Chapter 1328: Forget the chapter name
The superweapon called "Berencaster I", "Wall Breaker" and "Beastbreaker" by later generations, the world's first railtrain cannon and the first city breaker heavy cannon with a caliber of more than 100mm, finally came to an end after finally barely achieving its historical mission.
Well, we have to admit that in the era of common smoothbore guns, even the best dwarven cannon casting technicians, including Old Man Ogel, the largest guide cannon ever made was only the Honken General A type, and the new battleship main gun equipped on the White Ark, which was only in the double digits. Suddenly, several eras have been crossed, and it is indeed a bit too much for them to get a Gustav, even if it is a much smaller Gustav, which is indeed a little too much beyond their imagination. Yes, whether it is in terms of design, whether it is systems engineering, or even the most basic materials. This is equivalent to asking those Sandezi engineers who made V2 during World War II to rub a DF21 by hand.
Of course, since there is still such a thing as alchemy in this worldview, this timeless "DF21" has just been made, but it must only be a one-time experiment. can twenty times, whether as an experiment or as a man, his life should already be a piece of no regrets.
"This ...... Master, aren't we going to hurry up and repair it? Grant looked at the cannon base that had fallen apart, and looked at the dwarven engineer next to him without tears.
The "Rush Repair ......" dwarven engineer, who is also said to be the chief disciple of Old Man Ogel, also looked at Grant with the same expression of wanting to cry without tears, and spread his hands. Then, only the body of "Dang Chang" was heard, and the mighty and domineering black, thick and long 300mm cannon barrel fell from the gun carriage and smashed directly on the mountain. Fortunately, the nearby artillery was still alert and had already hid far away.
"Look, that's it." Mr. Engineer said helplessly.
This was the end of Berencaster I's destiny, but thankfully, its last precision strike at the gates did its part. The thick iron-clad gate seemed to have been blasted open and crumbling. The coalition soldiers, who had already reached the city gate, cheered a few times, and then shielded the passage with shields. Behind their array, huge carts pulled by several mammoths approached the city gates.
The orc defenders gathered at the gates, constantly shooting arrows at the enemy forces below, investing in javelins, and various incendiary materials. They poured boiling oil and tried to set the cart on fire, but they didn't know if the cowhide was magically and alchemically treated. The boiling oil fell on it, like boiled water spilled on it, and the torch was thrown up, not only did it not ignite, but it was directly extinguished.
The orcs hesitated for a moment and hurriedly called for shaman reinforcements, but before their magical power could arrive, a dense burst of artillery fire rang out on the other side of the moat, blowing the soldiers on the tower to pieces.
I don't know when, some of the Federation's artillery has already pushed the five reapers to the outside of the city gate, and quickly arranged the running position. This powerful guide gun, which is specially made with high-explosive shells but washes the ground to kill the enemy, is actually not particularly bulky. Well-trained artillerymen still have a way to maneuver on the battlefield with them, of course, they must be well-trained...... Well, maybe it's because after a few big battles, it's this group of bombers who have harvested the most heads, and they are now basically the most elite troops in the federal army.
The hammer with the cone in front of him faced the slightest resistance, and began to pound the city gate continuously. And the soldiers were ready to charge. It was also a group of fierce Nord soldiers, standing at the front of them, but a petite blonde girl in silver armor and a sky-blue battle robe, holding a golden oath and the sword of victory in her hand, who else could it be if it wasn't Artoria?
When the emperor had already jumped on the city wall first, the crown prince of the empire was also ready to lead the charge. This is the tradition of the Nord people that will not change for eternity.
At the same moment, on the other side of the city gate, a large group of orcs were also arrayed and ready for battle, and many trolls also raised their javelins. They probably already understood that if they climbed the city wall, they would become the target of the enemy's superior artillery fire, and it was better to fight the enemy in the street inside the city. Once the battle situation becomes a face-to-face confrontation with real swords and guns, the opponent's artillery superiority will not exist.
"Boom!" In the continuous impact and cheers, the city gate could not be supported after all, and collapsed with a bang.
Artoria raised her greatsword above her head and shouted to her comrades behind her, and a magnificent rune of light floated on her back, none other than the legendary Stigmata of Atlas.
The troll behind the city wall held his gaze, his face solemn, and made a throwing motion. If nothing else, the next moment Artoria and her friends rush through the city gate, they will be attacked by hundreds of poisoned javelins, right? And we also know that at a distance of only ten or twenty meters, the power of the javelin is far better than that of a strong bow and a crossbow. The first commandos to rush through the gates were bound to suffer heavy losses, and even Artoria was likely to be hung up.
However, immediately after, the pillar of light that fell from the sky suddenly fell, and directly poured into the orc army array arrayed at the city gate. More than half of the orcs and trolls were directly evaporated into gas by the torrent of magic before they could scream.
Then, the giant steel dragon crossed the city walls. It closed its jaws to cover the Crystal Cannon, which had just finished firing, and the Dragon's Fury cannons on both sides of its torso began to roar. The dense line of fire first left a lot of mottled scars on the city wall, and then extended to the second layer of the city wall, directly turning the dense defenders on it into a large area of muddy blood and splattered flesh.
"That's the benefit of having air supremacy!" Lu Xi rode on the back of the steel dragon, feeling like he was watching a one-sided war drama now.
The assault team led by Artoria easily captured the city gate and made a second breach of the fortress. The orc defenders hurried to this direction, only to be beaten condescendingly by the coalition forces that had already taken over the air. In this way, the situation of taking care of one thing and losing the other will naturally become more and more obvious everywhere in the fortress. Farther away, large siege towers had locked the walls, and the armies of Victor, Milan and other countries were ascending the city.
The soldiers of the Henas bloodline did not need any tools at all, and they could easily climb the city walls, or directly transform into countless bats and rush into the fortress, causing chaos everywhere. Although it was their first time participating in the coalition, the thorns were doing quite well at the moment.
Lu Xi rode on the steel dragon's version of Lao Pa, circled over the fortress twice, plowed the enemy troops on the breastwork and inner walls twice with various weapons, and destroyed more than ten watchtowers and gun emplacements by the way. By this time, Emperor Otto's army had taken most of the breastwork and marched towards the inner wall. Artoria also led the Coalition soldiers to capture the second gate, and at least a third of the Coalition soldiers entered the fortress.
Tragic, but far from fierce, street fighting ensued.
There are more than 300,000 people concentrated in the Thunder Cliff Fortress, but we all know that most of them are goblins and kobold slaves who have come with them, as well as remnants of defeated generals and refugees gathered from various clans from all over the country, and there are not many truly well-trained elite warriors. In fact, in order to maintain the operation of all the defensive functions of the fortress, Asog used almost all the men who could be armed, whether they were old and young, women and children, or the crippled, as long as they could carry knives, they were driven into the battlefield.
The orcs really deserve to be a fighting race that would rather bend than bend, and so many rabbles who have been temporarily armed have actually persevered until now and have not collapsed. However, it is very sad that flesh and brute courage cannot cross the barrier of strength at this time.
As a result, in all the street fighting areas, we can see that the orcs are desperately resisting, but they are not particularly effective. Hungry and cold, the exhausted remnants of the orcs screamed and pounced on the coalition soldiers, armed to the teeth, only to be easily wiped out. Then, the coalition soldiers, who had already killed the red-eyed, invaded every hiding place of the orc civilians, dragged out the old and weak women and children who had lost their protection, and killed them directly. They even sealed the caves in the walls of the mountain completely, and threw alchemical bombs into them that ignited the flames or released poison gases, and laughed as they watched the howls and screams inside.
Lu Xi, who was above the sky, sighed faintly.
"Little master, it's inevitable......" said Panarsis.
"I understand, I have long understood. I never expected the current army to have PLA discipline, and even in the future, this is unthinkable. Lu Xi said: "Since you have participated in the war, you must tolerate all the evils, and you must also have the consciousness to bear these evils!" None of us ourselves are saints, and of course we can't count on ordinary soldiers. ”
In short, the fall of the Thunder Cliff Fortress is only a matter of time.
So, what should I kill now? Go back to sleep, wait for your subordinates to win a complete victory, and then go directly to the celebration banquet. Or charge with the army for a while, and then brush up some prestige in front of the nations. Well, or to find out what to do with Asog? To be honest, Lu Xi is still quite interested in this very tragic Golden Horde Khan. To tell the truth, that guy is really capable, if he hadn't met himself who has been hanging up, he wouldn't have been able to become a generation of orcs.
Lu Xi was thinking about it just now, and suddenly felt his heart move, and his face suddenly sank. He looked at the innermost part of the fortress, the mountain city built on the mountain, and slowly showed a sneer.
"Heh, sure enough, it's still here...... I thought you were going to hide in your dog hole forever. ”
The steel dragon spread its wings and landed on Lu Xi in this way, heading all the way to the innermost mountain city of the fortress. Such a move also quickly attracted everyone's attention.
“…… Is this going to charge alone? Too aggressive, boy. "Emperor Otto was a little surprised. He didn't think that Lu Xi was such a reckless person who made rapid progress.
Sai Xiliu, who was directing the battle mages outside the city to sketch a large magic circle, of course, also noticed Lu Xi's abnormal behavior and pursed his lips unexpectedly. She began to call Lu Xi with a telepathic link, but she didn't get a response, and her face sank suddenly.
"Carol, I'll leave the command to you."
"Huh...... Oh, huh? Wait, this is a meteor shower! It takes ten people to cast the ninth ring magic, and I've never presided over such a high-ring strategic magic in my life! ”
"Then you start now." Without looking back, Sehiru dropped the words, rolled over and climbed onto the back of the iron wolf Asha, and galloped towards the side of the city wall.
At the same moment, Nicole got a silver pegasus out of nowhere and rode it up into the air. She looked at Lim, who was sitting behind her, and sighed helplessly.
"That...... They haven't flown a few times, so you're not allowed to make a mess later. ”
Lim nodded, her eyes wide as she followed the steel dragon in the sky.
At the same moment, Artoria, who had directly destroyed the enemy with the sword of oath and victory, and had completely controlled the gate of the breastoping wall, was also clubbing her sword and staring at the sky in a daze. Everyone else thought she was a little tired. Of course, this way A came over, and the knight princess played the biggest output in the commando, so it is understandable to take a little breath at this time.
"Guard, bring Maza! I don't have any eyesight! Char, one of the younger brothers, said loudly.
"Oh, and Artoria's favorite grilled tooth steak and ice honey! Hurry up! Olivier, the second of the brothers, added.
"Brother......" Artoria looked helplessly at the two brothers who had been following her and covering her flanks, and she didn't know whether to sigh or express her gratitude frankly.
"It's a tortoise shell, and it's really layer upon layer...... I don't know when I'll be able to break through to the end. She muttered to herself as she looked at the inner walls, which were taller than the two stories outside.
"Siege warfare is like that...... Moreover, the enemy we are facing is not those routs who have lost their fighting spirit in fear. Our original plan was to capture the outer wall by today, but it was not yet lunchtime before the breastwork. Artoria, our victory is unshakable. ”
The knight princess bit her lip and did not look back, bowing her head slightly. She pondered for a moment, and then suddenly said, "Brother, find me an Iron Spine Dragon." ”