Chapter 899 Bunkers and trenches
It was not a big deal to wait like this, so the group of cavalry could only continue to let the horses move forward and circle horizontally, while screaming and observing the enemy's position shape and distribution of troops. Unfortunately, they still found nothing because they were hiding in the trenches, and he could not see how many enemies there were. On the contrary, the things wrapped in camouflage cloth in the center and behind the position looked mysterious...
"what to do?"
The soldiers next to him were also tired and asked the chief while he was helpless. The captain gritted his teeth and said, "Then try to get close! Keep scolding! It's okay to expose their number of people!"
After saying that, he rode his horse forward, and the other soldiers who were walking with him quickly followed. This group of reconnaissance cavalry was originally a horse thief. Because of his high-powered horseback, he was specially attracted by the bishop of the "Viridian Cross". Finally, they were recruited as a reward for whitewashing. Now, seeing that the enemy was still moving, these guys who usually bully the weak and fear the strong became more and more bold. They waved their sabers and began to gradually get closer around the position, from a distance of more than 100 meters to eighty meters, seventy meters or even someone passed by fifty meters.
There was still no response in the trenches.
This made them even more courageous. A team of more than 20 people even began to draw bows at this distance and try to shoot the soldiers in the trench. However, the soldiers in the front row ignored their attacks at all. When they bent over, the arrows could only poke on the trench and did not cause any damage at all.
These viper cross cavalry were not so arrogant that they directly attacked the position, but when they entered a horizontal line 40 meters ahead of the front, there was suddenly movement inside the position.
"preparation--"
"shooting!"
The sound of crossbows suddenly came from the trenches, and the captain who was parading in front of the formation suddenly shouted: "Hide!"
They are superb riding skills. More than 20 people were running horizontally, and they all collectively tilted their bodies to the saddle - this is the so-called "hiding in the stirrup". When facing the rain of arrows, they often use this method to avoid the damage of arrows.
The scout cavalry who came out to challenge the formation was a high-risk profession, so they were mentally prepared to be shot by the rift arrow. But they obviously forgot a fact... They were no longer a hundred meters away, but only forty meters away from the front.
At this time, the soldiers using crossbows in frontier positions were within 60 meters of them, so this wave of concentrated shooting was easier for them than the shooting training on weekdays.
Hundreds of crossbow arrows fell on the unfast cavalry and war horses on the spot. At this moment, the power of the crossbow produced by Elsen was fully demonstrated... When the royal crossbow soldiers used foot-stepping crossbows, Elsen's crossbow had been updated to the level of hand-cranked pulley winding. This means that the crossbow arms of Elsen's heavy crossbows were stored more than three times that of ordinary hard crossbows.
At a distance of about 60 meters, the power of these crossbow arrows is comparable to that of the spears in the hands of infantrymen - the felt blankets of anti-arrow arrows of cavalry war horses. The amazingly long crossbow arrows nailed more than ten war horses through the body on the spot, exaggerating, and even shot the people beside the horses through!
Among the twenty-three knights, more than half of them fell on the battlefield on the spot. Most of them were thrown out because the war horse suddenly fell to the ground and some were directly crushed to death by the war horse's rolling bodies. Several people were lucky enough to rush, but the crossbow arrows inserted on the horse almost penetrated its body. They ran out and fell to the ground in pain not far away.
The team did not expect to encounter such a powerful arrow attack. After this round of shooting, the entire position returned to its previous calm, and it was not as normal as it was about to charge. The three surviving cavalry tried hard to get up, gritted their teeth and cut off the crossbow arrows on their bodies, and tried to escape from a distance step by step.
Such a target is not difficult for the extremely high precision Elson crossbow arrow. A team received the order from the company commander and stood up to aim and shoot directly. Three people, one arrow, and only a bunch of corpses were left in front of the position.
In this situation, they were seen by the Enrique City cavalry team nearing far away. They, who had already approached 200 meters, immediately retreated to the distance. The team from the Viper Cross was wiped out. After the news came back to the Viper Crusade, Pope Dai Ze naturally narrowed his eyes.
Such a thing is not a strange thing on the battlefield. It can only be said that the leader of the team was too careless. But the team failed to bring back any news, which made Dai Ze feel a little unhappy. At this moment, the infantry array of Viper Cross had entered two kilometers away from the Iversta position. Bishops were coordinating the team, and the "fanged chariot" hidden in the team also removed the fishing nets and rags that were originally covered above for disguise.
Although it can be called a "chariot", this thing is actually a trencher with exquisite structure.
The craftsmen of Moss improved the structure of the trencher. Compared with the bulky siege equipment originally used in the Karen Kingdom, the "Gotty Chariot" only requires three people to operate. When there is no livestock, four people can easily use this light chariot with a mass of only more than 400 kilograms.
Because of its exquisite structure, although this "catamer" is not large in size, its range can reach one kilometer. The disadvantage is that it cannot project larger stones, but its advantages are also obvious: its firing rate is fast.
As long as you are proficient in operation, it can shoot 2-4 special live ammunitions in one minute. The reason why it is called "poisonous fangs" is that the "cannon shells" it uses can release highly toxic poisonous fog after they are broken.
Viper Cross started to make these stone bullets two years ago, because of the poor efficiency, the production progress has been very slow. However, in this battle, Dai Ze brought all his trump cards with him in order to achieve success in one blow!
"The Enrique City is planning to defend the city, and they have no intention of leaving the city to fight."
An elder next to him whispered to analyze the situation, Dai Ze nodded and replied: "Charles II is not brave enough after all, but this is our opportunity."
The gate of Enrique City was closed. If you were planning to fight outside the city, you should have pulled out both infantry and cavalry at this time. But now there are only three scattered cavalry teams cruising back and forth on the periphery. Dai Ze, who has rich combat experience, knew very well what this meant.
He looked up at the calm Iversta position and narrowed his eyes and said, "The team is now on rest. At noon, we are at the upper end of the vent, so after the battle begins, let the 'People Fang Tan' bombard the position directly! All the cavalry are ready to chase the head, and I guess these guys don't know how to die."
Dai Ze was very confident about this because the power of the poison gas bomb is more terrifying than direct bombardment of spells. The trench can withstand impact and flames, but cannot block the spreading poisonous fog. The "poisonous fang tank" can definitely be called a "weapon of mass destruction" in this kind of war. The Iversta army has only 10,000 people. As long as the poison gas bomb is projected into the position, the war can enter the final stage within five minutes.
"Crown, Charles II's expression will definitely be very exciting at that time."
"That's natural. I hope he will not forget to agree to our conditions while being surprised."
Dai Ze said as he held the scepter in his hand tightly: "I really hope that the Duke of Everta is here too, so that the scepter can be taken back together..."
"Viridian Kiss" is the most painful scar in Dai Ze's heart. The scepter that he had worked hard to awaken through hardships has become the wedding dress of the rose cross. This feeling makes him vomit blood every time he thinks of it.
However, as long as you defeat these current enemies, the scepter will sooner or later be your own pocket!
Dai Ze thought of this and waved his hand to issue an order - the transmission of complex military orders in the Viper Cross system is more efficient and faster than that of ordinary noble troops. Soon, hundreds of "venomous fangs" in the team began to line up horizontally, and the infantry made protective formations. The cavalry units gathered to both sides, and the fully armed Saints Knights looked at the positions ahead with bright eyes, as if they had seen the scene of the enemy's escape.
The wooden wheels of the poisonous fangs creaked, and the carefully packaged black poisonous gas bombs shaking on the wooden cart. The saints in white uniforms kept shouting scriptures and slogans, and the team of tens of thousands of people was moving forward in a mighty manner...
It's noon, it's approaching.
On the Iversta position, which was named "Battery" by Roddy, Soderol had already held a final mobilization meeting with the battalion commanders. Although everything was ready, the young men in the staff team were still constantly mapping the distance and number of troops between Enrique and Viper Cross troops. They held images just sent back by the Falcon, and among them, the distribution of troops in Enrique was obvious.
"Commander, such a war will definitely make us famous in history!"
"Maybe...it's also a disgrace."
Soderol looked at the Enrique City facing outside the tent and sighed inexplicably: "This kind of battle is actually the same as the face-to-face charge. But for them, such an ending may have a stronger sense of fear."
The staff were also under a little pressure because such a war was related to the life and death of tens of thousands of people, and they could not calm down even after changing their bodies. One of them whispered: "Commander, let's stay in the bunker."
"Oh, this is the rule. Let's go."
This war is different from the previous battles. Soderol ordered that all soldiers stay in the bunker without receiving the offensive order. Although the soldiers were strange, obeying the orders had become an instinct. This iron army has now completely become a veritable "war machine" and will only faithfully take the orders of the executive.
Soderol and his staff all had armored, and they also had protective scrolls on them, which was the standard for everyone above the company commander. After walking out of the central camp, from this angle, you can see hundreds of crystal barrels that were unveiling camouflage camouflage, as well as the trenches extending layer by layer in front of them.
The steps dug out with a shovel went down, Soderl walked into the trench corridor, but before entering, he looked back at a corner of the camp area - there was only a round open space, but Soderl saluted there.
Chapter completed!