Chapter 1586: After modification: Chapter 63, Changing the History of War_4
“If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn’t believe that a Southeastern Province could gather over two hundred magic crystal cannons!”
Governor Piers exclaid.
The lack of widespread use of magic crystal cannons wasn’t just because they were expensive; the huge consumption of magic crystals was another crucial factor.
In the past, nobles had limited shares of magic crystals that they could exchange from the kingdom, making it difficult to train magicians, let alone maintain those gold-eating beasts known as magic crystal cannons.
Having cannons without sufficient ammunition reserves is purely ornantal and costs a large amount in maintenance.
This situation persisted until the discovery of the magic crystal mines, alleviating the Southeastern Province’s shortage of magic crystals.
Though most were bought by Hudson, the nobles managed to keep so for themselves. Wealthy nobles found it natural to purchase one or two magic crystal cannons to bolster their castles’ defenses.
Of course, the real major players in magic crystal cannons were the Dalton Family and the Koslow Family. Almost three-quarters of over two hundred cannons were contributed by these two families.
Among them, the Dalton Family provided the largest number of magic crystal cannons, nearly half of the total.
The Koslow Family contributed fewer cannons, not due to lack of stock but because most were deployed in the Snow Moon Territory.
For this monuntal battle, Governor Piers went all out. According to Hudson, the Dalton Family even dismantled the magic crystal cannons from their ships at the port.
Otherwise, with the efficiency of the Southeastern Province nobles, it wouldn’t have taken more than half a month to send the magic crystal cannons to the front line.
“Your Excellency Governor, this is a battle of the ages. After this operation, the history of warfare on the continent will change because of us.”
“Issue the order for all magic crystal cannons to aim at the Earth Core Entrance and load the most powerful ammunition for a full salvo in an hour!”
Hearing this, Governor Piers was taken aback. He initially thought Hudson intended to bombard the enemy camp, not expecting the first target to be the Earth Core Entrance.
A full salvo from two hundred magic crystal cannons, with its power never tested, was sure to destroy a tunnel.
The enemy would find it impossible to block such dense firepower, which even a Sanctuary powerhouse would be blown to pieces by.
Even without two hundred cannons, a salvo from twenty would be enough to take down a giant dragon.
The collapse of the Earth Core Entrance, even if partial, would deal a fatal blow to the Giant Foot Centipede Clan.
Cutting off their link to the Earth Core World would leave the centipede army in a losing scenario, just a matter of ti before they are finished.
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Unaware of the impending danger, the centipede soldiers under the command of the Centipede King continued their assault.
The defenses of the Allied Army Camp had long been destroyed. The current battle was purely flesh and blood holding off the enemy.
As one soldier fell, another imdiately replaced him. The battlefield littered with corpses was turning the battle at the Hundred Mile Corridor into a at grinder.
“Boom boom boom…”
The dense sound of cannon fire erupted, visible even hundreds of miles away, with experienced artilleryn preemptively covering their ears.
Nurous combatants were caught off guard, falling unconscious on the battlefield.
The explosions were just the beginning, followed by the sound of the collapsing tunnels, making the ground tremble.
Countless encampnts at the tunnel entrances were buried underground. The arrangents to guard the Earth Core Entrance beca a death sentence for the centipede soldiers.
“No!”
Upon witnessing this, the Centipede King let out a heart-wrenching scream.
Sadly, the collapse of the Earth Core Passage was beyond individual willpower to alter. No matter how sturdy the tunnel, there is a limit to what it can bear.
Even though the Giant Centipedes had reinforced the Earth Core Entrance, it couldn’t withstand the barrage of cannon fire.
“Boom boom boom…”
A new round of cannon fire descended, upturning the land over several miles, with tents, soldiers, and weapons flying through the air.
In the face of fierce cannon fire, life is fragile. Even sanctuary powerhouses could only retreat in the face of such dense bombardnt.
The centipede soldiers, previously stunned by the collapse of the Earth Core Entrance, now awoke to the imdiate threat before them.
The future of a blocked escape route did not matter if they did not flee now; their lives would be lost imminently.
Chaos ensued, spreading through the entire camp!
A single salvo had turned several square miles into a scorched earth, insurmountable by re flesh and blood.
“This place is no longer safe, get His Majesty out of here!”
Elder Golan imdiately ordered.
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