At this time, on the tense street, a man with a hat and scarf covering his face was hurriedly passing by carrying a package.
He cleverly used the corners and the cover of moving vehicles to bypass checkpoints and lines. But as he passed the intersection, a group of patrolling guards came towards him and he was bumped into. Seeing him acting suspiciously, the soldiers immediately shouted at him to stop and at the same time surrounded him.
The man was unmoved and immediately turned around, quickened his pace, and ran in the other direction. Behind him, the guards shouted and drew their swords in their hands, rushing after him. Turning the corner, he jumped onto the wall with agility and landed quietly on the other side. After a while, the pursuing guards ran over.
After a while, he turned back from behind the wall. After looking around, he lowered his hat and walked quickly deeper into the alley.
Arriving at an abandoned old inn somewhere, the man turned around and carefully checked that there was no tail, then walked to the door and knocked three times. Then he said the secret code to the crack of the door, and the door was opened immediately. He quickly entered and the door was closed again.
In the basement of the inn, Pullman untied his hat and scarf, placed the package on the table and unwrapped it, revealing several healing runes and some herbs. With the war in chaos and martial law everywhere, this is the limit of what can be done, and it has already taken a huge risk.
Pullman poured the herbs into the cauldron and asked the other soldiers, "Is little Martha awake yet?"
The soldiers sighed and shook their heads.
Two days ago, Pullman, who rescued Marissa, joined the escort team and temporarily hid because he could not leave the city due to the curfew. They originally planned to disguise themselves as a caravan and evacuate the next day, but as the entire city soon implemented stricter martial law, all roads out of the city were blocked, and they ended up being trapped in the city.
Marissa was badly injured and could no longer withstand the bumps and dangers of forcing the card. After much thought, Pullman led his team members to sneak into the slums in disguise and hide in the cellar of an old inn, which was once a secret foothold of the Beggar Gang. After settling down, he immediately went out to find medicine, because magical treatment can never replace real medicine, and it can easily transform the recipient into a demon-addicted body.
That night, the young girl was brutally tortured by the crazy nun. One of her ankles was almost broken, her ribs were broken in half, and the broken bones were inserted into her lungs. Although the trauma was urgently cured with healing runes, he remained in coma and had a high fever for two days.
Hall Master Marissa was very popular among the rebels. The soldiers saw it in their eyes and felt pain in their hearts. They were all so angry that they wanted to avenge her immediately.
A soldier clenched his fists angrily and said, "That half-human, half-machine crazy woman, it's a pity that the deputy gang leader in Xishan didn't listen to Keith and killed her with one shot, costing the life of a comrade in vain. Now the hall leader is here again After being injured like this, it’s time to settle these two blood debts!”
The other soldiers all agreed, and Captain Pullman advised, "Calm down, we are behind enemy lines now, and the storm outside is very tight. Let alone action, it is not easy to go out. Besides, our first task is to rescue Martha, etc. When she gets a little better, we quickly find a way to leave.”
As Pullman spoke, he shared with everyone the intelligence he obtained during his outing investigation.
During the few days of lurking, because the outside guards were searching for people who might be rebel spies, in order to reduce the target, Pullman asked other team members to guard Marisa while he went out alone; while getting medicine, he also investigated the enemy's situation.
The enemy had a large number of troops, but Pullman was no ordinary person. He relied on his outstanding skills to resolve several crises without bloodshed, and he also roughly figured out the defense of the Guards. In addition, he also encountered a strange thing.
During his investigation, he repeatedly saw many guards and people who looked like engineering mages digging deep holes throughout the town. Although these people are on their own territory, they are sneaky and come out at night. They were divided into many teams and worked at the same time to bury a metal cast with runes on it and crystal stones underneath. It was obviously some kind of magic product and was buried deep in the ground. It was unknown what its purpose was.
Even if he was very capable, Pullman would not be able to stay under the enemy's nose for too long. Because Marisa's injury was serious, he didn't have time to take a closer look, so he came back with the medicine.
After applying the medicine and runes he obtained to Marissa, Pullman gathered the team members and discussed how to contact the headquarters.
There is a disguised signaling orb on the roof of the Luojiandian Inn, but the current situation is tense, and the army must be monitoring the communication channel. If used blatantly, the position is likely to be exposed, so you can only choose a safer method.
Fortunately, when Auster took over the Nanchuan stronghold and the Artists Guild, he had already transformed the magic messenger and mixed it with the Eye of the Beast magic to create a slower but secure communication method for the rebels to use for confidential communications.
Pullman found an opportunity and released the magic messenger disguised as a dove. The messenger carried news, informing the headquarters that Marissa had been rescued safely.
Half a day later, the rebel headquarters was located at the crossroads. Skaar, who had been suppressing the attack time for several days because of this matter, breathed a sigh of relief when he received the news and immediately called Mordias.
The former enemy commander-in-chief had already made all preparations. With an order, all troops took action immediately. In the bleak autumn wind, magic pierced the sky, and artillery fire rang out. Accompanied by the neighing of war horses and the roar of harvesting puppet engines, a tide of rebel soldiers rushed towards the heavily defended official and military positions, and the decisive battle of the Montenegro Uprising officially began.
However, despite adequate preparations, including fire coverage and feints, the siege did not go smoothly from the start.
As the third largest town in Westfall after Moonbrook and Sentinel Ridge, Black Mountain is simply too big and fortified. The county garrison gathered almost the entire county's guards and a large number of remnants of the Crossroads Corps. It had a large number of people, dense fortifications, and sufficient ammunition and supplies. The rebels had never experienced attacking large towns before. They lacked heavy offensive weapons, and their proficient cavalry and harvesting puppet tactics were not suitable for fighting in city walls and streets.
Relying on trenches and bunkers, officers and soldiers can effectively avoid the bombardment of large-scale magic, and can reinforce any location under attack at any time. The rebel offensive troops were quite successful on the outside. Once they stormed into the city and entered street fighting, they were suppressed by the enemy's magic and firepower.
Mordias changed the attack point several times, but failed to effectively kill the enemy. After attacking troops often struggle to break through a position, they face the next several deep lines of defense. Not only will they lose troops, they will have to retreat back. After a day and night of fierce fighting, the rebels advanced slowly and suffered heavy casualties.
After repeated observations, Modias reported to the headquarters that the preparations and strength of the defenders far exceeded estimates, and the storming should be postponed. According to the investigation of the frontline sentry, it was found that there are still several supply lines open in the north of Black Mountain Town, and they can receive a steady stream of support from the Northern Knights.
The commander-in-chief suggested changing the attack strategy, mobilizing extensive militia teams, and encircling Heishan Town. As long as their supply lines and water sources are cut off and they are surrounded but not attacked, after a few weeks at most, the defenders will run out of food and drinking water, no matter how abundant their weapons and ammunition are. Even if they use magic to create water and food, the magic powder reserves will not last long, and the defenders who have run out of food will soon collapse.
After urgent research, the headquarters adopted Modias's suggestion. However, the only weakness of this method of warfare is that it takes time. Almost at the same time, Skaar received another battle report from the southern border of Montenegro, and a piece of news that made matters worse came;
Because a big shot from Stormwind City was stationed at Sentinel Ridge to supervise the battle, High Lord Grian Stroman, who had secretly contacted Skall and planned to stand still, finally could not withstand the pressure and ordered troops to be sent to support the Black Mountain County. The Sentinel Fortress Corps and the West Frontier Prefecture Security Army have already moved to the border and are waiting for the Yuexi Corps stationed on the Golden Coast to arrive and join forces.
The situation that Skar had been most worried about had happened, and the rebel army was now unable to withstand the attack of two regular regiments. In particular, the Yuexi Corps, as one of the kingdom's top ten aces, had just withdrawn from the northern frontline and was equipped with a large number of super-standard combat weapons used by the expeditionary force. Not only are there mixed palace mages who are allowed to use forbidden arts, but they are also equipped with two aircraft carriers and hundreds of attack rotorcraft. Elite troops of epic military rank cannot compete with ordinary troops at all.
The frontal attack was unfavorable, and the rear was double-teamed. Once the main force of the state army is assembled, the rebels will face the desperate situation of being attacked from both sides.
