The "Baixue" coalition forces were surrounded in Baizhu Town, and Kui Sha's trap began to close.
The process of capturing Baizhu Town was not difficult, and the sand demons and frost demons in the city did not put up much resistance.
But after occupying the town, the coalition forces were in trouble
At first, it was a small group of fire demons who raided, making Mathias and Reggie afraid to march easily. Then, they were surrounded by a large group of sand demons, and finally trapped the coalition forces in the castle in the center of the town.
This is a castle in the true sense, not a place where the lord lives, but a square fortress used for fighting. The castle is divided into three floors, surrounded by a moat, and four towers on each wing.
Reggie's premonition was very bad. When he was in Sangro Port, he was also besieged by the sand demon in the castle. That battle almost forced him into a desperate situation.
The situation in this battle was exactly the same. The Sand Demon kept attacking with an absolute numerical advantage, but Reggie's ammunition was running low due to rapid consumption.
Fortunately, Reggie's communication system was much more advanced than it was then. He had four mountain monsters stationed in the White Tower Country, and he could call in airship troops for support at any time through Dorothy. Even if he couldn't defeat the sand monster army, he could at least escape smoothly.
But Reggie didn't do that. He had a hunch that he and Mathias had fallen into a trap, a trap that was so meticulous that there were no flaws.
There are many roads leading to Jiaoye City. According to Matthias's original tactics, they did not need to pass through Baizhu Town. However, the battle situation has undergone some subtle changes. During the march, the coalition forces always encountered fire demons and orc cavalry.
Due to the harassment, Mathias kept adjusting his marching route and unknowingly arrived at Baizhu Town.
It seemed to be a coincidence, but when Reggie sent the details of the battle to Shattering Snow City, after analysis by the arithmetic officer, they found that the enemy had planned their route after leaving Blue Silk City.
This was an almost imperceptible trap. The demons showed great patience. Through dozens of raids and harassments, Baizhu Town finally became a must-pass for the coalition forces. Their ability to create such a meticulous trap proved that they
Be prepared to deal with airships.
"It may not be that easy to kill us on the ground. There are not many cannonballs left, but I still have black oil. It will be difficult for the sand demon to get close to the castle.
But it's different in the sky. If the airship we're on is shot down, you know what the consequences will be."
Reggie tried to persuade Matthias, but the best way to persuade others is not to point out how bad the current idea is, but to propose another better idea.
"What are you going to do?" Mathias said, "We are almost running out of weapons and food, and there are more and more demons outside the city. Are we allowed to fight all the way out with muskets?"
"I have not given up the opportunity to escape with the airship, but we must make it foolproof. You don't want to die, and I don't want to die. I am so much younger than you! I will do an experiment tomorrow to see what method the evil spirit will use.
Deal with our airships."
After a day of fierce fighting, the tired soldiers quickly fell asleep. In the moonlight, an airship was slowly approaching the castle.
The noise of the propeller woke up the soldiers, and also woke up many enemies. Seeing the airship slowly falling and then rising slowly, the soldiers let out a cry of despair.
"Emperor Suixue escaped! He escaped in his airship!"
"This is impossible! I saw his warriors just now. Emperor Suixue will never abandon his warriors!"
"That's just a rumor! A monarch will not live and die with soldiers. His life is much more precious than soldiers!"
"Go to hell, Reggie Victor, I curse this damn stateless lord. Where is our Head of State?"
"Matthias ran away with Reggie Victor, he's a liar!"
There was chaos in the military camp, and loud horns sounded outside the castle. The sand demon seemed to be attacking the city.
Reggie and Mathias stood in the tower, using binoculars to watch the airship disappearing away.
This was an experiment carefully planned by Reggie. According to his deduction, the airship would soon be shot down by the enemy.
But the airship flew out of sight without incident and did not suffer any attacks.
"It seems that the enemy is very patient," Reggie said with a dry laugh, "They are ready to attack further away."
"But the sky is vast, so how do they know where the airship will fly? How can they prepare an ambush in advance?"
Diad's question put Reggie in embarrassment. He was looking for a reasonable explanation, but he heard Mathias shouting: "Isn't your experiment over yet? The sand demon is coming in quickly!"
The disorganized coalition forces became vulnerable. Matthias was about to rush down the tower when he suddenly heard someone shouting: "Don't panic, our head of state is still here, and Emperor Suixue is also here. For the glory of the people in the White Tower,
, let us fight the evil spirits to the end for the land of the White Tower people!"
The speaker was a young captain. Under his encouragement, the soldiers gradually calmed down. Matthias and Reggie appeared on the battlefield in time, rekindling the soldiers' fighting spirit.
Mathias stood at the top of the city and shouted loudly: "That airship has brought us weapons and food. Soldiers, don't panic and send these bastards made of sand to hell!"
After a fierce battle all night, the coalition forces defeated the sand demon at dawn. Reggie's experiment failed. The airship left Baizhu Town without incident and did not encounter any ambush.
In the tower where they hid last night, Matthias and Reggie held a meeting to discuss last night's experiment.
It was more of a discussion than a group of laughs. The generals around Matthias did not dare to openly laugh at Reggie. They suppressed their laughter and almost suffered internal injuries.
Matthias could laugh at Reggie, but he didn't want to.
"Actually, this is good news," Diad tried to excuse Reggie. "The purpose of this test is to eliminate the possibility of enemy ambush in the air. Since the sky is safe, it proves that we can leave here safely.
, the lord can send at least twenty airships, and we can ensure that everyone leaves here safely."
Reggie remained silent. Although Diad saved his face for him, he didn't feel relieved. Instead, he felt a little more worried.
"I always feel like something is wrong..."
Reggie was murmuring, and Diad sighed: "Sir, there's nothing wrong with it. Don't have any more meaningless stalemates with the enemy. I suggest you send out the airship tonight..."
"I don't think it's right either, although I can't explain why." Yang Qiu looked at Reji's expression cautiously. He didn't want to express his opinion easily, but he and Reji had the same worries.
Matthias stared at the hourglass on the table for a long time, then smiled and said: "Thanks to the soldiers' quick action, otherwise our castle would have been lost, and all this was because of your stupid experiment."
The generals finally laughed out loud, and they laughed for a long time.
Reggie nodded and said, "Your soldiers are excellent, I admit that, but my experiment is not stupid."
Mathias stretched and said to Reggie: "Stop making these boring excuses. We should leave tonight. I'm too tired. Do you have any wine? I want to have a drink with you."
"
Matthias invited Reggie to his room and took the hourglass on the table before leaving.