frowned and said, "Fight back!"

So the catapult on Nicholas' side also started shooting.

To be honest, although the catapult has some deterrent effect, it is difficult to break through the city wall of Bachelor City.What's more, Nicholas has also prepared sufficient catapults-whether it is a long-armed catapult fixed on the ground, a mobile catapult that can be transferred flexibly, or various stone bombs and stone materials, all are fully prepared. This piece of Nicholas is not afraid.

What kind of trick is this Leoric playing?

Nicholas and the others continued to stand ready in case Leoric would make a change in the future, but they didn't expect that Leoric would just bombard like this for a whole day, and when the sun went down, they stopped and went back to rest.

Nicholas's nerves, which had been tense for a day, also relaxed, and he couldn't help but think: Is this the tactic of the God of War Leoric?How can there be such a war.

The Northern Expeditionary Army just sprinkled water all day long, leaving behind a mess of catapult wreckage and some wounded, but did not achieve any results.

And they go to work during the day and get off work as soon as the sun goes down?How can there be such a thing!The dock workers work harder than you!If you bomb the city wall around the clock, you can at least consume the manpower and material resources of the defenders. Maybe after three days, the defenders will be exhausted and you can attack the city; but if you fight all day, our laborers will repair the city wall at night. Is it?So what are you doing all day?Are you angry when you see the intact city wall the next day?

What's more, fighting such a thing is to go all out, then decline, and exhaust three times.You tossed for a day, wasting manpower and material resources, and damaged many trebuchets. As a result, you blasted away a few bricks and tiles, and you stopped fighting without getting any results. What do your soldiers think of this?

Nicholas couldn't understand it anymore, and the staff and staff underneath were also very puzzled—could this be the legendary God of War?In that case, how did Walrus and Harlan's eldest son lose?

The soldiers don't think so much, they are just pleasantly surprised to find that we have survived today, and it is not very difficult!Maybe Leoric is nothing more than that!

As a result, the morale of the defenders exploded. Nicholas, who has insight into the truth of war, keenly captured this atmosphere. He gave a passionate speech to boost morale that night, and then distributed wine, meat and gold, and made a promise: If Leoric can be defeated , everyone has gold, every family has fiefdom!

Nicholas originally believed that honor is more valuable than gold, so when rewarding his subordinates, he often paid less money, but focused on awarding medals, honorary titles, and even publishing books and biographies. However, after learning the "truth of tactics", Nicholas realized that One thing came to light: both generals and soldiers are vulgar mortals, reckless men who only know how to enjoy vulgar tastes, and sending gold can stimulate their nerves even more.

Therefore, Nicholas raised the money uncharacteristically this time, and the morale was high that night, and the soldiers who were already sluggish screamed, saying that they would tear Leoric apart.Nicholas was happy on the surface, but his heart was full of disdain. He thought to himself: Mud legs are mud legs after all, and he could sell his body and soul for a few gold coins.

The next morning, Nicholas boarded the city wall, obviously feeling that the defenders were in a better state than yesterday. He also uncharacteristically took off his bachelor's robe and put on his armor, and then went to condolences to the soldiers with a happy face. The soldiers laughed and he followed Laughing, the soldiers were sad and he was also sad. He tried his best to empathize with these inferior people to boost their morale.Many letters came to the soldiers who saw that the commander was so kind and considerate, and they were very moved for a while, and they vowed to fight to the death for him.

At eight o'clock in the morning, the Northern Expeditionary Army started the second day's siege on time.Although the first day of the Northern Expedition was very ugly, Nicholas and the defenders in the city still did not dare to neglect and continued to stand ready.

But what surprised Nicholas was that Leoric repeated the same trick and assembled a catapult with some broken wood to attack the city wall.Not to mention Nicholas, even the ordinary defenders couldn’t bear to watch this scene—there were fewer catapults on the second day than on the first day, the soldiers’ mental outlook also looked worse, and the offensive was naturally even worse. "gentle".

Not only that, but this time the people pulling the catapults changed from a regular Northern Expeditionary Army to a four-armed murloc, and the original archers were nowhere to be seen, let alone ballistas.

Nicholas thought to himself: What's the matter? You look like you're at your wit's end. Is this the level of God of War?

Then there was another wave of confrontation between the two armies. This time Nicholas went into battle in person and directed the battle loudly.

Waving the battle flag and shouting loudly, he said, "Have you seen that? Leoric is nothing more than that! These thieves wanting to break the backbone of the plateau people are simply wishful thinking! Believers of the ancestor gods, noble heirs! Fight bravely, the gods will protect you, me! Harvin Nicholas is with you too!"

In the eyes of the soldiers who didn't know the truth, Nicholas's gesture was brave and righteous, and many people were inspired.For a while, the soldiers fought bravely, and the laborers galloped on the city wall.With the support of morale, the firepower of the defenders was much fiercer than yesterday, so the two armies fought against each other for another day.

In the evening, the Northern Expeditionary Army got off work on time again, leaving a field of broken wood and discarded stone bombs.Watching the retreating back of the Northern Expeditionary Army, Nicholas' soldiers hissed, took off their pants, and taunted loudly.Then the crowd laughed and cheered, as if they had won a battle.

Nicholas ordered people to quickly check the damage of the city wall, and the craftsmen went down to check it in a hanging basket, saying: It is far less ruthless than yesterday!Even the lime rammed earth that was previously filled did not fall off.

Hearing this news, the defenders cheered again.

That night, Nicholas and others left the city wall and returned to the meeting room to formulate the next strategy.As soon as they entered the room, everyone discussed briskly.The Northern Expedition repeatedly pulled their hips, making Nicholas' staff take it lightly. They began to talk about tactics in a joking tone, and talked about Leoric with disdainful smiles.

Only Nicholas remained calm. He sat alone in the corner of the table, thinking about the problem without saying a word.

He thought to himself: Leoric's behavior is very abnormal. Why did he fight so badly and hesitate so much when he rushed to attack the city?

If he didn't have the determination to attack the city, why did he come in such a hurry?

After the battle is like this, he still doesn't use cannons?Although the cannonballs are precious, they can't give birth to cubs if they stay in the warehouse. Who does he keep for them?

In addition, the Northern Expeditionary Army was both the attacking party and the expeditionary army, and the logistics supplies and the security of the rear would all be their constraints, which required Leoric to make a quick decision.This procrastination and procrastination, what is it for?Or, why?