When the charging figures of the Tianjun Army came into Wu Lai's sight, a solemn look flashed across his face.
If he had a choice, he really hoped that this battle would take place at midnight, because in that case, the enemy's vision would be severely interfered with, the artillery batteries on the north and south peaks would have more opportunities to take advantage of, and the defense pressure on the level would be much less.
Now, it was already daybreak. No more orders were needed because everything was ready. The large area from five hundred steps in front of the checkpoint to the checkpoint gate was covered with chevaux de frise, pits and caltrops. The gate had been blocked tightly with stone slabs from the inside. All the gun muzzles were aimed at the front, and the shieldmen, archers and large crossbowmen on the city wall were all in place for defense.
The cute baby raised its head and glanced at the gradually clear figure in front of it, then it stuck out its tongue and licked its paws.
"Don't be anxious, it's not time for you to go into battle yet." Wu Lai smiled and patted Meng Bao's left ear.
A Beifeng communications soldier, led by a lieutenant, walked quickly to Wu Lai's side.
"Reporting to the lord, the enemy is attacking the North Peak with fire. The fire is very large and the thick smoke seriously interferes with the field of vision of the artillery. In addition, Colonel Salez asked me to report that the enemy emperor is in the second to the right of the six observation towers in front of the peak." The North Peak signalman reported urgently.
"Got it. You go back and tell Sales that the North Peak must not be lost." Wu Lai nodded. The North Peak is strategically located. Not only can one see all the arrangements in the level from the halfway point, but there is also enough area to build long-range positions. Wu Lai does not want to change from a defender to an attacker, at least not yet. Although he has powerful weapons such as cannons, the natural stone walls in that area cannot be blasted open easily.
After the signalman took the order and left, Wu Lai stood up and walked to the sand table to take a look, then said to the six flag signalmen waiting on the side: "Order the artillery positions, prepare to fire."
The six flag soldiers responded and turned around, running to their respective flag positions...
The dense formation of the Tianjuan Army not only increased the lethality of the artillery shells, but also played its density advantage. The crowded wall of people around the landing point of the artillery shells provided cover for the rest of the people even when they sacrificed themselves. As a result, although every artillery shell from the North and South Peaks killed and wounded a large number of enemy troops, it was unable to form a covering suppression, which enabled the Tianjuan Army to continue advancing under the artillery fire.
Now, the Second Corps of the Left Army, which is in the front, has run to an area only two and a half miles away from the first guardrail of the checkpoint. This is the intersection of the North Peak and the South Peak intersection is closer to the first guardrail of the checkpoint.
These two intersections were within the artillery range of the checkpoint, but Wu Lai knew very well that the enemy was familiar with the terrain of the North and South Peaks and must be aware of the importance of these two peaks for defense.
But what Wu Lai did not expect was that the Second Legion of the Left Army did not turn towards the mountain, but went straight to the guard wall of the pass.
It turned out that the front troops were attacking the checkpoints, while the rear troops were fighting for the mountain peaks. Wu Lai frowned and thought for a while, then waved his sleeves gently: "Order the artillery positions to fire freely." Since the enemy was willing to sacrifice their lives, he might as well help them.
"Fire freely." The moment the messenger waved the flag, the checkpoint artillery issued the long-awaited roar - "Tu tu tu tu, tu tu tu, tu tu tu tu..."
Amid the roar of artillery fire, the shells whizzed into the enemy formation. Like servants of the god of death, they wielded flames and smoke, harvesting and tearing at the speed of a hurricane. In an instant, they enveloped the Second Corps of the Left Army with thick smoke and blood mist...
The Tianjuan Army, which was once again ravaged by artillery fire, could not help but be secretly frightened, because the shells flying from the direction of the checkpoint were more violent than the previous bombardments they had experienced.
It couldn't help but be fierce. Although the caliber of the artillery was the same and the theoretical power of the shells was the same, the North and South Peak turrets were selectively "clicked", while the checkpoint turrets were advanced in a covering manner - bombarding from front to back in turn.
In comparison, the level's artillery firepower naturally appears to be more powerful.
After three rounds of firing from the checkpoint artillery, the Second Corps of the Left Army, which had suffered heavy damage, suddenly changed its formation, from the previous intensive charge to a dispersed column advance. This undoubtedly caused considerable interference to the checkpoint artillery, and also instantly boosted the spirits of the Wu Lai army defending on the first protective wall.
After the warning orders were sounded one after another, the hunters, large crossbows, and crossbows behind the first protective wall were all ready.
"Come and die." A soldier from the special forces company stared at the approaching enemy troops, with a smile on his face...
"Cavalry, ready! Cavalry, ready!" More than ten large flags suddenly appeared in front of the charging formation of the Tianjuan army, and shouts rang out.
As the colorful flags waved, more and more horses came closer...
"Aim at those big flags and shoot!" The three artillery batteries on the left side of the checkpoint gave the order at the same time.
"Bang, bang, bang..." Three shells were fired in succession and hit the direction where the big flags were.
Amid the rumbling sound, nearly half of the more than ten large flags disappeared immediately, and horse corpses, soldier remains, weapon fragments, and blood flew up and scattered. However, despite this, nearly a hundred horses still managed to gather. Then, the oilcloths tied to the tails of these horses were all set on fire...
The hundreds of horses, in pain, rushed towards the checkpoint regardless of anything...
"Plop" - a horse fell into a pit.
Amid the neighing of "嬷律律", some horses broke their hooves and fell heavily because they hit the trip rope. Some horses were running wildly because they stepped on the caltrops. The pain that penetrated deep into their bones made them furious...
Other horses charged directly at the barricades. The huge force caused the sharp wooden wedges in front of the barricades to instantly sink into their bodies. However, they still roared, wailed, and struggled, knocking down or dragging down the barricades...
Colorful banners continued to appear in the Second Corps of the Left Army, and more and more horses rushed to the checkpoint. It seemed that in an instant, all the cavalry turned into infantry...
Wu Lai frowned again. Although the horses' reckless running caused some minor troubles to the Tianjuan Army, they also destroyed a lot of the arrangements in front of the checkpoint.
"Hmph, you really know how to integrate things, changing the Fire Bull Formation into the Fire Horse Formation." Wu Lai muttered to himself. When he stayed in the Green Building with Helen before, he told Helen many stories about cold weapon wars, and classic examples like Tian Dan's Fire Bull Formation were naturally among them.
"Charge! Charge!" The Tianjuan Army roared with murderous intent, charging forward desperately. They had been beaten and bullied all the way. They had left behind countless corpses of their comrades, and ignored countless cries for help against their will. Now that the enemy's checkpoint was right in front of them, how could they not charge forward screaming? "Stop them! Don't let them get close to the parapet!" A command was immediately heard from the parapet...
Wu Lai's attention was no longer on the front of the checkpoint, but on the intersection of the North Peak. Looking through the telescope, he saw a large number of enemy troops suddenly rushing over there. They were the Second Corps of the Tianjuan Right Army, and it was their mission to attack the North and South Peaks. Before the battle, Helen made it very clear to the commander of the Second Corps that it would be best if they could capture them, but it didn't matter much if they couldn't. The most important thing was to make the artillery batteries on the North and South Peaks too busy to take care of themselves and unable to function.
In that case, the pressure on the Second Legion of the Left Army, which is the main force attacking the checkpoint, will be greatly reduced, and the Limoli Legion following closely behind will also be able to reach the checkpoint with minimal casualties.
The wooden ladder became a powerful weapon for attacking the passage between the two peaks, because the path leading up the ridge was not only winding, but many areas were so narrow that they could barely accommodate two people walking side by side. However, the terrain was not entirely unfavorable to the Tianjuan Army. After all, there were still many places that were relatively spacious, which could obviously be used to set up long-range weapons such as catapults, posing more threats to the peak artillery positions.
The two-peak artillery batteries are still "hitting" the enemy troops on the horse trail. Although the entrance to the mountain is also within their range, the benefits of bombarding there are obviously smaller than the horse trail. Moreover, there are many obstacles, checkpoints and sniper points on the two-peak mountain trail. There is no need to worry too much about the enemy attacking for the time being.
Sales and Bailey may not have to worry, but Wu Lai cannot. He never imagines war to be a beautiful thing. Moreover, with the current fortifications and troops along the way of the two peaks, they are still a long way from being impregnable. No one can guarantee that they will be safe. In addition, the two peaks and checkpoints have the same problem, that is, the amount of ammunition.
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To be more precise, unless the Tianjuan Army gathered in an open area and stood still and allowed the artillery to bombard them, the stockpile of artillery shells in the two peak artillery batteries and checkpoints would not be enough to reduce the enemy's numbers to the point where they would have a numerical advantage before they were used up.
Therefore, this was bound to be a fierce battle, and the only advantage that Wu Lai's side could gain was that as the defender, he had artillery.
In this case, setting up two artillery fire points to delay the enemy's advance towards the two peaks would not cause too much trouble to the situation at the checkpoint...
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"Your Majesty, the Second Corps of the Left Army has begun attacking the checkpoint. The Second Corps of the Right Army has also been divided into two according to the plan, attacking the two peaks of the enemy respectively. The First Corps of the Left Army has arrived at the designated position." The messenger attendant reported loudly.
"Good! Very good!" Helen nodded and waved her hand, "The first division of the reserve army will set off immediately and deliver the Heaven-shaking Crossbow to Li Moli."
"As ordered!" The messenger nodded, stood up and left quickly. A moment later, more than 200 large carts, escorted by nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses, quickly rushed towards the direction of the horse trail...
"Wulai, this Sky-shaking Crossbow is my latest weapon. In terms of power, it may not be inferior to your artillery. However, I have decided to seal up this Sky-shaking Crossbow after conquering Malitania, and carry forward your artillery technology, so that the entire continent and ocean will succumb to this killing weapon you invented." Helen said in her heart.
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"Is the news confirmed?!" Ye Renwu frowned, and his body trembled slightly involuntarily.
"General, the news is confirmed. As soon as the South Camp troops left Lunvington, our three spies followed them from a distance. When the South Camp was attacked, the spies were only three miles away from the camp. After dawn, they deliberately got close to investigate. We can confirm that General Dimon and the soldiers of the South Camp died together." The military officer who came to report added hurriedly.
Ye Renwu gritted his teeth and said, "You mean, the Duncan family betrayed us?"
The military officer nodded immediately. "That's true. Three spies saw it with their own eyes. They are waiting in the outer courtyard right now and can prove these things. In addition, the Duncan army is also building fortifications outside the town of Prada."
"Build fortifications at the pass? Be more specific." Ye Renwu narrowed his eyes. There was no need to explain what the Duncan army's actions meant.
"I'm sorry, General. When the Duncan army was building fortifications, they sent out more than a thousand soldiers to patrol the surrounding area. The three spies were in a hurry to deliver a letter, so they didn't stay there for long."
Probably knowing that she couldn't get any more information out of him, Ye Renwu didn't summon those spies. Instead, she sternly waved away the military officer who came to report the news. After the door was gently closed, she walked to the window and sat down.
"What should I do?" Ye Renwu was a little dazed. Helen entrusted her with an important task and let her take charge of Assyria and Annan against all odds. This showed great trust in her.
Trust can also be understood as entrustment. Helen entrusted Assyria and Annan to her, and asked her to lead the surrender of Renwenton. But what about now? Assyria's inner harbor was attacked, the camp suffered heavy losses, and the people's hearts changed. Renwenton went back on his word and the entire Southern Camp was annihilated. And from the description of the military attaché who summoned the message, it was not Renwenton's army that caused the entire Southern Camp to die, but Woolley's army.
In other words, Lovington has now become Woolley's territory. What should we do?