Why did the lord rebel

Chapter 487 The earth collapses and the mountains destroy the strong man to death

Xia Houyan and Michael Gauthier were walking and chatting on horseback. They talked about the political situation of the two countries, the recent hot topics in Dongbingku Shuangwen, and finally talked about the customs and customs of the human and demon tribes. The discussion was very lively. At the end, the Lord of Frost Maple Ridge beat his chest and promised to send 500 Seahorse hand crossbows to Prince Michael's private soldiers. Prince Michael vowed with tears in his eyes to send 100 to the Horned Eagle Manor. A beautiful demon girl works as a maid.

Master Lowry, who was listening to the conversation between the two bosses, couldn't help but feel horrified: According to the master's estimation, the racial composition of the maid team in the Horned Eagle Manor is so rich that it could hold a World Expo.

Unknowingly, the team was approaching the destination of the trip - Jericho Canyon.

It was already around two o'clock in the afternoon, and the day was high in the sky. The bright sunlight shone on the yellow sand surface around the canyon, making the air seem to be mixed with gold powder.

Two rows of cliffs stretched out along everyone's line of sight, sandwiching the narrow valley in between. The entire canyon was quiet. Not only was there no trace of orc activity, but even the birds and beasts seemed to have become extinct. Only the short trees at the top of the canyon were swaying in the breeze of early autumn.

Xia Houyan took the dark moon glass telescope from Eldridge and looked deep into the canyon - he also found nothing moving.

"This canyon is about seven kilometers long from north to south, and is wide enough for twenty horses to pass through in parallel." Chris Mann reported, "The base of the federal orcs should be hidden somewhere on the cliffs on the east and west sides. On the rock wall Digging caves in the mountains to serve as temporary military camps and warehouses is also in line with the orcs’ usual behavior.”

"The Glorious Federation has chosen a good place. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack." Prince Michael Gowther praised with a smile.

Prince Michael, who grew up in the bloody political struggles of the Demon Realm royal family, obviously also has a lot of insight into military issues.

Due to the unique terrain of Jericho Canyon, the Federation orcs hidden on the cliffs on both sides naturally occupy the commanding heights. Once any enemy troops enter the canyon rashly, they will be bombarded by fire from high places on both sides.

Considering that the terrain inside the canyon is actually quite complicated, even if sentries are sent out, they may not really be able to find the ambush location of the orcs on the cliff. Instead, they may be killed by cold shots from federal soldiers.

——This also explains why the Imperial Army did not dare to set foot in Jericho Canyon, but instead wanted to hand over this important military target to Frost Maple Ridge.

Today's regular imperial army can no longer withstand any unplanned casualties, and must tighten their belts and save money in order to barely complete the siege of Thorn City.

Xia Houyan squinted his eyes and looked at the dangerous Jericho Canyon for a moment, then suddenly turned around and asked Prince Michael Gowther:

"Your Highness Michael, I want to know, if the demon army is here, how will you attack this sandstone canyon?"

"Attack? Why attack?" Prince Michael chuckled, fully demonstrating the war wisdom of the demons with a evasive answer, "The reason why your human empire wants to capture Jericho Canyon is purely to give the city of Thorns The siege plan eliminates worries - in this case, as long as the orcs in Jericho Canyon can't move to invade the army, why really take this well-prepared stronghold of the orcs? "

The seventh prince of the demon race with black hair and purple eyes sat on horseback, facing Jericho Canyon and waving his hand from left to right:

"What we demons have done is to build several arcane surveillance towers at the north and south exits of the canyon, as well as the commanding heights on the east and west cliffs, to include all paths leaving the canyon within the fire coverage! Austrian The firepower of arcane surveillance towers has limited damage to complete military strongholds, but the killing effect on personnel is surprisingly good. With these arcane surveillance towers here, we don’t need to spend a single soldier, and there won’t be any The orcs can walk out of this canyon and pose a threat to our main force! This Jericho Canyon itself is the grave of all federal defenders!"

Michael Gowther's casual answer actually revealed the vast differences in the fighting methods of the three tribes of humans, demons, and beasts:

Compared with humans and orcs who rely more on the traditional military concept of large-scale army warfare, the Southern Demons, with a limited population but extremely developed magic and industry, have long established a unique military art that relies on props and fortifications to launch combat and achieve regional control.

The unique elemental power user "Dark Moon Priest" in the demon battle sequence has embarked on an elemental path that is completely different from human magicians and orc shamans: Under the blessing of the moon god, the Dark Moon Priest can execute Various complex magic rituals summon complex elemental structures in a very short period of time, achieving a magical effect like building a tall building from the ground.

On the battlefield, demon priests who can summon arcane surveillance towers, phantom troops, and destruction spheres are more like senior engineers who use elemental power than firepower exporters like magicians. The powerful tactics of this group of elemental geniuses caused the humans of the empire to suffer a lot in the "Doomsday War" that year.

Because of this, in Michael Gowther's view, the Empire's behavior of sending troops to attack Jericho Canyon is purely making trouble and asking for trouble - as long as the entrance and exit of the canyon are controlled with fortifications, the federal defenders stationed here can still What kind of disturbance can it cause?

Just let them stay here and they won't be able to change the world!

After hearing Prince Michael's answer, Xia Houyan clapped his hands and laughed:

"What a great idea! It's a pity that our Igor family doesn't have the magic rituals and architectural arts like the noble priests!"

"That's not necessarily the case." Prince Michael winked slyly, "For true allies, we have always provided help and support without hesitation! Didn't I already provide you with a batch of Merle at a friendly price? Do you want the Invisible Satin Cloth? Lord Igor, if you need it, I can provide you with a team of Dark Moon Priests and let them join Frost Maple Ridge as mercenaries!”

"Oh?" Xia Houyan stared at Prince Michael in surprise, "I thought that due to the constraints of the 'Claudia Blood Oath' and the feud between the two races, the demon priest would definitely not serve the empire... …”

"I am serving your Frost Maple Ridge, not the empire." Prince Michael blinked and pointed at the black gold military flag of Frost Maple Ridge above his head, "As far as I know, your troops already include those on the mainland. There are people from all major races. I think you can create a suitable identity for the demon priests I provided to deal with the pressure from the empire, right?"

"My lord has always abided by the law and obeyed the empire's ruling order! Such despicable behavior of bullying superiors and concealing subordinates is rarely done, haha!" Xia Houyan and Prince Michael Gosse exchanged a With a tacit look in his eyes, he cleared his throat and said, "But, Your Highness Michael, the Demon Clan has the Demon Clan's techniques, but Shuang Maple Ridge also has Shuang Maple Ridge's methods!"

While Prince Michael was confused, the Lord of Frost Maple Ridge had already reached out and snapped his fingers.

"Lord, please give instructions!" Chris Mann was excited, turned around and saluted.

Xia Houyan rolled up the cuffs of his military uniform decorated with gold flowing speed, pondered for a moment, and made the number "five" with his white-gloved right hand.

"What do you mean?" Michael Gowther looked at the lord like a curious baby.

"Within five hours," Xia Houyan held a cigar in his mouth and showed an innocent smile, "I want to see the place name Jericho Canyon erased forever from the map of Haiwen Continent." "What——" Michael Gowther's shocked voice was drowned in the violent roar of the engine.

The Type 96 "Apocalypse" chariot that had been parked at the entrance of Jericho Canyon was restarted. These two war machines were pitch-black and shiny with sharp angular lines. When placed in the Jericho Canyon filled with yellow sand and thick trees, they looked as if they were foreign visitors. But at this moment, they were beginning to attack like intruders. More horrifying actions:

The "Universal Type I" magic engine installed inside the car began to roar. If the roar of the fuel engine of the demon clan's "Flesh and Blood Catastrophe" chariot is like the savage roar of a wounded lion, and the sound of the mechanism of the empire's "Lion's Roar Seven Type" crossbow is reminiscent of the gears circling inside a delicate clock, then " The sound made by "Universal Type I" can only remind people of the rolling thunder hidden behind the thick dark clouds.

This sound is so dull and subtle that people almost forget the destructive energy contained in it, just as people tend to forget that under the cold shell of these steel machines, there are actually hidden the blood and tears of countless little devils in the purgatory world.

But the "Apocalypse" chariot still started to take off driven by the magic engine. The steel tracks soaked in the dwarf's special lubricant rotated almost silently, but they were still sonorous and powerful. Driven by wheels and tracks, the two black monsters began to head toward the interior of Jericho Canyon. Their fronts with sharp corners and magic energy searchlights pointed unswervingly at the deep end of the canyon without any deviation.

The "Apocalypse" chariot does not travel very fast, at least far slower than the extreme speed that Prince Michael witnessed during the Battle of Son Tragang. At that time, the seventh prince of the demon clan once saw with his own eyes an "Apocalypse" The chariot sped past him like a runaway wild horse, crushing a blood-red passage filled with bone stubble and minced meat in the middle of an array of bandits.

Prince Michael has no doubt that once these black monsters are at full power, nothing will be able to maintain its original shape in front of them - whether it is flesh, bricks, or steel.

Prince Michael also had no doubt that the two "Apocalypse" chariots that entered the Jericho Canyon were definitely not slowing down because of insufficient horsepower. He knows that this slow driving speed is actually a kind of calmness and cruelty like a cat chasing a mouse. It is teasingly prolonging the enemy's life that is about to be extinguished. It is also announcing to all onlookers that in addition to speed, they are more efficient. Tools for making death and corpses——

The "Bofors" magic cannon installed on the top of the "Apocalypse" tank raised its head.

Prince Michael Gauthier clearly saw that the "Astrakhan"'s artillery was pointed accurately at the cliff on the east side of the canyon entrance.

Prince Michael Gowther is very familiar with the "Bofors" magic artillery, because it was he who signed the contract with Katarina Igor to launch these magic cannons from the south of the arcane spire defense line. The cannons made by the clan were smuggled to Frost Maple Ridge - rather, apart from the highly skilled demon clan, there is really no other force on the mainland that can build the "Bofors" magic cannon.

Because of this, Prince Michael is very familiar with the firepower indicators of the "Bofors": Although the cannon on the roof of the "Astrahan" looks impressive, the impact of magic energy it emits can hit On the pure rock cliffs of Jericho Canyon, it may not be able to cause much damage - like the magic surveillance tower, the magic energy impact of the "Bofors" artillery is more suitable for dealing with people rather than physical structures.

Therefore, Prince Michael was really a little puzzled: the cliff position where the "Astrakhan" was targeting obviously did not have any federal defenders, so firing at it would probably have no effect except to shoot out some stone debris.

What do Elliot Igor's troops want to do? Prince Michael looked sideways at the Xiahou officials, and a hundred of them didn't understand: Are you Shuangmangling ready to go to war, so you have to fire a cannon on the cliff first to demonstrate? Head start? To arouse the enemy?

The sound of gunfire drowned out all thoughts.

A blue glow of magical energy bloomed from the muzzle of the "Bofors" artillery, instantly turning everyone's cheeks into the color of the deep sea.

When the light dissipated, everyone, including Prince Michael, was still blinded by the dazzling light, and their eyes were filled with double images.

Michael Gauthier rubbed his eyes vigorously and looked at the place where the Astrakhan was hit.

Then he rubbed his eyes again.

Then he rubbed his eyes again.

Then he rubbed his eyes again.

It wasn't until the fourth confirmation that Prince Michael Gosse realized a terrifying fact:

Where he was hit by the "Astrakhan", there were no traces that could allow him to confirm the effect of the damage——

——To be precise, nothing exists there anymore.

The cliff on the east side of the canyon, which was originally a thousand feet high, now seemed to have been hit by a god's axe. A huge gap appeared. Through this terrifying scar on the earth, Prince Michael Gauthier could even see the blue behind the canyon cliff. sky and floating white clouds.

——Yes, with just one shot, the "Astrakhan" completely collapsed the ten thousand-foot-long stone wall made of hard rock, and also destroyed all materials within a range of nearly 100 meters.

Jericho Canyon, which stretches north and south on the Haven map, will forever be shorter to the east from this moment on.

Michael Gowther turned his disbelieving gaze to the Duke of Frost Maple Ridge.

"If the enemy is hiding in the mountains, we will collapse the mountains; if the enemy is hiding in the sea, we will fill up the ocean; even if the enemy is flying in the sky, we at Shuangmaple Ridge will tear off a corner of the blue sky!" Xia Houyan held it in his mouth! Cigar, triumphantly and solemnly declared, "I know a great military strategist who once proudly declared when he climbed a high mountain that he was now higher than that mountain - but this is not my style, Mi Your Highness Galileo, my lord’s usual style is that if there is a mountain higher than me, I will flatten it with my horse’s hooves!”

(End of this chapter)