Chapter 245 City of Sighs

"Ah?"

Baron Balin didn't react.

"Your intelligence is very useful. The previous fiefdom was a little small. I will change it for you after the New Year." Derek continued.

This proves that he was not acting on a whim.

Baron Balin's fiefdom is still in Augusta Territory, which is relatively early.

But although it is small, it is still okay. After all, Augusta Territory is a relatively prosperous area.

Baron Balin was surprised and happy. He believed that the Duke would definitely change to a better territory after he spoke.

Sure enough, the Duke saw his efforts.

"Thank you, it is my honor to serve you. I will continue to gather intelligence for you."

Balin tried his best to show his loyalty. Compared with the stingy and cold King Bruno, His Excellency the Duke is more like a wise leader.

If it were you, what would you choose?

Others don't know that the Barbarian Infantry Regiment decided to serve with death.

After the reward, they set off.

The entire front-line army began to move camp one by one.

The Holy Cross people were attacked before they could react.

Some of the early warning troops at the front were attacked first and were quickly defeated.

The entire Holy Cross Kingdom was ablaze with flames.

This was the largest-scale attack of the Northern Principality, swift and sudden.

When Derek set out with Baron Barin and others, the battle line had advanced dozens of miles.

There were still some small cities and castles resisting along the way, and there were roaming troops everywhere.

The army with the two-headed dragon flag went straight through the battlefield full of beacons and came to the first fortified city.

The City of Sighs!

This is a fortified city where the Holy Cross people have stockpiled heavy troops. It should have been the front line of resistance if they had a commander.

Even now, there are 50,000 to 60,000 troops stationed there. Even if they are full of civilians, they can pile up the troops in Derek's hands.

Not to mention defense?

"Thanks to the Holy Cross people, if there were really hundreds of thousands of troops gathered, this City of Sighs would probably be really difficult to fall."

After Derek personally checked it out, he found that it lived up to its reputation.

The Holy Cross may have exaggerated their boast of never falling, but it is definitely a first-class strong city, which can make any enemy despair in this era.

The thickness of the city wall alone is enough for you to run for a few seconds.

"The city is dead, but the people are alive, Duke... shall we surround the city and attack the reinforcements?" Adrian asked tentatively.

He had never thought about how to conquer this strong city, and thought that the purpose of this attack was to attack instead of defend, and retreat after taking enough advantage.

Why did they not stop pushing back to the vicinity several times before? It was because they considered that the first line of the City of Sighs was too difficult to conquer, and running over here would be humiliating.

"No, to conquer this strong city is to knock off the armor outside the Holy Cross people and expose their fragile bodies to our swords."

Derek gave an answer that surprised everyone, and then commanded everyone to set up camp.

This is not a task that can be completed in one day. The City of Sighs is not that fragile, and it cannot be broken in one day even with artillery.

"Rogers, take your people to help us first." Derek was not idle.

Rogers had been eager to try, and immediately led the artillery to the front line when he heard the order.

The City of Sighs was in chaos from the moment he saw the army of the Northern Principality.

It was not that they were afraid of being attacked, but they had been at ease for a long time and had never thought that there would be a day when they would be attacked.

Seriously speaking, the situation in this city had been attacked thirty years ago.

The army of the Locke Kingdom was defeated and even retreated again and again, retreating to the current northern province line.

So from soldiers to generals, there is a certain psychological advantage.

There are seven or eight generals stationed in the army in this city, belonging to three legions.

At this time, they all swarmed to the city wall in a mess, each occupying a favorable terrain and looking out.

Although these generals had the most experience in fighting against the peasant rebels, they did have basic military literacy.

They could see at a glance that the people of the Northern Principality were ready to fight a protracted war.

If it were someone else, they would definitely feel stable.

But seeing the two-headed dragon flag fluttering in the wind, everyone felt heavy in their hearts.

"Hurry up and check if there are any omissions. In addition, no one is allowed to approach the city gate. Don't give the people of the Northern Principality any chance."

"Let the reserve troops be ready to attack at any time."

"Bring up the rolling stones, battering rams, and golden soup. Don't let the people of the Northern Principality in."

Several generals gave their orders, and no one dared to be careless.

When they saw Rogers' artillery troops approaching the city wall, their faces darkened again.

"Cannons!!!"

Having just suffered from the artillery, it would be a lie to say that they didn't know more about it.

It's a pity that the time was too short and they didn't know more.

But according to experience, that level of artillery bombardment can't destroy the City of Sighs.

But knowing it is knowing it, but it's not pleasant to be beaten like this.

Who can be at ease when they have to worry about the threat above their heads at any time?

But whether they like it or not, the screaming sound above their heads came as expected.

Boom!!!

"General, there is a threat here, please get off the city wall and hide."

The personal soldiers dragged the generals down the city wall in a mess.

The show was over, and they could explain it to the soldiers and even the king in the distance.

If they stayed on the city wall rigidly, they would be killed by a cannon if they were not careful, which would be a lot of fun.

The intense bombing and the lack of infantry to cooperate with the attack were a joke.

The Holy Cross soldiers who were bombed learned quickly and hid one by one, leaving a few unlucky ones to monitor the Northern Principality's army.

But this is just Derek asking Rogers to say hello and tell them that he is here.

But the Holy Cross people didn't seem to think so, and they avoided the threatening area. Several generals stood together, and they were still in the mood to comment.

"This is artillery?? Nothing more than that!"

"The City of Sighs has never fallen. Rockman can't do it, and it's even less possible for the Northern Principality to do it."

"It only consumes the lives of a few untouchables. I'm afraid it's not as valuable as their artillery shells."

"We must quickly report to His Majesty the King that the City of Sighs is indestructible. There is no need to rush for support to avoid the tricks of the Central and Northern Principality."

Several people were talking to each other, and some genius suddenly thought of the last sentence and said it quickly.

The scene suddenly became quiet. This was a good opportunity to show his face in front of the king.

No one spoke, and all of a sudden they all turned and left.

You must hurry up and see who can deliver the letter to the king first.

What they didn't know was that outside the city... a special army dismantled the bullock cart wrapped in oilcloth.

The heavy iron lumps were removed one by one and assembled into a huge thing.