Chapter 1012 The Vortex Center (seeking a monthly ticket)
Chapter 1012: The Center of the Vortex (please vote for me)
Under the leadership of Lorraine, the new army set up camp a few miles away from the small town of Prisca.
While it was still early and the soldiers were setting up camp, Lorraine led a group of officers out of the camp and came to a high ground not far away. He looked at the town not far away.
He took out a monocular telescope, held it in front of his eyes, and adjusted it skillfully.
Immediately, the blurry city in the distance gradually became clearer in the lens tube.
There was his target—Priska Ferry, one of the important towns of the Almohad Empire.
Behind it, there is a wide white line running across the sky from west to east, which is the Zamibia River with endless waves flowing towards the sea.
The Zamibia River is a large river and a seasonal river. There is abundant water in summer and autumn, and floods are prone to occur on both sides.
Only in the Pliska River section, the river surface suddenly becomes wider and the water flow is gentle all year round, making it suitable for ferry navigation. People can use boats to calmly cross this natural chasm.
For hundreds of years, Prisca Ferry has been a transportation node connecting the north and south of the Almohad, an important thoroughfare for water and land transportation, a commercial port, and one of the few land and water transfer terminals in the Almohad.
Its status and importance are almost equal to those of Hafs Port. It bears the heavy responsibility of cargo transshipment between the north and the south.
Here, there are 20,000 to 30,000 residents who depend on the river for their livelihood.
Due to the huge transit transportation, it also brings huge business opportunities here.
Although the city is not big, it can be said to be prosperous. This can be seen from the buildings in the small town, which are almost all masonry structures and are not shabby at all.
Moreover, after several months of hard work by the southern rebels headed by General Hadou, the current small town of Priska has been transformed into a pure military fortress.
The rammed earth wall has been raised to a height of thirty feet, and a wooden fence as thick as a bowl is inserted on top.
Soldiers could be vaguely seen walking on the city wall.
Under the wall is a deep ditch formed by taking out soil. Although it is still far away and it is difficult to see how deep it is, just looking at the amount of earth taken out next to it, you can know that once you jump down, it will take a lot of effort to climb back up.
Moreover, Lord Lorraine also has reason to believe that not only is there water in the deep ditch, but the bottom of the ditch must also be filled with sharp bamboo sticks or wooden sticks at the top. As long as a person steps on it, he will definitely die.
Shang. Duandi is extremely sinister and vicious.
Back then, when Archduke Julius and Hadou led their younger brothers in a group fight, he suffered a lot. This time on the expedition, in order to deal with that damn old fox, he also deliberately used his previous experience in fighting against General Hadou
After summarizing it, a combat manual was written and distributed to the entire army. Each person including non-commissioned officers and above received a copy.
Once it was launched, it was widely welcomed and loved by the majority of officers and soldiers...and so on. This made the old guy earn a lot of royalties.
Lorraine turned the telescope and looked at the river.
I saw dots of white sails on the river, covering almost the entire route.
Those are all boats going back and forth.
Due to the frequent wars in the north, most of those ships have been requisitioned for military use. All of them are flying the flags of the southern rebels.
And it can be seen that the ships coming north are obviously heavy and slow, and they are obviously loaded with cargo.
However, most of the ships going south were light and swift, and they were obviously empty ships.
From this, it can be clearly judged that they were transporting various military supplies to the fortress.
Lorraine couldn't help but ponder for a moment. The enemy obviously wanted to hold on.
He sighed deeply and thought to himself: This job is not easy to do~!
It's a bit difficult to do this scene because they have to attack the city, but they can't really capture it, and they also appear to be really powerless. Fortunately, there's a big tail hanging from their backs, so they can be pulled out to perform the show when needed.
I hope that the bait I made is sweet enough to catch that guy Hadou. In this way, the war will end twice as quickly.
Although there is no news from the High Priest of the Undead, it is like a hedgehog in the crotch, making people extremely uncomfortable.
After that trip to the demons, Lorraine had fully realized the powerful war mobilization power of the demons. As well as the huge number of lichs that could almost cover the sky.
And this is only part of the power displayed by the High Priest of the Undead. You must know that in order to attack the human race, he has accumulated a full thousand years of power.
Although it hasn't erupted yet, you can imagine that once it does, the earth will collapse and the mountains and rivers will change color~!
Although he was unwilling to admit it, he knew clearly that the flame of human civilization was already in a state of turmoil.
Only by ending this war as soon as possible can we turn around, accumulate every bit of strength, seriously deal with the coming frenzied army of demons and undead, and protect human civilization as much as possible.
Lorraine couldn't help but feel heavy when she thought of this.
He slowly put down the telescope, then rubbed his tired eyes and turned to look north.
Although the sky was calm and there were no signs at all, according to the agreement, after the tens of thousands of remaining New Army troops in Queen Isabella's hands had rested and reorganized, they had already begun to launch a fierce offensive against the occupied areas and seize the city.
, expel the rebel army and oppress their living space.
Create all kinds of chaotic battle lines to cover up the large-scale mobilization of peacekeeping forces.
The Laohe troops are also using exercises to constantly move their positions and send legions that have completed training to the south.
At this moment, the peacekeeping force, the new army, the rebels, the Hadou tribe, and all the forces in Almohad have all been mixed together, forming a huge whirlpool.
And the center of this vortex is the small city in front of us.
Prisca Ferry would become the center of this battle.
The ownership of this place will determine the outcome of the entire battle~!
General Hasel also immediately stood on the hill, looking at the Prisca ferry in the distance, and said solemnly: "According to the news from the spy, although Hadou has been hoarding food and grass into the city, he has not yet
Increase military strength.
Currently, all the troops in the city are still the two legions from the Winter Province under Hadou, commanded by their general, a guy named Patler.
We know very little about this man’s origins, except that he once worked for Hadou.”
Lorraine couldn't help but turned around and glanced at him in surprise.
General Hassell couldn't help but smile bitterly, spread his hands helplessly, and explained: "Originally, all officers above the rank of lieutenant should be registered with the military department. But... because of the incident two years ago.
The military headquarters also suddenly caught fire, and all the information on the Southern Legion was destroyed. So..."
Lorraine and him looked at each other and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
A young officer next to him whispered recklessly: "That incident two years ago? What happened..."
But before he could finish speaking, the person next to him immediately covered his mouth.
Lorraine glanced back angrily: ***, whose little brat is so ignorant?
What else could it be that happened two years ago?
Wasn't it just Lord Luo who raised his troops to attack the Almohad Empire and put an end to their betrayal of the emperor?
This matter is a matter of great face and honor for the Lord, but many of the officers around him are from Almohad. Although their boss is Her Majesty the Queen, after all, in person
It would be very embarrassing for them to say it.
The scene fell into awkward silence for a moment.
Lorraine couldn't help coughing lightly, then pretended not to hear the young officer's words at all, pointed to the town opposite, and said loudly: "From the perspective of the city defense, this man is very methodical in doing things.
Since we are all here, let’s say hello to our neighbors, otherwise it will appear that we are not enthusiastic enough.”
General Hassell also pretended to be nonchalant, smiled slightly, and said: "As you wish, Earl."
He waved his hand to the people behind him and shouted loudly: "You guys, you heard what Mr. Lorraine said. Let's go say hello to the bunch of bastards under Hadu."
"Yes, sir~!" The officers of the new army agreed loudly, and then they all turned their horses' heads, leaped their horses and raised their whips, and rushed down the slope in a moment.
After a while, the wailing bugle sounded.
Under the eyes of tens of thousands of people inside and outside the city, the soldiers of the new army were shirtless, shouting slogans, and pushed the artillery to about 800 meters away from Priska City.
At this distance, the artillerymen of the New Army could barely shoot accurately. Any further away and they would basically be blinded.
Thousands of soldiers also followed the artillery and moved to positions in front of the formation to protect both sides of the artillery position.
Then, under the watchful eyes of the Wanhadu soldiers on the city wall, the artillerymen began to dig emplacements and arrange positions, and were very busy.
Lorraine looked at the New Army artillerymen busy in the distance and said to Hasel: "I'll go to the front and take a look. You can keep an eye on it here."
Although Hassell looked embarrassed, he finally nodded.
Lorraine rode through the New Army camp and trotted all the way to the artillery position. Before he could reach the artillery position, he heard a roar.
"Hurry up, hurry up, girls, I can do it faster than you."
"You bastards, it's been a month and you can't even drive a fixed stake. Are you all pig-minded?"
"Remove the carriage for the marching army, don't you understand the fucking human language? I asked you to remove the carriage for the new army, and you're doing nothing but pulling the horse~!"
Lorraine smiled unconsciously. Those who were shouting loudly were artillery instructors from the peacekeeping force.
Under their command, the artillerymen of the New Army were busy building artillery positions.
The instructors grabbed the new soldiers by their ears and yelled at them, and from time to time they even kicked them impatiently.
The artillerymen of the New Army, who had truly stepped onto the battlefield for the first time, worked hard at a speed beyond their normal level amidst the roars they were already familiar with.
Near them, several security soldiers dressed in black were squatting behind the artillery position, laughing and laughing at the joke. Seeing Lorraine coming over, they nodded slightly.
The duty of the security forces is to supervise the use of the Almohad Forces' artillery and, when they deem it necessary, destroy all artillery and ammunition to prevent the artillery from falling into enemy hands.
Under the instructor's curses and urging, the artillery position was quickly set up.
The artillery quickly reloaded, took aim, and fired towards the city head of Priska.
At this moment, Haddu's soldiers gathered on the city wall of Prisca, and they were all watching the actions of the new army intently.
When a burst of smoke suddenly rose from the muzzle of the artillery, the soldiers on the city wall instinctively felt the danger, and as a conditioned reflex, they shrank their necks and hid behind the parapet.
Then there was a dull rumble, like thunder in the distance.
Then there was another loud noise, and the brave man poked his head out from behind the parapet wall. He saw a large cloud of smoke and dust rising rapidly not far from the city wall, and a large hole seemed to have been made on the ground.
Looking at the effect of this shot, Lorraine curled his lips, it was far from good.
The instructor was so angry that he grabbed the new soldier by the collar and cursed loudly. He sprayed spit foam all over his face, and finally ordered loudly: "Increase the temperature by one degree."
After adjusting the angle of the artillery, the artillery officer stared at the rebels on the city wall, spat heavily on the ground, waved his hand fiercely, and shouted: "Shoot those sons of bitches for me."
Fifteen artillery pieces fired one after another, and thick white smoke suddenly rose and enveloped the entire artillery position.
The sound of "rumbling" shook the ground nearby.
This time, most of the cannonballs hit the city wall, embedded deeply into the rammed earth, and then exploded violently. Amid a thunderous sound, a large hole was blown out of the wall.
Two cannonballs even hit the top of the city, and in the explosion of fire, a piece of limbs flew into the air.
After the first victory, the artillerymen of the New Army shouted "Ao Ao" in excitement.
Although these artillerymen are new recruits, they are all selected from good families who are loyal to Queen Isabella. From the time they became artillerymen, they were told that the Queen has high hopes for them, and these people are the elite of the new army.
The God of the battlefield is the key to determining the outcome of the war in the future.
Looking at the weapons in their hands, they exerted great power on the battlefield for the first time. The artillerymen of the new army were as excited as a child who got his favorite toy.
Without waiting for the instructor's orders, the artillerymen immediately took action, reset the artillery, cleaned the barrel, loaded the artillery shells, and fired immediately after taking aim.
The rebels on the opposite side were frightened by the first round of shelling. This was the first time they saw something that could blow people to pieces when it fell to the ground.
While they were still in a daze, the shells from the second round of shelling had already reached their heads, and there was another explosion mixed with fire, smoke, and dust.
Amidst the explosion, a group of rebel soldiers fell from the top of the city like dumplings.
It was obvious that the city wall was no longer safe. Needless to say, the rebel soldiers immediately shouted and pushed each other and crowded down from the top of the city.
The artillerymen of the New Army got more and more excited as they fired more and more. This was the first time the soldiers of the New Army had encountered this kind of bullying without worrying about their chances of fighting back.
Even the soldiers holding the formation on both sides cheered loudly.
Whenever a cannonball exploded on top of the city and blew up several rebel soldiers, the New Army soldiers would shout in unison.
When the artillery shells hit the city wall and only threw up a cloud of dust, the soldiers would point in the direction of the artillery and curse.
Lorraine took a few steps back early and left the range of the artillery.
Shooting artillery looked enjoyable, but in fact it was very uncomfortable for the artillerymen in front of them. The violent roar made the soldiers near the artillery have chest pains.
There was also the choking smell of gunpowder, and the artillerymen had to shout into the ears of their comrades to make them hear what they were saying.
A large group of officers gathered behind the artillery position. Although they were all wearing the uniforms of the New Army, most of them were Ruman people. It was their first time to see the power of artillery, and they crowded in curiously to watch.
When the New Army officer next to him saw it was Lorraine, he was stunned for a moment, raised his hand and wanted to salute, but held it back for a moment.
Lorraine's current identity is just an ordinary officer of the New Army, and this place is not far from the rebels. In order to prevent the rebels from seeing the flaws, Lorraine specifically told them not to salute when they see him.
The officer finally nodded and whispered: "I've seen you, sir."
Lorraine felt that this person looked familiar. After thinking about it for a moment, he said, "Don't be angry, General Hellier."
This man is the commander of one of the two legions sent by the New Army. It is said that his troops are relatively capable of fighting in the New Army.
General Hellier hesitated for a moment and whispered: "Thank you for your help to our new army two months ago."
Lorraine asked doubtfully: "Two months ago, what were you referring to?"
General Hellier smiled bitterly and said: "Thanks to your Majesty for persuading us to change our tactics at that time, our brothers in the New Army could have a chance to breathe."
Lorraine suddenly realized that when the peacekeeping force headquarters first arrived in the imperial city, under the advice of Lorraine and Archduke Julius, the new army changed its tactics of fighting for every inch of land and instead used space for time and retreat for geographical advantage.
General Hellier let out a long sigh and said: "The big shots at the headquarters are sitting in the imperial city and shouting that every inch of land is sacred. Who would have thought how hard the brothers on the front line were fighting. We fought six times in a row.
In the Moon Battle, we were defeated twice and fought thousands of miles without a proper repair. At that time, the brothers only had one breath left.
If we hold on for a few more days, we will collapse before the rebels come to fight."
Lorraine nodded silently. The strength of the new army was stretched thin, and they suffered two consecutive defeats. Queen Isabella and the others still insisted on fighting for every inch of territory with the rebels. Naturally, the soldiers of the new army were one as two.
Useful.
The rear does not understand the true situation on the front line and will only take it for granted and issue death orders. In fact, this is tantamount to drinking poison to quench thirst.
General Hellier smiled and said: "With your advice, we have a chance to breathe. This time, we have to find them to avenge the Middleburg Castle."
Seeing that it had left a deep impression on the rebels, Hassel promptly ordered the bombardment to stop. After all, every shot fired counted money.
A large group of cavalry rushed out from the camp in the rear, holding the Almohad flag and roaring past the city of Priska to demonstrate to the rebels in the city, but the city head of Priska was silent.
Silence.
The new army finally felt proud in front of Hadou's men. Every time they faced Hadou's army, the final result was a huge defeat.
Over time, everyone in the New Army had a psychological shadow on Hadu, thinking that they might never be able to defeat Hadu because that man was too amazing.
Seeing that this time he actually beat the enemy into panic and fled, so scared that they didn't even dare to risk their lives. The new officers and soldiers swept away the previous decline, their morale was boosted, and they were gearing up to find the rebels to calculate the accounts of the past year.
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After winning this battle, it's time for them to go after the rebels and kill them.
As a result of Vera's investigation that night, there was still no movement from Hardu in the south. It seemed that he didn't care at all about Prisca who was about to be attacked.
Early the next morning, after having a full breakfast, the new army launched its cannon again and fired at the city wall of Prisca.
After a burst of artillery preparations, the new army began its first tentative attack under the cover of artillery.