Chapter 1196: The Soldier is Fast
In the sky above Pader City, the war fortress of Maple Leaf Danlin is like a flock of vultures ready to eat, hovering constantly at a height of only a few dozen meters above the ground.
The artillery on the fortress of war was facing the ground, constantly firing and bombarding.
Cannonballs whistled down like hail into the crowd of Semitic and human vassals, the flames of the explosion flickering.
In the orange firelight, countless corpses fluttered wildly in the sky. It makes you feel like you're in a strange and weird world.
The attacking troops knew in advance that there were no civilians in the city, so the artillerymen on the war fortress all opened fire with impunity.
These puppies are all red-eyed, and no matter what is on the ground, as long as they feel suspicious, they will be covered by artillery fire.
Sometimes, even if there is nothing on the ground, they have to fire two shots. It is called artillery reconnaissance.
The officers also turned a blind eye to this kind of strict and wasteful behavior.
First, there are quite a few cadets among these artillerymen. A large number of actual combat shelling can allow them to accumulate experience and grow as much as possible.
Second, the representatives of the Flying Eagle Thunder God Weapons Company stationed at the base also stuffed money into these soldiers, and every once in a while, they also invited them to the red light district of the song and dance hall or something.
In order to make them consume more shells, and then buy more ammunition, in this way, to create greater profits for the Flying Eagle Weapons Company. (Although I don't know what the effect is, anyway, every day Lei Erye looks at the account book of the weapon company, Long Yan Dayue, and smiles.) )
In this case, the soldiers are naturally desperately consuming ammunition. Constant firing towards the ground. In just thirty minutes, three or four thousand shells had already been poured down, almost plowing the entire city.
Under the intense artillery bombardment, almost all the buildings in the city were set on fire.
Although many wealthy nobles live in stone buildings in Pad City, the vast majority of the common people and many wealthy merchants use wooden buildings in order to save costs.
Therefore. Once ignited, it is extremely difficult to extinguish.
The raging fire spread in Pader City, and some multi-storey buildings even rose more than ten or twenty meters high, and the billowing smoke went straight into the sky.
From afar, the whole city burns. The firelight reflected half of the sky.
The glow of the burning fire also illuminates the streets of Pad. Semitic and human beings crowded the streets in a frenzied battle, shouting and killing to the sky.
Sparks floated in the air, and a heat wave of flames swept through all the streets, and ashes fell from the sky like snowflakes. Before it landed, it was blown into the air again by the heat wave, floating above the city's head.
The air was filled with the smell of burnt paste.
The air he breathed was hot as if it could burn his trachea, and the sounds of killing, roaring, and screaming were mixed with the sound of crackling flames.
The streets were smashed all over the place. Or the slashed corpses, red blood flowing across the road and then dried by the heat, forming eerie, jet-black patterns on the ground.
For the soldiers who participated in the battle, the scene before them was like hell, and even the streets in front of them were distorted by the blazing fire.
Every now and then, a person on fire can be seen, screaming madly and rushing out of the burning building, falling to the ground and rolling on the ground. And then killed.
At this time, the soldiers who were fighting desperately would hurriedly dodge, fearing that they would also be caught in flames.
As more and more human soldiers entered the city of Pad, the situation on the battlefield became clearer.
The human soldiers formed a dense formation and rushed straight ahead. Spears like forests, swords like waves, swept all the way north, and all the enemies who collided with them. It was chopped to pieces in an instant.
At this point, the Semitic soldiers were powerless to stop the vassal legions from escaping for their lives - in the face of human attacks. They are already too busy to take care of themselves.
The fortress of war hovered over their heads, firing at the ground.
The Semitic soldiers, as brave and tenacious as they were, were hard to assemble - the human fortress of war was like a swarm of nasty crows, where there were many people, they - well, fire.
Although the Semitic officers waved their horses and desperately rallied to the soldiers, trying to rally them into battle.
But as soon as you get together more than half a company, you will immediately attract an attack from the war fortress overhead. In a matter of seconds, the valiant soldiers will be blown to pieces by the rain of artillery fire.
What's more, the Semitic commander Abegren and some of the senior officers were all killed.
There was no unified command among the various Semitic troops, and the soldiers could only run around the city like headless flies, gathering spontaneously.
In this case, it was difficult for the Semitic soldiers to form an effective resistance, and they could only retreat in the advance of the human legions, and kept retreating to the north of the city.
Even if some of the Semites dodged the artillery bombardment and successfully blocked the path of the human soldiers, dozens of grenades would fly out of the human army to meet them, once again turning their bombers on their backs.
But even so, the Semitic soldiers were extremely heroic, repeatedly organizing and attacking the human legions.
I don't know how long later, just as the two sides were fighting fiercely, suddenly a burst of enthusiastic cheers resounded throughout the city.
The Semitic soldiers held their swords and panted to look back, only to see that on the top of the highest church in the city, the lightning flag, which originally represented the Semitic tribe, had been torn down and slowly falling from the sky. Finally disappeared into the fire and smoke.
The other Flying Eagle Battle Banner had been erected high, hunting and flying in the wind.
At this point, the Semitic soldiers in the city were suddenly depressed.
The center of the city has been taken by the enemy~!
It also marks that control of the city has changed hands.
They have failed, and Pad City cannot hold it anyway. Not to mention, the reinforcements that should have appeared are still nowhere to be seen.
In desperation, the instinct to save their lives prevailed, and retreat became their only option.
"Retreat~"
"Break through to the north~!"
"Brothers, come with me~!"
“......”
With a shout, the Semitic army gave up resistance and turned and ran north of the city, trying to escape from Pad City.
When the originally invincible Semitic people ran away with their tails between their legs, the morale of the human soldiers instantly rose to the highest, and they shouted excitedly to chase and kill the enemy.
No one of the Semitic armies, who had lost their command, even stopped to fend off and cover the retreat of the others. Their morale and confidence collapsed at the same time, and all the soldiers thought only of running for their lives, thinking that they would run a little faster than their own people.
The humans chased after them and began to slash and slash.
At this point, some of the frightened Semites surrendered - they threw down their weapons and fell to their knees begging for mercy.
But. The red-eyed human soldier had unceremoniously slashed them to death.
The officers also turned a blind eye to the soldiers' killing of prisoners.
For these aggressors. Humanity is all full of rage. No one has the slightest mercy for them.
After more than an hour of fierce fighting, the human soldiers were all covered in blood from their severed arms. At this time, they suddenly found that there were no enemies in front of them, and a wide gate appeared on the opposite side.
Outside the open gates, there were Semitic soldiers fleeing for their lives.
Originally. Before you know it, the human legions have passed through the entire city.
The Semites in the city either fled or were killed.
This also marks the complete capture of Pad City by the Human Legion.
The human soldiers, who had almost lost their minds, were about to continue the pursuit of the Semitic who had fled outside the city, when a sharp whistle sounded.
The officers shouted loudly: "Assemble, assemble~!"
They stopped the soldiers who were about to rush out of the city, punched and kicked them back, and the battle in Pad was over. But the battle has only just begun.
Vabador entered the city of Pader under the protection of his guards, and as soon as he entered the gates, a wave of heat rushed over him, nearly knocking him off his horse.
He hadn't taken a few steps into the city when Vabador felt a burning sensation on his face. The choking smell in the air is simply hard to breathe.
The soldiers regrouped on the hot streets, then regrouped under the leadership of the officers and headed out of the city.
An officer almost soaked in blood ran up quickly and shouted excitedly in front of the Wabadorma: "Report to the commander." The enemies in the city have been killed by us~!"
Vabadore nodded in satisfaction with his black face stained with ashes. Without caring that there was not a single prisoner, he said: "The glory of victory belongs to you, the brethren have worked hard, leaving a cavalry corps to continue the pursuit of the enemy, and the other tribes are assembled outside the city to prepare to attack the Semitic camp." ”
"Yes~!" The officers shouted loudly at the top of their throats, the excitement of the battle and the joy of victory were mixed, which had already made them a little crazy, and at this moment it was the Abyss Demon King on the other side, and they would not hesitate to rush up and fight.
"How's the battle going on over there in the Ruman Legion?" asked Vabador, turning to the staff officer next to him.
"It has been observed that the Semites of the various large battalions were dragged by the Rumans, just waiting for us to give them a fatal stab from behind. The officer smirked.
Vabador smiled and said, "Send a signal to the war fortress to let them go to support the Rumans, and after the whole army is assembled, immediately attack the enemy's northeastern camp." ”
A staff officer was stunned and whispered: "Commander, what should we do with the enemy's Nanda Battalion? There are also 40,000 to 50,000 people there, so we must guard against it." ”
Vabador waved his hand and said nonchalantly, "Solve one first." As long as we break through the northeastern camp, the enemy in the south will collapse without a fight. ”
The staff officers glanced at each other and wanted to persuade them a few more words. But with Wabador's face, they all closed their mouths honestly.
Vabadore and the officers also sighed secretly in their hearts.
In this world, it is difficult to find famous generals~!
These officers are all from professional backgrounds, and although they are all well-organized as battle commanders, they are too dull.
There is no vision of a famous general, let alone Lorraine's acumen.
I think that at the beginning, when the Maple Army defeated the main force of the Emperor ** during the first expedition against Almohd, as soon as the little rascal heard that the capital was empty, he actually dared to lead a team of Maple Army to go deep and go straight to the capital.
It's not just courage, it's strategic.
At that time, the enemy army was defeated, and the army's spirit was unstable. The rear must be the time when the people are panicking, and the more this time, the more they cannot give the enemy a chance to breathe, as long as the banner of the Feng army appears under the city of Abdwad. The whole battle was decided.
And now, it's the same.
These officers did not arrive when the enemy numbered in the tens of thousands, and now the city was in their hands.
Whether it is the enemy of the southern battalion or the northeastern battalion. At this time, it must be all panic. Plus the situation is unknown. The only thing they can do. It is contraction and self-preservation.
The more this happens, the more they can't be asked to react and swallow one of them. The remaining one is naturally not to worry about, and the soldiers are fast~!
Just as the officers and soldiers were nervously transferred. When he was about to rush to the next battlefield, an officer ran over out of breath, gave a military salute, and said with a pant: "Report, there are still some enemy troops in the enemy's headquarters. But it's easy to defend and hard to attack, and we can't take it. ”
The general on Vabadore's side frowned, angry at his subordinates, and said secretly in his heart: Didn't you kid give me eye medicine in front of the boss, and deliberately embarrassed me, right?
Then he scolded dissatisfiedly: "What are you doing to eat, not a single command command can't take it down~!"
The officer said helplessly: "It's a fortress, it can't be entered without siege machinery, and we have already broken more than a dozen brothers." ”
Wabador was in some trouble, and the large army was about to move to the next one. Now is the time when every second counts, and there is no room for delay.
But you can't leave this nail in the back, who knows how many people are in it, and whether it will suddenly jump out and ruin a big deal.
If there is really no way, leave a team to surround them now.
At this moment, an officer in a black security uniform stood up behind Vabador. Said easily: "I'll go." ”
Vabador glanced at him, nodded approvingly, and said, "Okay, I'll leave it to you." Willy, I know you're amazing. ”
Willy, an officer of the Security Army, gave a military salute with a "snap". Then he shouted: "Sapper, follow me~!"
A group of security soldiers, also dressed in black, walked out quickly.
Major Willy, the commander of the engineer battalion, whistled, and with his men, carefully pushed a few carts, and walked quickly towards the city.
The Semitic headquarters in Pad City was built in the center of the city in the former Lord's Palace, and like all cities, the core of the Lord's Mansion was a fortified fortress-like structure.
The materials are solid, and the construction costs are spared, and the nobles attach great importance to their own lives.
The iron-clad gate of the headquarters was so closed that there was not even a gap, and it was likely that it had been blocked from the inside, and the Semitic people who remained inside were soldiers of the Abegren Guards and the troops directly under the headquarters.
The outer wall of the City Lord's Mansion was more than ten meters high, and at a distance of seven or eight meters from the ground, there were dozens of narrow shooting holes, and the Semitic people hid inside and released cold arrows outside.
Although the war fortress bombed the fortress, only the upper half of the fortress was destroyed, and the lower half remained strong.
The soldiers of the Holy See Legion hid behind the ruins of the houses across the street, and crouched in a row in the corner, without even raising their heads, only straightening up from time to time to glance at them, and then quickly retracting again.
Major Willie followed the officers of the Holy See, hunched over, and lowered his body, through several ruins, leaning behind the nearest wall to the headquarters.
The Holy See officer pointed to the City Lord's Mansion across the street, pouted, and said, "This damn place, there is not even a place to climb, my people tried to build a ladder, but they were killed by several bows and arrows inside.
Major Willy held his hand on the burnt blackened wall, and slowly poked his head out, only to see that the outer wall of the fortress was not even protruding, and the wall was smooth.
As the Holy See officer said, it is difficult to break through the walls and attack without siege machinery.
On the ground lay the corpses of a dozen soldiers of the Holy See, covered in feathered arrows, apparently caught off guard by the Semitic men's heavy bow and arrow fire.
The best way to deal with such a fortress is, of course, to mobilize artillery and give it a shot from afar.
No matter how strong the wall is, it can be pierced with a few shots.
However, for the purpose of this raid, the troops did not carry artillery, and the engineer battalion of the security forces only carried some explosives in case of emergency.
The officers of the Holy See looked at Major Willy and said, "Do you have a way?"
Major Willy was full of confidence, patted his chest and reassured: "Leave it to us, in front of our sappers, the tactics of a fortress fortress are outdated. ”
At the same time, he slowly stood up, observing the structure of the entire City Lord's Mansion, looking for a place to start.
The Holy See officer breathed a sigh of relief, he didn't want to use the name of his men to storm this fortress, seeing this mysterious security officer leaning out half of his body from the thick wall, the Holy See officer's face suddenly changed, and he grabbed him and threw him to the side.
At the same time, a feathered arrow flew over the head of the engineer commander, nailing it to the wall behind them with a "bang".
Major Willie fell to the ground, turning his head blankly at the still trembling feather arrow beside him, and his face instantly turned white.
The Holy See officer pointed to the fortress on the other side and said, "There is a marksman inside, and grandma's arrows are shooting very accurately." ”
Major Willie swallowed his spit and said to the Holy See officer, "Brother, I didn't say it, I owe you once. ”
"You said it," the Holy See officer grinned and said, "You're here to help us, as long as you can kill that demon bitch." ”
Major Willie rolled over and jumped to his feet, and said, "It's a trivial matter, but I need to borrow a few of you to cover our sappers." ”
A few minutes later, a row of several papal soldiers holding tall tower shields, lined up in a shield wall, facing the City Lord's Mansion, slowly crossed the long street.
Behind them, sappers carefully moved cylinders filled with explosives.
A rain of arrows flew from the shooting holes in the wall, all nailed to the heavy tower shield.
It took a full hour, sappers to and fro, piling all five truckloads of explosives at the base of the wall, and Major Willy, fearing that it would not be enough, brought all the remaining ones outside the city.
Major Willie greeted everyone far away, and the lead was pulled behind the wall where everyone was hidden, he sneered at the few leads placed together, took out a silver-white lighter from his arms, and said: "Dare to shoot Lao Tzu's cold arrow, send you to a dirt plane~!"
The soldiers of the Holy See hid beside them, craned their necks with a rare expression, and did not blink their eyes.
Major Willy slipped the lighter into the hands of the Holy See officer and said, "Dude, you have some." ”
"Give it to me?" The Holy See officer was stunned for a moment, and said in surprise: "Okay~!"
snatched the lighter, snapped it, and pressed it the lead.
The spark of the lead "snorted" and burned, and then burned at a white rate.
The spark burned through the street under the watchful eye of the crowd, then slowly climbed to the edge of the barrel and disappeared into the barrel.
In the next second, a blinding orange fire burst out from under the corner of the wall, followed by a loud bang, the ground trembled, the dust around the explosion point shook, and a cloud of black smoke rose rapidly, forming a mushroom cloud in the air, tumbling and rising.
Rubble flew all over the sky and then fell to the ground with a crackle.
I was caught in the smoke of the explosion, and the effect of the explosion was not clear.
A few seconds later, three loud bangs followed, explosives exploded in several other places, and the entire fortress was shrouded in smoke.
Just when everyone was surprised by the terrifying sound of the explosion, the entire fortress let out a dull loud "boom" and slowly fell to one side, like a giant beast slowly falling to the ground.
The smoke and dust flew high and covered the entire fortress.
The soldiers of the Holy See were stunned, a strong fortress had been blown up, there was no need for them to attack again, the Semites were buried inside, they could guarantee that no one among them would be spared,
Major Willie was satisfied with his masterpiece and said triumphantly: "This is called modern warfare." (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Biquge www.biquge.info to vote for recommendations and monthly passes, your support is my biggest motivation. )