The fireball was raging, limbs were flying everywhere, and blood and flesh were scattered everywhere. No matter how tenacious the infantry were, they would still show instinctive fear when facing death.
The screams spread.
"Shoot them!"
Klopp ordered calmly.
The order flag and the order light were waved at the same time, and after just a few breaths, the sound of arrows piercing the wind pierced the eardrums.
Phew! Phew! Phew!
The archers took action, and then the screams suddenly stopped, and all the infantry regiments taken care of by the catapults were shot on the spot.
"Anyone who makes noise and disrupts the formation will be killed without mercy!"
Klopp's voice was cold, like a murderous god on a cold night.
These soldiers who were ignited by the fireball are doomed. Killing them can be regarded as relief from the pain and prevent morale from falling. But knowing is one thing and accepting is another. After all, they are comrades in arms. Who can guarantee that they will not suffer the same fate?
These? Just thinking of the strict military regulations, no soldier dared to complain.
Twelve battleships belonging to the first fleet of the Downton Legion took off, and at the same time five brigades of frost dragons rushed over menacingly.
Detailed battle reports were sent back to Jutland long ago, so Devil Hornet not only brought its own air battleships, but also mobilized two additional fleets, bringing the total to one hundred ships.
Facing the enemy, the fleet that had been waiting in the air for a long time immediately accelerated to meet the enemy, and the other two also began to take off. The energy consumed by the battleships was too great, and even Jutland could not keep them cruising in the air.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The bombardment started, and balls of flames exploded in the air. They spread out, as beautiful and gorgeous as a fireworks festival on a midsummer night, but they were stained with the color of death.
"I see you have some tricks up your sleeve!"
Klopp sneered. Sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, he is not a commander like von Bock who fights fair duels with the enemy for the glory of the legion. In his eyes, only victory is the only one, so even if the combat effectiveness of the soldiers has crushed the opponent, he will still
Expand the military advantage as much as possible.
Those battleships are the best evidence. For this reason, some political opponents in the country have begun to criticize him. For a third-rate country, dispatching so many fleets is really a laborious effort. You must know that the maintenance cost is a huge expense, and it is worth it.
A principality with a population of one million collects national taxes for half a year.
On the battlefield, the Hornet Qingqi attacked wildly. Due to the dusk, a few people fell off their horses and were dragged or trampled to death in an instant. Such bloodshed did not scare them, but made them burst out with stronger fighting spirit.
"Leave these trash fish alone!"
Blackhand roared, leading his men to rush forward despite Hornet's cannon fodder tactics, thanks to his heavy cavalry. Otherwise, he would have been overturned by the powerful shock wave.
"Hurry up and reload, I'm going to kill those guys!"
When a thousand-man leader heard this, he became furious.
"Sir, we've run out of arrows!"
Centurions reminded.
The Thousand Leader was silent for a few seconds, then drew out his command sword and raised it high.
The centurions were stunned for a moment, and then they all pulled out their swords with determination on their faces. Their faces were solemn, but they showed no regrets at all.
Choke! Choke!
The sound of a long sword being unsheathed was heard, and the soldiers drew their swords one by one.
"Bumblebee Qingqi, invincible in the world!"
The thousand captains roared and swung their command swords forward fiercely. The light cavalry, which had been reduced to more than 900 men, roared and clamped their legs fiercely. The spurs on their military boots hit the belly of the war horse, and blood spattered.
In the middle, the entire regiment suddenly accelerated, roaring like a chariot, and rushed towards the enemy without hesitation.
The dwarves were experienced and showed no fear. They all put their hands on the short-handled throwing axes. As long as the black hand gave the order, they would throw them and blast them into pulp.
"Disable the throwing axe, charge!"
Black Hand stared closely at the thousand-man leader opposite. This was an enemy force worthy of awe, so he gave the enemy a chance to confront each other head-on. This was respect, recognition, and sympathy for the warriors!
"Legion Commander, do you want to call them back?"
The chief of staff spoke very fast. The light cavalry and the heavy cavalry were competing against each other. It was absolutely like a mantis fighting against a chariot. With the combat power of a bumblebee, it was still possible to win when attacking the human heavy cavalry. However, against the black-handed dwarves, there was no chance of winning.
"No, let them use their blood and lives to defend their and the Legion's glory!"
Klopp calmed down his angry expression for the first time, took off his military cap, put it on his left ribs, drew a cross on his chest with his right hand, and prayed and blessed them.
The staff group whispered blessings. They did not bow their heads, but wanted to imprint this scene deeply in their minds.
"For the glory of Dortmund!"
"For His Majesty Downton, the glory will last forever!"
The two cavalry regiments roared from the bottom of their hearts. For their respective wills to follow, they were like two torrents of steel, colliding hard together.
boom!
After a loud noise, there was a dense banging sound. The momentum of the dwarf's heavy cavalry continued unabated, and the long-handled war hammer struck, knocking each light cavalry away, and a passage was suddenly opened.
The light cavalry are brave and fearless, but their combat effectiveness is not as good as that of the dwarves, and their weapons are incompatible with each other. It is like an egg hitting a rock, with no chance of victory.
Dang! Dang! Dang!
The long swords of the light cavalry struck the armor of the heavy cavalry, leaving only a spark and not even a slash mark.
The thousand-man leader charged at the front and was the first to meet Black Hand. Black Hand threw his arm and threw a storm hammer, knocking him and his horse into the sky. Then the war hammer bombarded him, directly blowing the whole person into a ball.
flesh.
In less than ten seconds, the heavy horse rushed past, leaving behind a carpet of flesh and blood, the fishy smell filled the air, and corpses were everywhere.
"kill!"
When the light cavalry saw this scene, they were furious. Not only were they not frightened, but they pounced even more crazily. This time they were forced even closer, just to aim at the head and shoot. After all, the defense here was the weakest.
Rumble!
With the sound of hooves thundering, Dortmund's heavy cavalry finally stepped out of the camp and ran onto the battlefield.
"Throwing ax attack, three consecutive shots!"
Black Hand gave an order, and three thousand swords were shot out as if they were shot by crossbows, spinning and slashing at the heavy cavalry three hundred meters away. The ax blade was bright, shining with a black luster under the dusk. Like a soul-stealing demon,
Ferocious and fierce.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The ax blade broke through the armor of the heavy cavalry and embedded itself in the body. The huge impact force also knocked the soldiers off their horses. With just one encounter, the cavalry formation became uneven and dented.
"It's really strong!"
The staff members gasped. Apart from attacking with magic chariot troops or using battleship bombardment, this dwarf cavalry was completely unstoppable.
"Not yet? Quick, quick, we must shoot out the first round of 'Devil Fire' shells before the cavalry attacks the mage group!"
The commanders of the catapult troops roared angrily. Not only did they urge their men, but they also went into battle themselves, just to grab those few seconds.
"Car No. 1 is loaded!"
"Car No. 2 is loaded!"
…
When the sound of "waiting to shoot" exceeded 80%, the commander could not wait any longer. He raised his saber and waved it fiercely forward.
"shooting!"
The shooters who had been on standby for a long time swung their hammers and hit the machine frame hard.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Among the trembling sounds of the bowstrings made from Warcraft hamstrings, there was the creaking sound of the carriage frame, and then it turned into the sound of cannonballs tearing through the sky.
Each wooden barrel with a radius of 1 meter and a height of 1 meter rose into the sky, drawing a beautiful trajectory, and fell towards the mage group.
"barrier!"
The mages responsible for defense immediately cast spells and propped up a blue magic barrier.
"The people of Frankfurt don't want to smash us to death with these barrels, do they? There are many words in Wuyou Novel Network"
The mages slandered them endlessly. Even the most cautious and timid ones did not activate the magic equipment or activate the shield. After all, this was to save their lives. They had to at least see the opponent's attack methods.
Under the gaze of many eyes, those wooden barrels fell like a swarm of meteors and hit the barrier.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Groups of blue flames suddenly rose up, like flowers blooming, instantly lighting up the night sky, powerful shock waves scattered, and a huge roar filled the eardrums instantly.
Except for the explosion, no one on the battlefield could hear it.
"Oops, the magic barrier is about to break!"
As soon as several mages finished shouting, the barrier shattered under the intensive bombing, and the barrels fell and exploded in the crowd.
ah!
Screams spread everywhere, and the mage who had no time to open his shield was directly killed.
The leader of the mage group was a grand marshal. Upon seeing this, he immediately cast group defense. The group of priests behind him also began to cast spells, increasing all defensive magic.
The moment the barrier was raised again, the dwarves' flying axes flew in one after another, opening long corridors of flesh and blood in the group of mages, leaving corpses everywhere.
The Black Hand heavy cavalry finished its attack and turned an arc. Instead of charging the infantry regiment, it returned to the castle. As a heavy cavalry, once its speed slows down, its biggest advantage will be lost.
"Why did the heavy knight appear in this position?"
The staff officers, who were stunned by the lethality of those wooden barrels, suddenly turned around and found that the heavy cavalry dispatched to intercept the enemy's army had been completely destroyed.
"Deploy the magic chariot, I will annihilate all that cavalry!"
Klopp made a quick decision.
"Inform the entire army that the general attack has begun. The castle must be captured before midnight!"
"Inform the whole army that the legions don't want a single copper for the spoils in the city, they are all theirs. In addition, the first person who breaks the city will be rewarded with ten thousand gold and the title of baron.
"Deploy the death squad!"
Orders were issued quickly. The death squads were all made up of prisoners. As long as they broke into the city, they would be exempted from the death penalty. Therefore, these people were the most ruthless and fearless of death, and their officers were all prisoners.
He is a nobleman, so his combat effectiveness is not low.
Soon, the entire legion began to move, each unit advancing in an orderly manner, like a giant beast waking up from dormancy, revealing its ferocious fangs.
"Isn't the enemy planning a general attack? There are many words on Wucuo Novel Network"
Some of the human generals standing at the top of the city watching the battle were so frightened that they peed.
"Damn it, the black hand hurt the enemy."
Harley clenched his fist and smashed the city wall. The strength of the dwarves and the firepower of the catapult troops made Klopp decide to deal with them before Downton arrived.
In the sky, the bombardment continued. As the sparks dispersed, groups of soldiers surged in like a tide. The leader was an armored dragon beast with a head and body over one hundred meters long and a height over sixty meters.
"Command the entire army to prepare for battle!"
Harley tore off his cloak, drew his sword, and prepared to fight.
The defenders at the top of the city were very nervous, and their breathing was as heavy as a broken bellows. The base dragon beast is a sub-dragon beast, herbivorous, and has no attack power, but God has given them excellent defense. As long as the whole body is armored.
, even for super beasts, it takes a lot of effort to bite open their armor.
The backs of these armored dragon beasts are very broad, and coupled with their tails, they are usually used as siege ladders. Soldiers can step on them and rush to the top of the city without using the more costly ant siege ladders.
tactics.
"Let the barbarians retreat first, they will be used as reserves!"
When Harley saw that the bellicose barbarians were about to enter the first battle order, he quickly asked the messenger to inform them.
There were densely packed enemies in the field of vision, and the roars of fighting were all in their ears. In addition to the shock and tension, the soldiers' heads were already in a panic, and their muscles were all tense unconsciously.
"Inform the entire army that as long as they hold on until midnight, the Duke of Downton will arrive with reinforcements!"
Harley knew that it would be difficult to block the first wave of attacks, but midnight was already the earliest time. Otherwise, if Downton didn't come by then, morale would collapse.
"What do you think? These guys are coming to occupy our land, steal our gold coins, and destroy our wives, daughters, and sisters. How can you still be afraid?"
"Male, don't they all have one head and two hands? They can kill, and so can I!"
"I am willing to take risks. As long as I kill ten enemies, even if I die, my son will receive a large sum of money as a pension. If I kill a few more."
"Bah, it's unlucky to say it. I'll kill a lot of people later. With the accumulated military merits, it's not a problem to get a baron title. I've never been called a noble lord in my life. How could I die in a place like this?
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Instead of trying to persuade the new recruits, the veterans cursed and cursed. This completely indifferent attitude made the new recruits calm down.
"The soldiers of this country have something to defend!"
Klopp observed the situation at the top of the city through his magic eyes. When he saw the performance of the soldiers, he couldn't help but frown. A rising country will make the soldiers full of hope, unite together, and have something to defend.
, will be full of fighting spirit.
"Their souls must be destroyed!"
The staff members gritted their teeth. This battle also made them feel difficult. In the past, as long as the fleet and the mage group bombarded for a few minutes, the infantry would be waiting to clean the battlefield and reap the fruits of victory.
The mage group did not break up or counterattack, but this posture forced the catapult troops to invest a large amount of troops to suppress them, making it impossible to bombard the charging infantry and the armored dragon beasts.
The fleet discovered the critical situation on the ground and wanted to provide rescue, but unfortunately it was tightly entangled by the Hornet fleet. Finally, a warship was seriously injured and began to make an emergency landing.
There is no way, Downton's fleet has only been formed for a short period of time. They can only simply alternate cover and join forces to attack these basic tactics. The higher-ups don't understand it at all. Like Hornet, they always use frigates as human shields to withstand the imminent excessive attack.
After that, they immediately moved back to change the formation, so the number never decreased, ensuring uniform firepower.
As the first battleship of Downton's fleet made an emergency landing, its firepower weakened and loopholes were opened. What's even more troublesome is that the other two fleets finally took off, adjusted their routes, began to accelerate, and came over. (To be completed.)