Chapter 488: 486: About to be defeated (Subscribe)
The next day, morning.
As October approaches, the end of summer and the beginning of autumn, the heat between heaven and earth dissipates and a cold wind suddenly blows.
Although it is not big, it seems to be able to penetrate the clothes and chill people to the bone, making them feel sad.
Such weather, coupled with the desolate sound of the horn, has a sense of solemnity that permeates the sky and the earth.
Duke Aquinas Graham did not break his promise to be a vanguard. He had breakfast early and drank two bottles of red wine.
When he felt his blood boiling, he rode his Flame Hell Komodo beast and left the camp.
Behind him was a group of knights with wild appearances, also driving their mounts and following closely.
In modern warfare, command is far more important than morale, so no commander-in-chief would insist on being the first to attack and break through the enemy lines.
Even though this is an extraordinary world, where a person's power can be beyond imagination, unless one is a legendary warrior, one is still afraid of being besieged. If surrounded by a large army, one will still be exhausted and have his fighting spirit depleted.
In the end, no body was left intact!
Therefore, Duke Aquinas Graham's actions were a bit childish.
But who says this is a Slavic legion?
What they admire is the power of force, and even more so, the brave.
If the commander doesn't have some military power, he will be bullied to death by them!
But if the commander is strong and brave enough, they will also dare to follow him to death.
The result was that after the Knights of the Flame Hell, large numbers of soldiers from the newly formed 113th Division gathered.
Without even being urged, they just held their weapons, formed into an array, and continued to press forward.
It is worth mentioning that there are some "new talents" among them, including two battalions of magic gunners and an artillery battalion.
The weapons used are all obsolete Imperial standard magic rifles. They have a decent range and accuracy. The only drawback is that they are manually loaded, which makes loading bullets slow.
Don't underestimate this one flaw. Compared with the Garand semi-automatic rifle, it is much worse.
On the battlefield, shooting accuracy is important, but it is not as important as the first-mover advantage.
The attack power of the bullet is there, unless you are a third-level extraordinary person, you have to release your fighting spirit to defend yourself.
Otherwise, if you are not careful, a small bullet can kill everyone equally.
Therefore, the most important thing is always the first-mover advantage, fire suppression, building a fire network, or bombarding the area with artillery fire.
The 113th Division also had field artillery, barely enough to form a battalion, and they all used third- and fourth-generation magic cannons, which had a very difficult range and were difficult to reload.
Not to mention the Habsburg Empire, even the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Bonaparte Empire were far inferior.
But this is all the Slavs can offer. It can be seen that the construction of the Slavs' magic legion is still quite backward.
However, sometimes, when there are enough strong people, they can eliminate all unfavorable factors.
Such a big commotion must have been discovered long ago by the people in Frost Moon Canyon.
At this time, the one guarding here is still Grand Knight Commander Vincent Ackerman.
However, the Lion Legion was restructured and the First Guard of Flower Territory was established. The so-called Grand Knight Commander no longer represented a specific position.
But Vincent Ackerman is still one of the most outstanding commanders in the Flower Territory, and he has made progress along with the construction and expansion of the Royal Guards.
As soon as he discovered any unusual movement of the enemy, he issued the battle order.
On the cliffs, the camouflage was completely removed, revealing the dark gun barrels.
The well-trained guards quickly completed the loading and calibration, pointed the muzzles at the Knights of the Inferno in the distance, and made fine adjustments.
On the castle in Frost Moon Canyon, machine gun muzzles were set up at regular intervals, and grenades were placed within reach.
As for the back of the castle, there is a specially built platform. There are also field guns that light up with magical light. Shells are loaded into them, and the trajectory has been calculated long ago.
It can cover the entire mountain road and extend forward to the artillery area outside the mountain.
With Xu Jin surrounded by barrages and artillery fire, it was extremely difficult to break through head-on.
Following Vincent Ackerman's order, the three field guns on the cliff opened fire first.
Amid the roar, the earth trembled, rocks fell, and in the thick smoke, three shells each drew an arc and hit the Knights of the Inferno with precision.
Just this one move showed the artillery skills they had mastered after long-term training and study.
The response of Duke Aquinas Graham was quite simple, so simple that it was unpretentious.
He didn't think of retreating, but stared at the cannonballs and chopped them in the air with his ox-horn battle axe.
A bright Dou Qi blade flashed by, directly breaking through the 100-meter limit of the extraordinary strong man, and then strangely split into three, cutting down the cannonball hundreds of meters away.
There were no shells, and a chain reaction occurred in the air, with countless fragments flying everywhere and smoke and dust rising.
But the distance was too far to hurt the young duke at all.
However, behind the castle, the rows of magical field artillery seemed to have received a signal and opened fire one after another.
Boom boom boom boom boom!
Dozens and hundreds of shells drew arcs in the thick smoke and hit the Knights of the Inferno.
But the next second, the Grand Duke suddenly raised his hand, pointed the bull-horn battle axe to the sky, and a fiery red fighting spirit like flames rose from his body, and rolling heat waves spread outward.
Behind him, the Knights of the Hellfire also raised their weapons, their fiery fighting spirit bursting out, and the twisted high temperature seemed to cover the earth, as if a sea of fire had spread.
Then, they performed almost the same action as the young Grand Duke, swinging their weapons and slashing at the air.
Then, dozens of fighting spirits came through the air, carrying high temperature and sharp screams, intercepting the shells in mid-air.
Continuous chain explosions exploded in mid-air, and destruction bloomed along with fighting spirit, like a grand fireworks display, brilliant and dazzling, dangerous and beautiful.
At this moment, Vincent Ackerman's face in the castle changed drastically. His originally calm heart fell into a deep valley, full of bitterness.
Extraordinary, all of them are extraordinary!
As far as the eye can see, there are a total of 120 knights in the Knights of the Inferno, and not a single one is below the third level.
The young Grand Duke seemed to be only at the peak of the third level, but he definitely practiced some kind of sacred skills just like Earl Loy.
Otherwise, he would not be able to control so many powerful people.
He was originally very confident in defending this castle. He had fought more than one battle here and had a deep understanding of this place.
He believed that with the upgraded artillery, he could keep any enemy out.
But now, he knew he was careless.
In this world, there is another tactic, which is not to play tricks on you, but to crush you with thorough strength.
"Bombard! Bombard! Don't stop!"
"Fire!"
Vincent Ackerman reacted and gave an order, but he didn't even notice that his voice had become sharp.
In reality, his orders were unnecessary. The various artillery batteries had already been firing continuously, shells being loaded, sealed, and mana poured in, activating...
For a moment, the air was filled with smoke and roars, as if all the shells were poured out.
This is what they learned in the military camp. If the enemy is too strong, don't worry about accuracy. Just fire all the shells in the shortest time possible.
When you are poor, you use tactical infiltration; when you are rich, you use firepower coverage. This is the truth.
They absolutely strictly implemented Roy's tactical ideas.
It’s a pity that the enemies this time are too many and too exaggerated.
Then, dozens of figures suddenly rushed into the sky, with fiery red fighting spirit all around them like flames, and the fighting spirit wings stretched out behind them, and with just a vibration, they took them to the sky.
Extraordinary fighting skills, fighting spirit turns into wings!
Don't think this combat skill is ridiculous, but in fact, if you learn it and use it skillfully, it will be the transition from a ground unit to an air combat expert.
They kept rising higher and higher until they were a thousand meters away. After they were completely out of range, they moved above the artillery platform and dived down.
The three artillery positions on the cliff were also equipped with heavy machine guns, which angrily fired into the sky, forming a cross-fire field.
But it was useless, completely useless. It landed on the solid Dou Qi defense and bounced off with a clang.
When it got close, Dou Qi Zhan charged forward and struck, and the fiery red crescent blade directly cut down the cliff.
The artillerymen and soldiers in it were overwhelmed with almost no resistance.
After doing all this, they increased their distance to a height of one thousand meters and continued their dive operations.
This time, they aimed at the castles in the canyon and the artillery batteries that were firing continuously.
At this moment, even though the soldiers of the Royal Guards had already raised their heavy machine guns and pointed them at the sky,
Even the five extraordinary knights led by Vincent Ackerman raised their weapons and burst into fighting spirit.
But there was still unconcealable panic in their eyes.
At this moment, below, on the mountain path, the remaining Flame Hell Knights transformed their fighting spirit into shields, blocking the front, and urged the Flame Hell Komodo Beasts to step onto the mountain path.
Don't think that the Komodo beasts are clumsy, but in fact, with the blessing of complementary fighting spirit, they are as light as cheetahs.
By jumping, you can avoid rolling stones and rough terrain.
Their master would occasionally use his fighting spirit to strike out and block all the shells.
After they got closer, behind them, the newly formed 113th Division Artillery Battalion also pulled the heavy field artillery and began to busily calibrate and load the ammunition.
Yes, their range is not enough, but as long as they get close enough, they can still cause damage.
At this moment, a communications soldier rushed out and handed the receiver of a walkie-talkie to Vincent Ackerman.
Vincent Ackerman took it without hesitation, and heard a familiar and young voice coming from the other end of the microphone.
"Vincent, how's the battle going?"
Vincent Ackerman pursed his lips and finally spoke on the battlefield filled with smoke and roar.
"The Flame Hell Knights are incredibly powerful, with over a hundred third-level transcendent warriors. They are one of the top ten knight orders on the continent and truly deserve the title!"
"They chose the tactic of airstrikes and infantry advances. The cliff artillery has been damaged. We don't expect to hold out for much longer."
"However, Lord Earl, please rest assured that our army will live and die together with Frost Moon Canyon!"
At this point, he paused, then spoke with determination: "Even if we die, we will bite off a piece of the enemy's flesh!"
(End of this chapter)
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