Chapter Eighty-Three: I Heard You're T
"Four thousand infantry," Rucha asked, sipping fruit wine, "how long do you think it will take to get rid of the mage team that is pinching Elta's army?" ”
"But Marshal, our infantry is not the same as those who only use brute force......"
"Four thousand people are holding them back, and what are you dissatisfied with? The gods are above and will remember the deeds of their lives. What we feared most was that the enemy troops stationed in the stronghold would attack the flanks of our forward army, and this matter was more important than the lives of those 4,000 men. ”
At this time, it is already the best time. In Zelasi's camp in the middle of the Western Expeditionary Army, there were constantly scouts riding flying dragons back and forth to report the situation everywhere. The four commanders of the defeated army also arrived at the camp in the afternoon, and they were placed in locked rooms to feed and water, but they were not allowed to touch the other soldiers.
Rucha looked back at the house where the rout was under house arrest, and slowly turned his head with three points of dissatisfaction: "It's just that they lost too fast, too early." A steak hasn't been fried on both sides. ”
The commanders of the infantry units immediately turned pale. "Lord Marshal, those two strongholds are full of magicians, and our infantry team was ...... before they even got close."
"I know, don't worry, guys. I'm not saying that they won't be awarded medals because they are defeated. Rucha's words rang out in the chaos. I also thank them for using their lives to make us understand the strengths and weaknesses of the enemy. Magic is strong but has no desire to attack, and the ability to defend is excellent but the ability to attack is insufficient...... We just need to continue our rapid march inland to hold back the defenders of these strongholds......"
As he was talking, one of the scouts pulled back the curtains. He had stumbled and even broken several ropes in his shoes. Lu Yi's face changed greatly when he saw it, and he hurriedly asked, "What is the important thing to report?" ”
The scout stood on his feet, holding his knees and gasping for breath, as he took the glass of water from the guard next to him. "Report to the marshal, huh, huh, all the enemy troops in the villages and towns and on the top of the mountain have retreated!"
"What? ...... "This is really indescribable good or bad news. Not only the marshal, but also a group of generals around him were speechless for a while. "Where do you know that?" A general next to him immediately asked.
"They sent off some of the captives in strange caravans in the afternoon...... It's too far away for us to see who it is. But then they themselves got into the car with their ordnance and left. The camps on the heights had been demolished by themselves, and only moats and stakes remained...... We haven't even explored the villages and towns, but there are no lights, and we can't see anyone in ambush with magic...... My companion and I risked our lives to walk into the village and find it empty. ”
Slide your finger across the map and wipe the red marks of the dots off with your other hand. If the retreating enemy forces want to return to the Shield City, the fastest way is to take the avenue built by the Elta official...... But then they and the vanguard are bound to meet, not to mention that the vanguard must be in the rest stage now. The big fish is hooked! Rucha was so excited that he snapped open his eyes. "Pass my order, all warbands set out now, and start suppressing the enemy strongholds tomorrow morning! Order the vanguard army to set up a magic array defense on the spot, and be ready to be attacked from multiple sides! Scouts go to spy on the enemy's movements in the remaining eleven strongholds on the front! ”
"Yes!" The voices in the camp were neat and clear.
Those 4,000 men were the bait to cover the sharp knife into Doniva's flesh, but what about the sharp knife of the vanguard army itself? The enemy defenders who are eager to shrink the front line and eat the 50,000 cavalry will eventually be robbed of the advantageous terrain by the main force that is eyeing them in front of them. Rucha thought proudly as he touched his stomach. His scouts had not yet reported the discovery of enemy scouts, or of themselves being discovered, and it was even more unbelievable that they were able to cling to the retreating convoy of the enemy. It seems that they are messing up on the idea that they really want to put up a bad fight. How can you fight if you don't understand the enemy's movements? What a bunch of muddlers.
"The marching vehicle unit of the fourth battalion reported that another flying dragon was found in the sky behind the convoy, maintaining an even speed with the team, and there was no hostile behavior for the time being, and it was over."
"The command called back, stay vigilant, don't startle the snake. Maintain the current speed to continue to point B, and maintain the current speed to continue to point B. Command over. ”
Even though it was night, the Forces nouvelles were constantly maneuvering, outflanking, deceiving. Plain radio waves traveled freely in the night sky, but Rucha and his staff could not get a single piece of such information. In addition to radio waves, the self-confident new army has completely given up even the flag language and the light language, and the radio is absolutely safe in front of the Bilunar Church. Unless there are a few traversers in there, tinkering with an ore radio...... Otherwise, even the Bimoon Church has a long way to go for nearly a hundred years from the vacuum tube.
There is no doubt that the scouts' eyes and ears perceive the situation in front of them to be real. The news that they sent back to the rear is also rarely biased. But can the leopard print seen in the tube represent the leopard? Can the leg of an elephant touched by a blind man represent an elephant? This is also obviously impossible. There are still mobile forces in the rear of the Forces nouvelles, but does Rucha know? He could only judge the situation by what the scouts saw. Without this group of dragon-riding and far-sighted magicians, his troops would have been blind and deaf. It is true that if Rucha can knock out the unmanned reconnaissance plane that is still hovering in the night sky and poke down the communications satellite with a bamboo pole, then the new army will be half a pound or two with the Western Expeditionary Army in this regard...... But if you want the Bi-Moon Church to do this with its current ability, it is more realistic to dream.
In fact, the troops of the first corps retreating from the front-line strongholds included only those parts capable of maneuvering. The other guards from a few other positions were still holding out. The mobile unit of the artillery battalion, which was tasked with the main attack, also began to advance from the station. The driving wheels drive the track forward, pressing the loaded wheels that are tensioned by the springs. The grinding of the wheels, the crackling of springs, and the squeeze of the tracks on the soil tugged at the frightened glass hearts of the enemy vanguard in the camp like thunder on the horizon.
Unfortunately, the greater thunder was too far away for them to hear. From here, about 500 kilometers to the north, the entire Northern Route Army was frantically knocking on the New Army's defense line blocking the exit from the valley.
Rewind the clock back to seven hours ago, three o'clock in the afternoon.
"Didn't fall? ......" second phase cadet, Gveti Erno looked at the enemy in surprise. It's a bit far-fetched to say that it's an enemy, it's not human at all.
The second wave of the Northern Route Army's attack brought in large armored magic golems. The soldiers tried to hold their breath and aim their shots, and the bullets did hit the monster and its shield.
"Don't stop! Reload! Shoot! Stuck shells come to me to change guns! "The platoon commander who was born in the first phase of the Elta Military Academy is also the first time to see monsters that are similar to the old Elta Army, but completely surpass them in all aspects.
"What about recoilless guns? Where is the artillery squad? "The company commander is much calmer than he is." I'm going to see this big monster fall in thirty seconds clutching his chest! ”
The 82 recoilless guns of the battalion were not yet in place, and the mortars began to fire. Cannonballs swept over the heads of the big monsters and smashed straight at the soldiers behind them. The originally quiet charging road was screaming again. However, the magic golem continued to keep the bullets in its tracks, even though its shield was riddled with holes.
"Sure enough, we still can't deal with this monster......" The speed at which the soldiers fired had slowed down, three hundred meters. The size of the magic golem has reached a terrifying level in the eyes of humans. Melee mages, small golems, and ranged mages hiding behind them also began to attack the defensive line. The two machine guns in the frontal position jammed one at exactly this point in time.
The deputy shooter was sweating profusely and began to repair the fault with asbestos gloves. The adrenaline rush of him, the foreshooter, and his fellow men in the trench continued to soar. The melee mages used slowing and defense to keep advancing, and the ranged mages' icicles, arrows, and fireballs also brought down several of their companions, but fortunately they were not in danger of their lives, and they were immediately sent from the communication trenches to the rear.
It's closer...... The giant-like magic golem is still advancing. Seeing that the soldiers of the first line of defense were all on their bayonets, "Release!" "The grenade finally flew out of the chamber of the recoilless gun, and the fuse smashed heavily on the shield. The shockwave from the explosion almost pushed the golem back a few steps, nearly falling over.
"One grenade hit! Reload Armor-Piercing Bullets! "The reason why armor-piercing shells are not used for the first shot is because the thick shield invisibly acts as spacer armor. The metal jet still can't damage its body. "The cannon tail is closed! Put! ”
The armor-piercing bullet pulled a beautiful low arc and hit the golem with the shield lost and still wearing steel armor at a slightly faster speed. Hot molten metal spouted from the projectile along the fuse, and the magically strengthened beast fell to the ground immediately after the explosion. Although the magic it had exerted was not enough to cause pain, the armor-piercing bullet had completely destroyed its body, and even its spine had been broken by the medicine shield. The beast, which had been subjected to hundreds of bullets, fell to its knees so easily.
Everyone on the battlefield heard the scream of being pierced by an armor-piercing bullet. They turned their heads or looked up, watching in disbelief at how easily the masters of the battlefield had been destroyed.
"It's fixed!" The co-shooter didn't have time to look up at the fall of the Iron Giant, and now the magic arrows flying in the distance, or the cannonballs fired here, were no more important than the dud bullet stuck in the bolt, as if he was the only one left in the world, and this machine gun, this dud.
The chain was repressed, and the shooter pulled the bolt to hold the wall steady. In just one minute, the most annoying monsters on the battlefield had all fallen to the ground. As long as he continues to pull the trigger, those asshole invaders will disappear like their creations!