Industrial Revolution of the Mage Lords

Chapter 292: Fierce Fighting in the City

The Northern Army soldiers outside the city saw that the artillery battalion had finally blasted open the gate of Grizzly Fort, and they immediately burst into warm cheers.

They didn't need to prepare any siege equipment, nor did they need to climb the city walls under the arrows and boiling kerosene. No defense could withstand the bombardment of magic-powered cannons. If one round of volleys didn't work, they would use a few more rounds.

As for the enemies on the city wall, there was naturally a sniper team wearing "phantom camouflage" combat uniforms who had been crouching on the western hillside. They called out their names one by one, and people kept falling from the city wall after being shot.

The artillery battalion did not stop the attack. This time they turned their target to the city wall. With several explosions, a red fireball rose on the wall and quickly spread to the entire wall. It was the boiling kerosene hit by the magic artillery shells that ignited the battering rams and logs used to defend the city. There were flames and thick smoke everywhere, and boiling hot oil was flowing all over the ground.

The soldiers who were preparing to defend the city just a moment ago fled in all directions. Many of them lost their way in the thick smoke rising from the city wall and fell directly from the top of the city wall. Some people were unfortunately contaminated by kerosene and turned into a huge human-shaped fireball and jumped directly from the city wall.
"The defenses on the city walls have collapsed..." Pierce looked at the smoke-filled Grizzly Fort, with a barely perceptible hint of bloodthirsty excitement in his eyes. He could smell a strong smell of blood even from a thousand meters away, and there was a hint of despair and fear in the burnt stench.

He watched helplessly as people who used to be his kind lost their lives so easily in battle, but he felt no sympathy or pity at all, because he knew very well that if it was his side that failed, the enemy would probably treat them even more cruelly.

"Let the Bloodline Warriors of the Special Operations Squad lead the charge, with the regular troops of the Northern Army following closely behind." Pierce solemnly issued the order to enter the city. "Remember, prioritize killing and eliminating the personal troops and knights of the Earl of Grizzly Castle. Wayne has been here before. Have him lead a team directly to the Earl's Mansion. That will undoubtedly be their last stand."

He turned to look at the artillery battalion and gave a loud order, "Cooperate with the rest of the soldiers to quickly seal off all the city gates. Anyone attempting to escape the city with weapons does not need to wait for my order; we can bombard them freely."

Soon, the horn sounding for the battle to enter the city resounded throughout the army.

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As the captain of the second squadron of the first battalion of the Northern Army, Wayne was responsible for the spearhead assault mission in this city operation.

His goal was to attack Earl Fagan's mansion directly and deal a fatal blow to the remnants of the Earl's family who had retreated to the Earl's mansion and were ready to fight to the death.

Of the two battalions of the Northern Army participating in this battle, he was the only one who had the good fortune to sneak into Grizzlie Castle more than a year ago. Naturally, he was the only one who could accurately and quickly find the Earl's lair in this huge city that accommodated tens of thousands of people.

However, when they were only two streets away from the Earl's Palace, their rapid march was hindered. The enemy set up a defense line at a street fork where the Glorious Church was obviously located. Four or five Knights of the Judgment Army who had awakened their bloodline talents like them rushed out to block them.

A bloodline warrior who was in the front line didn't have time to react and was hit by a sword from the Judgement Army who rushed out from the house on the side of the street. He crashed directly into a shop on the right. In an instant, the metal friction sound of weapons clashing could be heard again from inside. It seemed that the injured warrior was still fighting with the enemy in close combat.

Another Northern Army warrior who had also awakened his bloodline talent swung the alchemical sword in his hand, which was instantly covered with a thin layer of ice. He also rushed into the house to assist in the battle.

"Be careful to dodge the enemy's arrows, don't try to resist them with your own strong body!"

"Use the houses on both sides as cover and quickly advance into their fortifications. Watch out for those Judgement Troopers!"

"Ordinary soldiers, fire freely and cover our bloodline warriors to engage the enemy!" Wayne tucked the empty magic gun under his armpit, holding the swords in both hands and swung them violently. Red flames immediately rose from the two alchemical swords, and he reached the distance of two to three hundred meters in an instant with his lightning-fast charge.

He leaped high over a row of wooden barriers and chopped a low-ranking priest hiding in the back on the head with one sword, causing the other person to be instantly ignited and burn like a human candle.

A crossbow shot from the side and rear, piercing his arm that held the spear. The bloodline warrior turned around and swung the sword in his left hand, piercing through two ordinary city guards who had suddenly shot arrows, and strung them together like candied haws.

Wayne reloaded the magic gun, raised his hand and shot the head of a judge who was fighting with a blood warrior. The brain mixed with blood sprayed all over his comrade's head and face, but his companion didn't care at all and laughed loudly.

After a few minutes, this bloody and tragic battle was over.

Two seriously injured bloodline warriors were lifted up on folding stretchers and quickly rushed to the controlled city gate area for first aid. The remaining lightly injured soldiers skillfully took out bandages and medicines from the combat bags on their waists to treat their wounds and relieve their injuries.

They advanced another block and found more enemies appearing on the street. Although there were no longer many church judges with extraordinary powers among them, it still took some time to quickly deal with these ordinary enemies.

"Oh no! They are delaying time! Giving the remnants of Earl Fagan's family time to escape!" Wayne immediately realized that something was wrong. These nobles were not all greedy and stupid fools. They also knew how to use strategies and tactics.

There were also those knights who kept roaring and rushing towards him. Even though they knew they were no match for the magic weapons and powerful bloodline warriors, they still fought for the lord they were loyal to without fear of death.

Wayne chopped down a heavily armored knight with a single blow, then turned and roared at the messenger, gritting his teeth: "Where's Duff from the third battalion? Didn't we agree to provide flank cover? Where the hell are they?"

"All soldiers, fire freely! Do not slow down your advance!"

"Damn those nobles! If we delay any longer, they'll run away!"

The battle situation on the street was extremely intense. A large number of the Earl's personal troops and family knights rushed out from behind the enemy's defense line, almost using their lives to delay Wayne's assault team and prevent them from chasing the remnants of the Earl's family who were about to escape from the secret passage of the castle.

At this moment, Wayne suddenly heard a clear voice coming from above behind him: "Your flanking reinforcement team has also encountered trouble three streets away. They were intercepted by a group of spellcasters under Earl Fagan. Mr. Eye of Illusion has gone to support them."

Wayne turned around and found a slender figure falling from the sky in front of him. It was the "astrologer" lady.

"Just focus on eliminating the enemies in front of you. I will be responsible for intercepting the remnants of the Earl's family who want to escape."

(End of this chapter)