Chapter 356 The moment of the final battle has arrived
Half a month later.
Three hundred kilometers northeast of Black Dragon City, a flying fleet consisting of twenty mechanical airships has quietly arrived.
Of course, the enemy 's whereabouts have always been under the control of the Black Dragon City's intelligence team.
Black Dragon City already had goblin communicators that could transmit messages over long distances. Black Dragon City intelligence personnel throughout the various territories also kept a close eye on this fleet of airships coming from the east.
Since the enemy left the Omar royal capital Usenbar, the intelligence personnel had reported their daily progress and location back to the Black Dragon City command center in real time.
Moreover, the huge size of the mechanical airship could not be hidden from the blue-tailed eagle in the sky. When they approached the Alcoron Mountains, Ryan and his men had been waiting for a long time.
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In a hidden corner of the mountains, a temporary combat command post was built.
Ryan, Kavo, Mafa, Ymir, Canossa...all the masters of Black Dragon City gathered here.
In the valley outside the command post, two thousand Coleman warriors and their flying dragon mounts were also dressed in armor and ready for battle.
"In about half an hour, the enemy will arrive at our ambush site..."
There was a sand table in the middle of the command post, and Metternich was explaining the battle plan to everyone.
"The will of the three-eyed evil god once descended upon Glory City, so the enemy should have already obtained some intelligence about our Black Dragon City. They know that we have the Flying Dragon Legion, and they will think that is our only means of resisting them... Therefore, in this first battle, only the Flying Dragon Legion can come forward to meet the enemy."
"The enemy will only send 20 mechanical airships if they know we have a dragon army. I guess their airship armor must be very strong and will not be easily destroyed by a fifth-level monster. At that time, those guys probably won't come out to fight head-on. So, this time, Coleman's warriors may have a hard time..."
"Our advantage is that the outside world only knows about our Black Dragon City's Flying Dragon Corps from a few years ago..."
"And because of this battle, we have to fight a stalemate. High-end combat forces also need to participate, but they cannot go all out... Our best situation for this battle is to use a few hundred low-level inferior dragons to exchange for a few enemy airships..."
“…”
Metternich played out almost all the details of the operation on the sand table.
Where will the enemy appear, what emergencies will be encountered, and what are the response plans.
In the perpetually narrowed eyes of this evil aide, one can only see his calmness.
The battle plan was arranged, and Ryan said, "Okay! Everything will proceed according to the plan. Elder Habu will lead the attack, and the others will provide support. The medical team will be led by me and the High Priest Mafa. If there are any critically injured people, they will be sent to the medical center immediately... We must reduce casualties as much as possible..."
"Yes, Lord City Lord."
Everyone responded, all looking unhappy.
Everyone knows that even with such thorough preparations, the risks of this battle are still considerable.
They "show weakness to the enemy" in order to lure the enemy, which means that the Dragon Legion will have a head-on collision with those mechanical airships.
This feeling is a bit like flesh and blood cavalry attacking heavy tanks.
The people in the tank knew they couldn't win, so they definitely wouldn't come out of that iron lump. And in order to be more flexible, the flying dragon couldn't be equipped with heavy armor like the ground dragon riders. This meant that the knights would have to use their flesh and blood to fight against the artillery and armor.
This is bound to be a fierce battle.
However, the good thing is that the Coleman warriors have a legendary rattan armor with super strong defense. This rattan armor that cannot be penetrated by conventional artillery will greatly reduce casualties. As long as they are not killed in one shot, with Ryan and Marfa there, there will not be any particularly large casualties.
But some flying dragons might die...
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Ryan and his men hadn’t tried to conceal their ambush, and the movements of thousands of flying dragons couldn’t be hidden.
Not long after the combat meeting ended, the extraterritorial airship fleet arrived as scheduled.
Among the twenty airships was a larger command ship.
On the deck, a sturdy man was looking into the distance with a telescope. However, after seeing the blurry fog, he threw away the telescope in frustration, cursing, "I've had enough of this damn place! This damn black fog makes it painful to breathe through the gas mask..."
As they flew, the observer on the airship discovered something unusual in the valley and immediately reported, "Lord Danchi, the perception supernatural being discovered that there are dense signs of life in the valley ahead. It looks like a large group of magical beasts!"
When the sturdy man heard this, he was not surprised at all, but a look of joy appeared on his face.
He thought for a moment and said with disdain, "Oh, not many large monsters like to hide in groups. If I'm not mistaken, it should be the Black Dragon City Flying Dragon Legion. Those guys probably got the news and want to ambush us here..."
Having said that, there was no trace of surprise in the sturdy man's tone, as if he was already well aware of his opponent's tactics.
He looked at the rugged mountains around him and said, "It's a suitable place for an ambush. It seems that the battle commanders among the natives are not completely stupid. They have also thought of using the complex mountains here to resist the artillery of our airship and create obstacles for the flying dragon to evade flexibly..."
Hearing this, the first mate beside him asked, "Then sir...should we avoid it?"
The sturdy man shook his head. "Avoid? No... Those guys coming here is just what I want. As long as we get rid of these flying dragon knights, the Black Dragon City will not have any means to threaten our airship."
A fierce light flashed in his eyes, and he shouted, "Pass the order, seal the cabin, and prepare for battle! Let us also see how powerful those flying dragons that are said to have the blood of mythical dragons are..."
"Yes, sir!"
The next moment, the messenger conveyed the order, and twenty mechanical airships closed their cabins together, turning into completely enclosed air fortresses.
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A quarter of an hour later, the Black Dragon City's Flying Dragon Riders and the foreign fleet came into close combat.
As soon as they met, the two sides engaged in an extremely fierce hand-to-hand fight.
Although the flying dragon is considered a large monster, in front of the mechanical airship, it is like the "toothpick bird" in the hippopotamus mouth that helps clean teeth, it cannot be any smaller.
It was obvious that the enemy was well prepared.
The armor of the mechanical airship was incredibly thick. Even though the flying dragon's sharp claws could easily tear through the steel plates, it only left some scratches on these iron lumps that did not affect the defense.
This was a battle that looked very brutal, as the dragon knights tried to use their flesh and blood to stop the enemy's attack.
From time to time, dragon riders were hit by the continuous artillery fire from the steam airship, and blood mists rose in the sky. Accompanied by the dragons' screams, seriously injured dragons fell from the sky.
This was a battle that looked extremely brutal.
But even though there were heavy casualties, the dragon knights continued to charge towards those mechanical airships... without stopping.
This scene was also seen by the enemies in the flying platform.
After watching the artillery kill a large number of flying dragons, the sturdy man smiled mockingly: "Humph! Foolish natives! I want to see what you can use to stop me after all the flying dragons are dead!"
The battle was proceeding exactly according to Metternich's "script".
The Flying Dragon Legion of Black Dragon City first completely dressed up and killed 800 enemies while losing 1,000 of their own, then used their flesh and blood to confront the mechanical airship.
Then high-level extraordinary people joined the battle, using explosives, magic devices, and all other means to shoot down the first airship...
It looks like a "mutual destruction" strategy.
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Gradually, as time passed, the enemies on the mechanical airship began to become anxious.
They were very annoyed that they could not win the battle after a long time and ended up in a stalemate.
Commander Danqi looked at the third airship that was left alone, his face becoming increasingly gloomy, and he cursed angrily: "Damn it! Aren't those natives afraid of death?!"
He felt that he could defeat the dragon army in one fell swoop, but for some reason those guys always "held on" and could not die. Just when he was about to defeat them, a few new dragons appeared from time to time... and they showed no intention of retreating, which was very annoying.
At this time, the war staff beside him also looked solemn and said, "Lord Danchi, if we pursue the victory now, we will definitely be able to wipe out the indigenous dragon army in the end. But... our fleet may be shot down by those guys in a suicidal attempt... I think the best solution is to seek support from General Deke's fleet. If we have a few more airships, those dragons will not be able to break through our defensive formation..."
Obviously, these outsiders do not think that the lives of some "natives" are comparable to theirs.
I originally thought that it would be like the battle to capture the Omar capital of Usenbar, and that we could defeat them without a single drop of blood. But I didn't expect that these natives would be so fierce and would stop them at the cost of their lives...
Now that three mechanical airships have been destroyed, Danqi is already feeling the pain.
He felt that if he lost a few more airships in order to kill those lingering natives, even if his mission was successful, he would definitely be ridiculed by his colleagues and scolded by the great Lord Credo.
Thinking of this, Danqi ordered gloomily: "The fleet turns around! Evacuate for the time being!"
"yes!"
"Contact General Deke and ask them about the battle situation. If they haven't found the natives who escaped yet, let them come to support us first."
"Yes, sir!"
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Just as Metternich had expected, every move of the enemy was within his calculations.
Those guys were careful about their reputation and had no intention of engaging in a war of attrition with Black Dragon City. Instead, they chose to retreat temporarily and wait for reinforcements.
Almost at the same time after this battle, the fleet heading to Theed failed to find the Theed Imperial Capital which had been quietly hidden in the thick fog, and turned around and came to Black Dragon City.
A few days later, the two teams reunited and another fierce battle ensued.
But what those people outside the domain did not expect was that in this battle, they still failed to chew the "hard bone" of Black Dragon City.
In fact, they didn't even see the city and were constantly harassed by the guerrilla forces of the Dragon Legion circling around the Alcolon Mountains.
But they also realized that Black Dragon City probably had no more trump cards.
Because even the "key focus persons" in the intelligence, the city lord Ryan, Prime Minister Ymir, the barbarian leader Marfa, and a group of masters all went to the battlefield in person and fought to the death.
A high-level extraordinary person from Black Dragon City cooperated with the Dragon Legion to fight head-on. But after all, flesh and blood bodies have inherent disadvantages in attacking mechanical airships. This is a tragic stalemate battle of flesh and blood colliding with steel.
Those outsiders clearly looked like they could win, but somehow they were always just one step short.
The people of Black Dragon City were like indestructible cockroaches, charging into the airship fleet without fear of life and death. Even though they were severely injured by the bombardment and fell to the ground, not long after, those guys were wrapped in gauze and went back to the battlefield to continue fighting to the death...
This "fight to the death" attitude made the enemy a little cautious, fearing that more warships would be destroyed.
This was also part of Metternich's plan.
Let the enemy "misjudge" the strength of Black Dragon City.
Then……
really!
Because the time dragged on for too long, the main fleet of those outsiders finally could not hold back and came rushing in.
The timing is almost exactly the same as Metternich's estimate.
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On this day, three mechanical airship fleets from outside the domain finally converged west of the Alcolon Mountains.
One hundred and twenty-one ships in total.
On the main ship, the young man from the Three-Eyed Tribe listened to his subordinates’ report on the battle situation with a gloomy face.
"So, after spending so much time with your forty airships, you didn't even get close to the city, and eight of them were shot down by the flying dragons used by the natives, and more than ten were damaged?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the huge airship deck fell silent.
The sturdy man who was the vanguard commander swallowed his saliva and explained tremblingly: "Lord Credo, those natives are too desperate. In order to reduce our casualties, I chose the tactic of pulling them apart... If you give me another day, I guarantee that I can flatten the Black Dragon City!"
The young man raised his eyebrows and said coldly: "Haha, I've given you nearly a month, and what's the result?"
The strong man heard this and broke out in a cold sweat. He defended himself, "Sir, although we lost some airships, most of the indigenous flying dragons were also killed. According to the intelligence we got before, the remaining ones are nothing to be afraid of. As long as..."
"waste."
The three-eyed young man shouted softly, and seemed to have no patience to listen any further.
He waved his hand, looked in the direction of Black Dragon City, and ordered: "Let's go directly..."
Everyone: "Yes, Lord Credo."
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One hundred and twenty-one airships flew along the Black Dragon Pass in a mighty force, and did not encounter any guerrilla flying dragons.
This is also natural in the eyes of those outsiders.
The number of mechanical airships has increased several times, and there is also a "king-class battleship" with firepower increased dozens of times. In this case, if the number of flying dragons from before comes again, they will definitely be beaten to ashes.
They travelled along the way without any hindrance.
The current area of Black Dragon City is very large. Looking at the stone city on the ground, the man called Credo was slightly surprised. Just looking at the number of houses, it can be inferred that the population here is large. Looking at the streets, it can be seen that this place is extremely prosperous.
Even in the outer realms, cities with such a high population density are rare.
Moreover, he saw a tall white stone statue in the center of almost every large square in the city.
When the young man's pupil on his forehead flashed, he exclaimed: "Huh... This statue has actually generated the power of faith?"
Credo saw the faint divine light on the statue, and his face suddenly turned gloomy: "What on earth did these natives do to sincerely believe in a mortal?"
Turning around, his eyes flashed with coldness, "Humph! Apart from the gods, who else is qualified to enjoy the worship and offerings? Blow up those statues for me!"
The next moment, hundreds of bombs fell from the sky, landed on the streets of Black Dragon City, and blew the statue into pieces.
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As soon as the bomb fell, low air raid sirens sounded in the streets and alleys of the entire city.
Another major feature of the architecture of Black Dragon City is that there are deep and wide "air-raid shelters" dug deep underground in the city!
There was no concept of "air-raid shelters" in this world, and the battles between mechanical cities did not require such buildings. But Ryan spent a lot of money and resources to dig those caves just to prepare for this moment.
At the moment the golden air raid sirens sounded, ordinary residents in the city had already evacuated to the underground air raid shelters in an orderly manner according to the emergency plan that had been practiced before, which would greatly reduce the casualties caused by the air raid.
However, the arrival of enemies from the sky also caused panic among ordinary people in the city.
Air raids, steam airships, extraterritorial enemies... these are things that exist beyond the cognition of ordinary people .
The city was in a state of panic.
At the same time, in the war command center in the center of Black Dragon City.
Ryan and a group of senior executives had also received the news long ago.
"The enemy has a total of 121 warships. Except for 11 early warning warships that are far away, all the others have entered our coverage and shooting airspace back to Black Dragon City..."
"Everyone, prepare for battle. With the first round of artillery fire, we will destroy 70% of their main battleships!"
"Yes! Lord City Lord!"
