Chapter 65: Battle column versus battle column, the shadow of Homemon Watts
Chapter 559: Battle column versus battle column, the shadow of Homemon Watts
A ball of dazzling lightning crossed the Confederate defense line. It was very bright, spherical in shape, with a diameter of more than three meters. It was like a whirlpool of arcs and air masses, floating on the ground but giving people a heavy and breathless feeling.
Feeling of oppression.
Wherever the ball lightning struck, soldiers and weapons burned, and the ammunition exploded one after another, leaving scorched black marks on the ground. Several battle infantrymen not far away aimed at it and fired a round, and the lead bullets were fired.
The heavy shield was smashed into pieces and burned into smoke before it hit the ground. Before the battle infantry had time to recharge, a lightning whip struck them and cut them in half.
"Fire support!"
The infantry squadron leader who was defending here loudly called for cavalry and artillery support. As soon as he finished speaking, a huge ball lightning appeared behind him, making a low rustling buzz. This mysterious existence seemed to be some kind of plasma or cloud-like substance.
It has no fixed form and is constantly changing.
A human figure could be seen vaguely in the center of the ball lightning, waving his hands where the electric current gathered, burning the squadron leader into coke in the blink of an eye.
There are more than one such magical creatures! They suddenly appeared on the barrier, causing great panic among the Confederate infantry. The indestructible Paladins and Superman-like Legionnaires were still within the scope of the Confederate soldiers' cognition, but ball lightning completely exceeded common sense.
The air reverberated with dense tearing and shattering sounds. The terror brought about by the unknown was unstoppable, and the powerful fear of being crushed into powder at any time tightly strangled the heart.
The Confederate infantry, which formed a dense formation for hand-to-hand combat, could not withstand this magical creature. They were repelled, but did not break up. After the ball lightning passed, they filled the front line again and started hand-to-hand combat with the legionnaires who followed. Even the bravest
Officers and sergeants spontaneously formed a team and rushed towards the ball lightning with Molotov cocktails and kerosene.
The silver-white lightning ball was annoyed. He raised his hands, condensed a roaring arc of electricity, and threw it down heavily.
"Annihilation, as you wish."
A sharp, slender bolt of lightning plowed through the parapets, trenches and barracks. The first batch of Confederate soldiers who pounced on the ball lightning were burned to ashes on the spot. The people behind jumped up and threw Molotov cocktails, oil cans and various
Throw in any combustion aids you can find.
Flames burned and smoke billowed. Magical creatures roared indecipherable syllables and rampaged.
These brave battles successfully restrained the magical creatures for a short period of time. Harandil pulled out a bloody iron arrow from his quiver and put it on the bowstring. The bloody arrows seemed to be alive, emitting bursts of heartbeats.
Trembling. Harandil aimed at the most critical direction of the battle line, veins popped out in his right hand holding the arrow, and his breath and spiritual energy poured into the arrow.
"cover me."
The skirmishers responsible for covering opened fire in all directions. The ball lightning was shot one after another, and the crystal shield also rippled. It immediately turned, sending out a terrifying echo as the arc penetrated the air, roaring in search of mortals who dared to challenge it.
"Hit its shield with magic-breaking arrows!"
The bowstring in Harandil's hand made a loud sound like muffled thunder, and the bloody arrow came out from the string. The arrow shaft was destroyed in flight, leaving only the bloody arrow trailing the bloody afterimage.
This blow collided with the ball lightning, first tearing apart the outer magic shield, and then hitting the inner wizard armor, sparking a dazzling flash, and shattering something with an astonishing roar.
Pieces of crystal-like fragments scattered like snowflakes.
Harandil saw the ball lightning weaken and become smaller in an instant, and the arrow went straight to the humanoid body inside, hitting the armor-like entity. Suddenly, the ball of light was extinguished, and the bright light of the ball lightning disappeared as if it had evaporated.
Without a trace.
This blow actually caused a period of deathly silence in the chaotic battlefield. The ball lightning that was still raging just now disappeared in full view of everyone!
The next second, the legions of the Senate began to boil. Other ball lightnings and powerful Beyonders were everywhere looking for enemies that could threaten them. The Confederate infantry discovered that these monsters were not invincible, and threw themselves into the battle even more bravely.
Just behind the infantry, agile shadows moved quickly, imitating the sniper attack just now. Their uniforms were different from ordinary infantry and officers. They were equipped with special bows and arrows or rifles, and their rate of fire was lower than that of conventional equipment.
It has enhanced penetration against large creatures and heavily armored targets. Special arrows can also be strengthened by psychic energy when fired, causing terrifying sniper damage to psychic units.
They are the most elite commandos of the Confederate Army handed over to Harandil. They are mainly composed of half-elf rangers who have served in Canaan and Extraordinaries from the Confederate camp, and even high-level combatants from the Curly Baboon Research Association.
Each commando has specialized observers and escorts, and can choose tactics and fighter planes independently.
Roland named this unit "Stalkers", which specialized in hunting down enemy Extraordinary units that broke through the defense line.
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At the same time that Harandil launched a counterattack, Werner Negri also put in reserve troops on the east side of the fortress!
The bastion could accommodate only a limited number of troops, so part of Roland's reserve army formed an array in the open ground to the east of the fortress and launched a counterattack. There were stone manors, villages and orchards scattered there. The Confederacy had fortified the manor in advance and built a low wall nearby.
, dug trenches.
The troops of the 1st Verona Front, led by Werner Negri, spread out into skirmish lines and lines. The battle infantry, cavalry and artillery stopped among the buildings and fruit trees, set up positions, and opened fire to bombard the enemy.
The flank of the legions attacking the bastion. Skirmishers and part of the line infantry continued forward.
After discovering this army, the auxiliary corps on the flank of the Senate army, the battle infantry also armed with flintlock muskets, immediately rushed to seize the Confederate artillery position. They formed a huge square formation, and the artillery support they received was slow.
Advance slowly.
The artillery in the hands of Werner Negri was very powerful. The 6-pounder cannon and the 12-pounder cannon fired continuously, from a distance of one mile to two hundred paces. The battle infantry hit by the artillery shells were all shattered, and the splattered flesh and blood looked like green.
A reddish blood flower bloomed in the grass. Some parts of the phalanx became incomplete, and fallen soldiers remained on the road where the army passed, turning into relics of the battlefield.
The Senate's artillery also launched a fierce counterattack, wiping out some Confederate battle lines. The phalanx commanded by Ploson, one of Chalon's best generals, was not disordered at all, and the infantry followed the drumbeat and moved faster and faster, surging.
The undulating helmet and gun barrel are like a gloomy ocean.
"The skirmishers attack."
Werner Negri confirmed that the two sides had entered a skirmishing position and issued the order to attack.
This tactic has long been promoted in the Confederate army. Selected skirmishers serve as a barrier before the main battle, disrupting the opponent's rhythm at a relatively small cost before the two sides engage in battle shooting, and delaying them under their own artillery fire as much as possible.
The advancing auxiliary regiment was immediately attacked by flexible and accurate fire. The skirmishers specifically targeted officers and sergeants for hunting.
The soldiers of the Auxiliary Corps saw the Confederate skirmishers firing almost in front of their eyes, but they could not fight back. After advancing twenty steps, the Auxiliary Corps had already suffered two or three rounds of fire. Finally, an impatient soldier raised his gun and fired.
The skirmishers on the opposite side fired a lead shot. As soon as the gunshot rang out, the phalanx suddenly seemed like a boiling pot was boiling. The fire flashed into one, and the edge of the phalanx was submerged in a sheet of white smoke.
Unable to bear it, the Auxiliary Corps responded with a fierce volley, and dozens of Confederate skirmishers were hit and fell to the ground. Other skirmishers crouched down to avoid the densest fire and continued to fire.
During the exchange of fire, the phalanx also stopped and suffered continuous artillery bombardment. Soon, the large phalanx became more and more chaotic, and the shooting became scattered and wavered.
"Stop shooting!
"Bayonet charge!"
The Senate general commanding the phalanx could no longer bear it and issued the order to charge with a sword.
The auxiliary corps immediately began to attack to the passionate drumbeats. The madness in the blood of the soldiers burst out, and howls resounded throughout the earth. The Confederate artillery quickly fired two rounds of fire at the people who rushed towards them, splashing thousands of canisters.
After each shot at the dense formation, the auxiliary legions fell to pieces, but this still did not stop the progress of the phalanx.
The soldiers of Verona's 1st Front Army, who were waiting in full formation, fired a round of fire at the rushing auxiliary corps, and then immediately started a bloody hand-to-hand battle. The extraordinary people mixed in with the infantry were the first to break through the fortifications, and the infantry from behind came up in a steady stream.
.Beside the manor and the low wall under the fruit trees, bright bayonets were coming and going. The casualties on both sides began to increase, and the corpses instantly filled the trench.
"Has Xia Long drugged these auxiliary troops?!" Negri, who was commanding the battle, became more and more frightened. He was commanding the best troops in the Confederacy and the defense line that Roland specially prepared for Griffith.
Relying on the auxiliary corps of the Senate along the way, they were bombarded, sniped and fired, and they were still able to continue their offensive!
The beautiful manor was demolished into ruins. Both sides shouted to kill Zhentian, and the auxiliary legions continued to break through the defense line, and then were driven back by the resolute counterattack of the soldiers of Verona's first front.
After the fierce infantry battle began, Negri suddenly discovered that a powerful cavalry unit appeared behind the Senate Square. The legionary cavalry entered the river and the sea, and squadrons gathered one after another.
The legionary cavalry of the Senate assembled and attacked like a storm. Some of the Confederate infantry who were about to be charged by the cavalry immediately transformed into a hollow square formation.
However, Negri, who had seen it before, felt that the cavalry of the legion in front of him was even more fierce than before - the cavalry group could engage the enemy in a dense cavalry formation at a distance of more than 500 meters, and launch a fierce attack in the final stage.
Amidst the rumble of iron hoofs, three thousand armored cavalry, hussars and dragoons rolled up smoke and dust and rushed toward the Confederate flanks, causing the ground to shake.
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"Heavy rain often follows fierce battles."
Ophelia stood in front of the window. Electric light was shining in the thick clouds, and bursts of thunder were coming. It was still daytime, but it was already as dark as late at night outside.
"But we are in Homewood, not on the front line." Midianmeier poured twice as much wine on the table in the lounge and leaned comfortably on the sofa looking at his friend's back. "Roland and Sharon's armies each have their own
Advantage, it’s hard to predict the outcome. Would you like a bottle?”
"Where did you get the wine?" The blonde girl turned around and asked in surprise, "Isn't there a curfew in the college?"
"It's from the Xiaoyu Dried Wine Store~ He hasn't been here recently, so I checked for him to make sure it's not broken." Midianmaiya took a small sip, "Well, it's not broken~ You can try it too,
My own opinion may not be accurate.”
Ophelia was so preoccupied that she was not in the mood to drink at all. She turned around, and with a burst of violent thunder, sparse raindrops hit the glass, silver snakes danced wildly in the darkness, and a gray rain curtain enveloped
Heaven and earth, the pounding rain made it difficult to hear each other's voices.
Ophelia returned to the sofa and sat down, stroking her blond hair, her eyes of different colors lost in thought:
"It would be great if we were by Griffith's side. Commodus is not easy to deal with. Their battle is also of strategic significance..."
"No way," Midianmaiya put down his wine glass and sat upright, "Let's just talk about this. Whether it's the battle of Sebasto or Griffith's decisive battle against the Regicide, they are all thousands of miles away from us.
remote.
"However, sensitive extraordinary people can detect indescribable ominous premonitions."
"What could it be?" Ophelia asked. "Rana must know something, but he won't tell me. This feels so bad."
The thunder gradually became distant, the rain became heavier and heavier, and people and objects could not be seen clearly a few steps outside the window. Ophelia still couldn't let go, so she got up, put on her equipment, wrapped herself in a cloak, and walked toward
Walk outside.
"Where are you going?"
"Go and inspect the outpost."
"I'm with you," Midianmaiya said quickly, "I can't stay alone in the girls' dormitory."
"No, you must stay here, keep Sonia and Fiona safe, and call the police if there is anything unusual," Ophelia shook her golden ponytail and closed the door. Suddenly she remembered something and asked loudly outside, "
Who is guarding the Whispering Forest?"
"Foresters and preparatory students," Midianmaiya replied, "the closest to them are Desai's patrols, patrolling the edges of the forest and the cemetery!"