Chapter 401: Simple and Brutal! (Two in One)
"Caroline, where are you going?"
After all the petty nobles had left, only three people were left in the meeting tent.
The eldest prince, the middle-aged man beside him, and Caroline.
However, when Caroline heard the eldest prince say so unscrupulously that he wanted to kill Gervis, although she did not say anything, she turned around and prepared to leave the tent.
However, Caroline's actions at this moment obviously became a catalyst, completely angering the eldest prince.
The eldest prince could no longer suppress his anger and immediately shouted at Caroline to stop leaving.
"I'm a little tired and want to go back and rest!"
Caroline's expression was a little stiff. There were outsiders present at the moment. After all, she was the eldest prince's fiancée, and the granddaughter of the Lord of the North. It was obvious that Caroline would be very embarrassed by the eldest prince's ordering her around like this.
"Prince, since there is nothing to do here, I will take my leave first!"
The middle-aged man also noticed the conflict between the eldest prince and Caroline at this time. He was only responsible for the eldest prince's safety, so he was not going to get involved. So he stood up, said something to the eldest prince, and then prepared to leave the tent.
"Okay, Viscount Sina, take care!"
The eldest prince, who was originally furious, changed his expression and tone instantly after hearing Sina's words, and said goodbye to Viscount Sina very politely.
This Viscount Sina is the commander-in-chief under King Lawrence, and his strength is that of a golden knight.
As for the Golden Knight, even though Sina was only a retainer of his own family, the eldest prince did not dare to neglect him.
After all, only if he gets the support of these people can he sit securely on the throne of king in the future.
…
After Commander Sina walked out of the tent, the eldest prince's face suddenly turned cold and he looked at Caroline who was silent.
“Why didn’t you vote?”
"Don't you know the relationship between the Welton family and the Jones family? How could I vote? Besides, even if we didn't vote, didn't you achieve your goal?"
Caroline also became a little angry. What happened two days ago was still in her mind, so she did not look at the eldest prince in a good mood.
Bang!
"What's your attitude? Are you still my fiancée?"
The eldest prince slammed a silver cup on the table, took two steps forward angrily and questioned Caroline.
"You know whether I am your fiancée or not. I want to ask you if you regard me as your fiancée."
"Don't tell me there is! I've never heard of anyone having sex with a prostitute in front of his fiancée!"
Bang!
How could the eldest prince, who already had a strong desire for control, tolerate Caroline's confrontation?
Especially since Caroline had always been submissive in front of him before, and now Caroline was so aggressive that the eldest prince couldn't stand it.
So, the eldest prince couldn't help but slapped Caroline in the face.
In an instant, a bloody handprint appeared on Caroline's fair face.
"You dare to hit me?"
"Derrick, remember this slap. If it happens again, I will tell my grandfather."
Caroline didn't expect that the eldest prince would dare to hit her. She covered her cheeks with her hands in disbelief.
After a moment of daze, Caroline finally reacted. Her eyes turned cold as she looked at the eldest prince. She said something harsh and then covered her face and ran out of the tent.
…
Seeing Caroline running out of the tent, the eldest prince felt a little regretful, but his pride as the eldest prince prevented him from chasing Caroline, because he knew that Caroline could not escape from his grasp.
Moreover, the eldest prince's feelings for Caroline are more about his fascination with Caroline's appearance and his emphasis on marriage with the Welton family.
So the eldest prince didn't care whether Caroline was sad or not. He only cared about whether the marriage between the two families would break down.
But from Caroline's words just now and her desire for the throne of queen, the eldest prince knew that although the relationship between him and Caroline would cool down for a while, it would not completely break down.
"It's all because of you, Gervis!"
The eldest prince returned to the main seat in the meeting tent with a gloomy face. He sat at the long table, gritting his teeth, with a cold light flashing in his eyes.
Due to lack of evidence regarding what happened that night, the eldest prince did not immediately confront Caroline. Instead, he sent several spies to follow Caroline to see if Caroline and Gervis would contact each other again.
If there is, he can take the opportunity to kill Gervis directly.
Anyone who dares to think about his woman must die!
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"Gervis, what should we do? The eldest prince's arrangement is obviously intended to make our Jones family work as laborers!"
"The moat is several dozen meters wide. If we want to fill it up to create a passage wide enough for attack, it will probably take us a whole night."
"The most hateful thing is that by then we may risk our lives to fill up the moat, and it will be a bargain for those bastards of the Charles family."
In the Battle of White Rock, the Jones family gained the most merit, but the Charles family came in second.
This was because the king made the decision because Charles' family suffered the greatest losses. Otherwise, except for the Jones family, the contributions of the other earl families were basically comparable.
"It's okay. They won't be able to wait for this cheap opportunity. I plan to capture this Baron's castle tonight!"
Gervis' tone was calm, not as anxious and angry as Pat.
"Viscount Gervis, do you have any ideas? If you need to use our weapons, I promise to cooperate with you fully!"
At this time, Bertram, who had been silent, also spoke. Although Bertram's expression was not as exaggerated as Fatty Pat's, he also frowned, and obviously felt that the Jones family's experience was unfair.
When Bertram heard what Gervis said, he immediately thought of how Gervis had used a strategy to capture White Rock City without losing a single soldier a few days ago.
Now that Gervis has said that he can capture the Baron's Castle tonight, maybe he can actually do it.
"Yeah, Gervis, do you have any idea?"
Fatty Pat also got a look and immediately turned around and asked Gervis happily.
No one would be willing to be taken advantage of by others innocently, especially if the advantage is taken by their enemy.
"You'll know in a moment!"
Gervis smiled slightly. There was only one night to deal with a baron's castle. There was no other good way but to fight hard. This was Gervis's plan.
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Half an hour later, by the castle's moat, countless figures were pulling carriages in the night, filling the moat with dirt and stones.
These people were the soldiers and serfs of the Jones family.
Gervis did not follow the eldest prince's instruction and divide the Jones family soldiers into several waves to act in turns.
Because if this arrangement is really made, it will allow the soldiers to get a short rest.
But the progress of the siege will naturally slow down, and by then it will be just as Fatty Pat said, their efforts tonight will become a favor to the Charles family.
So Gervis decided to mobilize all members of the Jones family. Except for the minor nobles and some soldiers who had other tasks, all the others, whether armored soldiers or ordinary serfs, became soil porters.
When the Jones family began to fill the river, the people on the top of the castle naturally saw the Jones family's actions. They immediately drew their bows and arrows on the towering city walls, shooting sparse arrows that would occasionally hit one or two unlucky people from the Jones family.
In the end, it was Gervis who sent his 20 slave longbowmen, which reduced the danger to the river filling team.
Of course, the danger was only slightly reduced. The castle's fortifications were different from the city walls. There were many towers on the castle, and these towers had shooting holes. Even if the longbowmen under Gervis were very skilled in archery, it was impossible to completely suppress these firepower points.
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"Your Highness, it seems that all the members of the Jones family have been dispatched. Do they want to capture the castle tonight?"
Not far from the castle, the eldest prince and a group of nobles were watching every move of the Jones family.
This is not only to watch the Jones family's good show, but also to prevent the Jones family from being sneaky and deliberately slacking off at that time.
"Haha, even if all of them go out and can fill up enough passages for attack, it will be the second half of the night."
"By then, not only will their people be exhausted, but even if they want to attack the city wall, it will take a while for them to do so."
"It's because the eldest prince is good to your Charles family! Your Charles family has made a lot of money!"
Several minor nobles who followed the eldest prince couldn't help but burst into laughter and began to joke with each other, mocking the Jones family for overestimating their own capabilities.
The castle serves as the lord's lair, combining living and defensive functions. Naturally, various possible enemy attacks were considered during its construction.
So even though this small Baron Castle is not big, it still takes a lot of effort for hundreds or thousands of people to capture it.
The walls of the Baron's castle are not as low as those of Baiyan City. Even the lowest front wall is more than 20 meters high, which even a large siege vehicle cannot reach.
The only way to climb up is to use simple wooden ladders. In this situation, even if there are only dozens of defenders on the castle, it will make the attackers feel desperate.
Moreover, from what the eldest prince and others had just observed, there were at least hundreds of people in this Baron's castle.
Therefore, even if the Jones family could really fill up the moat quickly and attack the city, it would be in vain!
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"Ike, tell them to bring out all the catapults!"
Gervis also saw the eldest prince and others not far away, but he ignored them.
Attacking a baron's castle might be a tough battle for other small nobles, but Gervis didn't take it seriously.
This not only reflects the difference in perspective among time travelers, but also their confidence in their own abilities.
In modern warfare, besides air supremacy, the most important thing in land warfare is artillery.
No matter how strong your army and horses are, I will spare no expense in bombarding you and will eventually destroy you to pieces.
That's what Gervis was about to do.
At this time, there were more than twenty carriages parked beside him, all of which were loaded with small catapults that Gervis had seized from Baiyan City.
The number of these small catapults is astonishing, with a total of fifty, which are all the catapults that Gervis owns.
Under Gervis's command, Iclaurie and others immediately began to unload the parts of the catapult from the carriage and then began to assemble them.
Although the manufacturing process of this trebuchet is cumbersome and complicated, the disassembly and assembly of the finished trebuchet is very simple, which is entirely for the convenience of carrying and use.
As for how to assemble the catapult, after being taught by the captives captured by Gervis, Ike and others learned how to disassemble and use it after just watching the assembly process twice.
Ike and others skillfully assembled the parts of the catapult on the grass. In less than an hour, fifty small catapults had been assembled and placed 150 meters away from the castle.
"Sir! All the trebuchets have been assembled and are ready to fire!"
Ike quickly came to Gervis and reported.
"Very good! Then bombard it! Don't stop until the castle is destroyed!"
Gervis sat on a soft chair with a big sword in his hand, put down the bedding in his hand, and gave orders to Ike.
"Yes! Sir!"
Ike quickly ran back to the trebuchet position and shouted loudly to everyone.
"Your Majesty has an order!"
"Target the castle ahead!"
"emission!"
Bang! Bang! Bang!
As the order conveyed by Ik was issued, the soldiers who had been waiting beside the catapult raised their hammers and hit the switch of the small catapult hard.
As the launching mechanism was pried open, the sturdy arms of fifty catapults began to rotate rapidly, and then threw fifty stone bombs into the sky and flew towards the castle.
Although the shooting range of the small trebuchet is not as far as that of the large trebuchet, it has an advantage, which is that it can be equipped with two types of stone bullets.
One is the gravel shotgun, which was used by the White Rock City defenders against the Principality of Zeon.
The other type is a whole stone bullet, which can weigh up to 100 pounds and is used to attack buildings.
The stone bullets that Gervis was firing now were not made by him, but were looted from Baiyan City.
Gervis originally did not plan to bring these stone bullets with him. After all, the stones were heavy and worthless. However, when he saw the stone bullets that the soldiers had looted from Baiyan City, he changed his mind.
Because these stone bullets have been processed, each stone bullet is a round ball. Such stone bullets can not only be hit more accurately, but also have greater power.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
As the first wave of dozens of stone bullets hit the castle wall, the dull sound of the stone bullets hitting the castle wall could be heard near the battlefield.
Gervis looked at the castle wall in the distance in the dark and found that the first wave of stone bullet attacks did not cause any obvious damage to the castle.
But Gervis was in no hurry.
Although the walls of the castle are also very strong, they are not as thick as the walls of Baiyan City which are several meters wide. Therefore, as long as the bombardment continues, the walls of the castle will not be able to withstand it, and collapse is only a matter of time.
"Ike, send two catapults to bombard the castle gate later!"
Gervis wanted to do an experiment to see what effect a trebuchet would have when used against a castle gate.
"Yes, sir!"
"Well, then you guys continue! You don't have to stop until the wall is broken. I'm going to go back and sleep for a while. Call me when the wall is broken!"
Having said that, Gervis stood up and prepared to return to his tent.
He had been traveling all day today, and although he had spent most of the time lying in the carriage, he had nothing to do now, so he planned to catch up on some sleep. After all, he might have to engage in a real battle in the second half of the night.
After giving instructions to Ike and others, Gervis rode his warhorse back to his tent.
He was not worried that any accidents might happen here after he left.
Because besides him, there were also vassals of the Jones family such as Bertram sitting nearby and watching.
At this time, Bertram and the others finally understood why Gervis was so confident that he could take over the Baron's Castle tonight!
That’s fifty catapults!
A trebuchet that is as valuable as fifty top-quality war horses.
Moreover, the catapult is a consumable item. It cannot be used forever. Instead, it has a limited lifespan and number of times it can be used.
It was really beyond their expectations that Gervis would use the catapult so recklessly.
Because of such intensive use of the catapults, these small catapults may become a pile of rotten wood and be scrapped within a month.
"He is indeed rich and powerful!"
Fatty Pat used to think that he was one of the more luxurious people among the vassals of the Jones family.
But now, compared with Gervis, he found that he was nothing compared to him.
(End of this chapter)
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