Chapter 1575
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In any case, the Vrykuans had already trained these terrifying Progenitor Dragons as mounts.
These Draconic Knights were the biggest problem for the allied forces!
If they didn't get rid of these guys and charged straight to the Icecrown Glacier, no one knew what would happen to the allied forces' supply line.
Seeing the swarm of Progenitor Dragons that looked like a swarm of locusts and dark clouds rising in the sky, almost every Alliance commander revealed a triumphant smile.
"Let's show these barbarians of the Northern Region what a trap is!" William's [Seramani] slashed down heavily from the sky.
In the sky, Naxxramas didn't even need to open fire.
Even the Alliance's airships that were swaying in the air opened all their cannons and fired the 40mm eight-barreled cannons. There were also the new [Dongfeng Air Defense Cannons] on the ground.
In the sky and on the ground, not even [Three Style Bombs] were used. They directly formed a dead zone that could turn the entire airspace into an absolute no-fly zone.
It was the black smoke and light projectiles that were pulled out from thousands of air defense cannons at different angles. Amidst the sounds that were denser than the sound of the rain, young Salufar only saw the sky full of red Progenitor Dragons being shot into pieces of smelly flesh and blood. Even their masters who were riding them exploded in the air. They didn't even have the chance to fly away from Utgard Castle before they turned into bloody mud and fell back onto the castle.
This was the biggest blow to their morale.
The Vrykuans' morale was declining at a speed that was almost visible to the naked eye.
They were already on the verge of collapse from the bombardment of the heavy cannons before they even engaged in battle. Now, the Progenitor Dragon Legion that they were most proud of had been annihilated. Even the Vrykuan infantry that had already begun to charge had begun to slow down.
The earth-shattering shouts from 15 minutes ago were now like the futile cries of two or three kittens.
No one knew if it was to hide the fear in their hearts or if they were truly braver than others.
William also felt a little bored. He propped his sword on the ground and only said four words, "Xu Jin, fire!"
Under the influence of a certain someone, William became a commander of the new era. He had the qualities of a modern military commander on Earth, and he also had powerful combat skills and swordsmanship. He could be said to be the model of a new era leader.
Facing the primitive Vrykuans, he didn't hold back. He directly used heavy artillery and mortar formations to blow up the Vrykul who dared to rush out.
Any infantrymen who managed to escape the bombardment zone or Dragon Knights who managed to fly out of the no-fly zone were naturally killed by snipers.
William gazed at the dilapidated Utgard Castle with a faint smile on his face. "Uncle Duque really takes care of Stormwind!"
"Yeah!" Broll Bearmantle of the Iron Triangle also sighed.
As the commander-in-chief, Duque's forte was this kind of seeming fairness, but there was no trace of favoritism. Putting the Dwarves on the Western Front meant that the Dwarves couldn't be the main force on the Eastern Front.
The small Vrykul Raider Clan was definitely not worthy of William's full strength. What Duque and William really valued were the eggs of the Ancestor Dragons. Adult dragons had their own will. They were used to being commanded by the Vrykul, so it was impossible for them to listen to humans.
Dragon eggs were different.
The Ancestor Dragons were typical wild beasts. They wouldn't be like the Chromatic Dragons, even if they already had their own senses and consciousness in the dragon eggs. As long as they could seize the dragon eggs, Stormwind would be able to nurture an army of its own Dragon Knights in time.
It wasn't that the current Gryphons weren't useful.
Although Gryphons were easier to tame, their combat power was still inferior to that of the Dragon race. This had been proven through countless battles.
Secondly, the Wildhammer Dwarves were the best at taming Gryphons in the Alliance. It could be said that the Wildhammer Dwarves had the best Gryphon population in their hands. If Stormwind wanted to further develop its own air force, it would be necessary to have an exclusive aerial race.
The Night Elves had Hippogryphs, the Blood Elves had Draconic Hawks, the Dwarves and Pygmies had Gryphons, and the Humans had Ancestor Dragons. Anyway, as long as they didn't directly control a large number of Chromatic Dragons, the Dragon Sleep Shrine wouldn't have any objections.
"It's a pity that the Qiraji insect people aren't used to cold areas …" William muttered to himself.
"William, don't be greedy. Besides, those insects aren't directly under Stormwind. "Valila's words made William laugh.
The following battle could be said to be daunting, but not dangerous.
When the Vrykul's forces that could be used for a counterattack had been wiped out, it was time for the most orthodox siege battle.
After smashing all the arrow towers and other things on the periphery. Heavy cannons were never able to blast a towering fortress into the ground in the truest sense of the word. When a large amount of rubble was laid on top of the ruins, the cannons would also become ineffective.
Cannons also cost money.
In order to contribute to the remnants of the castle buried under the rubble, they had no choice but to send in the infantry.
Young Salufar's Blackrock Orc army came in handy at this time.
With a continuous chant of "Lok-tar, ogar!", the Vrykul were overturned.
The Vrykul were slightly taller than the strongest Orc, about three meters tall. Their strength was comparable to the Orcs, but their agility was a notch lower. Their movements were sluggish and clumsy.
What determined victory or defeat was the weapon.
The Alliance's mass-produced fine steel weapons and multi-layer composite plate armor gave the Orcs greater destructive power and better survivability.
In fact, the concept of composite plate armor was also proposed by Duque.
Considering the decreasing lethality of sharp weapons in close combat, as well as the larger enemies they would face in the future. With the physique of a human, being smashed by a two-and-a-half-meter-tall Orc with all its might was the same as being smashed by a three-meter-tall giant with one blow.
Therefore, Duque proposed the concept of composite plate armor.
Its principle was similar to the reactive armor of the American main battle tank M1A1 in the last century. Its interlayer material provided better penetration resistance.
Of course, a single soldier wouldn't be able to use something as high-end as reactive armor. What Duque developed was to change the original one layer of stamped plate armor into two layers of the same thickness. It was just that a large number of fixed small springs were installed in the two layers of plate armor, and then filled with a large amount of cotton to balance defense and warmth. This was because iron could make the human body lose heat faster.
After repeated tests, the composite plate armor could greatly increase the survival rate of soldiers by more than 50% against attacks from heavy weapons such as hammers and sticks.
The frontline soldiers all said it was good after using it.
Of course, on the surface, Duque wouldn't favor one over the other. Even young Salufar's troops who came to work were equipped with the composite plate armor of the Orcs. He said that after this battle, the Orcs could take the plate armor with them when they returned.
Duque's generosity and generosity deeply moved a simple and valiant general like young Salufar. Unfortunately, Duque wasn't a green-faced, fanged Orc. Otherwise, young Salufar might have knelt down and willingly become his lackey.
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