Chapter 1675 Advantages
On the frontline battlefield, after Calasias broke through the Sunset Pass, the door to the Kingdom of Midgard was already open. The forward troops rested here for a few days, replenished logistics supplies, moved the seriously wounded to the rear, and then joined the vanguard troops under the command of Deputy Marshal Fried's Central Army. During this period, Midgard did not launch a counterattack on Sunset Pass, but was shrinking its forces and preparing to defend the royal city and capital.
The vanguard of the Holy Armor Beric has a total of 5,000 people, led by the flame swordsman Keton and the mad warrior Kate. Along with them came a batch of new siege equipment. These can It is not the backward and old local magic rock cannons and catapults, but the siege weapons produced by the Creation Island War Arsenal, such as the Skyfire Trebuchet, the Magic Rock Thousand Crack Cannon, the Hurricane Horn, etc.
With these new equipment, Calasias was more confident. He organized his troops, redistributed their deployment, and began to march towards the royal city in the hinterland of Midgard.
At 10 a.m. on February 2, the outpost troops led by Flame Swordsman Keton encountered a Midgart scout cavalry 20 kilometers away from Loess City. The two sides fought fiercely, causing casualties on each other. The enemy then retreated to the other side of the Hong River three kilometers behind.
Honghe is a large river about ten kilometers outside Huangtu City. Its name suggests that it was formed by floods. During the flood season, the water surface rises and the water quality becomes turbid. It is a place where floods from all directions converge. During the dry season, the water is clear and the river flows like a stream, providing Huangtu City with stable water resources. The direction of the Hong River is in the shape of a "ji", flowing around ten kilometers outside Huangtu City. Only the southeast side is not blocked by the river.
During this period, the river was overflowing. The surface of the river was like a lake. The rolling water was tumbling with mud and sand, making it look red. Keton led his army to the river bank and found a dozen enemy air cavalry hovering over the river. After discovering Keton's army, they immediately flew away to the other side of the river. Not long after, bursts of artillery fire came from the opposite side. One is a small, portable magic rock cannon that has a short range and can just hit across the river, and the other is a serious magic rock cannon. The Keton troops temporarily retreated under the shelling, and after joining up with Mad Warrior Kate's artillery unit, the two sides set up formations along the river bank and began to exchange artillery fire.
The average width of the river is 6.3 kilometers, and the narrow part is less than 4 kilometers, which is just enough to shoot a small magic stone cannon with a range of about 5-8 kilometers. The wide part is 7-8 kilometers. Such a span requires a range of more than 10 It takes a kilometer of magic rock cannon to hit the other side. After several rounds of gun-to-gun firing, debugging, and firing again, the Midgard army found that the enemy's artillery fire was very fierce and their own casualties were heavy, while the enemy seemed to be still outside their range.
Sure enough, after dispatching the air cavalry for reconnaissance, they found that all the enemy's magic rock cannons were placed 16 kilometers away, and a single shot of the strange-looking magic rock cannon could fire more than a dozen blasts. , falling into the position in a scattered pattern. Although the power of each cannon is not as powerful as the old-fashioned magic rock cannon, it has a wide range and high density, and the range is far less than 16 kilometers.
The Midgard army was shocked when they received the news. Their old magic rock cannon could barely maintain a 10-kilometer shooting range. It is said that the best magic rock cannon in Saint Vicoia has a range of less than 10 kilometers. Less than 15 kilometers away, the enemy's magic rock cannon could actually fire from 16 kilometers away, and he was completely passively beaten.
After discussing with the deputy general of the Wang Banner Guards, Jean Hussan, who commanded the Honghe blockade, immediately ordered a withdrawal to Loess City. During the retreat, the magic rock cannon fire above them never stopped. They had to give up the idea of bringing the heavy magic rock cannon back to the city, discarded a lot of their baggage, and fled back to the city.
In Loess City, the city is defended by Jean Reich, the first general of the Midgard Kingdom. Lei Qie stood on the wide city wall and saw his younger brother Hu Sang and the Wang Banner Guards fleeing all the way back. After he stepped forward to ask about the situation, his face became solemn: "Loess City is the last line of defense that can block the enemy. If it breaks through Loess City, further east and south is a smooth road, there is no solid road In the place where we live, the enemy will approach the royal capital."
Jean Hussan said: "Brother, it's not that critical yet. It's just that we can't occupy the position on the river bank. The danger of the Hong River is still there. If they dare to cross the river by force, we will use magic rock cannons and sky thunder towers to shoot them down. In the middle of the river. If they want to take a detour to cross the river, they have to go to the southeast. We send reconnaissance posts along the river. The terrain in the southeast is flat. As long as they cross the river and go ashore, they will be swept away by our cavalry."
"This time they brought strange cannons and asked us to deploy them along the river bank The defensive positions are completely useless, so I'm worried that they may have some new tricks up their sleeves, or that there may be a large-scale air cavalry force to forcefully cross the river..." Lei Qie watched as the artillery fire did not stop until it hit the river bank. The erected archery towers and sentinel towers became useless throws for anyone to attack.
The female deputy general of the Wang Banner Guards was heartbroken: "It's a pity that the positions my soldiers set up day and night are just gone."
After the arrow towers and sentry towers were blown away, the sound of artillery on the river bank gradually stopped. Jean Hus came with people from the south of Loess City and said: "Brother, Her Majesty the Queen learned that the enemy was approaching Loess City, and sent all the First Army of the Royal Banner Guard to reinforce the defense. This is the First Army of the Royal Banner Guard. Army Commander.”
Because the King’s Banner Guards are the royal guards of the Kingdom of Midgard, and because the king is a woman, almost all generals are women. The deputy general of the Wangqi Guards who was guarding here with Hu Sang belonged to the First Army. Lei Qie is very familiar with the generals of the Royal Banner Guards, and there is no need to introduce them too much. Among the female officers in front of him, one is wearing an old cloak, wearing a women's breastplate, holding a sword, and is in her 40s with brown hair. It is Barbara, the female general of Wang Banner’s First Army. The Royal Banner Guards in Midgard total 20,000 people, divided into left and right guards of 10,000 each. The left army is the first army, and the right army is the second army. At this moment, the Queen of Midgard has divided half of the 20,000 troops dedicated to defending the royal city and capital to support Loess City. This shows that the concern and attention to this battle must not be lost.
Leichie knew this. There were tens of thousands of soldiers in the city at this time, all of whom were transferred from various places. Now the first army of Wang Qiwei was sent. The queen will all The bets are all on him. However, before they could exchange greetings or make specific battle plans, the enemy's cannon fire started again. This time, the magic energy of the magic rock cannon landed in the sky above Loess City.
The artillery fire flew directly over the seven or eight kilometers wide river, flew over the eighty or nine kilometers of river bank, and landed directly in Huangtu City. The sum of these two distances is far beyond the range of ordinary magic rock cannons, and it is still shooting upwards.
Due to historical reasons, the Hong River has been flooding for many years. In order to prevent the sedimentation of mud and rocks in the river from causing disasters on both sides of the river, the silt in the river bed will be dug out every year when the river recedes. This makes the soil outside Huangtu City more and more The piles are getting higher and higher, and as the city of Huangtu is being built, they are getting higher and higher, dozens of meters higher than the other side of the river.
But even so, the enemy's artillery fire can still fly over Loess City, and some even fall directly into the center of the city. The officers in the city were so frightened that they shouted: "Open the city's protective shield quickly, open the city's protective shield quickly~!"
The shield was opened, and the magic fire was finally intercepted outside the shield. But the officers and soldiers in the city, as long as they have some knowledge, will not be happy about this, because they know that the enemy's war strength is better than their own.
At 3 pm, 20 kilometers away, 40 Magic Rock Thousand Cracking Cannons adjusted their pitch angles and blasted wildly at Loess City. Calasias, who had just arrived, was filled with emotion when he saw this scene. He used to He was very envious of the exquisite magic rock cannons of Saint Bikoa, and worshiped the great man who could build the strong Bell Mountain City. He hoped that his country could also build powerful siege weapons, but these only appeared in his countless dreams. . Now, he finally no longer needs to be envious in his dreams. He already holds such an army firmly in his hands!
He turned back to the mad warrior Kate beside him and asked: "What is the maximum range of the Magic Rock Thousand Cracking Cannon?"
Kate was wearing a single cloth, not wearing any armor at all, and she didn't seem to feel the cold, as if she wasn't worried about any danger at all. He proudly introduced: "The normal maximum range of the Magic Rock Thousand Cracking Cannon is 21 kilometers. If it is from a high ground and the shooting angle is suitable, the maximum range can reach 24 kilometers."
"So Far? The stone machine is even further away~! "Calasias really didn't expect that the firing range of these siege weapons transported from overseas by huge ships was far more than twice that of ordinary magic rock cannons, and the average trebuchet The projection range is less than 20 kilometers. If such artillery can be mass-produced in factories on the West Coast, what will happen next is simply unimaginable.
Kate smiled proudly: "Our skyfire trebuchet has a maximum range of more than 27 kilometers, but it is too bulky and needs to be dismantled before it can be transported. Wait for the skyfire trebuchet to arrive in a while, Karasisi General Si, take a good look." He seems to have regarded himself as a member of the Creation Kingship, even though he still doesn't know the name of the organization behind the force he belongs to. But this does not affect his sense of belonging. When a general from a small country who is in a corner finally has the ability to stand above other countries, this sense of accomplishment will inspire unparalleled pride.
The 40 Magic Rock Thousand Cracking Cannons were divided into two rounds. After every 30 minutes of shooting, they rested for 30 minutes to replenish the magic crystals. In this way, the two shifts continued to bombard Loess City, and 20 more came later. The skyfire trebuchet is also used in two shifts.
From day to night, and from night to day, the sound of artillery fire never stopped. Although some thousand crack cannons and trebuchets were damaged and malfunctioned due to long-term use, the soldiers under the crazy warrior Kate were all carefully trained in how to repair these siege equipment, and all the corresponding tools and accessories were available. Complete, the worn parts can be put into use immediately by replacing them with new ones. In the team, there are also 'pirate' sergeants who are proficient in this to provide guidance and maximize the power of these instruments.
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(End of this chapter)