I Am Louis XIV

   Chapter 284 World War (2)

When the wall of the cornerstone was opened, Agnelli and the others seemed to have felt it, but at this time the arrow was on the string and they had to send it. Casting materials, waving wands, making gestures—their bodies either burn or become transparent, turning into fire and water in seconds, or smoke, disappearing in the shrieks of the wizards. before.

Vauban is here, and he will sigh at the lack of wizards in terms of military literacy. The rebellious wizards who already knew that the cornerstone wall was opened did not jump on the brooms and magic mounts for the first time. In other words, there are indeed two or three A wizard rode on a flying horse and went to the cornerstone wall, but they were actually sent to spy on the news.

It's not surprising that the wizards who bumped into this army head-on have no way to report back, let alone them, even the ravens, falcons or owls released by the rebel wizards were shot down before they could detect their situation. Now, wizard to wizard, there are hardly any stupid mistakes, especially the group of young wizards behind Duke Colonna who have been with him in the military academy for a year of emergency training.

The Duke of Colonna didn't waste even a bit of time. When they jumped on the head of the rebel wizards, the rebel wizards hurriedly dropped the divination cards and crystal balls, and a group of nightmares, Pegasus and even Sphinx spread their wings, and also Hundreds of brooms were taking off, perhaps only a minute or two later, or even ten seconds, and the phosphorous fire bombs from the same source as the "Greek Fire" poured down from the sky like hail.

Flames and smoke sprout into the air like black trees from the ground, and the rebellious wizards are cruel, but they are only used to skirmishes (not even wars), even if some of them live Peeling other people's skin, or watching others be swallowed by giant snakes and beasts, or pulling their souls out of their bodies, solidified in bricks and stones for hundreds of years and tortured like a day, they have never been in such a short time. Seeing so many deaths and injuries in time - gunpowder damage is always the most direct, skin splits, muscles turn out, internal organs leak, limbs are broken - it's not one person, several people, but what you can see All the same, your ears are full of cries and groans, you can't be sure where your enemy is, on the left? on the right? Behind or on top? You run as fast as you can, wand in hand, hoping to find a safe place...

And the wizard soldiers of the Duke of Colonna pulled the reins or tightened their knees when they dropped the phosphorous bomb, and ordered the horse or the broom to rise quickly. This is something that ordinary wizards do not do. Their kind of The behavior confounded the rebellious wizards who rushed up in rage, but by this time the Duke of Colonna's army had climbed higher - hundreds of years later, mortals will know that in aerial combat, the condescending always has the advantage, and the Duke's command The wizards know it too.

The loud sound of the flute spread from the other side of the battlefield to this side of the battlefield, and the Duke's army dispersed instantly. A group of nine, three attacked, three covered, and three supported—the rebellious wizards who had caught up had already fallen. At the disadvantage - compared to the air combat of later generations, they also have a disadvantage, that is, when the wizard casts spells, he must focus on the target, sometimes depending on the spell, he needs to throw the casting material, if the casting material is only iron pieces, bone fragments, brimstone blocks Forget it, potions and powders... At this moment, they will become the biggest threat and shackles, so some wizards can only temporarily put away their wands and rush to the heights, while other wizards change spells. It has to be said that the rebellion against Wizards have abundant magic power and rich experience. If the wizards of the Duke of Colonna did not fight in small groups, they might really lose in this battle.

As a mortal, Vauban was protected by several powerful wizards and watched the wizards who were fighting each other for a moment. He never understood why the king had to deal with a group of evil heretics, make deals, and even... Cologne Duke Na, now he understands, if the participation of the Bohemian witches in the Battle of Flanders only reduced the casualties of the soldiers, the wizards of Gayola Island can Eliminate the casualties of the soldiers into the invisible - although due to people's beliefs, the wizards of the inner world cannot be directly exposed on the battlefield of the outer world, but in some places that cannot be seen by people's eyes and heard by ears, Or, where eternal death can be used to silence people—a razor-sharp dagger in the shadow of the devil!

Faith made Vauban tremble, and a soldier's vocation and desire to win made his blood boil again, and he clutched the Pegasus' mane tightly, dazzled, and if it weren't for a wizard sitting behind him to assist He took control of the Pegasus, he might have fallen long ago - it was a sharp cry that finally woke him, and it took Vauban to realize that someone was shouting the name of one of the wizards who was guarding him.

   "Rong Ke!"

Rong Ke calmly drove the nightmare to the angry wizard. Speaking of which, they used to be good friends, but their surnames meant that they would definitely part ways. Yes, the so-called friendship is just the whim of the superior. And pity, when Cayola was the same Cayola, Rong Ke hated why he was so smart and saw so clearly, and now he sees in those hateful eyes that he's not smart , on the contrary, he is extremely stupid to believe that he can change the mind of this "friend".

   "Cursed traitor!" Rong Ke's friend shouted through gritted teeth.

Rong Ke just smiled, he was almost too lazy to correct each other's names, his former friends, and all the rebellious wizards, were the elites of the big family, that is to say, they were all a group of people who used to be high in the world. Because they have been treated like uncrowned kings and can control the fate of the likes of Rongke, Merfa, and Varo Vesalius at will, they especially can't bear to lose the huge power in their hands - to put it simply, they are like kings As described by Vauban - a group of slave owners were angry that their slaves dared to escape, "they felt," Louis XIV said: "It is very hard work for them to think about how to squeeze and torture their slaves every day. Moreover, they did not even deprive the slaves of their freedom to breathe and heartbeat, which is truly a kindness."

   At that time, Rong Ke was also by his side. He felt that the king was more like joking. Don't the members of the big family know how much harm they have caused to ordinary wizards? Although their living conditions are indeed better than those of the civilians who represent the lowest level of the world, the most disgusting thing is that they have to accept the ruler's teaching to them, and think that they are always above the mortals, and use this to numb yourself.

  Is that true? No, they are just another form of slaves. If there are no mortals, their fate will not be any better than those of the revived corpses.

Rong Ke launched the attack without any hesitation, but caught the "friend" by surprise, and when he was knocked off the flying horse, Rong Ke's heart was calm and there was no turbulence - at this moment, it seemed that no one was there. Ripples suddenly appeared in the void, and flames spewed out, covering the entire Rong Ke!

Vauban only had time to let out a cry, and Rong Ke jumped out of the flames, as if waiting for this moment, a fierce sphinx hid behind the torn flames and opened its sharp teeth Crowded mouth, its master chanted a spell, and a force snatched the wand from Rongke's hand and sealed his mouth - at the same time, several rebellious wizards also suddenly appeared around Vauban, apparently, they Aware that Vauban is being protected, although the wizards may not know Vauban's identity...

  Vauban pulled out the short-handled musket hidden under his coat, and the speed was so fast that it was difficult to catch with the sharp eyes of a hawk.

The first bullet stopped the lead raider, maybe he couldn't understand what kind of attack he encountered, what helped him stop the bullet, but Vauban didn't hesitate, he fired three shots in a row, the second shot The bullet made him hear what sounded like something was shattering, and the third bullet pierced the wizard's forehead.

   Just as the third bullet roared out, Vauban also held another short-handled musket in his left hand. As a mortal, he certainly couldn’t shoot left and right and still hit erratic enemies, but he wasn’t for the time being.

   And the sphinx who almost bit the Rongke also let out a whimper, and it was the phosphorus fire bullet that burst in its mouth before the flesh and blood of the Rongke.

Rong Ke made a gesture to make himself float. When the phosphorous fire bomb exploded, the Sphinx had already thrown the rider off his back with a miserable howl. The air froze, and when it fell to the ground, it shattered into countless pieces like a large piece of glass.

They don't need to be too sad and angry, because every wizard of the Duke of Colonna is equipped with phosphorus fire bombs and short-handled muskets. They will not only make good use of various tactics to suppress the powerful magic of the rebels with numbers, but also draw out when they cannot cast spells. The muskets around them, when fighting in the air, will not only aim at the rebellious wizards, but also at their mounts. Although the wizards will not fall to their death, it is difficult to maintain the accuracy of casting spells while staying afloat.

After annihilating their own enemies, the wizard soldiers of the Duke of Colonna formed a net under the command of the officers, strangling the rapidly declining rebel wizards with an irrefutable advantage, until the last wizard of the Gagne family was like a Screaming and falling like fireballs, they fell like a cloud over the heads of the other rebels.

   (end of this chapter)