The magic shield is not mainly for defense, but also for detonating magic arrays mainly for artillery and missiles.
The magic circle is divided into two layers. The first layer is the detonation layer. When the cannonball falls to the detonation layer, it will be detonated by the trigger magic in the detonation layer and lose its original effect.
If the detonated fragments fall on the second layer of defensive shield, their power will be greatly reduced. When they fall on the city wall, their power will be about the same as that of an ordinary crossbow bolt, making it difficult to threaten ordinary soldiers in full armor.
With the current strength of the Melox Empire, a powerful magic shield like the one in the Magic City cannot be developed yet.
The artillery position where the Maxim Empire fired first was obviously a decoy. It was waiting for the artillery of the Elendin Fortress to open fire, and then counterattacked the fortress' artillery position.
Char's calculations were very good, but he didn't expect that the Elendin Fortress had such a powerful magic shield.
However, this did not affect his plan. At least he could test the maximum range of the artillery in the Elendin Fortress.
When Char had just ordered the artillery at the decoy position to evacuate, the artillery at Elendin Fortress opened fire.
The artillery shells accurately landed on the decoy artillery position, blasting the 20 100mm field guns on the position into scrap metal, but the artillery suffered little loss.
After they fired the artillery, they immediately evacuated the position, leaving only the artillery and dummies to lure the enemy to bomb.
Artillery fire covered their entire artillery position, and one of the gun barrels was blown directly into the sky.
Xiaya put down the telescope in his hand, and the observer next to him ran over and shouted: "The enemy artillery is located in the fortress, DC area..."
Xiaya waved his hands impatiently, because he had already felt that the caliber of the opponent's counterattack artillery was not large, just like the decoy position he had arranged.
"Let the infantry units advance slowly." Char gave the order.
The infantry could only use skirmishers to approach the Elendin Fortress. The machine guns and mortars deployed in the Elendin Fortress began to fire. The intensive firepower made the advancing troops of the Maxim Empire unable to raise their heads, and they made temporary arrangements here and there.
In the bunker, as long as the soldiers hide in the bunker and do not move for too long, they will be under heavy attention from mortars.
The infantry regiment that took the lead in the attack only took an hour to retreat with the loss of more than half.
The city wall of Elendin Fortress was built from the original magic city wall. Its magic defense was originally high. Later, after it was taken over by the Melox Empire, a large number of reaction force magic arrays were deployed, which can greatly reduce the damage caused by bullets and cannonballs to the city wall.
Coupled with the anti-cannonball magic circle developed by the elves, the defense power of Elendin Fortress has been increased to a terrifying level.
In the current situation where artillery cannot be used, only forbidden spells can defeat such a fortress.
"General, we can do an air strike!"
An officer stood up and said.
Char said angrily: "What air strikes are you relying on, the Air Magic Force? Don't you know where the birthplace of the Air Magic Force is?"
Aslan created the Air Magic Force and also promoted the Air Magic Force.
The Merox Empire has the most elite, largest, and most advanced armed aviation magic troops in the entire continent.
The Maxim Empire's aviation magic force developed the slowest, even worse than the Eastern Divine Sect. Because of the premature use of mechanical industry and the failure to protect the environment, four provinces of the Maxim Empire were seriously polluted.
In the severely polluted provinces, the magic elements have also become chaotic and thin. Over time, the proportion of magic talents among the people in the four provinces of the Maxim Empire has reached the lowest level in history.
These four industrial provinces are all heavily populated provinces, accounting for more than a quarter of the empire's population. This also makes the Maxim Empire have the smallest number of magicians among the other three countries.
Foer later also noticed this problem, but the early stage of industrial development was bound to be accompanied by heavy pollution. This was an inevitable problem, and he could only focus on training magicians in other areas.
In fact, the provinces that supported the Maxim Empire in the early stage had more or less industrial pollution, which also made the development of the Maxim Empire's aviation magic troops very slow. Some people have even proposed to build a new air force force.
The officer was so stunned by Xia Ya's straightforward words that he couldn't speak for a long time.
The Merox Empire's aviation magic troops are about the same size as the Magic City, but their combat effectiveness has increased by several percent. The reason is very simple: the overall strength of the aviation magic troops.
The Merlox Empire's aviation magicians have a minimum strength of high-level magicians, while other countries mainly have intermediate-level magicians. Due to the shortage of magicians, the Maxim Empire has also cultivated low-altitude and short-distance aviation magicians.
The magic soldiers of these aviation magic troops are all junior magicians. Their magic power is not as good as that of intermediate magicians, and their control of magic power is also much inferior. They can only rely on the auxiliary flying magic circle arranged in the camp to carry out short-distance and small-scale operations.
Flying is mainly used for camp defense to avoid being attacked by air magic troops from other countries.
"General, what should we do next?" someone asked unwillingly.
Obviously, they have realized that the Elendin Fortress is difficult to conquer.
"General, let's gather all the artillery and bombard the magic shield of Elendin Fortress at the same time. I don't believe that the magic shield of Elendin Fortress has no upper limit of defense."
Xia Ya almost pointed at the opponent's nose and yelled.
"Can't you see that the magic shield of the enemy's fortress is not a magic shield in the traditional sense. It is surrounded by a detonating shield. The shell detonates on the upper level. The shock wave after the explosion is blocked by the lower shield. In the end, only fragments fall on it.
On the city wall, the lethality is about the same as that of bullets."
"The Merox Empire perfectly combines magic and technology." The intelligence chief Sima next to him sighed.
"Don't be anxious. Today is the first day of the attack. We will focus on testing, not in a hurry. We will slowly understand the internal situation of the fortress." Xia Ya said.
All the officers in the headquarters nodded in unison.
"Immediately send someone to explore the environment around the Elendin Fortress to see if there are other paths that can enter the fortress, or tunnels, and if they can contact our hidden line in the Elendin Fortress. I hope they can bring us
Important information..."
Xia Ya gave orders in an orderly manner.
The officers quickly regained their composure and quickly carried out the orders issued by Char.
Char didn't intend to expose the 155mm heavy artillery in his hand yet. He wanted to inflict heavy damage on the Elendin Fortress at the critical moment.
In the Elendin Fortress, the agents of the Maxim Empire who received the order quickly took action. Several groups secretly contacted each other and held a meeting in the cellar of a certain residence.
The Maxim Empire has penetrated the Fortress of Alendin for so many years, so they naturally have the confidence.
The number of non-combatants exceeds three digits, and there are dozens of combatants, one of whom has become a mid-level officer in the fortress.