Chapter 1871: Twilight of the Twilight Fortress (IV.)
Throughout the morning, Roland always smiled and shook hands with people during his visit to the barracks, until his face was stiff and his arms were sore, and he did not dare to show the slightest tiredness, which really experienced the unknown bitterness behind an idol. The officers and soldiers who won the honor of shaking hands with him all shed tears of excitement, and the natural emotions touched Roland deeply, compared with the survival pressure of these front-line officers and soldiers, his own hard work is nothing!
Seeing the young faces of the officers and soldiers on the front line who were excited and weeping, Roland felt a solemn sense of mission in his heart, and felt that he had the obligation to make all the officers and soldiers get what they wanted. However, time was running out, and under the repeated urging of Marshal Alexei, Roland had to end the condolence session, wave goodbye to the reluctant officers and soldiers, and return to the headquarters accompanied by all the generals.
After a light lunch, Marshal Alexei proposed to hold a battle meeting in the dining room to report the siege plan to His Royal Highness the Regent.
This initiative was naturally supported by Roland, in fact, he also knew in his heart that the front-line generals had already formulated a perfect siege plan, and they did not need any bad ideas from a layman in the field of military command, as the supreme commander in the symbolic sense of the army, what he should do was to listen more and talk less, and it was enough to play the role of a good "mascot".
The generals who attended the luncheon meeting were headed by Marshal Alexei, as well as Lieutenant General Ilya Conrad, commander of the 2nd Artillery Division in the Far East, Lieutenant General Zecill, commander of the Far Eastern Air Forces, and the commanders of the three fleets under his command, Major General Viglav of the 1st Shooting Division, Major General of the 2nd Division, Major General Ivan, Major General of the 3rd Division, Alexander, Major General of the 2nd Armored Knights Brigade, Commander of the 2nd Armored Knights Brigade, Commander of the Armored Knights, Colonel Kirov, Chief of Staff of the Armored Knights Brigade, and others. The siege battle, which was scheduled to start at 3 p.m. that day, had a combat mission for all the generals present.
The current situation between friend and foe is clear at a glance: the defenders on the periphery of the Dusk Fortress have been routed and forced to withdraw to the fortress, relying on the Lost Lock to defend it to the death, and if the Far Eastern side wants to conquer the Dusk Fortress, the first problem to solve is to tear the force field barrier in front of them.
During the two-day recuperation, the command was well prepared for the destruction of the defensive barrier of the Twilight Fortress, and at 3 p.m. the 2nd Artillery Division was to be tasked with opening a passage for the siege troops, at the suggestion of General Ilya Conrad.
Ordinary artillery shells could not penetrate the force field barrier, and the 2nd Artillery Division would replace the artillery with dangerous and expensive "pouring dissociation shells" after the siege order was issued, and concentrate its fire on bombarding the Dusk Fortress. The force field shield can block almost all attacks in the world, but the "dissociation technique" is its nemesis, and the large force field wall around the dissociation shell landing point will instantly disintegrate, forming a large "empty window". The combination of several "empty windows" formed a road into the city, which could be used by the besieging troops.
In fact, the method of destroying the city defense puzzle is far more than the one proposed by General Conrad, in addition to the "dissociation technique", the 9-ring "Demon Duncan Cleavage Technique" can also destroy the force field enchantment in a large area, and the legendary magic "Ultimate Dispersal Technique" can even temporarily eliminate the force field enchantment that envelops the entire city, but the level of these spells is much higher than the "dissociation technique", but it is not as practical as the method proposed by General Conrad.
However, there are also weaknesses in General Conrad's battle plan, such as the force field shield that has been blasted out of the hole by the dissociating cannonball, which usually repairs itself after 30 minutes, and the besiegers must seize this brief opportunity to send elite troops into the city.
The gap opened by the cannon is at most about the size of the city gate, considering that a large number of enemy troops must be concentrated near the gap in the barrier to defend it, it is necessary to break through the defenders' obstruction in just 30 minutes, and then how many troops can be sent to the city? It is conceivable that the number of officers and soldiers who successfully stormed the city must be very limited. And when this group of warriors finally entered the city, the force field enchantment behind them was automatically repaired, hindering their follow-up troops, and the situation of this lone army besieged by the enemy army became very dangerous.
Taking into account the above risks, Marshal Alexei believed that it was necessary to throw the most individual combat units into the front line of the siege war. Then it is obvious that the armored knight brigade, which has the strongest firepower and the strongest armor of the entire army in the Far East, is the most suitable to be the vanguard of the siege.
Bloom was very satisfied with the arrangement of the headquarters, and in front of Roland and all the generals, he patted his chest and made a military order: "The armored knight brigade guarantees the successful completion of the assault mission!" ”
Although Bloom was confident in the fighting power of his armored knights, the congregation would feel that the risks were too high and that it was necessary to prepare a "Plan B" in case of contingencies.
Perhaps infected by the tense atmosphere before the war, or perhaps motivated by the eagerness for revenge, Nikita was unwilling to play the role of a mere audience member at the battle meeting, and suddenly raised her hand to speak.
Roland didn't expect Miss Mage to make such an abrupt move, throwing a look of apology and inquiry at Marshal Alexey.
Marshal Alexei smiled tolerantly, raised his hand to signal the generals to be quiet, and asked Nikita to stand and speak.
"General Conrad just proposed the battle plan, I basically agree, it is reasonable to use the cannonballs infused with dissociation to blast the force field barrier and then send elite troops into the city, but I don't think the armored knight brigade is the best choice for the assault mission!"
"Hey! What does this mean? Bloom jumped up in anger and glared at his old partner when he went north for his adventure, "Nikita, you dare to underestimate the combat effectiveness of our Armored Knight Brigade?!" ”
Bloom is now a major general, a dignified brigade commander, but in the eyes of Miss Mage, he is still the reckless old friend of the dwarf, and he doesn't give him face at all, and jokes with a smile in public: "Come on, Bloom, I don't know you yet?" If you can catch up with the braggart tone, you will have captured the Dusk Fortress long ago! Having said that, mechanical armor is indeed a powerful weapon for attacking fortifications, but you should also take into account that the city's lanes are crisscrossed, and the huge and bulky mechanical armor fighting in this strange and complex terrain is easy to be attacked by enemies who are more familiar with the local environment, and the battle will definitely be more difficult than you think. ”
Bloom scratched at his bushy beard and had to admit that Nikita's concerns were justified, and the mechanical armor was fighting in the streets of an unfamiliar city, and unless it was reliably covered, it really couldn't move an inch. However, the window period of the force field enchantment is too short, and if you want to send as many mechanical armor into the city as possible within 30 minutes, you can't send too many grenadiers responsible for covering the mechanical armor, and to maintain a reasonable combination of mechanical armor and grenadiers, it is bound to reduce the number of mechanical armor delivered.