Chapter XXI: The Garand's Legion

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"One magic crystal, a hundred gold coins. At the same time, you must also promise to keep the Western Kingdom if you win the war, and to vouch for this crown, which will always be worn on the head of my daughter Cicely. King Cathion held out a finger and pointed to the golden crown above his head, and offered his price.

Although the Western Kingdom belongs to the evil camp, it has even responded to the call of the 'Lich King' many times and waged wars against the Eastern and Southern Kingdoms many times.

But today's 'Lich King' is just a symbol.

The leader of the Howling Legion is not the poor woman who has been imprisoned in a small river for ten years. To be honest, the three leaders of the Howling Legion, King Kashien doesn't like to deal with them.

"One magic crystal, fifty gold coins. In the name of the god of war, I promise you additional conditions. ”

A head of silver hair was windless and automatic, and the bright sunlight gilded the white face of the god of war. Falling in Ciceli's pupils, he, with a pair of silver pupils, reflected the distant scenery through the door of the main hall, like two pools of tranquil springs.

"One magic crystal, ninety gold coins." King Cassion clenched his price.

At this moment, a pair of narrow eyes bulged slightly, forming a plane with the eye sockets, and sometimes the eyes appeared tough because of the heart's whims. Aaron said indifferently, "Forty gold coins." ”

"Eighty gold coins!"

"Thirty."

King Cashien was cunning and greedy.

But he also had a time to bow his head, and the three leaders of the Howling Legion were not at ease with him, an old friend of the Lich King, and there was already news that the 200,000 legions of the Western Kingdom, and the 500,000 captured from the Eastern Kingdom, had inexplicably disappeared in the area controlled by the Howling Legion.

This is a red flag. The scheming Cashien must leave a way out for himself.

"Deal!"

Grabbing the price of thirty gold coins, Kashien decisively shouted the deal. But such a compromise is definitely not the style of the White Grove royal family, and Cashien proposes an unbelievable additional condition on the spot.

"Thirty gold coins, one magic crystal. It will be transported to Blackwater City on the northern continent through pirates in the Black Sea. ”

"But, tonight, you must stay and stay in the same room with Cicely. Otherwise, all the above transactions will be invalid, and it will be useless to kill Lao Tzu. ”

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In front of the windowsill, looking up, in the unfathomable heights. Night. In front of his seductive eyes, a great spectacle was presented.

The darkness unfurls the inky velvet, obscuring the horizon, and countless stars are radiating a bright light, shimmering with phosphoric brilliance, weaving into a beautiful pattern.

"Why?" Aaron asked the woman beside him.

In the silent room, I saw a woman wearing just a thin gauze shirt, her face facing Aaron's back.

From the reflection on the wall, you can see that she is slender. Her long blonde hair was draped over her waistcoat, and she was only gently held by a silver ribbon like a rope around her waist. With a casual touch, her hair can be draped in at any moment.

"Because in the eyes of the King of the White Groves. It was a good deal to exchange her daughter for a god as his son-in-law. ”

Hear Cicely's words. Aaron looked back, a mocking smile on his lips.

"Even if it's a delusion. If I could conceive a child of God, it would be more advantageous than conceiving a king's seed. And. Even if you can't get it, as a woman of the god of war, to a certain extent, you can fulfill your promise to keep the crown of the White Forest family in the Western Kingdom after the war. ”

The tone sounded helpless and bitter. But Aaron saw the same thing in these two blue glass-like eyes.

From Cicely's eyes, there was a flashing of youth, enthusiasm, stuffed with anticipation and ...... Excited.

"The Spartans have never kept the promises they made to themselves. It seems, your old king, that his worries and suspicions make it seem as if he is going to make a losing trade tonight. ”

A tall nose that looks like a knife. The blood-like red lips raised an unruly smile, and in Cicely's eyes, the god of war had the domineering power to conquer the world.

In addition to temperament, in terms of appearance alone, Ciceli is a little similar to Nosica and Evie. And as his hands wandered, Aaron quickly thought of Evie.

Cicelie has a plump and well-proportioned buttocks like Evie......

Even if it is to transform into a flying dragon, it will take twenty days to go back and forth from the Western Continent to the Northern Continent. Add in the one day you spent in White Forest City, and the before and after adds up to twenty-one days.

In the course of twenty-one days.

Vannon, the first casting master of the Spartan Empire, as well as alchemists collected from the northern continent, plus a 50,000-strong dwarf casting group.

The crossbow named after Garand has finally been revealed. Garand, as the surname of Vanun, will go down in history forever. This is a symbol of supreme glory for a foundry.

When 10,000 Garand crossbows were placed in front of him, Vanon was so excited that he burst into tears on the spot.

The same line shape is stiff and shiny.

The Garand Rifle also requires a Magic Crystal, but compared to the Mauser Rifle, which fires a single bullet at a time from the Howling Legion.

The Garand crossbow is fired in an 8-round magazine.

At the same time as both weapons, the Garand Rifle could provide faster and longer firepower than the Mauser Rifle.

And in terms of shooting accuracy, its barrel forging technology and barrel quality are also very good. When the eight rounds are empty, the crossbow from Garand's crossbow will make a metal "ping" sound, prompting the cartridge to be replaced.

Compared to the Mauser rifle, the Garand rifle is heavier and more expensive to build.

But the advantage is that the Garand rifle is highly reliable, has high shooting accuracy, is easy to disassemble and clean, and after several rounds of experiments, it proved to be a reliable, durable and effective rifle crossbow.

Back in Blackwater, Aaron, the god of war, gets two pieces of news, one good and one bad.

Here's the good news. The Spartan Empire finally had a new type of weapon against the Howling Legion, even more advanced under the premise of modification. Although the Mauser Crystal Cannon has not yet been made, everyone agrees that it is only a matter of time before they have the Garand Crystal Cannon.

Aaron heard the bad news that the 600,000 mercenary legions on the plains battlefield had lost as many as 400,000 soldiers in 21 days.

The evil faction was at least twice as reinforced, and the commander of the Legion of the Wailing changed his previous standoff strategy.

Massive charges were launched from both ends of the plain battlefield, compared to the past month. The Howling Legion lost 50,000 men in these twenty-one days. Although the cost is equally heavy, it has completely upset the balance of confrontation on the plains.

"Tell Grand Master Jenny of the Phantom that the 200,000 mercenaries are all retreating. Based on the Prague Fortress, engage in street battles with the enemy. In any case, the enemy is not allowed to get even half a step close to Blackwater. ”

The order of the god of war was quickly conveyed. Within two hours, it could spread throughout the plain battlefield ahead.

It's just that the Prague Fortress has long been under the attack of a million mercenaries before. Half of the walls were in ruins.

The street fighting in the mouth of the god of war -- means an even more tragic war.

In Blackwater City, there is not only a newly built casting base, but also a trading place for the magic crystals designed by Aaron and King Cashion. It is also the port of Blackwater City.

Realizing that the 200,000 Legion might not be able to hold out long under the crossbows and cannons of the Howling Legion, Aaron asked, "How many of the Spartan Empire's expeditionary force have reached the Wall of Despair so far?" ”

General Zhu Rong, who was in charge of logistics, immediately returned. "Under the crown of the god of war, the total number of the Spartan Empire expeditionary force that has reached the wall of despair has exceeded two million."

Million. Sounds like a staggering number.

Although Aaron knew that the total war order, all men who were more than the height of the wheels would be conscripted, and the total number of expeditionary forces arriving in Middle-earth would not be less than 10 million.

Ten million legions, just listening to the size and number, have the courage to sweep the world. It's a pity to win, but you can't afford to lose.

Defeat in this all-out war meant that the Spartan Empire lost 90 percent of its males.

"Mobilize six legions, 100,000 each, from the Wall of Despair, Fireplace Castle, and Claston, and support the Prague Fortress in turn."

Aaron's orders sound incomprehensible, but they are actually strategically ingenious.

There were 100,000 reinforcements at one time, which not only gave Jenny confidence, but also supported six times in a row, but it did not seem too concentrated.

Thinking that the magic crystal would arrive at the shore within a month, Aaron continued to order, "Go, tell King William of the North, to gather all the wealth, as long as it is gold, and transport it all to Blackwater City." ”

At the end, Aaron suddenly remembered something, suddenly stopped the prefect who was about to leave, and asked, "Does the leader of the 200,000 Howling Legions have a name and what is his name?" ”

In Aaron's opinion, it is normal for the dark race to not have a name, and it is usually just a code name.

It was only when he noticed that Xianli had a wry smile on his face, and Aaron suddenly realized that this legion leader not only had a name, but was probably also an acquaintance.

"Dimer! , a dwarf of the White Forest family. -- Duster. Xianli smiled bitterly and answered the God of War's inquiry honestly.

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The first rays of light in the morning dim the scene reflected in the pupils.

Resisting the vertigo, Aaron stretched out his palm and felt the blood from below his chest. At this point, the god of war smiled bitterly.

For one night, wandering over the front of the Howling Legion. No less than twenty suspicious locations were raided, and instead of finding the gnome's headquarters, they were attacked in a trap-like manner.

Fortunately, the constitution of the ten stars of the Spartan King, as well as the scales of the wyvern, have strong protection. Hundreds of bullets were fired, and only two just pierced the gaps in the scales.

The bullet embedded in the body is not deep, and Aaron only needs two fingers to take it out. Compared with the injury, what makes Aaron feel more helpless is that the escalation of the war mode seems to have become more and more beyond his control, and the final outcome of the war has become blurred.

"A cunning dwarf with a cunning like the old king of the White Woods. The decapitation operation failed. It means that this war can only be concluded on the battlefield. ”

Aaron ordered 10,000 soldiers with the best physical strength and endurance from the Fireplace Fort to be equipped with 10,000 Garand crossbows. The agreed deal has not yet arrived, but the magic crystals captured and scavenged from the battlefield are enough for 10,000 Garand crossbow soldiers to complete their training.

Among them, a hundred excellent Garand crossbows were selected by Aaron. Shock goggles have been added. Then the elven queen Yulan was in charge of training these hundred blockers.

A pair of elven female archers who are experienced in archery and are the first to be familiar with Garland's crossbows, responsible for the training of 10,000 Garand soldiers.

However, at the beginning of the training, the first order of the god of war was, "Leave only the long dagger that you carry with you, and the other two-handed swords, or war knives, spears, and shields...... All the weights, including the armor and boots on the body, are discarded. Each Garand soldier wore only one semicircular helmet. and the lightest linen clothes. As well as a backpack for each person. ”

Actually, it has already been done. The god of war simply organized the entire army of 10,000 people into a Garand Independent Legion, with Yulan as the commander.

The Imperial Foundry Regiment is working on more Garand crossbows. Xianli selected 100,000 men of excellent quality from the Imperial Expeditionary Force as the reserve of the Garand Independent Legion. While training, you can be equipped at the same time, and you can be incorporated into the Garand Legion at any time.

In any case, war is becoming more and more beyond people's imagination. The evolution of weapons is becoming more and more familiar to Aaron.

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"This is my Magic Crystal Infantry Crossbow, and each of my comrades around me has a Garand Infantry Crossbow, but this one is mine. My crossbow is my best friend. This is my life. I need to control my crossbow as I control my life. Without me, my crossbow is waste, without a crossbow. I am also a waste, I must shoot accurately, my shot must be prioritized over the enemy. Whoever tries to kill me, I must shoot me before the enemy shoots me. I shoot him, and I swear this creed before the god of war, that I and my crossbow are the defenders of the Empire. Our enemies are the evil legions, and we are the saviors, so grab your crossbow and go into battle. Until you kill the last enemy! ”

The above is the oath of a Garand infantryman!

The military uniform style is very straight and handsome, and with leather boots, it looks more energetic and upright.

A Garand soldier has a black uniform, and an officer has a red armband on top of the black uniform. The armband is based on red and is an imperial emblem of the A coat of arms.

It's not that you have a crossbow, you can immediately adapt to the battle with military uniforms and equipment.

If you want to adapt from cold weapons to magic crystal weapons, you need to spend a lot of energy on training.

It's just that every minute and every second consumed by the Garland soldiers in training was exchanged for them by thousands of Imperial soldiers in front of them with their lives.

As the god of war admonished, "The Garand soldiers of the glorious Imperial First Legion, in the name of the god of war, have given you the mission to pick up your crossbows and fight back against the enemy." The blood of hundreds of thousands of Imperial soldiers in the Prague fortress ahead could not be shed in vain. Ten days, you only have ten days to train. This is the life of 600,000 people won for you! ”

The admonition of the god of war made every Garand soldier shake violently from the bottom of his heart. Everyone takes every minute and every second to master the crossbow in their hands and familiarize themselves with the new modes of warfare that are coming.

As for training, the wood elves have unique experience.

For a Garand recruit, the following rhythms must first be mastered.

The stunningly beautiful female elf officer corrected the recruit's posture while teaching the experience in her ear, "Remember, you have to control your breathing when shooting, and it's best not to breathe when you shoot at the sight." Of course, for experienced shooters, even breathing is also an option. Because breathing will shake the gun and affect the spread. ”

"The moment we send it to the shoulder, our shoulders are relaxed, and we put the butt of the gun on the shoulder, and we must touch the shoulder."

This is advantageous for people who are taller, and they can not pull their arms too straight like ordinary people, and they can have sufficient bent arm position.

"For beginners, the launch time is not easy to control, too early to be accurate, in fact, the eyes need a clear time to get used to the scene, and the object is most clear when it is about 3 to 7 seconds, so you should seize this opportunity. After the golden hour, it is blurred. I'm here to teach you a method. In aiming silently, count three 'shoot', 'shoot', 'shoot', 'shoot' at this time is basically the best time to shoot, and you can shoot. ”

In short, Yulan has only one sentence for beginners: "The left eye is closed, and the right eye is aimed." Three dots and a line. ”

Prague Fortress.

Beneath the walls of a blind ruin, Jenny's eyes, and the sky above her, were filled with the sound of a tumultuous voice.

In the space above his head, many huge stones cracked and fell one after another. Quite a few people were killed and injured.

The sky was as dark as a rainstorm, and the power of the magic crystal drove the cannonballs to shoot scarlet light in all directions. Can you imagine? This is what the god of war calls street fighting.

There is not a single weeping soldier in sight, not a single enemy in sight. Reinforcements are sent every three days. At a time, 200,000 people stayed in the fortress city, which was about to be completely bombed into ruins, and were blown apart or stoned to death.

On the ninth day, the sound of the magic crystal cannon finally stopped. In the fortress city of Prague, the 600,000 men who had been reinforced successively, plus the 200,000 who had retreated from the plains, made a total of 800,000 people, and so far, at the moment before the Howling Legion launched its attack, there were less than 300,000 men.

The corpses and blood of half a million people littered the streets. Mixed with the ruins, making the roads muddy. And even now, Jenny had to give a brutal order for the day, "Soldiers of the Empire, take up arms and wait patiently for the enemy to come into view." Get ready for a bloody battle! -- Wearing the glory of the god of war, living in an evil era, fighting bravely and bloodily against a strong enemy, the glory belongs to you! (To be continued......)