The northern tower of Kamui Fortress.

Stormtooth stood on the lookout, his arms crossed in front of his chest, and looked leisurely at the north. Thick fangs protrude from the corners of the mouth. Although he is smiling, he gives people a sense of hideousness and fear that is difficult to approach.

According to the order of the Tyrant Tooth, the new scout brigade was formed on the basis of the original scouts, plus 1,500 specially selected infantry and 800 cavalry. They mainly patrolled back and forth along the southern end of the canyon, using the assigned binoculars to observe the opposite side, and because of the strict surveillance measures, coupled with the twice-daily bald eagle interrogation from the northern theater of operations, the scouts detected signs of large-scale white activity in the northern part of the canyon very early, and the Stormtooth was also arranged in advance according to the pre-established battle plan.

Each corps was equipped with a staff department. All staff officers have received personal instruction and training from His Royal Highness the Prince Regent in Rock City. It is true that the heads of three people are better than one, and the officers give their opinions on various situations that may arise on the battlefield and deal with them accordingly. As a legion commander, Tyrant was freed from heavy mental work and could devote more energy to other things.

Artillery is a weapon that must be taken seriously in battle. Long-range suppression was so important that Stormtooth and the Staff Officers had to divide their artillery into multiple groups and place them in different areas of the Kamui Fortress. This was done to avoid being attacked by a focused enemy attack, resulting in the destruction of all artillery. However, after inspecting the loot seized at the fortress and receiving an urgent message from the young Lord Regent, Stormtooth realizes that there is a discrepancy between his initial ideas and reality.

To put it simply: the artillery of the white man is very bulky and cannot hit too far.

The difference between front-loading guns and rear-loading guns is so obvious, not to mention that Tianhao's use of artillery from the knowledge of the ancient civilization era has long transcended the boundaries of time. Take the 105 mm caliber infantry gun commonly used by the dragon clan as an example, its performance is equivalent to similar weapons in the early stage of World War I, but there are slight differences in the appearance of the gun carriage and the structure of the shell, and the explosion power is not as strong as imagined.

But in any case, this is indeed one of the most powerful ranged weapons on the planet right now.

Brunzy is not a muscular, simple-minded barbarian. Sensitive to numbers, he quickly measured the longest range and power of the artillery captured by the Kamui Fortress in field tests.

Sixty thousand white prisoners of war were transferred to other jobs, working day and night in and out of the fortress. The overseer's whip, the gun in the hands of the ruthless giant, and the corpses of those who escaped but were caught crucified on wooden crosses...... Stormtooth completed the entire fort defense setup plan in a very short time. In particular, some artillery erected in important positions is based on logs and steel bars in full accordance with the air defense standards of the civilized era, and the surface is covered with large protective surfaces, and its solidity is staggering. Not to mention the bulky and primitive spherical solid shells of the white Southerners, even the powerful large-caliber shells of World War II could not have been blown down with a single hit.

A huge convoy has been going back and forth between Shenwei Fortress and Leizhou City on the eastern coast. Stormfang has built several new warehouses inside the fortress, and the largest amount of ammunition is the most replenished of all the supplies.

He had never felt so wealthy. Even if it is to follow the clansmen to join the dragon clan en masse...... No, at that time, they were still called the Ox Clan, and for the first time in their lives, they wore cotton clothes, ate roasted meat with hot oil, and chewed bread made of grain, and they were far less than the feeling of being absolutely powerful in their hands now, and facing any enemy with full confidence.

There are more and more whites outside the city. At a cursory glance, there are hundreds of thousands of them in the telescope field of view alone. Add to that the part that occupies the valleys and slopes in the distance, and there are at least a million of them.

Stormtooth didn't know Calis, but he had heard the name. Through the interrogation of the prisoners of war in Kamui Fortress, the basic situation of this kingdom alliance has long been figured out. Tyrant knows the flags that flutter over the white man's tents and makeshift towers. It was a country called "Rhine...... Yes, the state, not the clan. His Royal Highness the Regent repeatedly emphasized in his lectures that the state and the tribe should not be confused.

There are so many white people's artillery! Even as a legion commander, Brug still can't get rid of his habit of exploding foul when he's happy.

You could see that the white commander opposite, the guy called "Calis", was clearly a smart man. Only a fool would go out of his way to storm the fortress and fill this terrible bottomless pit with human lives. In fact, Calis's practice of placing artillery units behind the position from the very beginning has long been clearly seen by the Tyrant. The reason why the white duke did this was nothing more than to ensure the safety of his own artillery. However, this is useless in the eyes of Stormtooth, after all, neither the two are on the same level in terms of performance or power.

Within a few minutes of the white heavy artillery fire, the staff officers under Tyranttooth had calculated the position of the opponent based on the observed trajectory and the landing point of the shell. With an order, the artillery groups scattered throughout the city began to counterattack.

The purpose of the Storm Tooth is very clear———— it is necessary to knock out the opponent's gun position at the first time.

This round of counterattack did not skimp on shells, tons of shells fell like hail on the main positions of the Rhine Kingdom. The swift explosion made people feel like the end was coming, and terrifying rings of energy set off waves of air, like heavy rollers tearing apart human bodies, shattering all those who dared to resist.

Flames burned everywhere, and the human remains shattered in the explosion emitted a mixture of aroma and burnt smell in the heat. Splashes of rubble and dirt fell from the sky, raining down on the scattered runners, causing even more chaos and damage, and many people who didn't have time to run were buried on the spot, and by the time they struggled to get up, their bodies were covered with floating earth several centimeters thick.

Calis reacted quickly, sensing that something was wrong when the first shell fell, and turned and rushed down the platform and stepped onto his horse tethered to a stake on the side. He didn't have time to untie the rope, drew his sword and cut it directly, clamped the horse's belly with his feet, and galloped towards the tent in the distance to the northeast.

The chance to survive is always reserved for those who have sharp senses. It's an instinct for a potential crisis, and there is no scientific justification for it. Just as Calis rode his horse dozens of meters away, a powerful cannonball landed exactly where he was standing, blowing up the improvised high platform to pieces, killing the six attendants around him on the spot. The adjutant's luck was a little better, but he was still affected by the violent air waves, and the whole person was like an out-of-control kite lifted high from the ground and thrown more than ten meters away, his pelvis was smashed on the hard rock, and he couldn't even stand up, so he could only maintain his back position, and let out a hoarse scream there.

Calis galloped all the way until the roar of the explosion behind him was less deafening, and he could not feel the heat and shock, then he lay on his horse, controlled the war horse under his crotch with superb riding skills, grabbed the broken reins and reduced his speed, and turned sideways to look back.

The target of the giant's attack has been locked, which is the artillery of the Rhine Kingdom.

These giants are much smarter than they think. A trace of surprise swept through the heart of the unkempt Duke of Calis, and then there was an extremely terrifying fear, and an unprecedented solemnity.

They are not without cannons, and the performance is not as bad as it seems. Everything is to lure yourself in the bait, or should I say wait for the first move on your side. As soon as the position was determined by artillery fire, an overwhelming array of long-range countermeasures followed.

Calis had a faint realization in his heart, and he immediately galloped to the mountains and forests not far away, rushed up the wooded mountains, and before he could breathe completely, he panted and took out his binoculars from his leather satchel, and could not wait to observe the battlefield in the distance.

The giant's artillery bombardment disrupted their deployment. Calis thought he had done it very skillfully, and he even ordered a series of tasks such as camouflaging the front of the position piled up with hay and branches, and the heavy artillery entering the gun emplacements to complete the set-up, which was also carried out secretly after dark. All this turned out to be ineffective, and the northern giants destroyed it all with great firepower. Even if Calis sent someone to recycle the heavy artillery scattered on the battlefield after the enemy artillery fire was over, they would be just a useless pile of pure metal garbage.

The shelling temporarily suspended the "ditch filling" work of the sappers. People scattered in all directions in the explosion and concussion, and strangely not a single shell fell between them, as if there was some strange force there blocking it.

A thought suddenly crossed Duke Calis's mind———— could it be that the shortest firing distance was limited so that the giant could not fire?

There was a dense sound of footsteps behind him, and the duke hurriedly turned around and saw a dozen attendants on horseback. When they saw the duke running in this direction, they hurriedly gathered to protect their superiors.

"You, come here!" Calis hurriedly raised his hand and pointed at the nearest attendant: "Pass my order, the sappers continue to fill the canyon and throw all useless things down, including the bodies of the dead." I'm going to get the damn out of that way as soon as possible! ”

He looks crazy at the moment. Half of his face was blackened by the blast, a little of his hair was scorched, and sweat mixed with sand covered his face, making his skin particularly rough. The reddened eyes were not caused by agitation, but by the smoke of gunpowder that was dense on the battlefield and could not be dissipated in a short period of time. Anger distorted the facial muscles, hideously controlled the expression, and the neat white teeth did not speak of the so-called "aristocratic temperament" at all on this occasion, and it looked like an ogre who had just escaped from the hungry ghost world and wanted to eat anything.

The attendant who was ordered couldn't help but shudder, and turned his horse's head to give the order. He was actually very impressed by this command, mainly the phrase "including the body of the deceased".

This means that the Duke has done whatever it takes to achieve his ends, and he does not think about questions such as reasonableness.

……

In the Kamui Fortress Tower, an adjutant walked into Stormtooth, who was observing the battlefield, stood still not far behind him, and reminded in a low voice: "My lord, they have not stopped, they are still continuing to fill the ditch outside. ”

At the same depth and distance, a huge canyon for white Southerners, it seemed to the northern giants to be just a "ditch".

Without waiting for the Violent Tooth to speak, the adjutant continued in a respectful and deep voice: "I can inform the artillery commander now and ask him to adjust the new shooting element. ”

"Let them fill it in!" Burst Tooth maintained a fixed posture with both hands holding the binoculars, and said lightly: "It's a good thing to like to work, let them exercise, so it's good for health." ”

The adjutant was stunned, and the attendants around him who heard their conversation also looked at each other one by one, wanting to laugh but not daring to make a mistake in front of the violent teeth, so they could only forcibly hold back.

"His Royal Highness the Great Lord Regent has said, don't think too much about everything, don't block all the roads, at least leave a few gaps for others. Only in this way can they see hope and not become crazy because of utter despair. ”

Tyrant put down his binoculars, turned around slowly, and looked at the adjutant with a clear expression on his face, and he was fierce and hideous, and he said in a didactic tone: "The most terrible opponents are madmen and idiots. I don't want to deal with a bunch of white maniacs. ”

The adjutant's mind spun quickly, and he nodded again and again: "Your Excellency, you mean, even if they fill the ditch outside, it won't help. The width is narrow, and the number of people who are destined to charge each time will not be large, and it can also reduce the pressure on our defense in disguise? ”

Laughing, he patted the adjutant on the shoulder and said with satisfaction: "Order the artillery to continue firing according to the observations, mainly attacking the forward warehouses and artillery of the whites." Remember, the distance cannot be extended beyond five hundred meters, and it is necessary to give them the illusion that our artillery will not be able to hit that far. ”

The adjutant hurriedly bowed and saluted.

"Wait." Violent Tooth called out to the adjutant who was about to turn around, and a cold expression appeared on his rough-skinned face: "Pick out those white captives who usually behave badly, two thousand...... No, three thousand. The old rule is to put their spears on them and stick them in the city. Hahahaha, since white people like to watch, let them see enough! ”

……

Outside the city, ditch filling is still ongoing. It was only because of the artillery cover that a large number of materials were destroyed, and the white soldiers had to recollect and carry all kinds of fillers from the rear positions, which invisibly increased the work and was forced to slow down the progress of the work.

In the distance, there was a terrible scream from the head of the fortress. The sappers raised their heads and looked in the direction where the sound came from———— many whites were escorted to the top of the wall. The gruff giant tore their clothes three times and two times, passed through the shoulders of the poor prisoners with oversized hooks, fastened them behind them with thick, sturdy chains, and kicked them off the walls.

This practice does not kill people on the spot, but it can cause great physical pain.