paranoianovel Chapter 792 Minced Meat
Chapter 792 Minced Meat
Chapter 792 Minced Meat
The battle broke out again the day after the arrival of the Debang Advisory Group, and the entire morning was consumed in artillery battles between the two sides.
Texas launched a full-scale attack and, relying on its superiority over the enemy, managed to suppress the British artillery for a time. After all, their hastily arranged artillery positions were completely exposed to the artillery's field of vision.
Even though the British army later sent out paladins to protect the artillery and dispatched several infantry companies to launch an offensive, they were easily repelled by the No. 2 battery equipped with white crystal grenade launchers.
Judging from the results of the battle, it cannot be said that Giuliano's idea of retreating to defend the city was a fantasy.
If the interference of extraordinary combat power and floating airships were excluded, it would be difficult for the British army to capture New Basilicata even if they filled in more than 100,000 expeditionary forces, and such losses were obviously something they could not afford at all.
From ancient times to the present, siege warfare has always been a huge challenge.
Therefore, the Land Cruiser, a giant mobile fortress that can be driven to the front line of the battlefield and provide shelter for soldiers, has become the most cutting-edge weapon of a great power and is regarded by major powers as the king of war that changes the era.
But New Basilicata is a mountain city that was built by the new wolf tribe regardless of loss and cost. The dangerous terrain makes it impossible to use land ships, and they can only use artillery and human lives to fight.
"If we cannot kill the enemy's magic dragon and free the dormant floating fleet, it will be impossible to capture the enemy city in a short period of time unless we use those forbidden weapons."
Admiral George frowned and looked at the sky. Yesterday, in front of the advisory group, they watched an Imperial airship being shot down. Even though it was just an old supply ship, it was still a considerable loss.
War serves politics. With the arrival of the German delegation, invisible pressure fell on Marshal Julian and weighed heavily on the shoulders of his deputy.
Losing face in front of an ally will undoubtedly affect its determination to fulfill the mutual defense agreement.
This morning, Marshal Julian had given him a death order, no matter what, he must at least kill the enemy's arrogant three-headed dragon first.
"Send a message to the spellcasting team to set up mass stasis in advance. We must not give the enemy another chance this time."
Admiral George sighed softly. That weapon was originally intended to be used to deal with the big dragon. It would be easy to deal with a small one, but it was too wasteful.
War means both sides are constantly playing cards and exchanging pieces. In his opinion, it is not wise to throw out the trump card just to win a momentary victory.
"Your Excellency, I have some bad news. Last night, all the frontline officers of the New Brunswick Division were beheaded in their sleep."
The communicator looked rather unhappy: "Marshal Julian wants you to go to his command post immediately."
"Why are you notifying me now about what happened last night?"
It's already noon.
George's face darkened. "Didn't the evil detection array work? I remember that every camp was patrolled by paladins and military mages. How did those New World wolves sneak into the camp and kill people?"
This matter is very serious. If they were able to kill the frontline officers this time, will they be the senior generals next time?
...
Those who sneaked down the mountain to carry out the assassination were naturally Valentina, Cerinina, and the assassins from the Saluzzo family. Among all the wolves, only they, who were from an old-fashioned assassin family, could complete an assassination mission of this level.
But that's about it. The British are too wealthy and powerful. There are countless magic arrays set up in the camp, and they are all designed to target dark creatures. It is too difficult to assassinate high-level officials.
In the newly opened Dragon Garden in Wolf Castle.
"Boss, if you keep going like this I'm going to lose weight."
The poisonous dragon head said weakly that spitting dragon fire was quite energy-consuming. He had shot down three airships in the past few days, and had no idea how to injure or kill the enemies. He felt that his body was being hollowed out.
As for the Flame Dragon Head, its brain capacity was not large. After days of fighting, its biggest feeling was: "Killing is awesome!"
"Don't complain, idiot. If Your Majesty doesn't take action, the enemy will have to use a lot of force to defend themselves - just like in Constantinople. Mahamu II has always been reluctant to use us. Isn't it because Your Majesty has a trump card?"
The cursed dragon head couldn't help but scold. He claimed to be the only wise one among the three heads, but in terms of actions he had to be restrained by his two "brothers", even though they were stupid as hell.
The poisonous dragon head was furious: "Bullshit, among the three of us, only the guy with a brain full of fire and muscles is an idiot, how dare you compare me with him."
It has always boasted that its intelligence is second only to the poisonous dragon head, and in fact it is true.
But it thought that it was only slightly inferior to the other three. Because its power was not as good as the Fire Dragon Head, but better than the Curse Dragon Head, it complacently believed that it had the advantages of both and had eliminated its shortcomings, and therefore it deserved to be the leader of the three heads.
Hearing the slander from the poisonous dragon head, the fire dragon head that was gnawing on the longhorn cattle sent by the Texans raised its head and was about to fly into a rage, but Losa slapped it back hard: "It's none of your business, just eat your food."
"Oh."
The fire dragon leader's anger suddenly disappeared by half, not because his temper had improved, but because the "three brothers" shared the same body, so it didn't matter who came to eat, it was just to satisfy their appetite.
The irritable fire dragon leader also has his own little cunning. Let these two self-proclaimed smart idiots quarrel. Eating is the important thing.
Lothar had no time to pay attention to the three heads fighting each other. He was flipping through the documents that the Saluzzo assassins had found from the enemy camp last night, trying to pick out some useful information from them.
The figure of Cherylina suddenly appeared at the side and whispered, "My lord, Sir Anton, it's the observer left by Crown Prince Ruprecht. He claimed that the observation group sent by His Majesty the Emperor has entered the British camp."
Lothar was slightly stunned: "No wonder the enemy's offensive today was so fierce. It seems that the enemy commander has made up his mind to show his strength in front of his allies."
He patted the fire dragon's head and said, "Hurry up and eat. We will be taking off to fight later."
Facing Cherinina's worried eyes, he couldn't help but laugh: "Even if they don't know, you should know that I can't die, right? Don't worry, the more impatient the enemy is, the more flaws they will reveal."
He emphasized his tone, seeming to be full of confidence: "The opportunity to end this war is coming soon!"
At this time, the No. 2 battery felt that it was under increasing pressure. The top battery was almost completely destroyed. Only some small-caliber artillery pieces in some bunkers could be used, but they could only be used to deal with enemy infantry at most. There was no hope of engaging in an artillery battle with the enemy.
However, the artillery support from the No. 3 and No. 4 batteries could still cover the mountain road, which enabled them to hold on to the battery despite the continuous loss of personnel and the lack of reinforcements.
"Damn it, there's something wrong with the armored infantry the enemy sent out today!"
From the smoke, armored giants carrying shields walked out. Their shields were able to block the artillery fire from other artillery batteries. In this way, they formed a "tortoise shell formation" similar to the one used by the ancient Romans and slowly approached the artillery battery.
"Those are the damn Victorian lady's guards, called the Queen's Hand Guards."
"It's really terrible. That damn old woman didn't even care about her own safety and sent these guys to fight."
"Idiot, these iron monsters have already joined the battle during the New Naples Landing. They can even block Lady Jeanna's Holy Spear. We are doomed. While there is still time, hurry up and write a suicide note."
"Get lost, or I'll kill you if you dare to shake the morale of the army again."
Looking at the panicked figures around him, Chief Winged Hussar Ulm waved his hands and shouted, "Everyone, don't lose hope. His Majesty, Mr. Lothar will not abandon you. As long as you hold on firmly, there is hope!"
The four words "Mr. Losa" seemed to have magical power, and the shaken morale of the army quickly calmed down.
They all looked towards Ulm.
The leader of the guarding fort suddenly shouted: "Comrades, so many distinguished guests have fought bravely to help us defend our homeland. Even a noble man like the Knight of Ulm has never been afraid of the enemy's guns and cannons. Have we lost the courage to face death?"
"Fight the British!"
"We must fight to the last man, just like the brothers in Battery No. 1!"
The defenders of the artillery fort started shouting.
They still placed their hopes on "Mr. Losa", but not the hope of saving them, but the hope that their sacrifice would be meaningful and allow Texas to survive.