Boom! Boom! Boom! Several huge explosions were heard, deafening and causing the entire hall to tremble slightly.

The sudden loud noise made everyone in the hall instantly alert. They reacted quickly, either dodging to the side or bending down, for fear of being affected by the roar.

Outside the hall, a panicked soldier ran in hastily. His face was pale, his eyes were full of fear and anxiety, and he was obviously very frightened.

The soldier walked quickly into the hall, knelt down without hesitation, clasped his hands together, and saluted Kaidwei who was sitting in the high seat.

Kaidwei frowned slightly, looked at the soldiers below with a sharp gaze, and asked seriously: "Why are you so panicked?"

The soldier replied with a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, it's bad... Our city wall was attacked by Kaidehong and caused an explosion!"

This news was like a bolt from the blue, shocking everyone present. Cade stood up suddenly, his face so gloomy that it seemed like water could drip out.

His eyes widened and he shouted angrily, "What? The city wall was attacked? Kaidehong and I are irreconcilable? Are there any casualties?"

The soldier quickly responded: "It is unclear how many troops the enemy has at the moment, but many soldiers have been injured. The exact number of casualties needs further statistics."

Kaidewei was so angry that he stamped his feet and shouted angrily: "Damn it! How dare this traitor attack my Longwei City? It's simply lawless! I will immediately order Cheng Fangjun to fight back with all his strength."

The soldiers took the order and left. The atmosphere in the hall was extremely tense and solemn, and everyone fell into silence. This sudden attack made everyone realize that the situation had become increasingly complicated and dangerous.

Kaidewei clenched his fists, anger flashing in his eyes, and secretly vowed to make Kaidehong pay the price. At the same time, he also understood that the days ahead might not be peaceful, and he must be prepared to face various challenges.

At this time, another guard ran in, knelt on the ground and said,

"Your Majesty, Kaidehong's army has begun attacking the city gate!"

The guard ran in hurriedly to report, his face full of fear and tension.

The emperor frowned. "How dare they attack the city directly? How audacious!"

The guard continued, "This time, they attacked the four city gates at the same time. I wonder what they were trying to do? The explosion just now was the sound of the magic crystal cannon bombarding the city wall, but fortunately, this first round of attack was blocked by the defensive magic circle."

The emperor stood up, walked to the window, looked at the city gate in the distance, and thought to himself.

What on earth is Kaidehong trying to do? Why is he attacking four gates at the same time? Is he just trying to distract us? Or is he planning something else?

"It seems that your idea, Minister of Defense, will fail. This Kaidehong obviously did not give you a chance to negotiate and has already started to attack the city."

Kaidewei said with a hint of sarcasm.

"Minister of War, I now appoint you as the chief of the city defense forces, in charge of all matters concerning the defense of the city. The rest of the ministers must fully cooperate without error. If you abuse your power for personal gain or act insincerely, you will be executed immediately if you are found out."

By this time, Kaidewei no longer had any illusions that the sound of Kaidehonghong's artillery fire was the signal to start a war.

Katewei doesn't have many chips in his hand now, so he should just wait and find a solution later.

"Your Highness obeys my order."

The Minister of War smiled slightly. This was what he wanted.

"Long Rui, hurry back to the Imperial Guard camp. Once the city wall is lost, send troops to support us immediately."

Kaidewei did a relatively good job in this move. He left a large army outside, which could tie down Kaidehong's army and prevent him from attacking Longwei City with his full strength.

"As your majesty commands, I will go back and prepare immediately."

After receiving the order, Long Rui walked straight out of the palace gate.

Katewei nodded with satisfaction when he saw this. Compared with other generals, Katewei was quite satisfied with Long Rui's decisive character.

"Minister of Taxation, you are responsible for contacting other lords. You can promise that if any lord contributes more, then once Kaidehong is defeated, a large territory in the Savage Territory will be allocated to the lord who contributed."

Hedwei made a promise. When he said this, all the ministers were shocked. This was a good move. It did not harm the interests of his own territory, but also attracted the leaders of major alliances to come to the king's defense.

The Minister of Taxation glanced at Kaidwei. Why did he feel that the emperor in front of him was different from the emperor he knew before? Was he still the lazy and extremely lustful emperor? Now this emperor actually had the potential to be a wise ruler. This trick of pulling off a trick without any effort showed that Kaidwei was not a tyrant.

"I obey your order and will prepare it immediately." The Minister of Taxation followed suit and left the hall.

"Ministers, everything should focus on the war, and you must not make mistakes in serving the soldiers."

"We obey your orders," the ministers said one after another.

Outside the city, Kaidehong was excited as he watched the dozens of magic crystal cannons that had just been unleashed. He had finally achieved his dream of more than a decade.

"All magic mirror cannons, ready!" the captain of the magic crystal cannon shouted loudly, trying to make his voice as far as possible so that all the gunners could hear it.

"Ready, fire!" As the captain shouted, all the cannons roared together.

"Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom"

Under the influence of the magic circle, the magic crystal cannon fired projectiles, and all the projectiles were aimed at the towering walls of Longwei City.

Under the kinetic energy released by the Mojing cannon, the cannonball flew rapidly towards the city wall. A huge arc slowly appeared. After the cannonball reached its maximum speed and highest point, it slowly slid down. The first cannonball hit the city wall directly, but the expected wall shattered into pieces did not appear. Only a magical wave was seen on the wall. The moment the cannonball hit the city wall, a spider web-like magic circle instantly appeared on the wall, removing all the power of the cannonball.

All the shells hit the city wall, and the light on the wall flickered. The second round of shelling still did not cause any damage to the wall.

On the city wall, the somewhat confused defense commander finally came to his senses.

In fact, we can't blame him. This is mainly because Longwei City has been under siege for more than half a month. Everyone thought it would be like this and no one expected it to continue like this.

Today, Kate Hong suddenly launched an attack on Longwei City.

"This traitor Kaidehong actually launched an attack on Longwei City today.

I ordered all the city defense artillery to prepare to return fire."

Being able to serve as the captain of the city defense army and the magic crystal cannon, he is obviously not an ordinary person. He has not encountered any good wars since becoming the captain, but he still has the most basic professional ethics. Although he was appointed as the captain of the magic crystal cannon through connections, he has also learned the professional knowledge of commanding the magic crystal cannon.

Under the captain's command, all the gunners immediately pushed out the cannons hidden behind the parapets.

The huge magic crystal cannon quickly reached the designated position under the pull of the winch.

"Magicians, charge the magic crystal cannon's firing array," the magic crystal cannon captain shouted again.

There is an energy-gathering magic circle behind the Magic Crystal Cannon. The giant energy magic circle cannot be charged automatically, but needs to be charged by a magician. After charging, the energy-gathering magic circle will maintain the firing energy for about an hour. After the energy-gathering magic circle is turned on, it can absorb free energy from between heaven and earth, especially in times of war. Whether it is the Magic Crystal Cannon or the magic fluctuations between heaven and earth, the magic energy content will be increased, which also provides sufficient energy for the Magic Crystal Cannon.

These two operations not only ensure that the magic crystal cannon is fully charged, but also ensure that the magic crystal cannon will not be easily used when there are rebels.

After the magic crystal cannon was fully charged, the magician indicated that he was ready.

The captain of the Magic Crystal Cannon Squad shouted again immediately:

"Target calibration!"

Hearing the captain's shout, the four gunners sprang into action. They inspected and adjusted the various mechanisms of the cannon to ensure that the cannon could accurately aim at the distant target.

However, in reality, the so-called calibration was just roughly aiming in a direction, because there were many accidental factors in the shooting of the magic crystal cannon.

To achieve precise strikes, a lot of practice and experience accumulation is required, that is, a lot of shooting experience. Usually, magic crystals and magicians are very scarce, and they will not accompany the gunners to practice magic crystal cannons. In addition, the number of times the magic crystal cannon can be used is also limited. Therefore, quantity has become the most powerful reliance of the magic crystal cannon.

During this process, each gunner concentrates on operating the part he is responsible for, and they need to work closely together to ensure that every detail of the magic crystal cannon is in the best condition. This requires not only superb skills, but also tacit understanding and trust between team members.

Soon the first magic crystal cannon fired, followed by dozens of other magic crystal cannons roaring one after another. The array patterns on the magic crystal cannons flashed, and cannonballs as big as footballs flew out, targeting the enemy's artillery positions in the distance. Compared with other magic crystal cannons, the damage to the city walls was enormous.

No one expected that Kaidehong was right behind the magic crystal cannon position. The roaring sound of the cannon could make Kaidehong happy.

Seeing the roar coming from the city wall, Kaidehong just waved his hand.

Dozens of magicians immediately took off into the air and cast their magic spells, targeting the flying magic crystal shells. Katehong's cannon position did not have the defensive magic circle on the wall of Longwei City. If the shells on the wall hit the magic crystal cannon position, then the magic crystal cannon position might be destroyed.

All kinds of magic flew out from the magician's staff like fireworks. It seemed that the flying magic had already had a pair, and they all flew towards their targets. Dozens of flying magic crystal cannon shells were hit by magic one after another. No matter what kind of magic it was, it could detonate the magic crystal cannon shells in the air.

The sound of the explosion was like muffled thunder in the sky. Even with the blocking of the magic circle, it could not stop the spread of his voice.

"Oh my, what should I do? All my property is in Longwei City. If Kaidehong attacks, how can I survive?"

A shop owner heard the sound of a magical explosion outside and sat down on the ground, crying in confusion.

"Hey, are you kidding me? Even if he breaks in, can he still rob your small shop? You are the only one who treats this shop as a treasure. Maybe Lord Kaidehong won't appreciate it."

A man saw the man wailing and immediately stepped forward to try to persuade him.

"Isn't it said that Kaidehong seems to have killed countless people and is also greedy for women and does all kinds of evil? He will definitely not let my shop go."

The shop owner said again.

"Who told you this? You haven't seen it, so how do you know?"

The man passing by quietly leaned towards the shop owner and whispered in his ear.

"I heard that Lord Kaidehong is much stronger than our current emperor, at least in terms of military strength. Moreover, he was able to organize such a large army in Savage Ridge, which shows that he is very capable. There are also rumors that he treats his subjects very well. The taxation in Savage Ridge is only half of ours."

The man passing by seemed to know the inside story very well and explained it in great detail.

"Really? Then Kaidehong must be a particularly vicious villain. Why do I hear that he does all kinds of evil?"

The shop owner said in confusion.

"It's obvious. The current emperor will definitely not let the people in the city feel that His Highness Kaidehong is good. Isn't it easy to spread some bad news?" The passing man said again.

"Everyone return home immediately. All shops will be closed for half a day and can only reopen after half a day."

At this moment, the constables shouted while beating drums and gongs. The shop owner, who was crying on the ground, immediately sat up and returned to his shop after seeing the constables, and hurriedly installed the partitions one by one.

The partition is the door of the shop. There are bulges on the top and bottom of the door, and two grooves on the partition. After the partitions are put together piece by piece, the shop is sealed. There is a crossbar on the second to last piece and the pillar next to it. The crossbar fixes the last partition in the right position. As long as the last partition is not opened, no other partition can be taken down to prevent theft by villains.

The passing constable looked at the shop owner on the partition, then looked at the passers-by who were still standing by to watch, and walked towards the passers-by.

"From now on, the whole city is under curfew and everyone must return home. The curfew will be lifted at a later date. Didn't you hear me? Go home quickly, or you will be beaten," the constable said to the passers-by mercilessly.

"Yes, yes, Master Constable, I will go home right away, but Master, there is one thing I don't understand. Why is there a curfew? It seems that the sticks outside haven't hit the city yet?"

As he spoke, the passerby took out a silver coin from his pocket and handed it to the constable.

When the passerby asked the constable a question, the constable's face was full of displeasure, but when he saw the silver coins, he immediately put away his displeasure and replaced it with a warm smile.

"I shouldn't have said it, but since you asked, there's nothing to hide," the constable leaned over and whispered in the passerby's ear.

"I heard that too. They said that the Emperor would personally go up to the city wall to watch the battle, so in case of any unexpected events, they ordered us to have a half-day curfew."

The constable's voice was not loud, but to passers-by, this sentence sounded like thunder in their heads.

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