Volume 1: The Rise of Elanhill Chapter 0078 Siege
Zoen really wanted to curse. He really wanted to point at the row of dragon heads hanging on the opposite wall and loudly question the bastard General Moss from the Holy Demon Empire in front of him: "Can't you see that your dragon heads are hanging on the wall? Are you blind?"
But he really didn't dare. For a moment, he really envied the enemies on the opposite city wall. At least they had the courage to fight in front of the army of the Holy Demon Empire. At least they could fight against the army of the Holy Demon Empire without dying.
He had no rifle or machine gun, no cannon or anti-aircraft gun, so he could only swallow his anger at this time, disguise himself as a coward, and lower his head humbly in front of the general of the Holy Demon Empire.
So, no matter how much he cursed and how angry he was in his heart, the words he spoke turned into a humble reply: "I will order the troops to attack Maritsa... Soon, I will definitely launch the attack in the morning!"
"As soon as possible!" Unable to suppress his furious body, General Moss took the reins of his warhorse and walked back . He had too much to be proud of, such as the invincible 3,000 giant horse cavalry behind him.
"It's definitely not possible to rely on these mortals. Let them consume the opponent first, and then we can see how powerful the mortals on the opposite side are." While riding his horse back to his army, Commander Moss spoke to several lieutenants around him.
He brought cavalry with him, which was not suitable for attacking the enemy's city walls . He originally thought that the siege would be left to Ildur's dragon knights, and he would only be responsible for following the infantry of the Alante Empire and pushing all the way to Seris City.
Who could have thought that Ildor's dragon knights suffered heavy losses in Maritza and lost the ability to attack large cities. And the cavalry he brought here were not suitable for joining the siege - in fact, it was not that they could not attack the city, but when attacking the city, the impact of these giant horse cavalry would be greatly reduced.
Normally, they could only attack the city gates and use the impact of the giant horse monsters to knock the city gates open. However, this would inevitably lead to the loss of some giant horse cavalry, because the opponent's city gates would basically be prepared with some boiling oil and kerosene.
Moreover, when defending, the mortal troops usually like to block the city gates with huge stones to prevent the enemy from breaking in. So General Moss was reluctant to take the risk of using giant horse cavalry right away.
In his mind, mortals are expendable, and letting the soldiers of the Alante Empire die and testing the strength of the other side is what should be done before the war. As for whether the soldiers of the Alante Empire live or die, that is not something he needs to worry about.
On the other side, Zorn, who had already agreed to organize the attack, began to deploy his troops with a pale face: "Let the three 10,000-man teams in front gather together and prepare to attack Maritsa! Push up the red cannons we are carrying..."
"Are you crazy?" Seeing General Zorn about to start the attack, Prince Alante Lumbak grabbed Zorn's arm and asked reluctantly, "Can't you see that there are so many dragon heads hanging on the top of the city wall over there?"
"I saw it! But what can I do? If we don't attack now, these 3,000 cavalrymen of the Holy Demon Empire can massacre our army of more than one hundred thousand in just one morning!" Zorn shook off Lunbach's hand and explained reluctantly.
"I'm just pretending, making a test attack, and then retreating after losing some soldiers..." He was hoping for a lucky break, thinking that the loss of 18,000 people to shut up the commander of the Holy Demon Empire was a good deal.
"Then have you ever thought that this situation is obviously a fight between gods! If we intervene rashly, what if Ailanthir really holds on, will we have any chance of survival?" As a member of the royal family, Lunbach naturally had to think of a way out for his family.
He felt that he could not make enemies with Ailan Hill at the moment, but should let the Holy Demon Empire attack Ailan Hill first, and then Alante would stand on the side of the winner after the winner emerged. Even if he had to pay some price for this, it was something he could tolerate.
"Idiot!" Zorn still pushed Lembak away and said angrily, "If the Holy Demon Empire wins, the Alante Empire still has a chance to survive, and can even survive for a few hundred years! But if any mortal empire rises, will there still be a need for the Alante Empire to exist?"
"Hiss..." After hearing what General Zorn said, Lunbach realized that the peace he had just thought of, which was based on diplomatic compromise, did not seem to guarantee the security of the Alante Empire.
It was at this time that he finally realized that the world had really changed. As a mortal, he could only follow the Holy Demon Empire wholeheartedly and be a lackey if he wanted to keep his position. In his opinion, this feeling was really bad, very bad.
Zorn ignored the distracted Lombak and continued to issue combat orders to several officers around him. He wanted to send at least 30,000 troops to test whether the defenders of Maritsane could still fight.
"Woo...!" The long horn sound echoed in the sky, and green battle flags fluttered in the wind. The soldiers of the Alante Empire slowly walked out of the forest and slowly formed a huge square formation on the plain outside the Maritsa city wall.
Some soldiers held up shields, some carried long ladders, and behind them, red cannons were pushed out one after another. They looked majestic, with their muzzles pointing obliquely towards the sky.
"Boom! Boom!" The dull sound of war drums began to sound, and the densely packed Alante Empire army began to form three huge square formations under the control of their superiors. The long spears were like a forest, and from a distance they had a sense of majesty and heroism.
Forward! The generals who were holding the line drew their swords from their waists and pointed them at Maritza. With their somewhat tearful shouts, the Alante Empire's phalanx began to move forward slowly.
However, their steps were a little timid because through the gaps in their shields, these soldiers saw the bloody dragon heads on the city walls that were hard to forget but also hard to ignore.
A soldier took cautious steps forward and asked his comrades in a low voice in fear, "Did you see those dragon heads? Were all the dragon riders who followed us killed here?"
"Stop talking, my legs are weak! Asking us to attack the enemy who can kill so many dragon knights, is this a joke?" Another soldier holding a shield answered in trembling voice.
Any reasonable soldier would know that they were heading towards great danger. Maybe this huge city would suddenly come alive and open its bloody mouth to swallow all the Alante soldiers.
However, when the soldiers of the Alante Empire approached less than 200 meters away, Marica still did not open fire. Although there were dull sounds of artillery fire in the city, these shells did not fall on the crowd of soldiers of the Alante Empire.
It wasn't because the shells missed their target, but because they all landed on the artillery positions of the Alante Empire. The red cannons that had been built at great expense were blown into a pile of scrap metal by the shells without even a roar.
Looking at the artillery positions that were constantly exploding, the Holy Demon Empire commander Moss, who had been watching the entire battle, finally showed some change in his expression. He wondered if he could avoid such an artillery attack.
Finally, he came to his own conclusion: Although it was impossible to avoid all such bombardments, the degree of casualties was not terrible for the giant horse cavalry. It was still possible for the Holy Demon Empire's Warcraft Cavalry to close the distance at the cost of losing dozens of knights.
"Boom!" About a minute later, after destroying the Alante Empire artillery, Ailan Hill's artillery finally began to attack the attacking Alante Empire infantry phalanx. With just one round of volleys, the 10,000-man Alante Empire team closest to the city wall collapsed in the sound of artillery.
Because it was a defensive operation with complete shooting parameters, the artillery of Ailan Hill was very accurate. About 40 shells fell on an infantry phalanx at the same time, without wasting any firepower.
40 high-explosive shells fell almost at the same time, and each shell could almost make hundreds of people lose their combat effectiveness. Because the Alante Empire used dense phalanxes when attacking the city, the lethality was absolutely unprecedented.
Then, after losing about 2,000 men, the infantry phalanx of the Alante Empire quickly collapsed - these soldiers were already afraid of attacking Maritza, and now that the great devil had really come to the world, these soldiers certainly didn't have the courage to fight any more.
After losing one-fifth of their troops, the 10,000-man army began to retreat. No matter how their commanders and squad leaders urged them on, these defeated soldiers refused to move forward .
As it turned out, they were relatively lucky, because another infantry phalanx of the Alante Empire that approached the top of the city was hit by even more terrifying firepower from the Maritsa defenders.
Hundreds of soldiers pulled the trigger behind the battlements, and rifle bullets flew into the crowd, splashing blood inside - before they had time to figure out what terrible thing they had encountered, the second round of volleys from the top of the city began.
Before these soldiers of the Alante Empire made up their minds to continue fighting, another round of artillery fire fell on their heads. The already chaotic formation was completely messed up. In just a few breaths, this square formation lost about 3,000 people.
