Chapter 628: Changing the Mode of War
"The Apache helicopter is the brand new air combat command platform we define, which can stay in the air for longer and higher. Its fuselage has a signal enhancer that can increase the information exchange of air combat units when fighting on the front line. Moreover, one of you must also take on the task of an air commander to coordinate and command targets that are priority in combat."
"Well, say that," Kleic said, looking up at the female major officer in the front, "Major Leia, you are the air commander of this battle. No. 001 can not cut into the battle, the focus is on air command. There is a squadron of bees that will cover you in the air."
The emergence of new aircraft has given the old small helicopters a new name, Little Bee. This is used to describe their zero-living and excellent maneuverability.
"As for 002-004, you are responsible for the attack mission in this air battle. Your continuous cannons can destroy the old city walls of Thurberchell... But because you are not flexible enough, you must avoid some magical blows of gargoyles. Their dark magic will not cause much damage to the machinery. In fact, with armor covered outside, there is no problem as long as you don't hit the engine directly. However, their black magic will corrode the armor of the aircraft, so be especially careful about your propellers. Once attacked, it is best to leave the battlefield and return to the airport to check the degree of damage to the armor. This is also an experimental requirement."
"Of course, because it is a prototype, it will definitely not be less faulty. Engineers are still working hard to solve the problem of engine shutdown. The specific time is unknown... Well, this problem is indeed very fatal, you must pay attention to it at any time."
"It's cost...forget it," Klic put away the paper in his hand, and looked up at the girls in front of him, "Anyway, protect yourself, while you can protect yourself, and then think about protecting the plane."
At the end of Kleic's speech, his voice was already overwhelmed by a huge roar. As more than 50 aircraft were gathered here, the planes at the airport began to take off one after another as required.
The Little Bee Team, which was responsible for the alert mission, has taken off and stood by in the air.
"Okay!" Klich shouted, pulling his neck, holding his right hand in his ear and constantly drawing circles, "Go on the plane now! Get ready to take off!!"
The ground crew on the side has been prepared, the oil and ammunition have been loaded, and the aircraft condition has been checked.
At this time, Klich saw that under the leadership of Leia, these girls with the lowest average rank and lieutenant salutes sincerely.
Klich sighed a little, these human girls are no longer young, they are the earliest pilots and the most outstanding ones.
Klich rubbed his nose and waved his hand indifferently, then turned his head and left. His heart was very uneasy. It was not that he was unwilling to send them away, but because he was afraid of staying here and crying...
Since the establishment of Iva's air force, the number of planes crashed due to combat and patrol and training has exceeded more than a dozen. But even so, these girls still rushed into the sky without hesitation and guarded this uneasy sky for their kingdom and relatives.
Don't they know that they are driving prototypes? They don't know the danger? None of them, because they are crusaders, they have faith in their hearts...
Klich walked far away and then turned around and watched the large Apaches parked in the middle of the airport slowly lifting up. He slowly raised his right hand and saluted them in a human posture.
They are his best apprentices, and they are all the best test pilots...
They... are great!
After thinking for a while, Klich felt that this sentence was very suitable for them.
For goblins who are used to life and death, humans are a group of creatures with rich emotions, which is simply unimaginable in goblin society. They will care and take good care of you because you are their relatives, friends, mentors or whatever. Klich thinks about the years they came to Iva, from their initial slave status to the present, from maliciously observing the human world with the worldview of goblins, to gradually becoming like humans affected by humans...
For example, I... the biggest change now seems to be no longer putting "time is money" on my lips?
At the beginning, it was because every human girl who tested the flight was her own moving gold coins, and she would deduct her own money for any loss. She always said, "You are Iva's most precious wealth." But now, this sentence has become a habit of being said.
But the meaning of this is not the same as before.
Klich kept rubbing his nose... It was really... I didn't live like a goblin anymore.
After standing there for a long time, watching all the planes take off, Cleech put down his arms, and he naturally said to himself, "Why did you say I am a goblin, how could I become like this? Shouldn't I love gold coins? Why did I become a Lordaeron human? Have you worked hard for the cause of Lordaeron's people?"
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The Andalier outpost is located east of Thurberchell, less than one kilometer away, and is a small slope. Thurberchell is built on the lower part of this slightly concave hillside. The officers of the Southern War Zone headed by Bridget are already waiting here, waiting for the final general attack on Thurberchell.
A few days ago, when the army of the Southern Theater Command came to the foot of the mountain, endless armored undead rushed out of the towns on the mountain. However, for the Southern Theater Command, soldiers no longer needed to build steel defense lines, and they had ways to deal with these cannon fodder.
The cannon was used for the first time in this battle. More than a dozen 32-pound cannons were placed in front of the front line. When the solid bullets as big as grapefruit were shot out, clear roads were plowed out from the undead legion that was swarming from the opposite side. The undead with missing arms and legs fell to the ground and crawled in chaos, and was trampled into pieces by the undead swarming from behind.
When the bomb was stuffed into the barrel chamber and shot out, the undead within the bomb explosion range flew in various strange postures like ashes. Everyone could see the gravel splashed from the explosion, broken bones, and other inconspicuous things like bullets, knocking the surrounding bone frames that were not affected by the explosion to the ground.
These performances gave everyone a new understanding of cannons, especially the Army! They praised this thing.
You should know that in the past, these cannons were placed on warships or on city walls and used as city defense weapons. It is ridiculous to say that since Locke came to this world, the human army has brought crossbows when he goes out to fight...
Everyone knows that the crossbow cannon is easy to move and has strong penetration. It is very useful to deal with intelligent life, and it is against the undead...
When many people in the Army saw the effect of the cannon, they were silently muttering in their hearts that they must suggest to the great lord that such equipment must be equipped to each legion!
However, the cannon's scenery was only temporary. Like engineering, this thing has many disadvantages. During the use of the cannon at that time, three cannons exploded, one cannon leader and two loaders died, and more than a dozen people were injured. In addition, every time the cannon fired a shell, it needed to cool the cannon barrel with water. After firing 10 rounds, it had to stop. The reason why only a few cannon barrels exploded was because they did not stop shooting in time...
At the same time, these people also understood why cannons were placed on the city wall...
The transportation of cannons is very inconvenient, and the weight of this thing is not very light. Although it is equipped with wooden wheels that can be used to pull mules and horses, there are still many roads without hardening in the Silver Song Forest. Especially in the central Silver Song Forest, there are also a few light rains...
In order to pull these dozen guns to the foot of Thurberchell, Iva's artillery suffered a lot. For artillery, this kind of disaster experience is enough.
In the world of Azeroth, it is estimated that only the main city of mankind and the main roads outside the city will think of laying floor tiles. In other places, at most, people walk more mud roads formed by people. After this mud road is raining, mud and water will walk up thick ruts, and all three horses will be very difficult to pull.
So that's why, why did this kind of thing be placed on the city wall in the past...
Holding a monocular lens, Bridget aimed at Thurbercher not far below and observed. She saw that some of the walls had collapsed, and the town was full of unconscious wandering, and there were no living people or suspected living people.
In the middle of the town, several catapults that were once assembled with large glassware in the middle were broken there. The liquid inside was originally a plague virus, but was destroyed by the Air Force during the last attack. Now the plague has already penetrated into the land, and the ground of the town is filled with pits of different sizes.
The cemeteries outside the town are very eye-catching, with dense cross tombstones located on the left side of the town. Thurberchell was the largest residential town in the Silver Pine Forest. This is also a town where the Gilnes and Lordaerons traded, with a very dense population. When the undead plague first broke out, a large number of people died and were buried in the cemetery.
Now all the coffins of these people have been dug out, and the coffins are still randomly in the cemetery.
"Huh? There is a hole?" Bridget saw that in the center of the cemetery, the original location of the fountain seemed to be sunken, and some undead were entering and leaving.
"It seems that they are all hidden underground?"
Before he could think too much, Bridget heard the roar in the sky. At first, it was just a slight peak, but soon the sound became louder and louder. The rumbling sound was already above his head like a mountain torrent, and the branches and leaves of the surrounding trees began to shake wildly.
There were small black dots densely covered in the sky until the distance that Bridget could see.
"Droke is not in a hurry, wait and see," Bridget looked at the plane in the sky and continued to look at the big tomb with a telescope. "There are no large natural disasters in the nearby woodlands. They should be concentrated here and hidden under the cemetery."
"Haha, I want to play this with us!!"
Just when Bridget wanted to say something to the messenger behind her, a large area of black objects flew out of the tomb in her telescope! They rushed straight to the group of aircraft in the sky!
The shrill wailing sounded from the cemetery with the whistling sound of wings!
"Gargoyles of the Deadly Scourge?!" Bridget hurriedly looked at the group of gargoyles with a telescope. They rolled and hovered into the sky like a rope!
The other officers were also nervously observing, and no one dared to speak. You know, the Air Force is the treasure of the Great Lord... It is said that several new aircraft participating in the attack were prototypes this time, and the thing was the treasure of all the Air Force since it was built.
If something goes wrong...
"Don't worry, it's just a group of gargoyles." Gates, the goblin, sat on a tree root with a smile, and said casually, "Even if it's a giant dragon, our Apache can knock it down!"
Chapter completed!