Chapter 503: War King Capital (Part 1)

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Your Highness, there is a team stationed in the dock area, responsible for monitoring the lightning reports of the enemy situation. The number of people is about one hundred, and it looks like a militia.

Only a hundred people?Roland was a little surprised. It was not surprising that Tifeko would set up defenses in the suburbs. The huge fleet sailed through Chishui City and Yinguang City, and would inevitably be noticed by those who were interested.

Although the steamboat was much faster than the sailboat, and it took only five days to complete the latter one week's journey, it was still not as good as the messenger who changed horses and kept changing day and night, let alone mention the pigeon. If the spy of the new king used the pigeon to convey the message, Tifeike would probably receive the message two or three days in advance.

However, it was surprising that the opponent only sent one hundred men to defend the dock. According to Roland's vision, the first battle should be launched near the dock. In order to prevent his troops from landing smoothly, crossbowmen and musketeers will be arranged on both sides of the river, and may even scattering machines may be set up. This is why he built inland gunboats before the spring offensive.

The efficiency of water transportation is far beyond that of land marching, but it also has the disadvantage of restricted docking and easy to be ambushed in advance. With the ability to attack land, he can easily defeat the enemy's ambush and open up safe landing sites.

The opponent seemed to have given up the huge advantage of half-crossing attack, which was correct in terms of the result, but it was unreasonable. Tifeco could not know the range and power of the 152mm naval gun.

Thinking of this, Roland called Sylvie over. Did the militia carry the crazy pills?

Sylvi summoned the Magic Eye and watched for a while. I didn't find anything like Maruko. Some of them were not equipped with weapons, but... there seemed to be something strange in the ground.

In the ground?

They buried something under the ground... There were also on the dock, Sylvie frowned and said, "There were clay pots and wooden barrels... It was filled with black and gray powder."

Is this... gunpowder?Nightingale couldn't help but say.

So that's it, it makes sense. Roland pretended to be relaxed. The militia of about 100 people was just a bait sent by Tifeko to attract our attention. The real purpose was to let us seize this rare opportunity to land on the dock, capture the dock, and then detonate the gunpowder, and send us together with the dock to heaven.

Although he said it easily, he didn't think so in his heart. This tactic similar to ancient landmine warfare is indeed a good plan. Even if he sees the clues, he always has to get off the ship. Since he has chosen water transportation, the dock is the only way to go. Tifeike obviously realized this.

But he didn't plan to defend head-on, but set up an ambush in secret to catch himself off guard.

If Sylvie hadn't been there, he might have suffered a big loss.

However, since it was discovered in advance, it is still easy to solve. Without wireless detonation technology, Tifeike will inevitably arrange ignition personnel near the buried powder barrels, as long as they are solved in advance.

No matter what, the dock must be kept, otherwise artillery and ammunition will be difficult to transport to land.

Under Sylvie's careful observation, Roland discovered two suspected fire-induced points. One was located in a shack next to the dock. There was an iron pipe under the ground leading to the nearest powder barrel, and the other was in the dock's warehouse.

The common point between the two is that they have light-free black holes created by the Stone of Divine Punishment are moving.

After discussing the results with Iron Axe, the combat plan was quickly determined.

First, the Nightingale sneaks into the warehouse, quietly kills the fire-attractor, and guards the door to prevent possible substitutes from breaking in and igniteing the gunpowder.

Then use the naval gun to destroy the shack. Even if the explosives underground are detonated in advance, it doesn’t matter as long as the dock is safe and sound.

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Relying on the battlements of the western wall of the royal capital, Weimas, the knight of the steel heart, raised his viewing glass and observed the movements on the canal.

The slender canal is like a shining golden ribbon, shuttled through the brown and white fields. Most of the snow has melted away, revealing the tender green of the earth. It is the germination of the grass and the proof of the revival of all things. Such a scenery is so pleasing to the eye whenever you appreciate it.

The only thing that is not suitable is the black smoke floating above the canal.

That was the fleet of the rebel king Roland Wimbledon.

Unexpectedly, he really dared to attack Wangdu.

This made Weimas laugh and also felt a little admiration.

Since its establishment, this capital has never encountered an attack in more than two hundred years. Any enemy will not be able to take the courage to attack after seeing its majestic bluestone wall.

Not everyone has this courage to compete in the enemy's most dominant field.

At least His Majesty Tifeco Wimbledon doesn't.

Unfortunately, the other party is his enemy.

The knight follows glory. As the guardian knight of the capital, he was given the responsibility to defend the capital, so he must fulfill the responsibility to the end.

Sir, the fleet of the rebel king is here!A entourage ran up to the top of the city.

Don't yell, I've seen it long ago. Weimas put down his sight glass, spitted out his spit, and passed me the order that the First Cavalry and the Second Cavalry were on standby behind the city gate. As for the mercenaries, just let them follow the cavalry team closely. Don't pee your pants when the gunpowder explodes.In addition, the oil pan is also burned, although I don't think they have the ability to touch this wall.

The knights around him suddenly burst into laughter.

According to the scheduled plan, when the rebel king's troops occupy the dock, the flag will be raised on the city wall. At this time, the strong snow powder buried near the dock will definitely cause heavy losses and chaos in the opponent's position.

At this time, open the city gate and launch a cavalry charge to establish the victory.

The country boys in the West probably thought that the king capital was just the same as their magnificent Changsong Fortress, and they could take it down with a wooden ladder. Iron Feather Knight Scar echoed, "I think you can save this firewood and take it home to burn it."

Just be prepared for any trouble.What a fool, the Jazz thought to himself that even if boiling oil and rolling stones are not useful, they have to show it to His Majesty Tifeiko to see him that because the enemy cannot attack, he will deal with it casually. This kind of careless and underestimated enemy will sooner or later be kicked out of the Knights of the Royal City.

He raised his sight glass again and saw that the sailless ship in the front of the fleet had left the line and headed towards the dock alone.

The black flames emerging above its head could be seen for miles across it, there was no paddling on the side, and it was not clear how it was acting.

But these are irrelevant. No matter how strange the ship is, it cannot be fought ashore.

The ship gradually slowed down and finally stopped slowly across the dock.

What do they want to do?Scar raised his eyebrows and said, "Do you want to land on the other side of the river?"Could it be that the militia of about a hundred people scared His Royal Highness the King of Rebellion?

Weimas was also quite surprised. Most people should occupy the dock as soon as possible when they see that the dock is so weak.

He opened his mouth and was about to say something when a fire suddenly lit up at the front of the strange ship.

The orange-red flame heart is like the new dawn.