Chapter 516 - Star of Battlefield 3 (1/2)

Three days later, the army of Symphonia Kingdom arrived in front of Sherwood city.

It took them three days to reach the city because they had packed a lot of logs to build their own bridge and other transports for the siege.

It wasn’t just that, they had to manage to leave someone in charge of the defeated forts or the abandoned ones, and also to a riverside fort for their stay.

And then there was the aspect of trailers which were holding heavy Gigants.

“Please give the orders! We can fire at them right away!”

“I guess everyone is motivated. But we will have to hold back.”

Belik, tapped the shoulder of the artillery commander and stared at Sherwood which was surrounded by water.

Approaching him, Philip reported.

“We have been contacted by the spies who mixed with the Sherwood soldiers.”

“Good, what did they say about the internal situation?”

When asked by Belik, Philip responded with a troubled expression.

“It was said that the preparations of the siege are meticulous. The southern army might be supported by the northern army, and the identifications are being held thoroughly.”

As numerous spies who were caught were either arrested or executed, the remaining spies were all hiding in the undergrounds and had a tough time contacting their men.

And because of that, it was turning impossible to start an internal riot or disturb the peace.

“That is unfortunate. We have no other hand to attack the Sherwood.”

“Just as Count Ferrero said, Commander Darland seems to be a capable one.”

“Yeah, it looks like it, he is called as the Star of Battlefield, I guess it was a name given for a reason.”

“But we still have a lot of force left?”

“Right.”

Belik looked at the black trailer which was behind them.

The trailer was loaded with cargo wrapped tightly in oiled cloth.

The cargo was specifically given by Luke, telling him that it would help in taking down Sherwood.

And Belik too thought that it would play a decisive role in the battle.

“When are the reinforcements of the Baroque Empire arriving?”

“According to the intelligence, the morale of the army is extremely low and the trailers are constantly breaking down, so maybe a week or so…”

“A week, huh… and we will have to take down Sherwood before that.”

If any normal person would have heard Belik’s words, they would have declared him insane.

The city of Sherwood was located on an island that was in the middle of the river, and it had numerous slopes and walls around it, which was very difficult for a siege to happen.

However, it wasn’t just Belik, but Philip too thought that they were capable enough to go for an attack in a week.

There were still many cards they haven’t used yet.

“A full-scale siege will begin tomorrow. Let the soldiers have some rest today. However, don’t neglect in securing the borders, the enemy can strike at any time.”

“Understood, Arch Duke.”

Once orders were given, Philip left Belik alone.

Belik, who was still looking at Sherwood, had a smile on his face.

Pung! Pupung!

Bang! Kwang!

The next day, Symphonia Kingdom started their attack along with the sunrise.

With the artillery at front, they relentlessly shot shells towards the walls and the gates.

During that time, the engineers were trying to reach the rebuilt broken bridges with materials such as tools and logs.

“Hurry! Don’t waste the cover which the artillery is providing us!”

“The victory or defeat of this battle depends on us!”

The Southern Army of Baroque wasn’t watching all this mess happen silently either.