According to Roland's plan, once the shelling began, it would not stop. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

First, five rounds of salvo fire smashed the twenty or so evil beasts in the first row into powder, and then there was free fire time, using the rapid fire of empty cartridges and the detonation of black powder, creating the momentum of the roar of ten thousand cannons.

Therefore, when the sound of shooting continued to sound, the atmosphere at the scene ushered in a new climax, and the smoke and dirt kicked up by the explosion were endless, and the area at a distance of 500 meters seemed to be the end of the world. Occasionally, the cage was shattered by flying stone chips, and the first reaction of the beast that could still move in the cage was not to rush towards the wall, but to turn and flee backwards.

Fear triumphs over their bloodthirsty instincts.

It's just that very few fish that slip through the net can escape this land of death.

Their internal organs were already ruptured and displaced, their eardrums and eyeballs were distracted, and most of the beasts fell headlong before they could not get far before they were swallowed up by the newly detonated explosives.

"It's nothing, you haven't seen the war with the Church," Andrea said proudly to the stunned wolfheart witches, covering her ears, "and there were only two cannons, but there were hundreds of muskets and smaller iron cannons, and the opponent was not a caged beast, but a swift and powerful Divine Punisher. When the fight was at its most intense, the entire open space was full of projectiles flying sideways, and as long as they showed up, it was a dead end. Compared to this, that's the real war. ”

"Yes, is that so......" Amy looked shocked.

"No wonder they lose," the hero lamented, "it's not something that people can resist at all." ”

"Aren't you scared at all when you see such a scene?" Broken Sword looked at Andrea in admiration.

The latter took advantage of the gap between the explosions and elegantly straightened his long flowing hair, "Of course, you will get used to it when you see more." I witnessed the whole process of the war, and I killed two Divine Punishers with my own hands!"

She had completely forgotten that she had been as surprised and incredulous as they had been when she first climbed the walls, and now she had a bit of a second home in Neverwinter, and even when she talked about the weapons, she couldn't help but take a pride in her tone.

Compared to most witches who only watch a hilarious witch, Phyllis's observation is much more nuanced.

She didn't pay much attention to the beasts in the first row when they were blown to pieces—the madman's spears could threaten the warriors on the city walls at this distance, and how long could the mortals who wield them hold out in the face of the stormy rain of bone spears, even if these weapons called fortress cannons were incredibly powerful?

But when the fire shifted to the second row of cages, her expression finally changed.

Could it be that the mortal king's intention to arrange the beasts in this way was to make the explosion advance into the distance step by step? The cages in the last row were almost a hundred feet away, and if the fortress cannon could hit that area, it would mean that its range was almost equal to that of the siege beasts, but its lethality was far greater than that of the latter!

The Siege Beast has always been the Federation's most troublesome demonic weapon, because its attack range is farther than any trebuchet or ballista, so every time it appears, it can only rely on the Transcendent to lead the Holy Blessing Army to storm the enemy position, and even if it succeeds in destroying the siege beast, it will bring a lot of casualties. If the witches had such long-range weapons, they would not be able to defend the holy city of Tachira.

Could it be that this is the killer feature of Neverwinter, and the reason why Agatha has full confidence in Roland?

When she asked the Ice Witch this question, she just smiled and shook her head.

"It's a kilometer away, but it's just to meet the needs of the audience...... Because any further away will affect the appreciation effect of the exercise. As for the firing range of the new artillery, His Majesty Roland said that it could exceed ten kilometers, that is, ten times as much as it is now. Agatha tilted her head into her ear and said, "In other words, it can hit where the manipulator can't see." ”

Phyllis was stunned, although she didn't quite understand what the unit of meters and kilometers was, but now ten times is nearly a thousand zhang, and some devil's outposts also happen to be set within this distance. Doesn't that mean that if you put a cannon at the head of Tachira, you can hit it directly into the devil's lair?

How is this possible?

How can an enemy who is far away from the line of sight and can't even see it ensure that the weapon can hit?

Seeing that she was a little stunned, Agatha continued, "But it is not an easy task to hit that far, and it requires a lot of calculations and improvements to the aiming devices of the artillery. I have heard that the astrologers are working on this - His Majesty seems to be planning to compile a list of shots that can calculate the landing point of the shells on the basis of the data before the launch, so that the enemy can hit the target with precision even if the enemy is several kilometers away. ”

"Are you sure?" Phyllis gritted her teeth, "doesn't that mean that the devil can't even get close to the walls as long as he builds a few more of these cannons?"

"Yes, Your Majesty said that this kind of play is called washing ......the floor," Agatha shrugged, "probably from the meaning of 'washing the dirt on the ground,' which is a bit awkward, but it is quite appropriate. ”

"That...... Do you know how to make artillery?" asked Phyllis, who hesitated.

The latter looked at her deeply, waiting for a new explosion to pass before speaking, "I know what you want to say, some of the materials in the shell are indeed provided by me, but it is far from something that one or two people can do to make it. ”

"Not even a witch?"

"It's not enough...... Do you know how many mortals are in the chemical factories of Neverwinter, close to two thousand, and counting!" Agatha sighed, "But all they did was make explosives out of acid, grease, and gas. The production of artillery, on the other hand, is a completely different system -- a mine and smelter with more than 3,000 people and a processing plant with more than 1,500 people, and after it is built, there must be corresponding maintenance and use personnel. Even in the age of Tachira, how many mortals are there in the Federation to drive?"

Phyllis fell silent, and when Anrita and Fallen Star City fell one after another, the human realm retreated to the corner of the plain, and the surviving population plummeted. By the time Tachira remained, the Federation had only about 30,000 or 40,000 mortals under its control, but they were responsible for supporting the battle witches, logistics, and keeping the city running, and they simply couldn't spare that many people to make fortress cannons. If Agatha hadn't lied to her, Tachira wouldn't have been able to do that, let alone survive in the labyrinths of the underground.

At this moment, the sound of artillery suddenly stopped.

The first two rows of evil beasts had completely fused with the snow, turning into pools of blurred flesh and blood, and the surrounding walls were terrifyingly quiet for a while. No one at the scene spoke, all staring at the farthest row of cages, as if waiting for something.

Phyllis looked at Agatha quizzically, and the latter smiled at her.

"Here comes the key. ”

Before the words fell, a dazzling light rose from the ground, like a round of tomorrow!