Chapter 308: 308 self-explosion
Chapter 308 Chapter 308 Self-destruction
"Sir! If this kind of person lives, we will all die here!" The adjutant threw away his sword, stared at his commander, and explained.
Behind him, several officers and nearby soldiers were also stunned, waiting for their immediate superior to say something.
"Alas..." The commander of the fort also knew that in times of chaos like this, it would be easier if they were really loyal ministers and good generals and determined to die for the country. What they were afraid of was that they were both greedy for life and fearful of death and did not want to be settled later.
He had ordered the artillery fire before, so that when the time came to settle accounts, the up and down of their forts would be easier to explain.
After all, we fired artillery. It’s not that we haven’t fired before, but it’s not that we didn’t dare to attack. There is still a difference.
But now, things seem to have changed - they killed the king's confidant. Once this kind of thing is determined, it is a rebellion, and there is no good fruit to eat.
After sighing, he had already thought of a countermeasure and said, "We have never seen this person! Do you understand?"
Anyway, the road outside is in chaos right now. If an officer who came to deliver a message had an accident, it wouldn't be surprising if there were no survivors or no corpses.
"As long as we bite this statement to death! We can survive!" He looked at the soldiers who were still hesitant, thinking about whether to kill people and silence them at the critical moment.
However, these people soon nodded - they did not want to bombard such a terrifying fleet, and they had already experienced a disastrous defeat before.
The opponent's artillery is not only accurate, but also "terrifying" in its power. Often a single shell can blow away an entire section of the fort wall.
“Understood!” Several officers obviously moved their heads faster and nodded in agreement.
“Understood!” The soldiers responded a little slower, but they still nodded in agreement.
The fort commander, who was thinking about how to dispose of the body without being discovered, heard his adjutant say before he could continue to arrange orders, "Sir, if the king sends someone here again soon, what will we do? "
His words stunned everyone, and the slight joy that had just arisen in not having to continue firing was instantly wiped out.
Yes, the king sent a man, and everyone said they didn't see it and tried to prevaricate it. It didn't matter, there would always be an accident.
But if the king sends a second person, or the second person comes with an entourage, how do you explain it on your side?
For a time, everyone was a little overwhelmed and worried about the arrival of the second king's messenger.
"What can you do?" The fort commander looked at his adjutant and asked. Anyway, it was him, the adjutant, who killed the person, so he should be the one to find a solution when encountering a problem, right?
The adjutant pondered for a few seconds, then looked at his commander and suggested fiercely: "Why don't we blow up the fort!"
This is simply a ploy to drain the firepower. As long as the fort is completely gone, they won't be forced to fire!
However, thinking that he had served here for more than ten years, the fort commander took a breath with some reluctance.
But he quickly reacted—it seemed that this choice could really cover up everything.
As long as they blow up the fort themselves, they don't have to hide the fact that they met the king's messenger - they just need to blow up the corpse together with the gunpowder, and that's really a dead end without evidence.
In this way, they can be said to have faithfully carried out His Majesty the King's order, which was completely in line with his previous intention when he ordered the fort to fire - to preserve their reputation without taking any risks.
So, he nodded and actually agreed in principle with the adjutant’s suggestion: “Okay! Just do what you said!”
On the sea in the distance, the sound of cannons was still roaring, and more and more pillars of fire and smoke appeared in the city. Civilians running wildly on the streets were crowded together, and there was no order at all.
Soon, they threw the corpse of the king's confidant who had delivered the message into the dark room where black powder was stored. After the fierce battle just now, corpses were everywhere on the fort, and no one would feel that a few people carrying the corpse passed by where they were. There is something strange about that place.
Then they loaded half of the cannon with gunpowder, and then fired randomly to destroy the cannons.
With the sound of cannons, everyone thought that the fort had opened fire again, and some soldiers and officers of the Talon Kingdom who stood on the city wall burst into cheers.
They thought their reinforcements were coming. The fort could still fire back amid the fire and black smoke, which boosted their morale.
Unfortunately, before their cheers could be fully released, a shocking explosion that shook the earth and the mountains came from the fort.
For a moment, the ground beneath my feet shook violently. The huge stone bars several meters long used in the construction of the fort were thrown into the air, and countless amounts of sand rushed directly to a height of several hundred meters.
Then, gravel and soil fell from the sky, and some even floated to the top of the city where the defenders were stationed. The soldiers of the Talon Kingdom who raised their arms high and were cheering a second ago were completely frightened by the scene in front of them before they could lower their arms.
From their perspective, what they saw was that most of the fort was lifted into the air by the explosion. A heavy artillery was as small as a wooden stick among the debris flying everywhere.
In the dark room where propellants for dozens of artillery were stored, ten tons of explosives set off a grand fireworks. The fort defenders who had not run far completely underestimated the power of the explosion they ignited.
However, according to anyone’s opinion, it was the fort that fired back. As a result, the opponent’s warships also fired back at each other. The fort defenders fought hard to support, but unfortunately they were hit by a cannon in the ammunition depot...
Bernard was dumbfounded. He looked at the fort on the shore that exploded and burned in the distance, and it was already terrible. Then he looked at his adjutant: "Which warship is still shelling the fort?"
"I don't know. A few minutes ago, the enemy fort fired back again. There was only the sound of a few artillery pieces. It didn't pose a big threat to us, so we didn't arrange any battleships to suppress it..." The adjutant also looked confused.
“Then they blew it up themselves?” Bernard looked unbelieving, but he didn’t know that he had actually discovered the truth inadvertently.
"Maybe it was an operational error... In a panic, I ignited my own ammunition depot." The adjutant also explained to the other party.
Bernard nodded and did not waste any more time on this topic. No matter where the fort was, or whether it was bombed, it would not delay his attack on King Talon City.
King Talen was in his palace, on the tallest building, using a telescope to look at the fort that was firing in the distance.
After seeing bursts of muzzle flashes and hearing bursts of familiar cannon fire, His Majesty the King put down the telescope in his hand with satisfaction.
He looked at his prime minister, pointed in the direction of the fort in the distance, smiled and boasted to his prime minister: "Did you see it! Did you see it! There are still loyal people among my generals! There are still some Someone who can fight hard!"
In fact, everyone knows very well that the one who can really fight is the admiral Warren, whose life and death are unknown and his whereabouts are unknown...
As for the general guarding the fort, I don’t know why he can behave so bravely and loyally...
Just as several important ministers were muttering to themselves, the fort that had just opened fire suddenly burst into flames, and a section of the city wall was lifted into the air.
Everyone's eyes widened, and then they started shaking around. Talon's prime minister couldn't stand upright and fell to the ground. He even saw the water in the water glass trembling on the small table in front of him.
The next step was the shock wave that hit us, but when it spread to the palace, the wind force was no longer so exaggerated.
The sound of the explosion rushed into everyone's ears almost at the same time, and the violent loud noise instantly covered up all other sounds.
Even the rumble of gunfire from the sea, which had always been extremely depressing, was eclipsed at this moment.
Regardless of his own image, Talon X couldn't wait to look in the direction of his fort as soon as he stood firm.
Then, he saw the thick smoke rising into the sky and the ruins of the fort that were already in ruins. At this moment, he felt that his heart was bleeding.
One second, he was praising the general who guarded the fort. The next second, he was boasting that he finally had someone to rely on.
As a result, in this second, his capable minister seemed to be blown up to the sky, and his hope seemed to be destroyed by the loud noise just now.
"What's going on? What's going on..." He murmured in his mouth and staggered towards the window. The prime minister had just gotten up from the ground and looked at the somewhat crazy Tarun X. He quickly grabbed the sleeve of Tarun X with his quick hands and eyes.
If it hadn't been for his extraordinary performance, Talon X would have become the king of subjugation who jumped off the building on his own.
"Quick! Go quickly! Go and have a look at the fort! See what's going on!" Talon X, who was pulled back and suddenly came to his senses, ordered hysterically.
The prime minister has not let go of the king's hand until now. He is actually in a trance, because he subconsciously thought that the Talon Kingdom... seems to be completely cold like the fort!
He had never thought before that the enemy's navy would be so powerful - he had always felt that even the enemy's blockade would last long enough for them to deal with it.
But he never expected that the other party's blockade was so...unreasonable.
"Your Majesty! Send someone to sue for peace quickly! It's too late, but it's really over!" The prime minister, who finally regained his senses, cried out immediately, feeling inexplicably sad.
(End of this chapter)