"Get all the cannonballs ready."
"Everyone, get into position. Hurry up, the enemy is coming!"
As Allen stepped onto the city wall, the soldiers on the wall were carrying battle supplies to the designated location. There was a defensive cannon on each side of Bauhinia City. This kind of configuration was already considered good for Sir. After all, cannons were not like guns. Not to mention the expensive price, it was also very troublesome to transport, especially when this place was far away from the imperial capital. The most artillery factories were located in the strong city that radiated from the imperial capital, Oliska. That was the place where the military industry reached the most. The weapons and equipment produced in those areas were sold throughout the empire.
Two defensive cannons could only be said to be good, but their firepower was clearly insufficient. Therefore, there were Deep Sea Scaled Concubine's gunmen on several sentry towers and other bright and dark firepower points on the defensive wall. The Fire Dragon Rifle they used had a longer range than ordinary firearms. The ammunition they used was not the usual steel beads, but an iron block with a sharp cone at the front and a cross notch at the end. This kind of thing was already very close to a bullet. As for its power, it was naturally much greater than a steel ball.
At the very least, ordinary fire. Guns could only break through light armor at close range, while the Fire Dragon Rifle could easily pierce through the light armor worn by ordinary infantry as long as it was within range.
A hundred or so Gunmen in red leather armor were busy checking their equipment in their respective positions. Beside them was an ammunition box filled with "bullets" specially designed for the Fire Dragon Rifle.
When Allen saw Jorah, she was having someone check the defensive cannon on the left side of the city wall. Seeing Allen, she only nodded her head with a cold expression. Allen pretended not to see her cold and hot appearance and asked, "How are you preparing?"
"No matter how much preparation I make, I don't think it's much. If possible, I would like to transfer the two small defensive cannons from my brother's White Castle. Unfortunately, time doesn't allow it. "Jorah shrugged.
"So, you've already discussed the battle plan?"
Jorah glanced at him and said, "After you left yesterday, the atmosphere wasn't very friendly." Sir Oru left one after another, leaving me with a mess. Grar didn't know anything about military affairs, so there was nothing to discuss. I did all the tactical deductions by myself, while Abel and the other officers gave me their opinions. In short, since we've retreated to the main city, let's fight a good defensive battle. "
"Defense alone isn't enough," Allen said.
"Yes, passively defending will quickly wear down the soldiers' willpower, so attacking while defending is the right way. Big Brother has already joined the army. According to their speed, if they hurry, they should arrive here in three days. "
"So we only need to guard the net for three days?"
Jorah rolled her eyes at him and said, "From your tone, it sounds like it's easy to guard for three days."
"It won't be easy, but it's not impossible." Allen said, "My men and I will fight freely. Do you have any instructions?"
"Yes, if you get the chance, give him a good beating." Ruo La said while gnashing his teeth.
Suddenly, a siren sounded. Jorah immediately took a telescope from the side. She looked ahead and stuffed it into Allen's hands. "Good luck," she said. "I have to command the army."
Allen raised his binoculars and looked through them. In the lens, a row of black cavalry emerged from behind a low slope. When they galloped over, they were followed by the Unicorn Legion, which was mostly silver-white in armor. The army had finally arrived.
Alarms rang out from the defensive wall, and officers at all levels shouted for the soldiers to prepare for battle. Allen put down his binoculars and left the defensive wall. His stage was not on the defensive wall, and it was in line with his style to take the initiative to attack.
Jorah stood on the city wall, and Abel stood beside her. Both of them opened their eyes and looked at the open field in front of them. After the unicorn army entered the battlefield, they were not in a hurry to attack. A few hundred meters away from the defensive wall, the army stopped first. Then, a curtain of smoke rose behind the army, and the soldiers seemed to be busy with something. Jorah frowned and took the binoculars to look.
Behind the Unicorn Legion was their logistics unit. On the carriages, the soldiers were unloading the carriages full of tools. After unloading the tools, they quickly assembled them. From the looks of it, it should be some kind of siege equipment.
"Damn it, it's a siege ladder." Jorah cursed and said in a deep voice, "There are also cannons. They even pulled in cannons!"
Hearing this word, Abel's expression turned bitter. The unicorn army advanced very quickly. Judging from their previous performance, they were simply attacking with light cavalry. I didn't expect that they would stay for half a day yesterday and pull in the cannons today. When they saw the cannons being pushed out of the formation and forming a bombardment position, the warriors of the Deep Sea Scaled Concubine breathed heavily.
The city walls of Bauhinia City were only four meters tall. Such a low defensive wall could not withstand a few rounds of artillery fire. Moreover, the unicorn army had pulled a total of twelve cannons, which was six times the number of defensive cannons! Even if the two sides exchanged gunfire, it was clear that Bauhinia was at an absolute disadvantage. Moreover, they were still assembling siege ladders. Siege ladders were a type of weapon. The bottom was cage-shaped, with iron plates on it. It could defend against fire from the city wall. Guns. There were pulleys at the four corners below, and there was a leak in the middle. Soldiers could hide below and push the equipment forward. As soon as they reached the corner of the wall, they could raise an assembled ladder that could reach the top of the wall.
Seeing the two siege weapons brought by the unicorn army, Jorah knew that she couldn't sit still and wait for death. Otherwise, when the enemy's artillery blasted open the defensive wall or allowed the siege ladder to reach the bottom of the city, not to mention three days, he would probably not be able to defend it today.
"Get the cavalry ready. I have to go out and burn their ladders and cannons!" Jorah said decisively.
Abel was shocked and said, "Miss Jorah, you can't take the risk."
Jorah glanced at him and said, "Then, you go."
"Me? I... "
Abel hesitated. How could the other party's siege ladders and cannons be easily destroyed by the enemy? It could be imagined that when they took the initiative to attack, the cavalry would definitely be met with a fierce attack. Abel cherished his life and naturally hesitated. Jorah shook her head and said, "You'd better stay here and command me."
This time, he didn't give Abel a chance. Jorah quickly left the defensive wall. Abel was extremely sad. He knew that he had lost all face in the eyes of his sweetheart.
When he saw the cavalry of the Deep Sea Scaled Concubine gather, Allen knew that Jorah was going to attack. He turned around and said to Woody, "Let Inch Fire prepare. We'll cover our allies."
Woody grinned and said, "I was waiting for you to say that, Young Master."
Just as he went down to prepare, a muffled cannon sounded from outside the city. From the sound of it, it didn't sound like a direct attack. Instead, the unicorn army was testing the cannons and adjusting the angle of the cannons to obtain the best bombardment effect. Since the other party had already begun to test the cannons, it was not far from the official battle.
At this moment, the gates of Bauhinia City opened, and the sound of horses hissing could be heard from within. Then, white horses flashed out of the city. They were like streaks of white lightning that swept across the battlefield. On these white horses were the Knight of the Deep Sea Scaled Concubine. Dressed in a dark green background and covered in gold and silver chain armor, apart from the Knight's spear and greatsword hanging on both sides of the horse, the Knight also had a Fire Dragon Rifle on their backs.
Jorah rode her horse to the front. With her as the vanguard, the cavalry charged towards the enemy formation like an arrow.
"Come quickly." Standing on a platform that had just been set up, Hagrid could clearly see the charging of the Deep Sea Scaled Concubine's cavalry. He didn't mind and connected a few orders. The flag bearer standing behind him repeatedly waved his flag.
In front of the battle formation, a group of soldiers immediately rushed out.
Right now, the Deep Sea Scaled Concubine was still about three hundred meters away from the enemy formation. Jorah pulled out her sword and pointed forward. The Knight behind him clamped his horse's abdomen with his feet and removed his rifle from his back. As long as he rushed into the firing range, he would open fire at the enemy formation to provide cover fire. Behind the cavalry, a small team separated and circled back to the artillery position.
Very quickly, the cavalry entered the firing range. The Fire Dragon Rifle fired one after another, and tongues of fire sprayed out from the muzzle of the gun, pointing straight at the enemy formation. At this moment, the soldiers of the Unicorn Legion had a tower shield that was about a meter tall. They moved forward and easily blocked a round of shots from the Deep Sea Scaled Concubine with a heavy shield that was a few centimeters thick. There were firing ports above these tower shields. The soldiers behind the shields supported the heavy shields, and a group of gunmen and gunmen rushed forward. The guns pierced through the firing holes and fired at the cavalry of the Deep Sea Scaled Concubine.
On the battlefield, the two armies shot at each other. The Deep Sea Scaled Concubine's rifle had a longer range, but it was unable to break through the defense of the heavy shield. The Unicorn Legion used ordinary rifles. Regardless of range or power, they were unable to threaten the Knight of the Deep Sea Scaled Concubine. They could only form a certain amount of firepower.
While the two sides were shooting at each other, the previous squad successfully approached the artillery position. However, a group of infantry armed with spears and heavy shields rushed out. They were obviously the guards of the artillery position. These soldiers skillfully propped up their heavy shields on the ground, their spears slanted, and their other heads were on the ground. This kind of formation was undoubtedly used to restrain the cavalry. Even if the cavalry had fire dragon rifles in their hands, they would not be able to shoot through those thick shields. They could only fire a few rounds as if they were human. They wandered around in front of the opponent's spear formation a few times, but they could not find a chance to attack.
In such a short period of time, the cannons on the shelling position had already been adjusted. Three of the cannons turned their muzzles and aimed at the cavalry in front of the position. The gunner lit the fuse with his fierce hand, and then three cannons rang out. The cannons rumbled, and the whistling bombs smashed into the feet of the cavalry. The continuous explosions caused the cavalry to fall over.
Hearing the sound of the cannons, Jorah knew that it was going to be bad. Turning around, he saw that the squad in charge of attacking the position had indeed been bombarded. She sighed inwardly and could only give the order to retreat. Otherwise, when the shelling position aimed all its firepower at them, only a handful of people would be able to return to the city.
After another round of bombardment, the cavalry squad lost more than half of its members. The squad leader immediately gave the order to retreat. As soon as he turned his horse's head, he saw another group of cavalry running over. The cavalry's armor was matt, which was very different from their silver-white chainmail that refracted light under the sunlight. The group of cavalrymen raised a war flag, on which was a dignified image of a Wolf Head Daoist.
It was Allen's cavalry, although he did not know why the baron had mobilized the cavalry at this time. After all, the fire dragon rifles in their hands could not pose a threat to the shelling position. The cavalry captain did not know what Allen could do.
Soon, the two cavalry units crossed paths, and Allen charged forward. At this moment, the shelling position pointed the muzzles at them. With a few gunshots, the cannonballs brought with them a thunderous roar as they bombarded over. Allen raised his saber and slashed from afar. The blade pulled out a flame breath and broke through the air, detonating a few bombs in the air. In the flames of the explosion, his cavalry passed through unscathed. It was like a miracle.
This was the role of experts on the battlefield. They were the fulcrum of an area. When attacking, it played the role of a sharp arrow piercing through, and when defending, it greatly reduced their own losses. It could be said that the presence of experts in an army would have a completely different outcome for the war.
"Fire Thunder, prepare, three rounds of throwing!" Allen shouted. Qian Jun pointed in the direction of the shelling position.
The twenty Inch Fire Warriors he brought with him each carried a bag of fire lightning. After being modified by Lin Si, these fire lightning could be thrown quickly. The Inch Fire Warriors took out the fire lightning, pulled off the fire ring, and threw it at the shelling position. As soon as one fire lightning was released, they quickly picked up the second and threw it. At this time, the first round of fire lightning landed on the position, causing an explosion. At the end of the explosion, the second round arrived, followed by another round. The three rounds of fire lightning bombardment almost sent the entire position flying!
Allen took out a blazing lightning bolt from a bag on the left and poured Origin Energy into the fire lightning according to Lin Si's instructions. Then, he threw it out forcefully. Allen threw the blazing lightning out with the terrifying howl of a heavy artillery piercing through the air. The fire lightning landed on the position where the explosion ended. Immediately, a ball of dark flames flashed, and then a large stream of fire rushed up. Then, the entire position exploded.
The explosive power of this fire lightning actually covered a terrifying area of forty meters in diameter!
"Retreat!" Allen shouted. Without looking at the result, he immediately turned his horse around and led Inch Fire away.
At this moment, the warriors of the Unicorn Legion woke up as if they had just woken up from a dream. From the first round of fire lightning explosions to Allen throwing out the blazing lightning, there were only a few seconds. Who would have thought that the Inch Fire Warrior would throw the fire lightning at such a high frequency? One had to know that according to the normal order. First, use fire to ignite the fuse on the fire lightning, then throw it out, and finally explode. This would take at least three to five seconds, but the Inch Fire Warrior's hands actually continuously threw out three rounds of fire lightning, compressing the ten seconds to half, or even less.
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