"General, please be patient. The Holy See knows everything well, so it won't delay the battle." Seeing that Maud was really about to get angry, the presiding judge comforted him.
Although this guy is a little confused and can't tell the difference between the big and the small kings.
But this is a battlefield after all, and he has to be relied on to direct the war. No matter how stupid he is, he will not continue to provoke him.
"Now that we are all here, let me tell the truth. The box contains an incredible weapon. This weapon has only been used by the Temple Army. This is the first time it has been used in actual combat."
"The church calls it divine punishment. I've seen this weapon before. What do you care about now is just that the city gate is difficult to attack? As long as you have it, breaking the city gate is not a problem."
"As soon as the city gate is broken and our army rushes directly into the city, Feika's royal city will be reduced to ruins in a few days."
The presiding judge spoke slowly.
General Maude's expression gradually changed.
Divine punishment?
This name sounds terrible, and the presiding judge obviously did not say it without purpose.
What kind of weapon is it that could break the city gate?
Could it be something like a trebuchet? But judging from the size of the object loaded on the carriage, it is not a trebuchet in any way.
"With all due respect, conquering a city in a few days is too ideal. If it doesn't go well, it may not even be possible in a few years."
"May I ask the presiding judge, what exactly is the Divine Punishment Weapon? Can you let me take a look?"
The presiding judge rolled his eyes at him: "What's the rush? You'll know when we get there. It's very damp outside now, so I think it's safe to put it in the box."
Maude was helpless and sighed: "Okay, I hope everything is as the presiding judge said."
...
Lai Gouer, holding a telescope, stood upright on the wall of Fika.
In the field of vision, a large group of soldiers in the distance were slowly moving forward.
After observing for a long time, he slowly put down the telescope in his hand, looked at Duke Alves beside him and said, "They are coming."
Duke Alves' voice tightened: "Are you sure?"
"You have asked me for the third time, are you sure you will see it today? Duke, please call Hope and Father Solger to the city wall. Since everyone is unsure, come and see it for yourself. Look." Lai Gou'er said.
The Duke nodded tightly, and then hurriedly ran down the city wall.
When Hope and others were called to the city wall, the figures of Hero's army were clearly visible.
Looking at the menacing enemy troops, there were also many Holy City troops with reflective armor.
The Duke and others couldn't help but tremble in their legs. Only when they saw a row of cannons on the city wall did they feel more at ease.
Finally, Hero's army came to the city.
More than 500 meters away from the city, it was hard to stop.
Lai Gouer narrowed his eyes, picked up the binoculars and stared at the other party carefully.
He raised his right hand: "Artillery preparation."
In front of Hero's army, General Maude watched the presiding judge commanding the temple army to rush up and down, and couldn't help asking: "This is not yet within the shooting range of the attack, it is too far away."
"And Chief Judge, shouldn't you first send someone to the city to ask them to open the city gate? If the city knows that the Temple Army is coming and there is civil strife, we can save a lot of effort if they take the initiative to open the city gate."
"There is no need. The Holy See has issued an order to destroy the other party directly! And I have nothing to say to these apostates."
The Temple Army began to unload the extremely heavy boxes on the carriage. The presiding judge continued to give instructions seriously, but the cardinal beside him smiled ferociously: "Just stop here, we can hit the city gate at this distance. Hasn’t General always wanted to see the God’s Punishment Weapon? You’ll be able to see its power soon.”
As the boxes began to be unloaded one by one, the Temple Army began to pry open the wooden boxes.
One by one, cold and thick 'iron pipes' were displayed in front of General Maude.
He stumbled and said: "This...this is the divine punishment weapon? How to use it?"
"Look, don't ask!" The presiding judge smiled slightly.
The Lai Gouer's pupils on the city wall shrank sharply.
Grass!
cannon!
He was absolutely right, what the other party took out of the box was a cannon!
Hope and the Duke on the side were also observing with telescopes. They couldn't help but feel dizzy when they saw that the Temple Army had taken out a cannon that was almost exactly the same as the one in Da Jing.
The blood on Hope's face faded, and he swayed twice, muttering in his mouth: "It's over, it's over."
But at this moment, a big hand suddenly grabbed his collar, and Lai Gouer said angrily: "Why didn't you tell me earlier that the church has a cannon?!"
"The other side has artillery. This is no ordinary war. Now we are in trouble defending the city!"
"I...I don't know, I've never heard of it before." Hope was about to cry.
He also wanted to know where the church came from.
Father Sorje's reaction was relatively good. Although he was scared, he generally stood firm enough.
After all, I don't have a good impression of the Church or the Temple Army at all.
Lai Gouer looked at Duke Alves coldly.
The Duke tremblingly took out a handkerchief from his arms and kept wiping the non-existent sweat on his forehead.
When his eyes met Lai Gou'er, his heart tightened and he screamed: "What are you looking at me for? I don't know anything, fuck him quickly! While they are still preparing!"
Under the city, all the cannons have been disassembled, and the soldiers began to load the shells.
General Maude watched nervously as the Templar army approached the fuse with a torch.
The presiding judge's arrogant laughter came: "Watch carefully, General, the form of war is about to change!"
The cardinal crossed his arms with an expectant look on his face.
When he went to the Holy City to report on his duties, he once witnessed the power of the divine punishment weapon, which he would never forget.
Now I can't wait to watch God's Punishment show off its power again.
...
boom!
A loud noise came, and Maud felt the air tremble vaguely, and her face suddenly felt wet.
The presiding judge's smile froze on his face, and the right side of his face was also stained with blood.
There was a panic behind him.
The cardinal beside him has disappeared.
boom!
There was another deafening blast, this time coming from one's own God's Punishment weapon.
A black and round cannonball quickly hit Feka City.
Unfortunately, the cannonball originally aimed at the city gate hit the city wall.
An explosion left a shallow crater on the city wall.
Maud came back to his senses immediately and grabbed the presiding judge's collar with eyes wide open, fear remaining on his face.
He has no time to be surprised by the power of the God's Punishment Weapon now.
"Didn't you fucking say that this is an internal weapon of the church, only used by the Templar Army?"
"Why is there a Divine Punishment Weapon on the opposite side?! Which side of the Divine Punishment is on the other side, you fucking say it!!"
The presiding judge was shaken by him, and his consciousness gradually recovered.
There was unspeakable horror on his face and tears in his eyes: "I don't know."
While the two were talking, another burst of intensive gunfire came from the other side.
Cannonballs were scattered everywhere irregularly, and rubble was flying all over the sky.
The well-trained Temple Army also began to continuously load artillery shells to counterattack.
But because the opponent was condescending and kept being beaten, the rhythm was messed up.
Seeing this, Maude yelled: "Stop fighting! Retreat quickly! The entire army retreats!"
...
