Chapter 494: Fortress Attack and Defense (Part 2)
"General, are we being a little too reckless with such a large-scale push? After all, what happened just now is really shocking."
Under the towering fortress, in the second half of the Holy Night Army's two rapidly advancing legions, a middle-aged staff officer suggested to the magician commander who was strategizing beside him: "How about letting the magic cannon bombard us for a few more rounds? ”
"My lord, are you questioning my order? Do you think I don't know the taboo of underestimating the enemy and advancing rashly?"
The magician commander wearing a colorful robe looked at the other party coldly and said solemnly: "I have tested it for two rounds just now, and the situation is already very obvious."
"From the perspective of attack efficiency, the opponent's defensive strength has dropped significantly, which shows that our artillery attack obviously has an absolute advantage."
At this point, a strong murderous intent appeared on the commander's proud face, and he said lightly: "Now is the perfect time to go all out to annihilate the Lengyan defenders. Furthermore, the first group to break into the legion's life and death I don’t know. If we continue to delay like this, what will happen if the entire army breaks into the army and is wiped out?”
"But since the other party has an appetite and plans to eat our most elite infiltration legion, I'm afraid there must be reinforcements in the fortress."
The middle-aged staff officer's face was full of worry, and he added: "What if this is a trick by the enemy to lure us deep into the city, and then launch a massive counterattack?"
"Noisy! The intelligence network of our Holy Night Army has already spread all over the cities on the Cold Flame border. If there are reinforcements, how could they escape our eyes?"
The commander looked at the middle-aged staff officer coldly, snorted disdainfully and said: "The current situation must be because of Oguto, who caused the planned plan to be discovered by Leng Yan and his gang of idiots. Prepare to wait until the end of the line with me.”
After speaking, the magician commander's gaze moved and fell on the two small fortresses halfway up the mountain. He continued to say solemnly: "In addition, these two enemy fortresses have a large number of cavalry troops deployed. Once the opponent In a hurry, everyone rushed down from the mountain. Do you think the two miscellaneous infantry regiments responsible for defense will completely block the opponent's footsteps? "
"Hey, the General is right. Once the Cold Flame Cavalry in the two fortresses break through the defense line and rush towards the two long-range legions like me, the consequences will undoubtedly be disastrous."
Another young staff officer with a pointed mouth and monkey cheeks quickly echoed: "The general is indeed far-sighted, and we will never be able to catch up!"
"That's nature."
Hearing the pleasant flattering sound, a trace of pride suddenly appeared on the murderous face of the magician commander: "It is not difficult to see from this that the only way for us is to quickly break through the city gate and participate with the people inside. The intrusion into the legion should be coordinated with the outside. ”
"Congratulations, General! There are three fourth-level experts like us and more than ten third-level experts in the legion! With the strength of Leng Yan's army, I'm afraid he is not that capable of killing so many powerful men. ! ”
The sharp-tongued staff officer chuckled, and then continued: "After all, Leng Yan's coach, Old Man Bai, has been seriously injured, and with the loss of his two lieutenants, he is no different from a lonely man now!"
After listening to the words of the sharp-mouthed monkey-cheeked staff officer, although the magician commander did not answer, the proud look on his face showed that he was obviously very useful to these rainbow farts.
"But if the other party has no strength, why would they choose to forcibly swallow our invading army?"
The first central staff officer still persevered and stepped forward again.
"Your Excellency, are you really a top student who graduated from the command department of our Holy Night Noble Academy?"
Glancing at the middle-aged staff officer, the sharp-tongued staff officer sneered: "Don't you know that looking forward and backward is a taboo for military officers? Hehe, it seems that tomorrow I can be happy and happy with the general."
"You nasty guy who climbed up by flattering others..."
Seeing that there was no hope of persuasion, the middle-aged staff officer had no choice but to flick his sleeves, shake his head and sigh, and returned to the rear of the regiment he was responsible for.
Just as a few people were talking, the Holy Night Army of these two long-range legions had already approached the city with sparse arrows scattered from above their heads, and brought the fortress within their shooting range.
Under the towering city wall, every Holy Night soldier's face was filled with a ferocious light. They could not wait to tear the mountain fortress in front of them into pieces in the next second.
I saw a pair of eyes full of disdain and contempt, not paying attention to the behemoth in front of them at all, and they already looked like they had a chance to win.
Of course, this also meant that they had left the depression for quite some distance and were completely exposed to the entire fortress.
"You idiots of Lengyan, it's time for you to see the terrifying power of our Holy Night Army's long-range troops."
Seeing that all the magic cannons and archers were in place, a strong chill suddenly appeared on the corner of the magician commander's mouth.
"The mantis is using his arms as a chariot, he is simply overestimating his own capabilities!"
However, just when the commander raised his hand and was about to issue an attack order.
boom! boom! boom! boom! boom!
The attack on the fortress, which was already getting weaker, suddenly erupted with the continuous roar of magic cannons.
The scene caught people off guard, like a giant beast that had been dormant for a long time. It finally opened its bloody mouth and pounced on the rash hunters.
Accompanied by the deafening explosion, before the soldiers of the Holy Night Army could react, ball after ball of blazing flames had already exploded crazily around them!
The flames soaring into the sky danced wildly with the wind, just like red flowers of death blooming one after another in the dense Holy Night Army formation, making the bottom of the fortress look like daylight.
Under the powerful power of the second-order magic cannon, the turtle shell formation of the Holy Night Army was immediately blown to pieces.
Wave after wave of huge air waves rolled around, causing many heavy infantrymen who were caught off guard to be swept up into the air with their shields, and struggled to fall into the flames below.
As for the long archers in light armor and the magicians in robes, they suffered heavy losses in an instant.
Even if they were lucky enough to escape this wave of bombardment, many people fell into the rain of arrows that followed.
The armor was burning, the shield was shattered, and in the end only a pair of dilated pupils of shock and fear were reflected in the flickering firelight.
These soldiers of the Holy Night Army, who were just about to set up magic cannons and try to turn the entire fortress into purgatory, never expected this.
In the end, it was his side that became the target of the other party's hunt first.
On the wall of the fortress, Lei Xiao, who was in the arrow tower, looked down at this scene, without any ripples in his eyes.
The formation of the Holy Night Army, the two long-range legions under the city, has been completely dispersed. They have only organized sporadic counterattacks, and this is only the power of a hundred second-order magic cannons.
Immediately afterwards, under the command of Bai Lao, the second round of one hundred second-order magic cannons began to roar on the city wall again.
Along with the balls of flames symbolizing death, they rose into the sky again.
In the panic, many magicians of the Holy Night Army subconsciously used their own magic shields in an attempt to resist the attack of the magic cannon.
But compared with large-scale defensive barriers, this kind of magic shield hurriedly cast by individuals is obviously difficult to withstand the hot and fierce artillery fire.
Except for a small number of slightly stronger magicians, most magicians almost ended up with their shields shattered and died.
Either they were blown away directly, or they were shot into hedgehogs by a large number of arrows coming from above their heads.
For a time, many frontline soldiers who had lost their commanders, like headless flies, began to trample on the corpses and flames, unconsciously retreating towards the depression.
The soldiers in the front who suffered heavy casualties were retreating in fear, while the soldiers in the rear who were preparing to counterattack were still advancing.
The two sides collided fiercely, making the whole scene become more and more chaotic.
Seeing this chaotic scene, Lei Xiao's eyes moved and fell on a Holy Night Army formation at the back.
Compared to the chaotic scene, the formation there was extremely strict, with magic lights flashing on it, and it was obviously covered with a solid defensive barrier.
However, judging from the fact that there are also gaps at the edge of the square formation, this is just a buffering defensive barrier.
"It seems that that's where the commander is."
Lei Xiao nodded slightly, and there was a hint of ice in his eyes. If these two legions were to completely lose their combat capabilities and wipe out their central command system, it would undoubtedly be an extremely critical thing.
"General Bai, let the archers start firing horizontally and attack the area in front of the enemy's command phalanx. It's time for us to deliver a fatal blow to the throats of these two legions."
Lei Xiao nodded towards Mr. Bai who was not far away, his eyes bright and clear.
On the chaotic battlefield, the magician commander who was commanding the phalanx at the rear shook the sand off his body and couldn't help but spit.
If he, as a fourth-level great magician, had not cast his specialty shield magic in time just now, coupled with the protection of the buffer barrier, I am afraid that this command formation would have collapsed.
Looking at the despairing soldiers around him, some embarrassed magician commanders had no time to regret and doubt, and immediately yelled: "The supervising team and the personal guards will rush forward to stabilize the position, and deserters will be killed without mercy!"
After receiving the commander's order, the elite soldiers guarding the phalanx immediately began to take action, and soon more than half of them were missing.
Then, the commander was seen gesturing to the ordering soldiers beside him to raise the command flag, while continuing to shout: "Now that we are still in the lead in terms of strength, we must immediately reorganize our formation and concentrate our superior forces to counterattack!"
At this point, the magician commander yelled again: "The first team to break through the fortress gate will be rewarded with 2,000 coins each and given the title of Lord! Kill them back for me!"
"My order! General!"
Hearing the sound, the surrounding soldiers' morale was immediately boosted, and they quickly began to line up again. Their panicked eyes were once again filled with cold murderous intent.
"Huh, these cold bastards, I will definitely drive you all away!"
Just when the magician commander showed his ferocious expression again, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
At some point, a sharp blade pierced his chest from his back.
The blade was pulled out, and while a bright red color arose, a small and exquisite blurry figure disappeared in an instant like a ghost.
After a while, the remaining guards around the magician commander noticed in disbelief.
Their general, with a look of shock on his face, fell into a pool of blood, with no life left at all.
"Lord, the opponent's commander has been eliminated!"
Nanyue's crisp voice soon reached Lei Xiao's ears.
"Lord, my subordinates also shot and killed several other captains in the back row. The enemy's central command system has almost been completely paralyzed!"
Nan Xing's rustling voice also sounded in Lei Xiao's ears.
"Very good, evacuate from the battlefield immediately and don't stay for a moment."
After confirming that the twin sisters had escaped, Lei Xiao stopped talking and immediately nodded to Mr. Bai not far away.
Bai Lao understood and began to command attentively again.
With the deafening roar, apart from the two hundred magic cannons that were cooling down, the remaining one hundred fell into the Holy Night Army camp under the fortress for the third time.
As the earth splashed and the flames rose, the Holy Night Army, which had just regained some morale, was once again knocked upside down. Even the supervising team and the Guards who had just entered the scene had lost most of their lives.
At this point, the remaining Holy Night Army, which had completely lost its command center, immediately began to retreat irresistibly.
What greeted them was naturally a new round of magic cannon attacks that had just finished cooling down.
Since the range of these fire magic cannons is relatively long, as long as the artillery fire covers the second half between the fortress and the depression, it will naturally block the opponent's retreat to the maximum extent.
The roar of the magic cannon continued. Standing on the fortress, Lei Xiao looked down at the black smoke-filled battlefield, where the soldiers of the Holy Night Army were running away like an ebbing tide, and he slowly let out a long sigh of relief.
So far, everything is still under control.
Although these two long-range legions were not completely annihilated, they were still eliminated. The remaining defeated troops almost lost their fighting ability and were left hanging on.
"Great! We repelled the enemy's attack!"
Ariel's fair cheeks were full of excitement, and she said happily to Lei Xiao: "Everything is exactly as you and General Bai expected!"
"That's nature."
Lei Xiao smiled slightly at Ariel, and a look of awe reappeared on his face.
Although everything went very smoothly, there was still no trace of the disappeared Holy Night Army.
Therefore, what we are facing is still the strength of four legions on the surface, plus a hidden legion.
"Is there still a scale of more than 50,000 people? The opponent doesn't seem to be using any trump cards. It seems that the real challenge has just begun."
Lei Xiao's expression was solemn, and he took a deep breath of the pungent and anxious bloody air again. (End of chapter)