Chapter 464 Riots·Floating People
Compared to the team of steam knights that Kevin encountered, the other team of steam knights caused greater damage.
Because they encountered a revolutionary army unit that dared to fight the Steam Knights in the field and at night.
Just as Kevin tried to ambush the train carrying the Steam Riders in the wild before, another revolutionary army team also tried to attack the train carrying the Steam Riders.
But instead of retreating like Kevin, they created a rockfall in a narrow valley in an attempt to destroy the train and achieve the goal of annihilating the Steam Knights.
And then...and then nothing more.
The revolutionary army that ambushed a total of 800 people was wiped out.
The Steam Knights were supposed to show the world their absolute suppression of the battlefield as early as two years ago during the Seventeen Days War, because Perfect Court ended in just seventeen days. Because of the war, they have never truly demonstrated their strength on the battlefield.
Although the whole world knows how powerful the Steam Knights are, they are still considered by many people to be just a showpiece since they have never really shown their strength on the battlefield. Their combat effectiveness may be improved, but it does not cause a qualitative change, or To the extent that Victoya boasted that five steam knights could defeat a regiment of guards.
However, this time, the two teams of steam knights used undisputed victories to prove to all those who underestimated them that steam knights are not just showy.
Although for this world that is about to face the end, this is already insignificant.
But for the Revolutionary Army, the power of the Steam Knights allowed them to wake up from their previous series of victories and realize that for the empire, their current achievements were not a big deal.
Although it is indeed remarkable that the revolutionary army was able to sweep one-third of the New World colonies, and it was indeed massive.
If there were no steam knights, perhaps the revolutionary army would really have a chance to gain independence for the New World colonies, and they would also be able to establish a regime composed of the working class.
But facing the extraordinary combat power of Steam Knight, which is completely superior to ordinary people, the revolutionary army has no chance of winning.
At this moment, they finally understood why Kallen had always emphasized to them that when facing the Steam Knight, they could only find ways to conduct asymmetric combat instead of direct confrontation.
Originally, these people thought that Kallen, as a woman, was too weak when facing the war.
They had expressed disdain for Kallen before, but now they know that it is not that Kallen is weak, but that the Steam Knight is really powerful and invincible.
Those who can fight the Steam Knight immediately are all elite troops in the revolutionary army. Otherwise, they would not have the will to fight and dare to fight against the Steam Knight. Head-on combat.
Originally, the senior leaders in the Revolutionary Army felt that the Steam Knights might be powerful, but as long as they were willing to pay a certain amount of casualties, they could defeat them!
At that time, they can further liberate the entire New World colony by defeating the Steam Knight.
However, the death of thousands of people was like a wake-up call, causing everyone in the revolutionary army who had originally been optimistic or even underestimated the enemy to wake up.
They lost, and they lost miserably. The empire is still the invincible and the strongest empire in the world. It is the powerful empire that can destroy the armies, battleships and capitals of three countries in seventeen days.
Even if it is just a colony, it is not something they can challenge casually.
So it can be said that almost overnight, the speculators who had supported the revolutionary army because of their rapid progress began to waver, and the suppressed bourgeoisie and other forces that opposed the revolutionary army began to rise. And helped the imperial army regain several more cities.
At this moment, the revolutionary army's originally prosperous situation like a spark of fire igniting a prairie fire seemed to have been put on the brakes, as if it had suddenly turned into a decline.
But Karen did not feel discouraged by this. On the contrary, she felt that this was actually a good thing.
Although it was gratifying that the Revolutionary Army was progressing smoothly before, because the Revolutionary Army swept through almost half of the New World colonies in a short period of time, the mood within the Revolutionary Army was actually somewhat arrogant and underestimated the enemy. of.
This is certainly not a good thing for the development of the Revolutionary Army. Kallen has been thinking about whether to rectify this trend of thought within the Revolutionary Army.
But the development speed of the Revolutionary Army was too fast before. It swept almost one-third of the New World colonies in just a few weeks, and even forced the colonial governor to ask for help from Perficott. This is enough to show that the Revolutionary Army How amazing is the development speed?
Even Kallen herself has a certain degree of optimism, feeling that the Revolutionary Army can form enough advantages before Purficott sends out the Steam Knights, and even capture the entire New World colony, with Capital that can negotiate with the empire.
However, the reality is that they do not have such strength.
The biggest reason why the revolutionary army was able to form a prairie fire was that in the face of the end of the world, the people's hearts in the entire New World colonies were very turbulent.
At this time, the revolutionary army stood up and stated that it would overthrow the imperial rule and make the New World colonies independent. This exactly echoed the popular thoughts in the New World colonies at this time, and therefore gained widespread support.
In addition, Karen had used various means to expand the power of the Workers' Federation to major cities in the New World colonies. When the revolutionary army took action, people from all over the country responded. This made the revolutionary army suddenly become a prairie fire and swept across the country. A small half of the New World colonies.
But now, when the true symbol of force of the empire is involved in this war, people in the entire New World colonies know that the revolutionary army is so vulnerable in front of the true ace of the empire. .
This naturally caused many losers and opportunists to have different emotions. Even within the revolutionary army, people began to feel unstable.
But this may not be a good opportunity to eliminate the ideologically unstable elements in the team, which can effectively purify the team, and at the same time allow the revolutionary army to experience more hardships and grow into a team that dares to fight and can fight. A tough team.
With this idea in mind, Kallen used her prestige to stabilize the situation, while also asking Kevin to shrink his defenses and avoid a head-on collision with the Steam Knight as much as possible.
As for how to deal with the threat of steam knights in the future, Kallen felt that she should refer more to the booklet provided by Purficott.
She has experienced the benefits of asymmetric warfare before, and now she has also seen the necessity of asymmetric warfare. She sincerely feels how far-sighted Perficott is.
(End of this chapter)