Chapter nine hundred and forty-ninth flames burning the city
So what if there were hundreds of thousands of defenders? Downton never thought of a forceful attack. His purpose was to destroy the enemy's supply lines, weaken their combat power, and then use this as a trump card to implement the next plan!
In the combat command room, Supreme Commander Bother looked at the map and was thinking about the location of Downton's main army. Elsingburg was located in a dangerous place and there were hundreds of thousands of troops stationed there. He didn't think that Downton would attack without thinking.
, but after seeing the huge results of the air raid, he did not dare to neglect it.
"Are all fire-fighting measures ready?"
Bosser asked.
“Everything perfect!”
The confidential staff officer answered patiently, but he complained in his heart that this was already the sixth time the commander-in-chief had asked.
"How about aerial surveillance? Did you find anything?"
Boser turned his head and glanced at the fading dusk of Huo Shaoyun.
"No!" The staff hesitated for a moment, but then told the truth, "But they are too tired. Should we arrange a few days of vacation?"
Boser also had a dozen magic users with flying magic beasts under his command. He asked them to organize the magic servants into three teams to patrol the sky continuously every day.
"No, I have to know as soon as an enemy warship appears!"
Bosser refused.
"But even if we know, we don't have enough air defense capabilities, so we can only watch the castle being bombed!"
A staff officer suddenly spoke, causing the room to fall into silence. This is the advantage of the military. It can be said that the enemy's sky is the back garden of the Downton Legion, which can be ravaged at will.
"How about making a disguise? Transfer the supplies to other warehouses?"
There was a suggestion from the staff, but I have to say that even if the intelligence was leaked, this was a good way to deal with the bombing. Unfortunately, it was too late.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A loud explosion suddenly sounded, and the entire building could be felt shaking in the headquarters.
"what happened?"
After asking, Boser's face changed drastically. He realized what had happened. He stood up impatiently, was hit in the crotch by the corner of the table, ignored it, and rushed towards the window.
Sure enough, in the direction of the city gate, huge fireballs were rising into the sky, like flaming mushrooms planted. Thick smoke rolled down and floated across the city in the autumn wind.
The war followed a cruel pace and came in an instant, bringing death and fear. The city gate was instantly engulfed in a sea of fire.
"Quickly, go put out the fire. Organize a defense and be sure to stop Downton's regiment!"
Being able to sit in the position of commander-in-chief, Boser had a lot of skills. Just looking at the direction of the bombing, he was sure that there would be follow-up enemy troops. He calmed down, left, and went to the battlefield in person to stabilize the morale of the troops.
Issue orders and direct deployment.
With the Ancient Spear as the leader, the airship formation carried out concentrated bombing on the city wall, aiming to blow open the city wall before the enemy could respond and buy more time for the ground troops to invade.
"After the bombing, the first group is heading northeast at a speed of 60. The second group is heading southeast at a speed of 60!"
On the top of the bridge of the Ancient Spear, there is a row of red magic lights. As the communication crew inside the ship operates, the magic lights flash continuously, emitting light signals to direct operations.
At the same moment, in order to avoid mistakes, two hobgoblins also stood on the deck holding military flags filled with magical light, waving them at the same frequency and uttering semaphores.
The steam airships turned around and dispersed, following the instructions and sailing to their respective battle zones. The Ancient Spear slowly advanced eastward, dropping bombs from time to time.
The mission of the flagship is to intercept all soldiers rushing to the city gate.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Groups of flames rose up, and powerful shock waves raged on the streets, overturning everything around them. Big holes were blown out of the floor. The rocks flew around like bullets, smashing the heads of some soldiers and causing bleeding.
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In the billowing smoke and dust, there were screams and wails, and pieces of tattered corpses were flying around.
When the soldiers saw this horrific scene, they were so discouraged that they dared to charge forward.
"Rush over, rush over!"
The generals looked ferocious. When they saw the soldiers disobeying the military orders, they drew their swords and chopped down several of them. Those who can arrange such an important city defense here are generals who have been promoted based on their solid military merits, for the glory of the soldiers.
and the future, they will not retreat.
Heads were falling, and the soldiers had no choice but to charge bravely. If they died in front, at least they could get a pension. If they died at the hands of the war team, their families would be demoted to slaves.
In the Western Continent, where semi-slavery and semi-feudalism is the mainstream system, human rights? That thing has never been born.
Boom! Boom!
A section of the tower was blown down and fell down. The dust filled the air and hit many unlucky people. The nearby wooden structure houses also burned, and the flames shot into the sky.
"You bunch of idiots, spread out, don't block the road, rush out of the alleys!"
A leader of 10,000 people arrived and shouted loudly. This kind of bombing was much more lethal than the crossbows. It was impossible to use houses to escape because they would be buried together.
Bang! Bang!
The two signal bombs shot into the sky with brilliant red flames and exploded into dazzling fireworks.
"Quick, reinforcements!"
Thousands of people were so anxious that when they saw that the horses could not move forward, they jumped down and took the lead in the charge with a steel knife.
Fireworks represent that the enemy has breached the city wall and the situation is urgent.
"So fast?"
Boser was shocked when he saw the fireworks asking for help. It had only been five minutes since the bombing started, and the enemy had already invaded? How terrifying must the combat power of the Downton Army be?
After the bombing ended and the battleship turned around, the dwarf heavy cavalry regiment began to charge. They rode the iron-spine dragon and were wrapped in thick armor. Like a steel billow, they rolled towards Elsingburg.
After that, there were the Krupp giants, mainly riding lava dragon rhinoceros mounts. They were wearing hellfire armor. Because they were painted in flame colors, the troops charged, looking like lava rushing, trying to engulf everything.
"Quickly, enter the position, release the catapults and ballistas!"
The officers shouted to let their men enter the defense zone. There were not many goblin bombs in reserve, so the air force could not carry out carpet bombing and could only carry out targeted attacks. Therefore, other city wall defense zones were only slightly attacked by shock waves and gravel.
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
Accompanied by the loud sound of the arm-thick crossbow string vibrating, huge boulders rose into the sky, followed by intensive firing of three-meter-long crossbow guns.
"Raise your shield!"
Blackhand gave an order, and the dwarves all raised the tower shields hanging on their saddles, covering their entire bodies.
Stones were thrown at the road section. These soldiers had practiced enough on weekdays, and there was only one passage. Even though they were still in panic, the coverage rate reached a terrifying two-thirds.
"accelerate!"
Blackhand yelled as the thrown stones flew in.
All the cavalrymen stepped on their stirrups and slammed the spurs of their military boots against the Iron Spine Panlong's belly. The mounts felt pain and immediately accelerated their sprint.
Even though Black Hand calculated the time difference well, there were still a few people at the end of the team who were unable to speed up immediately because of the obstruction of the cavalry in front of them, so they faced stone throwing.
They had no fear. Instead, their spines arched, their bodies curled up, and their left arms retracted. At the moment when the stone was about to hit, they were like loosened crossbows. Their entire spines bounced open, and their left arms blasted out with force.
boom!
The shield hit the coconuts five or six times the size of the stone, knocking them open.
"I am Dipolo!"
The soldiers who saw this scene at the top of the city were almost shocked. They sprinted to avoid the projectiles. Many elites could do it, especially the wolf cavalry. It was a gorgeous performance, but not all legions could do it.
"Look at those fire armor soldiers!"
Some soldiers screamed that they could not recognize Krupp's identity, so they could only use this simple method to call him.
The crossbow was aimed at the dwarves at the front. They accelerated and jumped over. Krupp only had to stop for a moment to avoid it, but these guys sprinted without fear.
Compared with the dwarves, these natives from the lava secret realm are more sturdy. They did not even take a defensive posture, but only used their war hammers to blast away when the crossbows were fired.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
All the crossbows were smashed into pieces and scattered into pieces of wood.
"Why are you dazed? Attack!"
The officers shouted, but it was a pity that there was no time for a second wave of attacks, because the first element fell from the sky, screamed sharply, and flew over the city.
Wherever the firebird went, almost everything was ignited, and those soldiers were covered in fire, like torches, which still illuminated half of the sky after the sunset.
"Hold them off!"
The tens of thousands of people on duty tonight yelled, asking the heavy soldiers to dispatch and seal the gap. Originally, there were civilians on the city wall who were supposed to fill the gap with quick-setting materials, but they were all burned to death.
"Axe Throw!"
After Black Hand shouted, the dwarves tore off the short-handled throwing ax from their armor belts and threw it out with all their strength.
The first batch of people carrying shields entered the position and just saw the enemy's figure when they saw the enemy's figure. As a result, a wave of battle axes swept over them like dark clouds before a storm.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Even if they were blocked by a tower shield, the power of the dwarves was too great. Their internal organs were damaged by the shock, and they were thrown out with blood spurting out.
The tight formation suddenly fell apart, like a piece of cake that had been chewed into.
Before the rest of the soldiers could set up their defenses, the dwarf heavy cavalry had already arrived, crushing them like a chariot.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
They were all soldiers who were knocked away and fell to pieces. Every time the dwarf's battle ax was swung, it would create a bloody mess.
Stumped limbs, broken arms, and internal organs were falling like rain, causing the surrounding area to be instantly smeared with bright red.
The heavy cavalry swept over, and before the surviving soldiers could remember to say "Goddess above", the Krupp giants swept past again. Compared with the short torsos and arms of the dwarves, they could swing their war hammers even if they did not need to return to their giant bodies.
It covers a huge area.
The air seemed to freeze.
Wherever the two heavy cavalry went, they left behind a terrifying corridor of flesh and blood. All sounds disappeared. As long as the soldiers were hit, they would be killed or injured and passed out.
"It's over, it's all over!"
Seeing the demon man rushing up and using his natural magic to sweep away nearby enemies, the ten thousand leader's will to fight completely collapsed, allowing a corps of more than a thousand magicians to rush into the city. Who can stop it? (Unfinished)