James saluted Victor excitedly, then left at once. His steps were light as he departed, clearly showing how happy he was.
Victor smiled as he watched James's retreating back. Sure enough, men all loved explosions and gunpowder smoke.
Victor did not interfere with how James arranged the battle. Since the fighting at Vorka City had begun, he had rarely commanded personally, leaving the specific operations to the officers under his command.
Victor had great confidence in the Two Rivers Legion's combat strength. This battle was the perfect chance to give the Golden Sunflower Family's senior officers a practical lesson.
All he needed to do was maintain a presence in the city, frequently inspect the battlefield, and visit the wounded. Knowing that Marquis Golden Sunflower was with them, the soldiers' morale remained high.
That night, when the Xister Kingdom Army tried the same trick again, the Two Rivers Legion defenders on the walls had long since made their arrangements.
As the Xister Kingdom's archers began moving under cover of darkness, gathering toward the city walls,
the defenders, who had already calibrated their firing positions during the day based on the enemy's previous locations—especially the catapult and artillery units—immediately sprang into action.
At the remote forces commander's order,
more than a dozen mortars and an equal number of catapults began firing. Dozens of Flowering Shells crashed down upon the Xister Kingdom archers.
Before the Xister Kingdom archers could even react to what had happened, the Flowering Shells landed accurately in the midst of their formations.
Explosions erupted everywhere. The shockwaves and shrapnel from the Flowering Shells tore apart the dense Xister Kingdom archer formations, and countless Xister Kingdom soldiers screamed and wailed.
In pursuit of faster and more numerous volleys, the Xister Kingdom archer units had formed up very densely.
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