"Aledo, retreat."

Brighton looked at the city wall in the distance that was once again intact in the brilliant light and sighed a few words. Then he looked back at Aledo, who was staring expressionlessly at the city wall in front of him and whispered: "We have lost the opportunity to capture Mary.

We have a chance to seize the sub-fortress. If we delay it any longer, I'm afraid we will be trapped and die on the Bar Plains."

"I know..." Aledo responded calmly.

The voice was very hoarse, and Bryton also saw that the corners of Aledo's eyes were red. Aledo cried, but Bryton had no intention of laughing at him, because Bryton also felt very aggrieved at this moment.

, after all, today’s desperate attack failed in the end.

The battle started in the morning and lasted until the afternoon, and Aledo also concentrated almost all the artillery on hand, whether it was 12-pound field guns or 64-pound heavy guns, and even some auxiliary mortars or ballistae.

They aimed at the weakest point of the great wall of Mary Fortress and bombarded it for a whole morning. This overwhelming offensive was indeed very intimidating, but unfortunately every time there was damage or cracks in the wall, it would be destroyed.

The light seeping out from inside the city wall quickly repaired it.

Neither Aledo nor Brighton had ever seen this method before. A senior old man who was later a conspirator mentioned that he had indeed encountered this kind of situation when the kingdom attacked here decades ago.

Therefore, because the great city wall surrounding the entire Mariaburg could not be breached for a long time, the kingdom's army at that time returned in vain. However, the great city wall at that time should have exhausted its final role, but I did not expect the alchemy of the principality.

The magicians actually repaired this kind of "self-healing" city wall.

However, it is not the worst news at the beginning, because the opponent does not start repairing the city wall from the beginning of the battle, but only activates this ability when the battle reaches the most anxious stage. Although at the beginning

At that time, everyone was also shocked, but later they discovered that Michael's side did not intend to continue to use this repair ability, and often repaired the city wall to a half-damaged state when it was about to be damaged.

Although it was impossible to know why Michael's side was so energy-saving due to insufficient intelligence, no one gave up hope at that time, because as time went by, the shells bombarding that section of the city wall became more and more intensive, and that

The light used for repair is also getting dimmer.

Seeing that that section of the city wall clearly looked like it was about to collapse, just when Aledo was gathering his troops to prepare for a storm, suddenly an extremely strong halo of light penetrated from that section of the wall, and then he saw the city wall that was about to collapse.

It was restored with speed visible to the naked eye.

Although I don’t know where this sudden burst of repairing light came from, doesn’t the city wall that is being repaired quickly in front of me mean that the battle from this morning to this point has been fruitless and in vain? Or does this mean that this time?

The war may have been a losing war in the first place. This kind of thing cannot be accepted by the soldiers from top to bottom in Nosk or Aledo's new army, but even if everyone

So what if they don't accept it? I'm afraid that at this moment, even their courage to attack again has disappeared with the fewer and fewer cracks on the city wall, and the most terrible thing is that before the war, an embarrassed herald came from

Urgent military information brought from the rear.

There was an attack in the rear last night. The Mihaire regiment in the fortress should have taken advantage of the chaos to release a small force during the night battle. Then this strange force unexpectedly killed all the scouts and went all the way.

They fought their way to the military town of Pano, which was occupied by our own side, and then set fire to the ammunition supplies stored in the town.

This news can undoubtedly be regarded as a fatal blow to Aledo, but this news has not yet been spread to the entire army. Currently, only some upper-level generals know about it, and everyone also knows that when His Highness Aledo learned of this

When he was receiving information, he was so angry that he broke his favorite silver wine glass.

Aledo silently looked at the city wall in the distance that was about to be repaired and sighed. At this time, the fighting under the city had already stopped. The warriors of the Bear Regiment and Eagle Regiment who were still fighting Aledo's army outside the city

They were pulled into the city early. Although it seemed that they were about to switch from defensive to offensive formation, the Solis army gathered under the city wall was surprisingly quiet. Not to mention the tens of thousands of soldiers, there was no one.

With the roar of battle or the orders of the officers, even the rumble of cannons from the artillery positions in the rear suddenly stopped not long ago.

Different from the silent invaders outside the city, who were like stone statues, the military gates of the Principality of Michael inside the city and on the city wall were all excitedly making various provocative sounds to the enemies below the city. Their mood was probably the same as

It has something to do with the light that is still attached to the city wall and has not dissipated. It seems that this sudden increase in repair ability has contributed to... no, it should be said that it has restored their fighting spirit. There is even a wounded bear wearing a big cloak who is taking off his clothes on the city wall.

He dropped his pants and urinated in front of the city. All kinds of humiliating methods and sounds appeared one after another in front, but these provocations that would definitely make people furious in normal times could not arouse the anger of the Solis soldiers below.

The mood of the soldiers of Aledo's new army was similar to Aledo's reaction at the moment. Everyone was so silent and even looked helplessly at the restored city wall, even when Aledo was stunned.

After a long time, he was awakened by a sudden noise nearby. Aledo tilted his head slightly and looked at the source of the sound, and found that it was a guard responsible for guarding him who accidentally dropped the musket in his hand to the ground.

Although the soldier hurriedly bent down and picked up the smooth-bore flintlock musket from the ground, to be honest, it was already too late. The carved musket was the envy of soldiers in the past. After all, only those selected

Only those who are soldiers of the prince are qualified to hold it. But at this moment, the mud-stained musket is like the morale of the army at this time, which has plummeted into disgrace. It is no exaggeration to say that this is obviously conveying to Aledo "soldiers".

"failure" signal.

If the logistics supplies are still there, then arrange for the logistics troops to collect supplies before launching the attack this morning. Maybe the battle can last until the afternoon or evening. A full day of high-intensity fighting is enough to break through the towering city wall in front of you. This is

At the beginning of the war, everyone's common thoughts were not the fantasy of Aledo and everyone, but the results of the intelligence analysis of the entire army and the secret intelligence of the conspirators. Although the high wall in front of you has amazing self-repair

ability, but its repair speed is not that exaggerated. In fact, as long as you concentrate your firepower, you will be able to destroy the city wall by consuming a few more shells than expected.

But things in the world are always unexpected. No one would have thought that the light that seemed to be struggling to death would suddenly burst out several times more effectively, reversing the previous decline in one breath. The reason why the artillery array in the rear gradually ceased fire was probably

Because they had just fired all the artillery shells, Aledo had already estimated this, because the gunpowder brought to the front line during the expedition was exhausted with the last sound of the cannon not long ago.

And the last granite shell fired by the 64-pound cannon hit the city wall in front of it without any pain. The shattered stone bullets fell fragilely to the bottom of the city wall, and then sprinkled on those piled up similarly.

The stone bullet fragments on the hill turned into a pile of useless stones. In the blink of an eye, the dents caused by the stone bullet were wiped away by the dazzling halo attached to the city wall like a brush.

There is no trace of it, and even the newly repaired city wall is still faintly glowing with dazzling sunlight.

"Withdraw...retreat to the Stone Castle barracks first..."

Aledo said these words unwillingly, and then he looked up expressionlessly at the towering fortress behind the city wall. On a balcony at the top of the fortress, Adrian Mihail was sitting there.

Stand there and look at yourself.

The two people's eyesight was not very outstanding, and neither of them used telescopes to observe each other, but at this moment they felt each other's sight. Neither side expressed anything, and the defeated Aledo had no intention of showing any expression in front of the enemy.

On the weak side, Adrian, who won this battle, did not show any arrogance and pride as the winner. The two of them just stared at each other intently.

After a long time, Aledo withdrew his sight, then turned around on horseback and followed Brighton to the rear. As the two generals exited, the people on the front line also retreated in an orderly manner, whether it was Aledo or not.

The new army or the infantry of Nosk, although everyone was very disappointed, it did not cause chaos. Similarly, the warriors of the war group and the garrison above the city wall also stopped insulting and provoking, although everyone looked at the enemy

It is still full of irony, but everyone also knows that both the other party and our own side need to rest at this moment, and the battle is over.

Adrian, who was standing on the balcony, clenched his fists as he watched Aledo's retreating back, then quietly turned around and let out a long sigh of relief.

At this moment, Adrian's heart was not as calm as on the surface, because at this moment, his heart was still filled with uneasiness, excitement, and even some fear. In general, he actually had no determination to win the battle just now.

, on the contrary, it is quite full of the meaning of gambling.

This is a strategy with a low success rate. In the previous battle, Adrian and Aledo were betting on their respective confidences to see who could not hold on and admit defeat first.

This may be regarded as the biggest gamble in Adrian's life, because the repair ability that caused Aledo and his army to lose confidence in fighting was not originally the key to victory, because that ability was exactly what Aledo said at the beginning.

The efficiency was insufficient as predicted, and the reason was that there was a serious shortage of magic stones inside the fortress.

As a strategic reserve of the country, even Maria Castle, which is not on the front line, originally stored a large amount of rough stones, but these rough stones were used to strengthen various city walls before Aledo came to the city. After all, the great city wall

It had long since expired, so in order to restore some of its capabilities, when the local artillery was captured, Adrian ordered all the alchemists in the fortress to use magic stones to strengthen the entire wall in the northern part of the fortress overnight, and also took advantage of this to build a wall behind the city wall.

The alchemy circle for repair is engraved on it.

Therefore, saying that the city wall can "repair itself" does not mean that they directly restored the great city wall. They just used an opportunistic method to show the ability similar to the great city wall back then. In addition to delaying the moment, it was also to attack

The other party's confidence. After all, after some strengthening, the magic stones inside the fortress and the entire Mariaburg were almost used up. If it weren't for the former Chris subordinate Cland Hallein who escorted the Doria Chamber of Commerce in time,

If a box of rough stones is delivered, the war may be decided before noon.

At this moment, Adrian felt his whole body trembling as he looked at the enemy troops that kept retreating from the convoy. He couldn't believe what the consequences would be if he lost the bet. Maybe he felt that if he really lost the battle, there would be nothing.

He had no face to go back to see his father and brothers and sisters, so it would be a good choice to simply commit suicide at the moment of defeat. Thinking of this, Adrian held the sword at his waist tightly, and then gritted his teeth and

This panic was completely dispelled from my mind.

Adrian understood very well that although he had won at this moment, he did not have any extra time to think about these useless things. After all, he had just won a battle, and this war had just begun. Judging from the latest intelligence, the situation in various places

The reinforcements are basically in place. If nothing goes wrong, the Tiger Regiment will need to cut off the enemy's retreat as planned, and then cooperate with our own large forces to attack the enemy from the front and rear. However, the enemy did not suffer any losses in this battle.

Too many troops, especially the new troops using firearms, seemed to have lost a lot of people on the surface, but after studying these weapons, Adrian understood how convenient and easy it was to use such firearms.

There is no need to undergo too strict training, even a farmer can learn how to shoot in just one meal.

The emergence of this new weapon not only threatens the security of Maryburg, but also tramples on traditional cold weapon combat. Adrian, who has been leading troops for many years, naturally knows how difficult it is to train a second-class garrison.

, so let alone a battle group warrior. Judging from the previous battles, only two or three soldiers with muskets can kill a strictly trained garrison with a single volley, and it may even be possible.

Directly concentrating the vital points of a warrior group will result in a one-hit kill. Although there are many warriors in the principality warrior group, they cannot withstand such cruel losses, because if the value of black powder is not included, the lead used in muskets alone

For making projectiles, you can probably buy a lot of them with a Solis copper coin.

Adrian walked into the conference room a little uneasily, and then the entourage and generals who followed him also walked in with him. Adrian, who was sitting in his seat, stared at Mary Castle on the long table.

The surrounding sand table pondered for a while, then he raised his head and asked Klande, who had not returned yet, and said: "When will the follow-up supplies from the Doria Chamber of Commerce be delivered?"

"If nothing else goes wrong, they should be stationed inside the Kasan Pass, and they should be able to reach the gate of Fort Maria before this evening..." Cland thought for a moment, then took a step forward to report.

: "Your Majesty, our brothers and sisters were attacked by Solis's assassins on the way here. Judging from their appearance and methods, they should be the assassins of the conspirators... They ambushed us south of the Kasan Pass."

After hearing the news, Adrian felt a huge headache again, because now he understood why he had planned so many material transport caravans, but only Doria's family arrived on time. It seemed that other caravans should

It was an accident or an ambush. After all, the territory south of the Kasan Pass was severely penetrated by the enemy some time ago. This is a disadvantage of open business. The enemy will always mix with the civilians and enter the country, but the huge business in the south

Profits cannot be ignored, and the restless nobles occupying the central region are holding back. In fact, before the war started, the Principality of Michael had already been divided into three regions: north, south, and center. Fortunately, as the Michael family

The northern part of the traditional territory was still relatively safe, and then the southern part was gradually controlled by the little sister Chris who was sent to the south to patrol under the pretext, so the central part of the territory that was occupied by borers was left.

Adrian didn't know much about the intelligence in the central region, and even Klande didn't know much. After all, they and the Doria Chamber of Commerce ran all the way along the avenue before leaving Luo, which had almost turned into a ghost, unharmed.

In the Southern Earldom, the general information about the chaos in the central region has been obtained from the Night Owls. Although Adrian was very shocked that the disasters that broke out in the central region were more serious than the rebellion, but fortunately these disasters

After Viscount Greville and the knights of Chris were completely wiped out, all that was left was the issue of post-disaster management, but there was no need for Adrian to worry about this aspect. He thought that the man who was staying in the south was busy.

Chris, the money-making girl, will handle it on her own.
To be continued...