Take control of thunder and lightning from Hogwarts

Chapter 799 Siege
Not long after, the two sides looked at each other from a distance inside and outside the checkpoint.

The defenders led by Wood lined up on the city wall, squatting halfway by the wall, with only one head exposed, but the city wall of hundreds of meters, these dozens of people couldn't cover it at all, so looking at it from a distance It looks sparse, and if you count carefully, you will find that not everyone is on the city wall.

On the other side, everyone on the attacking side hid behind the command post a hundred meters away, as if to avoid the enemy's detection. Only Percy came to the front and watched the movements of the defenders with binoculars.

When Percy returned to the group of teammates, he could only helplessly shake his head and said, "There is not much useful information, and it is completely unclear what is arranged on the city wall and behind it."

"How about using a broomstick to scout from the sky?" Harry tightened the broomstick in his hand and asked tentatively.

"That's not right..." Percy shook his head. "Have you forgotten the anti-aircraft weapon used by the other side? Besides, they also have their own air force. If you rush into the air, you will only be used as a target."

"Then try to attack from the front first." Neville suggested, "But we have to be careful of the enemy's landmines in front of the city walls, and the lava shells. If those things are thrown from behind the city walls, we won't be able to guard against them."

"Yeah." Percy nodded, "So for the first wave of attack, let's choose a low-power solution as much as possible, so..."

Percy called the crowd to gather around and ordered, "For the first wave of attack, the frontal forces are divided into three routes, attacking the city walls and gates at the same time, and the air forces are patrolling the sky. Look for opportunities by yourself, don't try to be brave."

"In addition, this time we will not use giant monsters to assist in the attack, so as not to be sacrificed in the minefields in vain. At the same time, the troops should also remember to keep a distance. With such a large front, the enemy's artillery can't completely cover it."

"Remember, everyone should give priority to protecting the Transfiguration team. When they attack the city wall, let them try to make holes in the wall, or transform into ladders or ropes to climb the city wall." Percy arranged in an orderly manner.

In order to break through the checkpoint in front of him, Percy had adjusted the troop composition in advance, so that all wizards who knew the third-level transformation technique would form a special transformation technique team.

In addition, members with high flying skills were arranged to form the air force. Obviously, after the first stage of battle, the tactics of the attacking side became more mature and sophisticated.

"Yes!"

Everyone responded in unison, and then immediately took action.

Soon, there was movement outside the checkpoint, and dozens of wizards divided into three groups and charged against the city wall.

At the same time, ten broomsticks flew up in the sky, tentatively approaching the checkpoint.

Facing the posture of the overwhelming army in front of him, the city wall was indeed extraordinarily quiet, and the wizard beside the wall still only showed half of his head, showing no extra reaction.

"Harry, can you see any useful information from above?" Facing such a strange checkpoint, Percy felt a little uneasy, and couldn't help asking the air force.

"Everything is normal." Harry, who has been promoted to the captain of the air force, replied honestly. "The person opposite is indeed squatting by the wall. Apart from a few anti-aircraft scattering guns, he didn't see any strange weapons or props."

"Strange...are they planning to rely solely on wizards to fight?"

Percy watched as his troops rushed close to the city wall, but the minefields he had originally imagined did not appear. Even when everyone rushed to the wall, the enemies on the checkpoint had no intention of fighting back.

And the wizards who arrived safely under the city wall were also a little puzzled, why the opponent didn't even make a move to obstruct it.

But they didn't have time to think so much at this time, and the members of the transformation team in the crowd immediately acted.

They first tried to cast a spell on the city wall to see if they could directly use the transformation technique to open a hole.

But when they just finished chanting the mantra, they realized that something was wrong. The city wall itself had magic power flowing!

"Not good! Be careful..."

The Transfiguration team that discovered the anomaly was preparing for an early warning, but it was too late.

Everyone saw that the solid stone wall in front of them suddenly squirmed like a fluid, and in the blink of an eye, it turned into a row of big stone hands, which slammed down on the attacking wizard under the wall.

"Fractured!"

Facing the unexpected situation, the wizards on the attacking side reacted rather unpleasantly. Several senior students quickly cast spells and shattered the stone palm before the giant hand took it.

But not everyone has such a quick reaction. There are still many young wizards who were hit by the big deformed hands that suddenly manifested. Naturally, their results turned into white light and revived one after another.

At the same time, after the change of the stone wall, the structure inside the city wall is gradually exposed. The interior of the checkpoint is divided into two floors, with a large number of solid stone pillars and stone walls in the middle, dividing each floor into small rooms.

At this time, on the bottom floor, there were already a dozen or so wizards waiting for work, and it was obvious that the sudden deformation of the stone wall just now was also their handwriting.

After nearly half of the wizards were wiped out with this sudden blow, the defenders at the lower level stopped using the transfiguration technique and launched a counterattack against the enemy in front of them.

At the same time, the defenders who had been watching the show above the city wall immediately raised their heads and launched an attack condescendingly.

Facing the double blow from the front and above, the remaining wizards on the attacking side could barely hold on, but after holding on for less than a minute, they were still overwhelmed and were killed by the defenders one after another.

And Percy, who has been watching from a distance, nodded knowingly at this time, "Using Transfiguration to target Transfiguration? I have to say that it is indeed a good way, but in this way, your city walls will not be destroyed by yourself. Is it full of loopholes?"

Thinking of this, Percy ordered decisively to his own wizards, "Don't delay everyone in the resurrection, and launch a counter-charge against the checkpoint again. The goal is to rush into the city wall and destroy it, delaying the other party's time to repair the outer wall."

Immediately afterwards, Percy deliberated for a while, and finally decided not to put the existing trolls into the battlefield for the time being, because the opponent would probably use a sharp weapon like a lava cannon to block their continuous charge.

At that time, the giant monsters mixed in the frontal troops will most likely be killed by the artillery fire before they can reach the city wall.

Following Percy's order, the wizards on the attacking side rushed towards the wall as soon as they were revived, without even regrouping with their teammates.

This kind of continuous attack did have a very good effect. Although the casualties were not small, many people still entered the city wall, and did not give those low-level wizards a chance to repair the city wall.

But soon, Percy felt that the battlefield was a bit strange. Looking at the performance of the wizards on the opposite side, it seemed that they didn't think about repairing the city wall from the very beginning!

"What's going on? Are they going to fight us with their stomachs open like this? Then we can save trouble, and even the step of destroying the city wall can be saved."

Percy shook his head mockingly, "But this Wood guy is really calm. Up to now, a piece of defensive equipment has been useless. How come he suddenly became so frugal?"

And thinking of armaments, Percy's expression suddenly changed.

"No!" Percy's heart skipped a beat, "Wood probably thought that as long as I don't use tactical armaments to attack the city, they won't use equipment to defend..."

"And the purpose of doing this..." His eyes suddenly lit up, "Could it be to widen the difference in merit between the two sides?"

Immediately afterwards, Percy immediately raised the binoculars to his eyes and observed the changes in the battlefield situation.

Then he discovered that every wave of his own attack, although some wizards could rush into the city wall, they couldn't cause any real trouble.

Because those defenders have a geographical advantage, they can rely on bunkers to fight no matter on or under the city wall.

However, the soldiers of one's own side are like moving targets during the charge, and can only be beaten passively most of the time, so the battle damage ratio between the enemy and the enemy is basically between 1:4 and 1:5.

"Damn it! I'm afraid it's not a trap..." Percy yelled inwardly, "If the fight continues like this, the gap in casualties between the two sides will only widen! And the reason why the other side opened the wall completely is probably to attract We took the initiative to attack, this kind of disorderly charge in order to rush the time is simply a sacrifice in vain."

At this time, Percy finally saw through Wood's tricks, and then he was going to order everyone to withdraw. After all, if the fight continued, the resource gap between the two sides would definitely widen.

But just as he pressed his hand next to the earphone, he suddenly stopped continuing.

There is no way, the bait put out by the opponent is too tempting. If you cut open the entire city wall and fight with yourself, if you increase the attack intensity a little, will you be able to completely take down the city wall?

In Percy's mind, there was a voice that kept bewitching him.

"The other side dares to take such a big risk, I have no reason to back down!" Percy gritted his teeth decisively after pondering for a moment.

"Put all four monsters on the battlefield, divide them into two teams to attack the two wings, and gather the rest of the wizards to concentrate on the central area!"

Percy didn't stop his wizards from continuing to attack, but just adjusted the tactics slightly, and at the same time put the trolls left over from the previous stage into the battlefield.

The trolls' attack on both sides can share a lot of pressure. At the same time, if the opponent starts to use ordnance to counterattack, it will not affect the frontal troops. In addition, the wizards concentrate on attacking one point, which can also increase their probability of attacking the city wall.

But Percy thought about it, and felt that this was not safe enough, and then he contacted the air force, "Harry, you are also waiting for the opportunity to act according to the second set of plans."

"Received!" Harry responded, and after making gestures with his companions around him, he began to increase the altitude until he was hundreds of people away from the ground and out of the attack range of the defenders' anti-aircraft weapons.

In the face of the adjustment of the offensive countermeasures, the defenders reacted very quickly. The wizards above and below the city wall began to gather in the area where the large attackers were advancing.

As for the giant monsters on both sides, only a few people from the defenders came to the city wall close to the giant monsters, and exchanged for a large ballista to shoot at them.

This kind of ballista, which appeared for the first time, can fire a giant arrow up to two meters long, but neither the reloading speed nor the flying speed can be called very fast. Any ordinary wizard can easily dodge it. through its attack.

But this kind of weapon with obvious flaws also has obvious advantages. Its attack range is outrageously long, and its power is even more outrageous.

It only takes one blow, and a giant monster is instantly killed in full view, as if this kind of ballista is the nemesis of giant monsters, and it is specially designed to deal with them.

Such a victory startled Percy, who was watching from a distance, he didn't expect that the opponent had such a sharp weapon in his hand.

But after thinking about it, the reason why the opponent never used this kind of ballista may be because its flaws are too obvious, which led Wood to think that it is an extremely low-cost equipment.

But judging from the actual effect, this kind of ballista was obviously specially used to target giant monsters, and this discovery made Percy dare not come out to fight in exchange for giant monsters.

"Harry, move!" Percy didn't struggle with the ballista for too long. If you don't need the troll, then don't use it. Now is the most critical moment in the battle.

Harry in the sky heard Percy's order, and immediately led the rest of the air force members to dive towards the city wall.

The defenders who discovered this immediately skillfully manipulated the scattering cannons located on the city wall, preparing to make these air troops come and go.

But what Wood and the others didn't expect was that Harry and the others stopped after diving to a certain distance. Instead, they used the speed of the fall to throw a handful of props towards the top of the city wall during the sprint.

"Oops! It's a blasting talisman, hide!" Wood, who was directing on the city wall, immediately shouted at everyone, and he didn't expect that the other party had a tactic of dropping bombs in the air.

However, despite Wood's reminder in time, most of the wizards on the city wall still had no time to react, and because the attacker changed their tactics, their positions were particularly concentrated at this time.

"Bang bang bang!"

Following more than a dozen loud bangs, a series of violent explosions occurred on the city wall. The wizards standing on top were either regarded as killed or blown away by the blast waves. Only a small half of the members were lucky enough to escape the wave bombing.

Unfortunately, although Commander Wood was the first to warn everyone, he failed to escape the bombing and entered the resurrection time early.

"The remaining wizards immediately moved to the second floor. After the dead wizards were resurrected, they immediately gathered on the first and second floors, temporarily abandoning the uppermost city wall."

After the sacrifice of the commander, the wizards on the defensive side did not fall into a panic like in the first stage. Hermione, who was in charge of the frontal blocking below, immediately took over the command.

Apparently, after going through a chaos, they are also learning from experience and adjusting the command structure. Now it is not so easy to deceive everyone by playing tricks.

(End of this chapter)