total conquest

Chapter 42 The Norse Landing

After receiving the task, Zhang Hao immediately dispersed all the light cavalry in the city, and patrolled along the coast around Marienburg. Sure enough, he received news that afternoon that the Norse longships were gathering at sea.Zhang Hao made a decisive decision and set off overnight with a half-formed army, six teams of giant swordsmen, four teams of musketeers, four teams of halberd soldiers, four teams of crossbowmen, one steam tank, two giant cannons, Sun Knight Nine Team.

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Elfric Aufsen, the new general of the Norsca tribe, was just a few weeks ago a nobody, but one day a noseless man called himself Vlad von Carstein The man found him and asked him to bring the leader a letter with bat wax on it, and promised him that he would be promoted and rich in the future. Elfric didn't believe it at first, and wanted to capture him and send him to the God of Chaos , but the man with thin clothes and no nose turned into a bat and flew away before he could react. Elfric swore that he had never seen such a powerful transfiguration.

With respect for the strong, Elfric sent the letter to the supreme leader of Norsca, Ulfric the Wanderer. As a result, as Vlad said, Elfric was appointed as a Although the generals of the full legion are only low-level legions, to Elfric this is already the greatest gift of the Chaos Gods.

Upon receiving the instructions, Ælfric took a fully formed legion and two other colleagues and began to attack the imperial coast, from the city of Norden in the province of Oost in the east, to the port of Dieters in the province of Nord in the west, and then to Horsell in the West Province can harvest countless wealth and slaves with every attack. The empire that was once arrogant in the eyes of everyone is like a paper tiger. It has been beaten without any temper. Elfric naturally does not know , except for Marienburg, the main forces in the other two provinces were all transferred away from the coast due to various reasons in Midden Province and disappeared without a trace. Otherwise, it would be okay to rely on these miscellaneous soldiers to carry out sneak attacks, and the arrogant ones would have been wiped out countless times. up.

After dozens of looting and destruction, Elfric, who was a new general, almost thought that he was the reincarnation of the Chaos God. A feeling of invincibility made him feel elated all day long.

In the end, after the destruction of Horsell, Ulfric's highest order was sent to Elfric, and he and the other two generals immediately attacked Marienburg. The position of the head of the army.

Elfric naturally knew the locations of the other two generals, and it would take two days at the fastest to reach the coast of Marienburg in West Province, but he only needed two days. In order to prevent surprise attacks, Elfric's army Instead of going ashore, he chose to rest in a boat not far from the shore. No matter how weak Marienburg was, he could not take it with his own army. Elfric chose to wait for reinforcements.This decision gave Zhang Hao, who had been on the road overnight, time to build the fortifications.

The Norse people live in extreme conditions all year round. They have stronger bodies and more durable endurance than normal humans. Maybe they are really strong in melee combat, but the lack of environment and civilization makes them basically have no powerful long-range weapons. He won't be trapped in the far north forever.

Zhang Hao's one-and-a-half full-strength army has no hope of fighting head-to-head with three full-strength troops, and Marienburg has to keep troops to guard against Bretonnia, so whether Zhang Hao can win this battle depends on Eckbard's level What's up.Zhang Hao ordered the troops to occupy the commanding heights overnight, and dug a large number of pits around the coast. The soil on the coast is inherently soft, and the large and small pits can somewhat limit the charge of the Northmen.The flame knights were divided into two waves, hidden in the forest on both sides.

Early the next morning, Elfric ordered the longboat to dock. Elfric, who had never been defeated since leading the army, didn't take the imperial soldiers seriously at all, let alone he could see the other two soldiers from a distance. Only the mast of an army longship.

"Come on, boys! Come ashore with me! Let the chickens of the empire see the might of our Norse people!" Elfric stood at the bow of the boat, looking proud.Sea ships in this world basically only have the function of transportation, and the concept of navy has not yet been developed. Facing the super port and defensive artillery of Rejik Port, the Norse people dare not directly attack from the sea port. If the ship sinks, it will kill a lot Humans, for the sake of conservatism, the Norse plan is to launch an attack from land.

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"The Norse people are going to land! Everyone go to the designated position, ready to fight!" The imperial army resting on the shore began to assemble in an orderly manner under the order, with the steam tank as the center, and the long-range troops deployed on both sides in turn. In the front, the crossbowmen were in the back, standing in front and back, while the melee troops all entered the trenches dug in front of the long-range troops, half a person high and three people wide, and bowed their heads to hide.The red signal flares of the empire were also sent into the air as the troops assembled, telling the cavalry in the forest on both sides that the enemy had landed.

The Norse people rarely have generals with a particularly clear military mind. For them, any enemy is to rush forward without hesitation, and they are simply more barbaric than orcs.

Zhang Haozuo deliberately placed the throne on the steam tank to ensure that Elfric could see himself on the ship, while Eckbard stood beside the tank with a look of resentment.The disgusting tactics of imperial artillery + light mage will reappear in this world for the first time. In the past, light mage used to charge with cavalry, or protect the back row to defend the sky, and weapons and cannons were also used as ultra-long-range soldiers and siege , The basic war strategy is still fighting each other in close combat, cavalry around the back, and the rhythm of watching from a distance.Of course, these cannons in Zhang Hao's hands are not enough to show real terror, but beheading is not a big problem.

"Warriors of the West Province, please listen to me!" Zhang Hao stood on the steam tank loudly to attract the attention of the soldiers. "The North robbers have destroyed your home, Hoser, and now they are once again targeting Marienburg. I believe you have all heard about what happened in the past two days. Yes, not only are there enemies within the empire, North is also The people and vampires all want to tear off a piece of flesh from the weak empire, and the price is your home and life! Whether you love the empire or hate the empire, but now you are facing the Norse who believe in destruction , you can only choose to follow me now! Drive these greedy scum who fight desperately according to the will of the false gods back to the sea! Defend your own sacred territory! All for your homeland!!"

"For the home!!"

"For the Empire!"

"For the Empire!!"

Zhang Hao's attribute of increasing persuasion for justice made the soldiers in West Province unconsciously and sincerely work hard. Everyone in the divided empire would like to eat two bites, but how much they can eat depends on how good their teeth are.

(End of this chapter)