Wing demons were very agile in the sky. A wing demon could fly and glide as fast as a bird. When needed, it could hover in the sky by flapping its wings like a dragonfly. It could even turn around and fly upside down. As long as it needed, a wing demon could move forward, backward, up or down at any time. None of the birds in the nature could match its agility. Even Zhang Tie's thunder hawk could easily surpass wing demons and could even hover in the sky for the time being; however, thunder hawk couldn't turn around and fly upside down.
Air cavalry I airplane which adopted fixed-wing design and relied on mechanical power couldn't match wing demons' agility in the sky. However, air cavalry I airplane had an advantage — — speed. An air cavalry I airplane could even match a battle-spirit-level wing demon, not to mention a LV 9 wing demon. In terms of speed alone, air cavalry I airplane could surpass wing demons.
Air cavalry I airplane used steam crossbows and inflammable bolts. Inflammable bolts could reach over 100 m in the sky from over 100 m. As for wing demons, LV 9 wing demons could only launch close attacks. As for wing demons above LV 10, even though they could launch battle qi strikes, their battle qi strikes would not be too far away. Even a battle spirit could only launch battle qi strikes within 100 m.
Given the striking distance of weapons, air cavalry I airplanes had an advantage. Before wing demons could attack the airplanes, the weapons on the airplanes could already attack wing demons. However, each time an air cavalry I airplanes took off, due to the objective reasons such as take-off weight, capacity, spatial layout and aerodynamic efficiency, the number of incendiary bolts that each airplane could carry was limited. Take an air cavalry I airplane as an instance, each airplane could carry 35 rounds of ammunition each time it took off. That was to say, the archer could only have 35 chances to shoot by steam crossbow in a battle. After shooting out 35 incendiary bolts, the steam crossbow would become useless. Unless it landed on the ground to replenish its ammunition, the airplanes would lose their battle force in the sky.
However, wing demons' close strikes were limitless; especially LV 9 wing demons' strikes were limitless. As long as a wing demon was alive and could fly in the sky, it could almost launch unlimited strikes and combats.
The airplane exerted its power in a long distance; however, the closer it was to the airplane, the less effective the crossbows would be; especially the wings and belly of the airplane, which were the blind angles of the steam crossbows. As long as wing demons approached these areas, the steam crossbows would not be able to attack them. However, wing demons didn't have any blind angles. Additionally, the closer it was to wing demons, the greater its battle strength would be in the sky.
In the sky, wing demons had sharper senses. However, there were two air cavalries on an air cavalry I airplane. One was responsible for driving the airplane, the other was responsible for using the crossbow. The two people cooperated with each other. Actually, one wing demon versus one air cavalry I airplane was equal to one wing demon versus two human fighters plus a battle machine.
A wing demon could stay in the sky for a longer time. As long as it was necessary, wing demons could take off at any time and place. Additionally, wing demons could land in any place, such as wild or barren mountain or forest. After eating something or taking a short rest, they would recover their battle strength. It didn't matter even if they were a bit injured as long as they didn't die. Air cavalry I airplane couldn't match wing demons in staying in the sky for a long time. As long as it ran out of oil, the airplane had to land in airports or flat open areas. The airplane had to refuel with Fiery Oil before it could take off again. Additionally, the maintenance and replacement of the parts and machines on the airplane was also a problem.
To a certain degree, the competition between air cavalry I airplane and wing demons was an all-round confrontation between an individual and a team in terms of speed and flexibility, attack range and capability. Such a competition was also an all-round confrontation between demons and humans based on their respective racial features and advantages.
In such a confrontation, both airplanes and wing demons had their own advantages and disadvantages. None of them could completely overwhelm the other party in the sky. Therefore, the battle between wing demons and air cavalries in the sky was pretty fierce since it entered a tangled state.
In each minute, wing demons would fall off the sky in a fiery ball; some fighter aircrafts would crash onto the ground while giving off black smoke and causing explosions. Some fighter aircrafts would be shattered by the battle qi of high-level wing demons in the sky. As a result, the entire fighter aircrafts would break apart and fall off the sky in the stalling state.
Air cavalries would jump off by parachute at the critical moment. It was necessary for them to use rotary-wing parachutes as air cavalries. However, not all the air cavalries could jump off by parachute; nor could they survive after parachuting off.
Some air cavalries would be killed by the weapons in the cockpit of the airplane, causing their blood to spurt over the sky. Before they could jump off by parachute, they had been sacrificed. After that, the airplane would crash onto the ground, causing huge fireballs and sending parts flying in all directions. Some air cavalries would be brutally killed by wing demons in the air before they landed on the ground after jumping off by parachute.
As it was their first time to participate in a battle in the sky, some aircrafts could shoot off all the incendiary bolts in a short period. However, when they saw wing demons killing their brothers who had just jumped off by parachute, they didn't leave; instead, they were looking for a chance to die together with the wing demons …
Aircrafts moved very fast; additionally, there were so many wing demons in the sky. As long as they found a chance, an airplane could definitely crash down a wing demon; especially the propeller at the front of the airplane, which was like a blade in high-speed rotation. As long as the propeller was hit by a wing demon's body or wing, it would be badly mutilated or lose its flight ability. However, such a collision would also damage the plane. As a result, it couldn't fly anymore. Additionally, wing demons might dodge away from the collision and give a fatal strike to the fighter plane or the air cavalries who were proficient in battle skills. In such an air battle, it was the most dangerous and fatal move for an air cavalries to approach wing demons.
"Crash or not?" "Are you afraid of death?" "Fight or not?" "Fight or not?"
Numerous air cavalries would ask the shooters behind them the same question before they risked their lives.
"Motherf * cker!"
"If I'm afraid of death, why would I stay here?"
"Don't talk nonsense, don't look down on me …"
"Even if you're not afraid of death, why would I be afraid of death?"
"We brothers came here together. We can either go back together or die here together …"
"No matter what, we've already killed enough. If we kill one more, we will make a fortune …"
The shooters behind them replied in various ways; however, none of them flinched at this moment.
Therefore, many air cavalry I aircrafts and wing demons fell off from the sky one after another …
…
The tail of an air cavalry I airplane was broken by a wing demon. As a result, the airplane lost its balance and fell down. The two air cavalry fighters almost ejected out of the cockpit and the shooting cabin at the same time and jumped off. However, the moment they unfolded their rotary-wing parachutes, the wing demon had flown towards them once again. Closely after that, it had broken the shooter's head with its spike.
"Old Gao …" The air cavalries almost popped his eyes out of fury as he wailed in the sky. Watching his comrade's corpse, he loosened his grip and fell off his rotary-wing parachute.
Old Gao's blood and brain sprayed onto the LV 9 wing demon fighter's head and face, making the wing demon fighter pretty grim. After killing one person, the wing demon fighter darted towards another air cavalry. When the spike was about to touch the air cavalry's body, the air cavalry roared as he suddenly loosened his hand which was holding the rotor parachute. Closely after that, he charged at the spike. Undoubtedly, the spike penetrated through the air cavalry's chest; however, the air cavalry hugged the wing demon tightly.
"F * ck you …" The air cavalries gritted their teeth as they instantly triggered the fuse of their incendiary grenades under the dumbfounded look of the wing demon.
In the flames, the air cavalries and the wing demon fell off the ground at the same time …
The first battle between air cavalries of Taixia Country and demons in this holy war had opened a brilliant chapter in the history of Hua air cavalries in this holy war.
When in Selnes Theater of Operations, Zhang Tie became the first human air cavalries.
Now, the human air cavalries which were almost founded by Zhang Tie entered the stage of Black Iron Age for the first time at the bank of Weishui River in Taixia Country.
Numerous hot-blooded men sprayed their blood over the sky like how Zhang Tie did in Selnes Theater of Operations. However, being different than that in Selnes Theater of Operations, the air cavalries of Taixia Country were not being slaughtered by wing demons anymore; instead, they became a great steel wall in the sky. Numerous Hua men uttered the loudest voice under the heavens …
As the battle in the sky continued, the first batch of iron-armored demons finally crossed Weishui River and stepped onto the land on the east bank of Weishui River.
PS: Originally, this chapter was almost finished at around 10 pm on the 15th. I didn't expect that when it was about to end, the computer would crash. After shutting down the program and restarting, this chapter would no longer exist. A few hours of labor went down the drain, and Tiger almost went crazy. In the end, he could only accept the fact and write again calmly. I'm sorry that I only updated it now!
It's Saturday now. Wish you a sweet dream and a happy weekend!
(To be continued.)
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