Fertile Plains, front of Tower 9 Site.

"The target is six degrees and four minutes northeast, the distance is 6500, the area is on one side, apply for artillery coverage. ”

Sylvie leaned on Maisie's back and looked down at the ground not far ahead—a lot of the turf on the ground showed signs of being overturned, and the scattered dirt was still fresh, probably from what had happened in the last two or three days.

Paraphrased. Listening to the sigil, Savi's brief answer soon came, "The shelling will begin in five minutes." Finally, she added, "Please be safe." ”

Sylvie couldn't help but look in the direction of Takira, and now at this height, he could catch the location of the ruins of the Holy City with the naked eye. Although there are still more than fifty kilometers to go, it looks smaller than a fingernail, but it gives her the feeling of being close at hand. The outline of the city's collapse blends with the woods to resemble a forgotten miniature sculpture.

Even though it was beyond the scope of the Magic Eye, she could still feel a shining red star flickering. As long as it doesn't move, it means they're still in a safe place for the time being.

"Well, I know. ”

She put away the sigil and patted Maisie's broad back, "Let's fly a little higher." ”

"Whew!"

The dinosaurized Maisie let out a long roar and spread her huge wings of nearly ten meters to ride the wind—now she was about the size of two ordinary dinosaurs, and she was the giant of the dinosaurs, even compared to the mutant that Cabradabi controlled. But the thought that she had become a pigeon and was still a giant among pigeons made Sylvie feel relieved.

After climbing about 100 meters, a dull thunder was faintly heard behind him.

Then the ground in front of her suddenly rose up several pillars of dust, and ripples could be clearly seen around the pillars, and grass clippings flew everywhere they went, as if the solid earth had turned into sparkling water. No matter how many times you enjoy it, such a scene is pleasing to the eye.

Then came the second and third rounds of thundering......

The calibrated artillery battalion was able to accurately fire shells into the area she had marked—a rough estimate was usually used instead, as it was difficult to determine the size of the strike area in the air, and one was the size of the Neverwinter Castle area, about 16,400 square meters, and was one of the places she was most familiar with.

Under the cover of artillery fire, it didn't take long for Sylvie to see the stump flying out with the dust column.

A 152 mm grenade is enough to create a crater about a meter deep, and the devil will not be more than fifty centimeters deep, and this is still in the ground corroded by red mist. If it were an ordinary ground, it would have just overcovered its head at most, and if it happened to be hit by a shell, not even a single corpse would be left.

Of course, it doesn't have to be a grenade to hit accurately to kill the devil, and the shockwaves that bloom in circles are the real killers, especially for targets buried in the ground. The tight fit of the body meant that there was no cushioning, and the impact of the explosion within twenty meters would be fatal.

This kind of fighting, which does not pay attention to the specific location of the enemy, but bombards the entire area with his head and face, which His Majesty calls washing the ground.

After five rounds of shelling, hundreds of ambushed devils crawled out of the dirt and began to flee backwards.

"The enemy has appeared, determined to be a madman, please shoot at the original angle. Sylvie reported.

"Roger. ”

Suddenly, as if she sensed something, she looked up at Takira, the red star suddenly brightened brightly, and flew quickly towards the position.

She immediately pulled out another listening sigil, "Lightning, come back soon!

Maisie also turned around at the same time and quickly evacuated the airspace.

Half a quarter of an hour later, all three of them returned to the First Army's air defense protection circle, and the demon slayer also entered the direct range of the Demon Eye. Sylvie saw the blue-skinned devil who resembled a human circling twice over the shelled area, and then stared coldly at the three people in the air, his expression full of murderous intent.

And in the process, the artillery battalion never stopped firing.

It was angry, but it couldn't do anything, Sylvie realized. Even a mighty demon slayer can't stop the roaring cannonballs from hunting its kind.

Eventually, it left behind the fleeing madness and turned back.

Silvie suddenly felt a lot less stressed.

"It's gone, shall we go over and reconnoiter it again?" exclaimed Maisie.

She glanced at the lightning bolt with a clenched fist on the side, and finally shook her head, "That's all for today, I still need to save some magic for the night." Moreover, the surrounding area of five or six kilometers has been swept through, which is enough to ensure the safety of the engineering team in the past few days. ”

......

Back at Site-Nine's underground command post, Sylvie painted a piece of land on the map green - the area cleared today.

And green like this, almost all over the railway line.

"Good work," Dawn Dawn stepped forward with a cup of black tea, "and it seems that Lord Edith's plan for exile has worked." ”

Sylvie took the tea and smiled, "Well, that's true for now. ”

This is not the first time this has happened.

In fact, since approaching Takira for a hundred kilometers, her forward reconnaissance has become much more dangerous - using the Eye to see through the soil makes it difficult to notice enemies in the air, and at that distance, the Devil has been able to stay in the air for long periods of time with multiple gas tanks.

Therefore, the General Staff Department has formulated a "banishment plan", dividing the reconnaissance area into several layers, 0-2 kilometers as the absolute safety zone, every corner of this range has been scanned by the magic eye, and then it is always under the vigilance of the site, and it is unlikely to be sneak attacked. At this distance, the air defense squad could leave the trenches, providing a wider circle of protection.

2-10 km is the screening area, which is within the distance of the fortress artillery strike, and is also the main airspace of Sylvi and Maisie's activities. Once cleaned, it is considered relatively safe and marked on the map in green.

10-50 kilometers is the danger zone, where only Lightning reconnoiters in order to find those enemies hiding in the clouds and give early warning, which is equivalent to the time for Maisie and Sylvie to retreat. Only lightning has the ability to instantly escape the enemy's pursuit within this distance, even if the opponent is a demon slayer, it is impossible to catch up with the witch who has entered the speed of sound.

The exile plan proved to be quite effective, and the reconnaissance group could completely decide when to attack, while the enemy could only passively intercept it. Without the support of the ground army, it would be difficult for the dinosaurs alone to cause damage to the armored trains at the front line.

The idea is at the heart of the plan to turn the screening zone into a safe zone, pull out the devil's nails, and banish the most threatening demon slayer from the battlefield, leaving them with no power but no way to catch the tail of the scout. If you can make the opponent lose their minds and rush to the front line, it will be the best result.

The only regret is that the Demon Slayer has so far shown no signs of losing control.

"By the way," Sylvie said, glancing around, "Miss Northland Pearl...... What about her?"

"I've received orders from Your Majesty to return to Neverwinter aboard the Seagull with the Iron Axe," Filin replied with a smile, "I think it should have been that time." ”

A final pre-battle meeting to discuss the plan for the decisive battle!