Exploring Technology in a Wizard World-Chapter 649 - 647 Auburn City

Daytime.

Golden Triangle Duchy, outside Auburn City.

On the horizon, a massive cloud of dust suddenly arose as thundering, dense hoof beats appeared, a troop of over a thousand Black Armored Cavalry whistling forth, surging toward the base of Auburn City like a rising tide.

After several days of war, the fall and surrender of many cities within the Golden Triangle Duchy had made the soldiers of Auburn City extraordinarily vigilant. Spotting the approaching enemy, the piercing sound of whistles rang out as they quickly ascended the ramparts, grabbed hold of mechanical crossbows or bows and arrows to take aim. Ready to give an unwelcome and decisive shot to teach the enemy a lesson should they draw any closer.

The commander of the cavalry troops outside the city, Commander Wu Long of the First Glory Cavalry Group of the Northern Border Army of the Blood Radiance Kingdom, furrowed his brow as he observed all this.

In the predetermined path of attack, Auburn City was a not-too-big, not-too-small obstacle.

To be exact, Auburn City was considered a mid-sized city, its walls not particularly high but surely not easily scalable, and its soldiers not elite but unlikely to capitulate without a fight.

Attacking such a city came with considerable uncertainty. If there was a competent general within, the city could become as impregnable as a fortress, and even with several times the fighting force attacking, success might not be guaranteed. Yet if the general inside proved incompetent, a mere threat might coerce a surrender.

In any case, it warranted serious attention, or the consequences could be severe.

Wu Long’s frown deepened.

"Tap, tap, tap..."

The sound of hoof beats approached as Richard rode up beside Wu Long, glanced at his expression, and followed his gaze to the ramparts of Auburn City, then spoke up, "Is there a difficulty in taking down this city, Commander Wu Long?"

"This..." Wu Long turned to Richard, pursed his lips, and said, "Wizard Richard, indeed there’s difficulty. Look, considering how vigilant and well-defended the enemy appears, finding an opportunity to launch a surprise attack is difficult. And we are all cavalry, lacking siege weapons and unable to mount an effective assault. Even if we were to fell nearby trees and fabricate siege weapons for an assault, we would suffer heavy casualties, and the process would be time-consuming. So..."

He paused, then earnestly requested, "Under the current circumstances, we can only ask for you, Wizard Richard, and the other Master Wizards to make a move."

"Is that so," Richard nodded, then turned to Wu Long and asked, "To what extent do you need us to intervene?"

"Eh?" Wu Long blinked, wondering, was it up to him to decide?

"Master Wizard, as long as you can take action, any extent will do, and my men will follow up completely, assisting the Master Wizards to capture this city," Wu Long said.

Richard shook his head lightly, knowing that Wu Long did not grasp his meaning. It was no surprise, as Wu Long dared not truly direct him.

"Let me put it another way," Richard said, "Commander Wu Long, if you had sufficient troops right now, and you yourself were a wizard, how would you conduct this battle? How would you command so that you can seize the city with the fastest speed and least cost?"

"This..." Wu Long hesitated, thought deeply for a while, then said in a grave tone, "If it were as you imagined, Wizard Richard, I would assault the city in the most direct way. Although the opposing soldiers seem decent, I believe they lack the resolve for a fight to the death.

So, if we just blast open their gates and rush inside to eliminate those who attempt a counterattack, quickly inflict heavy casualties, and severely dampen their morale, we would essentially secure a victorious outcome of the battle. The remainder, even if the city’s soldiers continue to resist, would merely be remnants, easily taken care of."

Richard listened and nodded, "According to what you’ve said, I’ll be responsible for breaking down the gate, and then eliminating those who try to counterattack. After that, you’ll be able to smoothly take the city, correct?"

"Yes."

"Alright then, order your men to be ready to charge. Watch for my signal to attack," Richard said.

"Eh?" Wu Long was taken aback, still not having caught on, when Richard had already leapt from his horse, soaring toward the ramparts of Auburn City.

The soldiers atop the ramparts of Auburn City saw Richard and cried out in shock, "A wizard! It’s a wizard! Fire, focus fire! Shoot him down!"

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

A deluge of arrows shot out instantly, swarming towards Richard like locusts.

To such an attack, Richard was completely indifferent, after all, even from the beginning at Blue Lion City, he had been capable of defending against arrows—so why not even more so now?

Raising an eyebrow slightly, his lips parted, and he chanted the spell, the spell was cast.

The air around him quickly gathered, encasing his entire body like armor.

"Bang bang bang!"

Arrows shot toward him were directly deflected by the solidified air, and occasionally, arrows with stronger penetrative power would embed themselves in the air armor, only to freeze immediately, like insects trapped in amber.

"Tap tap tap..."

Ignoring the arrows completely, Richard approached the city gates, finally halting with a "snap."

The soldiers atop the city wall showed a look of panic, desperately continuing to shoot, while Richard simply flipped his hand, withdrawing Pandora’s hand cannon from his Space Iron Ring.

The heavy hand cannon, cradled in his hands, caused Richard’s body to waver slightly, and he quickly released several "Wind Force" spells to brace himself.

Afterward, Richard took a deep breath, aimed at the city gates, and pulled the trigger.

"Boom!"

The cannonball flew from the hand cannon, crashing heavily into the city gates, then exploded.

"Rumble!"

Like a storm capable of destroying the world, the explosion released from the cannonball sent a powerful shockwave through the sturdy city gates, tearing them apart like thin paper and hurling thousands of fragments in all directions.

The many arrows that had been aimed at Richard were also blown away by the aftermath of the shockwave, bewildering the soldiers on the city walls.

Richard paid no attention to the soldiers above and turned his gaze to the inside of the city gates.

Within the gates was a wide boulevard, and on this street stood hundreds of Heavy Cavalry, ready for battle, with hundreds of Heavy Infantry dressed in Iron Armor and carrying large shields behind them.

Clearly, Auburn City had anticipated the breach of the city gates and made numerous preparations.

However, they had not anticipated the gates to be breached so quickly, nor did they expect that a single person was behind it.

The Heavy Cavalry and Heavy Infantry were stunned but quickly recovered, beginning to charge and ready to attack.

Richard calmly observed these men and spoke slowly, "How about I give you an opportunity? If you surrender now, I’ll ensure you’re treated fairly as prisoners of war."

No one answered; there was only the increasing sound of heavy hooves and labored breathing coming closer.

"Very well," Richard watched the Heavy Cavalry approaching within a few dozen meters, dispensing with further talk, flipped his hand to stow away the hand cannon, and drew his Magic Gun.

Leveled.

Aimed.

Pulled the trigger.

"Bang bang bang bang bang!"

The bullets whistled out, instantly causing flesh and blood to fly.

The overpowering might of the Magic Gun, which even ordinary wizards couldn’t resist, was simply too much for the ordinary soldiers. In just one confrontation, the advancing Heavy Cavalry and Heavy Infantry were routed, and then, with eyes wide in terror, they scattered in all directions to escape.

Richard ceased firing, watching the utterly chaotic scene without saying anything, his objective already achieved.

He turned and walked out of the city gates slowly, waving to Wu Long outside. frёeωebɳovel.com

Wu Long had by now recovered from the shock and, without hesitation, gave the order to charge, leading many soldiers into the city. They first overcame the last few soldiers who still had the courage to resist, and then, like mercury spilling on the ground, dispersed into various parts of the city, seizing control over the whole city.

Auburn City had fallen.

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