Heroes of Might and Magic: Grand Consul

Chapter 94 Giant Ballista
At dawn, Baron Eugen, still hungover, climbed to the top of the city wall and gazed into the distance.

Under the thick fog, the scenery was not visible in the distance, and Qiangnu Town seemed to be isolated from the world.

Eugen was certainly not drunk. He also warned Dean to be careful of the boundary marker, since Isildur's enemies were very powerful and it was not foolproof without Sumu guarding it.

Although Dean was proud, he was also aware of the situation and arranged for halberdiers to be stationed on the city walls, and the defensive towers were all manned by sharpshooters to ensure the defense of the southern city.

Eugen looked into the distance and saw a dense forest a few kilometers away. From his angle, the forest appeared as peaceful as ever, with no movement in sight.

The day before, Dean had sent troops to patrol the surrounding area, and this conspicuous forest was naturally one of the targets. However, it was empty, without even a wild animal, let alone Isildur's soldiers.

A nobleman suggested leveling the forest, otherwise it would be easy for Isildur to exploit during the war, since they were known as the children of nature and were better at hiding in the forest.

Dean did give it serious thought, but Eugen objected, arguing that the site could be used to transport timber, which would facilitate the repair of houses and fortifications, and that it could be dealt with after the war. So the site was preserved.

A few days after Su Mu left, Dean increasingly relied on the mercenaries, even sending his son to personally lead the legion to guard the western city wall.

Comparatively speaking, the soldiers in the refugee camps work very hard as long as they are paid, and they are willing to do any dirty or hard work.

However, Eugen was very wary of Jayne Richie's constant association with the group of thieves. He had a feeling that there was a spy among the thieves, but he had no evidence.

Even after Su Mu left, he spoke with Dean alone. Dean vowed to conduct a strict screening, but nothing actually happened; they only caught a few thieves.

Frustrated, Eugen didn't even want to look for women anymore, and ordered his personal guards to take his special crossbow to the city wall.

Before long, more than twenty halberdiers hoisted the huge crossbow cart and placed it on the defensive tower.

This ballista was not only large, but its bolts were also specially made, measuring more than five meters in length, and engraved with powerful magical runes.

Giant Ballista (Tier 2): Ballistas can attack enemy forces from a distance during combat.

300抗击打值，攻击14，防御14，伤害为（英雄攻击+1）×（2~3）+10，基础弹药24。

The amount of ammunition for the Spellbow is affected by Hero Knowledge, while the attack power of the Ballista is affected by the Artillery skill.

Intermediate Artillery Enhancement: Ballistae can be used in siege warfare. The ballista can fire twice consecutively, with a 75% chance of dealing double damage.

Eugen went over and patted his companion before he felt relieved.

In fact, ballistae have very strong single-target attack capabilities. For example, the Tier 2 ballista in front of us, combined with his intermediate artillery skill, is extremely powerful. Some heroes have even used ballistae to shoot down dragons, and they are no match for Tier 6 units.

What he said to Ouling was not a joke. If one could master artillery techniques, and combine them with Ouling's superb archery skills, there would be even more powerful abilities.

He had high hopes for Cangmu Town, not only because Su Mu had many capable and strong generals under his command.

The sheep led by the lion are far more powerful than the lions led by the sheep. Why is it that Su Mu can create such a strong army, while other lords cannot? Does this mean that Su Mu is the truly unique person?

Despite the fact that this guy had many secrets, Eugen was still willing to believe him.

Su Mu may have his own selfish motives, but he has nothing to do with the kingdom and its people.

Eugen had visited Kuraki Town many times, from its initial remote forest area to its current state of numerous buildings. Most importantly, the common people under his rule no longer had to live in fear, and that was enough.

Over the years, Eugen gradually came to realize that the declining kingdom deserved this calamity, but he did not want his subjects under Longlet Castle to suffer.

Looking back at the civilians in Qiangnu Town, their eyes revealed fear and despair after experiencing the brutal war. They barely managed to get enough to eat before being driven to repair the city walls, only able to rest late at night.

Although this is how nobles behave, in peacetime, these people could easily stay and farm or do manual labor.

This is already considered good; at least Qiangnu Town wasn't breached, and he personally witnessed the villages outside the town being burned to the ground.

Weakness is the original sin!

As he was pondering this, he suddenly noticed something amiss with the thick fog. It seemed as if a hurricane was sweeping in from the outside, piercing the stronghold like a cone. The moment the fog was broken, a group of raging wind centaur hunters revealed themselves, and the city's giant bell was rang.

"Enemy attack!"

"It's Isildur's centaur army, they're back!"

……

Kyle's plan was very successful, and he really drove Sumu out of Qiangnu Town.

This was something that was obvious to everyone; even without an inside informant, it could be learned from other thieves' guilds.

Hillel was overjoyed. He never expected there to be such an idiot as Dean Rich, who didn't even look in the mirror to see what level he was at.

Do you really think you can defend the city with just a small force of mercenaries and nobles?
Of course, Eugen brought a considerable number of soldiers, but Strongbow Town had been under attack for many days, and its walls were already in a dilapidated state. Most importantly, they had an inside agent to open the gates; once the centaur hunters rushed into the city, that group of people would be no match for them.

For this operation, he brought over 400 centaur hunters and more than 300 high elves. This was to create suppressive fire and cover the vanguard's advance into the city.

This time, they chose the west gate as their entry point into the city. The south gate, being the closest to the river valley, was heavily fortified and therefore less likely to be breached, and its repairs would be the fastest.

Ximen was different. It was originally Kyle's ragtag troops that were attacking, and the people of Qiangnu Town never expected him to launch a strong attack here.

Moreover, the dense fog today is a godsend for Isildur.

"Centaur warriors, follow me into Strongbow Town, cut off the heads of all humans, and hang them on the city walls to comfort the fallen centaurs!"

"Rapid Acceleration!"

Transforming into a cheetah, using swift acceleration magic, and combined with the super-fast centaur, they arrived at Westgate in no time.

By this time, guards were already on the city wall, and the archers on the tower began their attack, killing dozens of centaurs.

In particular, a giant ballista was mounted on a defensive tower, and when it fired two arrows in quick succession, it swept down a large group of centaurs, demonstrating its immense power.

"You old bastard, once I storm the city, I'll skin you alive!"

Ignoring the casualties, Hillel charged towards the city gate. Although the west gate was dilapidated, it wasn't about to be breached immediately, so they had to stop on the outside.

But a few minutes later, the massive city gate suddenly lowered its ropes and crashed down with a loud "boom".

Hirel immediately commanded the centaurs to charge into the city and engage in fierce fighting.

Since they couldn't maneuver freely within the city and couldn't charge forward, the Druid transformed into a reindeer, increasing the health of all units.

Centaur Hunters were already the strongest among Tier 1 units, and now with an increase of nearly 50% in health, they are even more formidable.

The halberdiers, and even the griffins, were helpless against them and could only fight to the death.

Hirel held the city gates, letting in more and more centaur hunters, gradually gaining the upper hand.

Even if the nobles rallied together and fought back fiercely, they were no match for them.

At this moment, there was also movement on the south city wall. Kyle was leading his miscellaneous troops to rush towards the south gate, encircling the city from both sides, and even allowing the centaur army to enter the city.

Hillel looked at the burning city and let out a wild laugh.

"Qiangnu Town, it's time to end this!"

(End of this chapter)