total conquest

Chapter 289 Enemy Attack
Looking at the battlefield from the air, it was easier to see the changes in the entire battle situation. The wild beasts ran on the soft ground while the artillery was reloading, which affected their speed in the eyes, and walking here was also not conducive to the cavalry charge.Zhang Hao, who descended from the sky, immediately gave an order to charge the steam tank troops. The steam tanks loaded with hell-level wind cannons are heavy enough to compact the ground. While the enemy cannon fodder is still there, the death knights should strengthen their own strength.

Marshal Robert also brought the cavalry to the front line. Although the artillery wiped out a lot of enemies, most of them were just cannon fodder. Even if they fought, they would not be lethal. Except for the Griffin Knight led by Tok, who was preparing to charge with the army, the other cavalry Finish the harpies one by one to make sure none of them wake up dead enough to cause unnecessary trouble for the army.

The formation changed, the steam tank came to the middle of the inverted characters, the cavalry followed, the musketeers and mages were ready to attack, the captain of the empire, and the battle priests checked their weapons for the last time.In order to increase the close defense of the steam tank, Zhang Hao asked the melee affairs officer to join the battle with the steam tank to ensure that the hell-level wind cannon can exert the maximum attack efficiency when under siege.

As the Beastman warriors approached, the light mages had already started chanting spells, and the light magic vehicle hidden in the crowd also secretly aimed at their targets.

"There are still 500 meters away from the maximum casting distance! 400 meters!! 300 meters!! 200 meters!! Attack!!" Marshal Robert gave an order, and dozens of magic light nets opened from the air and fell slowly, without hiding. All the beastman warriors who passed by were firmly trapped in place. At the same time, all the musketeers, crossbowmen, hell-level wind cannons and steam tank shells fired directly forward at the same time. The dense barrage directly evaded these The lucky ones under the artillery fire were sieved. Facing three levels of long-range attacks: near, middle, and far. In the end, only the Chaos War Mastiffs and Bayonet Beasts with smaller bodies and extremely flexible bodies could reach the front of the imperial army to meet their reinforcements. The shield walls and sharp halberds, together with the pistols of the officers around the tanks, turned what was thought to be a tragic battle into a shooting scene.

The increase in the number of artillery and muskets has directly increased the combat effectiveness of the empire by n levels. In the past, the outcome of wars ultimately depended on melee combat. Long-range troops and artillery troops have always been just auxiliary, but now Zhang Hao has expanded the number of troops. , so that the combat effectiveness of the artillery can be truly reflected. Facing the battlefield of thousands of people, dozens of artillery have a fart, the reloading time is long, and the coverage area is small. Too many cannons can not do enough damage to the soldiers, and the hell rockets have too many Yes, the damage to large units is not enough, the arc range of mortars is too slow, and it is easy to accidentally injure. Therefore, in the past, it would be better to bring an extra group of cavalry than an extra cannon on the battlefield. This has led to the slow development of imperial artillery. Old and backward.Although Zhang Hao was only a medical student before, the modern history of his country told him that without sufficiently advanced long-range weapons and tactics, he would only end up with the loss of power and humiliation of the land and compensation.

In this world, not everyone has the opportunity and talent to learn magic, but everyone can learn to pull the trigger.No matter how strong the mage is, he can be knocked down with one shot, and no matter how strong the soldier is, he can be smashed to pieces by one cannon. Except for the battles of legendary level and above, where artillery cannot be the main force for the time being, artillery and firearms will eventually replace cavalry and become the meat of future battlefields. machine.

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Carcassonne's army, which is a day and a half away from the south of Colony, is hurrying to march towards Colony. The troops joined along the way made Carcassonne's army soar to 20 directly, but the army was divided into three parts. One part is the vanguard of Pegasus Knights and Horned Eagle Knights. They keep a distance of 15 kilometers in front of and around the army, and are alert to whether there are enemies around. The second part is the main force composed of [-] infantry and cavalry, of which [-] It is the local infantry regiment, armed with spears, on the periphery of other troops, always ready to form a defensive formation.In the middle are Carcassonne believers. They wear beige believer robes with hard armor inside, red striped shields on their backs, and sharp swords in their hands, guarding the fairy of the lake and a carriage covered by sackcloth.

The flanks and tail of the main force were guarded by cavalry, and the last part was the supply and siege force, which consisted of ill-equipped militia, carriages and catapults, and in order to maintain distance from the main force, they had to rest less than the front. For three-quarters of the time, although everyone was exhausted, they still persisted. Grand Duke Alberic told them that this battle was a battle of national destiny. My own country and beliefs, no matter how hard or tiring, I have always persisted.

"Her Majesty the Fairy, the Grand Duke! Charlie Leo Cornwall came from the Cologne battlefield to ask for an audience!" A Pegasus knight flew quickly from the front and asked the Fairy of the Lake for instructions in mid-air.

"Your Highness, Charlie has always followed His Royal Highness, so he should not have been controlled." Grand Duke Alberic immediately explained when he saw the somewhat hesitant expression of the Fairy of the Lake.They already knew about the Great War in Carcassonne, King Lawn was under control, and those descendants in Colony were not much better. The best ending is to kill Colony in battle.And Charlie has been wandering outside without knowing his whereabouts. Even if he led Zhang Hao into Carcassonne, he didn't show up in front of everyone, so it is understandable that the Fairy of the Lake is vigilant.

"Let him come, just to ask how the situation in Cologne is, and order the army to move on!" After the Fairy of the Lake gave the order, she replaced the Unicorn and Grand Duke Aberic and walked out of the army, waiting for Charlie by the roadside.

A moment later, Charlie was escorted by six Pegasus knights to the Fairy of the Lake.

"Charlie-Leo Cornwall has seen Her Royal Highness the Fairy of the Lake, and the Grand Duke of Alberik." After dismounting, Charlie knelt down on one knee and saluted the Fairy of the Lake.

"Let's stop talking nonsense, how is the situation on the Cologne battlefield?"

"Return to Your Highness, there are more than [-] Beastmen army fighting against the imperial army. With His Royal Highness personally sitting in the town, there should be no problem, and Colony should have no army at the moment." Charlie walked a straight distance with several Pegasus knights , directly across the Gray Mountains, so it only took a few hours to find the army.

"Who is the Beastman general who confronted the imperial army?"

"Eh, before the battle started before I left, the leader of the Beastmen was hidden in the army and could not be identified."

"Charlie, follow the army" Just as the fairy of the lake was about to let Charlie go with the army, there was a sudden violent vibration from the ground.When everyone hadn't realized what was going on, they saw that the ground around the army suddenly swelled up with countless soil bumps, some of them were even under the army's feet, causing the neat marching formation to become chaotic.

"Prepare for battle!!" As soon as the Grand Duke of Alberik finished speaking, the soil bags split open instantly, and countless huge worms emerged from the soil bags, each of which was more than ten times larger than the ones seen in the national forest.The sharp teeth in the worm's mouth opened one by one, and countless monsters fell from the worm's mouth into the middle of the soldiers below.

The monsters immediately rushed towards the carriage in front of the Lake Fairy. The prophetesses who had no time to escape were torn to pieces in an instant. If not for the arrival of Charlie, the Lake Fairy did not know how to fight in close combat and had no armor. The fate of the female mage can be imagined.

　I went to work today until I got off work at 10:30 on Tuesday morning. If I suddenly stopped updating, it would be sudden death. Don’t doubt it.

　　
　
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