Southwest of the city-state of Bushreit, groups of cavalrymen from the Bajas Empire rode strong tall horses and galloped on the undulating fields. They were advancing along the road. As long as they captured the small town in front, they could begin to carry out the attack on Bushreit.
A special general attack plan.
General Gahar was a little anxious. According to the previous scout's report, traces of goblins had appeared in the city-state of Bushret. What if the enemy overran this place? The headquarters had already come up with countermeasures against the goblins, and said that this place could be controlled by the empire.
It’s best to stick to nature.
To this end, the empire has also purchased several tanks that are suitable for sieges. The empire has made new tanks engines and transmissions, which have reduced the craftsmanship required for production. Now they only need to order the tanks they need from the dwarves.
The shell car body chassis and the engine and transmission device made by the Empire can be quickly completed. The Ministry of Magic is working at full speed and can assemble two to three units a month.
This unit also received eight tanks not long ago. In order to install powerful long-range weapons, it did not carry an all-round rotating turret like the Dwarven tanks. Instead, it directly mounted the tank with a load capacity much larger than that of ordinary weapons carriers.
The chariot chassis is equipped with giant ballistae, catapults, etc. that could originally only be installed on city wall towers or battleships. It is then covered with armor that can defend against certain attacks to block enemy long-range attacks. It is used to destroy city walls and defenders while covering the attack.
The city army approaches the city wall (strictly speaking, this is a self-propelled gun).
Having this assist in siege will definitely make the battle smoother.
The cavalry were still riding forward, and just in front of them, behind the low hills, not far away, smoke was also billowing.
An army was also advancing towards them at the same time!
"Get ready to fight!" Gahar shouted loudly, drawing out the shining sword from his waist.
"No, they are not the racially mixed troops of the Urban Alliance!" A magic chanter accompanying the army shouted, "This feeling... is not that of humans and demihumans..."
Before he finished speaking, the troops on the opposite side revealed their true appearance. A group of blond goblins with translucent wings fanning behind their backs, mixed with a few green-haired goblins, glided over the low hills and flew over, followed closely by a car on the ground.
The chariots climbed over the hills one after another and began to sprint downhill.
"Report to the general, this is the goblin army mentioned in the intelligence." A soldier who had been a scout came to report.
Gahar checked the goblin in the intelligence, ordered the advance to stop, and sent soldiers to confirm the situation.
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Not long after the cavalry sent by the empire to confirm the situation returned to report, Alice 102 landed in front of the turret of an own T-62 tank and made a Nio Stand stance, letting Midori carry her forward.
Gahar rode forward, surrounded by several guards.
Alice No. 102 ordered Midori to stop the chariot and let Gahar ride a war horse in front of her.
"It's a pleasure to meet you all from the Human Empire."
"This is a moment worthy of going down in history."
Alice No. 102 and General Gahar spoke in diplomatic terms and gently shook each other's hands without smiling.
"Further forward is our territory, don't you want to talk about it?" Alice No. 102 said with a smile.
Gahar couldn't help but frowned. Do people usually talk like this? But he thought that although the other person looked like a human little girl, he was actually a monster. Naturally, he didn't know much about human beings' formal processes, so he thought it was something else.
If you pursue the case, don't be too rigid in aristocratic etiquette. It's better to speak directly so that the other party can understand easily.
Because the monster is impatient by the roundabout words, it may directly turn against it. The goblin's record in the intelligence is shocking to the empire, so you can't be deceived by this petite appearance.
"Okay, let's camp on the spot and have a good talk in my tent." Gahar said.
Not long after the top leaders of both the human and demon parties entered the camp that had just been set up not far away, an imperial tank slowly moved near the T-62. A man dressed as an imperial officer jumped down from it and cautiously approached the tank commander.
Midori No. 3891 gestured: "Can I go up and have a look?"
"Well, I think it's okay, then can I take a look at yours?" Midori No. 3891 asked. Anyway, their tanks were originally made with the technology of the Empire and the dwarves, and they wanted to see if the Empire could
What's new?
At the same time, you can also show off the fairy chariot, a weapon that can only be controlled by a race with a large number of magic casters. If humans use it, it will be easily drained.
The chariot officer looked a little embarrassed, so he went back to ask for permission, and when he came back he said he agreed and heaved a long sigh of relief.
Midori No. 3891 happily jumped down from her own chariot, climbed onto the imperial chariot, got in through the hatch that had been opened long ago, touched here and there, and then——
She almost died of envy.
The interior of the imperial tank can be said to be the most spacious! In terms of space, it feels almost the same when viewed from the outside and from the inside!
Ample internal space is really necessary for imperial tanks, because ballistae and trebuchet ammunition are huge. In case the ammunition transportation cannot keep up, sufficient space is needed for ammunition racks. Is it really demand that determines the design?
The appearance of the T-62 tank commonly used by Goblins uses torsion bar suspension or Christie-like suspension with large springs, which occupy a lot of internal space in different forms. The engine and its connections drive the drive wheels and the turret.
The rod also further squeezes some of the internal space.
The Imperial Chariot uses a new external suspension, which seems to be very simple to install and maintain. There is no need to climb in and out every time like Midori does to maintain the suspension. And the new engine is a dual engine located in the cab.
They are directly installed on the left and right driving wheels respectively, so that various actions can be easily realized by controlling the magic output of the two engines without wasting magic power in the transmission process.
Of course, the design of the Imperial tank is not without its disadvantages. The engine and external suspension are basically attached to the inside of the tank's front armor, making this tank "vulnerable". Even if the upper structure of the road wheel and the front of the tank are damaged by the first and second
A hit with level magic may cause the tank to completely collapse, while the fairy chariot (excluding early experimental products and training items, etc.) must use fourth-level magic to cause complete damage. However, if
Naturally, the empire, which uses tanks as self-propelled artillery to cover army attacks, doesn't care about those shortcomings.
But the envious Midori No. 3891 didn't notice this.
Midori is a race that craves ample tank space than any race that currently uses tanks, because Midori needs to put its own plant body on the vehicle.
Generally speaking, it will be placed in the tail compartment of the rear space of the tank, which is used as a storage box. However, part of the space there is occupied by the built-in suspension, rear engine and transmission device. After laying the soil in the remaining space, whatever can be accommodated