Volume 1: The Rise of Elanhill Chapter 0081 The Battle Continues
"You're even more anxious than us! It looks like support from the Holy Demon Empire has definitely arrived!" Chris put away the telescope, looked at General Wilkes beside him, and said, "Get the troops ready!"
"Pass the order! All troops, prepare for battle! Keep in formation!" Wilkes ordered loudly. After giving the order to prepare for battle, he turned his head and looked at Chris: "Your Majesty! Should we adopt new tactics to fight?"
"No need!" Chris shook his head. He knew that the 1st Regiment had studied the new tactics, but the 3rd Regiment might not be prepared for it. Once the foxhole trench defense tactics were adopted, it might disrupt the combat deployment of the entire unit.
The times will progress, and with the development of time, new tactics will soon become popular, so there is no need to rush. Anyway, his troops should still have a huge advantage in firepower now, and they can fight head-on without digging trenches and foxholes.
"Let the 13th Regiment be at the forefront! Form an arrow-shaped attack formation! Pay attention to the defense on both sides!" Because their whereabouts had been discovered, Ireland Hill's troops no longer paid attention to hiding. The sound of trumpets rang out one after another, and one infantry phalanx after another began to move forward. However, the speed of movement was much faster than Yarant's traditional phalanx.
"All anti-aircraft weapons maintain their positions! The dragon knight may appear at any time!" The carriages towing 30mm anti-aircraft guns moved slowly with the troops. From the moment they saw the giant dragon flying in the distance, all the anti-aircraft weapons were in combat status.
Fortunately, they had horse-drawn carriages to pull them, so they could stay in combat for a long time. Also accompanying the troops were heavy machine gun troops, who also had horse-drawn carriages to accompany them. Since it was not an offensive, they did not need manpower to push them to the front line.
"Keep moving forward! Give the artillery unit space! Let the garrison regiments on both wings make use of the terrain and make the defense line as thick as possible!" Before Chris came, he listened carefully to the statements of the survivors of the troops that encountered the dragon, and formulated a combat plan against the dragon.
In this plan, almost all weapons were configured for anti-aircraft combat, and frontal combat was basically left to the rifle phalanx and artillery. As long as there were no mistakes in the front, the dragon knights would suffer heavy losses even if they rushed forward.
However, the current air defense battle is still a fight of attrition. Chris really wants to gain control of the air on the battlefield so that he can get rid of this combat situation where the ground troops collide directly with the dragon and lose a large number of troops.
Unfortunately, no matter how much he thought about it, he has not yet developed a small internal combustion engine, so there is no way he can talk about fighter jets: I heard that his train was finally put into use a few days ago, which is a major good news to hear in a state of war.
"Report! The enemy is approaching within 700 meters in front of our army!" An officer came galloping on a tall horse and reported the latest news of the enemy.
"Okay! The battle is about to begin! Let's see how tough the ground forces of the Holy Demon Empire are!" Chris immediately stood on the hillside, looking at his own troops and the Alante troops in the distance, and said lightly.
"This is our last chance! I have mobilized all the elite troops here! 10,000 Royal Guards, 10,000 main forces under my command, and 10,000 newly reinforced southern border troops. This is the 30,000 most powerful troops I can muster!" In the opposite army formation, General Zorn looked at the officers beside him and spoke.
He did not dare to bring Lombak out, so he let this royal veteran stay in the camp to stabilize the morale of the army. He personally led his trusted officers, took 30,000 elite soldiers, and 3,000 giant horse cavalry of the Holy Demon Empire, and pressed towards the Elanhill troops on the flank.
"Only by defeating this field force of Ailan Hill can we hope to continue fighting Ailan Hill! So, no matter what, this is the last chance I can find!"
"All troops, charge forward! I will personally supervise the battle! If we don't succeed, we will die!" Riding on his warhorse, General Zorn gritted his teeth and gave the order to attack first. He wanted to gain an opportunity for the giant horse cavalry behind him to attack. As long as he attracted the enemy's artillery fire, he would have completed his mission.
"Woo..." A low horn sounded, and all the Alante troops began to crawl forward. The red cannons began to roar , but they could not hit the Elan Hill army in the distance.
Then the artillery of Ailan Hill began to counterattack, and the roars completely suppressed the artillery of the Alante Empire. The situation was basically one-sided without any suspense, and soon the so-called artillery of the Alante Empire was wiped out under the opponent's artillery shells.
"That damn Chris! If I can catch him, I will tear him into pieces !" Zorn, who had already known that he had been deceived, clenched his fists and cursed someone in the enemy's army in a low voice.
As he whispered silently, his troops had already entered the range of fire of the Alante Empire. He didn't have to wait too long before a dense burst of gunfire was heard, and a row of soldiers of the Alante Empire fell in the sound of gunfire.
"Heavy shields! Maintain formation! Push forward!" The officers in the phalanx loudly ordered their men. These elite soldiers of the Alante Empire were not just for show. They were highly disciplined, fierce and tenacious. They could be said to be the most powerful army in the era of cold weapons.
Unfortunately, after all, they are a cold weapon army. Even the most powerful cold weapon army cannot compete with a well-trained hot weapon army - what's more, standing in front of them is a hot weapon army that has been developing for a long time.
"Boom!" A shell exploded in the crowd, blowing the armored Alante soldiers into the air. The dense formation began to crack, and all the soldiers were tortured by this asymmetrical battle and didn't know what to do.
They had never feared countless arrows raining down on them, and they were not even afraid of being surrounded by enemies ten times their size. But now they were at least a mile away from the enemy, and they were being beaten so badly by the shells, which made them start to fear.
Watching others fight and trying it yourself are two completely different things. Even if you have seen the enemy's artillery, when it is your turn to face the artillery fire, things become completely different.
"Keep moving forward!" Seeing that the phalanx began to fall into chaos, Zorn drew out his sword and loudly urged the troops to continue the attack: "For Alante! For His Majesty the Emperor! Keep moving forward!"
"Long live!" The Royal Guards who were holding the line roared. Braving the artillery fire, 30,000 elite Alante soldiers continued to move slowly forward, stepping over the corpses of their comrades, step by step towards the increasingly dense Elanhill army formation.
Just like the previous attack near Maritsa, facing the large-scale rifle and artillery fire, these soldiers seemed to be slaughtered, suffering losses but hardly causing any damage to the enemy. They were shot and fell at a very long distance, and died in vain without even being able to see the enemy's appearance.
"If we keep on wasting our time like this, it looks like there won't be any change. If the troops of the Alante Empire can break through the defenses of the Elanhill troops, there's no need for us to come all the way here." Pulling the reins of the giant horse, General Moss said indifferently to the officers around him.
He put on his visor, and the heavy armor was integrated into one piece, and the patterns on it shone with a faint light. These armors were blessed by magic and were very expensive protective gear.
"Crash!" Behind him, all the giant horse cavalrymen put on their visors. The white armor matched the armor on the giant horses very well, and it looked like a perfect work of art.
The cavalrymen's spears pointed to the sky, like a forest. As everyone put on their visors, General Moss clamped his legs around the ribs of his warhorse, and the giant horse under his crotch began to slowly move forward.
All the war horses behind him began to move forward. The dull sound of the horses' hooves hitting the ground even drowned out the sound of the war drums. The "dong" sounds were like the beginning of a piece of music, captivating.
"The Holy Demon Empire's cavalry has set out!" An officer pulled the reins and stopped beside the already exhausted General Zorn, reporting what he had just confirmed: "They went around our left wing! They are heading towards the battle line of Ailan Hill!"
"We're saved!" General Zorn, who felt the sweat dripping from his forehead, let out a long breath and shook his body. He almost fell off his horse due to exhaustion. But when he steadied himself and broke free from his ecstasy, he shouted hysterically: "Keep attacking! Keep attacking! We're saved! What are we waiting for! Keep attacking!"
Along with his shout, everyone saw the huge war horses appear on the battlefield, and everyone saw the white armor that was somewhat out of tune with the blood on the battlefield.
"Here they come!" Chris felt the uneasiness of his warhorse and saw the unique cavalrymen in front of the phalanx who had easily rushed to within 100 meters in front of the Elanhill army. He raised his eyebrows and said.
"Giant horse cavalry! The kind of troops that Mr. Franzberg mentioned... are they actually invulnerable to swords and guns?" General Wilkes frowned, very worried that his front line of defense would be penetrated by such fierce cavalry.
"Really invulnerable? Then surrender!" Chris sneered. He didn't believe that the other party was really invulnerable. In his opinion, even the main battle tank could not be truly invulnerable.
On the front battlefield, seeing those huge heavy armored cavalry, the soldiers of Ireland Hill did not panic. They turned their guns and used the rear sights to suppress the enemies who were approaching them.
Then, the next second, they pulled the trigger, just like they did in training - "Bang!" A burst of gunfire rang out, and the battle continued.
