Time quickly passed and in the blink of an eye, it was the spring of year 220 of the Sea Origin Calendar. The world war had already lasted for three months.
The Shilius army that fought alone in the beginning of the war had already retreated from their first line of defense, the Winterthur Mountains under the wild attacks of the Sack Empire.
After meeting up with the Tulip Family's reinforcements, they established a second line of defense at the "Urk River". Behind the line of defense was the heart of the empire, the flat plains.
Sha, sha, sha …
The precious rain that was used to farm in the past was now annoying. It silently soaked the clothes of the soldiers in the trenches and took away the little bit of heat they had left.
Moreover, even if it was a bit cold with the drizzle, there was still a lingering ….. smell of human remains in the air.
As well as the faint sobbing of some soldiers.
Hong long! Hong long! Hong long! …
The cannonballs exploded beside the soldiers of both sides, leaving craters big enough for people to lie in.
"Charge! Take the bridgehead! "
"Kill!"
On the two hundred kilometer battle line, the most important task of the democratic alliance army was to take the bridge.
With the orders of the frontline commander, countless soldiers jumped out of the trenches with their rifles, charging at the bridgehead controlled by the king's alliance army.
In the rain of bullets, human lives were like grass.
The two hundred kilometer battle line was like a harvester, ruthlessly harvesting the lives of soldiers from both sides every second.
Peng! Peng! …
"Get down! Take out the firing point! "
"Be careful, there's a sniper!"
The standard equipment of the democratic alliance army was designed in year 218 of the Sea Origin Calendar, it was called the G18 (18 Year Infantry Weapon).
Weight: 3.9 kg, Length: 110 cm, Operating Method: Revolving Pull Firing Method: 5 internal magazines, Ammunition: 7.92 mm, Muzzle Velocity: 755 m/s, Effective Range: 1000 m/s.
In a battle within 1000 meters, although its firing speed was inferior to the Type 77, its accuracy and stability were very good. There wasn't an indelible difference with the Type 77, the only difference was the magazine capacity.
However, with the reinforcements from the [Lord's Shield], Sark and the Lowland Army were inevitably at a disadvantage in this basic assault and sniping battle.
It was the same even though the crazily roaring [Colossus Furnace Type III] was charging at the same time.
"Since we've reached the plains, bring our M217 rapid-fire cannons up!"
"Yes, Your Excellency!"
The Sack Empire didn't suffer any losses in the "War of the Overlords" thirty years ago and swallowed Shilius' colony on the southern continent.
Coupled with their original industrial foundation, after decades of nurturing, their national strength and competitiveness in all aspects had indeed surpassed that of Shilius. In terms of military, they also had their own uniqueness.
The one who gave the order for artillery support was the commander of the western front, General Andre of the Sack Empire. He was also a Third Grade Great Knight who wasn't even fifty yet and was one of the most outstanding members of the royal family.
At this moment, a pair of grey eyes that were as sharp as an eagle's were staring at the tragic front line, filled with coldness and mercilessness!
Since the royal family didn't have the right to inherit, naturally there was no order, but there was no doubt that this general was one of the most popular candidates to inherit the throne.
In fact, after doing this, with the propaganda of his "allies", his voice became louder and louder.
The capitalists promised that after the war, they could implement a "constitutional monarchy" in the Sack Empire. In other words, Andre and the capitalists would share the power of the royal family.
In fact, the "royal power reform plan" that Elvin and Levina proposed was to turn the feudal monarchy into a "dual constitutional monarchy".
The hereditary monarch was the head of the country and had real power. The monarch appointed the cabinet and the government was completely responsible to the monarch. Although the parliament could make laws, the monarch had a veto.
In this form of government, although the country had a constitution and a parliament, the monarch still held the power of the feudal monarchy.
He alone held the power of the country, being the center of power and the highest ruler, as well as the country's military commander.
But now, the capitalists promised Andre a "parliamentary constitutional monarchy".
They would keep the monarch and establish the parliament, but the parliament was not only the highest legislative body, it was also the highest authority of the country.
The government that was elected by the parliament was the true center of power and the monarch was only the symbolic head of the country.
How much power he had depended on the power he had after the war.
But even if it was just the symbolic position of the emperor, it was much better than the current position.
Not to mention that although this general was greedy, he wasn't stupid. He wasn't the only royal family that didn't have the right to inherit, so even if he didn't agree, there would be others who would.
As for this war that wasn't for "revenge", but rather for "personal gain"? He, the crown of each ruler was forged with the blood of tens of millions of people.
They ….. should feel honoured!
Wu!
As the M217 Type Field Cannons began to unleash their power, the roaring shells landed on the Lords' allied army's position with continuous whistling noises. Flames of death bloomed one after another.
The cannon fire was so dense that it was like a torrential rain.
The recoil of a normal cannon would push the cannon away from its position.
Not only did it require the cannons to push it back, it also limited where the cannon could be placed. At the same time, it made it impossible to aim properly, so they had to recalculate the ballistics, which was both time consuming and inefficient.
The Sack Empire made an improvement on this basis, adding a hydraulic recoil mechanism to the cannon.
Like this, the recoil of the cannon was absorbed by the recoil mechanism, greatly reducing the force transmitted to the cannon and preventing the cannon from moving away from its position.
The standard cannon that the countries had the most, the Armstrong Breech Cannon had an average firing rate of two rounds per minute.
But the M217 Rapid Fire Cannon equipped with the recoil mechanism didn't need to be pushed back, so it could fire fifteen rounds per minute. In the most ideal state, it could even fire thirty rounds per minute.
"Give the order! Have our cannons and infantry go up!"
When the army of the monarchs launched their counterattack, a group of [Monster Scholars] from the duchies came onto the battlefield.
Although it was unknown how many "Elemental Turbulence Bombs" had been detonated on the battlefield, blocking the Magic Classes and the Assassins from sneaking in.
But a giant beetle called the "Cannon Infantry" was summoned by the [Monster Scholars] ahead of time.
Zhi, zhi, zhi …
Although the "Cannon Infantry" was a giant creature that was over five meters long, because it was a normal creature, each [Monster Scholar] could easily control several dozen of them.
Moreover, they reproduced very quickly, only needing three months to hatch. As a biological weapon, they weren't inferior to firearms at all.
They had a giant sac at the end of their abdomen that could release a certain liquid at a very high temperature.
This liquid contained poisonous quinones that reacted with hydrogen peroxide in a chamber inside their bodies, exploding as soon as it came into contact with air.
Peng! Peng! Peng!
Under the command of the [Monster Scholars], it was like a burning bomb that covered the enemy's position with even more firepower.
"Ah!"
With pitiful screams, countless soldiers of the democratic army were burnt to a crisp. Even the drizzle couldn't stop the fire from spreading.
In this first large scale battle that was named the "Battle of the Urk River", there were over three million soldiers.
The Tulip Family and Shilius' [Monarch's Shield] had ninety three divisions of 1.5 million people and the Sack Empire and the Low Countries had seventy five divisions of 1.2 million people.
In just seven days, the casualties on both sides had reached five hundred thousand people!
The corpses that couldn't be collected in time even blocked the Urk River. Even when the weather warmed up, this two hundred kilometer river was still filled with a stench that was hard to get rid of.
Since they couldn't quickly defeat Shilius, the Sack Empire's initial strategy was completely ruined. The western front of the Source Continent entered a stalemate.
At the same time, in the mortal world.
In the entire material world, there was an unprecedented world war. Other than the "Eternal White Continent", all the continents were covered in the flames of war.
On the sea.
On the northern front, the Tulip Family's navy chased after Atlan with their advantage.
The duchy and the federation's Black Sea Fleet, Golden Sea Fleet, and Shattered Star Sea Fleet had over a hundred battleships that shook the sea.
.....
In the same nameless world filled with blood red light, there were orders filled with the smell of blood that kept echoing.
"Inform all members to end their slumber. Our 'capital tide' is doing quite well, driven by our selfish desires, the [Unjust War] is about to reach the threshold.
At this time, it doesn't matter if we win or lose, all of humanity is just ….. a sacrifice to the spirit realm's sun.
Activate the [Mythical Warship, Najirfa] and release the forty-two demon gods. We are prepared to seize the [Gate]! "
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