Chapter 1319, Grand Canal
Although it is very reluctant, the large number of civilian-modified warships and minefields have hindered it to a certain extent.
Yuan Xi, who realized that the opponent had already taken action, became cautious in subsequent attacks.
After all, even if their Yangtze River fleet accidentally wanders into a minefield, it will definitely be something that makes people laugh.
When you have a steady advantage, it is better not to waste your money.
In this way, the situation in the southern border of the empire fell into a relatively stable state in a short period of time.
But Charlie Crombell obviously couldn't feel any happiness about it.
The southern coast was temporarily stabilized, but the northern border area of his empire was exploded!
In just a few months from winter to early spring, the expeditionary army of the civilizations of all worlds opened the way with the giant horned dragon lizard and pushed all the way south. Now it has occupied three cities in succession.
And now, as the most prosperous and developed central city in its southern region, Manning City has turned into a battlefield!
Different from the three cities that have been occupied by the expeditionary army, Manning City not only covers a larger area, but also has better urban development and is more prosperous. It also has a very obvious feature, that is, there is a land area in the city. The actively wide Grand Canal.
This Grand Canal can be said to run through the entire city of Manning. With the Grand Canal as the boundary, Manning City is divided into upper city and lower city.
The moment he realized that the enemy army was approaching, Kaz Passi immediately blew up the bridge and relied on the topography of the Grand Canal to block the army of civilizations from all over the world in the lower city of Manning City.
Now, battles have been set up at both ends of the canal in Manning City.
To be honest, crossing the river is not difficult in itself, but what is difficult is that when you are crossing the river, there is a whole row of cannons and countless guns pointing at you on the other side.
Apparently, that's what Charlie Crombel and Kaz Passi are for.
They simply let go of the fortresses and cities in front of them, and moved the battlefield directly to Manning City, which occupies the terrain.
When the time comes, even if you can't beat it, you can still drag it.
Anyway, there is still the combined army of Raymond Southey and Robert Smith on the other side, so the worst thing to do is wait until the other side collapses.
Charlie Crombel really didn't believe it. In a three-on-one situation, could the other party really defeat him?
As for whether this canal can be bypassed.
The answer is basically no chance. This canal can be said to cover a small half of the northern border of the empire, and its length is astonishing.
Moreover, over the canal, the air forces of both sides are constantly vigilant and monitoring each other. Basically, if there is any movement, the other side will definitely notice...
The latest situation here is to naturally send an elf druid to Mirror City as quickly as possible.
During this period, Luo Ji, who was busy dealing with government affairs in Mirror City, was unable to rest at all because of two system prompts that sounded in succession.
"You really came in?"
Luo Ji, who was leaning on his seat, grinned. Just now, the system reminded him that reinforcements from Raymond Southey and Robert Smith had joined.
He and Guo Jiacai had just thought that the Europa Alliance Army in the north would definitely make some moves, but as soon as spring began, this move came, which was really quite positive.
Obviously, the previous strategic strike in the southern border really scared them, and they all felt a sense of crisis in their hearts.
"Guo Jia, all 30,000 reserve soldiers have arrived at Beishan Fortress, right?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, all 30,000 reserve soldiers arrived last month."
After receiving this answer, Luo Ji breathed a sigh of relief.
Leaving aside the casualties of soldiers who retreated last year, he now has 100,000 troops in Beishan Fortress. Coupled with the strategic-level unit of Elf Dragon Ysera and the natural danger-level geographical advantages of the fortress, it is enough to make the entire Beishan Fortress impregnable.
As his thoughts raced, the information about the arrival of enemy reinforcements was naturally sent to Beishan Fortress as quickly as possible.
Raymond Southey and Robert Smith undoubtedly knew this, so after the reinforcements came in, they started the offensive almost as quickly as possible!
Amidst the roar of artillery fire, the armored beasts that were hit wildly by armor-piercing shells frequently let out violent low roars.
Zhao Pan, who is located in Beishan Fortress, can clearly feel that this wave of offensive has changed!
What was different from the past was that this time, the main force on the opposite side followed the armored beast and pressed forward without hesitation.
At the same time, the composition of the main army is also different from before.
In the past, Raymond Souci's orc army had always been in the front, but this time, a large number of human soldiers poured into the canyon...
At this time, Zhao Pan could already smell something amiss.
"Send a warning signal."
The signal bomb quickly exploded over the Beishan Fortress.
At this moment, the air forces of both sides were fighting fiercely.
Unsurprisingly, Ysera was once again besieged by four giant eagle units from the opposite side.
Upon seeing this, Zhao Pan quickly signaled the garrison to push out all the anti-aircraft guns that had been sent over.
After setting up the battle array, directly replace it with the more capable dwarf artillery, allowing them to launch a precise covering artillery bombardment.
The giant eagle flying in the sky was undoubtedly surprised by the sudden shelling from the enemy.
Ysera's own size was there, and the four giant eagles in their prime working together were just enough to entangle it, leaving it completely powerless to deal with the armored beast below.
However, the addition of anti-aircraft guns suddenly made this battle more difficult.
Although in order to avoid accidentally injuring Ysera, the dwarf artillerymen were very careful when firing, and they always took aim at the opportunity.
But even so, there are more than twenty anti-aircraft guns below aiming at them at all times. You can imagine how difficult this threat is.
The constant harassing bombardment probably aroused one of the giant eagles. Amidst the loud chirping of the eagle, the giant eagle had a tendency to fly down.
Of course, Ysera obviously wouldn't give them this chance.
As mentioned before, four giant eagles can wrap around it just fine, but three would be a bit forced.
Seeing the opportunity, Ysera directly launched a ferocious attack, and the swung dragon tail directly injured one of the giant eagles.
To put it bluntly, the five air units were restraining each other from beginning to end.
If you don't let me move freely, then don't even think about it, you four!
This sentence could not be more appropriate to describe this battle between giant beasts in the sky.
And at the same time that Ysera was holding back the enemy's four giant eagles, a somewhat violent eagle chirping sounded in the distance...
Chapter completed!