RTW :: Volume #9

#870: Siege warfare

The sound of brass loudspeaker conveyed from the distant place, broke the noontime peace, likely was the omen to any general, the bird in garden also stopped sounding, suddenly in the castle hall appeared with deep veneration sad. 黄铜喇叭的声音从远处传来,打破了午时的宁静,像是预兆到了什么一般,庭院里的鸟儿也停止了鸣叫,一时间城堡大厅中显得肃然而沉闷。 William Borg Duke knew the time of decisive battle. 威利恩.博格公爵知道决战的时刻到了。 He puts aside from the Timothy Your Majesty's mural the vision, turns the head to look to a fine whole body armor-- that is the mail-armor and helmet that the grandfather inherits, in his hands undergoes multiple patching and polish, on each armor piece plunged the fat, almost can be equal to another skin. 他将目光从提费科陛下的壁画上移开,转头望向一件精致的全身甲——那是祖父传承下来的甲胄,在他手中经过多次修补和打磨,每一块甲片上都浸入了油脂,几乎可以等同于另一层皮肤。 The right arm armor spot is carving one line of small characters, the expostulation of that family: " Loyal do not forget " . 右侧臂甲部位刻着一行小字,那正是家族的谏言:「忠诚勿忘」。 He then wears this armor, braved the arrow rain to capture alive old Duke of rebellion in the tangled warfare, and was conferred rank and title by Your Majesty for the new eastern region protection. 他便是穿着这件盔甲,在混战中顶着箭雨生擒了叛乱的老公爵,并被陛下册封为新的东境守护。 Although Timothy fell from the sky, the responsibility that but protects will therefore actually not interrupt. 尽管提费科已经陨落,但守护的职责却不会因此而中断。 He will not disappoint this honor. 他绝不会辜负这份荣誉。 „Sir Duke, the Fourth Prince army closed up to Golden Harvest City, in the team has not discovered the trail of large-scale firearm.” Under a master walks into the hall, reports to say to him. “公爵大人,四王子的部队已向金穗城靠拢,队伍里没有发现大型火器的踪迹。”一名手下走入大厅,向他汇报道。 „Is very good,” William nods, „informs other people to arrive, I immediately on the past.” “很好,”威利恩点点头,“通知其他人到位,我马上就过去。” „As you bid!” “遵命！” Afterward he takes off the coat, before arriving at armor, said to own Chief Knight Kalina, „wears armor for me.” 随后他脱下外套,走到盔甲前,对自己的首席骑士格琳娜说道,“为我披甲吧。” „Yes,” female rolls up the sleeves, starts for his changing clothes solution bring. That covers entirely rough both hands of cocoon, at this moment likely the soft water is common, slips off his coat and inside lining gently. It is difficult to imagine when the fight, Kalina also grips tightly the long spear/gun with this both hands, leads the shield to pierce enemy even/including armor together. “是,”女子挽起袖子,开始替他更衣解带。那布满茧子的粗糙双手,此刻却像柔软的水一般,轻轻褪下他身上的外套与内衬。很难想象在战斗时,格琳娜也是用这双手紧握长枪,将敌人连甲带盾一同刺穿。 When regardless of saw, this scene made him immerse. 无论何时看到,这场景都令他沉醉。 „You...... Regret?” “你……后悔吗？” „Naturally not, Sir,” Kalina returns to say tranquilly, „, when you decided that lets a female hold the post of the day of your Chief Knight, I decide forever to follow in your side, regardless has anything, I completely will arrive at my responsibility.” “当然不,大人,”格琳娜平静地回道,“当您决定让一位女性担任您的首席骑士那天,我就决定永远跟在您的身边,无论发生什么,我都会尽到自己的责任。” „But this time enemy was more formidable than the past, if possible--” the Duke words told only half, then by the leather belt that the waist tightened fiercely breaking. “但这次的敌人比以往都要强大,如果可以的话——”公爵话说到一半,便被腰间猛地收紧的皮带给打断了。 „Since knows perfectly well the match to be formidable, why you do want to reject the Lord of Dawn treaty of alliance? Does not comply, but also rumbles in the presence of everyone envoy Golden Harvest City, the words that that side knows, will certainly blame you not to know the good and evil.” “既然明知对手强大,您为何又要拒绝晨曦之主的盟约？不答应也就罢了,还把使者当众轰出金穗城,那边知道的话,一定会怪您不识好歹吧。” „, Did not say the first help of Shining Light City can resist the Fourth Prince army, is only makes me provide the harbor resident to suffice for his troops excessive.” William curls the lip saying that „eastern region is Your Majesty grants my territory, what gives Anpei Moore and gives Roland Wimbledon to distinguish? If I comply with the opposite party , was also equal to disappointing the Your Majesty's trust.” “啧,先不说辉光城的帮助能不能抵挡住四王子的军队,光是让我提供海港供他的人马常驻就够过分的了。”威利恩撇嘴道,“东境是陛下赐予我的领地,让给安佩因.摩亚和让给罗兰.温布顿有什么区别吗？倘若我真答应对方,也等于辜负了陛下的信任。” „Then my answer is also same,” Kalina said without hesitation, „loyal is not the quality that the Borg family is in sole possession, Sir, please do not raise these words again, otherwise for me and insult not different.” “那么我的回答也是一样,”格琳娜毫不犹豫道,“忠诚并不是博格家族独有的品质,大人,请不要再提那些话了,否则对我来说和侮辱无异。” William silent has opened the mouth to say a while, „was a pity now most noble have put behind this...... I understood, you go with me. Although the matches are formidable, but I will not make them take Golden Harvest City-- easily for this decisive battle, I waited for that was very long.” 威利恩沉默了好一阵子才开口道,“可惜如今大多数贵族已经忘却了这点……我明白了,你就跟着我前去吧。对手虽然强大,但我也不会让他们轻易拿下金穗城——为了这一场决战,我已经等待很久了。” „Yes, Sir.” The female Knight chuckle gets up. “是,大人。”女骑士轻笑起来。 „Bale!” He was shouting the secretary official name, „comes to my here!” “贝尔！”他大喊着书记官的名字,“到我这儿来！” Outside the hall walked come in quickly a middle-aged man of bald person, „Sir, what did you have to tell?” 大厅外很快走进来了一位秃顶的中年男子,“大人,您有什么吩咐？” „To me, murdered the King Roland Wimbledon's lackey after over night recuperation, today officially to Golden Harvest City initiates intrudes on. The eastern region protection and Golden Harvest Duke William Borg in the name of late king, has made up mind to block the step of enemy in this. His Chief Knight Kalina Wayne also travels together with him, its courage and loyal heart showing-- are willing gods to bless them without doubt.” William paused, „naturally...... If you thought that this record slightly is subjective, the last few words can not write.” “给我记好了,弑王者罗兰.温布顿的爪牙经过一夜休整后,今日正式向金穗城发起进犯。东境守护、金穗公爵威利恩.博格以先王的名义,决意在此阻挡敌人的步伐。他的首席骑士格琳娜.维恩亦与他同行,其勇气与忠诚之心彰显无疑——愿神明保佑他们。”威利恩顿了顿,“当然……如果你觉得这段记述略显主观的话,最后一句话可以不写。” Bale nods, the charcoal pencils that while with carries along fast record the statement of feudal lord in the book, „I think that adds on might also as well, Sir. In this world did not have absolutely the objective record, I am Golden Harvest City secretary official, has some deviation not to be strange, or this is the objective part.” 贝尔一边点头,一边用随身携带的炭笔在本子上飞快记录着领主的陈述,“我认为加上也无妨,大人。这世上本就没有绝对客观的记录,我是金穗城的书记官,带有些许偏向性并不奇怪,或者说,这本就是客观的一部分。” „Then is remaining, but, how regardless of the result, you can truthfully the record, yes?” William emphasized that „carried the cause and process of complete biography this matter, was your mission.” “那么留着吧,不过之后无论结果如何,你都要如实记录,明白吗？”威利恩强调道,“把这段事情的起因和经过完整传载下去,便是你的使命。” „Please feel relieved, Sir,” secretary official bows saying that „I will certainly make the common people always remember this phase of history.” “请放心,大人,”书记官躬身道,“我一定会让世人铭记这段历史的。” William no longer spoke, raises hangs the steel sword on wall, did not return walks toward the castle. 威利恩不再说话,提起挂在墙上的钢剑,头也不回地向城堡外走去。 ...... …… They were on the city wall watchtower, the bonfire have burnt, the fat seethed in the pot, sends out the flavor that irritated the nose. The family/home soldiers are bustling about, and rolls on the rock pile stone the wooden frame the wall pile. 两人登上城墙望楼,篝火已经燃了起来,油脂在锅里翻腾,发出刺鼻的味道。家兵们正上上下下地忙碌着,将礌石和滚木架上墙垛。 According to experience that Kingdom Capital fights, the Roland most threatening attacking a city method is one type snow powder weapon that is called cannon, its firing distance goes far beyond the trebuchet, to the city downcast, Your Majesty cannot copy the similar products. On Kingdom Capital broken through that day, Timothy held the trusted aide has given William the snow powder formula, the weapon principle and approach of manufacture completely, its goal was self-evident. 根据王都一战的经验,罗兰最具威胁的攻城手段是一种被称为火炮的雪粉武器,其射程远远超过投石机,一直到城池陷落,陛下都没能仿制出同类产品。就在王都被攻破的那一天,提费科托心腹将雪粉配方、武器原理和制造方法全部交给了威利恩,其目的不言而喻。 After Duke takes over, invested quite many energy and wealth above, had found some limit methods, for example cannon oneself is very heavy, needs to depend on the smooth topography to play the might. Moreover it erects the process to be slow, needs to rely on the protection of flintlock. In other words, it is more suitable to defend, but is not the attack. 公爵接手后在上面投入了相当多的精力和钱财,也找到了一些限制方法,例如火炮自身十分沉重,需要依托平坦的地势才能发挥出威力。另外其架设过程非常缓慢,需要依赖火枪的保护。换句话说,它更适合防守,而不是进攻。 The war that in order to greet this morning can arrive, William made fully the preparation, besides expanding city wall and addition hangnail, he also sent for digging completely the path in suburb, in the farmland poured into the river water, making it the swale. In the Sanwan river has also established many dark piles, making the single mast above inland river steamship be hard to pass through. Two years of fitting out of made peripheral environment completely change an appearance, now let alone was the carriages and horses, carried the heavy item walk quite to take the trouble. 为了迎接这场早晚会到来的战争,威利恩可谓做足了准备,除了拓宽城墙、加装倒刺外,他还派人将郊外的道路全部掘断,农田里灌入河水,使之成为沼地。三湾河中也设置了不少暗桩,使得单桅以上的内河大船难以通行。两年的整备令周边环境全然变了一番模样,如今别说是车马了,就连背着重物步行都颇为费力。 Although price quite heavy-- path interrupt causes the liveliness of city of business not to exist, the deflation of farmland area made the population drop substantially, but the advantage was also obvious, in team that at least in the enemy approached slowly, he had not noticed that cannon existed. 虽然代价颇为沉重——道路中断导致商贸之城的繁华不复存在,农田面积的缩减令人口大幅下降,但好处也是显而易见的,至少在敌人缓缓靠近的队伍里,他没有看到一门火炮存在。 Obviously the opposite party had also realized, if not repair and maintain a road first, almost possibly does not have to tow to come to the city wall cannon. 显然对方也已意识到,若不先修整出一条路来,几乎没可能将火炮拖到城墙前来。 Then without doubt is the field tough battle. 接下来无疑是场硬仗。 The flintlock rate of fire of enemy is extremely quick, but under the city does not cover, in addition the hangnail on wall, wants to crawl is not an easy matter. On the contrary, he establishment in the city has four trebuchets and two large-scale cannon, especially the latter, can attack in the enemies to thousand range, under is in inverse proportion, the victory and defeat also cannot know. 敌人的火枪射速极快,但城下毫无遮挡,加上墙上的倒刺,想要爬上来也不是件容易的事。相反,他却在城内设置有四座投石机和两门大型火炮,特别是后者,可以攻击到千步范围内的敌军,此消彼长之下,胜负还未可知。 „They came,” the Kalina reminder said. “他们来了,”格琳娜提醒道。 Along with her voice, soldier of a number of wear brown cotton garments exceeds lines up in formation, surrounds-- their speed not to be quick in the city gate direction, the footsteps especially are firm. Quick, this group of people then lost neat of lining up in formation because of the muddy ground, in twos and threes dispersed, just like earnestly the old farmer of cultivation in the place. They carry on the back besides carrying gray-black long spear/gun, thigh thick or thin tubbish thing, but from the weight, absolutely is not cannon. 随着她的话音,一批穿着褐色布衣的士兵越出列队,朝城门方向围拢过来——他们速度不快,脚步却格外坚定。很快,这批人便因泥泞不堪的地面失去了列队的齐整性,三三两两地分散开来,犹如在地里埋头耕种的老农。他们背上除了背着灰黑色的长枪外,还有大腿粗细的桶状物,不过从重量来看,绝对不是一种火炮。 William estimated under has been away from, holds up the red flag, has wielded wielding downward. 威利恩估算了下距离,举起红色旗子,向下挥了挥。 „Giant stone artillery, launch!” “巨石炮,发射！”
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