"put!"
Following the officer's roar, the artillery in Jiansong City burst into a bright burst of fire. Short tongues of fire and sweet waves of sound rang out in the back mountain, and then one shell after another fell into the steel forest outside the city.
The explosion kicked up a cloud of dust several meters high, sending flying metal fragments crashing down onto nearby golems with a continuous clanging sound. Then the dust settled. Numerous golems continued to advance, their shoulder-mounted jets emitting deep blue rays that swept across the city walls, leaving a mess of charred black marks. If a soldier encountered these rays, they would scream, their armor melting and transforming into a ball of twisted flames.
"grass!"
When General Sage in the rear saw this scene, he clenched his hands and smashed them on the wall in front of him. Stones flew everywhere and a blood mark appeared on his hands.
"What was the result of the artillery bombardment?"
"Reporting to the commander, we have destroyed 30 iron golems so far, and there are still more than 60 golems under the city."
As these golems approached, the artillery units on standby behind Jiansong City began to fire. These artillery pieces, which were obtained during the previous suppression of Xifeng, were of different ages and required shells of different sizes, making it very inconvenient to supply them. Currently, there was not enough ammunition.
On the riverbank and hillside outside Jiansong City, gray-silver golems were constantly advancing. If you didn't hit these golems directly, but hit the open space beside them, you wouldn't be able to cause any real damage to them.
Fortunately, these Iron Golems were only a marginal force of the Frost Rose's Golem Army, and their strength was moderate, so they could only be destroyed by artillery fire. Currently, the Frost Rose and its most elite Golem Legions were still confronting the Verdant Border, guarding against a sudden attack from this vast empire.
Even so, it is very difficult for Clancy to resist such old-model golems. Unlike those low-level transcendents with mortal bodies, golems generally have solid defensive shells, which make many attacks of ordinary people ineffective. Human wave tactics cannot easily work on these golem armies.
Rocks flew from the city wall, and the dull crashing sound below was like the heartbeat of a giant dragon, shaking the earth and houses. The original residents in the city fled to the rear of the city in panic.
Sage slowly closed his eyes, then opened them again.
"Count the golems outside the wall, and order the Havoc Knights inside the city to prepare their Zephyr Rainbow Spears and be on standby."
"Yes, General!" The knight beside him saluted, then put on a full-coverage white helmet. The metal on the edge was worn and revealed a copper-like luster.
The members of Clansia's Knights of Cataclysm all hailed from the great battle in the Wind's Rest Wilderness. That night, thunderbolts struck, stars descended, and countless warriors present achieved breakthroughs, nearly all advancing to the level of Transcendents. After years of continuous fighting and training, these battle-hardened warriors became Clansia's most elite and proud legion.
The most powerful among them were selected to join the Knights of Catastrophism, and each member was a Sequence 5 being.
They wore white armor with red edges and red cloaks with gold tassels. The red metal on the edges of their armor was like the setting sun, weathered and extremely tough.
The warriors who survived the catastrophe are now officially called the Catastrophe Knights. The West Wind Rainbow Spear in their hands is extremely heavy. It is a standard gold-level artifact, nearly 5 meters long, with extremely strong penetrating and chiseling capabilities.
These spears came from the collection of the Favonius Royal Family and were usually awarded as prizes to those Favonius Knights with outstanding military achievements. Now that Clansia was established, this batch of heritage was equipped to the country's most elite legions.
West Wind once founded its country on horseback, and knights were naturally its most typical symbol. Now, although Clansia, which inherited West Wind's territory, has new ideas, some of its past traditions have been passed down with history and culture.
The attack outside the city wall was still going on. As the iron golem approached, a sound like a pile driver came from the wall. The violent vibration made people feel so uncomfortable that they wanted to vomit blood.
The artillery behind Jiansong City was still spewing flames, but as the number of shells decreased, the firepower gradually weakened.
Saige descended the tower and arrived at the central street behind the city gate. Thirty Havoc Knights were already geared up for battle. They were clad in crimson metal armor, with only T-shaped slits visible from their faces. The cylindrical knight lances they held were bronze, intricately engraved, and shone with a faint rainbow-like halo in the sunlight.
Although there are only 30 people, this is one-tenth of the strength of the Clansian Havoc Knights. The remaining members are scattered in the royal capital and various provinces. They are the elite of the army. Relying on the special ability of War Sequence 5: Havoc Knight, they can resonate with their companions through magic and exert abilities that are temporarily close to Sequence 6.
"General."
A servant brought a heavy Zephyr Spear, which Saige casually picked up, climbed onto his horse, and slammed the butt of the spear into the ground, creating a dull, small dent. While the Zephyr Spear was powerful, holding it for long periods of time put a tremendous strain on the horse beneath him.
He looked at the silent and powerful warriors in front of him. Although they were wearing helmets, their familiar postures and figures made it easy for him to recognize each name.
These people were the early elites who followed the Clancy Uprising. They once had nearly 100,000 comrades, and there are not many left today. But there is no doubt that these survivors are elites and the backbone and skeleton of the army. If it were not for the invasion of the Frost Rose, he would not want to let these people continue to lose on the battlefield.
But, there is no choice, right?
Peace has never been achieved through slogans and diplomacy, but has been fought for with real swords and guns.
"Warriors! Although we are not related by blood, we still call each other brothers, simply because we believe in the same ideals and walk the same path."
"Now, it's time to test our ideals. Are you willing to join me in forging the foundation of this dream with iron and blood?"
"Yes!" A dull voice came from under the armor.
"Okay! Raise your guns and charge with me!"
The steel golem outside the city swept the battlements on the city wall with a column of dark blue light, went up along the gentle slope, and then began to smash the city wall with a heavy hammer. Blocks of rocks fell off and collapsed, and gaps began to appear in the city wall built against the mountain.
Just when the mages outside the city thought they were about to capture the city and end the battle, the city gate suddenly opened.
The long rolling shutter pulled up the layers of iron fences, and then the heavy wooden doors nailed with steel were pushed open.
Knights draped in fiery crimson cloaks and plumes filed out, each bearing a bronze cylindrical lance. As they charged and accelerated, their cloaks billowed in the wind like flames, and the carvings on their lances shone with golden light, until the dazzling brilliance made the entire lance resemble red-hot iron.
The wind was howling, the war horses were neighing, and the setting sun was blood-red.
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