Similar to the situation in Germany's Black Forest, the British floating ships appeared everywhere in Germany's Bulgaria.
Oak Town was located in the Black Forest in Germany's Baden-Württemberg. Other than the primitive forest scenery and the magical fairytale world, it also had borders with Switzerland and France. The entire Oak Town was very similar to Hogsmeade in England. It was usually very lively as a gathering place for wizards.
However, the wizard town was very chaotic today. The whole street was filled with shouting and yelling. The shop owners had no choice but to close their shops and evacuate as soon as possible according to the official request. The urgent footsteps of the German Aura and the strikebreakers on the street reminded everyone that war was coming.
Then, a cry of surprise came from the town. The floating ship broke through the dark clouds and appeared above Oak Town, shrouding the town in the shadow of the floating ship. Because there were not many places where wizards gathered in each country, and most of them were mainly Muggles living in scattered areas. Therefore, although Oak Town was not very big, it was still one of the main targets of the British army when they attacked Germany.
Albert and Victor, who was the adjutant of their team, stood at the bow of the ship and looked at the place where Allen spent his summer vacation during his third year. In a short period of time, the fleet that he led had printed the words "Ravenclaw — Honor — Motherland" as the team motto.
When they saw the floating ship, the wizards on the ground scattered in all directions like matchsticks. However, these ordinary wizards were not the target of the attack.
"Pass down the order. It seems like these Germans are too slow to react since they haven't been in a war for a long time. Reduce the bombing area. If there are any survivors, send the fire dragons to attack them later." Albert put down the telescope in his hand and ordered Victor who was beside him, "Try not to hurt the civilians … and my great-aunt's house."
Victor immediately picked up the collar badge and passed down Albert's order. After he looked at Albert who was actually his master, he added, "Everyone, pay attention to that pink house. Yes, the one with the colorful windows at the edge. That's the commander's family house … Also, pay attention to that Bubble Tavern …"
"Alright … Victor, you'll personally lead the team and control the flight network here. Control their portal and fireplace …" Albert was a little embarrassed by his disciple's occasional dry humor. His voice was hurried but the order was clear, "Although I don't think the German Ministry of Magic has the ability to rescue them, it's better to be careful …"
"Yes, sir!" Victor immediately saluted and began to recruit his own men. The entire fleet also split into two, forming two fleets that circled around the town and began to attack the enemy.
Albert turned to look at the ground and ordered, "Now, get ready!"
The cannons on each deck of the floating ship poked their heads out and began to point downwards, aiming at the neatly arranged German floating ships docked at the edge of Oak Town. After the British established the floating city colony and advocated cooperation between the Ministry of Magic and their respective Muggle governments, the floating ships with large capacity became the best-selling item after the flying broom.
"Fire!"
Albert ordered loudly. Alchemy bullets were ejected from the barrels, which looked like cannons but were actually Washivati Incantations. The bullets covered the sky as they smashed towards the floating ships.
One by one, the floating ships were blasted into pieces by the continuous bombardment. Flames rose into the sky.
However, although some of the ships with civilian flags were affected by the explosion and burning military floating ships, none of the cannons directly hit them. During this period, some military floating ships took advantage of the gaps and escaped the bombardment of the cannons. They got the chance to rise into the sky. But what made these German Aura pilots despair was that in the blink of an eye, the ferocious fire dragons surrounded them.
The black and red flames were like magma, spewing out from the mouths of several dragons. The floating ship was sprayed head-on. It struggled in the hot flames, but in the end, it was burned black and twisted, and fell from the sky to the ground. A huge cloud of smoke was raised. After it fell, the explosion caused an even bigger fire. Billowing black smoke rose and shrouded the sky.
Albert himself also began to organize his team. Then he took the lead and jumped down from the floating ship. Black smoke shrouded his body so that he would not fall to the ground. Instead, he floated in the air. The black smoke wrapped around him and quickly floated to the ground.
The British regiment behind him, which was mainly formed by the armed Aura loyal to him, except for the necessary ship personnel, also began to jump down. The uniform cloaks behind them spread out in the wind, which made them look like giant bats flying in the air. They steadily followed behind Albert and fell down.
As for the attackers who were in charge of surrounding Oak Town from the outside, they began to ride their flying brooms and quickly flew towards the outskirts of Oak Town in order to form an encirclement. Moreover, because they were using the recently released Supreme-Being Fire Crossbow Arrows, these attackers were extremely fast. Their figures were so fast that they almost turned into afterimages, converging into billowing black smoke in the air. (Author's Note: Supreme Fire Arrow is similar to the difference between Harry's Lightwheel 2000 and Lightwheel 2001 in the original work. It is a world-class flying broom introduced after the Fire Arrow. The Bulgarian national team in Quidditch used this broom in the 2014 Quidditch World Cup. Source: Rowling's writing: 2014 Quidditch World Cup Report – Making a Bet with Ludo Bargmann (The Daily Prophet).)
In the subsequent ground battle, Britain basically did not encounter any strong resistance. Although Germany had received an urgent notice from the ambassador on the floating city, it was not easy to organize a large-scale operation.
However, organizing the resistance and the escape of the adepts was no small task. Thus, as a country under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Magic, which was usually rather lax, the mobilization of various aspects had not been completed in this short period of time.
Many of the town's residents felt that not long after receiving the notice, the floating ship of the British wizards had appeared.
As a result, these local armed forces, whether it was Aura, attackers, or the armed forces of the pure-blooded wizard families, had no ability to resist in the face of the well-equipped and powerful British army. Like a hot knife through butter, the British army quickly broke through the sorcerer's gathering place. Although the locals were all sorcerers, they did not choose to resist. Instead, they hid in their homes and allowed the British army to take over the town.
This sudden change was also what the Ministry of Magic of the United Kingdom had hoped for. The staff formed by Owen, Victor, and the new members of the Ministry of Magic had actually formulated a general strategy before the declaration of war. Overall, they intended to use blitzkrieg tactics to deal with Germany and Bulgaria.
In their plan, the British side would make full use of the advantage of having a large air force with floating ships and giant dragons. Then, they would make use of the mobility characteristic of being able to teleport and concentrate the surprise attack on the two magic countries, Germany and Bulgaria, like lightning.
Even if Britain's strength was enough to crush the two countries, in order to reduce losses, the staff still decided to use a surprise attack to defeat the enemy and win. Although the three forces had their own targets, in the beginning, all of them would use violent bombardment to attack the enemy's floating ships that might pose a threat to their fleet. For most of the wizards who could only rely on props to fly, it was obvious that riding a flying broom would not be able to compete with their battleships.
Even if they encountered a situation like Albert's current situation, even if they could not blow up all the ships in one go, there would not be many of them left in the sky after the attack.
The Fire Dragons carried by the British fleet would be of great use. They would be able to deal with the enemy as quickly as the Muggle aircraft, thus ensuring that the British had complete air supremacy.
After the explosion, the floating ship would send elite sorcerers to take over control of the local teleportation portal and flight network. This would prevent enemy reinforcements from approaching. There was a limit to the amount of reinforcements that could be sent over by Transfiguration Mirage.
Finally, the troops would be divided into several groups to form a pincer attack, like the pincers of a giant crab, fiercely clamping down on the enemy's throat. Although this formation scattered Harris' forces, compared to the "sword attack", it greatly reduced the damage caused by a single attack by the enemy. After accepting the immigrants, the British adepts had an advantage in terms of both numbers and quality. The disadvantage of needing more people to complete the formation was no longer a disadvantage.
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