Fun Territory Defense Chapter 192 (Patreon)

Super Technology

"We found a suspicious tube! Destroy it!"

"Yes!"

I responded lightly to such a report. However, many things were running through my mind. The destruction of a steel gate six meters high and over four meters wide was quite a shock. It would have been difficult for a conventional black ball to do the job. The door may have been deformed by an explosion or the impact of a heavy object, or the connection between the door and the wall may have been damaged, causing the door to fall down.

In either case, the tubular siege weapon using gunpowder was probably a cannon. There was no doubt about it, considering the fact that the castle gate was broken with the sound of explosion.

It appears that gunpowder was introduced from the central continent, but does this simply mean that the countries on this side of the world are lagging?

"...If that's the case, it's very likely that the great powers of the central continent will attack us from now on, right?"

As was the case in the Age of Discovery, when the range of travel expanded at a stretch, there are plenty of countries whose civilization is lagging in distant places. If such countries exist, they can be made into vassal states or colonies, and the weaker countries will be invaded.

Perhaps the Jiernetta Kingdom has already become a real vassal state. If so, Jiernetta Kingdom will attack with all its might as a spearhead of the great powers of the central continent.

Although it is only a possibility, I must teach Murcia the basics of defense in case that is the case.

Even the most powerful weapons that Van has created will be half as effective if they are used incorrectly.

With that in mind, I addressed Murcia, who was gazing longingly at the scenery outside.

"Big Brother Murcia, just in time, I will explain to you how to defend yourself in this soon to be fortress city."

"Oh, now?"

I smiled back at Murcia's surprise and pointed to the walls of the fortress.

"Isn't it easy to understand when you can see it directly? Next time, I will take measures to counter the new weapons we just saw. Then it won't be easy to break through the castle gates either. Meanwhile, we will defend with an onslaught of ballistas and mechanical bows. Furthermore, if they are densely packed a short-distance away from the castle walls, we will use catapults. I have only built two catapults, but I will add a few more if necessary. Also, this time we had one type of catapult bullet with many blades, but if the opponent was too strong, there was also oil-filled ammunition. If a fire arrow is shot into the barrel, you will be able to give a big blow to the opponent. However, the opponent will hate you very much."

"Ummm, yes. That would be true... don't we have to use magic or surprise them with cavalry?"

"We don't have enough mages who can use the four-elemental magic, and we will do our best not to fight a battle that will cause damage to our allied knight corps. If we aim for a surprise attack, we should widen the walls of the fortress and set up many ballistas so that we can target them from all directions."

"I see...those ballistas are indeed astounding. Not only is it powerful, but it has a great range, so even a magician can't easily get close to it.

Murcia looked at the ballista and nodded repeatedly as she said this. Apparently, he now understood how to defend this citadel. Now it would be a relief if we could secure enough personnel to organize the Murcia Knights and others.

However, I could not leave things as they were. If I were a military strategist in the Jiernetta Kingdom, I would choose a strategy of bombarding the city from a long distance with many cannons. If that were to happen, there is a high possibility that the fortress city would fall, no matter how much it was built by the genius Van.

To prevent this from happening, it is necessary to attack Jiernetta Kingdom as soon as possible. Instead of invading, all we need to do is to establish a road to the central continent. It should be reached by breaking through several large fortresses, strongholds, and fortified cities in a straight line toward the coast.

Big Brother Murcia will have to do his best..."

"What? What did you say?"

Murcia's eyes twinkled, and he turned his head to look at me. I smiled at that and shook my head from side to side.

"No, it's nothing."

"...Really? For some reason that made me a little nervous..."

I just laughed at Murcia's wry smile and did not answer, but went back to checking the war situation.

Apparently, the new weapon had been successfully destroyed, and no further reinforcements had been sent. Meanwhile, the small fortress that Dee was responsible for was also being smoothly cleared. In fact, most of them have not even reached the gates.

The soldiers near the castle walls are gradually retreating, and victory seems assured.

Just as I was thinking that, a voice rises from the ramparts.

"Van-sama! A suspicious tube has appeared again!

"Break it down!"

"Yes!"

The report is met with a spinal reflex and an instruction is given. A member of the group immediately responds and shoots out a ballista. Normally, a magician would appear, and we would counter with a magician, but in the war against the Jiernetta Kingdom, such a situation does not happen frequently. This may be due to the appearance of black balls, which are a substitute for sorcery.

Perhaps they are thinking of a different way to operate magicians, but for now, in the war against the Scuderia Kingdom, they seem to be concerned with a war using black balls and dragons. I do not know what their intentions are, but I am sure we will find out as we move deeper into the territory of the Jiernetta Kingdom.

While I was thinking about this, I could not find any Jiernetta Kingdom troops within the city walls anymore.

"Do not pursue! Shoot from the small fortress and the turrets, and from the top of the ramparts!"

Dee looks back to Murcia, beside him, as he gives instructions that other Knights would never have said.

"...Big Brother Murcia, the defense is successful! Now, let's form a strong Order of Knights for Big Brother Murcia from now on!"

As I told him this, Murcia blinked his eyes and gave a twitchy smile.