Chapter 1226: The Flames of War Spread
The Diagon Alley counterattack has officially begun.
In the mist, the brilliance of the spells flickered incessantly, and the sound of shouts, incantations, and explosions were all mixed together, making it impossible to tell what the situation of the confrontation at the forefront was.
In the mist above everyone's heads, from time to time huge stones burst open, whistling and falling into the crowd; In the ground beneath everyone's feet, people are often dragged into the ground by the surging of mud and rocks.
And the most terrifying thing is undoubtedly the miserable green arc of magic that constantly streaks through the air. In the midst of such a chaotic battle, almost every arc of light means that at least one person will be killed in an instant.
It seems that human life has suddenly become extremely cheap.
"Boom-"
I don't know at what point it began, a kind of smoke and dust with a pungent smell suddenly broke into this magical battlefield. With each explosion, dirt flew and bricks and stones splattered.
Immediately afterward, a series of sudden sounds came from a certain direction, causing the situation on the battlefield to become even more chaotic.
"What's going on?"
Aberforth, who was at the forefront of the battle, swung his wand violently, sending a dark wizard running wildly, and then he turned his head slightly and shouted a question to Sirius not far away.
The noise around him made his voice difficult to hear, no matter how loud it was.
Sirius on the other side didn't understand, but he could easily guess what Aberford was asking, for he himself was puzzled by the sudden loud bang.
"I don't know—"
He first swung his staff to block a shattering spell that shot from the front, and then roared back:
"However, Kingsley has said that a Muggle army directly under the Queen may come to our aid, and maybe they are!"
"Muggle army?"
Aberforth glanced across the battlefield, but he could barely see anything but the numerous glows of spells that came and went. It's just that judging from the location where the voice sounded just now, the explosion must have come from the direction behind the dark wizard's side, so it might really be as Sirius said.
"Let's hope they'll cause a little trouble for these guys!"
"Boom-"
Before he could finish speaking, a strange scream was heard, and then a flame rose from the dark wizard's side. Suddenly, a group of dark wizards were knocked down and pushed away by the huge impact, and the unlucky ones were enveloped by the explosion on the spot, and the scene was extremely tragic.
"Dada......"
The guns of the Muggle army opened fire again, bullets mixed with tracer lines inserting from the Dark Wizard's side and back stabbing in the back of the stab, guiding the way in the mist of fog.
This was followed by another roar, and the violent explosion and impact once again swept away the dozen or so Dark Wizards who were rushing in the direction of the Cauldron Bar, causing some of them to turn around and rush back.
Immediately, the pressure on the wizards who were fighting on the front lines with Sirius and Aberforth plummeted.
"Stop the pursuit, shrink a little, and cooperate with the Muggle army!"
Suddenly, both Aberforth and Sirius heard Kingsley's voice behind them. They hurriedly turned their heads and beckoned their wizards to stop pressing forward for a moment, and looked in the direction from which the voice came.
Soon, they saw that Kingsley, who was originally in command in the rear, had also rushed to the front line.
"Why are you here too? There's a new order for someone to pass it on! ”
Aberforth asked at the top of his voice, but saw Kingsley wave his hand and say:
"Don't worry, Lupin is in command for me in the rear - you are not familiar with Muggles, and even if you pass the battle situation back, you may not be able to grasp the point, so I came."
Kingsley was undoubtedly a "Muggle expert", not only did he have a deep understanding of all kinds of common knowledge in the Muggle world, but he even concealed his wizarding identity and was sent to serve as the secretary to the British Prime Minister.
He was probably more proficient in British Muggle society than the likes of Maca and Hermione.
"That's the third battalion of the Queen's Royal Hamilshire Regiment, and they'll share the pressure on our side as much as they can. But I must say that the Muggle army can't afford to invest much in this place for the time being, after all, this is the city of London, and it is very difficult for them to fight here. ”
Hearing Kingsley lean in and explain aloud the situation on the other side of the battlefield, Sirius and Aberforth nodded in understanding.
In fact, they did understand this - although there were relatively many Muggle garrisons in the London garrison, no one would have thought that another war would break out directly in the British capital, and no commander could come up with a good battle plan for such a battlefield.
Then they heard Kingsley continue:
"So, if the Muggle army can hold the Dark Wizards' side down in this first wave of attack, we'll go when they stop fighting; And if their first wave of attacks doesn't work well, I think the queen will immediately let them retreat to prevent the war from continuing to spread to the center of the city. ”
"And when the time comes, Sirius, you will take someone to intersperse from the side...... To divide the dark wizards as much as possible, got it? ”
"Okay!"
"Then aren't you going back?" Aberforth asked, stepping back, "You're going to defend here with me?" ”
"In Sirius' place," Kingsley shrugged, fending off a spell without looking back, "and I don't think Helmo will be indifferent to this battlefield - as things stand, he may not be here himself, but he may send more forces into the field." ”
In fact, it could be heard from Kingsley's words that he did not have high expectations of the Muggle army this time.
As he said, the strength of the Muggle army in the City of London will inevitably be limited, as many of the powerful covering weapons cannot be deployed.
And when it comes to the actual situation, Kingsley's view seems to be quite accurate.
At this moment, just behind those crazy dark wizards, the arrival of bullets and artillery fire really caught the dark wizards off guard for the first time. These groups of mad wizards, made up of ordinary cultists, fell quite a few in the first few minutes.
But when they didn't care about the severity of the injuries and began to counterattack back, the situation quickly changed.
They are crazy, but they are not stupid when it comes to fighting.
The tide of battle took a turn as obstacles, divisions, collapses, transfigurations, and more disruptive spells rained down on the Muggle army's battle lines.
Here, the superiority of the Muggle army could not be demonstrated, and with the fact that the madmen were not afraid to die, the infantry battalion alone combined with a certain number of tanks and artillery made the battle extremely difficult.
But that wasn't the end of it, as Kingsley had predicted, Helbo seemed to be watching from the vicinity all along, when suddenly a black figure came in from one end of the battlefield.
The figure was surrounded by an indeterminate black viscous substance that floated in mid-air like a liquid, but could become an indestructible shield when needed.
It was undoubtedly the same black-eyed wizard who had fought with Helmo against Maca.
"Concentrate your fire!"
I don't know which of the commanders of the Muggle army roared, but after a moment's pause, a large number of bullets were quickly raining down on the figure.
However, the black-eyed wizard reacted extremely quickly, as if he had expected it. I saw that the black substance floating around him splattered in the blink of an eye, enveloping his whole person in it, merging into a black sphere.
The next moment, with the rattle of a series of bullets hitting the hard barrier, countless stray bullets flew everywhere in the dark wizard group, but many people were injured.
It's a pity that their original target didn't even suffer the slightest bruise.
"Boom-"
Coldly, a cannonball fell from the side straight towards the black sphere in the battlefield at high speed, followed by a deafening explosion.
At that moment, even the ground seemed to tremble slightly.
However, when the smoke and dust cleared, the black ball was still intact, and even a smooth arc of light was reflected on the surface of the sphere.
Wizarding battles, wars with Muggles are definitely two very different concepts. So far, it is not clear which side is stronger, but at least this battlefield is undoubtedly the advantage of these "men" made by Helbo.
"Retreat!"
The command of the rear of the Muggle army was crisp and decisive, and as soon as he saw that the situation was not right, he immediately gave the order to retreat. Even if they are not familiar with wizards and magic, and even most of them are full of astonishment, the discipline of the soldiers makes them always resolutely carry out every order.
But really, did they really withdraw?
Yes, if it weren't for this new change, the detachment of the 4th Division of the London Garrison might have been in serious trouble.
But fortunately, when another equally swift figure rushed in from the crowd, the black-eyed wizard who had just peeked out of the black ball halfway out of the black ball instantly turned his attention to the person who came.
"Bang Bang ......"
The figure that rushed in from the horizontal stab didn't say much at all, and with a wave of his wand, he saw a large number of ice picks condense in midair, and then fell towards the black-eyed wizard at a speed comparable to that of the cannonball just now.
Seeing this, the other party immediately closed the black ball that had just been lifted again, and then there was a violent impact sound that was almost connected.
Suddenly, the crystal ice chips in the sky exploded in the center of the battlefield, and the cold air overflowed and flew in all directions.
In the distance, Sirius and the others on the other side of the battlefield saw it, and their eyes couldn't help but light up.
"Is Maca coming?"
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