In the early morning, on the field in front of Leith Town, the two armies maintained an effective distance and faced each other from afar.
The two armies were quite large in number, and they were divided into several large pieces. If it weren't for the vast plains like Lacey Town Wilderness, they wouldn't be able to accommodate them.
The birds and beasts that usually inhabit the plains have long since disappeared. The invisible oppression makes almost everyone's face show a solemn look. Everyone understands that once this terrible tranquility is broken, the murderous intention conceived will be like a violent wind.
It burst out like rain.
In the central phalanx of the Imperial Capital Allied Forces, Commander Obsidian Lucifer squinted his eyes slightly and his face was tense. On the surface, he looked solemn and calm, but upon closer inspection, his purple eyes were filled with tired bloodshot eyes.
Apparently he stayed up all night.
Opposite the coalition forces is Dark Moon's army. Riding a white magic horse and wearing silver-white armor is the Dark Moon commander Shia Lucifer. Although it is only the second time he actually commands the army to fight, he is different from the last time he faced it.
Compared with the two coalition forces of Chiyou and Lanrong, the eldest princess showed extraordinary composure and calmness.
"Shia Lucifer!" Obsidian's voice rang, suppressing all the noise. "I will give you one last chance, surrender! I can give you the position of emperor and empress!"
Shia's cold voice echoed in the wilderness: "Obsidian Lucifer! You are just a usurper who is not recognized by the Sword of Fallen Angels. You are not qualified to be emperor at all! What's more, you have even lost the imperial capital now!
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Obsidian, who was hit hard by the words, finally became angry and said: "Those who obey me will live, and those who go against me will die! I swear on the name of the Lucifer family, all of you will become the burial objects of this stubborn woman!"
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The peak-level coercion of the Demon Emperor cannot have much effect in such a wilderness. However, as the supreme ruler of the empire, Obsidian's ferocious oath made by his surname did shock the Dark Moon army.
"In the past three hundred years, we have lived in a barren dark moon, subject to inhuman sanctions and exploitation. In order to survive, we endured humiliation and allowed others to trample on our dignity! Finally one day, with our own efforts and
Diligence overcame famine, overcame poverty, and was able to raise one's head and be a human being. No longer groveling for leftovers, one could have a happy life and family. However, at this moment, the rebel who usurped the empire, this cruel,
Greedy, arrogant and shameless people want to plunder our hard-won achievements, want to trample on our bodies and dignity again, and want to destroy everything about us! Tell me, generals, soldiers, my brothers and sisters!
Are you willing?"
"No!" The uniform and loud voice of the Dark Moon army rang out. This momentum was completely different from the previous battle of lords. It was full of fighting spirit and courage, and the negative emotions caused by the Obsidian Oath were immediately eliminated.
Shia raised the royal flag high: "Perhaps we will sacrifice our lives, but when we see the ancestors of the Fallen Angel Empire again in front of the devil, we can still hold up our proud heads! The inheritance of the red blood flame flag
Soldiers, our eyes are burning with blood full of fighting spirit, and our sharp weapons are ready to destroy the fragile enemy forces at any time! Wang Qi's will will guide our direction. The inheritance of White Night Emperor will give us the highest honor and courage!
Warriors, fight for the Dark Moon, fight for the Empire!"
"Fight! Fight! Fight!"
The morale of the Dark Moon army skyrocketed, and the uniform sounds of weapons slamming and shields beating made the entire wilderness tremble slightly. The same trembled the morale of the Imperial Army.
Ever since Shia shouted "Fight for the Empire", the confidence of many soldiers in the coalition began to waver. Although Emperor Byakuya has fallen for three hundred years, the legend of the strongest man in the demon world and the first military god is still deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Having already suffered a losing streak before, the imperial capital fell to George, the first general who supported Shia. People's hearts were floating. Now they were faced with Princess Shia, the direct descendant of the White Night Emperor who inherited the Red Blood Flame Flag, and the power of the Dark Moon Army.
The momentum and fighting spirit were almost suppressed to the lowest point.
Obsidian knew that if he kept talking, Dark Moon's morale would not waver, but he would be discouraged first. He stopped arguing and ordered the front row of infantry to attack.
This light infantry consists of about 20,000 people. They are elites selected from the lord's army. They are commanded by Sogdiana, the lord of the Green Tree Territory. They are equipped with leather shields and armors. Five thousand of them are archers, with strong overall combat effectiveness.
Obsidian was the first to dispatch this infantry, obviously wanting to ask for directions.
The light infantry formed several rectangular formations and marched towards the Dark Moon formation with neat steps. Shia responded quickly. Several rows of soldiers moved forward to greet them. The soldiers at the front were all the most powerful horned demons.
, the two of them worked together to hold up a tall giant shield. Due to the height of the giant shield, it was difficult to see clearly from behind. It seemed that they were archers.
Archers vs. infantry? Obsidian showed a sneer on his face and ordered the Imperial City's Megalithic Legion to dispatch, keeping a distance and following behind. The Megalithic Legion was composed entirely of heavy armored infantry and pike infantry, and was commanded by General Longbottom. Even if the opponent sent out a rebel
The Shadow Cavalry led by Nesta can also be defeated.
This kind of large-scale battlefield troops cannot be controlled by the commander-in-chief by drawing a box with the mouse in real-time strategy games. Commanding hundreds of people is completely different from commanding 100,000 or millions of people. The more troops there are, the more powerful they are.
It is difficult to command, and it is usually difficult for the commander to use his arms and fingers. Just imagine, when many people in front are retreating and running away, the people behind can't retreat even if they don't want to, otherwise they will be trampled to death. The so-called defeat is like a mountain.
That's it.
The more sophisticated an army is, the more capable it is of enforcing orders and prohibitions, commanding as intended, and exerting its most powerful combat effectiveness. This requires not only excellent command capabilities, but also rigorous training.
Obsidian and Shia are like two chess players, sending out their chess pieces one by one. The chess pieces fight against each other. In addition to the chess players themselves, the specific arms and the strength of the chess pieces themselves are also very important.
For example, archers generally restrain spearmen, spearmen restrain cavalry, and cavalry restrain infantry. However, if the cavalry is commanded properly, it may not be impossible to defeat the spearmen.
War is not a simple numbers game, but most of the commanders of the Imperial City's individual military formations are famous generals who have experienced hundreds of battles. Obsidian's own experience is also better than that of Shia. In this case, the Imperial City's army still has the upper hand.
There is indeed a greater chance of winning.
On the surface, Dark Moon's current advantage is just morale, but morale is very volatile. As long as the fighting formation can build up the momentum of the coalition, the Dark Moon Army's morale will naturally gradually decline. It is not difficult to win, at least in
Obsidian thinks so.
The light infantry of the coalition forces kept a distance from the heavy soldiers of the Boulder Legion, advancing forward at an orderly pace. At the current safe distance, there was no need to speed up, and Obsidian had secretly ordered the cavalry to prepare to launch - to
Shia's commanding experience will definitely be difficult to withstand these continuous charges one after another. When the opponent is in a hurry and launches a full-scale charge, then only a few dragons will need to be held back. After the Dark Moon Army is overwhelmed, the overall situation will be in doubt.
It’s decided.
Facing the heavy legion behind the light infantry, Shia still did not send out a response military formation, but the slowly advancing giant shield formation was going in and out to prepare something. Soon, a crossbow vehicle was pushed by the goblin warriors.
came out. The giant shield also stopped moving forward.
Due to various defects, the ballistae has been replaced by the magic crystal cannon. This obsolete ordnance can only be retained in some backward places. Now Dark Moon actually launches a ballistae with weak lethality on such a critical battlefield. Even if it is hoped that
No matter how incompetent Ya was, he should not make such a stupid decision. Obsidian could not help but frown.
Sogdia and Longbottom also saw the crossbows. At this time, the light infantry at the front was still quite far away from the range of conventional crossbows, so Sogdia did not panic. He just commanded the army to slow down a little, preparing to withstand it.
After the first round of the ballista's attack, it begins to accelerate and sprint.
However, facts have proven that Sogdian's slow-down command was a typical mistake of empiricism. The last thing he should do was to judge these ballistas based on the conventional weapons he knew. When the infantry was still at a "safe distance"
, those ballistas have already started to launch, the dull sound of machine springs sounds one after another, and the rapid sound of breaking through the air roars.
At the moment when the ballista was launched, there was finally a hint of horror in Sogdia's voice: "Disperse the formation!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the huge spear-like crossbow arrows flew into the dense phalanx at a terrifying high speed, and the fragile leather shields or armor of the light infantry were easily penetrated. Immediately afterwards, the giant arrows
It exploded with a "bang" sound. Countless short and sharp arrows shot out from the scattered blue smoke. The nearby soldiers were caught off guard and screamed in agony as they were penetrated by those arrows.
The smoke was also highly poisonous like the arrowheads, and the bodies of many soldiers had begun to decay rapidly.
When Geraint made a sneak attack on Valan Fortress, the poisonous smoke from the heavy ballistae was unable to be effective due to heavy rain, but in today's weather, it was able to exert its maximum power.
Not only Sogdiana, Longbottom, but also Obsidian and others from the coalition's main formation changed their expressions. They had never seen such a strange ballista with such range and power. Dark Moon had always hidden such a terrifying weapon.
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After a round of powerful shooting, due to the dense formation, about two thousand soldiers had fallen. The ballistas were quickly loaded with new giant arrows through a small winch-like prop.
, even the weak strength of goblin warriors can be used, without any of the weaknesses of traditional ballistas that are slow to reload and difficult to control.
The second round of crossbow arrows flew out again, taking away nearly a thousand lives. The soldiers in the light infantry formation were already showing timidity, but they were not allowed to escape without receiving an order to retreat, otherwise they would
They were directly killed by the military law team. Under Sogdian's order, the light infantry began to sprint bravely, and Longbottom behind them also issued an order to speed up. The power of the ballista was far beyond imagination, even if it was equipped by the Megalithic Legion.
Even an iron shield cannot protect against the giant arrows ejected by that terrifying force. Compared to the giant arrows, what is even more terrifying is the poisonous smoke.
After being dispersed, the effect of the heavy ballista was indeed weakened a lot, but under the subtle control of the goblin warriors, it still exerted considerable power, and each round of shooting could bring considerable damage.
After the distance between the two sides narrowed, the archers behind the giant shields began to move, and the arrows rained down on the light infantry at the front. Skillful three consecutive shots, coupled with elite arrows, gave the light infantry
It brought a heavy blow. Before the two sides came into contact, more than half of the Sogdian infantry had been killed or injured.
Although the heavy infantry at the back were attacked by the heavy crossbows, the bursting arrows were much less harmful to the heavy infantry covered in armor. However, the toxins and poisonous smoke caused quite a lot of trouble.
The number of light infantrymen was reduced sharply in the face of the rain of arrows. All Sogdia could do was to barely protect himself with strength. As a great demon king-level lord, he could still rely on his strength to run rampant in his own territory.
Bogey, on this kind of battlefield, they are nothing more than cannon fodder.
The cost of the light infantry was not in vain. The heavy infantry behind them had already approached. The lethality of Dark Moon's bows and arrows was suddenly weakened a lot. At this moment, a large amount of smoke appeared behind the rows of giant shields, and there was a faint trace of smoke.
Hearing the sound of horse hooves, it must be Dark Moon's cavalry starting to move out.
Longbottom, the commander of the Stone Legion, quickly ordered the dispersed troops to gather in formation, slow down, and arranged the spearmen at the forefront. The spears in the hands of these soldiers were all specially made and could withstand the huge impact.
Not to be broken. For the sprinting cavalry, the momentum of high-speed running can certainly increase the speed and lethality, but it will also bring greater reaction force and become a skewer on the spear.
As for the defense against heavy ballistae after the centralized formation, Longbottom knew it well, because the enemy's cavalry was about to engage in close combat. If the ballistae or bows and arrows were fired rashly, it would be easy to accidentally damage his own army. Putting this aside,
Cavalry is much more difficult and "costly" to train than infantry, and the enemy will certainly not be so stupid.
Nesta, who surrendered to Dark Moon, is Longbottom's old friend and rival. In previous martial arts performances, he has been overwhelmed by Nesta's shadow army. Now it is time to show off the newly trained spear array on the real battlefield.
Kill Nesta's cavalry.
Sure enough, not long after, a large number of cavalry rushed out from the center and both sides of the shield array. Longbottom, who was originally ready to fight Nesta, couldn't help but take a breath when he saw these cavalry. The Stone Legion
He and the light infantrymen in front all looked frightened.
This is not Nesta’s Shadow Army!
The hand holding the reins stretched out from the armor hidden in the black cloak is not flesh and blood, but withered bones. The war horse beneath him is entirely composed of bones except for a few key parts.
Undead! Not the kind of cannon fodder skeletons, but undead cavalry!
It would have been fine if there were just a few fearful knights, but the number of cavalry running out in front of them already exceeded 10,000, led by dozens of terrifying knights riding ghost horses, all covered in black armor, holding spears, and leading the undead cavalry.
Qi rushed towards the phalanx of the Stone Legion.
There is a restlessness on the coalition side. When did you hear that the undead also have a cavalry legion? How much advanced knowledge of undead magic is required to achieve this? When did the demon world have such a powerful undead magician? And he is still on the side of the dark moon!
Judging from the number of cavalry, this undead cavalry must have existed for a long time, otherwise it would be impossible to collect so many corpses. Whether it is a heavy ballista or an undead cavalry, they have never been seen in the battles of Moonlight Fortress or Dico Town.
Appeared!
"Those damn intelligence agents!" Obsidian gritted his teeth and tightened the reins in his hands. "The First United Legion! The Black Nightmare Cavalry Legion! The Dragoon Legion! Attack immediately! The Goblin Brigade is preparing to set up a catapult!"
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