Chapter 330 (1/2)
Plan of Attack
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”Fire!”
Ten large, wooden constructions hurees from the horizontal to the vertical Ten basin sized luh the sky They shrunk over the course of two or three seconds until they vanished, as if they'd popped out of existence entirely Three or four long seconds of silence passed before, in the distance, several dust clouds popped into existence, followed a second later by asand crushi+ng stone When the dust cleared, a heap of rubble becaes of thetheir best to remind the observer that there had indeed once been a wall
Count Kenmays, Baron Felim, and Baron Shazin stared wide-eyed at the ruin in the distance They had sworn justof soldiers without regard for casualties, with the use of siege ladders, could that very wall be conquered Only after wearing down the defending forces by paying a high price could one take it
They never expected Lorist only needed to instruct Ovidis to bring ten thunderbolt catapults over and set them up about 350 meters from the wallLorist only needed a few minutes to undo as likely years' work They felt like co what they had
”The next target will be the tower on the right Prepare the flame meteors!” ordered Ovidis once more
Flame meteors were spherical balls wrapped up in rope and doused with fuel They were first placed inside a metal catapult bucket before a soldier set it aflahtly
”Fire!”
The flaular structure on a hill in the distance The structure was quite a bit sranted, after the last volley the tere now about even - so several shots h, and landed just beside it Those that missed set fire to the leaves around the structure, whilst those that hit e holes in itSoon smoke billowed out the of the holes to join the sround around the tower
”This is a,” Felim praised, ”With such a weapon in hand, on't have to worry about any castle standing in our way!”
”So this is where all your confidence ca on Lorist's arine that he won't be able to resist our attack anyway regardless of how hard he tries to shrink up like a turtle! We'll be able to raze his defenses to the ground without anyone being able to stop us! Well, he only stands a chance if he confronts us in a field battle Perhaps not even then! Hehe, he'll lose even faster if he comes out of his shell”
”Locke, give me a feant to obliterate the sentry outpost and the walls near the stream!” Shazin said with both his hands clasped
It seeainst those who manned the defenses at the northern stream
”Don't be in such a rush 'll sell you as many as you want after we take the duchy However, Hennard, I will allow you to lead Ovidis to the streaather his forces there in response to our surprise attack After you return, gather your men to make as many rafts as possible We will load our catapults onto the rafts and bring the as many orkers and boat makers as we can to help you,” said Lorist with a smile
”No probleet the required materials and manpower ready when I return However, Locke, won't we alert the duke of our activities if we start building rafts on our side of the shore?”
”Don't worry, it's all the better if they are alerted What ant is for the for the duchy to concentrate there as much as possible so the defense at other places is weakened”
Shazin Hennard rubbed his palether
”Hehe, well, I was just saying what ca h and raze the seven citadels all the way across Sanderson Hills to the ground My rage will only calm if I do so much”
Lorist shook his head and said, ”I would advise against doing that, Hennard Don't forget that Sanderson Hills is where your doood for you if it's ruined Actually, I have ait to surrender and hand the seven citadels over You don't even have to bother considering how you will deploy your troops It'll save you both time and effort, which is ideal”
”You're saying we should go straight for Vanades right after busting through the defense line at Metropoulos; that we should take Xith Castle and storive this attack our all and capture Duke Madras dead or alive to force the rest of the soldiers to surrender, right?” asked Felim
”Well, that's the best plan we have for now,” Lorist said, nodding, ”Unless we have a better strategy when the time comes, that's how this will all play out Our only worry after crossing the strea the duke's heavy-ar the conflict on unnecessarily Even though we have a weapon like the catapults, we must still be wary of any accidents
”Even if Duke Madras is nothing but an aging turtle, he's one that has years of experience We ht noe'll launch a few probing attacks at the end of the 10th month to see if we can lure more of their troops to the wilds to weather the ele outside in the winter to defend against our attacks, they'll be severely worn out by spring That will be our chance to strike”
After Ken met with Lorist
”Milord, I heard you're going to sell the catapults to our allies?”
”That's right What's wrong?”
Potterfang stood raht
”Milord, I ah the three houses are our allies, the catapults are secret weapons only our house has It's the ideal tool for besieging castles and defending theht introduce a new threat for which we have to watch out”
”It's not as serious as you think,” Lorist laughed, ”The catapult will be outdated soon enough”
”Outdated? That can't be How could anything outstrip the catapult?”
”Did you forget about the bronze cannons the Oceanic Legion employs? Grandmaster Sid and Professor Balbo have already perfected the cannons for ground use Their power far exceeds that of the catapults These catapults are only standing targets for our cannons I've already instructed Howard to pick a group of reliable people and train thee will be part of your legion's arsenal”
”Understood, Milord Please excuse