Both of them knew one piece of information: there was something strange hidden deep in the mine, and Gaotian Mining Company had been trying to dig it out.
"Is this also part of the cult's plan?" Elodie pondered, "The infection effect of that thing is exaggerated, but its range is less than a few dozen meters. And most of the people in the Miners' Brotherhood are in close contact.
However, even Lovisia persisted for so long, in a sense it is not as scary as the Black Death."
Chaoyang turned to look at Reske, "Since you can feel the extent of the evil god's influence on the world, have you ever been to the underground of the Gray Hill Mine?"
"Underground? Are you talking about those mines that are hundreds of meters deep underground?" The other party shook his head, "There are indeed many dead people there, but overall there is nothing abnormal, and I have not set foot further." He paused for a moment,
Seemingly seeing Chaoyang's worry, "Is there something fishy underground?"
"That's a long story." Chaoyang directly connected with Lovisya's consciousness, "It's me. Do you know of any secret passage that can lead to the special mining area blocked by Gaotian Company?"
"Mr. Chao! You can actually talk to me directly?" Lovisya looked quite surprised.
He has never used this ability before, just to reduce Lovisya's unfamiliarity with the new body, but now that the situation is urgent, he doesn't care so much. "People who have signed a contract with the Lord of Paradise can interact with each other."
Induction, your body is more special and you can talk to me directly. Otherwise, I would not be able to convey the dormant information to you in advance."
"So that's it." Lovisya also adapted quickly. She replied directly without asking the reason, "There is such a secret passage, but it requires jumping through several abandoned mines. Just saying it is definitely true.
Not sure, let me follow you."
"Where are you now? No... I already know." Chaoyang saw the familiar Yeni Temple through the other party's field of vision, "I will ask Mr. Xue to take you to the suburbs to meet Zhang Qiang and others. They should now
Already headed to Ash Hill Mine."
"No problem." Lovisya responded cheerfully.
"By the way, don't let Hai Qi follow you. Your body can be replaced, but hers is different."
"You wouldn't have let her go to such a dangerous place without mentioning it to me. But I really saw you right, Mr. Chao, you are indeed a gentle person."
After Chaoyang cut off contact, he said to the other two people, "Let's go there too. Let's talk about the secrets in the mine while we're on the road."
…
In the northeastern suburbs of Brilliant Castle, outside the Ash Hill Mine.
Troops of the city guard were arriving at the outskirts of the mine one after another. The blue light of hundreds of spiritual lamps was like moving stars, opening up a long and narrow passage into this quiet foggy area.
After a night's rest, the morale of the remaining troops has recovered a lot. Although it is still not as good as usual, it is still capable of encircling and suppressing a mining company. Especially after hearing that many nobles and wealthy businessmen who are colluding with the cult are hiding in, the soldiers' enthusiasm is obvious.
Improved a lot.
Since Sandra's injuries have not yet recovered, the commander of this attack fell on Woody. This was also the first time that he commanded nearly a thousand people in combat, and he was very excited.
"Your Majesty, the scouts discovered that the railway track ahead was blown up and there is no possibility of repairing it in a short period of time!" At this time, a light rider came to him on horseback and said after saluting.
"Broken?" Woody raised his brows and looked forward. His eyes were still gray. Neither the mine nor the railroad tracks could be seen from this distance. "How far is the fracture location from the mine gate?
"
"Less than a hundred meters!"
This means that the cultists are literally tearing down the railway on their doorstep.
Probably because they don't want the city guards to enter the mine so easily... He thought to himself, but the distance is too close. The artillery can easily cover the entire mining area. No one with a little military knowledge would set an obstacle here.
Here. If it were him, he would start destroying the railway at least one thousand meters away.
This also shows that the enemy is in a panic and has no choice but to choose a route.
"Inform the train to slow down and stop at the break." Woody quickly ordered, "Let the artillery team be prepared to load and unload the artillery on the spot."
"yes."
The conscripted trains were loaded with a total of four six-inch naval guns. Although they could follow the army in combat after being equipped with wheels and hoes, their arrangement was still quite troublesome. If the shooting positions were determined in advance, this period could be effectively shortened.
One process.
With the order being executed in an orderly manner, the city guards quickly established an offensive line outside the Huiqiu Mine. When the train arrived, the huge moonstone on the front of the train immediately became the best searchlight, not only illuminating the army itself
, and also outlined the outline of the mine two hundred meters away.
The more than 800 people gathered at this moment are not too many, but they can definitely be regarded as a large army in the Brilliant Fort. With the artillery suppressing the formation, even the black steel security guards cannot compete with them head-on.
What surprised Woody was that he saw that the gate of the mine was closed, and no one came to ask about the situation. The mine was also quite quiet, as if work had completely stopped.
The scout cavalry had previously brought him news that five landing boats and many freshly stepped footprints had indeed been found on the southwest coast. This showed that the information provided by Paradise was correct and that some cultists had indeed moved from the south coast to the Ash Hill Mine.
Field area. As for where the Lady of Joy went, and whether the aristocratic and wealthy businessmen who were guests disembarked, it is currently unknown.
Woody claimed that these rich people fled into the mine to boost the morale of the team. However, he also had something that he couldn't understand. There were at least two to three hundred people in the mine's escort team, and the number of working miners was even higher.
Qian, why do they have no reaction to the arrival of cultists?
It’s impossible that they are all believers in the religion of karma, right?
"Go and shout something personally and see if you can get them to surrender directly." Woody ordered according to the procedures in military drills.
After receiving the order, a light cavalryman quickly ran towards the main entrance of the mine holding the city guard flag.
Just when he was still about thirty meters away from the gate, several gunshots suddenly broke the tranquility of the countryside. The cavalry was seen shaking twice and then fell off the horse, and there was no more movement.
"That's unreasonable!"
Woody was furious. The envoys of both warring parties had immunity. Even if they did not accept surrender, there was absolutely no need to kill the envoys.
"Give me the order to have the artillery team blast open the gate immediately! The forward team is preparing to occupy the mine wall and eliminate all movable targets. The city guards will not accept surrender in this battle!"
After the order was issued, the six-inch naval guns began to roar in turn, and the dull bombardments were like thunder rolling through the foggy land.
The walls of Huiqiu Mine are basically made of red bricks, which is good at preventing miners from escaping. However, it is no different from tofu when faced with artillery bombardment. In less than five minutes, it was blown up and down, with gaps everywhere. The iron gate was also pierced by artillery shells.
, one of them even flew into the air.
Seeing the collapse of the enemy's "fortifications", the city guard's forward line immediately launched a charge. Two hundred people were divided into four groups, ran towards the mine from four directions, and successfully climbed over the shattered wall.
At this time, Woody also received a new report.
The "Paradise Soldiers" who originally acted with the city guards disappeared.
"What do you mean missing?" He secretly cursed these people for their lack of sense of organization and discipline, and asked, "Where are those four-wheeled contraptions they are driving?"
"He's still where he is, but he's gone." The subordinate said truthfully.
"It's a shame that Lady Sandra believes in them so much." Woody decided to take note of this matter and report it to the commander-in-chief later. "Don't worry about them. To put it bluntly, these people are also mercenaries and speculators. They can be counted on at critical times.
Nothing is normal. We can win this battle on our own!"