Chapter 439 Riot·3
Although veterans such as Old Jimmy commanded the construction of barricades, the city guards fought back and forth with them when they were unwilling to pay casualties, and even once The battle lines advanced into other neighborhoods.
But this does not mean that the people who started the riots can really collide with the army head-on, nor does it mean that they really have the strength and ability to create a riot that will cause enough damage in the capital of the most powerful country in the world. Successful riots of destruction.
Although the riot swept through four blocks, under the control and blockade of the city guard, the rioting people were blocked in these four blocks and did not spread outwards.
With the arrival of the Steam Knights and the Guards Cavalry Regiment, the balance of victory has been overwhelmingly overturned.
"Steam knights open the passage, clear the barricades and other obstacles on the street, and the cavalry is ready to charge!" The Grand Knight Commander of the Knights, who was commanding on the battlefield, gave the order loudly. While preparing his equipment, he did not forget to pay attention. His little apprentice: "Jim, be smart, don't rush too fast, just stay with me."
The apprentice who was told by the Grand Knight Commander couldn't help but show some reluctance on his face, but he still nodded. He nodded: "I understand, Master."
The young apprentice's heart is still full of passion. Inspired by the knight stories he heard as a child, he became a knight and longed to make achievements, named The blood of a man always surges in his chest.
After finally encountering an opportunity to show off his skills, the young apprentice was somewhat restless.
Of course the Grand Knight Commander could see that his apprentice didn't mean what he said, but he didn't say much.
He also came here from a young age and can understand the thoughts of these young people who have not experienced much war. They feel that war is like what is described in knight stories, where the brave knights win honors and the just side will win. , and finally the knight and the princess lived happily together.
So they do not understand the cruelty of war. Instead, they think it is a romance of youth and passion.
But for people like the Grand Knight Commander who have truly experienced the baptism of war and understand the cruelty of war, war never brings any romance and passion, but only cruelty and destruction.
It will not bring any good, it will only destroy everything.
This kind of awareness will not work with young people. They will only think that you are too stubborn and conservative, which is a stumbling block that prevents young people from gaining their honor.
Because of this, the Grand Knight Commander only gave instructions to his apprentices, not forced orders.
In his opinion, his young apprentice just lacks training, whether it is enthusiasm or justice and belief in his heart. As long as he is given more opportunities to train, he will definitely be a reliable person in the future. Knights can become the backbone of the White Bear Knights.
So for this actual combat mission, the Grand Knight Commander took him with him. Even though he was still just a knight apprentice and could not wear the steam knight armor to enter the battlefield, the young knight was still enthusiastic Full of people wearing traditional armor, ready to show off their skills.
Soon, the order to attack was given, and the Grand Knight Commander led his flag team and began to advance in an attack formation.
The powerful power of the Steam Knight Armor was clearly demonstrated at this moment. The barricades that hindered the cavalry charge were easily broken through, as if made of paper, driven by the Steam Knight Armor.
The mob guarding the barricades raised their weapons and bravely or ignorantly shot at the steam knights, trying to knock down these powerful knights.
But the lead bullets fired from the muskets were like a joke in front of the composite armor of the Steam Knight Armor, and were not even comparable to the damage caused by some crossbows. Unless some unlucky guy was shot through the viewing window on the helmet, there was no possibility of breaking the Steam Knight's armor with a musket.
As for the use of heavy firepower, infantry cannons of 6 pounds or more can cause damage to the Steam Knight armor, but the question is where can a group of mere mobs get such heavy firepower?
There are city guards, but the problem is that Langton's city guards are not the corrupt losers in some novels or legends.
Although they do have corruption and are indeed just a non-military armed force that maintains law and order, many of the soldiers in the City Guards have retired from the regular army, and some of their officers are non-excellent graduates of military academies. .
Generally speaking, it is indeed difficult for them to fight a tough battle, but against a group of mobs? They really wouldn't be beaten to the point of collapse, and even the artillery could be lost.
Therefore, even if Old Jimmy organized people to attack the Steam Knight according to the anti-knight combat drills he had learned back then, he would get nothing but casualties.
Not only did they fail to achieve any results, they even destroyed the morale of their own people.
After all, more than fifty people were packed in one after another, but they couldn't even delay the charging knight. How could morale not collapse?
In fact, the Imperial Military has already proven through one actual combat exercise after another that even the most elite Guards Infantry Regiment requires the strength of an entire regiment, and in a fully deployed state, relying on solid permanent Only the Sex Fortress can withstand the attack of a steam knight flag force.
As for wanting to win? Two elite Guards infantry regiments might be able to do it at the cost of two-thirds casualties.
Or they can be equipped with enough artillery to form fire coverage on the steam knights, otherwise nothing on the battlefield can hurt them.
So this made the battle a one-sided massacre, especially when the Guards Cavalry Regiment began to charge, everything seemed to have entered garbage time.
Cavalry wielding sabers galloped through the streets, and anyone who dared to resist would be cut down mercilessly.
Blood flowed freely on the streets, corpses lay on both sides of the streets, and the cries of women and children echoed in the buildings on both sides. Everything seemed so cruel.
This made apprentice Jim, who had almost set foot on the battlefield for the first time, show a shocked expression. He had once imagined the battlefield and thought he was ready to set foot on the battlefield.
However, when he witnessed all this, he could only mutter "This is wrong, it shouldn't be like this" and followed his mentor, dumbfounded until his heart dropped. The bullet hit his helmet.
The broken shrapnel blinded him in one eye. His mentor immediately launched a counterattack and blasted him with a recoilless rifle.
Amidst the explosion, the young apprentice covering one eye saw a skinny old man, wearing an army uniform from the old era, with an old-fashioned matchlock gun still smoking in his hand.
A satisfied smile appeared on his face, which was then swallowed up by the explosion of the shell.
(End of this chapter)