Chapter 240: The Siege of Strauss (2)
Chapter 240: The Siege of Strauss (2)
The subjugation army had set up their main camp at the foot of the mountain, from where they could see the entirety of Strauss Fortress at a glance. The commanders of each company gathered to discuss the day’s battle."The resistance is fiercer than we expected."
"The problem is the undead mixed in with the enemy forces. The siege isn’t proceeding as we trained for."
"That’s right. Normally, when we fire arrows and spells, the enemy would hide behind the walls."
Typically, that would be the moment to drive the soldiers forward. But the enemy showed no signs of retreating despite the fire arrows and spells, and it wasn’t merely a matter of their toughness.
The situation itself had gone awry. As a result, despite three days of relentless assaults, they had failed to breach the walls.
Sir Hermann, a blue knight and officially the strongest knight in the current Ethriel Kingdom, turned to Karnak. "What do you think, Sir Karnak?"
Some might find it strange that a mere blue-tier aura user was called the kingdom’s strongest knight. But it wasn’t an exaggeration. Besides the Strauss family, the kingdom lacked true powerhouses.
It wasn’t that only the Strauss lineage produced mighty warriors, but sooner or later, even those from other houses would end up serving them. After all, one had to swim in deep waters to grow into a giant.
As they said, in a land without dragons, hydras would become calamities. But here, dragons, hydras, and drakes had all once dwelled together, only to vanish at once, leaving ogres and trolls to be hailed as the mightiest.
In any case, Sir Hermann pressed on. "I believe it’s time we try a different approach."
Since assuming the role of the subjugation army’s commander-in-chief, Karnak had, surprisingly, issued only the most conventional orders. He had simply stuck to standard siege tactics that anyone with a basic understanding of warfare would know.