Only then did Hancock look away from the selected vegetable leaves, looked at the soldier, and said coldly: "Next time, don't kill anyone in front of children."
Lanlan next to her looked extremely innocent and shouted: "I'm fine, Mom!"
Hancock was not angry at Lan Lan, but gently stroked her hair and said, "Girls can't get used to these things, you know?"
Lanlan gritted her teeth and said stubbornly: "I also want to be like my father and go into battle to kill the enemy!"
Hancock stood up, sighed, and seemed to be saying to Lanlan, but also to himself: "I hope that when you grow up, the war will have left us."
She signaled the soldiers of the Norland Army to hand the battle report to her, and then read it carefully. This battle report was not real-time. It recorded Aranza's decision to cooperate with the Snow Elves, as well as the battle that was expected to occur in Enkara City.
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Hancock raised his head and asked the Norland Army soldier in charge of the message: "The war in Enkara City has begun, right?"
"Yes, my lord."
"How's the battle going?"
The soldier hesitated for a moment and then said: "I came from Alice Fortress. When I came, I heard the servants in the fortress saying that there was a collision between our army and the Lion Army a few hours ago. As a result, my subordinates were killed.
It’s unclear, but...it has been confirmed that our army will send a group of wounded to the Temple of the Moon Goddess in Noland City.”
"Temple of the Moon Goddess?"
Hancock caught the word and asked: "Why, those arrogant high priests are actually willing to cooperate with us?"
The soldier looked embarrassed and had no choice but to answer: "I am just a messenger and don't know much, but our army is currently cooperating with the Moon Goddess Temple."
Later, he added his own thoughts and said: "As long as the priest takes action, we will be able to save the lives of more comrades..."
Hancock nodded and stopped continuing the topic, but asked: "Aranza went to Snowrun City? Is he back now?"
This messenger knows this well, because he is responsible for secret communications between Alice Fortress and various places, and has contact with many more people than other messengers. This shows that Alice Fortress trusts this messenger.
This is also the reason why he was able to send a message to Hancock. You must know that Hancock's identity at this time is a top priority for Aranza, and only a few people know that she lives in this small village.
The messenger answered Hancock's question and said: "His Royal Highness the Prince is on his way back to Kaye State. He will go straight to Enkara City, and it seems that he will bring back an army to pick up His Highness the Prince's large airship.
Inside, some of the airships are loaded with our army’s standard armor, about two thousand sets.”
After hearing this, Hancock thought for a moment and then said: "I understand, you go back first, and by the way, move this body away as well."
The messengers nodded and accepted the order, then picked up the big man's body and ran out, as anxious as when they came. Only a small number of urgent reports can be transmitted through the miniature magic array, and more battle reports are passed through the hands of these messengers, so every day
During the war, the messenger soldiers are busiest. The guarantee of communications is one of the important aspects of war. Every messenger soldier will receive extra respect during wartime, which also makes them more motivated.
War is like two magical war machines that collide together. While trying to destroy each other's parts, you must also ensure that every part of yourself is functioning properly.
But Hancock has broken away from the war magic machine established by Aranza. He gave her this battle report just to let her know his recent situation so that the two sides will not be too far apart.
But it also made her feel like she was a broken part.
"Mother."
Hancock pulled the hem of Hancock's skirt and asked: "Dad's news?"
Hancock was slightly stunned. Only then did she remember that the relationship between her and Aranza had already undergone subtle changes because of Lanlan's appearance. Hancock leaned down and hugged Lanlan, and said, "Dad is here."
Fight, don't worry, he's fine now."
"Sasha."
She looked at the girl standing on the other side and said, "The dishes have been chosen, and I'll trouble you next."
Sasha smiled and nodded and said, "Okay."
Her life seemed to be peaceful again.
One night later, the war in Enkara City took another turn.
When the double sun illuminated the earth, the heavy beating of war drums finally sounded in the Lion Legion camp opposite. Countless enemies were densely packed black spots, like ants running out of their respective camps.
After the chaos, they gathered into formations and lined up behind the open space in front of the moat of Enkara City.
Then there are catapults, heavy ballistae, and a huge mobile siege tower - this is a wooden tower-type facility that is the same height as the city wall, with a vertical plane on one side to fit in with the city wall, and a vertical plane on the other side.
There is a slope for the soldiers to step onto the slope and rush towards the city wall. On the ground are several round wheels for movement - they pass through the gaps in the formation and appear in front of the formation.
"Damn it!"
Haru cursed softly on the city wall. Seeing the enemy's formation, he clearly wanted to capture Enkara City at once. This meant a life-and-death battle without any choice.
The soldiers on the lookout climbed to the highest point of Enkara City and sounded the alarm above.
Groups of archers ran along the city road towards the city wall. After arriving at the designated place, they clung to the city railing and crouched down. There was an arrow missing from the quiver behind their back, and they were holding it on the drawn long bow.
After receiving the order, the archers can immediately rise and attack.
Behind the city wall, all the Norland Army soldiers held weapons tightly in their hands. Most of the soldiers were hiding behind hard bunkers to resist possible stone-throwing attacks. A small number of soldiers were located in open areas within the city.
They were either busy operating the trebuchet in front of them, or transporting boulders as quickly as possible - the beginning of a battle was often a collision of heavy long-range weapons from both sides.
The holes on the outer side of the city wall were also opened, revealing the sharp edges of heavy crossbow arrows. They had adjusted their angles, just waiting for the enemy to enter the attack range.
Arrows and crossbows were drawn, and as soon as one party made any move, it would be a fight.
At this moment, in the center of the hostile phalanx, a strong Warcraft hybrid horse stepped out, with a tall and thin figure on the horse. He quickly walked to the moat and looked up at Haru on the wall.
, obviously he has something to say.
He was the frontline commander of the Lions' attack on Enkara City, Lufed Lane.
He shouted loudly: "Your Excellency Haru, we meet again!"
Haru snorted heavily, and veins popped up on his neck in his robe. What made him angry was not Lufed's words, but the provocative expression on Lufed's face.
Lufed turned a blind eye and continued: "Including yesterday, you have lost to me twice. I advise you to stop being a commander and go home and be a blacksmith. You should have a good income.
.Haha, the son of the King of Heroes actually chose a brainless guy like you to garrison Enkara City. He is probably a mediocre and incompetent person. This war is really... no challenge."
"Click!"
Haru was so angry that he crushed the stones on the city fence!
At this time, a figure wearing a ferocious mask appeared next to Haru at some point. Chen Xi's gaze passed through the hole in the mask and looked coldly at Lufed below the city, but said to Haru beside him: "
calm."
Haru came to his senses and found that he had almost fallen into the enemy's aggressive tactics.
Haru laughed nonchalantly and replied to Lufed outside the city: "I do have a brainless head, but please don't worry, I will cut off your brained head in a short while!"
Lufed ignored Haru. His gaze moved toward the morning sun, a cunning light flashing from the corner of his eyes. Then he stopped talking and rode back to camp.
Chen Xi stared at Lu Feide's back and said calmly to Haru beside him: "Maybe you should have killed that guy with one arrow just now."
Haru's face tightened and he replied: "No, I will personally cut off his head with my long sword and hang it at the gate of Enkara City!"
Chen Xi's chuckle came from under the mask. She turned around and walked back, leaving only one sentence: "I wish you all your wishes."
After a while, the two war machines that had been preparing for a long time finally collided with each other!
I saw the flag bearer on the opposite side raising the flag in his hand. The Lion Legion soldiers holding torches immediately lit the oil-filled boulders. When the flag was suddenly waved down, the trebuchets immediately made a huge crashing sound, and then
It was the roar of huge rocks cutting through the air, and the tail flames and long black smoke drawn by the fire, rushing towards the city of Enkara!
"fight back--!"
Orders also sounded in the city, and the same burning boulders roared into the air, landing on the enemy's position.
Stone-throwing battles are often more beneficial to the defenders. The biggest damage caused by the Lion Army's boulders to Enkara City is the damage to the buildings, while the Norland Army's boulders hit back directly in the middle of each square.
Of course Lufed would not allow such a thing to happen, so when the catapults attacked, he also issued orders to all the phalanxes to attack - he abandoned the cavalry, and groups of infantry held giant shields and surrounded them.
Platforms of heavy ballistae and huge siege towers move towards the city wall!
The Noland Army in Enkara City kept adjusting the angle of the catapult. At the same moment, a heavy crossbow arrow in the hole in the city wall finally waited for the opportunity, screaming and stabbing the Lion Legion who entered the attack range!
The moving heavy ballistae of the Lion Legion also stopped, but they turned their directions one after another and aimed at the gate of Enkara City!
"put!"
Following the order, more than a dozen heavy crossbows fired out, and the target of the concentrated fire was actually the two iron chains connecting the city gate suspension bridge! But this time, Lu Feide was unlucky, and all the more than ten crossbow arrows were on the iron chain.
Even though it was submerged in the stone wall around the chain for more than half a meter, it was meaningless.
"You want to knock on my city gate this way?!"
Haru's position was in the center of the city wall, above the city gate. After seeing more than ten crossbow arrows piercing the stone wall around the iron chain of the city gate's suspension bridge, he finally regained his nervousness and immediately smiled.
He turned to look at the deputy commander behind him and said, "I'll leave this to you, just watch and fight!"
"Sir...sir! Where are you going?!"
When the deputy commander came back to his senses, he found that Haru had already walked down the city wall with a long sword, shouting orders as he walked: "Cavalry, prepare!"