Chapter 1505: Battle of Mochizuki City (V.)

Roland learned of this statistic from the air command post set up in the "Independence" airship, and couldn't help but recall the similar statistical indicator RPB (round-per-bird) listed in the US Navy's "Air Defense Operational Minutes" during World War II on the earth, shooting down an enemy plane often costs hundreds or even thousands of shells, compared to the magic guide cannon carried by the airship can shoot down an enemy air combat unit with an average of 70 shells, and the high efficiency is worthy of his pride in the Krass Air Force.

After several rounds of strafing, there was not much left of the sphinx in the air, all of them frightened by this terrifying steel storm, screaming and turning around. However, as soon as they escaped from the clouds, they discovered that the nightmare was not over: the same group of giant eagles that had lured them into the trap had returned, and their numbers had doubled, cutting off their retreat.

The escort force of the two airships "Dawn" and "Independence" with a total of 202 giant eagles, under the leadership of Air Force Captains Aurora and Dewey, fought together to surround those fish that slipped through the net, and after the short but fierce encirclement and suppression operation, Baron Hurd's millions of domesticated sphinx-faced eagle troops have been wiped out.

After the end of the air battle, a small number of injured giant eagles returned to the airship for treatment, and the command of the "Independence" immediately issued an order from His Royal Highness the Prince to all combat units with a magic guide intercom - to land in Mochizuki City!

The eagles flocked around the Independence and Dawn as they returned to the skies over the Frontier Capital, and there was no power to prevent the two armed airships from forcibly landing on Mochizuki.

Burst! Burst! Burst! One after the other, flares erupted in an unusually bright white light that slowly fell, dispelling the night over Mochizuki Castle. The two airships, their hard, smooth silver-gray metal carcasses reflected the firelight, and landed smoothly in the market in the middle of Mochizuki City under the cover of the giant eagles, and the square that was usually used for the auction of slaves provided a flat foothold for the Dawn and her sister ship, the Independence.

On this night destined to go down in history, the thousands of families in Mochizuki Castle couldn't sleep. People were awakened by the roaring magic motor and the strong light of the flare outside the window, and they looked out through the crack in the door tremblingly, and the airship falling from the sky reminded them of the mythical and legendary dragon, and a few people recognized the flag of Kolas fluttering in the wind above the bridge of the airship, and recalled the leaflet they picked up on the street in the afternoon, and then came to the guess: The Kingdom of Kolas, which was established after the revolution, is fulfilling the declaration it made to the people of southern Xinjiang in the leaflet, and is taking military action to recover the sovereignty of southern Xinjiang that was illegally stolen by Hurd's party. Bring this border-bordered territory back under the control of the central government in the Far East.

This realization excited the citizens of Mochizuki City, who had long been fed up with Hurd's party, but they also knew that Hurd's party was not easy to mess with, these rich and powerful slave owners firmly controlled the armed forces of the city, and the castle where the governor's palace was located was guarded by a powerful half-scorpion guard and a fierce sphinx. Will the "liberators" from Krasbourg be able to defeat the forces of Baron Hurd? I'm afraid there is a question mark over this.

Considering the possibility of the failure of the Kolas government's battle to recover Mochizuki City, most of the people's excitement cooled down, and they hid in the house and nervously watched the battle outside, and only a few enthusiastic young people responded to the call on the flyer and rushed out of their homes to meet the southbound "Wang Shi" as soon as the airship landed.

Roland stood on the open-air command platform on the bridge of the "Independence", waved to the citizens gathered around the square, won a cheer in response, and turned to Joseph Davidovich and said: "You were the mayor of Mochizuki City, and you are familiar with the local residents, please express your gratitude to those who came to greet you regardless of your safety, and convey my promise: The Kolas Army is here to liberate the suffering compatriots in southern Xinjiang, and the principle of our army is to obey the command in all actions, not to take a stitch from the people, and to return all the captured spoils to the public. Everyone is welcome to supervise. ”

Roland's calm words moved Joseph. He had long heard that the Kolas Army was highly disciplined, but he was still shocked that Roland dared to make a public promise to "not take a stitch". In southern Xinjiang, soldiers and bandits have never been separated, whether it is the imperial border guards stationed here at the beginning or the mercenaries recruited by Baron Hurd now, how can there be a good thing not to disturb the people? Even if you have a conscience to eat and drink for nothing, blatant extortion, robbery and rape are commonplace, and under the protection of Hurd's party, the victims dare to be angry with those soldiers and ruffians but dare not speak.

"Your Royal Highness, the Kolas Army has only developed from a militia organization to today for more than a short period of time, I once could not understand how such a militia could easily defeat the regular army of the Empire and the powerful Holy See Knights to seize power, and today seeing the strict discipline and high morale of this army, the mystery in my heart has finally been solved." Joseph said with deep feeling.

"Because our officers and soldiers are not mercenaries who fight for money, not private soldiers who are loyal to a certain magnate, not military nobles who are born destined to be officers, nor classical knights who merely pursue personal honor and moral practice, our army comes from the people, comes from ordinary working families such as workers, peasants, merchants, etc., and are the children of our Far Easterners, although they are still very young, their growth trajectory spans the two eras of the Far Eastern provinces of the empire and the kingdom of Kolas, and they have personally experienced this fierce social change, I deeply realized that there is no home without a country, and only a stable country can preserve the achievements of construction since the Revolution of 1620 and the new life of my family...... In the final analysis, the biggest difference between this army and the old-style army is that it has a conscious sense of defending the homeland and defending the country. Roland replied softly, his deep gaze drifting out of the window, and the lights of thousands of homes were in full view.

Buildings near the central market of Mochizuki City fell under the control of the Koras Naval Air Marines, and twelve modified Yangbo mechs played a key role in street fighting, dealing a double blow to the mercenaries who tried to fight back, both mentally and physically.

Mochizuki Castle's slave catchers also have more than 1,000 troops, but it is difficult for these mercenaries who pay to fight in the face of iron giant-like mechanical armor and artillery bombardment.