Edge of the Apocalypse

Chapter 348: At The Gates

Roy only looked at Belmond expressionlessly. The latter smiled bitterly and said, "Well, we've been getting along well for a few days. We can't just sit back and watch him die, can we?"

"It makes you sound like you've never done such a thing before."

"That's a woman, a woman!" Belmond shouted, "How is that the same?"

"Why is it different? Of course, if you want to talk about functionality, it is indeed different."

Belmond shook his head and said, "Roy, you're so boring."

"Life is originally a boring thing. Other than killing enemies on the battlefield, it's already hard for me to be tempted by anything in this world." After saying that, Roy ignored Belmore and went straight to arrange the defense.

Shortly after, Edward climbed up the defensive wall. Looking down from the heightened defensive wall, the troops of Storm City were resting in the wilderness five hundred meters away from Sur City. Edward swept back and forth in the enemy's position and whispered, "It's a thousand-man army. Storm City is really big."

Roy snorted, "There are only a few more people."

"Don't underestimate their goodness. No matter what, our lack of troops is an unavoidable weakness." Edward smiled and said, "I'm not good at leading troops in battles, so I'll leave it to you."

Roy and Broyle followed very similar routes, but Roy was always from the army, so he was not Broyle's commander in command and strategy. The Highlanders had no objections to Edward's decision. He only asked Roy to allocate more combat tasks. After arriving in Sur City, apart from training the new recruits, the Highlanders' lives were really boring. His Hammer of Forbidden Extinction had long since turned red.

"Looks like it has changed a lot."

In the Storm City's position, there was a tall knight sitting on a fierce brown horse. The knight wore light armor with gorgeous patterns on his body, and his scarlet cape was blown by the wind like a blazing flame. The horse carried a rifle and a longsword on its back, and both of them were decorated with elegant and complicated patterns. The knight raised his eyes to look at Sur City and said, "The city's defensive walls have been raised, haven't they?"

"Yes, Lord Mogu. When I came here a few months ago, the defensive wall wasn't that high." Legg said as he rode behind the knight.

"Legg, I heard that one of your men lost a woman?"

Legg lowered his head and said, "This is a dereliction of duty."

"Forget it, it's just a woman." The knight rubbed his chin and said, "Go and bring our gifts. Let's meet the city lord of Sur first. At the very least, we need to be courteous before we lose our manners."

"Yes, sir." Legg said respectfully.

The person in front of him was the leader of the Knights of Rage Thunder, Sir Maud's younger brother, Mogu. He was also the commander in charge of attacking Sur City this time. Legg naturally obeyed his orders. Moments later, Mogu brought Legg and a cavalry squad to Sur City.

Seeing this team, Roy gestured for the soldiers not to attack for the time being.

When Mo Gu arrived at the gate, he raised his head and said, "Go and call out your City Lord."

Edward walked forward and appeared on the wall. "Here I am, sir?" He said.

"I am Mogu, Commander of the Knights of Rage. Good morning, Mr. Edward." Mogu smiled. He was very rude not to mention Edward's identity as a knight.

Edward did not make a move and waited for him to follow.

"I believe Mr. Edward already knows about our statement. Without asking why, your city executed one of our knights without authorization. Lord Maud, on the principle of harmony and friendship, as long as Sur City gives us the corresponding compensation as stated in the statement, our troops will immediately withdraw. Whether it is war or peace depends on Mr. Edward alone. Please think carefully. "

Edward laughed out loud, "You're demanding compensation of 100,000 gold coins from our city for the technology of the Crosses textile machine and for the conditions of a group of weavers." I feel that as long as you are a normal person, you will not be able to accept it. Why do you have to buckle this tall hat on my head? "If Storm City really wants to settle this matter peacefully, I have a suggestion. I wonder if Your Excellency is willing to listen?"

"Tell me." Mo Gu laughed.

"Very simple. Let me fight you alone. If I lose, the compensation will be doubled. If you lose, you only need to send your troops away. What do you think, Guild Leader Mo Gu?" Edward used a certain ability to make his voice not necessarily loud, but floating out slowly. It echoed across the wilderness like a valley, so that everyone on both sides could hear it clearly.

Mo Gu's expression fell as he narrowed his eyes. Edward was just a weak-crowned youth, but he had to hold on to such a condition. "War is no joke, how can it be decided by a battle between you and me?" Morgan snorted. "Mr. Edward has no intention of reconciliation, so don't blame us for being ruthless."

"Sir Maud said that if Sur City is not prepared to compensate with money, let them pay with their lives. These people are interest!" Mo Gu stretched out his hand.

Legg tossed out a cloth bag and it fell to the ground. A few heads rolled out of the cloth bag. It was none other than Kira's companions.

Belmond's pupils narrowed, and Edward sneered, "Since Storm City doesn't even let go of unrelated people, why should Sir Mord pretend to be a friendly man? If you want war, I'll give it to you."

"Very good, I hope you don't regret it." Mo Gu patted his horse and returned to the camp with the knights.

Not long after, some special weapons of war were pushed out of their positions. Looking at the weapons of war, Roy narrowed his eyes and said, "Hey, are those cannons?"

"I thought these things could only be seen in books, but I didn't expect to see them with my own eyes now. But with flintlock guns, it's not surprising to develop artillery as a weapon of war," Belmond nodded.

"Quick, prepare the Blaze Camp Cannon and aim at the city walls of Sur City. I want to blow down their city walls with confidence." Mo Gu shouted, directing the five barracks cannons to set up the bombardment positions.

The Baylor Empire spared no effort in researching firearms. That was the last wish of the founding emperor. The emperor wanted to replace the limited number of knights and magicians with ordinary weapons of war, so that the Baylor Empire would have a strong military force. Based on this wish, emperors of past dynasties have invested a lot of manpower and financial resources in firearms development projects.

The flintlock guns and flame barracks cannons were basically obsolete firearms in the main corps of the empire. Even the lords of the important provinces in the heart of the empire no longer used these firearms to equip their own troops. However, firearms and barracks cannons were still in service at the borders of the Empire. For example, in Storm City, the barracks cannons used by the army were the equipment purchased from the arms dealers.

In Storm City, there were even higher-level flames of rage firing continuously. However, with Storm City's financial resources, it was only enough to support the daily maintenance of two consecutive cannons.

The shape of the barracks cannon is to assemble the main parts of the cannon body, the bracket and the wheels which are easy to move. This was the first heavy firepower of the empire's outdoor armaments. It was forged from wrought iron and had a multi-layered composite cannon structure with rifles carved into it. It could fire a hundred-pound solid iron bullet.

In the eyes of Edward, Roy, and the others who came from the higher dimensions of civilization, this kind of artillery was already an antique artillery, but it still had quite a bit of power in this world. Especially Sur City, which didn't even have artillery, its threat was intuitive.

Even if an offensive warrior like Roy and Broy could intercept artillery shells from the sky, there were only two people like him. The two of them were unable to defend the entire defensive wall.

"It's a little troublesome." Roy said, adding, "But it's not impossible to solve."

This type of single-shot cannon was powerful, but the interval between shots was fatal. Otherwise, he wouldn't have exploited the second generation of flames of rage to fire a barrage of cannons. Moreover, the enemy only had five cannons, so the number of cannons was limited, causing the firepower to drop accordingly. Of course, if he let it go, Sur City's defensive wall would not be able to withstand a few rounds of shelling. Storm City did not need to knock down the entire defensive wall. As long as enough holes were created, it would be enough for the enemy's infantry and knights to surge into the city.

That's not what Roy wanted to see.

The burly man immediately formulated a countermeasure. Just as the cannons of Storm City were being loaded with cannonballs, a group of cavalry charged out from behind the city gates of Sur City. Leading the charge was Roy, who led a squadron of knights to launch a surprise attack. Seeing this, Mo Gu decided to give Su Er City a blow.

"Artillery, listen to me and blow that cavalry to pieces!" Mogu pointed in Roy's direction.

Seeing the muzzle of the barracks cannons turning towards him, Roy immediately made a gesture. The cavalry that were originally in a dense formation immediately dispersed, appearing in a loose formation, minimizing the chance of artillery shelling. Mo Gu snorted and still gave the order to fire. In the wilderness, cannons rumbled. Flickering with fire, cannonball after cannonball flew into the air, exploding into flames in Roy's cavalry.

Almost all the attention of the enemy and us was focused on the battlefield, while Bloy and the Blaze Warriors circled the battlefield from the side and appeared on the left wing of Storm City. After discovering them, a group of cavalry on the left flank left the position and headed towards Broy and the others. In Mogu's eyes, this was just an ambush by a rare soldier from Sur City. No matter how elite this squadron was, with less than twenty people, a squadron of fifty cavalry was enough to eat.

However, he didn't know that the individual combat strength of the Blaze Battle Soldiers had already pointed straight at the empire's trump card army, Lion's Elegy. That was a super legion that every soldier had a level ten!

The cavalry didn't think too much about it as they went all the way to greet him. The captain of the team raised his hand and waved, "Shoot!"

The cavalry, with their legs between their bellies, raised their rifles and fired at Broy's side.