Ella overestimated the craftsmanship of the pirates.
When she returned to Zealand, the finished trebuchets always had problems in all kinds of strange ways. She watched helplessly as one of the trebuchets threw stones and tore down the entire structure.
Half of them were thrown out together. There was also a trebuchet that bumped on the pebbles while pushing, and then fell apart completely.
Fortunately, Ella bought enough time. After a day or two of repairs, a trebuchet was finally usable.
And this is enough.
The trebuchet drawings drawn by Ella were originally designed to conquer the huge walls of the wealthy cities along the Mediterranean coast. Even though they were crudely made by the pirates, resulting in a much reduced power, accuracy and range, the simple wooden trebuchets of the northern tribes
The fence is still like nothing under this sharp weapon of civilization.
The barbarians in Zealand seemed to have gotten some interesting toys. They threw the boulders out excitedly, and then admired the sections of walls, wooden houses, or groups of enemies crushed by the boulders falling from the sky.
Scene. Every time a stone bullet falls, it triggers a series of cheers.
One barbarian even climbed onto the catapult with a big ax on his arm, hoping to use this powerful machine to throw himself directly into the city of Loland and start a killing spree. Ella was so frightened that she quickly pulled him down. If
If everyone imitates his behavior, Lorraine will be stained red with blood in another sense.
Under the suppression of civilization, Luolan was captured within half a day.
Sigurd returned to Sifor with his exhausted army. Harald "The Wild Hair" trembled and reported two things to him: a fleet of less than a thousand people had recently sailed along the river from the forest.
We drove out and headed for Zealand. And, not long ago, Lorraine sent another report asking for help.
A black mist spread out from Sigurd's angry nostrils and floated into the sky.
Seeing the black mist on the horizon from a distance, the people of West Fore hurriedly ran to Sigurd and kowtow to pray for mercy. But Sigurd ignored the people's pleadings.
The black mist gradually became thicker and then spread in all directions. People wailed and tried to escape the black mist. However, they were unable to pass through Sigurd's infantry phalanx outside the city and could only flee into the city.
The game of chasing each other with the black mist lasted all day, and finally, the whole city gathered in the last square, and the black mist surrounded them from all sides.
The screams in the square were loud, but the large area wrapped in black mist was so quiet that even the chirping of mosquitoes could not be heard. As the black mist spread, rows of people entered eternal sleep one after another.
Looking from the sky, the entire West Fore became pitch black and silent. I am afraid that in the next half century, West Fore will remain a dead place abandoned by light.
Across the strait, people in Zealand also saw the death fog piling up in the distant sky. The excitement of conquering Loland was quickly extinguished by the huge fear coming across the ocean.
However, this feeling of fear did not last long. Because they saw the Valkyrie who led them to victory: Ella Cornelius Scipio, appearing on the city wall——
"It's so scary, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, how should I fight this!"
Ella hugged her head and shivered on the ground.
"These barbarians know that Sigurd is so photogenic and they still cause trouble for me, right? If we ignore this black fog, it will spread to the whole city within a day, but if we rush out, then...
Were you forced to fight Sigurd?"
"Your Majesty, things are not that desperate yet. I just heard that Hestein has been guarding against Sigurd and asked people protected by the God of Light, Baldr, to set up strong defenses on the walls of Zealand.
Sigurd’s magic, although their level of protection is not as good as Baldr’s, they will not be captured in one day.”
"What about Lorraine? What should Lorraine do?"
"Even without Sigurd's magic, the city walls of Lorraine have been smashed by catapults and have lost their due function. So I think it is better for us to abandon Lorraine and run back to Zealand... Of course, this is just
It’s just the opinion of a lowly maid, and it’s His Majesty who makes the decision.”
"Who asked them to smash the city wall of Loland into this state!" Ella shouted frantically, "They are just attacking a city. Can't we break in after breaking a section? But I saw that the entire city wall was completely destroyed.
They're still throwing stones into it after it's rotten! I don't understand, it's just a catapult. How exciting is it to play with it? These barbarians! If we have to abandon Lorraine, then everything I have done before is not worth it.
Is it meaningless?"
"There is still meaning, Your Majesty - we just need to turn Lorraine into scorched earth."
Ella was stunned for a moment. She slowly turned her head and looked at Amy, as if she were looking at a stranger:
"Amy, what did you just say? Can you repeat it again?"
"As long as we turn Lorraine into scorched earth, His Majesty's efforts will be in vain. Sealand will not be attacked from two sides, and Sigurd will not be able to settle down after landing."
"You said...turn into scorched earth? What exactly do you want to do?"
"Kill everything, burn everything, leave no one behind, leave nothing behind. In this way, Sigurd will not be able to get supplies from Loland, nor will he be able to replenish his troops in Loland - by the way, Your Majesty can also scatter nails in the ground.
, poisoning the water..."
"That's enough!" Ella interrupted Amy loudly, "Amy, why would you say such terrible things?"
"Because this is the best way to reduce the enemy's combat effectiveness and protect us. When the Tianfang Empire attacked the Qiqiu Empire more than ten years ago, your Majesty's father did that. I was only six or seven years old at that time, and your Majesty's father sent
People came and drove us out of the village, and then burned our village down..."
"Enough! This war was originally started by Xilan. Are you saying that I want to kill all the people in Luolan to protect Xilan's people?"
"If Your Majesty is not willing, the humble maid can convey this order on Your Majesty's behalf. After that, Your Majesty only needs to say that I am conveying the order in your name..."
Ella's body froze.
"Your Majesty...Although I cried when my home was burned down...but I know that Your Majesty's father did nothing wrong..."
——"That's enough."
Ella covered Amy's chattering mouth with her hand.
"I will convey this matter personally."
Drop poison in the water,
Sprinkle the ground with thistles.
The food of the rich and the poor was taken away and shipped to Zealand.
Those that were too late and couldn't be transported were just dumped into the sea.
As well as the people in Lorraine, they have all been driven into the middle of the square, waiting for Ella's judgment——
"Lolan is just a small place. The tribes here can move to Zealand first and stay there for a while."
"Your Majesty! That would take a lot of time. They failed. They are just slaves now. It's better to solve them on the spot! We can use the remaining time to strengthen the city defense of Zealand..."
"Amy, listen clearly - I said, enough is enough. This is the fourth time."
The young king is carrying such a heavy burden for the first time.
"In order to leave time to strengthen the city defenses, I ordered to kill all these people. If you repeat this thing a hundred times, I can't do it. They are not slaves. There are no slaves in the Qiqiu Empire!"
"Your Majesty, without this time for reinforcement, we may lose this war. At that time, everything your Majesty has done will be meaningless!"
"Amy, don't you understand? If a leader has to rely on these things to ensure the victory of the war, it is ultimately because he is incompetent! Father burned your village because of his incompetence! You
You can blame him! You can scold him! You can hit him! You can spit on him!"
——"Of course, I am also incompetent. So I have to throw poison, so I have to steal food."
——"However, I am not so incompetent that I need to kill all these innocent people to win the war!"
"Let the world see how I, Ella Cornelius Scipio, wrested victory from Sigurd!"
