As Bloom expected, the "Victory" airship cruising over the battlefield fired flares, and an entire wing of giant eagles swooped down and dropped red bombs on the trolls' heads. These bombs weigh not much, only 100 pounds, and contain an alchemical agent made of incandescent glue, white phosphorus, accelerants, and thunderstone, and immediately after detonation, they emit a raging flame, which will continue to burn no matter what object is touched.

Trolls have a perverted body that is almost immortal, regenerating even when shattered by cannonballs, and fears only acid and fire. The incendiary bombs dropped by the giant eagle exploded and splattered in all directions, sticking to the troll's dry skin and burning violently. These monsters, fearless of swords and guns, fell to the sand one after another, wailing and rolling on the sand, trying to burrow into the sand pit to extinguish the flames on their bodies. However, the incendiary bomb has its own accelerant, which can continue to burn even in a vacuum, and burrowing into the depths of the dunes will not save the trolls, and they will eventually be smoldered into a coke and die of convulsions in excruciating pain.

The second wave of bombs from the Eagle opened a wall of fire in front of the 2nd Armored Knights' defense, preventing the trolls who had escaped the direct bombardment of the incendiary bombs from approaching the "Steel Cavalry".

"Mad Demon" Koze was unable to break through the wall of fire, so he could only leave dozens of corpses behind and lead the remnants of the "Undead Regiment" back to the position.

Seeing the "Undead Regiment" retreating, the flame of hope that had just germinated in her heart was extinguished again, and she curled up in the sand pit in embarrassment, turning on the High Communication Stone to ask Meyer for help.

"Mistress Mayer! We are in a very dangerous situation! ”

"The Korath Army not only has airships and giant eagles, but also a secret force made up of hundreds of steel golems!"

"These golems are extremely flexible, they seem to have the ability to think independently, and they are also equipped with the latest magic crystal rapid-fire cannons, and their firepower is extremely fierce, we really can't resist it!"

"That's right! We need support, urgent support! We need the help of the Sand Knights, and only Manfred and his Sandworm Knights will have the chance to save us from a desperate situation! ”

"Please, Mistress Mayer! If you don't come to help, we will have no choice but to retreat first! ”

Jenna's last sentence sounded angry and threatening. The successive bad news made Meyer's mood extremely bad, and he unbuttoned the collar of his military uniform and took a deep breath, trying to calm his restless heart.

Before the sand bandits entered the Crescent River Valley, they were attacked by the Far East Air Force on the Gobi River, suffering heavy casualties, and now an unheard-of "Iron Golem Corps" has emerged on the opposite side, making the situation of the "Four Great Kou" even worse, judging from the distress messages sent by Jenna and others one after another, Mayer has to believe that they are really in big trouble this time, and their morale is on the verge of collapse, if they do not respond positively as soon as possible, the "retreat" claimed by Jenna will not be limited to the "Scarlet Regiment".

"Steg, what exactly is Jenna talking about about the 'Iron Golem'? I can't believe that the Far Easterners really have enough military money to build hundreds of steel golems in one go! ”

According to Mayer's understanding of the market, asking a mage to make an iron golem of standard specifications will cost at least 150,000 gold duga with materials and spell casting commissions, which is 100,000 gold talers when converted into Far Eastern currency, and 100 iron golems cost tens of millions of gold tales, and it is unlikely that the Koras Kingdom, which is in ruins, will spend such a large amount of money on the manufacture of iron golems - not only because the investment is too large, but also because the cost performance is too low.

"The Iron Golem has no intelligence of its own, it can only carry out simple orders, and its large and heavy size is not suitable for fighting in the desert area at all, Jenna and they are probably mistaken."

Stig stroked the observation crystal in his palm and cast a spell to probe the area where the Far Eastern border guards were fighting with the Four Great Kou. The scene presented in the crystal ball confirmed his suspicion: the Iron Golems on the sandboards and armed with magic crystal cannons did look like the Iron Golems at first glance, as Jenna claimed, but a closer look at their construction revealed that these steel giants were in fact alternative "chariots" powered by a magic crystal steam engine and operated internally.

Witnessing the scene of the "Steel Cavalry" lining up and shooting at the sand bandits with machine guns, Meyer, Stig and Manfred looked at each other and gasped in unison.

If the Far Easterners did spend a lot of money to build a hundred Iron Golems to defend their borders, they would only find it ridiculous, but these steel mechs, which were far more agile than the Iron Golems and were equipped with new magic crystal rapid-fire cannons, shocked and even frightened them.

"It must be admitted that we underestimated the Far Easterners," Meyer reflected bitterly, "from the guns of the airships to the bombs mounted by the Giant Eagles, to the steel mechs comparable to mobile fortresses and batteries, our neighbors, although they have been independent for less than two years, have made incredible progress in military equipment, and we have been left behind by the Far Easterners in this respect, and if we continue to bask in the glory of the past, thinking that we are still a great power, and do not need to make great efforts to develop military technology and innovate military equipment, Sooner or later, the Far Easterners will reach the city of Media! ”

"Tonight's battle is a wake-up call for us, and maybe we shouldn't have started this war in the first place." General Manfred sighed.

This was a bit harsh, and Mayer swallowed this breath unwillingly, turned around and asked Steger: "Chief of Staff, analyze how much chance we have now, and whether it is worth taking another risk." ”

"The four major sand bandit regiments are not in a good position, and they have not yet entered the Crescent River Valley and have been suppressed by the enemy's air force combined mecha regiment on the Gobi Desert and cannot move. If these two elite troops are sent out, the Wind Knights will fight against the Far East Air Force, and the Sand Knights will sneak behind the mecha to launch an attack, and they will have a greater chance of helping the four major sand bandits get out of the predicament, if we can gain the upper hand in the air and on the ground, and gather troops to pursue the victory, we will be sixty percent sure that we will directly conquer Mochizuki City, so that this war will be back on the right track, and the strategic goal of controlling southern Xinjiang will be successfully achieved after paying a heavier price than expected. Steig calmly analyzed.

Mayer puffed out his chest, and his eyes rekindled his fighting spirit: "That means we are at least 60% sure of winning...... It's worth the gamble, you think so, Steger? ”

The "Heart Messenger" took off his glasses and gently wiped them with his sleeves, the long-term lack of outdoor exercise and the overuse of his eyes made his eyes look very unhealthy, "Your Excellency the Governor, do you want me to tell the truth?" ”