When he saw the flag signal, Bailey smiled.

"All artillery commanders, listen to my command. Target: enemy forces in front of North Peak. Ten rounds in a row, medium rate of fire. Ready!" Bailey drew the sword from his waist and raised it high...

The six gun positions quickly turned their muzzles, and the shells were loaded instantly.

"Gun position number one is ready!"

"Battle position number two is ready!"

"Gun position number three is ready!"

…

"Release!" Bailey swung his sword down heavily.

"Tung tung tung tung", six streams of cannon flames spurted out, and six shells flew up in an instant, with a faint flame tail thrown towards the fast-moving Second Legion...

"Cross cover?" Helen saw this scene through the telescope. As soon as this word popped up in her mind, the six shells had already penetrated the crowd and exploded into "six huge flowers"...

The Second Legion was thrown into chaos. In the moment before the shells fell, almost all the soldiers saw the six tracks, but having never experienced such a thing before, how could they know how serious it was? Many people even thought that it was just something like falling rocks or logs.

But many of them soon learned the power of the shells...

The soldiers closest to the impact point were instantly blown away. The more tragic ones were torn apart before they flew out, and the worst ones had many bloody holes on their bodies instantly. The soldiers who were a little further away from them would be thrown up and thrown away by the air wave. If they were even less lucky, they would have many holes on their bodies when they were thrown away. However, the power of the artillery shells was obviously more than that. The shock wave would make those who were closer to it instantly deafen, quickly increase their sense of fear, and make them dizzy and nauseous. But these were always slightly better than being killed or injured.

Each shell killed hundreds of people in an instant, and the number of injured was more than three times. You have to know that in the smoke and dust after the roar, in addition to shrapnel, there were also torn copper pieces of armor, flying swords, arrows, and daggers, and even the flying gold and silver coins were given the power to kill.

After the sixth round, the dense formation of the Second Legion suddenly had six more smoke-filled pits, and the scene was in chaos. But the disaster had just begun. You know, Bailey had just ordered ten rounds of continuous fire...

"Tongtongtongtongtong", the second round of artillery bombardment, the formation of the Second Army became even more scattered...

"Tongtongtongtongtong", after the third round of bombardment, some of the chaotic soldiers began to retreat...

…

"Charge over there! Charge over there!" Jia Chi was shocked and anxious. He kept waving his sword and pointing it at the North Peak. The army formation was in chaos at this moment. He had no time to think about it. Since the attack came from there, he would just rush straight there.

The flag bearer of the Second Legion waved his flag vigorously, guiding the chaotic soldiers. The supervisors in the rear also began to show their power, shooting arrows at the soldiers who were crying and running back, trying to leave the battlefield. At the same time, the cavalry on both wings quickly surrounded them, wrapped up the infantry and rushed towards the North Peak...

Upon seeing this scene, Wu Lai laughed and said to Sarres, "See, this is the disadvantage of the cold weapon army. The more people there are, the harder it is to command. That's why I said that those who can command more than 200,000 people at the same time are all geniuses, such as our Assyrian god of war, my teacher General Lini."

"The high priest is right." Sarres nodded, but was stunned again. He thought, didn't the enemy army come with more than 200,000 troops at once? Could it be that the person in charge of unified command was also a genius?

Sareth, who never kept secrets in front of Wu Lai, couldn't help but ask this question.

After hearing this, Wu Lai laughed and replied, "No, she is not. She just has more people. And I guess that although these more than 200,000 people look powerful, they are actually put together at the last minute. They have rarely cooperated with each other. Such soldiers are just more in number, and their combat effectiveness is not that strong, especially since their opponent is us."

Seeing Wu Lai so confident, Sarres was even happier...

"Look at where the shells from Bailey's side are falling. Our Colonel Bailey's command is a bit stiff. The shelling is too textbook-like and lacks flexibility." Wu Lai raised the telescope again.

"Bang, bang, bang, bang." The seventh round of artillery shells crashed directly into the square formation of the archers of the Second Legion. Because of this, this round of artillery bombardment picked up a big advantage - the speed of the arrows scattered by the air waves was no less than that of the archers' shooting. As a result, the Second Legion launched a rain of arrows with tens of thousands of feather arrows...

"Bang, bang, bang, bang!" The ninth round of artillery fire fell. Although the Second Army was still charging towards the North Peak, its formation was already in disarray...

"Bang, bang, bang, bang!" After the tenth round of bombardment, the desperate Second Legion finally approached the North Peak after leaving behind a large number of corpses and wounded...

"Send a signal to the North Peak: Stop the bombardment! Stand by!" After Wu Lai gave the order to the flag signalman waiting beside him, he turned around and patted Sarres on the shoulder, "What are you waiting for? It's your turn."

"Yes!" Sarres puffed out his chest and smiled...

When Helen, who was standing high on the observation tower, saw the artillery fire at the Second Army from the South Peak, she sighed heavily and ordered the troops to withdraw. She knew very well that if they did not withdraw, the Second Army would be completely destroyed there...

When they saw the enemy retreating, the soldiers on the two peaks were suddenly jubilant, and many soldiers happily hugged each other. You know, when they first saw the enemy coming in a large number, they were somewhat nervous. After all, it was a bit difficult to deal with thousands against tens of thousands. They didn't expect that after a few rounds of artillery fire, the enemy's casualties not only exceeded their imagination, but they also retreated on their own initiative.

"The cross-bombardment you arranged, High Priest, is so effective." Sales looked at Wu Lai with eyes full of admiration.

"It's no big deal, it's just 'flying a kite'. I used it often when fighting bosses before." Wu Lai laughed and said something that Sares didn't quite understand.

"However, we can't take it lightly. After using this trick, the enemy will find a way to deal with it. Stay alert." Wu Lai said.

Sareth nodded quickly in agreement.

After nightfall, Helen's tent was brightly lit, and the commanders of each legion gathered together, but everyone looked a little unhappy.

After listening to Jia Chi's report, Helen frowned, because the losses of the Second Legion were much more serious than she expected.

More than 10,000 people died and nearly 15,000 were injured, of which more than 30% were seriously injured. More importantly, morale had dropped to the freezing point. In other words, the Second Corps of the Right Army not only lost its combat effectiveness, but also became a burden to the army, because the dead needed to be cremated and buried, and the injured needed medical treatment...

"The Second Corps of the Right Army will deal with the aftermath first. No combat missions will be assigned within ten days." Helen said after hesitating for a long time.

"Yes!" Jia Chi stood up and agreed, but he felt bitter in his heart. More than half of the troops were killed or wounded, but he only got a chance to have no combat missions for ten days. What about after ten days? Let the remaining troops die again? "Although the Second Corps of the Right Army failed in the battle today, it also successfully led to the enemy's defense mode, which is cross-bombing. The two peaks defended by the enemy are in dangerous terrain, and there are large mountains and cliffs on both wings to protect them. There is no other way except to charge hard." Helen paused and continued, "But as long as we rush into the horse path between the two peaks, then make a detour to capture the two peaks, the enemy will not be able to defend the pass alone. Although the artillery fire is fierce, as long as our army can advance to the front of the city wall, our explosive packs will work. Once the city gate is blown open, the two armies can march straight in..."

"The most important point is that the trajectory of the artillery fire is obvious. If our army can move faster and add more shields for protection, the losses will be greatly reduced." Helen's eyes flashed coldly, "Besides, judging from the enemy's shooting today, they must not have many artillery pieces..."

…

In a mountain bay somewhere late at night, Pu Tong was lying on his back on a big rock, holding a long grass leaf in his mouth and chewing it from time to time.

"Colonel, please add a mattress. It's quite cold in the middle of the night." An orderly came closer and said.

"Cold ass." Pu Tong laughed and said, "My whole body is hot now."

"Eh?" Several battalion commanders around came over quickly, "Captain, did something happy happen?"

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"Of course, I'm thinking about it." Pu Tong simply turned over and sat up. "Just now, the scout reported that in the abandoned town sixty miles to our right, there were suddenly many more carriages and horses entering and leaving. Hehehe, do you understand what that means?"

"Commander, do you mean that we should go and get him a favor?" asked a battalion commander, his eyes lighting up.

"But commander, the enemy's camp is sixty miles to our right, and a little further ahead is the battle zone," another battalion commander reminded Pu Tong.

"War zone? Humph, you probably don't know yet. With our lord's great talent and strategy, the entire continent is probably his war zone. Besides, aren't we also at war?" Pu Tong chewed two more mouthfuls of grass leaves. "The scouts are still exploring. Let's be patient for a while. After we understand the situation, we'll go and take him down."

"Okay, listen to the captain!"

"Hush, keep your voice down." Pu Tong slapped the battalion commander with a rough voice in annoyance, "You little bastard who takes advantage of others."

The gruff-voiced battalion commander chuckled and thought to himself, I learned this from you.

…

In the early morning, when the mist began to clear, Inr gathered his battalion and company commanders together in a temporary camp on the back of a mountain fifty miles away from the enemy camp.

"Just now the scouts reported that the high priest and his men fought a great blocking battle yesterday, killing nearly 10,000 enemies and injuring nearly 10,000 enemies, forcing all the enemy troops to retreat to the camp." Yin'er's face was filled with joy. "This shows that our army is fighting well, and it also shows that we have the confidence and capital to resist this wave of attacks. We must not only stop them, but also find an opportunity to annihilate them."

When the good news came out, all the battalion and company commanders were naturally very happy. If it weren't for the fact that Iner was always very strict in disciplining her troops and never allowed anyone to interrupt her when she was speaking, these battalion and company commanders might have rushed to ask for details. Killing nearly 10,000 enemies and injuring nearly 10,000 enemies in a single battle was a unique example in the history of Assyrian warfare.

"You all know that our regiment had a mission before setting out, which was to disrupt, kill and injure the enemy as much as possible. However, given the current situation, this mission is not easy to carry out, because the enemy is not only numerous this time, but also has a camp very close to them, and their food and grass reserves are relatively sufficient..."

"...We must also see that although the enemy has been defeated, they still have more than 200,000 troops pressing on the lord and his men. Although our army has powerful weapons such as artillery, it cannot withstand the enemy's large numbers. If they charge forward fearlessly, they may be able to reach the front of the pass under our artillery fire. If they make a detour and fight at multiple points, the high priest and his men will be forced to fight on their own and will not be able to provide cross-support. At that time, our army will be in danger."

Yin'er's words made all the battalion and company commanders gasp.

"Therefore, in order to reduce the pressure on the high priest's defense, we must take the risk to attack, because only if the high priest and others are safe and sound can Meuritania be preserved and the hope of reviving Assyria be preserved. I have already thought of the plan, and now I only ask you, do you have the confidence and courage?" In'er raised his eyebrows and asked.

"Yes!" everyone answered in unison.

"That's good. Now you all go back to your battalions and pick out the best cavalry for me," said Yin'er.

A battalion commander was stunned and raised his hand hesitantly.

"Do you have a problem?" Yin'er frowned.

"Yes, Commander." The battalion commander puffed out his chest. "As far as I know, there are less than 300 soldiers in my regiment who are skilled in riding. If we only have them, I'm afraid the number of troops is too small. So, should we pick out all the soldiers who know how to ride?"

"No need." Yin Er waved his hand, "I have my own ideas. Disband."

"yes!"

After everyone left, Eddie came over quickly and said, “Aunt, I also think there are too few people.”

"We can't help it. Night battles require soldiers with excellent riding skills." Yin'er patted Eddie's shoulder. "Don't worry, Auntie, I will only take risks when I have no other choice. I looked at the sky. Even if there is no rain tonight, it will be dark and windy. It's just right to teach the Tianjuan Army a lesson."

"Aunt, are you planning to lead the army yourself?" Eddie asked again.

"Of course you are." Yin Er smiled slightly, "Don't forget, the high priest is also leading the army personally."