Chapter 496: 494: Total Annihilation (Subscription Request)
The town of Grand-Basse is located 20 kilometers west of Brussels. Its specific situation is similar to that of the town of Baddack. Both are important transportation hubs that developed along with the Flower Territory.
The difference is that because it is located on the busy route from Siren Port to Brussels, it has developed faster than Badak Town and is more completely built, and is now similar to a small town.
Its architectural style began to move closer to the residential community model in Brussels, and a designer was specially hired to carry out the overall planning of the town.
It is worth mentioning that there are three types of transportation between Siren Port and Brussels.
One is the railway, located north of the Ruhr River, which is not open to private use because its capacity is full.
Basically, large items produced by Raymond Magic Energy Group, such as processing machinery, various types of field artillery, heavy trucks, etc., are all transported through the railway system.
However, with the development of Xianhualing, orders and industrial production capacity have skyrocketed, and even if the railway operates at full capacity, it is difficult to sustain it.
Therefore, river transportation on the Ruhr River has become a good supplement!
Luoyi specially set up a separate branch from the Lion Fleet, selected capable personnel to be responsible for river transportation, and then equipped them with corresponding river vessels, thereby sharing some of the transportation pressure.
The remaining transport capacity was occupied by private enterprises and various caravans.
But even this was not enough, so land transportation developed.
The land road from Siren Port to Brussels is located south of the Ruhr River. After special renovation and expansion, it has three lanes on both sides, which makes transportation convenient. Many towns have developed along the way.
In particular, the bustle of this trade route was far greater than that of the western front, so it expanded extremely rapidly.
The same is true in Andaman Town, Lapland Town, Lyon Bay Town, Little Bussedi Town, and Big Bussedi Town.
The Sardinian army, relying on its powerful military force, looted many small towns along the way.
It can be said that among the three legions, Count Hoven Xavier, his Coast Knights, and the newly formed 39th Division made the most money.
Although Flower Leader issued a retreat order, people could leave and small items of gold and silver could be taken away, but large items could not be moved.
When they encountered the Sardinian army, which was born as pirates and was the best at plundering, it was like a mouse falling into a rice warehouse.
Before reaching Brussels, Count Hoven Xavier could only allocate 2,000 men to transport the treasures back.
Fortunately, there were Sardinian warships on the coastline that could temporarily serve as cargo ships.
Even so, the morale of the newly formed 39th Division did not drop at all, and the Coast Knights were even more motivated.
Even the mages of the Palm Mage Corps had lost their aloofness and were now shouting, "March! March! March again!"
The reason is simple. Count Hoven Xavier declared that what they robbed on the road was not even a fraction of the wealth in Brussels.
Instead of being complacent here, it is better to attack Brussels and make a fortune.
In a sense, he was right. The largest amount of wealth in the flower industry was concentrated in the city of Brussels.
But this is not a reason for the Sardinian army to act impulsively.
Grand-Basse is the town closest to Brussels and also the most prosperous. Count Hoven Xavier actually wanted to avoid this town.
However, when the red-eyed knights and soldiers saw those subjects who had not yet completed the evacuation with their families, they could no longer hold back.
Especially when the panicked crowds rushed into the town, the overturned carriages scattered all over with bright yellow gold coins and glittering silver coins, blinding people's eyes.
There are even many gems, pearls, corals, amber...
At this moment, all orders and detours can go to hell!
So, the leading Coast Knight shouted and rushed in on his horse, and his subordinates did not delay at all.
As for the soldiers of the 39th Division, they were no less impressive. Sparks were almost flying when they took steps, as if they were afraid of being slow.
As soon as they accelerated, they led the entire team forward. Even the magician who was conducting sky reconnaissance slipped away, controlled the magic carpet, and did a circling dive.
Some of these people picked up money on the ground, some broke into the surrounding houses, and some chased after those who were fleeing...
In short, it was a mess and there was no regular military discipline at all.
Perhaps the only one who was still sane was Count Hoven Xavier.
He looked at the absurd scene in front of him, feeling a huge sense of unreality and a vague sense of crisis brewing.
It seems that something bad is about to happen.
In fact, his premonition was correct. Behind the town of Grand Basseti, Alfonso Zeke saw this scene and couldn't help but smile.
In this smile, there was complacency, contempt, and more importantly, uncontrollable murderous intent.
He waved his hand and said, "Since the guests are here, let's entertain them well."
"Follow my command, attack! Attack! Attack!"
boom!
This was the first round of artillery fire. The gun barrels extending from the houses lit up with magic patterns, and then fired shells amidst roars and vibrations.
At this moment, the shells smashed into pieces of flesh and blood wherever they passed, and after exploding in the air, countless fragments flew across the sky, sweeping up countless broken limbs and arms.
The fanatical Sardinian soldiers were all frightened. Those who reacted slowly were still trembling on the spot, while those who reacted quickly were already looking for various shelters.
After all, he had been to the battlefield and was not unfamiliar with artillery fire, so his reaction was relatively quick.
As for the Coast Knights, although they are not as powerful as the Inferno Knights, they are also strong.
Each of them had a shining fighting spirit, and they had gathered a group of people and were able to protect themselves.
However, when the magic tank came out, they were all stunned.
The huge steel monster, like a metal fortress, rolled forward with the roar of its engine.
Every flash of the black gun barrel would take the lives of countless people. Moreover, heavy machine guns would fire, and the tongues of fire would spew out life-threatening bullets.
The town of Dabasedi has grown to the size of a small city, with streets crisscrossing each other, and can accommodate tens of thousands of soldiers without any pressure.
The moving magic tank is like a mobile fortress, and it must be surrounded by a squad of infantry.
They used tanks as cover to drive away and annihilate the enemy while moving.
At this time, the Sardinian soldiers even felt like they had stepped into a series of traps.
Because no matter which direction they escape, they will encounter other magic tanks around the corner, cooperating with the infantry to clear out and kill them.
And there are also machine gunners and snipers on the high places of those buildings.
One is responsible for blocking, and the other is responsible for killing the strong ones, and they cooperate with each other tacitly.
And this is another use of the magic tank explored in the Flower Territory.
Although the narrow streets and alleys make it difficult for tanks to run freely, their heavy armor makes them almost fearless. If they encounter a strong enemy, they can even fire an armor-piercing bullet.
Combined with the corresponding infantry defense, the enemy can be beaten to a pulp.
This is the plan that Alfonso strongly promoted. He studied it for many days and nights, and deduced it countless times, until today, when it was put into actual combat.
At this moment, the town of Grand Basseti was a man-eating den, swallowing up tens of thousands of Sardinian soldiers without even a splash.
Outside the town, Count Hoven Xavier felt cold all over and trembled with fear, but the next second, he roared and gave orders.
"Retreat! Retreat! Everyone, get out!"
In fact, he didn't need to give any orders, as the confused Sardinian knights and soldiers were also trying to escape.
The newly built town had no walls, so theoretically, they could escape from the end of each street and alley.
But every time they consciously found a way out, they were faced with artillery fire.
The magic tanks that came out from underground blocked their way forward. The cold light reflected by the metal even made these soldiers lose the courage to break out.
But just because they lack courage doesn't mean the soldiers led by flowers will be soft-hearted.
Artillery bombardment, heavy machine gun fire, and infantry semi-automatic rifle fire, a series of killings, bloody and efficient.
At one point, Count Hoven Xavier finally lost his patience and shouted, "Why don't you take action?"
"If the kingdom's army is completely wiped out, you won't be able to explain to Her Majesty the Queen when you return, right?"
"Help! Please, help!"
His roar was hoarse, like that of a madman, but it was still effective.
There was a fourth-level fire-type Scourge Knight who fell from the sky and directly crashed into a magic tank.
The surging fighting spirit, carrying high temperature, penetrated into the interior through the gaps in the connection, as if to completely melt the tank.
He succeeded in killing the crew, but there was already a plan in place to counter his arrangements.
In just this short period of time, a magic tank that was in the active state locked onto the fourth-level fire knight and fired armor-piercing bullets.
boom!
With a loud bang, flames spurted out, and the magic energy turned into powerful kinetic energy, giving a missile an astonishing speed.
The knight was caught off guard and had to swing his sword, intending to detonate it.
It did work, but he was blown away by the head-on impact and crashed into a house.
The next second, countless tanks aimed at the house and launched non-stop bombing.
At this moment, the world seemed to be quiet. Countless fourth-order natural disasters who wanted to take action were watching this scene quietly, with twitching mouth corners.
But in the next second, amid the explosion and smoke, fighting spirit exploded, carrying a figure into the sky.
Level 4 is still level 4, and it is too difficult to deal with it with a magic tank.
Unless a shot hits hard, it is difficult to cause fatal damage.
Alfonso shook his head in dissatisfaction, but his movements were definitely not slow. The next second, the powerful natural disaster warriors from the Flower Territory rushed over to stop the natural disaster from Sardinia from taking action.
In fact, with the Fire Scourge Knight in front of them, they were unwilling to take action.
At this time, looking at Count Hoven Xavier again, he had collapsed to the ground, as if he had completely lost his strength.
Even if he was surrounded by a team of Flower Guards, he had no intention of resisting.
In this battle, the Sardinian army was lured into a trap, and the Knights of the Coast, along with 8,000 Sardinian soldiers, were completely wiped out.
The Palm Mage Corps was too scattered to be of much use.
However, mages have more ways to escape, and most of them leave the battlefield using magic scrolls.
As for Count Hoven Xavier, he was captured on the spot without even offering a resistance.
At this point, the war on the Western Front ended, but changes took place on the Southern Front.
(End of this chapter)
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