The sky tonight is particularly dark. Clouds are pressing down on the horizon in the distance, blocking out the starry sky and moonlight. Only the moon can occasionally shine through the gaps in the clouds with some faint light.
On the city wall, the defenders lit torches. Reuenthar, who replaced the injured General Milo, used a telescope to observe the orc camp in the distance for a while, and then murmured in a low voice: "Goddess bless you."
Every night, the orc camp in the distance is particularly scary. The orc camps that stretch for dozens of miles are brightly lit.
In the orc military camp densely covered with countless torches and fires, the dozens of miles of fire seemed particularly shocking.
At this time, a gentle rustling sound came from the sky.
Hidden among the clouds in the sky, hot air balloons revealed their outlines one after another. Thanks to God's blessing, the night and clouds provided them with sufficient cover.
One by one, the hot air balloons quietly flew over the head of the orc camp...
The raid plan officially begins!
For this operation, the air force commanded by General Andre dispatched more than 1,500 of the largest hot air balloon airships at once, as well as 200 small escort airships.
Although it was night, from the air, the orc camp below was particularly obvious. These orcs really shouldn't light so many torches at night! The imperial soldiers on the airship muttered in their hearts.
Those bright firelights now freed the Imperial soldiers on the airship from having to worry about aiming in the dark.
Hot air balloons flew quietly over the top of the orc camp. A large number of hot air balloons formed formations in the sky. The first batch of the empire's air force was forming a team according to their daily strict training.
A dense formation, order and spacing were carefully maintained.
Under the faint moonlight, the secret weapons produced in the imperial factory that surpassed the entire era were hung on the ground of the airship. The weapons named "bombs" by Lord Tulip were like hanging vines one by one.
The grapes on the table are the same.
Night provided cover for the Imperial Air Force, but it also caused some troubles for the Imperial Air Force. In this era without communication tools, during daily training, the Air Force could also use the telescopes and observers installed on the airship to monitor the location of the airship.
The flag on the flagship came to obey the command. But at night... high in the sky, the flag was unrecognizable.
But at this time, it’s more based on feeling.
Among the orc army, in the tents, the orc soldiers were sleeping, and the orc soldiers who occasionally patrolled did not notice the strange phenomena in the sky and the ground.
Even the orc warriors on the lookout were a little relaxed. They only occasionally looked in the direction of the human city wall in the distance.
The giant of the orcs, Rock, did not sleep. He was in his tent, discussing something with several of his relatives and the leaders of the rhinoceros tribe. Rock was in a bad mood, although White Rhino General Baistin vowed to use victory to
Come to wash away the shame. But the previous battle has made the rock understand that human beings do not seem to be as weak as imagined.
It seems...that Elf King was not wrong.
"There will be a battle tomorrow, I think..."
The rock was about to say something, but at this moment a loud noise interrupted it!!
boom!!
In the night, the sound of this explosion immediately broke the silence! The sound of the explosion seemed to be very close to the rock tent, and then there was fire immediately outside!
The orc leaders in the tent were stunned for a moment, and then immediately rushed out shouting!
At this time, human air strikes have been launched in full force!
After the first bomb was dropped, it happened to land on a tent. After the gunpowder exploded, the fire quickly completely ignited the tent! When the sleeping orc warriors woke up, the chaotic rush out had turned into a mass.
Flame tent!
In the darkness, the explosion of the bomb not only brought flames, but after the improvement of the Northwest, this kind of bomb was also filled with a considerable amount of iron sheets, nails and other things. Once it exploded, it immediately became
The kind of "explosive bomb" that Du Wei knew in his previous life!
The iron pieces and nails stirred up in the explosion, causing considerable damage to the orcs.
And above the sky, a series of bombs roared down from the sky. They were dumped into the orc military camp!
In just a few breaths, the camp of the orc army was already ablaze! There were constant explosions all around, and most of the orcs had not yet woken up from the shock. More and more orcs rushed out of the tents and tents.
In the barracks, he was running around the camp in a daze, shouting.
Many orcs didn't even know where this explosion came from. It was just that the surroundings were engulfed in flames and the secret explosion made the orcs' shouting sounds filled with a miserable flavor.
"What's going on! What happened!!"
The rock roared angrily.
No one can answer.
Because at this moment, most orcs are also asking the same question!
Looking down from a high altitude, after the first round of bombing was over, countless sparks were already blooming in the orc camp.
Countless orcs were exclaiming, screaming, and running blindly, but what awaited them were more bombs falling from the sky!
"Fly forward! Keep flying forward! Strengthen the depth!!!" In the air, because it was dark and unable to use flags to command, the soldiers could only yell at their companions at the top of their lungs.
Although this is very inefficient and brings some trouble to the smooth progress of human plans, the orcs below are still in chaos!
One by one, the tents and barracks were engulfed in the flames. The orcs were crowded and running back and forth in the camp, but they didn't know where they were running. Some of the bombs fell on the barracks, and some fell on
into a pile of orcs. Fire and shrapnel from exploding bullets kept killing the orcs.
Finally, when the first round of bombing by humans ended, the orc barracks in the bombing area were already on fire! Even the orcs in the chaos ran back and forth and trampled, causing some orcs to die at the feet of their companions.
At this time, a sharp-eyed orc finally discovered the enemy!
"Heaven!! They are in heaven!!!"
More and more orcs raised their heads and saw the chaotic formation of human airships in the sky. But at this time, the orcs were even more shocked: Could it be that those humans also have the ability to fly like the elves?
Already?!
Human bombings were carried out in formations, with one round every three hundred airships. When the airships in the first round completed their mission and returned, the airships in the second round had already flown over the heads of the orcs!
"Observe carefully! Drop bombs at the densest place!!"
The observers on the airship roared vigorously.
When the second round of bombs was dropped, the orcs finally started sporadic counterattacks.
But such a counterattack is obviously a bit weak.
Because there is a lack of archers among the orcs, especially the orcs of the hoof tribe who are responsible for the main attack this time. Those orcs who mainly use cattle and horses are strong and have brute force, but the archers are more about skills.
Rather than brute force. Due to congenital defects, archers have always been very, very rare among the orcs.
Moreover, sporadic archers began to shoot towards the sky, but the chaos in the night made such shooting lack of accuracy, and... those human airships were too high!
Only some elite archers can shoot arrows to such a high position. Most archers who shoot blindly are just wasting their precious arrows and energy.
During the second round of bombing, more bombs rained down from the sky. More and more orcs became panicked and panicked.
Although Rock had immediately ordered his own bodyguards to act as a supervisor to maintain order, and even killed nearly two hundred orcs running in panic, he could only barely slow down the spread of panic.
"These humans! What the hell kind of weapons do they use!" The orcs were angry, and so was the rock.
Is it a group attack by magicians??
The two rounds of bombing lasted for nearly an hour.
Within an hour, a large area of the orc camp was engulfed in flames. A large number of orcs threw away their armor and weapons and ran around blindly! The orc camp was too big. Although the human bombing had been as deep as possible,
But it still only covers a small half of the area.
However, more of the frightened orcs in the bombed area spread out to the surroundings! The orcs ran in crowds and rushed to the safe areas, trying to avoid the strikes from the air. Instead, the panic spread.
!
Those areas that were still safe around them were quickly overrun by panicked orcs! Those intact tents and barracks were trampled by groups of orcs. Countless orcs who heard the noise and ran out of the barracks were blindly wrapped in
The team collapsed and more and more people were trampled to death and injured!
At this time, Rock, as a giant, stepped forward!
This saint-level warrior among the orcs grabbed a long knife and suddenly jumped high! Then he threw the knife in his hand at an airship in the sky!
Under the mighty power of the saint-level warrior, the sword immediately burst out with a ball of golden light, like a meteor rising into the sky!
Although it was hundreds of meters above the ground, the airship was unable to avoid it at all. It was concentrated with a bang and turned into pieces!
"Calm down!!!!!!!!!!!!"
The panicked orcs heard a roar like thunder! The sound was like thunder and struck hard in the hearts of the orcs like a heavy hammer!
"Calm down!!! Calm down!!!!!!"
The rock roared with all its strength, and its powerful holy power quickly spread its voice to all directions.
"Those who panic will be killed! Those who run blindly will be killed! Those who disturb the morale of the army will be killed!!!"
The majestic roar of the rock rang out in the dark night. After roaring several times, it finally gathered the surrounding groups of rebels. It soon led a group of people and kept running around the camp.
, the powerful holy power gave it enough speed, and it slashed all the way mercilessly. Killing the orcs who dared to take the lead in running, they would be killed on the spot!
After using blood and cruelty to suppress the other orcs, it began to issue orders one after another!
After the third round of human beings, almost more than seven or eight miles of the camp had been turned into ruins, and the orcs were already crowded and running around.
The rock giant led a large number of rhinoceros guards, running back and forth to maintain order. Soon, like a snowball, more and more rebels gathered.
"Crossbow! Push out the crossbow!!!"
The fourth round of human air strikes arrived a little slower than scheduled. Because the human air force formations themselves had some chaos. In the night sky, poor visibility caused some formations to almost collide with each other.
When the airship of the fourth round of air strikes flew over the heads of the orcs, Rock had already led a group of settled rebels and began an organized counterattack.
Among the orc army, some crossbows made by the dwarves were brought out.
Although there are not many in number, with less than a hundred crossbows, this long-range weapon is just enough to restrain enemies in the sky.
The fourth airship formation that had just flown to the top of the orc camp was immediately attacked head-on! Dozens of crossbows fired into the air. Although the orcs had shortcomings in shooting talent, the coverage of dozens of crossbows shot,
Several airships flying in the front were still hit. Three of the airships were even hit by the hot air balloon, and soon turned into a ball of fire and fell from the sky!
Human beings had to increase the flight altitude, but increasing the altitude also reduced the accuracy of human bombing.
Group after group of orcs who had calmed down under the orders of the officers and leaders began to calm down from the panic. They no longer ran blindly, but began to retreat to the surroundings in a controlled manner. Some orcs had even learned to do so.
After removing the planks and holding them above their heads, more orcs grabbed their shields.
Rock snatched a bow from the hand of an orc archer next to him, but in his excitement, he used too much force and broke the bow. Then the angry orc giant simply rushed to the barracks.
He brought out a bundle of spears!
At this time, the saint-level powerhouse showed its power!
One by one, the spears, thrown with its powerful force, flew into the sky like golden meteors, accurately shooting down human airships one after another!
Seeing those enemies in the air being shot down, the panicked orcs burst into cheers one after another, and their panic finally began to stabilize.
Among the orcs, some high-level warriors also began to grab spears and throw them into the sky! But at an altitude of several hundred meters, it was difficult for even high-level warriors to throw spears at such a high distance!
Then, seeing that their strength was not enough, those high-level warriors simply consciously went berserk!!
One by one, high-level orc warriors used the secret instincts of the orcs to start the orc madness, instantly increasing their combat effectiveness by about three times!
More and more spears flew into the sky, and the human air force could clearly feel the pressure increasing. Those spears had a higher range and more power!
In the fourth round of bombing, humans lost more than forty hot air balloons, but the effect of the bombing was far lower.
After General Andrei in the rear received the news from the front, he immediately and decisively ordered the cancellation of the last round of bombing.
Tonight's results were brilliant enough. Now that the orcs have stabilized order, there is no need to waste the lives of precious air pilots.
The chaos in the orc camp finally subsided until dawn.
The orc camps more than ten miles away were affected, and in the area with the most severe damage, almost all the barracks were destroyed.
Most of the fires in the camp have been extinguished, and occasionally there are still some black smoke rising from the ashes. On the ground, the scorched earth and the blood of the orcs have solidified into large areas of black and red.
The bodies of the dead orcs were gathered together and carried together, along with the ruins of the barracks in the camp, as well as discarded armors and weapons...
Many injured orcs were receiving treatment. Each orc's face was full of fireworks. Some were burned, some were injured by shrapnel, and some were stepped on by their companions in the chaos.
When the loss figure was reported, Rock was extremely angry.
This human air strike caused the rock to lose the lives of nearly two thousand orc soldiers, and injured nearly 6,000! The number of seriously injured orcs who lost their combat effectiveness was closer to a thousand!
This data is actually not that big, because although the air force's combat methods are very advanced, the power of bombs in this world is too small! The explosive power of those gunpowders is far from enough to cause a fatal kill. As for those blooming bombs
The shrapnel can only cause damage to the orcs, but it is not fatal.
Most of the dead orcs were just caused by trampling on each other in the chaos.
This battle went smoothly, but without the knowledge of both sides, mankind lost an extremely valuable opportunity to expand the results!!
"Idiot!!! That's just stupid!!"
A few days later, Du Wei, who was in the imperial capital, received a military report from the front. The military report was not surprised by the results of the first round of the orc siege battle. He was concerned about the main fortress of the Kaspersky defense line where he participated in the shooting.
The city wall is very confident.
Judging from the battle report, the first battle was fought beautifully. First, they deliberately showed weakness to lure the enemy to attack. They also deliberately let the orc army climb the city wall.
Then he ignited the traps in the trench position, engulfed the opponent's heavy troops in the city with a sea of fire, and turned the orcs on the city wall into a lone army, and then devoured the opponent in one bite. This battle was quite beautiful, and it also achieved the greatest results.
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According to subsequent calculations and estimates, the orcs probably lost more than 10,000 people, which can be said to be a great victory.
But what made Du Wei angry was the second article in this battle report, about the night air raid!
"Stupid! Extremely stupid!!"
After Du Wei finished reading, he slapped the table hard, and in anger, he immediately tore the battle report in his hand into pieces!
"Night air raid! Rostock really figured it out!!! Even if Rostock doesn't understand, is Andre also a fool? Just let Rostock act so randomly! Night air raid! Damn! I think this primitive air force is the US military in the 21st century.
Ah! No ground guidance! No advanced observation instruments! No precise coordinate survey!! Night air raid? In the dark night, just rely on the naked eyes and feelings of soldiers from high altitude to bomb??!! It is a waste of our ammunition!!!
There is no electronic communication system, and in an environment like that at night, there is no command method in the air, and you can't even see the basic flag! How to command the bombing? It's just a random bombing!!!"
Du Wei's expression was a little distorted, and he slapped the table hard: "It's funny! It's so damn funny! There are actually several airships that crashed because the visibility in the sky at night was too low and they collided with each other??
Damn it, you shouldn’t have launched an air raid at night!! It’s obvious to these orcs that the elves have not participated in the war!! There is no means to attack us from the air! So why not launch an air raid in broad daylight!!! The enemy has no effective means of air blocking.
Is there a difference between day and night??? What is in Rostock’s head!!! Why not attack during the day? Why wait until night? Are you looking for trouble for yourself???"
The more Du Wei talked, the more annoyed he became, and in the end he even roared: "More! What else do you want to say in the end? According to estimates, the air strike was a great success? Thousands of enemies were injured? Damn it! Thousands of enemies were injured!! Since it can
If the enemy kills thousands of people, the orc camp must be in chaos! At this time, why don't you go out of the city and use ground troops to rush over and attack! Since the air raid can make the opponent's camp fall into chaos, with such a good opportunity, if you can send
If the army attacks on the ground, it will be easy for the opponent to blow up the camp! Once hundreds of thousands of orc troops blow up the camp, as long as they use cavalry to drive them away, the results of this battle will be at least dozens of times greater!!!
If you're lucky, maybe the orcs will be driven back to the frozen forest right away!! Andre, this idiot! Rostock doesn't understand. You, Andre, have been with me in the northwest for two years. How many times have I told you this?
Have you fucking forgotten all the previous tactics!!! Aerial bombardment to trap the enemy in chaos, and then ground troops to follow up and sweep!!! This is the way to go!! I have never heard of not using the ground!
The troops can defeat the enemy just by relying on aerial bombing!! There is no such awesome air force in the 21st century! How dare you use such a primitive hot air balloon without ground follow-up troops?
Just rely on air strikes??
When the US military attacked Iraq, the air force bombed and missiles were used. Such a powerful air attack also relied on the follow-up of several divisions of ground troops to defeat the enemy! Do you think this primitive air force composed of hot air balloons is stronger than the fucking US military?
??!
This is not a real fucking bombing! It can only be regarded as harassment! This can only be regarded as harassment at best!!!"
Du Wei was alone in the room. He banged the table, stamped his feet and hit the wall, getting very angry.
His angry roar was even heard by the guards guarding far outside the dean's office. Everyone looked at each other, wondering why the Duke was so angry... Could it be that the front line was lost? But I heard that there was a rumor.
According to the news, it seems that we have won two battles in a row.
Can Du Wei not be angry? Can he not be angry?
What an opportunity! This precious opportunity just slipped away from my hands!!
In war, if you miss an opportunity, you will be punished!
According to the current situation from the front, it is obvious that the sinners north of the Kaspersky Defense Line are simply an orc army. There are no elves! There is no air power!!
If you don't take advantage of this moment to unleash the full power of the air force and bully the opponent severely, why don't you wait until the opponent sends the elves up before fighting?
Damn it! Damn it!!
From the data, as well as this battle report, it also describes in detail how the camp was in chaos after the orcs were attacked by an air attack!!
Damn it, if we had sent 30,000... no! Even 10,000 cavalry! While the opponent was in chaos, they rushed over! The orc army could have completely destroyed the camp!!!
In this era of cold weapons, there is a lack of effective instant communication tools and hundreds of thousands of troops with primitive cold weapons. Once the camp is blown up, unless the commander is a god, he will never be able to control the situation!!!
Then, if you are lucky, you can disintegrate the opponent's army and drive them back to the frozen forest!!!
Now……
"It's too late now." Du Wei got angry enough and sat down heavily on the chair. He sighed longly and said to himself: "It's too late! It's too late!! The orcs have tasted the power of our air force.
, but they are now on guard. If the next air strike occurs, they will not be able to panic like this anymore. Moreover, once the elves' air force comes up, it will be very difficult to see how effective this pure 'bombing force' can be.
It’s hard to say... Sigh... Andrea, Andrea, have you completely forgotten all those tactics I taught you?!"
Wasted opportunities will be punished!!
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On the front line, Andre was also very annoyed. He threw a document on the ground angrily and shouted at the officer who came to deliver the order in front of him: "Why didn't the army in the city dispatch! Is this the explanation?"
The officer was helpless in the face of Andre's anger. His rank was too low and he did not dare to argue with the general. He just said slowly: "General Andre. Lord Rostock means that your army
After all, it is a new army, we cannot take too many risks... Of course, after this air strike, we have confirmed the power of your army. So after this test, in future operations, we can follow your instructions
The new tactics proposed have been implemented. This is just a test. You also know that if you are not sure, it is very risky to send troops to raid the enemy's strong camp head-on at night. "
"Be sure...you have to wait until you are sure before you do anything..." Andre's eyes were bloodshot and he gritted his teeth.
Finally, he let out a long sigh.
He understood that no matter how confident he was, no matter how confident Duke Tulip was. But for General Rostock, the commander of the Storm Legion, he did not understand the air force or its power.
Therefore, he must see tangible evidence to prove the capabilities of the Air Force in order to convince him.
There is no way around this... Just as Duke Tulip said: This is an army that has transcended this era, but most generals of this era have no idea about such an army!
Now, it seems that after seeing the results of this air raid, Rostock finally believed in his own air force... but he ruined an excellent opportunity!!
For the first time in his life, General Andre felt a trace of dissatisfaction and suspicion towards his old boss, General Rostock!
It would be great if...if the frontline coach was Lord Tulip Duke...
"Is this an official document from Du Wei?"
In the palace, in the regent's study, Deputy Minister of Military Affairs Camisillo had a strange expression. Standing in front of Prince Chen, he seemed speechless.
Prince Chen's face was a little pale. He didn't sleep well last night. The reports of the two victories on the front line made him a little excited.
He did not read Du Wei's official document immediately and said with a smile: "What's wrong? Did our Lord Duke write a letter to General Andre to ask for credit? His air force did a good job this time."
"Uh...no." Camisillo smiled bitterly.
"No?" Prince Chen shook his head: "I know that Andre has now become Du Wei's confidant. With such a big victory, wouldn't Du Wei say a few good words for his men?"
Camisillo did not dare to worry anymore and simply gritted his teeth and said directly: "Your Highness, this official document is a copy that Duke Tulip delivered to the headquarters through official channels as an imperial military general...
Impeach!"
"Impeachment?" Prince Chen smiled: "What did he say?"
"In his official document, he severely criticized the frontline commander General Rostock and the air force commander General Andrei for missing the opportunity... He also said that those who miss the opportunity will be punished."