Chapter 363: Chapter 351: Avoid the enemy’s strengths, attack their weaknesses!
Chapter 363: Chapter 351: Avoid the enemy’s strengths, attack their weaknesses!
“I have already verified it, Lord Edwell, the secret passage is still passable,” the aged Suzz excitedly spoke out.
“Once the capital is taken, I will report your rit to His Holiness the Pope,” Edwell nodded, then began explaining to the bewildered bishops.
Few knew that Prince Harold, to avoid a fatal defeat in the struggle for the throne, had specifically constructed a hidden passage beneath the capital.
The entrance was within a deep well in the slums of the capital, while the exit lay in the dense woods near the west gate.
Only the Prince and a few trusted aides were privy to this information.
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Unfortunately, when the Evil God believers launched their surprise assault on the capital, the Prince was ambushed on his way to the secret passage by two squads of gunn from both front and rear, and along with his trusted aides, he died in the hail of bullets.
Only Suzz, who had been ordered to guard the exit, had escaped doom.
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Upon hearing this, the gathered bishops finally understood that Edwell had already had a plan in place.
Today’s noon attack, which appeared fierce, was rely a probe into the various troubleso tactics of the Evil God believers.
“Pulson, you will lead a portion of the Hidden Guard to infiltrate the capital and await my command,” Edwell commanded once again.
“Yes, I shall follow the will of the Lord!”
Pulson responded respectfully, dispelling any previous doubts about Edwell’s command effectiveness.
The Hidden Guard was a special force ticulously trained by the Church, not as famous as the Army of Retribution or the Griffin Knights, but equally skilled, making them excellent assassins and covert operatives.
Within the Church, so voices claid that the existence of the Hidden Guard tainted the sanctity of the Lord, but Pulson was not one of the old-fashioned conservatives.
To deal with those deceitful and cunning believers of the Evil God, who wielded strange witchcraft, sotis one must employ thods that shunned the light.
The strongest fortresses often fell from within!
After agreeing on a plan for an inside-and-outside collaboration to seize the capital, the bishops began discussing how to counter the never-ending ergence of new weapons used by the Wizards, aiming to minimize casualties as much as possible.
“Although these weapons are powerful, they require ti to operate and prepare.
I have observed that those handheld firearms have an interval of about one minute between shots.
However, they fire in successive bursts to create a continuous offensive, while the much more powerful cannons have about half a minute interval…” A cardinal spoke, analyzing solemnly.
Such lengthy intervals were undoubtedly a significant weakness.
Without the obstruction of walls, they simply needed to use Divine Arts to bestow protection on a few thousand cavalryn, who would then forcefully charge through and easily claim victory.
Moreover, judging by the style of their weapons, these gunn likely had weak lee capabilities—so bishops even arrogantly believed that barely eight hundred n of the Army of Retribution could slaughter tens of thousands of gunn on the city walls.
“During the day, they have broad visibility which allows full exploitation of these weapons’ power.
Perhaps we could adopt night battles.
No matter how formidable these new weapons, if they can’t aim accurately, it’s all in vain…” suggested another cardinal.
There was no doubt that this was another advantage for them.
Whether it was the Army of Retribution or the Griffin Knights, with the assistance of their Divine Arts, they could see in the dark and maintain a combat ability not inferior to their dayti capability.
But their enemies might not be able to!
“A very good plan!” Edwell said approvingly.
In such a short span of ti, it was impractical to find a thod to break through, but they could completely avoid the enemy’s strengths and attack their weaknesses.
“Then, let’s set the ti for five days from now!” Edwell declared decisively.
Five days?
Pulson thought about it, that should be just when the reinforcents were due to arrive.
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In the following days, the tens of thousands of troops from the church remained besieging the city outskirts, and aside from the Griffin Knights occasionally flying over the capital for routine harassnts, there were no other movents.
While Lynn was busy with the developnt of new firearms, he did not neglect the gathering of intelligence.
He arranged for an entire battalion of musketeers, with telescopes to tightly monitor the movents of these people, and had so Spiritual Energy Wizards control inconspicuous small animals to see if they could infiltrate the enemy’s tents to gather so news.
However, their enemies clearly had a wealth of experience.
The entire camp was enveloped by a Divine Barrier, and whether it were birds or beasts, as long as they were tainted with Magic Power they would be identified upon passing through.
Even the moles Lynn personally controlled were dug out from underground.
This sensory ability was truly terrifying, and in the end, they had to settle for second best and spy from afar, assisting the musketeers with their reconnaissance work.
“Isn’t Divine Arts and Magic Power the sa thing?
How can they so easily distinguish between the two?” Lynn wondered, unable to find an answer.
After learning about the origins of the church, this question continuously haunted his mind.
“I don’t know much about this either.
I’m afraid only those councilors may know the ins and outs,” Rafael said hesitantly, shaking his head before he bent down to examine two pieces of intelligence in his hands.
Whether it was the musketeers observing through telescopes or the Spiritual Energy Wizards controlling living creatures, the ssages they reported were strikingly consistent.
In these few days, the church’s punitive forces were cutting down trees in the dense forests outside the city at a feverish pace, making new siege engines.
They were extrely busy and appeared to have no intentions of attacking anyti soon.
“So it seems we can get so good rest for a while,” Rafael slowly exhaled in relief.
It seed that their last encounter had indeed dealt a heavy blow to the punitive force and established a deterrent, causing them not to act rashly.
Of course, it was also possible that Edwell felt that they were tough nuts to crack, so he planned to wait for the reinforcents to arrive.
“It’s still best not to let our guard down!” Lynn did not agree with Rafael’s judgnt.
Sotis, the calr it is on the surface, the more turbulent it is underneath.
“By the way, can we also create a Magic Barrier that covers the entire city just like theirs?” Lynn suddenly asked.
Undoubtedly, it would be a good defensive asure against attacks, potentially saving them a lot of trouble.
“This…
would not be easy,” Rafael shrugged helplessly.
The capital was far too large, dozens of tis bigger than the camp set up by the church’s punitive force.
The consumption of Magic Power would absolutely be astronomical, and even if all the Wizards joined forces, they probably couldn’t sustain it for long.
Using magic stone reserves to forcefully maintain it was not a solution either.
Wizards were not like those priests and bishops who could simply shout a few words of praise to receive the aid of that pseudo-god.
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