Excerpts from the Second World War:

Demon King の Army

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As time passed, the army of Tedes finally came into view. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

An army of 7,000 covered the sky and occupied half of the sky, and the crowd of black and oppressive people rushed forward in a queue like a flowing black tide. Although it is impossible to say that it is magnificent, it does put a lot of pressure on the British army in terms of momentum alone.

The difference between this war and the Phriesians was that the Chars were still able to rely on the towns to deploy various traps to drag down the opponent's numerical superiority. But this time they had to face the enemy's huge army directly, and they not only had to win beautifully and quickly, but also reduce casualties to the maximum and then deal with the next enemy reinforcements.

Tedles' army in the middle kept moving forward until it was still six hundred meters away from the British army. In their opinion, this distance was close enough to the enemy, and the enemy's archers should not be able to hook this position.

The army of the middle lane led by Barian himself totaled more than 5,300 people, and Barian divided the army into four formations, the first layer of troops was light infantry, the second and third layers were veterans who had experienced several small-scale battles, and he himself sat in the rear army and followed him with a group of veterans who had experienced the great war in the true sense.

Barian carefully observed the formation of the Britons, but now he could only see a dazzling silver light in front of him, all of which came from the bright armor of the Purons, as the sun refracted the rays.

Admittedly, in terms of numbers, the Pulon Legion, which only deployed two layers of defense at Point A, was indeed in a weak position, but the hoplites, combined with the heavy arms in their arms, were one of the strongest units in close combat. To be honest, just looking at the long phalanx that was as dense as a long forest and pierced straight into the sky was enough to make the legs of ordinary soldiers tremble.

“...... Is the center line the strongest heavy infantry, and the two flanks guarded by light infantry? If it were simply that, there would be a chance of victory. But the problem is still on that mountain. Barian said with a slight squint of his eyes.

The wind was howling, and the battle flags all over the mountains were whirring in the gale.

Countless unsightly figures swayed on the mountainside, waving flags in silent warning. In this way, even if Barian wanted to take advantage of the numerical advantage and the whole army to press, he had to worry about what was behind that mountain, and if it was the enemy, and how many there were, he didn't dare to launch an attack on the whole army without permission.

Barian glanced at the countless faces behind him, all of whom had risked their lives for their soldiers, where any easy decision could cost them their lives. However, even if you don't stand here, you will be purged by the Tides for rebellion.

Can we only hit it hard? Or is it --

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At this time, Char on the high platform stared at the stopped army of Tydes, and a grim smile appeared on his arrogant face.

"As expected, incompetent. A general who was easily blinded by the blindfold behind me...... Hawkers,Although I have a little bit of the ability to see the situation.,But it's a pity that I'm limited by my own knowledge after all.,I can only do this step.。 ”

Char clasped his hands around his chest, and then shifted his gaze slightly from the enemy's body to his own formation.

As planned, the front-line troops' Changjian phalanx was responsible for a head-on confrontation, and a thousand heavily armed soldiers were enough to defeat an enemy three times their size at the same time, plus they were the strongest in terms of defense and attack power throughout the battlefield. Although a lot of mobility and sustainability were sacrificed, the second line troops were able to recover this disadvantage.

Under the cover of the concealment net, the group of archers hidden ten meters behind the front-line troops has not yet been discovered.

Among the archers, there was a large group of 500 elite archers from the royal city of Pullen, and more than 300 troops from Great Britain. I hope these people won't hold back, otherwise Char will definitely pull them out of the battle in advance to prevent them from hindering the rhythm of his own legion's battle.

Then there were the troops of the third line, which were deployed forty meters from here in the column of crossbow crossbows, followed by the mortar phalanx of the fourth line troops, and the cannons of the fifth phalanx, and the First Army of Great Britain.

Now, the Second Legion of Great Britain is divided into two groups and is stationed on the left and right flanks of the Pullen army, each of which is led by a Pullen Guardian Knight, so as long as the formation does not collapse for a short time, there should be nothing to worry about.

At this time, Char turned his head behind him again, looking at a certain forest four or five hundred meters away from here. The 600 archers of the "Legion of Glory", as well as the cavalry army composed of the Knights of the Praetorian Guard and the Knights of Great Britain, a total of about 1,000 cavalry, were hidden in the forest at this moment to be used as a killer weapon.

Char gave King Arthur and his twelve Knights of the Round Table the task of leading them, and if it were them, there was no need to worry at all, as they were cavalrymen themselves, they had a deep understanding of how to lead this team. But the only thing to worry about is that they don't know much about the fighting methods of the Legion of Glory, but fortunately, there are also knights under the moon, so they shouldn't care too much.

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"Is it a combination of a long formation and a half-moon defensive formation, a classic defensive combination formation. "Barian is also a veteran who went to the battlefield with his father as a teenager, and he is still very familiar with the battlefield formations. So Barrian understood that Great Britain intended to fight a defensive war, and they did not intend to take the initiative.

And at this moment, there was a violent trembling sound on the right side of the Tedus Middle Lane Legion.

Gaufrey's right army had broken through the blockade of the dense fog in the lake, successfully bringing his own army out and joining the Chinese army. At this time, the Tedus Legion, which was originally superior, was once again combined into one, and it became a huge army of more than 7,000 people.

The number of troops that was already overwhelming was already overwhelming, and this time it was forced to be larger.

Like the night of the night, the entire battlefield was overshadowed, and the sea of enemy soldiers who could barely see the end made people's scalps tingle for a while.

"Barrian!"

"Gao Frey, are you okay?!"

Guffrey joined Barrien on a black steed. It was very fortunate that Char did not arrange an ambush to prepare to deal with Godfrey, but deliberately let them go in order to destroy all the enemies in one go.

Gao Frey looked at the silver glittering British phalanx in front of him, and while marveling at the luxury and sophistication of the other party's equipment, he also frowned tightly. This battle ...... It's a hard fight.

"Is it the elite troops of Great Britain? However, that pattern is a noble banner that has never been seen before, and it is the noble alliance that can come up with such a luxurious configuration. Even ordinary soldiers can stand on the front line in full armor like knights?" asked Gao Frey in a heavy tone.

"I don't know, we have almost zero information about the other party. There is nothing else we can do but test slowly on the battlefield. Barian said.

"By the way, Franz's corpse...... Have you brought it back?" said that when he said that he was a close friend, Barrian's eyes flashed with indifference and sadness, in fact, he was very depressed at this moment, but he also knew that losing his cool on the battlefield meant saying goodbye to the goddess of victory, so he was forcibly suppressing the scars in his heart at this moment, so he made an expression that he didn't care too much.

Gao Frey nodded dullly, he also regretted the matter of Franz, but this is the cruelty of the battlefield. With the slightest carelessness, this could be the place where anyone could die. Even if the king and the pope come, they are only the apex of the earth, but they are definitely not the kings of this hell.

"Really...... Well, bury him well. ”

Barian closed his eyes, a tear flowing from his best friend.

"Barrian, what are we going to do next?" asked Gaufrey.

By this time, Gao Frey was ready to go into battle, as evidenced by the fact that his right hand was always holding the saber at his waist. In fact, like Barrian, he is immersed in the grief of losing a friend at this moment, but Gao Frey is lucky because he doesn't need to suppress his emotions and worry about the overall situation, and at this moment he just wants to hurry to the battlefield and have a good fight!

Barrian's gaze crossed the strength of the Pulon Legion and focused directly on the mountain bag full of flags. To be honest, he had to worry about what was behind that mountain bag, but no matter what it was, as long as he didn't dare to press the whole army before he figured it out.

Barrian frowned, the feeling of being threatened with a silent threat was really terrible. The more damned people would lay down such a formation of enemies is not mediocre, plus those soldiers who seem to be very elite...... It always felt like this battle was going to be fought very fiercely.

"Barian?" asked Gaufrey, urging again.

“...... It would be too risky to divide the troops, but just like that, the whole army will attack directly, and in case we are outflanked by the enemy, we will be finished. Barian said, "In that case, let's first fight a tentative battle according to the rules of the battlefield." Gauffrey, you lead a reinforced army to form a forward force, first send out part of the army to test the enemy's reaction, and then wait for the opportunity to shift the target. I will lead the army behind me to keep approaching the center of the battlefield, and in case of any accidents, I will be able to meet you as quickly as possible. ”

Gaufre: "Understood, but I asked to lend me some shieldmen, even though the enemy doesn't seem to have archers on the surface...... But I always had a sense of foreboding. Although the enemy's formation appeared in front of our eyes so nakedly, there was always a premonition that what I saw was not real, and this feeling made me sick. ”

"What a coincidence, I feel that way, too. Barian said with a smile, and with a wave of his hand, he transferred all the shielded soldiers under his command to Gaufrey.

These shield soldiers, together with the original full formation of the Golfrey, formed a reinforced forward corps of 3,600 men.

Soon, the large-scale movement of the enemy on the opposite side caused a reaction on Char's side.

Char saw through the enemy's plan to mobilize troops on a large scale at a glance, and he smiled disdainfully, but his reaction was not slow at all.

Char quickly gave an order to the herald next to him: "Order, the enemy's vanguard is attacking to test the strength of our army, and order the first formation of the long-range formation of the Death Giant Crossbow Phalanx to prepare to fire, the ammunition mode is extremely fast, and the alert level of the logistics supply unit is raised to Level A." At the same time, the troops of the 2nd Front (archers) and the 2nd formation (mortars) and 3rd formations (cannons) of the 3rd Front were ordered to stand by. ”

"In addition, send a message to the three guardian knights of the Holy Lance, Earth and Holy Song on the front line, telling them that although the enemy is ostensibly a frontal attack, the real target should be the weak defense of the two flanks. Therefore, I allow them to make an impromptu judgment based on the current situation, and if necessary, blow the wind whistle to allow the hidden troops to appear in advance. ”

Soon, the British Legion's side reacted extremely quickly. The speed of this reaction was unexpected by Barrian, because Char's reaction speed was too fast, and the new flag command transmission system could convey orders very accurately, and after more than two years of training, these Pullen soldiers had already formed a conditioned reflex to the flag order.

Over there, the Tydes had just taken a step forward and began to arrange their troops, and here Great Britain began to adjust their formations and strengthen the defensive ring. The difference between the two was less than three minutes, a speed that would be beyond the reach of any army in the world.

Of course, it is the personal reaction of the main commander and the speed of decision that play a decisive role. But Char is a bug-like existence, which also led to the fact that not long after Barrian's side gave the order, Char's side quickly made a targeted response. The speed made Barian feel like he's seen a ghost.

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The third front, the first formation of the "continuous shooting of giant crossbows" phalanx.

The logistics sappers are hurriedly making final preparations for a giant crossbow, these big guys don't look at the simple operation, but in fact, the internal parts don't know how fine. A total of more than 200 consecutive crossbows were made in the Pulun Royal City, of which more than 100 were left on the arrow tower of the city wall of the Pulun Royal City, and the remaining 67 were still in the process of secondary processing and improvement, and then the remaining 36 were really ready to use.

Compared with the first test model, this repeating giant crossbow has many improvements, first of all, the shooting part has been replaced with a spring weight increase + iron string ejection, and about 16 small parts and 3 large parts are constructed inside. The firing range was increased to a killing distance of 850 meters, and the maximum firing range was 1,600 meters.

Previously, the burst of the Greatbow required four people to operate, but now only two fillers and one catapult are required. However, the downside is that the weight has increased from 86 kilograms to 92 kilograms, which is almost as heavy as an iron cannon. However, the ejection life was extended by the iron trampoline, and the firing ammunition was changed from six light iron arrows and three heavy iron arrows to seven light and four heavy iron arrows.

Click!

"Loaded!" Under the busyness of more than two hundred engineers, thirty-six silent steel monsters exuded an icy light, silently aiming their completely iron steel arrows at a place hundreds of meters away. Because Char's order was to fill continuously, these thirty-six repeating giant crossbows all used seven light iron arrows at one time, which means that they could fire more than 200 long iron arrows with a length of 1.3 meters and a weight of more than ten catties in a single salvo.

The arrows of these arrows are Mitsubishi Kaifeng, mainly to develop their penetrating power and not to seek one-sided damage. This kind of arrow can fall at a high speed and can go four or five meters deep into the ground, and the horizontal penetration is enough to penetrate the body of three to five human beings, and even if it is close enough, even ten people are enough to disembowel them and pull out their intestines.

Now, everything is ready.

All were waiting for the order to launch.

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The Tydes didn't keep the Britons waiting long.

Frith rode on the back of a black horse, his sword pointing straight ahead.

"Forward-!!"