Chapter 248, Charge into battle
Drex is definitely a great noble in the Kingdom of Luman. In the entire kingdom, the number of Ranger-type Knight Titans he owns does not exceed eight.
And his family owns one, which is driven personally by him, the Earl. You can imagine his status.
So, he didn't want to fight to the death.
As a count of the Luman Kingdom, the Drex family had accumulated wealth for twenty years and finally purchased a Ranger-class Knight Titan six years ago. From then on, the family's path to success was already laid out before them.
Even though they had incurred a huge amount of debt for this, and the purchase of the Knight Titans had received great support from His Majesty the King, they had no choice but to fight firmly for the King.
But in fact, he was still not willing to fight hard.
What are you risking your life for?
As long as the Ranger-class machine he was driving existed, the status of the Earl of the Drex family would be extremely stable, and he would even have the opportunity to strive for a higher title, more land, and more vassals in the future.
Pay off the debt as soon as possible and expand the territory...
But if this Knight Titan is destroyed, everything will be over.
Although, he could not refuse the king's call, and he did believe the beautiful pie painted by King Luman.
They will fully support one of the factions in the struggle of the Gu family, a large interstellar chamber of commerce, and as long as they succeed, they will gain huge benefits.
These benefits, however, are primarily for His Majesty the King.
King Luman will be able to take this opportunity to gain huge benefits, and even lead his country to become the strongest country on the Black Arrow Star. He will even have the opportunity to abolish the King's Parliament system, keep the position of Governor of the Black Arrow Star in his own hands forever, and then become the king of the entire world.
As for him? As a loyal follower of King Luman, he should also get his share of benefits. Two more Knights Rangers, a larger territory, more people... but that was all.
It would be great if he had the chance to get more, but first, he had to keep what he had now.
To put it bluntly, even if His Majesty the King succeeded in the end, and his Knight Titan of Drex was damaged in the battle, how much could His Majesty the King think about their family's contribution?
Can you pronounce the name of a Ranger Mech?
Then it all depends on the conscience of His Majesty the King.
And based on his understanding of His Majesty the King, it was unrealistic to expect him to be "kind and nostalgic".
By then, I'm afraid that the attitude of His Majesty the King will be: I have the money to help you rebuild your family, so it's better to use the money to win over other families that still have strength.
What can the Drex family do then? They can only swallow their anger.
Drex didn't want to end up like that, that's what he thought; and the driver of another Ranger Knight who participated in the battle with him seemed to have the same idea.
The two of them tacitly made the same choice when faced with difficulties.
Originally, they planned to withdraw, reload the rockets, and then use the range advantage to bombard the enemy from a distance.
As long as the intensity of the military strikes is maintained, the mission will be accomplished. Anyway, the money for the rocket launcher shells will be reimbursed by His Majesty the King.
Charge into battle?
Let’s talk about it after the bombing is almost over.
However, the communication from His Majesty the King has arrived.
The two were scolded and given a death order, requiring them to intercept the army retreating from the capital.
According to His Majesty, there are "important people" in there, and the success or failure of their operation is related to them. They are required to intercept this unit "at all costs".
Then, there is a sinister sentence:
"This is your time to show your loyalty to the kingdom. If you fail, I swear in the name of Luman and the king that you will pay the price!"
Now that this is said, what else is there to say?
Drex didn't quite believe in King Luman's subsequent compensation and rewards, but the punishment he mentioned was likely to come true.
Helplessly, no matter how unhappy and resentful he felt, he had to act together with the other Knight Titan controller.
The two of them, leading the army, operated with rare efficiency, and successfully found the trace of the Angry Owl Star army that was evacuating towards the suburban town and intercepted them.
This shouldn't be a difficult battle.
In general, they had a very high opinion of the army of the so-called "alliance". The combat effectiveness of the ordinary soldiers was far superior to that of the conscripted soldiers of the Luman Kingdom; hundreds of armored vehicles and eighteen Lion tanks were all very powerful.
But he also believed that under their two Knight Titans, those tanks and armored vehicles were all lambs to be slaughtered.
This was not an attack on a well-prepared enemy position, with hundreds of artillery pieces ready to go. All they had to face were tanks and armored vehicles, and in an open-air encounter, the Knight Titans faced much less threat.
Sitting in the cockpit of the Knight Ranger, Drex skillfully fired the rocket launcher continuously.
The previously emptied magazine had not been completely refilled in time, but he and his colleague still had a total of thirteen rockets, which they fired with great precision, causing considerable casualties.
Several troop transport trucks and armored vehicles were destroyed. The Alliance had paid a heavy price for this wave.
Unfortunately, two rockets fired at the tank missed the target and failed to take down the lion.
But then, they set their sights on the big guys, and began firing rapidly with their high-speed howitzers and laser cannons.
Under their attack, three lions, which served as the spearhead of the charge, were destroyed in just a few minutes.
The Knight Titan fired at the same time as it took huge steps, crushing the Alliance's army ferociously and mightily.
On the sides of the two Knight Titans, more than eighty Sentinel Mechas and more than twenty thousand conscripts were charging together.
But the allied army, which had already suffered considerable casualties, showed no intention of retreating.
Their morale didn't seem to have suffered much of a blow, and they just headed straight ahead to confront them.
The 'Lions' came in a charging formation and fired at them fiercely as well.
Heavy bolter machine guns, reflector laser secondary guns, railgun main guns...when it comes to firepower, the Lion is also not weak.
At least, it shouldn't be a problem to destroy the sentinel mechas next to the Knight Titan.
(End of this chapter)
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