Chapter 15: Guardianship is Glory
Elfrik's army consisted of ten teams of marauders (axe-wielding infantry with shields), six teams of heavily armed marauders (great-axe infantry), and four teams of marauder riders (throwing axes), totaling more than two thousand one hundred men. There is no depth outflanking, only a simple and brutal charge! Elfrik took the lead in rushing to the front, except for the cavalry jogging on both sides, the others were basically a swarm, and the axe cavalry did not dare to run naturally because of the small pit in the ground, and if one was not careful, the cavalry became infantry.
"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The Empire's ultra-long-range giant cannons and steam tanks are starting to harvest in crowded places, but the problem of reloading speed means that within a few rounds the Norse are already approaching the melee trenches.
The equipment of the Norse people follows the chaos army, there are no fancy patterns, the color is single and heavy, and it is basically black from the beginning to the end.
The light cavalry began to maneuver quickly after getting rid of the small pit in the ground, and the target was naturally Zhang Hao, the commander who seemed to be equipped with B on the tank. But the strength of the arms could not be compared with that of the machines, and before the light cavalry could reach their range, they had already been set on fire by the musketeers and crossbowmen, and the light cavalry was stopped in front of the trench by a dense barrage of bullets and crossbow arrows, and had to withdraw to both flanks.
The Norse people have no fear of the Empire's muskets and crossbow arrows, this distance is at most four rounds of shooting, they can use the giant axe to cut off the heads of these Imperial chickens, simply and rudely rush up, if there is no Ekbad, Zhang Hao's with the nine hundred scorching sun can still win, but the battle damage will be very high, you must know that there are two full groups of Norse people on the sea are approaching at a rapid speed.
Seeing that the distance was about the same, Zhang Hao stood up and fired a signal flare at the sky, and purple smoke streaked across the sky with the ammunition.
"Amintok's Web!" Ekbard put the magic net directly in the middle of the crowd, and the subtle control made the magic net just net against the edge of the direction of the empire just to net the charging Elfrick, just as Elfrick thought, this position is a live target, all the Norse people in the center of the whole center are controlled by the white circular magic net, four teams of musketeers, four teams of crossbowmen, artillery, and tanks all turn their guns to aim at the dense crowd that is caught in the net, and the fire is full! Bursts of blood mist accompanied by flying stumps blown up by artillery shells filled the entire battlefield with the smell of blood in an instant.
"Everybody charge! Kill the crumbs! "The great swordsman in the trench received the order, avoiding the middle of the flesh and blood, blocking the troops on both flanks of the Norse, and the Knights of the Sun, who received the signal, also rushed out of the forest on both sides, without horns, without roaring, like two sharp daggers, slowly, little by little, some only the sound of blood and wailing.
By the time the cavalry on both sides had finished interspersing each other and returned to each other's forests, the first contact battle was basically over, and the remaining light cavalry of the Norse did not even have the courage to join the battlefield and retreated like crazy. Zhang Hao did not order the troops to chase the scattered Norse, the giant swordsman quickly recovered the crossbow arrows that could still be used, although everyone understood that there was a big battle ahead, but this fast and violent tactics shocked everyone's body, and the almost negligible losses and crushing rhythm of the war made everyone present excited, the empire has not fallen, the homeland can still be rebuilt, and the enemy is vulnerable under artillery fire! Lee Roald is even more like a god in the hearts of the soldiers at this moment!
The Norse were as fragile as Alfrik's body, and believing himself possessed by Chaos, he was shattered by a single shot to meet the Chaos God.
Although Vandre and Pavey saw Elfrik's army defeated on the longship, they did not know the details at all, and still fearlessly disembarked from the shore, and what gave them courage was an army of more than 4,000 men with two full formations, twenty axe-wielding infantry, ten double-axe infantry, six axe cavalry, and four Norscan mastiffs (quenched).
Zhang Hao quickly adjusted his strategy, the large army retreated to the high ground, the original trenches were all filled with gunpowder, and then all the dry tree trunks were piled on top, and the forest cut half of the trees overnight to make up for two knives, all of them were put down, and the time for the enemy to attack from the forest in an arc direction was delayed, and the forest entrance of the new position was all inserted from the outside to the inside with small wooden sticks to block the enemy cavalry from rushing out of the forest, to be honest, Zhang Hao looked at the Norse people on the shore who were surging with people, and regretted transporting the reserves of Fort Marion back to Aldolph, Now it's one more person for one more chance.
Zhang Hao equipped his throne with a war horse and gathered head-on with the Sun Knights. The long-range troops all counted their ammunition on the two-person high slope, and the melee troops were closely lined up in two columns, and the giant swords were slanted forward to the ground, and the sword surface protected the whole body, but the strange thing was that the giant swordsmen in the first row still had a half-human leg high stone under their feet, some of which were wood, all of which were neatly placed and did not know the effect.
Zhang Hao looked at the Norse people who began to advance towards his side in the distance, and looked a little nervous, there were too many enemies. Zhang Hao took the knight's spear and put on the Sun Knight's face armor, Zhang Hao knew that he needed to raise everyone's morale again.
"Everyone! You exist to protect your country! Defend your homeland! Protect your family! It's time for you to do your duty!! In the name of protection, we will be invincible!! ”
"Invincible!!"
"For the Empire! For Sigma! ”
"For the Empire!! For Sigma!! "Although there are many people who still don't know what Sigma is, it doesn't stop them from shouting along.
The trench line is the maximum range of the cannon and the tank, while the inward and front-facing wooden sticks on the outskirts of the forest are the range of the musketeers and crossbowmen.
When the cannonball "Boom! When a fire raged in the trench, the second war began.
With the target line and knowing that behind the line is a steady stream of enemies, the artillerymen just need to keep reloading and shooting! It's fine, very brainless. The speeding cannonballs smashed into the black square of the Norse people one by one, blowing up huge craters one after another, and the ignited dead wood in the trench ignited a choking green smoke, rendering the entire direction of the trench in a fog.
"Woooooooooooo Zhang Hao's car led the entire Sun Knights and began to move forward slowly, and the eyes of each war horse were covered to prevent the knight from being frightened and turning the knight down.
"Suns! Last time in Aldolph you washed away the shame of traitors! Now is the time to relive your glorious moment! If anyone asks me! Your Highness, what exactly is glory? So let me! Prince of the Empire! The heirs of House Roald tell you that to protect is to be glorious! Protect your lover! Protect your family! Protect the country!! This is what it means to be a knight, come, follow in my footsteps, even if you sacrifice, your name will be engraved in the Temple of Sigmar and revered by the world!! This is the glory you deserve!! "With Ekbad's blessing, the entire Knights of the Sun shine with divine brilliance again, it doesn't matter if you don't understand, just remember. Every time they charged, the knights knew what they were fighting for, so they had no fear! Every time the horn sounds, the knights know who to fight for, so they are fearless!
Zhang Hao brought new life to the Sun Knights again, and made them understand that protection is glory! And Sigmar's first doctrine, guardianship, is also the first time to reach the ears of the world, because of love, so dare to guard, because of the protection and obtain the highest glory, so for love! The soldiers will have nothing to fear!