I Created Scientific Magic-Chapter 367 - 355 Internal and External Troubles, the Perilous Situation of the Capital!
Chapter 367: Chapter 355: Internal and External Troubles, the Perilous Situation of the Capital!
Chapter 367 -355: Internal and External Troubles, the Perilous Situation of the Capital!
The sound of cannons echoing through the capital had awakened the people from their sleep.
After five days, the fear of war once again permeated everyone’s hearts.
As for the battle outside the city, the populace within the capital was divided into two camps.
Those more devout believers sincerely prayed for the messengers of the Great Lord to dispel the evil and return the kingdom of Hadlata back to the Lord’s embrace; the rest fell into panic and confusion.
At the same time, in a courtyard of the palace where Lynn and others were discussing the counterattack plan, they received an emergency report from the attendants—the church’s crusading army outside the city had suddenly launched a major assault.
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The situation appeared dire; the elite forces were fully deployed, even the priest corps had been mobilized.
The stationed Sanchez urgently requested more reinforcements, otherwise, the city gates were very likely to fall.
“They’ve come so quickly, it seems like they were eager before we even made a move!” Rafael said coldly with a sneer.
“But it’s only been five days.
If Edwell dares to make a move, he must have something to rely on!” Adela furrowed her brows and speculated worriedly.
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The previous defeat of the crusading army, which left behind more than twenty thousand corpses, had led him to believe the enemy would need at least ten days to half a month to regroup for the second wave of assault; unexpectedly, they came so quickly.
“I received news earlier that a support army of about forty thousand had arrived below the capital city walls and joined forces with the crusading army.
I think they are planning to launch a general attack under the cover of night,” Lynn pondered.
“This diminishes the advantage of our new weapons…” Everyone present immediately realized the problem.
The range and power of the muskets and cannons had always been their reliance for easily defeating the imperial troops and producing excessive casualty rates.
Now, with their vision limited, the gunmen and artillerymen could not effectively hit the enemy at a distance.
Once it came to a melee, these temporarily drafted gunmen, who had only undergone a few months of training, would stand no chance against the church’s elite forces and could even be directly routed.
Realizing this, Rafael urgently spoke up, “This means that the enemy numbers outside the city could exceed a hundred thousand.
We must immediately send people to reinforce Sanchez!”
Since Sanchez had specifically requested reinforcements, it indicated that the situation was extremely urgent, and the plans they had in place were far from sufficient to withstand the formidable onslaught of the church’s crusading army.
Lynn nodded and glanced around the conference room before directing Anthony and Adela, along with five other grand wizards, to lead two hundred formal wizards to the city gates for support immediately.
In addition to deploying five thousand musketeers and ten thousand guards…
“Isn’t that too few?
From what I remember, there are at least seven thousand musketeers within the capital,” Adela asked, puzzled.
Their trained musketeers amounted to about thirty thousand, of which eighteen thousand were tasked with city defense, rotating three times a day to ensure their combat effectiveness could be fully utilized when necessary.
The remaining five thousand served as a reserve force, ready to provide support at any moment—the same number Lynn was now deploying.
In addition, there were another seven thousand scattered throughout the capital, four thousand guarding the granaries, ammunition depots, and various key points, leaving three thousand available for deployment…
and if pushed to the extremes, even those guarding could be sent to the battlefield.
The enemy’s numbers might be larger than imagined, making every bit of strength crucially important; these reserves could definitely be utilized.
“No, we can’t mobilize any more troops guarding the capital.
They are needed to maintain stability inside the city!” Lynn stated decisively.
“Also, inform Alec and the others to launch the airships, deal with those arsonist griffin knights, and then go support the frontline battle.
That should be sufficient!”
Unlike Rafael and others who were experiencing such a large-scale war for the first time, Lynn remained exceptionally calm in the face of this dire situation.
Although the church’s crusading army was fierce, he knew that taking the capital from the front would not be easy!
The walls of the capital were a full eighteen meters high and had been fortified with magic.
With hundreds of wizards defending, no matter how strong the forces Edwell deployed, they would undoubtedly be met with severe resistance.
Inside the capital, however, they needed to reserve a portion of their strength at all costs; otherwise, any internal disturbance could easily trigger a chain reaction, leading to a complete collapse!
“Alright, if you insist.” Adela shook her head, said nothing more, and immediately stood up with Anthony and a few others to gather the wizards for support, not daring to delay a moment.
Rafael, who stayed behind, was somewhat worried about whether the night air battle would affect the performance of the airships.
Although each airship was equipped with a laser emitter, aiming was still a problem.
“Don’t worry, for them, day and night are the same!” Lynn said, but did not delve into an explanation.
He then summoned Alec, instructing him to activate the electrical devices located at the Alchemy Research Institute.
Lynn had of course considered the possibility of a night battle, so during the two months since their capture of the capital, they had not been idle.
In fact, he had ordered the construction of a city-wide electrical grid and had several rudimentary electric lights installed throughout the streets of the capital.
However, because the reserves of electricity were not plentiful, and needed to supply power-hungry devices like railguns, they had never yet been switched on.
Now, since Edwell was planning to launch a decisive battle, there was no need to conserve power anymore!
Lynn thoughtfully considered if anything had been overlooked and suddenly remembered something.
“By the way, where are the councilors?
It’s been days since their arrival, haven’t they?”
Before leaving the Wizard Land, Harrov had assured him they would come to Hadlata once they settled matters at the council.
After all, knowing the kingdom’s fall was linked to the Wizard Land, the church might deploy legendary forces.
These grand wizards, unless they united to strike, would struggle to compete.
“I heard that two of the councilors have already left the Wizard Land, only I don’t know why they haven’t arrived yet!” Rafael hesitated before speaking.
Were they delayed?
Or was something else holding them back?
Lynn wondered to himself if it was possible that the church had sent another large army to attack the Wizard Land at the same time.
Even so, they should have received some news…>*
But since Harrov and others hadn’t arrived yet, tonight they would have to rely on themselves alone!
