Chapter 459 Air Force
"Ahem! Pull me out quickly!"
Wendy climbed out with difficulty from the temporary command post that had been reduced to rubble.
Thanks to Lena who always stayed by Wendy's side and protected her at the critical moment, otherwise she would have been slapped directly under the stone now.
Not far away from her, a burst of bright blue magic aura exploded, and countless gravel and rubble floated up one after another. Aldai, who was somewhat disgraced but uninjured, used magic to move the gravel aside and tried to pull it out of the rubble. to produce more survivors.
The surrounding soldiers also quickly called medical personnel and quickly moved the injured away.
At this time, it can be seen that there is a huge spherical rock pressed above the command post, like a stone thrown by a trebuchet, which just bypassed the city wall and hit the temporary command post.
Needless to say, the accuracy of the trebuchet was purely dependent on luck. It must be said that Wendy's luck was not good.
But Wendy didn't even bother to wipe the blood from her face, and hurriedly looked at Aldai's magic screen.
"Sure enough, they are war elephants. Enwei Demon Kingdom finally pulled them up."
The war elephant troops of Enwei Demon Kingdom are large creatures that are similar to mammoths but almost more than ten meters tall. They have installed small trebuchets on the backs of the elephants and also provide their own ammunition.
Although the power and range of small trebuchets are not as good as those of real large trebuchets, they are like mobile forts on the backs of war elephants. They can maneuver and change positions anytime and anywhere. Not only is it troublesome to counterattack, but the continuous fire capabilities of small trebuchets are also The accuracy is also higher.
Fortunately, Viola was on the defensive side of the city. If it were an encounter, she would probably encounter the war elephant cavalry from Enwei Demon Kingdom.
But having said that, the appearance of the war elephant was just a nuisance, but not a big threat. The command post being smashed was purely a matter of luck.
But soon the real trouble came.
"Report! A black shadow appears in the western sky, it is the Pegasus troops of the Tandelon Demon Kingdom!"
Air Force, join the battlefield.
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Regardless of whether the local productivity level is still at the level of the Middle Ages~Renaissance, due to unscientific things like magic, the biodiversity is also weirder than on earth.
Gryphon, Hippogriff, Pegasus, Pegasus, Wyvern, etc.
These flying creatures can be domesticated, and in the era of sword fighting, there was an air force.
The only small problem is that the cost of raising them is much higher than that of cavalry horses, but compared with the combat effectiveness of the air force, the cost is obviously worth it.
On the one hand, these flying units are used for high-altitude reconnaissance, and on the other hand, they are used as bombers.
The Pegasus troops joined the battlefield from the southwest. At this time, Viola's soldiers were dealing with the enemy forces under the city wall. When they were so busy, relying on their superb maneuverability and height, the Pegasus troops seemed to be in no man's land. Soon we arrived directly above the open city.
Big cities like Open City usually have a barrier prohibiting flying. However, the barrier is spherical and the height is not exaggerated. Not all flying creatures will fall when they reach the sky above Open City.
As long as the Pegasus troops keep hovering at a height of about 100 to 150 meters, there is no need to worry about falling.
After they reached the sky, they immediately took out the orange alchemical bombs from their mounts' backpacks, and dense explosions and screams instantly connected near the city wall.
Fortunately, the Pegasus's carrying capacity was limited, otherwise the power of the explosion might have flattened the soldiers on a city wall. Being able to fly has great advantages, but this is not the first time that the air force has appeared on the battlefield. Every country has countermeasures against flying creatures.
As soon as the Pegasus troops dropped a batch of bombs, Viola's soldiers quickly turned the repeating crossbows on the city wall, replaced them with tracking arrows, and shook the handle like operating an anti-aircraft gun, aiming at the Pegasus troops in the sky.
With the help of magic, the arrows fired from the continuous crossbow were like a dense row of missiles, biting the Pegasus troops.
The Pegasus knights also drove their Pegasus to show amazing high maneuverability in the air, avoiding or using their spears to shoot down the aimed arrows. For a while, feathers belonging to Pegasus kept falling in the sky, mixed with harsh sounds. screams.
The continuous-fire crossbow was pulled into the air, and the pressure outside the city wall was reduced. For this reason, several more waves of "Flying Dragon Fire" had to be released to reduce the pressure on the city wall.
Wendy and the few staff officers who were still conscious moved to the military camp under the city wall to serve as a temporary command post.
"Let Renya go up, otherwise if the air forces of the other two countries arrive, our air pressure will be greatly changed."
Wendy said to Aldai while asking the doctor to bandage her.
The priests of the Demon King God are all on the city wall, which is equivalent to standing on the front line. They can only put a bandage on it for the time being.
Aldai actually wanted to complain that Wendy's head was bandaged like a rabbit, but now was not the time to joke, so she immediately connected to the magic communication.
Rhaena, who had been impatient for a long time, immediately changed back to her original form, and with a dragon roar, the slender white dragon flew into the sky.
Compared to dragons, things like Pegasus can only be regarded as flies, and there is no comparison at all in terms of combat effectiveness.
The sudden appearance of a dragon also left the Pegasus knights at a loss. The order they received was to attack the ground. They did not carry air combat equipment at all, and all the weight was used to hold alchemy bombs.
For a time, in the neighing of Pegasus, the knights were photographed by the white dragon like raindrops. Most of them fell to death the moment they landed. A few of them were strong enough to still have breath, because of the Pegasus. The alchemy bomb on horseback was hit and turned into a big fireball the moment it hit the ground, and was cremated on the spot.
There are few creatures that can defeat dragons in aerial combat. Unless the Three Kingdoms sending troops can pull out an adult dragon, safety should be guaranteed in the sky above Kaikai City.
This is also one of the reasons why Wendy asked Renya to attack now. It must create a large enough deterrent, otherwise they will send the air force over to bomb.
The remaining Pegasus knights immediately tightened their reins and ran as fast as they could, trying to escape from the airspace. Rhaena almost caught up with them. Fortunately, Aldai contacted her in time and asked her to come back.
After all, Rhaena is just a young dragon. She can deal with Pegasus knights, but once she flies above the siege troops, she will probably be beaten down by them.
After repelling the Pegasus knights, it was not difficult for the war elephant troops to deal with them.
Viola ordered the trebuchet to hit the fire bomb. Although it was almost impossible to hit it, the flames also restrained the war elephants from getting too close to the city wall, and the small trebuchets on their backs were difficult to hit at a distance. Distance hits the city wall.
The situation cannot be said to have improved, it can only be said to have been stabilized for the time being, and the siege will still continue.
But bad news always doesn't take into account people's emotions. Just as Wendy breathed a sigh of relief, the messenger came running all the way to report:
"Report! The navy of the Demon Kingdom of Tandelon has entered visual distance!"
This siege is not just a battle on land...
(End of chapter)