Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

"General, please calm down. His Holiness is wise and farsighted, and naturally won't miss the opportunity for battle," the Chief Inquisitor said, trying to comfort him, seeing that Morde was truly getting angry.

Although this guy is a bit muddleheaded and can't distinguish between the important and the trivial.

But after all, this is the battlefield, and we still have to rely on him to command the war. No matter how stupid he is, I won't keep provoking him.

"Now that we're all here, let me be honest. The box contains an incredible weapon. Only the Holy Temple Army has ever used this weapon, and this is the first time it's being deployed in actual combat."

"The Church internally calls it 'Divine Punishment.' I've already seen this weapon. What you're concerned about right now is just the difficulty of attacking the city gates, right? With it, breaking the city gates won't be a problem."

"Once the city gates are breached, our army will directly enter the city. In a few days, Frica's royal city will be reduced to ruins."

The Chief Inquisitor said slowly and deliberately.

General Morde's expression gradually changed.

Divine Punishment?

The name sounded terrifying. The Chief Inquisitor's words were clearly not groundless.

A weapon that could break the city gates, what kind of weapon could it be?

Could it be something like a catapult? But looking at the size of the objects loaded on the carriage, it couldn't be a catapult, no matter how you looked at it.

"Forgive me for speaking frankly, but taking down a city in a few days is too idealistic. If things don't go smoothly, it might even take several years."

"May I ask, Chief Inquisitor, what exactly is the Divine Punishment weapon? Can you let me take a look?"

The Chief Inquisitor glared at him: "What's the rush? You'll know when we get there. It's very humid outside now. I think it's safer to keep it in the box."

Morde sighed helplessly: "Alright, I hope everything will be as you say, Chief Inquisitor."

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Lai Gou'er held a telescope, standing tall on the walls of Frica City.

In his view, a large group of soldiers was slowly advancing towards this side in the distance.

After observing for a long time, he slowly lowered the telescope in his hand and looked at Duke Alvis beside him: "They're here."

Duke Alvis's throat tightened: "Are you confident?"

"You've asked me for the third time. You'll see today whether I'm confident or not. Duke, please call Hope and Father Solje to the city wall. Since everyone is unsure, they should come and see for themselves," said Lai Gou'er.

The Duke nodded quickly, and then hurriedly ran down the city wall.

By the time he called Hope and the others to the city wall, the figures of the Xilo army were already clearly visible.

Looking at the imposing enemy army, which included many soldiers of the Holy City Army with gleaming armor.

The Duke and the others couldn't help but tremble, but when they glanced at a row of cannons on the city wall, they felt a little more at ease.

Finally, the Xilo army approached the city.

They stopped just over five hundred meters away from the city.

Lai Gou'er narrowed his eyes, picked up the telescope, and stared carefully at the enemy.

He raised his right hand high: "Artillery, prepare."

In front of the Xilo army, General Morde watched the Chief Inquisitor direct the Holy Temple Army to busy themselves, and couldn't help but ask: "This hasn't entered the firing range for attacking, it's too far away."

"And Chief Inquisitor, shouldn't you send someone to the city to ask them to open the city gates first? In case the city knows that the Holy Temple Army is coming and there's internal strife, they might open the city gates on their own, saving us a lot of effort."

"There's no need for that. His Holiness has ordered us to destroy them directly! And I have nothing to say to these heretics."

The Holy Temple Army began to unload the extraordinarily heavy boxes from the carriages. The Chief Inquisitor continued to direct them seriously, while the Cardinal beside him grinned hideously: "Stopping here is fine. This distance can reach the city gates. General, haven't you always wanted to see the Divine Punishment weapon? You'll see its power soon."

As the boxes began to be unloaded, the Holy Temple Army began to pry open the wooden boxes.

One by one, cold and heavy 'iron pipes' were revealed before General Morde's eyes.

He stammered: "This... this is the Divine Punishment weapon? How is this used?"

"Watch, don't ask!" The Chief Inquisitor smiled slightly.

Lai Gou'er's pupils suddenly shrank on the city wall.

Damn!

Cannons!

He was absolutely right, the things the enemy took out of the boxes were cannons!

Hope and the Duke next to him were also observing with telescopes, and when they saw that the Holy Temple Army had taken out cannons that looked almost exactly like those of Da Jing, they couldn't help but feel dizzy.

The blood drained from Hope's face, his body swayed twice, and he murmured: "It's over, it's over."

But at this moment, a large hand suddenly grabbed his collar, and Lai Gou'er roared: "Why didn't you tell me earlier that the Church had cannons?!"

"If the enemy has cannons, this is no ordinary war, and defending the city will be troublesome!"

"I... I don't know, I've never heard of it before," Hope said, on the verge of tears.

He also wanted to know where the Church got this thing from.

Father Solje's reaction was still okay. Although he was afraid, he was generally stable.

After all, he had no goodwill towards the Church or the Holy Temple Army in his heart.

Lai Gou'er glanced coldly at Duke Alvis.

The Duke tremblingly took out a handkerchief from his pocket and kept wiping the non-existent sweat from his forehead.

When his eyes met Lai Gou'er's, his heart tightened, and he screamed: "Why are you looking at me? I don't know anything, hurry up and attack them! While they're still preparing!"

Under the city, all the cannons had been dismantled, and the soldiers began to load the shells.

General Morde stared nervously as the Holy Temple Army approached the fuse with torches.

The Chief Inquisitor's arrogant laughter came: "Watch carefully, General, the form of warfare is about to change!"

The Cardinal crossed his arms and looked expectant.

He had witnessed the power of the Divine Punishment weapon once when he went to the Holy City to report on his duties, and it was truly unforgettable.

Now he couldn't wait to see the Divine Punishment display its divine power again.

...

Boom!

A loud noise came, and Morde vaguely felt the air vibrating, and suddenly felt a wet patch on his face.

The Chief Inquisitor's smile froze on his face, and his right face was also covered in blood.

A burst of panic sounded behind him.

The Cardinal beside him had disappeared.

Boom!

Another deafening cannon sound, this time coming from his own Divine Punishment weapon.

A black and round cannonball flew towards Frica City at high speed.

Unfortunately, the cannonball, which was originally aimed at the city gate, hit the city wall.

After an explosion, a shallow pit was left on the city wall.

Morde recovered his senses immediately, grabbed the Chief Inquisitor's collar with his eyes wide open, with lingering fear on his face.

He had no time to be surprised at the power of the Divine Punishment weapon now.

"Didn't you say this was an internal weapon of the Church, only used by the Holy Temple Army?!"

"Why does the other side also have Divine Punishment weapons!! Which side is the Divine Punishment punishing, you tell me!!!"

The Chief Inquisitor was constantly shaken by him, and his mind gradually recovered.

His face was filled with indescribable fear, and his eyes were tearful: "I don't know."

As they were talking, another dense barrage of cannon fire came from the other side.

Cannonballs scattered irregularly, and rubble flew everywhere.

The well-trained Holy Temple Army also began to continuously reload and counterattack.

However, due to the fact that the other side was high above, they were constantly suppressed and the rhythm was disrupted.

Seeing this, Morde shouted: "Stop firing! Retreat! The whole army retreats!"

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