Chapter 1417: Siege of Blackstone Fortress

The sun gradually moved to the west, and the sunlight sprinkled on the solid outer wall of the Black Stone Fortress, blocking a layer of oily halo.

Several soldiers finished their shifts and squatted under the city wall to chat.

"We have been here for more than a month. When will we attack the Subia Demon Kingdom?"

The young soldier complained in a low voice. The two old soldiers next to him looked at each other and taught casually:

"You are the new recruit, right? Don't worry, there will be many days of fighting in the future. When to fight depends on His Highness... No, he is already His Majesty, it depends on His Majesty's decision."

Another old soldier said:

"Fighting is not as glorious as you think. There are dead people everywhere. If you are unlucky, you will become one of the dead people when the battle starts. Are you from the Peaceful Territory?"

The young soldier was silent for a moment:

"I am from the Valan Territory."

This sentence stopped the two old soldiers. If they remembered correctly, the Valan Territory was burned to ashes by the Subia Demon Kingdom when Avarus fell.

"I am a survivor. I have been wandering for a long time. I signed up when I heard about the conscription."

The two veterans patted his shoulders and tried to comfort him.

"You will have a chance. We all will have a chance."

The anger of the survivors who lost their homes and wanted revenge is understandable, but they must obey orders in the army.

Another veteran changed the subject:

"Did you see it this morning?"

"What did you see?"

"The group of black robes."

Speaking of this, the young soldier was puzzled:

"I don't understand why everyone seems to be afraid of them. Aren't they from the Lord's Church?"

"I heard that those black robes are disciplinary priests."

Seeing that the young soldier was still confused, the veteran lowered his voice and explained:

"They are all crazy and murderous. They only listen to the orders of the church and will eliminate all the enemies of the Lord."

"No way, I saw some of those black robes in the morning. They were only in their teens, or little girls."

"Age is never a problem. Stay away from them in the future."

The young soldier listened confusedly and unconsciously held the holy emblem on his chest.

"What are they going to do?"

"Who knows? Maybe they are going to assassinate the enemy general. I heard from my friends in the reconnaissance unit that Subiya's army has approached the Black Stone Fortress and is hiding in the woods."

As the three were talking, a burst of rapid horse neighing came from outside the city wall. They all showed their heads and saw a reconnaissance cavalry that had been sent out earlier rushing back in a hurry.

This feeling is not good. It seems that there is important military information.

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It was approaching dusk. The chefs in the fortress had already kneaded the dough and prepared to bake bread for the soldiers for dinner, but the roar of the alarm interrupted it all.

The soldiers got out of the barracks one by one and climbed the city wall under the instructions of the officers.

Soon, they saw a layer of black "thin line" on the distant horizon, and then the blurred shadow turned into a real image.

It was an army approaching.

Viola quickly ran up to a high tower in the fortress, took out the telescope in the protective case and looked further away.

This telescope, which Li Chengxi spent more than 2,000 yuan to buy, allowed Viola to clearly see the flags held by the approaching soldiers and the style of their armor.

It was the army of the Subia Demon Kingdom.

Seeing them, Viola was relieved.

In the morning, she received a report from the reconnaissance team saying that the army of the Subia Demon Kingdom was approaching nearby. She thought they would come tomorrow, but they arrived in the sunset.

This is actually not in line with conventional combat management. Attacking the city overnight will leave soldiers no time to rest, and the dim light is also not conducive to climbing the city wall and suppressing the city wall with long-range weapons.

Therefore, the general siege is to rush to the vicinity of the city in advance, and wait until the next day at dawn before arranging the troops and starting the siege.

The army of the Subia Demon Kingdom has already appeared in the field of vision. It is obviously not like camping at this distance, and Viola also saw that they are pushing the newly made siege equipment, with a look of "I want to fight, I want to fight now".

The number of people is estimated to be around 30,000 to 40,000, which is slightly different from the information sent back by the spies, but it is still within an acceptable range.

To be honest, this operation of the Subia Demon Kingdom is incomprehensible.

Viola's army has more than 80,000 people, and a batch of new soldiers have recently arrived from the country, adding up to 100,000.

The army of the Subia Demon Kingdom wants to take down the Black Stone Fortress with 100,000 garrisons with only 30,000 to 40,000 people?

It's almost the same the other way around.

This kind of showing weakness to the enemy is too obvious. Viola thinks that the army of the Subia Demon Kingdom should be just bait. Maybe there are other armies ambushing in the forest, ready to take advantage of Viola's flaws and strike a fatal blow at any time.

But this doesn't make sense.

The spies clearly said that these are the only troops that have left the territory of the Subia Demon Kingdom, and the Tandron Demon Kingdom is currently being circled and kicked, and it is impossible for it to allocate troops as an ambush.

It's very strange to think about it this way, as if it is deliberately hitting a rock with an egg.

Is there any unknown change in the country of the Subia Demon Kingdom?

Since she couldn't figure out the military, Viola naturally thought about politics.

After a while, Viola saw that the army of the Subia Demon Kingdom had already begun to form a full formation and was very close to the Black Stone Fortress. This was a clear sign that they were planning to start a siege.

The army does not need Viola to issue orders for the time being. They have been sitting in Blackstone Fortress for more than a month and have not been idle every day. Viola and the staff have made plans for attacks from all directions and possible situations. Now it is enough to act according to the plan.

The Subia Demon Kingdom began to line up, and Viola's soldiers also prepared for battle. The personnel and supplies were in place, just waiting for the order.

Viola put down the telescope and turned around and said:

"Did your magic see anything?"

Behind her, Orde was pressing her temple with one hand, and her optic nerve was connected to the flying secret eye in the sky.

"There's nothing strange, but we still have to be careful of the threat of strategic magic. The army of Subia has been hiding in the forest for so long, I doubt whether it's Alais who is behind it."

"You mean the lich? Did you see him?"

"No."

Aurda shrugged:

"But I can feel that he is nearby, and I can almost smell the stench of his rotten brain."

The lich is a difficult character, especially if the lich joins other mages to form a circle and cast strategic magic, it will pose a threat to the fortress.

However, the appearance of the lich is also in the plan. Viola has prepared means to deal with it, but it's a bit uncomfortable that he won't come out for the time being and can't find the exact location.

In the final analysis, it's strange that the frightened army of the Subia Demon Kingdom dared to jump in front of Viola, and no matter what the reason, Viola has made sufficient preparations for this battle.

"May the king bless us!"