Chapter 440: The Battle Begins
The members of the Holy Knights were the first troops to be equipped with magic muskets, and they were also the only ones with magic muskets in the entire regiment, which can be said to be the most favored troops in the entire Holy Army. When Sahain chose to equip the Holy Knights with the Magic Musket first, it was because this unit was a flying battle, and only a weapon like the Magic Musket was the most suitable for them.
This raid on the Dark Magic Society by the Knights was the first large-scale use of magic muskets on the mainland, and no army had ever used this weapon in large numbers before. This battle can be said to have set a historical precedent to some extent, and there will definitely be more magic weapons used in warfare in the future.
The first round of dive fire of the Knights was extremely effective, and most of the people who were still asleep were stunned by the loud sound of the ring, completely unaware of what was happening. Many people just woke up from their dreams, and when they opened their eyes, they saw a chaotic scene, countless people wailing and running for their lives, and even many people were trampled under the chaotic crowd before they could get up.
The screams, the sound of gunfire, and the muffled thunder of the thunder god bird made the silent valley chaotic like a pot of porridge in a moment. A member of the Order struck a bonfire with a single shot, only to hear an explosion of "bang!", and countless sparks suddenly exploded in all directions, and more than a dozen tents were set on fire in an instant.
The tents in the valley were one after the other, and soon the fire spread, billowing smoke and the blazing light of the fire illuminated the surroundings as if it were day. The squad leader immediately noticed this phenomenon, and he hurriedly gestured for his men to shoot at the campfire.
"Bang Bang Bang Bang ......" one bonfire after another was shot continuously, and the bursting bonfires soon turned many places into a sea of fire, and many people from the Dark Demon Society were swept away by the flames, only to see people with flames burning on their bodies fleeing for their lives, so more tents and people were also ignited.
Soon the valley was full of raging fires, the valley was already small and full of people, and the looted goods were piled up everywhere, so it was difficult to pass through normally, not to mention that there were still burning flames everywhere, and many people knew that they wanted to escape, but the road was blocked, and in the end they could only be consumed by the fire.
The Knights' sneak attack achieved a miraculous effect, although many people had guessed that the sneak attack would be successful, but they didn't expect it to be so easy, only a few people were shot by the magic muskets, and most of them were burned to death by the fire, and the Knights actually only played the role of arson.
After a round of dives, the Knights rose high into the air and began to reload. The magic musket used by the Holy Cult Army can fire five shots at a time, after which it will need to be reloaded with fire crystals and iron bullets. After the first dive, Sherman discovered a problem, everyone was actually very chaotic when they dive together, and it was easy to cause their own people to collide with each other.
And after a round of diving, everyone has to reload, which actually causes a discontinuity of attacks, and there will be a large gap in the middle, which is equivalent to giving the opponent a chance to breathe and escape. This was the first time that the flying unit had fought a battle, and a lot of previous experience could not be used, and they had to sum up new tactics.
Sherman ordered the troops to dive in four echelons in turn, so that they could attack the enemy continuously, while the others had time to reload and rest. The order was conveyed, and the Knights began to attack in four detachments in turn.
The Thor Bird swooped down from the air with its soldiers, and the soldiers swept over the heads of fleeing enemies with their magic muskets, and the sound of "bang bang bang" continued to make the Dark Devil Society people fall to the ground, and many more died from stampedes and fires. The whole battle could be described as a one-sided killing, and the Dark Devils were completely unable to fight back, and they had no other way but to escape.
However, there are always exceptions, and just when the Knights thought everything was going well, a few soldiers had accidents. A soldier flew too low with the Thor Bird, only three or four meters above the ground, which is logically not a short height for ordinary people.
But they forgot that some of these people from the Dark Devil Society had been blessed by black magic, and these people had a physique far beyond ordinary people, and three or four meters was a height that was difficult for ordinary people to reach, but for these people it was just a small meaning. I saw that the soldier was riding on the back of a bird, and was concentrating on shooting at the enemy.
Suddenly, a black shadow leaped up from the ground, and at once it reached the same height as the Thor Bird, and it happened that the soldier was in front of him. The man who had been blessed with black magic took the opportunity to strangle the neck of the knight soldier, and the great force immediately pulled the soldier from the bird's back.
With a "bang", the soldier suddenly fell to the ground full of volcanic rocks, and fainted directly on the spot. Where would the Dark Devil Congregation, who were being killed by the Knights, let go of such an opportunity, a group of people immediately pounced, and in an instant, the poor soldier was torn to pieces.
The same situation happened several times, and now everyone in the Knights began to pay attention to it, and everyone did not dare to rush so hard again. In addition to these, some of the Dark Devils also began to gradually calm down, some people picked up stones from the ground and threw them at the Knights, although most of the stones were difficult to hit, but the Dark Devils were outnumbered, and a large number of stones flying in the air was also a very dangerous thing in itself.
A few of the soldiers were hit by stones, and if they were lucky, they were wounded, and if they were unlucky, they fell off the back of the bird, and death awaited them. The flying stones also caused some of the Thor Birds to panic, flapping their wings and flying high into the air, refusing to swoop down again, no matter how hard the pilots tried.
Despite all the accidents in between, the battle was still a complete victory for the Knights, and the fire spreading in the valley became the biggest killer, and I don't know how many people died because of the fire and smoke. Later in the attack, the fire in the valley became more and more fierce, and the knights did not dare to dive down any further, and the heat brought by the raging flames could be felt even at high places.
Sherman was very satisfied with this operation, and the results achieved were really much beyond his expectations, and he could give a satisfactory explanation to the top management when he returned. Sherman, who won the victory, did not intend to be greedy, he knew that there were only more than 1,000 people, and it was impossible to completely annihilate the other party no matter what, and only if he could eliminate this den would be considered a success.
He made a gesture to signal the whole army to retreat, only to see a thunder god bird flapping its wings, flying and circling in the air, the seemingly chaotic scene, soon showed a clear order, the thunder god bird knights formed a neat phalanx according to the usual order, and then flew away in turn into the distance.
Sherman led the Knights to a town a hundred miles away, using it as a base for the time being, while he left sentry posts along the way back, so that the soldiers could quickly relay the news back if something happened. After setting up camp in the town, Sherman reported everything that happened here to Cerea through the Transsonic Crystal.
When Celia heard about the situation on the Lysa Peninsula, she was first surprised, and then confused, the situation in the northeast region was even more serious than everyone imagined, and there were already large areas of no man's land, which was equivalent to leaving a huge space for the Dark Magic Society to operate. The most perplexing thing is why there is no reaction from several countries in the Northeast, and where have the armies and lords of those countries gone?
Celia praised Sherman's sneak attack and said that she would give them corresponding recognition, but she didn't think that this victory was very important, and it was clear that the place should only be a stronghold for some peripheral members of the Dark Magic Society, and although the victory was won, it was not enough to deal a fatal blow to the Dark Devils.
Celia told Savan and the others about the Knights' investigation and the battle situation, and everyone was equally confused, the things in the Northeast were full of strange things, and it seemed that more in-depth investigation was needed. Although the people of the Knights are very good at combat, they are still amateurs in collecting and analyzing intelligence after all, and it seems that they still have to let the people of the intelligence organization go.