Chapter 3: The Valyrian Landings

On this day, Reilly rode a pegasus and went straight to the sky above Grantcel.

"Huh?" Watching the movements of the Imperial Army, Rayleigh raised his eyebrows in surprise and muttered to himself, "What are they doing on Lake Valyria?"

To get a better look, Reilly summoned several dragon flies and lowered them in height.

"Hehe, want to play landing warfare?" Seeing the Imperial Army tie up a large number of logs together, and then install propellers and engines to make a simple landing craft, Reilly showed a playful smile: "I want to see how many lives you have to fill this Valyrian Lake!"

In the evening, the chariots of the Imperial Army roared again, and countless cannonballs dragged their brilliant tail flames down on the walls south of the royal capital.

"Shoot back!" the Kingdom Army reacted quickly, and the guide guns on the city walls spewed flames, pouring ammunition onto the Imperial Army's positions.

Subsequently, a loud roar was also heard from the Gruna Gate in the northern part of the royal capital.

Most people thought that the Imperial Army would find out that the results were not good after a few rounds of bombardment, as they had done in the past, and then they would retreat and regroup for the next attack.

However, Major Richard had a different opinion on this.

"No! The Imperial Army has too few infantry! Even if they don't think they can break through the city gate this time, they should wait by the chariot and wait for the fighters. Richard put down the binoculars and frowned: "A veteran like Sykes will definitely not have emotions like slacking off." Well, the reason for the reduction in the number of soldiers is...... Feint!"

Richard closed his eyes, sketched out Grantell's map in his mind, and said to himself, "Storming Grantel with infantry is the stupidest option." So, is there any other way to go......"

Thinking of this, Richard suddenly opened his eyes and shouted, "Damn, the artillery regiment and the 3rd Infantry Regiment will stay, and the others will follow me to the Valyrian beachhead to the west!"

At this time, hundreds of bloodthirsty sharks swam towards the beautiful royal city under the cover of night, and the Kingdom army stationed there had not yet discovered the impending crisis......

However, the sharks that were staring at their targets did not notice it, and a predator from the sky aimed at them.

Although most of the soldiers were sent to the city walls, there was still a reinforced company in the royal city to protect Queen Alicia with the royal guards. So when dozens of fireballs rained down from the sky, illuminating Lake Valyria in red, they also saw the landing craft floating on the water.

"Enemy attack!" The troops that can be sent to protect the queen are naturally the elite of the elite. They reacted quickly and began exchanging fire with the Imperial army.

The searchlights on the Intramuros immediately repositioned, turning the entire beachhead into a white world. As a result, the Imperial Army's plan for a night attack completely failed, and it turned into a hard-fought landing battle. In bright light, the landing craft, which was deliberately painted black, became unusually conspicuous.

Having said that, the attacks of the Kingdom Army did not achieve much success either. The improvised landing craft made of logs was much stronger than expected, and although it was smashed by bullets, it also protected the Imperial soldiers hiding behind.

Of course, the Imperial Army, which could only fire through a small number of firing holes, and who could not see the enemy's position clearly because of the backlight, was not much better, and most of the bullets they fired were received by the land on the shore and the parapet of the royal city.

In fact, it was not the Kingdom Army that really brought great damage to the Imperial Army, but the Rayleigh flying in the sky.

Although the log can protect against bullets, it can't resist the fireballs that fall from the sky. Under the attack of Reilly, one landing craft after another sank into Lake Valyria. Then, a clear voice resounded throughout the royal capital: "Sons of Erebonia, after going to hell, do not forget the wrath of Hamel!"

"Hamel?" the adjutant looked at Lieutenant General Sykes suspiciously, and asked, "Aren't the survivors of that village all protected by the Empire, and why are they here?"

Sykes turned his head awkwardly and said, "There may be some misunderstanding here...... Now is not the time to talk about such a thing, we need to find a way to stop him quickly. If this continues, the losses of the troops will be too great!" As a high-ranking cadre of the Imperial Army, although Sykes has not been involved in the Hamel incident, he also knows some inside stories.

However, whether in terms of the interests of the empire or personal feelings, it was impossible for him to analyze those filthy things to the young adjutant.

(All the sins, let's take them on our shoulders!)

While Reilly was unleashing his magic, the Royal Army's guide cannon was also transported to the shore and began to attack the Imperial Army's landing force.

In just one salvo, several landing craft were sunk. Although it was not as good as Reilly's results, it also made the soldiers excited.

The next moment, the observers of the Imperial Army informed Lieutenant General Sykes of the situation.

"The artillery of the other side has appeared, and it is time for us to put the battleship on the field. Sykes said with a smile.

"That being said, what is that guy in the sky going to do?" the adjutant pointed at Reilly and said, "It's impossible for a guide cannon to hit such a small and nimble target, and bullets and magic can't shoot that far." Do you want him to do whatever he wants?"

"I can't help it, now I can only pretend that he doesn't exist. Sykes frowned and said, "Sooner or later, this guy's magic will run out, and there will be no need to worry about it then." ”

"But ......"

(How many more people will die before the other party's mana runs out?)

The adjutant did not say this, and he could only devote his energy to the command of the troops, so that he did not have time to imagine the impending tragedy.

The roar of the guide cannon sounded again, and before the soldiers of the Kingdom Army could react, they were carried into hell by the flames of death that fell from the sky.

The artillery of the Kingdom Army, which had just been shelled and was loading ammunition, received a huge blow under the fire of the Empire.

"Wait a minute, why is there a light from the guide cannon on the surface of the lake?" The commander of the Royal Army sensed that something was wrong, and hurriedly looked at the position of the Imperial Army with a telescope.

On the other side of Lake Valyria, several huge makeshift "battleships" floated on the water, sticking out dozens of gun muzzles.

Through the perspective of the dragonfly, Reilly found that there were a lot of propellers installed behind the backs of these "battleships". Under unified command, the soldiers turned the engines on or off in an orderly manner, using this method to counteract the recoil created when the guns were fired.

The reason why Vice Admiral Sykes hid these "battleships" and waited for the artillery of the Kingdom Army to launch an attack before firing was to confirm the position of the Kingdom Army so that they could carry out targeted strikes, and on the other hand, because this kind of battery had an extremely fatal weakness.

"As long as one part is hit, these big guys will lose their balance. As he spoke, Reilly summoned dozens of fireballs and shot them at the Imperial Army's "battleship".

"Intercept!" Even Lieutenant General Sykes felt his heart rush to his throat at this time. No way, these "battleships" are too important. If they were sunk, the Imperial Army's battle would immediately end in defeat.

Fortunately, the officers of the empire were quite powerful, using a lot of magic to intercept the whistling fireballs.

"It's a good job. Reilly gave them a faint look and said, "So, how about this move?" As soon as he finished speaking, a fireball shot out of his hand, sinking one of the Imperial Army's landing craft.

Sykes roared with a grim face: "Don't bother with that guy in the sky! Landing me as fast as possible! The battleship retreats, beware of the guiding guns of the Kingdom Army!"

After destroying the Imperial Army's exposed guide guns, the Imperial Army's "battleships" quickly retreated out of range and pinned down the Kingdom Army, making them afraid to use their guide guns.

"Infantry against infantry? Damn Sykes, it's just a drop of water!" Reilly frowned, looking down at the battlefield below.

Without the threat of the guide cannon, the Imperial Army rushed to the beachhead with Reilly's fireball and the bullets of the Kingdom Army, and gradually approached the position of the Kingdom Army using the rocks on the shore as cover. Due to the huge disparity in numbers, the royal army was completely unable to stop the enemy's movements.

Reilly stopped casting the fireball spell and began to prepare another spell.

(Ultra Magic: Spell Spread!)

A green glow fell onto the battlefield, and the charging Imperial soldiers fell in large swaths. Under the effect of the Curse of Weakness, their strength was instantly reduced by more than half.

Seeing this scene, the commander of the Royal Army immediately made a decision, rushed out of the position with the soldiers, and started a face-to-face fight with the Imperial Army.

"Oh, there are a lot of talented people in the Liber Kingdom!" Reilly said with a playful smile, "The timing is just right. ”

By the time Richard arrived at the battlefield with reinforcements, the Kingdom Army had already overwhelmed an enemy several times its size. Although he didn't understand why the soldiers of the Imperial Army couldn't even hold their guns, Richard immediately seized the opportunity.

"All the lieutenants take your company and join the battle in order from east to west!" Richard instantly cut down an Imperial soldier who rushed towards him, shouting, "For Liber!"