"Boom! Boom!" On the front line between the Dothan Empire and the Arant Empire, a round of artillery fire fell among the dense crowd. The densely packed army was cut by the rampaging cannonballs, plowing out traces full of blood.
The artillery of Alandhir has rewritten the history of war. The side with the artillery seems to have gained the advantage on the battlefield. The soldiers of the Aranthir Empire are moving forward steadily, and they have already seen the smile of the goddess of victory.
The originally neat phalanx of Dothan soldiers had become shaky at this moment, and terrifying metal balls fell from the sky, landing on the crowd and causing a bloody storm.
The entire defense line was crumbling, and Dothan's officers were unable to stop the defeat of their soldiers. At this moment, they had no intention of stopping such a defeat, because they themselves were among the defeated people.
No one dared to face such a terrifying weapon. Everyone believed that the Arant Empire was supported by the Magic Empire, so Dothan's soldiers were not only defeated by the power of the weapon, but also by their fear of magic.
Already.
"Did the Holy Demon Empire abandon us?" An officer got up from the ground with blood on his face, crying and trying to find his arm. His armored arm was cut off by a stream of heat, as if it had been cut open by a hot knife.
of butter.
A soldier tried to stand up, but found that his lower body had disappeared. He tried hard to shout, but found that he could only vomit blood from his mouth. Soon he became motionless, and the corpses around him
Lie together and make no sound.
Not far away, marching in neat steps, the troops of the Arant Empire were shouting slogans and accompanied by drumbeats, step by step approaching the battlefield that was already like a hell on earth. There were no organized enemies in front of them to resist, and some were just
Some enemy soldiers have gone crazy.
Countless spears were flattened, and then swept across the things blocking the road in front of them. Some soldiers who forgot to escape were quickly stabbed to the ground, but those Arant soldiers still moved forward step by step, regardless of those who were stepped into the soil under their feet.
's corpse.
"Long live Arant!" On the high slopes, the soldiers who had not yet had time to participate in this crushing attack shouted like a mountain. Their flags fluttered in the sky, and their voices echoed on the plains.
Riding on a tall horse, General Zorn pointed at the battle formation in the distance with his armored gloves, and proudly asked the followers around him: "Look! In the world of mortals, no one can stop our Arant Empire.
Army!"
"Yes! Yes!" A general said with a flattering smile, holding General Zorn in his hands: "Your command is still good, and the Arant Empire will surely move towards the mortal empire under your leadership, General.
The pinnacle of it.”
"Hahahaha!" Zornzhi laughed triumphantly, and his laughter did not spread far before being drowned out by the fierce sound of war drums. He was so proud that he pulled the reins of his war horse and said: "The Dothan Empire will definitely make things clear.
Go to the Holy Demon Empire and want to file a lawsuit against us, saying that we are harboring advanced weapons and have evil intentions... Unfortunately, they will never expect that we have sent the cannon to the Holy Demon Empire! Hahahaha."
"My lord is wise! My lord is so wise! My lord, you are truly the star of Alante!" A group of complimentary generals quickly nodded and bowed their heads to flatter Zorn.
After hearing these kind words, the smile on Zorn's face became even brighter, and he became even more proud. He was in a good mood, so he issued a more radical order: "Command troops! We don't need prisoners!"
In the distance directly in front of him, one after another, full of armored phalanxes, were slowly moving towards the end of the horizon. The first battle between the Arant Empire and the Doson Empire ended with the Arant Empire's
Ended with a great victory.
In this battle, Zorn led 100,000 troops of the Arant Empire and easily swept through the 70,000 troops of the Doson Empire. At least 5,000 people were slaughtered and 70,000 people were defeated. In this victory, the Arant Empire
The price paid was negligible, and the 200 wounded were not even covered.
The red-coated cannon that had just appeared on the battlefield had already demonstrated its power beyond its era. It was precisely because of its good performance in this battle that General Zorn fell in love with this weapon even more.
"Hold on to the rear! This kind of weapon should be equipped in every castle and every army!" Zorn urged his horse forward and ordered a confidant beside him: "After this victory, I think Dotson will soon
Surrender."
"When we go back! I want at least 300 new cannons!" He continued as he moved forward: "The battle with Elland Hill will not be so easy! They also have such cannons... So the war
The situation cannot be so one-sided!"
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"The Arant Empire is different from our previous opponents. They also have cannons!" Chris, with his hands behind his back, reviewed his border defense plan for the second time: "We have two on the southern border.
Reserve regiments, these regiments cannot hold their lines."
"As long as Zorn leads his main force northward, our border may be penetrated. This is a loss for us, because the war will destroy our carefully laid roads and destroy our crops." He used a pointer,
A very large and detailed map pointed out the location of the southern defense line.
Because of the advent of more precise measuring instruments and the advancement of optical equipment such as telescopes, Ireland's mapping skills have also made great progress. Chris can now use such detailed maps to make strategic arrangements, which is why
an intuitive manifestation of progress.
"The best way is to send our main force south in advance and gather on the border... to be ready for battle at any time." He used his pointer to draw a circle around the three main groups in the rear, and then finished speaking.
Then he looked at Waggron.
Wageron nodded and said: "Arant's attack can only threaten the Seris area, which is very beneficial to us. With the strength of five regiments, we can already build a defense line."
"For defense alone, I estimate that as long as three main regiments are present, we can block about 100,000 soldiers of the Arant Empire near southern Seris..." He used another pointer to draw signs on the first and second lines.
After a while, it was obvious that he was still a little uncomfortable with this way of fighting.
Below, the 10 regiment leaders who came for the meeting, as well as 10 trainee regiment leaders, plus Desel and others, filled the entire conference room. Everyone was listening carefully to this pre-war analysis meeting.
Or rather the second pre-war analysis meeting.
Every 20 days, Chris will hold such a combat assessment meeting to review how his troops have been strengthened and calculate how to allocate the forces at hand.
If Zorn's plan to go north to attack Elanthir was just a rough idea, then Chris's preparation for a fight with Aranter was already a very precise battle plan.
"Now, the second-line garrison regiment has also been equipped with 20 75mm caliber infantry cannons and 300 rifles for training." A regiment leader raised his hand and put forward his own suggestion:
"If we are strengthened and given some weapons, I don't think the front-line defense will be able to withstand the opponent's attack."
As the equipment of the second-line troops is getting better and better, Chris is forming more infantry regiments. Some regiments with better equipment have been promoted to 8 regiments, 9 regiments and 10 regiments, and the newly established troops have also filled the 11th to 13th regiments.
Group vacancies.
Each front-line infantry regiment is actually equipped with thousands of rifles and about 200 revolvers. Plus 20 artillery pieces, as well as more or less anti-aircraft guns and machine guns, the combat effectiveness is actually difficult to evaluate.
Because no one, including Chris, had ever commanded a unit with sufficient ammunition and such complete equipment. In the joint confrontation exercises, the teaching regiment once set a terrifying record of one regiment defeating seven second-line defense regiments on the opposite side.
Some statisticians even showed that if the teaching regiment had enough ammunition, it would not be difficult to defeat seven more regiments. Encouraged by this result, many infantry regiments that had been equipped with rifles and machine guns felt that they could fight ten times more head-on.
of enemy troops.
After expansion, each regiment now has more than 2,500 officers and soldiers. Therefore, many middle-level commanders believe that as long as three second-line regiments are deployed on the border, even Arant's troops will not be able to break through the second-line army of Alan Hill.
A border defense line.
This line of defense consists of two parallel trenches and communication trenches. Some areas have also been reinforced with cement bunkers. The reason why such a line of defense was prepared is mainly the "relics" left over when training troops to build defense facilities. It is not intentional.
for.
However, relying on this southern defense line, the military of Airan Hill really feels that it can fight for every inch of land with the Arant Empire.
"How about we have 4 garrison regiments and have a fight with the troops of the Arant Empire going north? If we withstand the opponent's attack, then we can then have 5 main regiments and 5 second-line regiments.
The reserve team has launched a counterattack." Wageron was also tempted by this defense plan and asked Chris.
Chris thought about this defensive counterattack plan and felt that it was indeed more comfortable than pure defense, so he nodded and said: "For now, let's set the second set of combat plans. At the next meeting, we will discuss the third set of plans.
Our plan of attack is to strike first!”
"Yes!" Everyone stood up, put their right fists on their chests, and responded with their chins raised.